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Habba
''Habba'' () is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film has an ensemble cast including Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Devaraj, Jayapradha, Urvashi, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Kasthuri and Charulatha. The movie was produced by Bharathi Devi for Chinni Chitra productions. The movie became a blockbuster and ran for more than 25 weeks. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as ''Chandravamsam'' starring Krishna. The movie was loosely based on the Pandavas's exile episode in the Virata Parva of ''Mahabharata''. Cast Production The film was launched on 5 January 1999 at Neeladri Amusement Park. The film finished shooting as of March 1999. Soundtrack The music of the film was composed and lyrics were written by Hamsalekha. Popular playback singer Nanditha made her entry into film songs with this soundtrack. The song "Habba Habba" is a slightly modified version of the song "Yele Hombisile" which Hamsalekha had composed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanditha (singer)
Nanditha (born 28 February) is an Indian singer. Best known as a playback singer in the Kannada film industry, she sings in other languages such as Tamil and Telugu. Nanditha began her playback career from the film ''Habba'' (1998). Since then, she has won numerous awards including the Karnataka State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards South for her singing. Early life Nanditha completed her BE from R V College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore. She worked as a software engineer for Cisco systems for some time. She left the job and got involved fully into music. She is also a trained veena player. Her musical career started as a track singer for music director Hamsalekha. He gave her the first break in his film '' Habba'' in 1998. Career Nanditha has worked with many composers including Ilayaraja, Mano Murthy, Hamsalekha, V. Manohar, Rajesh Ramanath and others. She has won the Karnataka state award four times which includes for three consecutive times and she is the only s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandravamsam
''Chandravamsam'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by V. Umakant. The film features an ensemble cast starring Krishna, Suman, Naresh, Sivaji, Rohit, Jayaprada, Radhika Varma, Rupa, Sridevi, Eepshitha and Saipriya. ''Chandravamsam'' is a remake of the Kannada film '' Habba'' (1999), which itself is based on the Pandavas and the Virata Parvam from the Mahabharata. The film was released to negative reviews with Krishna's performance considered as the film's saving grace. The film was a box office failure. Plot Four of the five brothers are married. When Krishna, the youngest brother falls in love with Priya, the brothers make sure she doesn't get married since she is their sister and their dead father was to give his property to her kids. Cast Production Kannada director V. Umakant made his Telugu debut with this film. The five brother characters are a modern take on the Pandavas with Krishna, Suman and Rohit's characters based on D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayapradha
Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani Rao; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works majorly in Telugu cinema and Hindi cinema as well as in Tamil films in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu and Hindi films along with several Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2014. Some of her notable films include '' Anthuleni Katha'' (1976), '' Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976), '' Sita Kalyanam'' (1976), '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), ''Yamagola'' (1977), ''Sanaadi Appanna'' (1977), '' Huliya Haalina Mevu'' (1979), '' Sargam'' (1979), '' Ooriki Monagadu'' (1981), '' Kaamchor'' (1982), '' Kaviratna Kalidasa'' (1983), ''Sagara Sangamam'' (1983), '' Tohfa'' (1984), '' Sharaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashikumar
Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films also appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. He acted with many leading ladies in 1990s and he acted as Rajnikanth's brother in Blockbuster movie '' Baashha'' (1995). He is credited with the title 'Supreme Hero' by the Kannada audience. Acting career Shashi Kumar's first released film was ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakara'' starring Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 1989 he became popular with '' Yuddha Kaanda'' starring V. Ravichandran and Poonam Dhillon and C.B.I Shankar with Shankar Nag. In 1990 two successful films ''Rani Maharani'' and Baare Nanna Muddina Rani established him as a top hero of Kannada cinema. Shashi Kumar and Malashri, who acted together in several hit films together are considered one among the all-time popular pairs of Kannada cinema. He was also paired with actresses Sudha Rani, Tara, Mahalakshmi, Soundarya, Sithara and Shruti. He was injured a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaya Prada
Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani Rao; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works majorly in Telugu cinema and Hindi cinema as well as in Tamil films in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu and Hindi films along with several Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2014. Some of her notable films include '' Anthuleni Katha'' (1976), '' Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976), '' Sita Kalyanam'' (1976), '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), '' Yamagola'' (1977), '' Sanaadi Appanna'' (1977), '' Huliya Haalina Mevu'' (1979), '' Sargam'' (1979), '' Ooriki Monagadu'' (1981), '' Kaamchor'' (1982), '' Kaviratna Kalidasa'' (1983), '' Sagara Sangamam'' (1983), '' Tohfa'' (1984), '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramkumar
Ramkumar is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema also appeared in few Tamil and Telugu films, He made his acting debut in Peraala's 1990 action film '' Aavesha''. The same year, he played a small role in Rajendra Singh Babu's '' Muthina Haara'' (1990). With his good looks, he was considered one of the "chocolate heroes" of the 1990s. As of 2013, Ramkumar has acted in over 40 Kannada feature films. His acting skills are well-appreciated. In He has produced the film '' Pandavaru'' (2006) in which he has acted as well. Personal life Ramkumar is the son of Shringar Nagaraj, a popular actor who was also the producer of the critically acclaimed ''Pushpaka Vimana'' (1987). Ramkumar is married to Poornima, the daughter of Dr. Rajkumar. They have two children who are both aspiring actors: daughter Dhanya Ramkumar and son Dheeren. Career Ramkumar was an avid movie buff in his childhood. He first starred in action film '' Aavesha'' (1990). The film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasthuri (actress)
Kasthuri Shankar is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Personal life She was born in a Brahmin family to Sumathi, a lawyer and P.S. Shankar. She has one younger brother. She is married and has a son and a daughter. Her daughter is a leukemia survivor. Career After graduation from Ethiraj College for Women, Shankar won Miss Chennai in 1992. In the same year, she won the Femina Miss Madras beauty pageant too. While studying in college, she started her career in modelling over interest in the domain. Not only was she a successful model, but also, she was a finalist in the BBC's Mastermind India 2000 quiz. Her acting career began in 1991 with the film, ''Aatha Un Koyilile'' (1991). From working on small budget Tamil films, she went on to work into more mainstream movies alongside legends, such as Kamal Haasan in ''Indian (1996 film), Indian'' (1996) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leelavathi (actress)
Leena Sequeira (1937 – 8 December 2023), known mononymously as Leelavathi, was an Indian actress, producer who worked predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films, in addition to few Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Tulu films. After having her stint at the theatre, Leelavathi made her film debut in a small role as child artist in '' Nagakannika'' (1949). She went on to act in more than 600 films (more than 400 in Kannada alone) throughout her career spanning over five decades. Leelavathi is known for many memorable performances as a lead actress in films such as ''Rani Honnamma'', '' Bhakta Kumbara'', '' Valar Pirai'', ''Mana Mecchida Madadi'' and '' Santha Thukaram''. In early 1970s, she switched towards performing character roles and was notable in films such as '' Gejje Pooje'', '' Upasane'', ''Naagarahaavu'', '' Vasantha Geetha'', '' Shravana Banthu'' and '' Eradu Nakshatragalu''. She was the recipient of the Dr. Rajkumar Award in 1999 and Filmfare Awards. Early life Leena S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagendra Babu
Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as a producer. He is the general secretary of the Janasena Party and the Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council since March 2025. Acting career Nagendra Babu acts mainly in supporting roles, though he has also played the lead role in some films. He has acted in ''143 (2004 film), 143'', ''Anji (film), Anji'', ''Shock (2006 film), Shock'', ''Sri Ramadasu'', ''Chandamama (2007 film), Chandamama'' and ''Orange (2010 film), Orange''. He has produced several films with his brothers, Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan under Anjana Productions. He has two children, actor Varun Tej and Niharika Konidela, Niharika. He appeared in television serials and was a judge on the comedy show, ''Jabardasth (TV programme), Jabardasth'', which aired on ETV ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Babu
Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer in Telugu film industry, Telugu cinema. He has written 13 films and directed 16. He has acted in roughly 67 films in his career. Personal life and career His father is actor Chalapathi Rao. Babu was invited to participate in a course at the Sony Institute in San Jose, California, San Jose, California. After the course, he did a short stint at TV Asia as an ENG producer and also worked as a cameraman and editor. In 1999, he started his own production house, Flying Frogs, initially to produce television commercials, but it later became a feature film production house. Babu wrote and directed an advertising campaign with actress Tamannaah for Celkon phones. He also created an advertising campaign for N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, for the 2014 elections. Over the years, Ravi Babu, through his film production firm - Flying Frogs, has closely collaborated and worked with the late Ramoji Rao' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charulatha
Charulatha is an Indian actress. She has acted mainly in Kannada films along with Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Biography She was born in Punjab, and brought up in Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile .... She started as a model, and then acted in advertisements as a child in Kerala. She first featured as a lead actress in the Kannda film '' O Mallige'' directed by V. Manohar gave her name Charulatha/Durgashree. Odia Actor/Etv Networks current Director S.Chakrapani and her wife Roja Ramani gave screen name in Odia movies as Chandashree/Chandini Filmography References External links * {{authority control 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Punjab, India Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnuvardhan (actor)
Sampath Kumar (18 September 1950 – 30 December 2009), known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Vishnuvardhan has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in Vishnuvardhan filmography, more than 220 films. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, and holds the status of a matinée idol among the Kannada people, Kannada diaspora. He is popularly called as Sahasa Simha, Dada and The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema''.'' Vishnuvardhan's contributions to Kannada cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Cinema of India, Indian film industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
