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Don (2007 Film)
''Don'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence. Produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary under the Sri Keerthi Creations banner, the film features Nagarjuna in the lead role, alongside Anushka, Lawrence, Kelly Dorji, and Nikita. Lawrence also made his debut as a music composer with this film. The film was released on 20 December 2007 and performed well at the box office. It was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Don No. 1'' in 2008 and in Tamil under the same title. Additionally, it was remade in other languages, including Bengali as ''Don Number 1'' (2012) and Oriya as ''Don'' (2010). Plot 1987: Surya, also known as Suri, escapes from the police after avenging his parents' murder by killing the gangster responsible. During his escape, he encounters a drug dealer exploiting young boys to sell drugs. Raghava, one of the boys, resists the dealer's demands, fearing police apprehension. In response, the drug dealer begins tormenting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghava Lawrence
Raghava Lawrence (born Lawrence Murugaiyan) is an Indian actor, choreographer, film director, composer, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and philanthropist known for his works primarily in Tamil cinema. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in 1998, in a Telugu cinema, Telugu film. He adopted the name "Raghava" in 2001, and worked for many prominent actors and directors in Tamil cinema throughout his career. He got his breakthrough with Telugu film ''Style (2006 film), Style'' and then ''Muni (film), Muni''. Lawrence is also known for his intricate hip-hop and westernised dance moves and has won four Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards, three Nandi Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Award for best choreography. In 2015, after the death of former President of India, Indian president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Lawrence set up a charity trust in his name and donated . Early life an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizag Prasad
Korlam Parvathi Varaprasada Rao, better known by his stage name Vizag Prasad, was an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu cinema and theatre, particularly in negative and character roles. He made his film debut with '' Babai Abbai'' (1985), directed by Jandhyala, and went on to appear in over 170 films and 700 plays throughout his career. Career Korlam Parvathi Varaprasada Rao hails from Gopalapatnam, a suburb of Visakhapatnam (Vizag). He began his acting career at the age of 16, performing in numerous plays before transitioning to films. '' Babai Abbai'' (1985), directed by Jandhyala, was his first film. During the making of ''Mogudu Pellalu'' (1985), director Jandhyala gave him the stage name "Vizag Prasad" to distinguish him from other actors named Prasad in the film. The name "Vizag Prasad" was derived from his native place, Gopalapuram, a suburb of Vizag. Until the release of ''Nuvvu Nenu'', he was credited as "K. P. V. Prasad" in his films. However, during the shoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhusudhan Rao (actor)
Madhusudhan Rao is an Indian actor who has appears predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, films and television shows. He has appeared in films including '' Autonagar Surya'' (2014), ''Goli Soda'' (2014), '' Kathakali'' (2016), '' Kaashmora'' (2016), '' Adam Joan'' (2017), '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018), '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021), '' Theerpugal Virkapadum'' (2021) and '' Taanakkaran'' (2022). Career Madhusudhan Rao made a breakthrough as an actor after appearing as the local rogue, Naidu in Tamil film, ''Goli Soda'' (2014). He had gone into limelight with Naga Chaitanya in the Telugu film '' Autonagar Surya'' (2014) as well as '' Oka Laila Kosam'' (2014) and '' Yuddham Sharanam'' (2017). He has since appeared as the antagonist in Tamil films such as '' Vanmam'' (2014) and '' Massu Engira Masilamani'' (2015), '' Pandigai'' (2017) as well as in character roles in '' Jeeva'' (2014) and '' Idhu Namma Aalu'' (2016). He later starred in Sundar C’s '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva (Telugu Actor)
Kocharla Dayarathnam (born 30 November 1952), better known as Jeeva, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi films. He has been working in films since 1978 and is well known for his negative roles in various Ram Gopal Varma films, particularly ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (as Jagga), ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (as Commissioner Suchak) and ''Sarkar (2005 film), Sarkar'' (as Swami Virendra). He has acted in around 250 films in Telugu and Hindi languages. Personal life He was born as Kocharla Dayaratnam. He belongs to Cobaldpet in Guntur. K. Balachander changed his name to Jeeva after his first film, changing his fortunes forever. He named his son as K. Balachander. His son is a director of Telugu movies. He has seven siblings. Career He made his debut as an actor with the film ''Swargam Narakam'' (1975) before acting in the film ''Tholi Kodi Koosindi'' (1981), directed by K. Balachander. He was selected for this role from a number of aspirants. Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Baig
Salim Baig is an Indian actor who has appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. He is best known for his collaborations with director Gautham Vasudev Menon, having notably appeared as the antagonist in the police dramas '' Gharshana'' (2004) and ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006). The success of the films prompted several filmmakers to cast him in similar negative roles in the late 2000s. Career Salim Baig was born and brought up in Mumbai and began his career in the entertainment industry as a model and then as a theatre artiste. Soon after competing in the Mr. Junior Mumbai competition, he received a call from director Teja who subsequently cast him in the Telugu action film, '' Jai'' (2004). The film's cinematographer Ravi Varman introduced him to director Gautham Vasudev Menon, who gave Salim his acting breakthrough, by casting him as a notorious gangster seeking revenge in the police drama '' Gharshana'' (2004). The success of the film prompted him to use his character n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreeth
Supreeth Reddy is an Indian actor who primarily acts in Telugu-language films. He is known for his roles in films like '' Chatrapathi'' and ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played villain and supporting roles. He also acted in the Hindi film '' Rowdy Rathore'', a remake of the Telugu film '' Vikramarkudu''. He also played one of the baddies in Aamir Khan's '' Ghajini''. Career He was interested in films from his childhood. He was also a volleyball player in his childhood. He missed the auditions for the film '' Jayam''. Later he was advised by director Teja to maintain an album. He acted in Pawan Kalyan's directorial debut ''Johnny''. For the sports film '' Sye'', directed by S. S. Rajamouli, he was trained in Rugby. He was first selected in playing a friend of Prabhas in '' Chatrapathi'', but his role was changed to Katraj, a villain, later. This got him a lot of name and fame, which, after that, he was typecast in many villainous roles in Telugu films. Though he got opportunitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalapathi Rao
Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films. Personal life and death Rao hailed from Baliparru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. His son Ravi Babu is an actor, director and producer in Telugu cinema. Rao died from a heart attack on 24 December 2022, at the age of 78. Partial filmography As actor Films #'' Gudachari 116'' (1966) #'' Sakshi'' (1967) #'' Sri Rama Katha'' (1969) as Indra #'' Buddhimantudu'' (1969) #''Takkari Donga Chakkani Chukka'' (1969) #'' Kathanayakudu'' (1969) #'' Mayani Mamata'' (1970) #'' Pettandarulu'' (1970) #'' Sampoorna Ramayanam'' (1971) as Vayu #'' Adrusta Jathakudu'' (1971) #'' Chelleli Kapuram'' (1971) #'' Kalam Marindi'' (1972) #''Muhammad bin Tughluq'' (1972) #'' Desoddharakulu'' (1973) #'' Andalaramudu'' (1973) #'' Doctor Babu'' (1973) #'' Tatamma Kala'' (1974) #'' Amma Manasu'' (1974) #' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassar (actor)
Nassar (born Muhammad Hanif; 5 March 1958) is an Indian actor, director, producer, dubbing artist, singer and politician who mainly works in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries. He has also worked in few Kannada, English, Hindi and Bengali films. He is the incumbent president of the Nadigar Sangam. Early life and education Nassar was born as Muhammad Hanif on March 5, 1958, into a Tamil family in Palur, Tamil Nadu, India. His parents were Mehaboob Basha and Mumtaz. He studied in St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School (Chengalpattu). He moved to Madras (now Chennai) after school, where he finished his pre-university at Madras Christian College. At Madras Christian College, he was an active member of the Dramatic Society. Later for a brief time, he worked in the Indian Air Force. He trained in two acting schools: the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce's Film Institute and the Tamil Nadu Institute for Film and Television Technology. Career Nassar made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi cinema, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA from Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency), Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Pranam Khareedu'' in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain, character actor, and supporting actor. In 2012, he has garnered the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Award for his work in ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he received India's fourth highest Indian honours system, civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. He received wide critical acclaim for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chetan Hansraj
Chetan Hansraj (born 15 June 1972) is an Indian film and television actor. Career Hansraj started his career as a child actor in 1980, doing over 250 press advertisements and 30 ad films, and his debut film ''Kook Doo Koo'' was selected for the children's films festival in France in 1984. He made his television debut with a role as young Balram in "Mahabharat" by B.R. Chopra. '' Kkusum'' as Garv. Later, he played in ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' as Sasha, ''Virrudh Virrudh () is a Hindi language Indian soap opera that premiered on Sony TV on 26 March 2007 and ended on 17 January 2008. The series is jointly produced by Smriti Irani's production house ''Ugraya Entertainment'' and Aditya Birla Group's media ...'' as Rudraksh and '' Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan'' as Raja Bhimdev. He also appeared in the music video of Shweta Shetty's pop album song 'Deewane to Deewane hai', with Kushal Punjabi and Akashdeep Saigal, which was released in 1997. He also appeared in reali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
