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Rakendu Mouli
Rakendu Mouli Vennelakanti is an Indian lyricist, actor, singer, and dialogue writer who works in Telugu films. He is the son of Telugu lyricist Vennelakanti. Career Mouli made his debut as an actor with ''Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante'' (2015) in which he played the lead role. In 2016, he played Naga Chaitanya's friend in ''Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo''. He played supporting roles in ''Kirrak Party'', a Telugu remake of the Kannada film ''Kirik Party'', and played one of the lead roles in ''My Dear Marthandam'' (2018). In 2019, he made his Tamil debut with ''Enai Noki Paayum Thota'', where he played Dhanush's friend. He made his Telugu debut as a lyricist with ''Andala Rakshasi'' and garnered acclaim for the song "Manasu Palike". He wrote the lyrics for four of the five songs in ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' (2019). Personal life His father, Vennelakanti Vennelakanti Rajeswara Prasad (30 November 1957 – 5 January 2021) was an Indian lyricist and writer known for his work in Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vennelakanti
Vennelakanti Rajeswara Prasad (30 November 1957 – 5 January 2021) was an Indian lyricist and writer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He wrote over 2000 film songs, and was awarded Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Lyricist in 2000. Career Vennelakanti was inclined towards Harikathas, and began writing from a young age. Initially, he worked as a banker and wrote his first film song for Krishnam Raju-starrer ''Sriramachandrudu.'' He was also known for his works as dubbing script writer and contributing lyrics for Tamil films, dubbed into Telugu language. Filmography ;Lyricist *1988: ''Murali Krishnudu'' *1991: '' Aditya 369'' *1993: One By Two *1994: Gharana Alludu *1994: Theerpu *1995: Gharana Bullodu *1995: Criminal *1996: Shri Krishnarjuna Vijayam *1999: Samarasimha Reddy *1999: Seenu *1999: '' Premãnurãgam'' (Dubbed Version of Hindi film Hum Saath-Saath Hain) *2001: Bhalevadivi Basu *2001: Cheppalani Vundhi *2002: Takkari Donga *2006: P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanga Magan (2015 Film)
''Thanga Magan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Velraj. Dhanush produced and stars in the film alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson. The film entered production in March 2015 and was released on 18 December 2015. The film performed decently at the box office. Plot Tamizh, his wife Yamuna, and mother move into an uncomfortable home. Tamizh leaves them with his friend Kumaran while he looks for a job. All the companies are pleased with his resume but are hesitant to give him a job due to occurrences in his past job. Desperate, Tamizh gets a job at a roadside biriyani shop. He comes home for the night after he gets drunk, and flashback starts. 5 years earlier, college student Tamizh, Kumaran, and Tamizh's cousin Aravind were inseparable friends. One day, Tamizh's mother tells him to go to the temple for a pooja (blessing ceremony). There he meets Hema, who is an Anglo-Indian and architect student and likes her. Tamizh and Kumaran le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigil
''Bigil'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in the titular role. It also stars Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Vivek and Kathir in other prominent roles. It revolves around Michael Rayyapan alias Bigil, a footballer-turned-gangster who decides to coach a women's football team when their coach gets attacked. He faces challenges when his team does not cooperate with him due to his violent background and also finds himself hunted by some rivals who want revenge. The film was officially announced on 14 November 2018, under its working title ''Thalapathy 63'' (referring to Vijay's 63rd film as an actor), and it further marked the third collaboration of Vijay and Atlee after ''Theri'' and '' Mersal''. Principal photography for this film commenced on 21 January 2019, where predominantly took place around Chennai, with a minor schedule in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasudu (2019 Film)
''Rakshasudu'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language psychological thriller film directed by Ramesh Varma. The film stars Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran and it is the official remake of the 2018 Tamil film '' Ratsasan. The music is composed by Ghibran, the film began production in March 2019. Movie was released on 2 August 2019. The film was a success at the box office. Plot Two elderly men discover the corpse of Samyuktha, a 15-year-old school student who was brutally murdered and wrapped in a polythene bag. Arun Kumar is an aspiring filmmaker who wants to make a movie on psychopaths. After being rejected many times despite having a good script and due to pressure from his family, he decides to become a sub-inspector with the help of his brother-in-law, Prasad, a police officer himself. He moves in with his sister Sapna, Prasad, and their daughter Siri. Siri gets into trouble when she makes Arun forge her father's signature on her report card. Her class teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarvam Thaala Mayam
''Sarvam Thaala Mayam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film written and directed by Rajiv Menon. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar and Aparna Balamurali, with a supporting cast including Nedumudi Venu, Vineeth, Kumaravel, Santha Dhananjayan, and Dhivyadharshini. The film has music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by Ravi Yadav, and editing by Anthony. Returning to direction after 19 years, Menon makes a comeback with a film that is relevant, entertaining, and inspirational in parts. The film released on 1 February 2019. The film was a box office success. Plot This is a story about a famous mridangam player named Vembu Iyer and his student Peter Johnson, son of an expert mridangam maker named Johnson and a crazy Vijay fan, collide. Earlier Peter is a care-free brat who neither has any interest in his father's mridangam making business nor in his own career. He starts wooing a nurse called Saara who keeps some distance from him due to his approach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarkar (2018 Film)
''Sarkar'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language political action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, and produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. The dialogues were co-written by Murugadoss and B. Jeyamohan. The film stars Vijay, Keerthy Suresh and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar while Yogi Babu, Radha Ravi, and Pala. Karuppiah play supporting roles. It follows Sundar Ramaswamy, an NRI who arrives in India from US to cast his vote in the election, only to find that his vote has already been recorded as cast. Sundar raises awareness against electoral fraud among the masses and decides to contest as a non-partisan politician in the elections amidst several attempts made on his life and reputation. Principal photography for ''Sarkar'' began in January 2018. Murugadoss collaborated with Vijay for a third time with ''Sarkar'', which was the latter's 62nd film and given the tentative title of ''Thalapathy 62''. In early December 2017, Sun Pictures agreed to produce th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, co-written with Siva Ananth. Produced by Mani Ratnam under the banner Madras Talkies, along with Lyca Productions, the film features an ensemble cast including Arvind Swami, Jyothika, Arun Vijay, Silambarasan,Vijay Sethupathi, Thiagarajan, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aishwarya Rajesh, Dayana Erappa, and Mansoor Ali Khan. ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' tells the story of three brothers who engage in a power struggle for control over their deceased father's criminal empire. The project was kick-started with A. R. Rahman and Santhosh Sivan as the music composer and the cinematographer, respectively. The team spent nearly six months for choosing the cast and crew, respectively, with subsequent changes. Principal photography of the film commenced in February 2018 and filming continuously took place on Chennai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Serbia until that June. The soundt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangula Ratnam (2018 Film)
''Rangula Ratnam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film starring Raj Tarun and Chitra Shukla. Plot Vishnu is a software engineer who is attached to his widowed mother and falls in love with Keerthi, who is a stickler for traffic rules and annoys Vishnu. Vishnu's life turns upside down when his mother dies in sleep from a hidden illness. Unable to recover from his mother's death, Vishnu proposes to Keerthi, who goes to a camp and accepts his love. Vishnu goes to the camp and brings Keerthi back, where they profess their love for each other. After a near death experience when Vishnu stops for a break, she is scared of losing Vishnu. When Vishnu stops at a tea stall near her home, she cuts him off saying she is not interested in love and leaves. When Vishnu tries to reach out, Keerthi tells that she loves him, but doesn't want any relationship indicating a past story. Keerthi reveals that her loving father died in a bus accident on her birthday and is fearfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
''Thaanaa Serndha Koottam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film directed by Vignesh Shivan. The film stars Suriya, alongside Karthik, Ramya Krishnan, Keerthy Suresh, Nandha, Kalaiyarasan, RJ Balaji, and Suresh Chandra Menon. The film's music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander and cinematography performed by Dinesh B. Krishnan and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. It is a remake of the 2013 Hindi film '' Special 26'', which was inspired by the true event 1987 Opera House heist in Mumbai. Principal photography of the film commenced in September 2016 and ended in August 2017. ''Thaana Serndha Kootam'' had a worldwide theatrical release on 12 January 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics and audience with praise for the performances of the cast, writing, direction, screenplay, social message, background score and soundtrack. The film was a box office success. Plot All the events in this movie happen in the period of 1986–1987. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maragadha Naanayam
''Maragadha Naanayam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by ARK Saravan in his directorial debut. The film stars Aadhi and Nikki Galrani while Anandaraj, Munishkanth, Daniel Annie Pope, Mime Gopi, and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporting roles. The music was composed by first-timer Dhibu Ninan Thomas with cinematography by PV Shankar and editing by Prasanna GK. The film was released in 16 June 2017 in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''Marakathamani''. Plot Senguttuvan (Aadhi) and Elango (Daniel Annie Pope) are two small-time crooks who work for a local jewel smuggler named "Nochukuppam" Ramdoss (Ramdoss). Senguttavan is attracted to a young woman Chanakya (Nikki Galrani) whom he sees every morning at the bus stop, however he never manages to speak to her. Chanakya eventually gets married, but her husband doesn't treat her well and physically and verbally abuses her in public. Meanwhile, a Chinese businessman comes to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadamban
''Kadamban'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan. Arya and Catherine Tresa star. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by S. R. Sathish Kumar, editing by Deva, art directing by A. R. Mohan, and stunt choreography by Dhilip Subbarayan. The movie was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Gajendrudu''."The Hindi rights of the film were purchased by RK Duggal Studios for a record price. The Hindi trailer was launched on 6 May 2017, and the Hindi dubbed version was released under the same title by RKD studios. It received mixed reviews, who appreciated performance of Arya, visuals, and music, but criticised for writing, and its similarities between previous Hollywood, and slow pace. Plot Kadamban is a native of an isolated tribe in the Kadamban Forest, Tamil Nadu. The area is known for its wildlife and an immense amount of limestone. This brings the attention of the Mahendran Brothers, who own a large cement facto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si3 (film)
''Singam 3'' (Shortened as ''Si3'' or ''S3'') is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari. A sequel to ''Singam II'' (2013) and the third film in the '' Singam film series'', it stars Suriya and Anushka Shetty, where Anushka Shetty plays an important extended Cameo role as main lead (both of whom reprised their roles in the first two films), while Hansika Motwani (who previously played a lead role), plays a cameo role in this series along with Shruti Hassan and Thakur Anoop Singh. It is the fifth collaboration of Suriya and Hari. The film occurs a few months after ''Singam 2'' and focuses on DCP Duraisingam, attempting to solve the murder case of Vizag City Police Commissioner, Ramakrishna. Principal photography commenced in January 2016 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The film was released worldwide on 9 February 2017. Upon release, it received mixed reviews from the critics, who criticized the writing, direction, runtime, humour, and similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |