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Jawaan (actor)
''Jawaan'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by B. V. S. Ravi and produced by Krishna Kommalapati, under Arunachal Creations. It stars Sai Dharam Tej and Mehreen Pirzada while Prasanna and Subbaraju play the antagonists. The music was composed by S. Thaman. ''Jawaan'' was released worldwide on 1 December 2017. Plot Yellapragada Jai is a proud Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteer who wants to serve India by working for DRDO. After giving an interview to DRDO, his selection is put on hold for an indefinite period as a better candidate is selected. This is also the time when Jai's childhood friend, Keshava, who is a dreaded international criminal based in Hong Kong, plans to get hold of the new missile system which has been developed by DRDO, in Hyderabad. He is on the payroll of foreign enemies working to destroy India. How Jai, with the help of his friends and police, defeats the heinous plans of Keshava by killing him and his henchmen in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Dharam Tej
Sai Durgha Tej (born Sai Dharam Tej; 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. Tej started his acting career with the box office success ''Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham'' (2014), which earned him the SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu. Post his debut, Tej appeared in films such as ''Subramanyam for Sale'' (2015) and Supreme (film), '' Supreme'' (2016), which were box office successes. Back-to-back critical and commercial failures followed this. Tej then went onto establish himself with successful films Chitralahari (film), ''Chitralahari'' (2019) and ''Prati Roju Pandage'' (both 2019), ''Solo Brathuke So Better'' (2020) and Republic (film), ''Republic'' (2021). In 2023, Tej appeared in two of the year's List of Telugu films of 2023, highest grossing films — ''Virupaksha (film), Virupaksha'' and ''Bro (2023 film), Bro''. Early life and background Tej was born as Sai Dharam Tej to Vijaya Durga, the younger sister of Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Madiraju
Raj Madiraju is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. In a career spanning about 20 years, he predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. In 2011 and 2012, he wrote and directed ''Rushi (film), Rushi'', for which he won the Nandi Award for Best Story Writer. Early life and education Raj Madiraju's family moved to Hyderabad, the state capital, in 1984 thanks to Vijayananda's transfer. Madiraju studied DECE from Govt. Polytechnic. He joined Grad IETE in 1990 but discontinued due to lack of focus. He did some odd marketing jobs and teaching jobs. His passion for music and entertainment prompted him join Hyderabad Film Talents' Guild, a renowned music group in Hyderabad. He gave stage shows between 1992 and 1996. He joined Avanthi School of Business Management, affiliated to Osmania University, in 1995 to pursue a master's degree in business administration. Film career 1994-95 was the year that satellite television started coming to Indian homes. Madiraju gave some ... [...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] |
Koratala Siva
Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Siva has directed films such as Mirchi (film), ''Mirchi'' (2013), ''Srimanthudu'' (2015), ''Janatha Garage'' (2016), ''Bharat Ane Nenu'' (2018), and ''Devara: Part 1'' (2024). He has received two Nandi Awards and an IIFA Utsavam Award for his directional works. Early life and start-up career Born into a family of social activists with communist ideologies, he began his early career working in the information technology industry as a software engineer. He then worked as a screenwriting assistant for films under his uncle, Posani Krishna Murali. Subsequently, he ventured into Telugu film industry as a dialogue writer for films such as ''Okkadunnadu, Bhadra (2005 film), Bhadra, Munna (2007 film), Munna, Brindavanam (2010 film), Brindavanam,'' and ''Oosaravelli.'' Directorial career In 2013, he made his film directorial debut with ''Mirchi (film), Mirchi'' starring Prabhas whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Nagar, Hyderabad, Telugu cinema is the second largest film industry in India by box-office revenue as of 2023, following Bollywood. Telugu films sold 23.3 crore (233 million) tickets in 2022, the highest among all Indian film industries. As of 2023, Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of movie screens in India. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and exhibiting them in different regions of South Asia. He established the first Indian-owned cinema halls in South India. In 1921, he produced the silent film, ''Bhishma Pratigna (1921 film), Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film. As the first Telugu film producer and exhibitor, Naidu is regarded as the 'Fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohana Bhogaraju
Mohana Bhogaraju is an Indian playback singer who has recorded songs in Telugu-language films. She gained recognition with the song " Manohari" from the film '' Baahubali: The Beginning'' for which she won the Radio Mirchi–Mirchi Music upcoming female vocalist 2015 award in Telugu Cinema. Early life Bhogaraju was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, but her family is settled in Hyderabad. She completed her bachelor's degree from Bhojreddy Engineering College and MBA from Osmania University. Since childhood, Bhogaraju has always had a fascination towards music and participated in many competitions held at schools and at various ethnic auditoriums such as Ravindra Bharati, Thyagaraja Ghana Sabha. She began singing at the age of 6. She received her first award from the former Assembly Speaker D. Sripada Rao at the age of 8. Musical career Bhogaraju started her career in 2013. She has sung her first song "Sayyama Masam" in the 2013 Telugu film ''Jai Sriram''. She gained recognition by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Mani
Shree Mani (born 15 September 1988), also known as Sri Mani, is an Indian lyricist well known for his works in Telugu cinema and his unique style of lyrics. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu for the film '' Attarintiki Daredi'', penning the song "Aaradugula Bullet". Early life Shree Mani's parents died during his young age and he was raised by his grandparents Koniki Dathatreyulu and Koniki Ramanamma. Since the age of 8, he developed an interest in poetry and writing. Career During his days of bachelor's degree, his grandfather died, which planted a thought of his own employment and career. He moved then to Hyderabad for the job of a lyricist, after a lot of struggles director Sukumar gave him the first chance to write lyrics for a song in his film '' 100% Love'' and later on he shot to fame for his lyrics in ''Sega'', which gave him good fame and name the great and legendary singer Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan SPBalasubramaniyam gave compliments to him fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Krishna (singer)
Sri Krishna Vishnubhotla (born 17 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer, born in Hyderabad and brought up in Vijayawada. He was the winner of the singing competition ''Paadaalani Vundi'' hosted by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam on Maa TV. He debuted as playback singer with the film ''Maa Ilavelpu'', released in 2004. Early life Sri Krishna started his career as a child anchor in Akashvani, Vijayawada and then participated in various stage shows and singing competitions. He completed his bachelor's degree in P. B. Siddhartha Arts College and post graduation in Sarada college, in Vijayawada. He got recognition with the song "Aadinchi Ashta Chamma" from the film Ashta Chamma and recorded songs for composers like Koti and Mani Sharma Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primaril .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashi Khanna
Raashii Khanna (born 30 November 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film '' Madras Cafe'' (2013) and subsequently appeared in Telugu film '' Oohalu Gusagusalade'' (2014), which won her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. Khanna starred in commercially successful films such as ''Bengal Tiger'' (2015), '' Supreme'' (2016), '' Jai Lava Kusa'' (2017), '' Tholi Prema'' (2018), '' Imaikkaa Nodigal'' (2018), '' Venky Mama'' (2019), '' Prati Roju Pandage'' (2019), ''Thiruchitrambalam'' (2022), ''Sardar'' (2022) and ''Aranmanai 4'' (2024), establishing herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Khanna has also sung a few songs in different languages. She has since starred in the Hindi streaming series '' Rudra: The Edge of Darkness'' (2022) and ''Farzi'' (2023). Early life Khanna was born on 30 November 1990 and hails from Delhi. She did he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar is an Indian lyricist and a former film journalist who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He worked for more than 125 films and penned lyrics for more than 390 songs. He extensively worked with director Puri Jagannadh and music director Chakri and S. S. Thaman. He is famous for songs appealing to the masses. His primary genres are mass, romantic, and melodies. He won two Santosham Film Awards in 2006 and 2008 and a SIIMA award in 2013. Personal life Bhaskarabhatla was born on 5 June 1974 in Srikakulam and brought up in Rajahmundry among five siblings. In his childhood he got interested in literature from his maternal grand father Aravelli Rajagopalacharya. While in Rajahmundry he used to frequent Gouthami Library and it influenced him to venture into poetry. Since his childhood he used to get inspired from the film posters. He completed B.A in Telugu and worked as a film journalist in '' Eenadu'', Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal (; born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India. Often referred to as the "Queen of Dynamics'' for her remarkable vocal expressions, Ghoshal is widely regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of the Indian subcontinent. She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian and foreign languages and received numerous accolades, including five National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, one Maharashtra State Award, one Telengana gaddar award, BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South. Ghoshal began learning music at the age of four. Beginning her training in classical music at the age of six, she made her singing debut with the 2002 romantic drama '' Devdas'' (2002) after winning the television singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma. Her debut songs " Bairi Piya" and " Dola Re Dola" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golmaal Again
''Golmaal Again'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language supernatural action comedy film written and directed by Rohit Shetty; produced by Rohit Shetty Pictures, Mangl Murti Films and Reliance Entertainment. The film is the fourth installment of '' Golmaal'' franchise and stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Arshad Warsi, Parineeti Chopra, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Johnny Lever. The film was released in Diwali 2017. Despite clashing with Aamir Khan's '' Secret Superstar'', ''Golmaal Again'' became one of the year's highest grossers, was a blockbuster at the box office and became the 46th highest grossing Indian film of all time. Its lifetime domestic net collection was more than 244 crores, while the worldwide gross ended at 310.98 crores. The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its humour and performances and criticism for its flaws in the technical aspects. A spin-off titled ''Cirkus'' was released on 23 December 2022. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
