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Razakar (film)
''Razakar'', also marketed as ''Razakar: The Silent Genocide Of Hyderabad'', is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language epic historical action drama film written and directed by Yata Satyanarayana based on the events leading to Annexation of Hyderabad in the erstwhile Princely state of Hyderabad. The film is produced by Gudur Narayana Reddy, under Samarveer Creation LLP. It was released on 15 March 2024. The film was criticized for its caste dynamics, promotion of right-wing Hindutva narrative and for distorting the historical realities. Synopsis The film depicts the struggle in the erstwhile Hyderabad State after India gained independence on August 15, 1947. While the rest of the country celebrated freedom and liberation, the Hyderabad State remained under the control of the Nizam for another year. During this time, Hindus faced oppression from the ruthless Razakars. Razakars who were formed primarily to oppose the Hindu majority’s wish of accession to India, and to keep Nizam unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Simha
Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. After making brief appearances in the films ''Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' and ''Pizza (2012 film), Pizza'' (2012), he portrayed a kidnapper in Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' and a comic villain in Alphonse Putharen's ''Neram''. Simha's subsequent performance as the Madurai gangster Sethu in Karthik Subbaraj's ''Jigarthanda (2014 film), Jigarthanda'' (2014) won him critical acclaim and the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life Bobby Simha was born in a Telugu people, Telugu family on 6 November 1983 in Secundrabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). Simha's family is from Mopidevi, Krishna District, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh but they moved to Kodaikanal in 1995. He subsequently completed his schooling at Priyadarshini Vidyalayam, a Telugu Medium School, in Mopidevi, Krishna District, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razakars (Hyderabad)
The Razakars were a paramilitary wing of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM; ), an Islamic political party in the Hyderabad princely state of British India. Formed in 1938 by MIM leader Bahadur Yar Jung, the organisation expanded considerably during the leadership of Qasim Razvi around the time of the partition of India. Its primary objective was to maintain the rule of the Muslim Nizams of Hyderabad and prevent the accession of Hyderabad to India. One of the pretexts for Operation Polo by India which led to its annexation of Hyderabad was the refusal by the Nizam to disband the Razakars. The Razakars were the main resistance to the Indian Army during the operation. After they were defeated, the Nizam surrendered and agreed to disband the Razakars. Qasim Razvi was initially jailed and then allowed to move to Pakistan where he was granted asylum. They were involved in various human right abuses and committed atrocities including mass killings, rapes and looting of vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vijay
John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. He is well known for his performances in '' Oram Po'' (2007), '' Thillalangadi'' (2010), '' Mouna Guru'' (2011), '' Kalakalappu'' (2012) and '' Sarpatta Parambarai'' (2021). Career John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. Vijay also works as the head programme director of Radio One FM. John is the chief of 'H2O', an advertising agency with its office at Nungambakkam. He made his acting debut with the film '' Thalaimagan'' (2006). Pushkar and Gayatri, who were his juniors in the Visual Communications course in Loyola College, offered him a role in their directorial debut '' Oram Po''. His performance as "Sun of Gun" in the film was described by critics as "scene stealer, his antics bring the house down". His character in his debut film ''Oram Po'' was defined as a person who hails from Thoothukudi who had to come to Chennai a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri (10 June 1908 – 6 April 1983) was an Indian army general who served as the 5th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. After his retirement from the Indian Army, he served as the Indian High Commissioner to Canada from 19 July 1966 until August 1969. Family background and early life Chaudhuri was born into an aristocratic Bengali Brahmin of the Moitro gotra, a family which produced many lawyers and writers. His family were the ''Zamindars'' (landlords) of Haripur and the family was known as the Chaudhuris of Haripur in the province of Bengal, British India. Chaudhuri's paternal grandfather, Durgadas Chaudhuri, was the landlord of Chatmohar Upazila of Pabna district of present-day Bangladesh. His paternal grandmother, Sukumari Devi (wife of Durgadas Chaudhuri), Chaudhuri's mother, Pramila Chaudhuri, was the daughter of Womesh Chandra Bannerjee, who was the first presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arav Chowdharry
Arav Chowdharry (born 23 November 1981) is an Indian actor and model. He is best known for his role as Bhishma in the TV show ''Mahabharat.'' He is from Jaipur. He is an Indian actor who appeared in several Bollywood movies such as ''Dhoom'' and ''Housefull 3''. He got fame for his role as Bhishma Pitamah in the 2013 edition of ''Mahabharat'' on television. He has also acted in a television series named ''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir''. Filmography * ''Laado'' (2001) * Lakshya (2004 film), ''Lakshya'' (2004) * ''Dhoom'' (2004) as Rahul * ''Right Yaaa Wrong'' (2010) * Ajith (film), ''Ajith'' (2014) – Kannada film * ''Vivegam'' (2017) as Shawn (Tamil film) * Lakshya (2004 film), ''Lakshyam'' (2017) as Captain Manjit Singh Dhingra * ''Housefull 3 ''Housefull 3'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language comedy film co-written and directed by Sajid-Farhad and produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The film is the third installment of the ''Housefull'' series. It s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayan Rao Pawar
Narayan Rao Pawar (1925 – 12 December 2010) was an Indian independence movement, Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj. He became popular after plotting to kill the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan as the Nizam was using his extrajudicial police force, the Rezakars to murder hundreds of Hindus in cold blood. Career Narayan Rao Pawar, along with two others (Jagadish Arya and Gandaiah Arya), threw a bomb at the Last Nizam on 4 December 1947 near King Kothi Palace. The sessions court awarded him the death sentence and a life sentence to Jagadish Arya. However, on 17 September 1948 his death sentence was commuted to life sentence. Finally after serving 21 months in jail, he was released on 10 Aug 1949. He died on 12 December 2010. He was a follower of Raavi Narayan Reddy, the doyen of the Hyderabad Armed Struggle. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pawar, Narayan Rao 2010 deaths 1925 births Activists from Telangana Arya Samajis Telangana Rebellion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy
Comrade Bheemireddy Narasimha Reddy was a freedom fighter and a leader of the Telangana Rebellion. He is considered as the Telangana Che Guevara, given his rebellion against Rajakars. He belonged to Suryapet district of present day Telangana. B. N. Reddy, as he was known, fought the Razakars during the Nizam’s rule for six years by being underground. He escaped 10 attempts on his life, prominent among them being an attack against him, his wife and infant son by the Razakars near Mahbubabad in Warangal district. Narasimha Reddy broke the army cordon while exchanging fire and escaped. He also carried out struggles against feudal oppression and bonded labour. Career He was a member of the Communist Party of India which led the peasant struggle that is famous as the Telangana Rebellion. The rebellion was led under the banner of Andhra Mahasabha by the Communist Party of India. He was elected thrice to the Lok Sabha from Miryalguda and twice to the Assembly from Suryapet and Tungat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to author and politician. He is a well-known name in Gujarati literature. He founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, an educational trust, in 1938. Munshi wrote his works in three languages namely Gujarati, English and Hindi. Before independence of India, Munshi was part of Indian National Congress and after independence, he joined Swatantra Party. Munshi held several important posts like member of Constituent Assembly of India, minister of agriculture and food of India, and governor of Uttar Pradesh. In his later life, he was one of the founding members of Vishva Hindu Parishad. Early life Munshi was born on 30 December 1887 at Bharuch, a town in Gujarat State of British India in a Bhargav Brahmin family. Munshi took admission at Baroda Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalaivasal Vijay
Thalaivaasal Vijay (born A. R. Vijayakumar) is an Indian actor and dubbing artiste. He has acted predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992), which became part of his stage name in Tamil cinema following acclaim for his performance. He is noted for his character roles, especially in R. Sukumaran's 2010 Malayalam film '' Yugapurushan'' as Narayana Guru Sree Narayana Guru () (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, Spiritual Leader, spiritual leader and Social Reformer, social reformer in India. He led a Kerala reformation movement, reform movement against the injustice in t .... The actor is usually seen in negative and supporting roles. Vijay, in his career spanning over 30 years, has appeared in more than 270 films. Filmography Tamil 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Malayalam Telugu Hindi English As voice over artist Television Tamil Malayalam Awards Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prema (Kannada Actress)
Neravanda Chetticha Prema is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and a few Tamil language films. She ruled Kannada industry in the 90s and early 2000s and she has appeared in many commercially successful feature films. She was a leading Kannada actress at the turn of the century and has received the Karnataka State Film Award and Filmfare Best Actress awards for her performances in Kannada films. She has featured in '' Om'' and '' Yajamana'', which are the two major blockbuster and highest-grossing films of their time in Kannada cinema. After an eight-year hiatus, she returned to films with '' Upendra Matte Baa'' in 2017. Personal life Prema was born into Neravanda family, of the Kodava community to Chetticha and Kaveri, in military hospital, Bangalore. She received high school education in Mahila Seva Samaja High School and completed her Pre-university course in Murnad junior college, Kodagu. As a student she was involved activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakali Ilamma
Chityala Ilamma ( – 10 September 1985), better known as Chakali Ilamma, was an Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion. Her act of defiance against Zamindar Ramachandra Reddy, known as Visnoor Deshmukh, to cultivate her land, became an inspiration for many during the rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region. Early and personal life Chityala Ilamma was born in 1895 as the fourth child of Oruganti Mallamma and Sailu in Kistapuram of Warangal district, of present-day Telangana, India. She belongs to Rajaka caste. Ilamma was married to Chityala Narasimah at the age of 11. The couple had four sons and a daughter. Career Ilamma took the red flag against the anarchy of Deshmukh and Razakar in Visnur between 1940 and 1944. She joined the Andhra Mahasabha as well as the Communist Party of India. She worked actively against the Nizam government and her house was the center for activities conducted against the feudal land lords who collabor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indraja (actress)
Rajathi, better known by her stage name Indraja, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to television shows. Early life Indraja was born as Rajathi in a Telugu Brahmin family in Chennai. She is the eldest of three sisters and comes from a Carnatic music family. During school days, she won prizes in singing and drama competitions. A trained classical singer and dancer, she learned Kuchipudi dance form Madhavapeddi Murthy. She was preparing to be a journalist. Career Indraja was cast as a child actress in Rajinikanth-starrer Uzhaippali movie. With Jantar Mantar, her first movie as a grown-up, she adopted the name of her character in that movie, 'Indraja' as her stage name. Later, S. V. Krishna Reddy's ''Yamaleela'' catapulted her to instant stardom. The film ran for over a year. She acted in ''Thadayam'' and '' Rajavin Parvaiyile'' but she was not able to make much headway in Tamil movies, as both movies failed to make an impact at the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
