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Lakshmipati (actor)
Chittajalu Lakshmipati, known mononymously as Lakshmipati, was an Indian actor and writer who predominantly appeared in Telugu films, acting in over 70 of them. He was the elder brother of Sobhan, who directed the film '' Varsham''. He died a few days after his brother's death. Career Lakshmipati started as a writer and no time he started hosting shows like the well known sensational show called ''Huss Gup Chup'' as Gireesam Master and he worked as writer for Krishna Vamsi's '' Chandralekha'' and he is a well known comedian to Telugu film lovers. He was first seen in Chiranjeevi's ''Choodalani Vundi''. He got a break as an actor with EVV's film '' Allari'' and he first played a negative role in Mahesh Babu's ''Bobby'', directed by his brother Sobhan. He also played significant roles in ''Andhrudu'', ''Pedababu'' and ''Kithakithalu''. Death Lakshmipati died of a heart attack on 7 February 2008. Filmography # ''Pelli Peetalu'' (1998) # '' 9 Nelalu'' (2000) # '' Murari'' (2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobhan
Chittajalu Sobhan (1968 – 6 January 2008) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He was best known for his work in the film ''Varsham (2004 film), Varsham'' (2004). Career Sobhan went to Chennai in 1989 to join the film industry. He initially worked for a film called ''Rowdyism'', which was stalled after 10 days of shooting. He then joined Tripuraneni Varaprasad alias Chitti Babu as co director for Raithu Bharatham, He then joined Ram Gopal Varma as a co-director for ''Anaganaga Oka Roju''. Later, he started his profession as a writer for Krishna Vamsi's film ''Sindhooram (1997 film), Sindhooram'' and worked with him for ''Murari (2001 film), Murari'', and also acted in films like ''Kshana Kshanam'' and ''Oka Raju Oka Rani''. Later, he directed a few episodes of Malayalam TV serial ''Navaneetha'' (2000). During the making of Murari, he was in touch with Mahesh Babu, and that led to the film ''Bobby (2002 film), Bobby''. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murari (2001 Film)
''Murari'' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language supernatural romantic family drama film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Mahesh Babu in the title role, alongside Sonali Bendre, Lakshmi, Sukumari, Satyanarayana, and Gollapudi Maruthi Rao. The film features music composed by Mani Sharma and cinematography by Ram Prasad. It marks the Telugu debut of Sonali Bendre and action choreographer Peter Hein. Additionally, it serves as the final on-screen appearance of veteran actor Dhulipala. The film follows Murari, a carefree young man from a zamindar family plagued by a generational curse from Goddess Durga since the mid-19th century. Every 48 years, the male heir succumbs to the curse in their early 30s despite numerous rituals to break it. Murari, the current heir, must confront and overcome the curse through his spiritual resolve. ''Murari'' was released on 17 February 2001 to positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success. The film won three Nandi Awards, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadanthe Ado Type
''Aadanthe Ado Type'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by E V V Satyanarayana, starring Aryan Rajesh, Sivaji and Anita Hassanandani. It is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film '' Mounam Pesiyadhe'' written and directed by Ameer Sultan, with Aryan Rajesh, Anita, Shivaji, and Sindhu replacing Suriya, Trisha, Nandha, and Maha, respectively, who originally played the roles. The film was released on 30 August 2003. There is also a dubbed Telugu version of ''Mounam Pesiyadhe'', titled as ''Kanchu'', which was released in 2006. Plot Surya ( Aryan Rajesh) is a man who hates love. But somehow he is charmed by Brunda ( Anita Hassanandani). Brunda likes his attitude and admires him as a friend. But her admiration coupled with a few coincidences makes Surya think that she is in love him. When he is expecting her to speak those magical words (I love you), she introduces Surya to her fiancé ( Sai Kiran). After Brunda marries her beau, a damsel ( Bhoomika Chawla) meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charminar (2003 Film)
''Charminar'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language directed by Sagar. The film stars Venkat, Abhirami, Prakash Raj and Telangana Shakuntala. It was theatrically released on 15 August 2003. The film is a remake of the Kannada film '' Majestic'' (2002). Cast Reception Critical response Gudipoodi Srihari from ''The Hindu'' wrote "Venkat's good physique and histrionic talent are wasted in this thankless role. Even Prakashraj gets an equally bad role. None of the artistes fares better. Music score by Ghantadi Krishna sounds melancholic in this mayhem called Charminar". A reviewer of '' idlebrain.com'' says "This film does not offer anything but for a couple of well picturised melodious songs. You can safely avoid watching this film". A reviewer of ''Sify Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyana Ramudu
''Kalyana Ramudu'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language family film and remake of 2002 Malayalam film '' Kalyanaraman'' directed by G. Ram Prasad and produced by Venkata Shyam Prasad under SP Entertainments. The film stars Venu Thottempudi, Prabhu Deva and Nikita in the lead roles. Cast *Venu Thottempudi as Kalyana Ramudu "Ramu" *Prabhu Deva as Rajesh *Nikita as Kalyani * Suman as Shiva *Nassar as Kalyani's father *Sunil as Chari *M. S. Narayana as Pahilwan *Chittajalu Lakshmipati *Raja Ravindra as Madan *Raghu Babu as Subbu *Gundu Prasad * J. V. Somayajulu *Allu Ramalingaiah as Kalyana Ramudu's grandfather * Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Student *Devi Charan *Sana as Kalyani's mother Music The music of the film was composed by Mani Sharma. Except "Preminchukuna", all the tunes from Malayalam original were retained in this version. Reception A critic from ''Sify Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninne Ishtapaddanu
''Ninne Ishtapaddanu'' () is a 2003 Telugu-language film directed by Konda and produced by KL Narayana under Sri Durga Arts. The film stars Tarun and Sridevi in the lead roles. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Uyiraai Ninaithen.'' Plot Charan (Tarun) is a fun loving college-going guy in Vizag. He meets Sanjana ( Anitha) in an interesting style. They start off their relationship with quarreling and slowly they fall in love with each other. Sanjana leaves to Hyderabad after the graduation is over. Charan also leaves to Hyderabad in search of Sanjana, as he did not get any phone calls or mails from Sanjana. On his way to Hyderabad, he meets an NRI called Boney (Rajiv Kanakala), who comes to India in search of a bride. After reaching Hyderabad, Charan accidentally meets another girl called Geeta (Sridevi), who works in All India Radio and somehow settles in her house as guest. One day, he spots Sanjana who ridicules his love and says that she pretended love to him o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayam (film)
''Vijayam'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language social problem film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film stars Raja and Gajala. It was released on 9 May 2003. Plot Raja, a tribal youth from the Araku Valley, is a bright and ambitious student studying in Visakhapatnam. His dream is to win a gold medal in academics and serve as a role model for other tribal children. During his time in college, Raja falls in love with Usha, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Usha admires Raja for his honesty and sincerity. However, a misunderstanding arises when Usha is mistakenly informed that Raja is the son of a businessman. When the truth about Raja's tribal background comes to light, Usha feels betrayed, believing that he deliberately concealed this information from her. Heartbroken, she distances herself from him. The remainder of the story follows Raja's journey as he strives to win back Usha's trust and approval while staying committed to his ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammayilu Abbayilu
''Ammayilu Abbayilu'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic film directed by Ravi Babu starring Vijay Sai, Mohit, Sonu Sood, Debina, and Vidya. Cast Soundtrack The music of this film was composed by Chakri and the lyrics were written by Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar. Reception Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' wrote that "The film is a let down for movie lovers who expected another good film from Ravi Babu. The assets of the film are artwork by Bhupesh and music by Chakri. The main drawback of the film is insipid screenplay, lack of nativity and artificial characterization. The scenes that depict sex are bland in the film". 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 not a film to be taken seriously nor to get entertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nijam
''Nijam'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written, directed and produced by Teja on Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rakshita, Gopichand and Raasi, with music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Babu and Talluri Rameshwari won the Nandi Awards in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively. It was remade in Odia as ''Arjun'' (2005) starring Anubhav Mohanty and in Bangladesh as ''Top Leader'' (2005) starring Shakib Khan. Plot Sidda Reddy is a powerful gangster. His right-hand man Devadaya "Devudu" Sharma has a lover named Malli. Reddy, who also likes Malli, takes her to his bed, which is not liked by Devudu. Eventually, Devudu kills Reddy and becomes the leader of the gang. Venkateswarlu is a fire officer, who slaps Devudu when the latter set a marketplace on fire and continued throwing kerosene at the marketplace. Devudu holds a grudge against Venkateswarlu, where he sends him to prison on a framed charge of the murder o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juniors (film)
''Juniors'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language coming of age-romantic drama film directed and co-written by debutant J Pulla Rao. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002). The film stars Allari Naresh and Shireen, who reprises her role from the original, along with newcomers Pavan and Anil in supporting roles. Plot Cast * Allari Naresh as Mahesh * Shireen as Pooja *Pavan *Anil * Tanikella Bharani *Prakash Raj as the principal * Vizag Prasad as Pooja's father * Sudhakar as a vagabond * Chittajalu Lakshmipati *Jr. Relangi * Gautam Raju * Sattanna as a teacher *Dasanna *Pardhasaaradhi * Prudhvi Raj * Banerjee * Shweta Menon Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Chakri. Release and reception Gudipoodi Srihari of ''The Hindu'' criticised the film and stated that "Naresh and all the other college boys and girls get childish cheap roles. Even Naresh the only star attraction in the cast turns out to be a dud. Shireen, a debutante is a total misf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thotti Gang
''Thotti Gang'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language comedy film produced and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana starring Allari Naresh, Prabhu Deva, Sunil, Gajala and Anita Hassanandani. The movie was released on 6 December 2002 to positive reviews and was declared a super hit at the box office. The film was based on 2001 American film '' Saving Silverman''. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Love Game'' with a separate comedy track featuring Livingston and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. Cast * Allari Naresh as Achyuta Rama Rao alias "Achi Babu" * Prabhu Deva as Suri Babu * Sunil as Sathi Babu * Anita Hassanandani as Venkata Lakshmi * Gajala as Karate Malliswari * Shakeela as Matasri * L.B. Sriram as Alexander * M. S. Narayana and Chalapathi Rao as Bongu Brothers * Jaya Prakash Reddy in a Special Appearance * Brahmanandam as Galigottam Govinda Sastry and also as his mother(dual role) * Chittajalu Lakshmipati as Guravaiah * Jyoti as Moogambika * Rajitha Soundt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreeram
''Shriraam'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action masala film directed by V. N. Aditya and produced by Burugapally Siva Rama Krishna. It stars Uday Kiran, Anita, and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles. Music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. It is a remake of the Tamil film, '' Dhill'' (2001), which starred Vikram and Laila. The film was an average grosser at the box office. Plot Sriram (Uday Kiran) wants to become a cop. Madhu (Anitha) is the sister of Sriram's brother-in-law. Circle Inspector "Encounter" Shankar misbehaves with Madhu which causes a fight between Sriram and Shankar. Shankar decides to take revenge on Sriram by filing a false report during police verification about sub-inspector selections and also kills Sriram's dearest friend. Finally Sriram confronts and kills him. Cast * Uday Kiran as Sreeram Kumar * Anita Hassanandani as Madhu * Ashish Vidyarthi as C.I. "Encounter" Shankar * Siva Krishna as Police Officer Narayana * Sunil as Bose * Easwari Rao as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |