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Ritu Varma
Ritu Varma (born 10 March 1990) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu and Tamil films. After appearing in short films and supporting roles, Varma played the lead in the Telugu film '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016) for which she received Nandi Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South. Early life Ritu Taran Varma was born and brought up in Hyderabad in a North Indian family. Her father is from Madhya Pradesh and she speaks Hindi at home. She is fluent in Telugu and does her own dubbing for her Telugu films.; From 7:21 to 8:00 She did her intermediate from Villa Marie College for Women, Hyderabad and holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Malla Reddy Engineering College. After completing her graduation, she took part in the Miss Hyderabad Beauty pageant and was declared the first runner-up. Career Varma rose to fame with her performance in the Telugu short film ''Anukokunda''. The short film won the Best Film award at the 48HR Film Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoom (Indian TV Channel)
Zoom is an Indian glamour and entertainment television channel primarily covering Bollywood and based in Mumbai. The channel was launched in September 2004 and caters primarily to urban audiences. It started out as a music/Bollywood/serial channel, but quickly pulled serials off the air, becoming a music and Bollywood news channel within months. It is a part of The Times Group, one of India's largest media conglomerates. An internet pioneer, it has been available on mobile internet since March 2009. Zoom is available across 60 countries worldwide along with a digital presence. Shows broadcast by Zoom *''Cutting Pyaar'' *''Mirchi top 20 *''Planet Bollywood'' *''Telly Top Up'' *''Request Kiya Hai'' *''Music Takatak'' *''Mann Ki Dhun'' *''Thank God It's Fryday'' *''Likes Bajao'' *''30 Mein 30'' *''Times Celebex'' *''Top 50 Trending'' *''Star Of The Month'' *'' Kosmiic Chat'' *'' Kya Kahein'' *''Gehraiyaan ''Gehraiyaan'' () is a 2022 Indian romantic drama film directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baadshah (2013 Film)
''Baadshah'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sreenu Vaitla. The film was produced by Bandla Ganesh under his Parameswara Art Productions banner. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the lead role, alongside Kajal Aggarwal, Navdeep, Brahmanandam, and Kelly Dorji. The soundtrack was composed by Sai Thaman and this is his second collaboration with Sreenu Vaitla. Cinematography was handled by K. V. Guhan. The film was released worldwide on 5 April 2013. and was premiered at the ''Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014'' held in Japan. Baadshah released in 1550 Screens worldwide with 1200 Prints. Brahmanandam won the SIIMA Award for Best Comedian (Telugu) for his role in the film. Baadshah received positive reviews from critics and was a hit at the box office. Plot Sadhu Bhai is an international syndicate leader who conquered the underworld of entire southeast Asia, and no one dared to challenge him. Baadshah enters the underworld for his father D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films that either simultaneously shot with or remakes of his own Tamil films. Many of his films have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, most notably his romantic films ''Minnale'' (2001), ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008), ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (2010), his cop action thrillers ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003), ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006), ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015) and his gangster drama ''Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu'' (2022). ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his film production company named Photon Kathaas. His production ''Thanga Meengal'' (2013) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Early life and education Menon was born to a Malayali father Vasudeva Menon and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aari (actor)
Aari Arujunan, known by the mononym Aari, is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his lead debut in '' Rettaisuzhi'' (2010) produced by director Shankar, before having a breakthrough performance as Murugan in ''Nedunchaalai'' (2014) and starring in the supernatural thriller ''Maya''. In 2021, he emerged as the title winner of the Tamil reality television show '' Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4''. Career Aari, before entering films, had background in theatre featuring in productions by Magic Lantern, Theatre Nisha and Inland Theatres. He appeared in a minor role in '' Alaiyadikkuthu'' (2005) and was later cast in the role of Muthu in '' Aadum Koothu'' (2006). Aari made his lead debut in '' Rettaisuzhi'', produced by director Shankar. He appeared as Murthy, an army man, returning to his village. In October 2011 it was announced that Aari would feature in '' Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey'' and would star alongside winner of Miss South India 2010, Shubha P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Siddharth
Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in ''Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakthrough role. He later went onto play the lead in noted films such as ''Yuvatha'' (2008), ''Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013), ''Karthikeya'' (2014), ''Surya vs Surya'' (2015), ''Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada'' (2016), '' Kesava'' (2017), ''Arjun Suravaram'' (2019), ''Karthikeya 2'' (2022), and ''18 pages'' (2022)''.'' Early life Nikhil Siddhartha was born in Begumpet, a neighbourhood of Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India. His father Kavali Shyam Siddhartha hails from Mahbubnagar in Telangana. After his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, he graduated from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology. His father suffered from a rare disease, corticobasal degeneration, for eight years before passing away on 28 April 2022. Career Nikhil st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshava (film)
''Keshava'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sudheer Varma. It stars Nikhil Siddhartha in the title role along with Ritu Varma and Isha Koppikar. It revolves around a law student who wants to avenge the death of his family but suffers from a rare congenital disorder Dextrocardia, which prevents him from activities resulting in a faster heart beat. It is produced by Abhishek Nama on Abhishek Pictures banner. Dialogues were written by Krishna Chaitanya and Arjun-Carthyk, while the music was composed by Sunny M.R. and the cinematography was by Divakar Mani. ''Keshava'' was released worldwide on 19 May 2017 in around 650 screens. It opened to positive critical reception and was a commercial success, grossing nearly 30 crore globally on a budget of 3 crore. At the 49th Cinegoers Association Film Awards.The Film was win in Two Categories. Youth Magical Star for Nikhil Siddharth and Special Jury Award Reethu Varma. Plot ''Chapter 1'': ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Critics Award For Best Actress
The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi–language films. Superlatives * 2 actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Manisha Koirala (1996–97) and Tabu (2000–01). * There have been only 2 ties in 2003 and 2020. In 2003, Manisha Koirala and Rani Mukerji were both given the award for ''Company'' and ''Saathiya''. In 2020, Taapsee Pannu & Bhumi Pednekar won this award for the same film, '' Saand Ki Aankh'' (2019). * Neena Gupta is the eldest recipient, winning the award for ''Badhaai Ho'' (2018) at age 59. * Zaira Wasim is the youngest recipient, winning the award for ''Secret Superstar'' (2017) at age 17. * 9 actresses have won awards in both Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) categories; in chronological order, they are Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt and Taapsee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Film - Telugu
''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. The magazine also gives annually the Filmfare Awards, the Filmfare Awards South, the Filmfare Awards East, the Filmfare Marathi Awards, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, the Filmfare OTT Awards, the Filmfare Short Film Awards and the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards. After the businessman Ramkrishna Dalmia (1893–1978) of Dalmia Group purchased Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) in 1946, J. C. Jain from Bharat Insurance Company was employed to help him to run the company in 1950. In this period, Jain conceived the idea of ''Filmfare'' at the actress Kamini Kaushal's house. The magazine was launched by the industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain alongside his wife Rama in Bombay on 7 March 1952. Its publication's circulatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th National Film Awards
The 64th National Film Awards was an award ceremony during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2016 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 7 April 2017, and the ceremony was held on 3 May 2017. Selection process The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries for the first time on 16 January 2017 and the acceptable last date for entries was until 21 January 2017. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2016, and 31 December 2016, were eligible for the film award categories. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2016, and 31 December 2016, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Feature Film In Telugu
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages. Awards for films in seven regional language ( Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Deverakonda
Deverakonda Vijay Sai (born 9 May 1989), better known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Award, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award. Since 2018, he has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list due to his income and popularity. Deverakonda made his debut with '' Nuvvila'' (2011) and received praise for his role in ''Yevade Subramanyam'' (2015). He established himself as a leading film actor with the blockbusters '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016) and ''Arjun Reddy'' (2017), and gained further success by starring in ''Mahanati'' (2018), ''Geetha Govindam'' (2018), and '' Taxiwaala'' (2018). Deverakonda won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in ''Arjun Reddy''. Deverakonda ventured into production under the banner King of the Hill Entertainment, which notably backed '' Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' (2019) and '' Pushpaka Vimanam'' (2021). Beyond his film career, Deverakond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIFA Utsavam
The annual IIFA Utsavam rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. The ceremony is organised by Wizcraft International, the team behind the IIFA Awards, and represents Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. The ceremony was instituted in 2016, after the 2015 South Indian floods had delayed the event from December 2015. The Awards are presented in separate parts on two different days. On the first day the most promising upcoming South Indian film artistes from the Tamil and Malayalam film industries are honoured, while the second day honours artists & technicians of the Telugu and Kannada film industries. The Award nominees are selected by a jury of senior artistes and professionals and voted for by public polling. History In October 2015, the team behind the IIFA Awards announced that they would create a platform titled IIFA Utsavam, in order to reward the achievements of the South Indian film industry. The inau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
