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Seshu
''Seshu'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film starring Rajasekhar in the title role along with Kaveri, directed by Rajasekar's wife Jeevitha Rajasekhar in her directorial debut. It is a remake of the 1999 hit Tamil film '' Sethu'', directed by Bala. The film was released on 28 February 2002. It marks the Telugu debut of popular Tamil film music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, son of the music composer Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a failure at the box-office. Plot Seshu aka Chiya ( Rajasekhar) is a rough and macho college rowdy and also The Students Union Chairman of the college, who uses violence as the only way to deal with people. He lives with his brother, a Magistrate ( Nassar), and his sister-in-law, who is the only person who seems to understand him properly. The movie opens with Seshu winning the elections to the office bearers of the college's Students Union followed by celebrations and in-campus fight between the rival candidates. Seshu has a staple diet o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevitha
Jeevitha, popularly known as Jeevitha Rajasekhar is an Indian actress, director and producer who has primarily worked in Tamil and Telugu films. Career Jeevitha made her debut in Tamil with T. Rajendar's '' Uravai Kaatha Kili'' in 1984 and within a short span acted with the top heroes of the time such as Sivakumar, Vijayakanth, Karthik, Suresh and Sathyaraj. The actress who started her career in 1984, acted in almost forty movies in six years and left the movie industry in 1991 after marrying actor Rajasekhar who primarily works in Telugu movies. Jeevitha’s last film in Tamil was ''Valaikappu'' (1988). She was last seen on screen as an actress in the 1990 Telugu film '' Magaadu'', which starred her husband Rajasekhar. Jeevitha turned director with the film '' Seshu''. She later directed a handful of films as well, including '' Evadaithe Nakenti'' (2007), ''Satyameva Jayate Satyameva Jayate (; ) is a part of a ''mantra'' from the Hindu texts, Hindu scripture ''Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasekhar (actor)
Rajasekhar Varadharajan (born 4 February 1962) is an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning more than 38 years, he has acted in over 80 Telugu films in a variety of roles. He starred in several notable films, including ''Talambralu (film), Talambralu'', ''Sruthilayalu'', ''Aahuthi, Aahuti'', ''Ankusam'', ''Magaadu (1990 film), Magaadu'', ''Allari Priyudu'', ''Anna (1994 film), Anna'', ''Omkaram'', ''Suryudu'', ''Sivayya'', ''Manasunna Maaraju'', ''Maa Annayya'', ''Simharasi'', ''Evadaithe Nakenti'', ''Gorintaku (2008 film), Gorintaku'', and ''PSV Garuda Vega''. Rajasekhar won two Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu, Filmfare Best Actor Awards - Telugu for ''Magaadu'' and ''Anna''. The Nature Waldorf School is owned by Rajasekhar and Jeevitha, to whom he is married. The school is affiliated to Dr. Rajasekhar Charitable Trust and started its operations in July 2010. The mission of the school is to impart non-commercialised education to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sriman (actor)
Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy (born 14 February 1972), better known professionally as Sriman, is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Tamil films, and also some Telugu films. He is primarily known for his prominent character roles in '' Sethu'' (1999), ''Friends'' (2001) '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), '' Aayutha Ezhuthu'' (2004), '' Pokkiri'' (2007), '' Aegan'' (2008), '' Muni 2: Kanchana'' (2011) and '' Kanchana 2'' (2015). He is the son of noted producer Prakash Reddy. He has acted in over 135 films in his illustrious career. Early life and career Sriman was born into a Telugu family in 1972. He started his film career as a child artiste in 1972 Telugu film ''Korada Rani'' and later worked in a few films till 1984 he performed and returned to continue his academic studies after acting in films directed by his uncle KS Reddy and mostly produced by his father Prakash Reddy. After his college studies he returned to films. In the 90s, he played the hero's friend in several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western culture#Music, Western music elements and often credited with having introduced Hip hop music, hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu which included mixed Electronic dance music, EDM and jazz. He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" of Tamil film music. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, three Vijay Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 190 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for ''Aravindhan''. He got his breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sethu (film)
''Sethu'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romance film, romantic tragedy film, written and directed by Bala (director), Bala in his debut. The film stars Vikram (actor), Vikram and Abitha. The score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography by R. Rathnavelu and editing by Raghu Baabu. ''Sethu'', released on 10 December 1999, initially began running as a single noon show in a suburban theatre, but gradually built up audiences through word-of-mouth publicity. The film became a sleeper hit, and Vikram's first major breakthrough film. It won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film, and the Best Film award at the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, Filmfare Awards and the Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil, Cinema Express Awards. Bala and Vikram also won several awards for their contributions. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Huchcha'', in Telugu as ''Seshu'', and in Hindi as ''Tere Naam''. Plot The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippu (singer)
Ekambaresh Lakshmi Narayanan (born 1 November 1978), better known by his stage name Tippu, is an Indian playback singer who has performed several songs in Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu languages. Personal life Tippu married playback singer Harini when they both were 24 years. They have a daughter named Sai Smriti and son, Sai Abhyankkar, who made his singing debut with the single "Katchi Sera" in 2024. Discography Tamil discography Kannada discography Telugu discography Other language discography Awards In 2010, Tippu won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Hey Paaru" from the film '' Raaj the Showman'' composed by V. Harikrishna. Tippu was awarded the Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government ... by the Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Vaidya (singer)
Mohan Vaidya is a Carnatic singer and musician. He has also worked as a television host and as an actor in Tamil language films and serials like Ramany vs Ramany part 02. Career Mohan Vaidhya is the son of noted ghatam artiste K. M. Vaidyanathan and the nephew of music composer G. Ramanathan. He is the elder brother of noted veena player Rajhesh Vaidhya, and his family grew up closely inclined to classical music. Mohan revealed that his voice did not break until his 20s, and that his feminine voice earned him the nickname "Mayil". Mohan learned the violin, taking lessons from Radha Sundaresan. He also took vocal lessons from various gurus such as Tiruvavur Sethuraman, Srirangam Ranganathan, K. C. Thyagarajan and Anayampati Ganesan. Mohan moved to Delhi where he met dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan and began singing for her. He also became the vocalist for Vilasini Natyam exponent Swapna Sundari, Leela Samson, Yamini Krishnamurthy and Bharati Shivaji. In the early 1990s, Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavanya (actress)
Lavanya is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya is a child artist. Started acting from the age of 4. She rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s. studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in K. S. Ravikumar's ''Padayappa'' (1999), where she played the wife (actor), Nassar's character, ''Jodi (1999 film), Jodi'' (1999), ''Sethu (film), Sethu'' (1999), ''Sangamam (1999 film), Sangamam'' (1999) and ''Thenali'' (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, ''Aram Indriyam'' (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles. She has been as a supporti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassar (actor)
Nassar (born Muhammad Hanif; 5 March 1958) is an Indian actor, director, producer, dubbing artist, singer and politician who mainly works in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries. He has also worked in few Kannada, English, Hindi and Bengali films. He is the incumbent president of the Nadigar Sangam. Early life and education Nassar was born as Muhammad Hanif on March 5, 1958, into a Tamil family in Palur, Tamil Nadu, India. His parents were Mehaboob Basha and Mumtaz. He studied in St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School (Chengalpattu). He moved to Madras (now Chennai) after school, where he finished his pre-university at Madras Christian College. At Madras Christian College, he was an active member of the Dramatic Society. Later for a brief time, he worked in the Indian Air Force. He trained in two acting schools: the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce's Film Institute and the Tamil Nadu Institute for Film and Television Technology. Career Nassar made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyothi Lakshmi
Jyothi Lakshmi (2 November 1948 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian actress who appeared in more than 130 movies. In the early 1970s, she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies. She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a trained dancer. She predominantly worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam movies. In the early 1980s, her popularity gradually declined due to her sister Jayamalini's entry into the movie industry. Her debut was in the film '' Vanambadi'' in 1963 as a dancer in the song 'Yaaradi Vanthaar'. She is best remembered for her supporting roles in Thedi Vandha Mapillai and Periya Edathu Penn. Her daughter Jyothi Meena is also an actress. Filmography Tamil #'' Vanambadi'' (1963) #'' Periya Idathu Penn'' (1963) #'' Pattanathil Bhootham'' (1967) #'' Galatta Kalyanam'' (1968) #''Poovum Pottum'' (1968) #'' Panakkara Pillai'' (1968) #'' Adimaippenn'' (1969) #'' Thalaivan'' (1970) #'' Thedi Vandha Mappillai'' (1970) as Jaya (alias Mangai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Anumolu
Hari Anumolu is an Indian cinematographer and director who works in predominantly Telugu-language films. He is best known for his work in '' Mayuri'' (1985). Anumolu is known for his stint with working with debutante directors for which he worked with thirty. His work in the film '' Ganesh'' (2009) was praised by critics. Personal life His son Shekar Chandra works as a music composer in Telugu films. Filmography As cinematographer As director *''Police Report'' (1989) Awards and nominations References External links * Nandi Award winners Telugu film cinematographers Telugu film directors Hindi film cinematographers Living people Cinematographers from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian photographers 21st-century Indian photographers Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaveri (actress)
Kaveri, also known as Kalyani, is an Indian actress and film producer who mostly appeared in Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ..., Telugu cinema, Telugu, Tamil cinema, Tamil and Kannada cinema, Kannada language films. Starting her career in the mid-90s , she had a critically acclaimed performance in the 2002 Telugu Language, Telugu film ''Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!'', that fetched her the Nandi Award for Best Actress. Early life Kaveri was born into a Malayali family settled in Kavumbhagom, Thiruvalla, Kerala. Her father, Muralidharan, worked at Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Career Kaveri started her film career as a child artist in Malayalam films, and then appeared in several Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
