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Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi
''Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi '' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Vi Anand and starring Krishna Madhav, Anusha and Samskruthy Shenoy. The title of the film is based on a song from '' Ghajini'' (2005). Cast *Krishna Madhav as Madhav *Anusha as Divya *Samskruthy Shenoy as Nitya *Dhanraj Production This marks the directorial debut of Vi Anand, an assistant of A. R. Murugadoss. Krishna Madhav, a relative of Jay Galla, makes his acting debut with this film. He worked as an assistant director for ''Khaleja'' (2010) and ''Dookudu'' (2011). Samskruthy Shenoy also made her debut with this film although '' Black Butterfly'' (2013) released first. Soundtrack The music for the film was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar and was well received. A critic rated the film's soundtrack three out of five. *"Shajahan Tajaina" - Ranjith *"Gayathri" - Vijay Prakash *"Manasu Ante Inthena" *"Edo Edo Chilipikala" *"Aey Chittamma" Reception A critic from ''The Times o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vi Anand
Vi Anand is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is an architect turned film maker. Early life and career In the year 2008 Anand joined director AR Murugadoss as an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with '' Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi'' in 2014. In the same year he made his directorial debut in the Tamil film industry with a sci-fi drama ''Appuchi Gramam''. In the year 2015 he directed the Telugu action entertainer ''Tiger'' starring Sundeep Kishan. The film Tiger was very well received by the critics and Anand was noted for the screen writing in the film. After the success of the film Tiger in Telugu Vi Anand went on to write and direct a supernatural romantic thriller '' Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada'' which featured Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha and Avika Gor in the lead roles. The film was released on 18 November 2016. Now his most recent directorial outing Okka Kshanam, is a sci fi drama, starring Allu Siris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samskruthy Shenoy
Samskruthy Shenoy (born 20 November 1998) is an Indian actress who has acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. Early life Samskruthy Shenoy was educated at Saraswathi Vidyanikethan Public School in Kochi. She is trained in Bharatnatyam, Mohiniyattom and western dance. Her parents were initially against the idea of her becoming an actress, but later agreed as long as her studies were not affected. In 2017, Samskruthy Shenoy became engaged to her long-term boyfriend Vishnu Nair. Career Samskruthy Shenoy started her career as a model of Lukmance Model Management agency. She went on to do modeling for the Kalyan Silks Ad Sale jingle and an ad-film for the PP Mall Mukkam before she landed the lead female role in the Telugu film, '' Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi'' directed by debutant director Vi Anand. Her maiden release, however, became the Malayalam film, '' My Fan Ramu'' in 2013 that featured her in a supporting role. She had also been chosen to play the lead role in the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Vishal Chandrasekhar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, who has predominantly scored music for Tamil and Telugu films. Career Vishal started playing the keyboard aged six and began to give solo shows by the time he was ten years old. He graduated from Anna University with a master's degree in Electronic Media, and worked on over 450 short films and 250 ad jingles, en route to being adjudged the best music director in the ''Nalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV. He subsequently completed the foundation course at the KM Music Conservatory. Vishal made his composing debut with Brindha Das's ''Hi Da'' during 2012, with a grand audio launch attended by Gautham Menon during January 2013. Despite having the soundtrack released and a trailer launched, the film failed to have a theatrical release. Vishal got an opportunity to work with Santhosh Sivan for the making of his war film, ''Inam'' (2014), and won positive reviews for his work. A critic from NDTV noted "the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysian Telugu, Malaysia, Indian South Africans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghajini (2005 Film)
''Ghajini'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Salem Chandrasekharan. The film stars Suriya and Asin in the lead, with Nayanthara, Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan in supporting roles. Harris Jayaraj composed the soundtrack and background music, while R. D. Rajasekhar and Anthony were the film's cinematographer and editor, respectively. It revolves around a businessman who suffers from anterograde amnesia and is on a spree to avenge the murder of his girlfriend. The film's production began shortly afterwards in April and was completed by September on the same year. The film was shot at Chennai, while two song sequences were filmed in Switzerland. It was dubbed and released in Telugu by Allu Aravind in November 2005, and received positive reviews with praise for the performances of the lead pair and the plot. It was remade into a Hindi film by Murugadoss again in 2008, with Asin, Rawat and Khan reprising their role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanraj (actor)
Dhanraj is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films and television. He started his career in films with Teja's film, '' Jai''. Dhanraj entered Tollywood with only four hundred rupees, leaving his hometown and parents without notice. He worked in a hotel in Hyderabad and attended acting school. He was leading a team "Dhanadhan Dhanraj" in a popular TV comedy-show ''Jabardasth'' telecast on ETV. DhanRaj played opposite Lakshmi Manchu in the film, ''Pilavani Perantam''. Dhanraj participated in Telugu reality series ''Bigg Boss 1''. He got eliminated in the 6th week. He was team leader of "Dhanraj Blasters" in the comedy-show ''Adhirindhi'' on Zee Telugu. Filmography * '' Jai'' (2004) * '' Jagadam'' (2007) * '' Parugu'' (2008) * ''Gopi Gopika Godavari'' (2009) * ''Odipolama'' (2009) (Tamil) * '' Bheemli Kabbadi Jattu'' (2010) * '' Pilla Zamindar'' (2011) * ''Madatha Kaja'' (2011) * ''Nakoo O Loverundi'' (2011) * ''Nenu Nanna Abaddam'' (2011) *''Gaganam'' (2011) * '' Ala M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galla Jayadev
Galla Jayadev (born 24 March 1966), also known as Jay Galla, is an Indian politician and industrialist in India. He is the managing director of Amara Raja Group and TDP Parliamentary Party Leader. Jayadev is a member of 16th and 17th Lok Sabha of India representing from Guntur Lok Sabha constituency and a member of Telugu Desam Party. Early and personal life Galla Jayadev was born in Diguvamagham, Andhra Pradesh to Ramachandra Naidu and Aruna Kumari. His father is an industrialist who founded the Amara Raja Group. His mother Aruna Kumari is a former MLA from Chandragiri constituency and was a minister in the Andhra Pradesh state government for several years. Galla Jayadev, has 1 Elder Sister : Dr. Gourineni Ramadevi. His grandfather Paturi Rajagopala Naidu was a freedom fighter, close associate of Acharya N G Ranga and a former Indian parliamentarian. Along with his parents, Jayadev moved to US, where he lived for around 22 years. He studied politics and economics at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaleja
''Khaleja'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Anushka Shetty and Prakash Raj, while Shafi , Sunil, Brahmanandam and Ali play supporting roles. The plot follows Raju (Babu), a cab driver who gets hailed as God in a remote village and ends up facing GK (Raj), a powerful industrialist, to save the village. The film deals with illegal-mining in India, and related environmental damage. It marks Babu's return as an actor after a three-year hiatus in his second collaboration with Trivikram after ''Athadu''. The film is released on 7 October 2010. The film won two Filmfare South awards for Best Male Playback Singer and Best Lyricist. The film was listed in the ''Film Companion'' "25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade." Plot A remote village named Pali in Andhra Pradesh is struck by an unknown disease, with several villagers dying each month. The village tantrik predicts a powerful man w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dookudu
''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood alongside Brahmanandam who played a supporting role. S. Thaman composed the music and M. R. Varma edited the film, while K. V. Guhan handled the cinematography after Prasad Murella left the project in mid-way. The film revolves around Ajay Kumar (Babu), a police officer and son of ex-MLA Shankar Narayana (Raj), who awakes from coma, but his health remains perilous. To aid his recovery, Kumar masquerades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly fulfilling his father's ambition for him, while also hunting his father's foes. The film began production on 28 June 2010 at Hyderabad. Shooting began on 22 October 2010 in Turkey and lasted till mid-September 2011. The film was pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian "newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlebrain
Idlebrain.com is an Indian entertainment website that features information, news, and reviews on Telugu cinema. It is one of the oldest websites on the Internet focusing on Telugu films. The site is especially popular for its film reviews written by the founder Jeevi. It was founded in 1999 by G. V. Ramana (better know by his nom de plume Jeevi), a graduate of BITS Pilani, with the help of his friend Sunil Krishna. As of August 2022, it has an archive of nearly 1000 Telugu films reviewed by Jeevi starting with '' Iddaru Mitrulu'' (1999). The site features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, trailers, interviews, movie schedules, chat room, photo galleries and other features related to Telugu cinema. It is considered to be among the most popular websites related to Telugu film industry. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Butterfly (2013 Film)
''Black Butterfly'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Rajaputra Ranjith. The film was produced by Maniyanpilla Raju and stars Mithun Murali, Malavika Nair, Niranj, and Samskruthy Shenoy in the lead. It is written by J Pallasserry, with M G Sreekumar as the music director, and is a remake of the Tamil film ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9''. Plot The story begins with flashbacks. Benny who is interviewed by Police Inspector C.I Nandakumaran Nadar explains his life story. He started working as a cook at a roadside store in Tamil Nadu at a young age, due to debts accumulated by his family. He works at the store for eight years and was never was able to see his mother, who died due to an accident. He later attacks the owner of the store who hid the information on his mother's death and flees back to his home state of Kerala, where he starts working at a petrol station. While working at the petrol station, Benny encounters Reena, who is a maidservant at a nearby apartment buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
