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Thammudu
''Thammudu'' () is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language sports action film written and directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The films stars Pawan Kalyan, Preeti Jhangiani, and Aditi Govitrikar. Bhupinder Singh, Achyuth, Brahmanandam, Ali, and Kitty play supporting roles. ''Thammudu'' was produced by Burugupalli Sivaramakrishna under the Sri Venkateswara Art Films banner. The music is composed by Ramana Gogula with cinematography by Madhu Ambat and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. ''Thammudu'' was inspired by the 1979 American film ''Breaking Away''. The film released on 15 July 1999 and went on to become a blockbuster with the film's soundtrack by Ramana Gogula becoming a trendsetter. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Badri'' (2001), in Kannada as ''Yuvaraja'' (2001) and in Bengali as ''Champion'' (2003). Plot Subramanyam aka Subbu aka Subhash is the youngest son of a family. He is a wastrel and gypsy and spends his days roaming around with girls, hanging around with his friends, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawan Kalyan
Konidela Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Kumar; 2 September 1971) is an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and martial artist serving as the List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. He is also the Ministry of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Minister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and Rural Water Supply; Ministry of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology, Environment, Forest, Science and Technology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and an Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA representing the Pithapuram Assembly constituency, Pithapuram constituency. He is the founder and president of the Janasena Party. As an actor, Kalyan is known for his distinctive style and mannerisms in Telugu cinema. He enjoys a huge fanbase across the Telugu states, often described as "unfathomable," "fiercely loyal," and akin to a "cult following." He is among the highest-paid actors in Cinema of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badri (2001 Film)
''Badri'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The film stars Vijay in the lead role as a college brat who turns into a kickboxer to prove himself. Bhumika, Monal, Vivek, Riyaz Khan and Bhupinder Singh play supporting roles. The film marked Bhumika’s Tamil debut. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ramana Gogula, while the background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It is the Tamil remake of the director's own Telugu film '' Thammudu'' (1999). Filming began in September 2000 after Vijay finished shooting for his previous blockbuster films such as '' Priyamanavale'' (2000) and ''Friends'' (2001), and was completed by March 2001, a month before its release. The film had a theatrical release on 12 April 2001 and was a commercial successful venture at the box office, completing a 100-day theatrical run. '' India Today'' listed the film under the top 10 films performed by Vijay. Plot Sri Badrinatha Moorthy aka "Badri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani (born 18 August 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Malayalam film '' Mazhavillu'' (1999) and her Hindi debut with the multi-starrer romantic film ''Mohabbatein'' (2000), for which she earned the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. After appearing in Rajshri Productions music album ''Yeh Hai Prem'' in 1997, Jhangiani went on to work in various languages. She is known for her work in the Telugu films '' Thammudu'' (1999), '' Narasimha Naidu'' (2001) and the Hindi films '' Awara Paagal Deewana'' (2002), '' LOC: Kargil'' (2003) and '' Aan: Men at Work'' (2004). For her portrayal of a lower caste woman in '' Taawdo the Sunlight'' (2017), she won the Best Actress award at the Rajasthan Film Festival. Early life Jhangiani was born on 18 August 1980, in Mumbai, into a Sindhi Hindu family. She completed her schooling from G D Somani Memorial School, Mumbai and partially attende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achyuth
Kunapareddy Achyutha Vara Prasad, better known as Achyuth (1960 – 26 December 2002) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Telugu Telugu cinema, films and television. He acted in over 50 films and 50 television shows. His accolades include five Nandi Awards. He is notable for his supporting roles in films including ''Thammudu'' and ''Bavagaru Bagunnara?'' He played lead roles in the popular Telugu TV serials ''Sthree'', ''Seethapathi'', ''Antharangalu'' and ''Anveshitha''. Personal life Achyuth was born in Machilipatnam, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh to Kunapareddy Rama Rao and Kunapareddy Sujatha. He had two brothers and two younger sisters. He was married to Ramadevi and had two daughters, Sai Sujatha and Sai Sivani. Acting career Achyuth made his debut as an actor with the film ''Taj Mahal (1995 film), Taj Mahal'', but the first release was ''Mangalya Balam''. He was quite popular with serials like Himabindu, Sthree, Seethapathi, Kranthi Rekha, Antaranga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandra Mohan (Telugu Actor)
Chandra Mohan (born Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao; 23 May 1946 – 11 November 2023) was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu films. He won a Filmfare Award South and two Nandi Awards. Early life Mohan was born as Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao on 23 May 1946, in Pamidimukkala village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He was educated at Y.V.R.M.Z.P. High School at Meduru. He graduated from the agriculture college of Bapatla. He was the cousin of veteran filmmaker K. Viswanath. Career Mohan was introduced to the Telugu film industry through the film '' Rangula Ratnam'' in 1966. In 1968, he starred in '' Sukha Duhkalu'', as the caring brother of Vanisri's character, for which he received awards. Mohan received critical reception for his performance in box office hits such as '' Rangula Ratnam'' (1966) for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best Actor, '' Padaharella Vayasu'' (1978) for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvaraja (film)
''Yuvaraja'' is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language sports drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by R. Srinivas. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavna Pani and Lisa Ray - both of them debuting in Kannada. The film was released on 2 November 2001 across cinema halls in Karnataka. The film finished a 50 day theatrical run. The film is a remake of 1999 Telugu movie ''Thammudu'' which was based on the 1992 Hindi movie '' Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' which in turn was inspired by the 1979 American film ''Breaking Away''. Plot Raju alias Yuvaraja is the youngest son of a family and a careless guy, always going around girls and enjoying with them. His womanizing habits are a source of heartburn for his father. However, his elder brother Chakri is a kickboxer and his father's favourite son, who is very fond of him. Janu, Yuvaraja's neighbour, is in love with him, but it is just one sided as Raju considers her a good friend and a source of money and cars to impress girls (Janu's fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditi Gowitrikar
Aditi Govitrikar (born 21 May 1976) is an Indian actress, physician and former model. She is the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. World title in 2001. From 1997 to 2004, Govitrikar remained the only Indian supermodel with both a medical doctor and a psychologist qualification. She has been touted by ''Hindustan Times'' as "Beauty with Brains". She is a vegetarian and ardent Vipassana practitioner. She was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1'' and '' Bigg Boss 3''. Govitrikar won the Gladrags Megamodel Contest in 1996 and the Gladrags Mrs. India in 2000, subsequently winning Mrs. World Contest in 2001. She ventured into acting when she played a prominent role in ''Thammudu'' (1999), a movie that was a runaway hit. She went on to act in many movies including '' Paheli'' (2005) India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards and ''De Dana Dan'' (2009), that won an award at the International Indian Film Academy Award. She also played a leading role in several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champion (2003 Film)
''Champion'' is a 2003 Bengali sports-drama film directed by Rabi Kinagi. The movie features Jeet and Srabanti Chatterjee. It is Jeet's third movie and Srabanti Chatterjee's debut as a heroine. The film is a remake of the 1999 Telugu film ''Thammudu''. Synopsis The main theme of the film depicts how an irresponsible boy can be very responsible at a particular stage of life. Raja is a college student who is forever committing mischief. He and his peers Bhola, Dhonu & Kanu always stay on the top of the list of failures. Raja has an elder brother, Rohit, who is the exact opposite of the infamous Raja. Rohit works at their father's cafe and is bright in his studies. Their father is fed up with the restless Raja. Even after repeated whacking from his father, he doesn't change. Raja's only support is his childhood friend Kavita who is secretly in love with him. But the flirtatious Raja finds solace in the spoilt brat Riya, the daughter of a rich businessman. Raja saves Riya from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chintapalli Ramana
Chintapalli Venkata Ramana Babu (born in Palakol, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a Telugu film writer. His screen name is Chintapalli Ramana. Personal life Chintapalli Ramana was born in Palakol, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father, Chintapalli Suryanarayana Reddy, was a stage drama writer and director. Career Chintapalli Ramana worked as a dialogue writer for nearly forty films, out of which thirty were super hits. Before entering into the Tollywood, he had written and directed many stage dramas. In the early days of his film career he worked as an associate director with the name Chintapalli Ramanaareddy for many films. He had been introduced as a dialogue writer through the film ''Chinnabbulu''. After that he wrote dialogues for the film ''Suswagatham''. His third film was '' Tholi Prema'', which became a trendsetter in the Telugu film industry. Chintapalli Ramana worked with Tollywood top directors namely YVS Chowdary, Srinu Vaitla, Puri Jagan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' () also abbreviated as ''JJWS'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports film, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain. It stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Mamik Singh, Pooja Bedi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The music was by Jatin–Lalit. It won two Filmfare Awards, including Best Film. It was remade in Telugu in 1999 as '' Thammudu'' which in turn was remade in multiple languages. The film has gained cult following along the years and has often been cited as one of the best coming-of-age movies in Indian cinema. Plot In the hills of Dehradun, Shekhar Malhotra of Rajput School narrowly defeats Ratanlal Sharma of Model College in the main event marathon cycle race at the annual inter-school sports meet. Ratan vows to compete again, and his father Ramlal, an ex-champion himself, promises to save up and buy him an expensive new cycle to match Shekhar's. Ramlal gives money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditi Govitrikar
Aditi Govitrikar (born 21 May 1976) is an Indian actress, physician and former model. She is the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. World title in 2001. From 1997 to 2004, Govitrikar remained the only Indian supermodel with both a medical doctor and a psychologist qualification. She has been touted by ''Hindustan Times'' as "Beauty with Brains". She is a vegetarian and ardent Vipassana practitioner. She was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1'' and '' Bigg Boss 3''. Govitrikar won the Gladrags Megamodel Contest in 1996 and the Gladrags Mrs. India in 2000, subsequently winning Mrs. World Contest in 2001. She ventured into acting when she played a prominent role in '' Thammudu'' (1999), a movie that was a runaway hit. She went on to act in many movies including '' Paheli'' (2005) India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards and ''De Dana Dan'' (2009), that won an award at the International Indian Film Academy Award. She also played a leading role in several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramana Gogula
Ramana Gogula is an Indo-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, music composer and singer of film music and Indian pop. His notable film compositions include '' Premante Idera'' (1998), '' Thammudu'' (1999), '' Badri'' (2000)'', Johnny'' (2003)'', Lakshmi'' (2006)'', Annavaram'' (2006)'', Yogi'' (2007). He is known for his collaborations with Pawan Kalyan with whom he worked for four films. He is currently the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures. Early life and career In 1996, his band ''Misty Rhythms'' released the Indie Pop studio album ''Aye Laila'' along with a music video which became a chart buster on major music channels MTV and Channel in India. He then ventured into Telugu cinema and composed songs and background score for around 25 films predominantly in Telugu with a few films in Kannada and Tamil languages. As an entrepreneur, Ramana Gogula founded startups like Liqwid Kryst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
