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Friends (2002 Film)
''Friends'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Bandi Ramesh and starring Sivaji, Ali, Sri Harsha, Navin, Amritha and Nivi. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Shashi Preetam. The lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra, Kulasekhar, Venigalla Rambabu, and Vijayaditya. Reception A critic from ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...'' wrote that "It is more a time pass drama, but for those last few reels. The dialogue and scenic structure are meant more for entertainment". A critic from '' Idlebrain.com'' rated the film 2 out of 5 and wrote that "The story of the film is good. Bandi Ramesh, the director, did the justice in portraying friendship in a very believable way. But the director failed to maintain the grip on the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chintapalli Ramana
Chintapalli Venkata Ramana Babu (born in Palakol, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a Telugu film writer. His screen name is Chintapalli Ramana. Personal life Chintapalli Ramana was born in Palakol, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father, Chintapalli Suryanarayana Reddy, was a stage drama writer and director. Career Chintapalli Ramana worked as a dialogue writer for nearly forty films, out of which thirty were super hits. Before entering into the Tollywood, he had written and directed many stage dramas. In the early days of his film career he worked as an associate director with the name Chintapalli Ramanaareddy for many films. He had been introduced as a dialogue writer through the film ''Chinnabbulu''. After that he wrote dialogues for the film ''Suswagatham''. His third film was '' Tholi Prema'', which became a trendsetter in the Telugu film industry. Chintapalli Ramana worked with Tollywood top directors namely YVS Chowdary, Srinu Vaitla, Puri Jagan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananth Babu
Punyamurthula Anant, known by his stage name Ananth Babu (or simply Ananth), is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N .... He is the brother of noted comedians Raja Babu and Chitti Babu (Telugu actor), Chitti Babu. Filmography Ananth Babu acted in more than 380 films. Below are his selected filmography. References External links MaaStars.comComedian Ananth Babu Exclusive Interview {{DEFAULTSORT:Babu, Ananth Telugu male actors Telugu comedians Indian male comedians Indian male film actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actors from East Godavari district Male actors from Andhra Pradesh 21st-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlebrain
Idlebrain.com is an Indian entertainment website dedicated to Telugu cinema. Established in 1999 by G. V. Ramana, popularly known as Jeevi, a graduate of BITS Pilani, the site is among the oldest websites on the Internet focused on Telugu films. The site features film reviews, news, box office updates, trailers, interviews, photo galleries, and movie schedules. Jeevi's film reviews, starting with '' Iddaru Mitrulu'' (1999), have made the site particularly popular, with an archive of over 1,000 reviews as of April 2023. It is regarded as a prominent online resource for Telugu cinema. History G. V. Ramana (born ), popularly known by his nom de plume Jeevi, is a graduate of BITS Pilani who had short stints in software and finance firms. While he was working in a private firm in Mumbai, his only connection with Telugu cinema was stray magazines. At that time, for a cinephile like him staying outside Andhra Pradesh, latest information related to Telugu films was scarce and har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mano (singer)
Nagoor Shaheb, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, and composer. Mano has recorded more than 35,000 songs for film and private various Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Bengali language, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu language, Tulu, Konkani language, Konkani and Assamese language, Assamese films. He has also performed for over 3000 live concerts across the continents. He has recorded many songs for music director Ilaiyaraaja. Mano is also recognized for being as the full-fledged dubbing artist for Rajinikanth in Telugu from Muthu (film), ''Muthu'' (1995) onwards. Career Early days and debut Taking the criticism in his stride, Mano went on recording as many as 500 songs with Ilaiyaraaja and slowly branched out to sing for other Tamil composers as well. Voice-over dubbing The year 1995 also saw another face of Mano as the voice-over dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry. He dubbed his voice for alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venigalla Rambabu
Venigalla Rambabu is an Indian poet, lyricist, radio-personality, Avadhani (literary performer), and columnist known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu literature, Radio and Television. Career Rambabu holds MA-MPhil-PhD in Telugu literature from Osmania University. In 2007, he received Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for his work in the film '' Mee Sreyobhilashi''.(in Telugu) Selected filmography * '' Ninne Premistha'' - 2000 * ''Simharasi'' - 2001 * '' Mee Sreyobhilashi'' - 2007 * '' Manorama'' - 2009 * '' Devaraya'' - 2012 * ''Ee Manase'' - 2014 * ''Red Alert'' - 2015 * '' Raja Cheyyi Vesthe'' - 2016 * ''O Malli'' - 2016 Awards ;Nandi Awards * Best Lyricist - '' Mee Sreyobhilashi'' - 2007 (in Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...) ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulasekhar
Kulasekhar (15 August 1971 – 26 November 2024) was an Indian lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote lyrics for over 100 films and had multiple collaborations with director Teja and music director R. P. Patnaik. Kulasekhar began suffering from memory loss in 2008 due to a mental health condition. This coincided with his directorial debut, ''Premalekha Rasa'' (2007), which turned out to be an unsuccessful venture and did not receive a theatrical release for a long time. In 2013, he was arrested for temple theft, later deemed mentally unstable, and sent for treatment. He faced few more arrests for theft accusations, struggled with multiple health problems, and ultimately died in 2024. Early life Kulasekhar was born on 15 August 1971 in Simhachalam to T. P. Sriramachandracharyulu and Ranganayakamma. Kulasekhar developed an interest in music and literature from an early age. After completing his formal education, he joined ETV Network as a reporter and later wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhuvana Chandra
Bhuvana Chandra is an Indian lyricist, renowned for his work in the Telugu cinema. He served in the Indian Air Force for 18 years before turning into a lyricist. He penned lyrics for more than 2000 songs. He also wrote more than 100 stories, a novel, and many articles in magazines. He participated as a judge in some reality shows. He also acted in the film '' Welcome Obama'' directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Personal life Bhuvana Chandra was born in Gullapudi, Krishna district and brought up in Chintalapudi, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He used to frequent the library and read a lot of books since his childhood. He learned Typing, and Shorthand and held tuition for students to make a living. Along with a friend, he went for the selections of Indian Air Force and got selected. His first posting was in Delhi. He served in the Indian Air Force and took voluntary retirement before turning into a lyricist. He participated in the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 and recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapoorna (actress)
Annapurna (born Umamaheswari; 23 August 1954), also credited as Annapurnamma, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu films. She is known for her portrayal as mother, mother-in-law, grand mother, aunt, etc. She started her film career as an actor alongside Mohan Babu (debut film) in the blockbuster Telugu film '' Swargam Narakam'' directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in 1975. She appeared in over 900 films and won three Nandi Awards. Early life Annapurna was born as Umamaheswari on 23 August 1954 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh to Prasad Rao and Sitaravamma. Though she was initially credited as Uma, lyricist C. Narayana Reddy changed it when she did Dasari Narayana Rao-directed '' Swargam Narakam''. Career Annapurna has started her film career in 1975. She is well remembered for her character roles in '' Samsaram Oka Chadarangam'', '' Muthyamantha Muddu'', '' Swargam Narakam'', '' Assembly Rowdy'' and acted in almost all of the 1980s movies with Chiranjeevi as lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Raju
Gautham Raju is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in Telugu films. He acted in more than 200 films. He got No Nandi Awards as a Best Male Comedian. He also received Rajababu award. Early and personal life Gautham Raju was born in Rajolu, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India. His son Krishna also entered the film industry. Career He moved to Hyderabad in search of a job. He was also trying to get a chance in films because of his interest in acting. He made his debut as an actor with the film '' Vasantha Geetam'' starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Later he acted in Sri Katna Leelalu, '' Coolie No.1'', '' Gharana Mogudu'' gave him a good break. Filmography * '' Vasantha Geetam'' (1984) * '' Ananda Bhairavi'' (1984) * ''Yugakartalu'' (1987) * '' Indrudu Chandrudu'' (1989) * '' Coolie No. 1'' (1991) * '' Kobbari Bondam'' (1991) * '' Gharana Mogudu'' (1992) as Yousuf * '' President Gari Pellam'' (1992) * '' Rajendrudu Gajendrudu'' (1993) * '' Hello Brother'' (1994) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film industry. Dharmavarapu had huge fan following among Telugu audience for his unique style and dialogue modulation. He hosted several popular television shows. Dharmavarapu has received two state Nandi Awards for best male comedian for his roles in '' Yagnam'' (2004) and '' Aalasyam Amrutam'' (2010). Early life Dharmavarapu was born in a Traditional Telugu Aruvela Niyogi Brahmin family at Komminenivaripalem in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Career Dharmavarapu originally worked as a government employee. He became popular through his comedy serial "Anando Brahma" which he both acted in and directed. It was aired on Doordarshan in the 1980s becoming a sensational hit show in Andhra Pradesh changing the trend of Television media in entertainment. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banerjee (actor)
Banerjee (born Maganti Venu Banerjee) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu language, Telugu films. He has over 40 years of experience in films. He is the son of character actor Maganti Raghavaiah. Banerjee started his career as an assistant director. He played antagonistic and supporting roles in many films. Early life He was born in Vijayawada, Governorpeta. He studied in Montessori children school headed by Vege Koteswaramma. His father also an actor Maganti Raghavaiah was an official in Information and broadcasting ministry. As he was transferred to Delhi, he stayed in there for some time. He completed his intermediate education in A.C College in Guntur. After that he did a Hotel management course in Chennai, where he also completed his B.A . Later he worked as a branch manager in a company in Vizianagaram. He has an elder sister who lives in Chennai. He lives with his wife and daughter in Hyderabad. Career He first started working in films with U. Visweswara Rao. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
