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Maheswari
Maheswari is an Indian former actress, who appeared predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films. She was one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil films from 1994 to 2000. She appeared alongside major South Indian stars like Jagapati Babu, J. D. Chakravarthy, Ravi Teja, Ajith Kumar, Chiyaan Vikram, Prabhu, Arjun Sarja, Prabhu Deva, and Shiva Rajkumar. She is best known for her performances in '' Pelli'' (1997), '' Gulabi'' (1995), ''Karuththamma'' (1994), and '' Ullaasam'' (1997). Personal life Maheswari was born to Mohan Reddy, who hails from Tirupati, and Suryakala Yalamanchili, who is from a Telugu speaking community in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. She married an engineer, Jayakrishna, in 2008 in an arranged marriage. Jayakrishna is from a Telugu speaking family in Guntur, and is based in Hyderabad. He is the owner and the managing director of a payment software company in Hyderabad. Career Maheswari started her film career at the age of 17 in year 1994 through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelli (film)
''Pelli ''() is a 1997 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language drama film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, starring Vadde Naveen, Maheswari, and Babloo Prithiveeraj, Prithvi. The film marked Prithvi's debut as an adult in Telugu cinema. The story was written by Srinivasa Chakravarthy, and the dialogues were penned by G. Satyamurthy. Credits occur from 0:00 to 1:56. The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, marking his first Telugu film as a solo composer. The film was a commercial success and received critical acclaim, winning a Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award and two Nandi Awards. ''Pelli'' was later remade in Kannada as ''Maduve'' (1997), in Tamil as ''Aval Varuvala'' (1998), and in Hindi as ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002). Plot Naveen, a manager in UTI Bank sees Maheswari, a sales girl in a shopping mall and promptly falls in love and wants to marry her. Soon he goes in search of her, only to find her in a colony living with Janakamma, who he believes is her mother. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullaasam
''Ullaasam'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed and co-written by the duo J. D.–Jerry and produced by Amitabh Bachchan. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Vikram and Maheswari with Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Srividya in other pivotal roles. It was released on 23 May 1997 to mixed reviews. This is the only film where both Ajith and Vikram have acted together. Plot Arms trafficking crime boss JK is Dev's father and JK's neighbour, Thangaiah, a government bus driver is the father of Guru. As a child, Guru is drawn to JK's activities and begins following in his footsteps. One day, Guru witnesses JK committing a murder, but lies to the police about it, and JK takes him under his control, raising him as his protégé. Meanwhile, JK's biological son, Dev, is raised by his grandmother, who fears he'll follow in JK's footsteps. She requests Guru's mother to care for Dev and nurtures his interest in music. Thangaiah, saddened that his son Guru is di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuththamma
''Karuthamma'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by Bharathiraja from a story by M. Rathnakumar. The film stars Raja, Rajashree and Maheswari, with Saranya, Periyar Dasan, Ponvannan, Vadivukkarasi, Vaani, Vadivelu, and Janagaraj in supporting roles. It is set in a village where female infanticide is prevalent and considered acceptable, but the title character is against the practice. The music was scored by A. R. Rahman with cinematography by B. Kannan and editing by K. Pazhanivel. ''Karuthamma'' was released on 3 November 1994 and became a commercial success and collected 5 crose in box office collection with blockbuster of year . Besides being the blockbuster of that year, the film won three National Film Awards, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil. The film brought widespread attention to the practice of female infanticide and compelled the government at national and state levels to enact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulabi (1995 Film)
''Gulabi'' () is a 1995 Telugu cinema, Telugu romantic crime film written and directed by debutant Krishna Vamsi. Produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited, the film stars J. D. Chakravarthy and Maheswari in the lead roles. Music was composed by Sashi Preetam and dialogues written by Nadiminti Narsinga Rao. The story was inspired by a real-life incident involving a young girl rescued from a Dubai Sheikh. Upon its release, ''Gulabi'' received positive reviews and became a box-office hit. The film won two Nandi Awards, including Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director, Best First Film of a Director for Krishna Vamsi. It was later dubbed into Tamil as ''Idhayame Idhayame'' and remade in Hindi as ''Aashiq (2001 film), Aashiq'' (2001). Plot ''Gulabi'' is an action-packed love story set in the backdrop of human trafficking of young girls to Dubai. It is inspired from a real incident that came in news dailies when police arrested a few Dubai-based bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyaragalu
''Priyaragalu'' is 1997 Telugu-language romantic musical film, produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under the Melody Theaters banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Maheswari, Master Anand Vardhan and has music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film is a remake of Malayalam film, '' Pappayude Swantham Appoos'' and won two Nandi Awards. Plot The film begins with Madhu, a topmost model who resorted to his work after being unable to cope with his wife Priya's death. However, he unintentionally neglects his naughty son, Kush Lav, who craves his father's affection. Kush Lav annoys everyone with his monkey business via telephonic conversations. During this time, he becomes acquainted with a girl named Sneha and develops friendships with her. Once, Madhu disputed with a loony Banerjee for his land, where he had graved Priya. Accidentally, Sneha is the half-sister of Banerjee, whom he perturbs for the property. So, she absconds and, fortuitously, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrugam
''Mrugam'' () is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language crime film written and directed by Rudraraju Suresh Varma and starring J. D. Chakravarthy and Maheswari. Plot The plot revolves around a politician criminal nexus and love drama. Cast ''Source'' * J. D. Chakravarthy * Maheswari * Jeeva * Chalapati Rao * Delhi Rajeshwari Production On 14 November 1995, stunt master Thyagarajan was stabbed in Hyderabad while the shooting of this film was underway by film workers on strike sparking protests about the safety of actors travelling from Madras to Hyderabad. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Raj and all lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the .... References External links * 1996 films 1990s Telugu-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deyyam (1996 Film)
''Deyyam'' () is a 1996 Telugu horror film written, produced, and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Maheswari, Jayasudha, and Ajinkya Deo. The film released on 21 June 1996. It is based on the Hollywood film ''Poltergeist (1982 film), Poltergeist''. Plot Late at night, a man returns home. He passes by a graveyard and tries to interact with a ghost that he has mistaken for a woman and follows her. The ghost ambushes and kills him. The story then moves to a happy couple Murali and Sindhu, who live with their three-year-old son Chinni and Sindhu's sister Mahi. They plan to buy a strange new farmhouse, which is near the same graveyard shown during the beginning of the movie. Mahi is in love with her boyfriend Narsing, and they often hang out together. Problems start to rise when Chinni starts making imaginary friends in their new home. It is later revealed that his "imaginary friends" are ghosts. A sequence of events happen proving the presence of gho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annavra Makkalu
''Annavra Makkalu'' () is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra and produced by Y. R. Jayaraj. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, in triple roles for the first time in his career, along with Maheswari, Reman Singh and Suneha, all making their debuts. The film's score and the soundtrack were scored by Rajesh Ramanath. Cast Plot Triplets of the famous DCP Annayya get separated at birth and come together after many years to fight the villains who were responsible for their father's death. Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film was composed by Rajesh Ramanath Rajesh Ramanath is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Kannada films. Career Rajesh Ramanath debuted as a music composer in 1995 for the film ''Shubha Lagna'' and has composed for over several commercial and .... References External links * 1996 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Indian action comedy films Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabilamma Pelli
''Jabilamma Pelli'' is a 1996 Telugu-language drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ..., produced by Babu S. S. Burugupalli under the Lakshmi Srinivasa Art Films banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Maheswari, Ruchita Prasad, Vanisri and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Plot The film begins in a village where Padmavathi Devi is a wealthy and well-respected woman. She lost her daughter Lakshmi years ago due to the slipping of her nephew Ramudu. From there, she reared Ramudu and her sister's daughter Jyothi, an IVF specialist, and shortly went to knit them. Ramudu is an audacious village guy who always confronts the offenses of venomous Podugu Babu. Presently, Padmavathi & Ramudu intends to construct a temple in the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram (actor)
Kennedy John Victor (born 17 April 1966), known professionally as Vikram, is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is among the List of awards and nominations received by Vikram, most decorated actors in Tamil cinema, with laurels including eight Filmfare Awards South, a National Film Awards, National Film Award, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Vikram was included in the ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list for 2016 and 2018. Vikram debuted with the romance ''En Kadhal Kanmani'' (1990) followed by his major breakthrough with his portrayal of a rogue-turned-lover in Bala (director), Bala's tragedy film ''Sethu (film), Sethu'' (1999) and next appeared in hit films like ''Dhill'' (2001), ''Gemini (2002 Tamil film), Gemini'' (2002), ''Dhool'' (2003), ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Anniyan'' (2005), ''Raavanan (2010 film), Raavanan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avishek Karthik
Udhay Avishek Karthik is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Closely associated with director Gautham Vasudev Menon, Karthik has worked previously as Menon's assistant in the films ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007) and ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008), before making a breakthrough as an actor through the director's experimental thriller '' Nadunisi Naaygal'' (2011). Early life Karthik was born to Mohan Reddy, who hails from Tirupati, and Suryakala Yalamanchili, who belongs to Telugu speaking community in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. He is the brother of actress Maheswari and the nephew of veteran actress Sridevi. Career Karthik joined Gautham Menon's directorial team in 2006 and worked with him during the production of ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007), before being announced as one of the four new male leads in a film titled ''Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam'' to be directed by Menon. The film, set in the backdrop of Chennai's IT industry, began its shoot in mid-2007 wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhu (actor)
Prabhu Ganesan (born 27 December 1956), known professionally as Prabhu, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is the youngest son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. Prabhu was one of the leading actors in Tamil cinema in the later 1980s and 90s. He is popularly known as ''Ilaya Thilagam''. He has worked in more than 220 films in lead and supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. After making his debut in '' Sangili'' (1982), Prabhu played various leading and supporting roles, earning the Best Actor award recognition by the Tamil Nadu State for his portrayal in '' Chinna Thambi'' (1991). Early life After leaving Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore, Prabhu got involved in film production as an executive producer and worked alongside his uncle and mentor V. C. Shanmugam, who insisted that Prabhu learn the film making process in a disciplined way, giving him general tasks such as pulling up chairs for artistes. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
