|
Mukku Raju
Mukku Raju (Sagiraju Rajamraju) was a Tollywood film choreographer and actor. Raju started his career as choreographer in Tamil Cinema / Kollywood, but ended as an actor and has acted in over 1000 films. He also directed and wrote scripts for a few films. He started a dancers associations in Madras, later moved to Hyderabad and co-founded the Telugu Dancers and Directors Association, to support and help the budding directors and dancers. He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for his film '' 1940 Lo Oka Gramam (A Village in 1940)''. Raju was also an Ayurveda practitioner and a Multilinguist and was best known by the name Sagi Rajan Raju in his hometown, Kumudavalli. Raju died aged 83 after a short illness, and his funeral took place at Cherukuvada. Filmography Other films like ''Erra Sainyam'', ''Orey Rikshaw'' and ''Cheemala Dandu'' were some of his popular movies. He played important roles in movies directed by R. Narayana Murthy. He choreog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including all of present-day Andhra Pradesh, almost all of Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana in the modern day. The city of Madras was the winter capital of the presidency and Ooty (Udagamandalam) was the summer capital. The Madras State was neighboured by the Kingdom of Mysore to the northwest, the Kingdom of Cochin and Kingdom of Travancore to the southwest, the Kingdom of Pudukkottai in the center, and the Hyderabad State to the north. Some parts of the presidency were also flanked by Bombay State ( Konkan Districts) and Central States (modern Madhya Pradesh). In 1639, the English East India Company purchased the village of Madraspatnam and one year later it establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tikka Sankarayya
''Tikka Sankarayya'' () is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by D. Yoganand and produced by D. V. S. Raju. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari and Jayalalithaa, with music composed by T. V. Raju. Plot Raghavayya, a middle-class villager, lives with his overbearing wife, Kantamma, and his two daughters, Suseela and Rani. Kantamma mistreats Suseela for being her stepdaughter. Meanwhile, a young and charismatic man named Mohan visits to set up a marriage with Rani but instead falls in love with Suseela. However, Lingaraju, a loan shark, also wants to marry Suseela. He asks Raghavayya to get him and Suseela married to absolve him of his debt. Overhearing the conversation, Mohan decides to pay back the debt, so he immediately seeks out his father, Kodandaramayya, who refuses to give his son money. Mohan decides to leave the house, but his mother aids him by selling her jewelry. Kanthamma forces Suseela to marry Lingaraju, but Suseela escapes before the marria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandi Award For Best Character Actor ...
The '' S. V. Ranga Rao'' Nandi Award for Best Character Actor winners since 1995: Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Character Actor Character Actor A character actor is an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric, or interesting character (arts), characters in supporting roles, rather than leading ones.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivaji Ganesan
Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ganesan is acknowledged as one of the greatest Indian actors of all time and among the most imitated one by other actors. He was known for his versatility and the variety of roles he depicted on screen, which also gave him the Tamil nickname ''Nadigar Thilagam'' (). In a career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted in 288 films in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language, Hindi. Sivaji Ganesan is the only actor in Tamil cinema to have played the lead role in over 250 films. Ganesan was the first Indian actor to win the "Best Actor" award at the first Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Many leading South Indian actors have stated that their acting was infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maha Simham
Maha and MAHA may refer to: * Maha (name), an Arabic feminine given name * ''Maha'' (film), an Indian Tamil-language thriller film * MaHa, Nepali comedy duo, Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya * Make America Healthy Again (MAHA), the colloquial branding of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s political platform in conjunction with the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign, introduced in July 2024 * Maha Music Festival, an annual music festival held on the riverfront in Omaha, Nebraska * Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA), a microangiopathic subgroup of hemolytic anemia * Omaha (tribe), also known as Maha tribe * Mahas, a Nubian tribe of the Sudan * maha-, a prefix meaning "great" in Sanskrit and Pali honorific titles such as Maharaja, Maharani, Mahathera, Maharashtra * Hockey Manitoba, formerly known as the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association See also * *Mahat (other) Mahat () is a Sanskrit word meaning "large" or "great". It may refer to: * Mahat (surname), a N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi
''Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film written, directed and produced by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Srikanth, Raasi, Vadde Naveen, and Laya. In the film, two estranged lovers—Praveen (Naveen) and Subadra (Raasi)—meet unexpectedly after their respective marriages. Subadra intends to elope and remarry Praveen, leaving her husband Jagdeesh (Srikanth). The film was released on 2 February 2001. Plot Praveen and Subadra love each other against their parents and decide to elope. They plan to meet at the bus station on a night but Praveen does not turn up for unknown reasons while Subadra is caught by her parents who forcibly take her away Sometime later, Subadra is married to Jagdeesh, and the couple lives in Prem Nagar colony in Hyderabad. Jagdeesh, who works as a manager in a car showroom, always strives to impress Subadra but she acts indifferent towards him. Praveen joins the same company where Jag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja (1999 Film)
''Raja'' () is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Muppalaneni Shiva and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. It stars Venkatesh and Soundarya and Abbas in a pivotal role, with original soundtrack by S. A. Rajkumar. The film won three Filmfare South Awards including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Music Director. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen'' (1998). The film was a blockbuster at the box office. Plot Raja and Balu are petty thieves. One day they take up the job of stealing an idol of Lord Ganesha from a temple. While escaping from the chasing people, they hide in a house, where Anjali, who is a governess takes care of three children when the other family members were away on a tour. She locks the two of them in the kitchen room for one week. Anjali, while spending time with the guys, realize that they are not bad after all and develops a soft corner for Raja. They will be released on the day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowdy Durbar
''Rowdy Durbar'' is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Vijayashanti in dual roles. The film was a box office failure. Cast Soundtrack Reception Giddalur Gopalarao of ''Zamin Ryot ''Zamin Ryot'' is an Indian Telugu-language weekly newspaper published from Nellore. It was started by N. Venkatrama Naidu in . It has been called the longest continuously running Telugu newspaper. It is one of the notable district newspapers ...'' called the film "rowdy". A critic from ''Andhra Today'' wrote that " Dasari failed in his attempts to treat the viewers to a better picture than '' Ose Ramulamma''". References {{Dasari Narayana Rao 1997 films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian action drama films Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao Films scored by Vandemataram Srinivas te:రౌడీ దర్బార్ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orey Rikshaw
''Orey Rickshaw'' () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, and produced by Dasari Film University. It stars R. Narayana Murthy, Ravali and Raghunatha Reddy. It features music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film was released on 9 November 1995 and emerged as a commercial success, eventually attaining a cult following. The film received three Nandi Awards. Cast * R. Narayana Murthy as Suryam * Ravali * Raghunatha Reddy as Venkataratnam * Anuradha * Poojitha * Mukka Narasinga Rao * Sri Divya * Shivaparvati * Narra Venkateswara Rao * Mukku Raju * M. S. Narayana Production Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao who facing financial troubles began writing a film for T. Krishna. However, the project was put on hold following Krishna's death from cancer. Dasari's disciple R. Narayana Murthy accepted the offer to play the film's lead and the film began its production. Soundtrack The film has score and soundtrack co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erra Sainyam
''Erra Sainyam'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by R. Narayana Murthy and starring himself and Narra Venkateswara Rao. The film was screened in the mainstream section of the 26th International Film Festival of India. The film was a "runaway hit". Cast * R. Narayana Murthy as Singanna *Narra Venkateswara Rao *Sanjeevi *Puranam Surya *Spandana * Guda Anjaiah as a judge * Mukku Raju *Telangana Shakuntala * Udaya Bhanu as Singanna's sister Soundtrack Release and reception The film was a box office success in Andhra Pradesh and prompted Narayana Murthy to star in ''Orey Rikshaw'' (1995). The film inspired many directors to make films in a similar naxalite Naxalism is the communist ideology of the Naxalites or Naxals, a grouping of political and insurgent groups from India. It is influenced by Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Inspired by Maoism, Charu Majumdar wrote the Historic Eight ...-based films. Goodipoodi Srihari of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aapadbandhavudu
''Aapadbandhavudu'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by Edida Nageswara Rao's Poornodaya Movie Creations, the film stars Chiranjeevi and Meenakshi Seshadri while Jandhyala, Sarath Babu, and Geetha play supporting roles. It was the third collaboration between Chiranjeevi and Viswanath following '' Subhalekha'' (1982) and ''Swayam Krushi'' (1987).The second half hospital scenes are copied from 1975 hollywood movie ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest''. ''Aapadbandhavudu'' was an average grosser at the box office. But, the film won critical acclaim with five state Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Actor for Chiranjeevi, and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for Chiranjeevi. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Asia Pacific Film Festival, and the AISFM Film Festival. The film was later dubbed and released into Tamil as ''Veera Marudhu''. Plot Madhava is a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabbevariki Chedu
''Dabbevariki Chedu'' () is a 1987 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by S. Ramalingaraju under the Tarakanama Movies banner and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Sarath Babu, Seetha and music composed by Saluri Vasu Rao. It was released on 1 January 1987. The film is the debut of actress ''Seetha'' in the Telugu film industry. Plot The film begins in a village, Giripuram, where a landlord, Vishwanatham, has three daughters, Devi, Swarna, & Mamatha, and a son, Manohar. The first two have knitted with Govardhanam & Lakshmikanth. Govardhan works as an employee in a firm, whereas Devi is orthodox and spends most of her time in religious rituals. Lakshmikanth & Swarna are a stingy couple who forge affection for Vishwanatham to usurp his wealth. Subsequently, Vishwanatham's brother-in-law, whom he calls by various names, claims them to be deceptive, which he contradicts. Meanwhile, Vishwanatham's childhood friend Udaya Bhaskaram gives hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
