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Josh (2009 Telugu Film)
''Josh'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age political action drama film directed by Vasu Varma in his debut, and produced Dil Raju. The film marks the debuts of Naga Chaitanya (son of Nagarjuna) and Karthika (daughter of Radha) in lead roles, whilst prominent actor J. D. Chakravarthy plays antagonist role. The film's music is scored by Sandeep Chowta. The plot explores student politics, and the vested interests of politicians in such activities. Released on 5 September 2009, to highly positive reviews for its direction, emotional weight of the story, screenplay, Chaitanya & Prakash Raj's performance, soundtrack & social message, but received criticism for its lengthy runtime. Despite receiving positive reviews, film was not commercially successful. Over the years, the film attained cult following among the youth. Plot Satya is a student. He discontinues his graduation studies in Vizag and comes to Hyderabad in search of a job. He stays with his uncle in Hyde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasu Varma
Vasu Varma is an Indian film director who works in Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, Telugu cinema. Career Vasu started his career as an apprentice in direction for the movie Sakutumba Saparivaara Sametam directed by S.V.Krishna Reddy. Later, he started assisting V. V. Vinayak from his first film Aadi (2002 film), Aadhi as an Associate Director and later became a co-director. Right from the first movie of Sri Venkateswara Creations, Dil Raju Productions ''Dil (2003 film), Dil'', Varma has given his support and acted as a backbone to Dil Raju's direction department and has continued to do so. In 2009, Dil Raju gave the first direction opportunity to Varma, to launch a Naga Chaitanya (son of Nagarjuna (actor), Nagarjuna) in ''Josh (2009 Telugu film), Josh''. He also launched another Karthika Nair (daughter of yesteryears star actress Radha (actress), Radha) in the same movie. With Josh, he became one of the rare directors who launched two star kids in one movie. After Josh, Varma got ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The latter is often called a cult classic. A film, book, musical artist, television series, or video game, among other things, is said to have a cult following when it has a very passionate fanbase. A common component of cult followings is the emotional attachment the fans have to the object of the cult following, often identifying themselves and other fans as members of a community. Cult followings are also commonly associated with niche markets. Cult media are often associated with underground culture, and are considered too eccentric or anti-establishment to be appreciated by the general public or to be widely commercially successful. Many cult fans express their devotion with a level of irony when describing such entertainment. Fans may become involved in a subculture of fandom, eith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Siddharth Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with '' Josh'' (2009) and in Tamil with ''Vallinam'' (2014). Jonnalagadda later went on to co-write and appear in films such as ''Guntur Talkies'' (2016) and ''Krishna and His Leela'' (2020), whereas ''DJ Tillu'' (2022) and ''Tillu Square'' (2024) established him in Telugu cinema. Early life Sidhu Jonnalagadda was born on 7 February 1988 in Hyderabad, India into a family hailing from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He did his intermediate from Sri Chaitanya college in 2005 and B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering in 2009, before venturing into films. Career Jonnalagadda appeared in minor roles in '' Josh'' and ''Orange''. He made his lead debut with Praveen Sattaru's '' Life Before Wedding''. He then worked on the unreleased film ''Jagame Maya'' co-starring Siva Balaji, the Tamil film ''Vallinam'' (2014), '' Boy Meets Girl'' (2014) and ''Ice Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Madhav
Sandeep Madhav is an Indian actor who works in Telugu language films. Career He made his acting debut with ''Railway Station'' (2012), where he played one of the lead roles. Sandeep Madhav worked as an assistant director under Jeevan Reddy for ''Dalam'' (2013). Sandeep made his lead acting debut with Ram Gopal Varma's biographical film ''Vangaveeti (film), Vangaveeti''. In the film, he portrayed the roles of Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga and Vangaveeti Radha, Ranga's brother. A critic from the ''Deccan Chronicle'' wrote that "He plays the dual roles of Vangaveeti Radha and Ranga and has done a fantastic job. The two characters have distinct personalities and histories but Sandeep has pulled it off with remarkable talent". Madhav collaborated with Reddy again for ''George Reddy (film), George Reddy'', a biographical film based on the leader George Reddy, of the same name. Madhav lost weight and exercised to portray George Reddy, who was a student leader and a boxer. In a review of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreya Dhanwanthary
Shreya Dhanwanthary (born 29 August 1988) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television shows. She had her breakout role in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series ''The Family Man'' (2019–2021) and gained praise for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's biographical drama series ''Scam 1992'' (2020). Early life Shreya Dhanwanthary was born on 29 August 1988 in Hyderabad to a Hindi-speaking father and a Telugu-speaking mother. She moved to Dubai with her parents when she was two months old. Brought up in Middle East and Delhi, Dhanwanthary graduated from NIT Warangal in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Career Dhanwanthary participated in Femina Miss India South 2008 when she was a third year engineering student. She was placed as 1st Runner-Up in the event. After that she went on to compete at Miss India 2008 as a finalist. Soon after Miss India 2008, she was offered a role in the Telugu film like Josh and '' Sneha Geetham''. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounica
Mounica is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Telugu film and television industries. Her big break was in MAA TV's show '' Radha Madhu '' one of the titular characters. Career Mounica made her debut in Telugu cinema with Mahesh Babu starrer '' Athadu'' (2005). Mounica acted in films like '' Oka Oorilo'' and ''Stalin''. She also acted in '' Chukkallo Chandrudu'' (2006) as the sister of Sadha which brought the opportunity of a lead role in Just Yellow Team's '' Radha Madhu'', which aired on MAA TV (2006–08). She won hearts of many with her natural performance. Mounica has received a lot of lead opportunities in television, including roles in ''Laya, Raktha Sambandham, Kunkuma Rekha, Arundhathi, Janaki Weds Raghuram'', etc. She also acted in the TV shows ''Abhishekam'' (ETV), ''Rama Seetha'' (Zee Telugu Zee Telugu is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 12 September 2004 as '' Alpha TV Telugu''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devadas Kanakala
Devadas Kanakala (30 July 1945 – 2 August 2019) was an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appeared in Telugu language films and TV shows. Rajnikanth, Chiranjeevi and Rajendra Prasad trained under him. He was a very good trainer for acting skills Family He is the father of actors Rajeev Kanakala and Sri Laxmi, and the father-in-law of TV anchor Suma Kanakala. He founded an acting school in Hyderabad, India. His wife, Lakshmi Kanakala, served as the school's principal until her death in 2018. Filmography ;As an actor *'' Buddhimantudu'' (1969) *''O Seeta Katha'' (1974) *''Mangalyanaki Maromudi'' (1976) *'' Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976) *'' Gorintaku'' (1979) *'' Manchu Pallaki'' (1982) *''Bhale Ammayilu'' (1982) *''Raju Rani Jackie'' (1983) as Triple S *'' Nyayam Kosam'' (1988) as S.P. Devadas *''Bhale Dampathlu'' (1989) *'' Chettu Kinda Pleader'' (1989) *''Sahasa Putrudu'' (1990) *'' Adavi Diviteelu'' (1991) *'' Super Express'' (1991) as CBI Director *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harsha Vardhan
Harsha Vardhan is an Indian actor and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films and television shows. He has also worked in a few Tamil cinema, Tamil films. He is known for his performance in television shows such as ''Ruthuragalu'' and Amrutham (TV series), ''Amrutham'' and has appeared in more than thirty films in a variety of roles. He turned into script and dialogue writer with the films such as ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' and ''Manam (film), Manam''. He received Santosham Best Dialogue Award for ''Manam'' at 13th Santosham Film Awards. Filmography Films Telugu Telugu films Tamil films Hindi films Other crew positions Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vardhan, Harsha Telugu comedians 1974 births Living people People from Srikakulam district Indian male comedians Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hema (actress)
Hema (born Krishna Veni) is an Indian actress and comedian who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has acted in more than 250 films as of 2014. She won Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her performance in '' Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam''. Early life She was born as Krishna Veni in a family from Razole, East Godavari district. She studied until seventh class, then discontinued her studies. She had an interest in films from her childhood. After acting in some, she got married. She made her comeback to film with '' Murari'', and is now continuing her film career. She changed her name to Hema after coming to the film industry. She started working in films since 1989, it is about 35 years industry experience. She caught up in May 2024 in Bangalore in relation to drug rackets. Filmography Telugu ''Source'' # ''Chinnari Sneham'' (1989) # ''Koduku Diddina Kapuram'' (1989) # ''Swathi Chinukulu'' (1989) # '' Muddula Mavayya'' (1989) # '' Bala Gopaludu'' (1989) # '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya (Telugu Actor)
Surya Kumar Bhagawan Das (born 27 July 1957), known mononymously as Surya, is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. Surya started his film career as an actor in '' Vikram'' (1986). He has been awarded four Nandi awards in his acting career spanning thirty-five years, two for TV performances as best villain (''Preminchu'', ''Premalo Jeevinchu'') and best supporting actor (''Janani Janmabhoomi'') and two for film performances in films '' Sindhooram and Show''. In ''Show'', he played the male lead opposite Manjula. This performance brought him a special jury Nandi award in 2001. Surya has acted in more than 600 films and television episodes till date. Early life Surya's father Lieutenant Colonel R. D. Bhagawan Das and mother Prabhavathi and the family moved to Hyderabad and started a school called 'Trinity Public School'. He was a teacher for 28 years and for several years his teaching and acting jobs ran concurrently. He joined the second batch of Students from Madhu F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sithara (actress)
Sithara is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. She made her Tamil debut in 1989 with K. Balachander's '' Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal''. She is best known for her performances in the successful films ''Padayappa'', '' Halunda Tavaru'' and '' Pudhu Vasantham''. She is also known for her works in television. In a film career spanning thirty seven years, she has starred in over hundred films in a variety of roles, including the Telugu films '' Srimanthudu'', '' Shankaraabharanm'', and '' Bhale Bhale Magadivoy''. Sithara made a Tamil cinema comeback with '' Nagesh Thiraiyarangam'' directed by Guinness record holder Isaq. Early life Sithara was born as the eldest among three children to Parameshwaran Nair and Valsala Nair in Kilimanoor. Her father Parameshwaran Nair was an engineer at the electricity board and her mother was also an officer at the electricity board. She has two younger brothers, Pratheesh and Abhilash. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand (actor)
Anand is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films along with a few Kannada films. He has also acted in several Malayalam TV shows. The actor's biggest film till date is Mani Ratnam's black comedy film '' Thiruda Thiruda'', but unlike his co-stars of that film, it failed to give him a breakthrough. He has also played second lead roles and supporting characters in several films including Kamal Haasan's '' Sathya'' and Vijayakanth's '' Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran''. Early and personal life Anand was born in Hyderabad as the youngest of four sons. His father V. S. Bharathi, worked for Brooke Bond India Ltd, and his mother Rajalakshmi is a house wife. His brothers are B. Ramesh, a Vice President of Finance with ''Times of India'', Dr. B. Suresh, a teacher at English Vivekananda College, and Bharat Arun, a former Indian cricketer and now bowling coach for Indian cricket team. Anand also owns a restaurant named Zenzerro in Thiruvananthapuram. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
