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Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu
Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (1933–1987) was an Indian music composer, multi instrumentalist, and singer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film '' Meghasandesam'' in 1982. He won three Nandi Awards. He also worked for Bengali, Nepali, Kannada, and Oriya films. He was associated primarily with directors like Dasari Narayana Rao, Vijaya Nirmala and Jandhyala. His major works include '' Sivaranjani'' (1978), '' Ananda Bhairavi'' (1983), ''Srivariki Premalekha'' (1984), and '' Swayamkrushi'' (1987). Early life Ramesh Naidu was born in Kondapalli in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India. At the age of fourteen, under the guidance of B. R. Chopra, Naidu got trained in music instrumentation and orchestration at the music company His Master's Voice. His debut film as a music director was for the Marathi film ''Bandval Pahija''. Ramesh Naidu was first introduced to Telugu cinema in ''Dampatyam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kondapalli
Kondapalli is an industrial and residential hub located in western part of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station also known as Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS) is one of the major Thermal Power stations of the state is located in between Ibrahimpatnam and Kondapalli. It is home for many industries like Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL), BPCL, HPCL, IOC, Reliance Industries, Lanco Infratech are located here. Kondapalli Toys are very famous in the state. Kondapalli Fort, also known as Kondapalli Kota, is located towards west of Kondapalli. The closest locality to Kondapalli is Ibrahimpatnam. Etymology In 18th century, Kondapalli was known with the name, ''Mustafanagar''. Culture The village is known for Kondapalli Toys (Kondapalli bommalu). The toys are chiselled from local light softwoods (''Tella Poniki'') and painted with vegetable dyes, and vibrant enamel colours. They a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film released in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and the first screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. It was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded ''South India Movietone'' in Bengaluru. Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen, such as B. V. Karanth's '' Chomana Dudi'' (1975), (based on ''Chomana Dudi'' by Shivaram Karanth), Girish Karnad's '' Kaadu'' (1973), (based on ''Kaadu'' by Srikrishna Alanahalli), Pattabhirama Reddy's '' Samskara'' (1970) (based on ''Samskara'' by U. R. Ananthamurthy), which won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities in India by population, most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the List of largest cities, seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha, alpha world city. Mumbai has the List of cities by number of billionaires, highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishnaveni (actress)
Chittajallu Krishnaveni (24 December 1924 – 16 February 2025), also known as C. Krishnaveni or simply Krishnaveni, was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer who worked in Telugu cinema. She was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Life and career Krishnaveni hailed from Pangidi, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was a drama artist before entering the film industry. Her debut was in the film ''Anasuya'' (1936) as a child artist. Her father Krishna Rao was a doctor. She moved to Chennai in 1939 as she began to get several offers to act in Telugu films. She also acted in films in other languages, such as Tamil. In 1939, she married Mirzapuram Zamindar. She became active with producing and filmmaking at her husband's Sobhanachala Studios in Chennai. She was remembered for introducing several stalwart film personalities in her Telugu film ''Mana Desam'' (1949) as a producer. They included N T Rama Rao as actor, Gha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Film
Marathi cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language, which is widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based out of Mumbai. It is the oldest film industry in India and one of the leaders in filmmaking in the Indian film industry. ''Raja Harishchandra'', directed by Dadasaheb Phalke and released in 1913, was the first Marathi-language film ever made, and was also India's first full-length feature film. The claim is disputed and some claim that Dadasaheb Torne's '' Shree Pundalik'' (1912) was the first film made in Maharashtra. The first Marathi talkie film was '' Ayodhyecha Raja'', released in 1932, one year after ''Alam Ara'', the first Hindi talkie film. All Marathi films until then were silent films with intertitles. ''Pinjara'' (1972), directed by V. Shantaram, was first colour film in Marathi cinema. Kolhapur was a centre for film production during the 20th century, though currently, a majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saregama
Saregama India Ltd is an Indian music record label and content company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the oldest music label in India, established in 1901 as the Indian branch of the British Gramophone Company. It later became a part of EMI, and for several decades, used the His Master's Voice (HMV) trademark on its releases. In 1985, the company was acquired by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. Although the HMV trademark continued to be used until 2003, the licensing agreement with EMI ended that year. Saregama also distributed EMI's international releases in India during this period. The company is involved in music publishing, film production under the brand Yoodlee Films, and the creation of multi-language television content. It also manufactures and sells Carvaan, a digital audio player pre-loaded with classic Indian music. Saregama is listed on the NSE and the BSE. Besides its head office in Kolkata, it has regional offices in Mumbai, Chennai, and Delhi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna District
Krishna district is a district in the Coastal Andhra region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is surrounded on the East by Bay of Bengal, West by Guntur district, Guntur, Bapatla district, Bapatla and North by Eluru district, Eluru and NTR district, NTR districts and South again by Bay of Bengal. Etymology Krishna District with its district headquarters at Machilipatnam is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. It was formerly called as Machilipatnam District. Later it was renamed as Krishna District after the holy river Krishna, by adding certain Taluks of the abolished Guntur District in 1859. Again in 1925, Krishna District was further divided into Krishna and West Godavari Districts. There are no changes in its jurisdiction except some minor changes (in Divi Taluk and Munagala Paragana). Further Again in 2022 Krishna District was divided into Krishna and NTR Districts. It was named after the Krishna River (also kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swayamkrushi
''Swayamkrushi'' () is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti in main leads, with Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, and Sumalatha in other pivotal roles. The film chronicles the life of a self-educated cobbler's journey from rags to riches. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Asia Pacific Film Festival; the film was dubbed into Russian and was screened at the special mention section at the Moscow International Film Festival. Chiranjeevi garnered the Indian Express Best Actor, and the Nandi Award for Best Actor award for his performance. Vijayashanti garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Dharamyudh''. Plot Sambayya (Chiranjeevi), a humble cobbler, is devoted to raising his late sister's son, Chinna (played by Arjun/Sirish), while also supporting the education of the orphaned Sarada (Sumalatha), on who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srivariki Premalekha
''Srivariki Premalekha'' () is a 1984 Telugu-language romantic comedy film written, and directed by Jandhyala; and produced by Cherukuri Ramoji Rao. The story is based on a Potturi Vijayalakshmi novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ... titled ''Premalekha'', published in "Chatura" magazine. The film was a commercial hit during that period, with many actors subsequently established in the cinema field. The film won a Filmfare Award South and a Nandi Award. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Porutham'' with Naresh and Poornima reprising their roles. Plot This comedy film revolves around a blind Love letter (Prema Lekha) written by Swarna ( Poornima) to Ananda Rao ( Naresh), because in a bet with her friends, she writes a blind love letter to an unknown person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Bhairavi (film)
''Ananda Bhairavi'' () is a 1983 Indian bilingual dance film, simultaneously shot in Telugu and Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ... languages, written, and directed by Jandhyala. It starred Girish Karnad, Kathak dancer Malavika Sarkar, Rajesh and "Natyacharya" Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma as a male classical dancer in this film. The film was premiered at International Film Festival of India. The film received positive reviews and has garnered the four state Nandi Awards. Plot This is a movie which gives you knowledge about the origin of Kuchipudi dance. It is about people who considered a girl performing "Kuchipudi" dance an embarrassment and about a man who is fighting tooth and nail to pass on the heritage of "Kuchipudi". He finally manages to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivaranjani (film)
''Sivaranjani'' is 1978 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani who goes on to become a famous film actress, played by Jaya Sudha. Later it was remade in Tamil as '' Natchathiram'' in 1980. Plot The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani (Jayasudha), who goes on to become a famous film actress. A small town man, Hari Prasad forms her fan club and starts admiring her. Sivaranjani starts finding her true love in this man. She gives up her career as a film actress, escapes the trauma of limelight and wants to settle down with this man. However, Nirmallamma and Subhashini approach Jayasudha to convince her not to marry the boy. Sivaranjani sacrifices her life so that the boy and Subhashini can marry. Cast * Jayasudha... Sivaranjani * Hari Prasad... Sivaranjani's Fan * Mohan Babu * Allu Ramalingaiah * Nirmalamma * Subhashini * Gokina Rama Rao... Sivaranjani's Brother * K. V. Chalam * Mural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jandhyala
Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously as Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre, theatre. Popularly referred to as "Hasya Brahma" (), Jandhyala is celebrated for his exceptional contributions to comedy films. In a career spanning twenty five years, he directed more than 40 films and wrote dialogues for over 300 films. Jandhyala's interest in theatre began at a young age, and during his college years, he wrote several successful plays. He entered the film industry in 1976 and quickly established himself as a versatile writer. He penned commercial blockbusters such as ''Adavi Ramudu (1977 film), Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), and ''Vetagadu'' (1979) as well as critically-acclaimed films like ''Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976), and ''Sankarabharanam (1980 film), Sankarabharanam'' (1980). His skill in crafting sharp dialogues and creating engaging characters earned him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
