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Ustaad (2023 Film)
''Ustaad'' is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Phanideep and starring Sri Simha Koduri and Kavya Kalyanram. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Cast * Sri Simha Koduri as Surya Sivakumar * Kavya Kalyanram as Meghana * Gautham Vasudev Menon as Joseph D'Souza *Anu Hasan as Gayathri *Ravindra Vijay as an alcoholic mechanic *Venkatesh Maha as Sivakumar, Surya's father (Cameo Appearance) *Ravi Siva Teja as Surya's friend The lead characters' names are based on '' Surya S/o Krishnan'' (2008) and that film's director Gautham Vasudev Menon features in this film as an actor. Production Soundtrack The music was composed by Akeeva B. Reception A critic from ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Simha Koduri
Sri Simha Koduri (born 23 February 1996) is an Indian actor, who works in Telugu films. He first appeared as a child artist in ''Yamadonga'' (2007). After working in various off-screen roles, Simha made his debut as a lead actor in ''Mathu Vadalara'' (2019) for which he won SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu. Early life Sri Simha was born on 23 February 1996 in Hyderabad of present-day Telangana. His father, M. M. Keeravani, is a music director. He is the nephew of director S. S. Rajamouli. His elder brother Kaala Bhairava is a singer and music composer in Telugu films. Career Sri Simha is a regular in S. S. Rajamouli's films. He was a child in ''Yamadonga'' (2007), playing the younger version of Jr. NTR's character. He also featured in a promotional song "Follows Follows" along with Jr. NTR. For '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017), he worked as an assistant music director, while his elder brother, Kaala Bhairava, was a singer for the film. Bhairava is now a le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavya Kalyanram
Kavya Kalyanram is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu films. Her acting career began as a child actor in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. as a child artist, with the movie ''Snehamante Idera''. She subsequently appeared in several other films, including ''Gangotri'', ''Tagore'', ''Vijayendra Varma'', '' Balu'', ''Bunny'', ''Pandurangadu'' and ''Ullasamga Utsahamga''. She made her lead debut with ''Masooda'' in 2022. She is known for her role ''Balagam'' (2023). She starred in '' Ustaad'' (2023). Early life and career Kavya Kalyanram was born in Kothagudem on 20 July 1998 and raised in Hyderabad. After playing roles as a child artiste, she was noticed for her role in ''Balagam Balagam is a small town near Bantva, Keshod, Junagadh District, Gujarat, India. History Formerly, during Muslim period, this village was called Ghebanpur and was almost entirely inhabited by Muslims but afterwards falling waste it was repopulate ...'' (2023). Filmography References {{DEFA ... [...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] |
Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram
Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram () is a leading Indian film production house in India that produces Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ... films. It was established by Sai Korrapati. Film production Awards References External links * {{official, http://vaaraahichalanachitram.com/ *https://www.facebook.com/Vaaraahi Film production companies based in Hyderabad, India Year of establishment missing Indian film studios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anu Hasan
Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahaasan on 16 July 1970) is an Indian actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed '' Indira'' (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the celebrity talk show '' Koffee with Anu'' on the Tamil channel Vijay for three seasons. Early life Anu Hasan was born on 15 July 1970 to Chandrahasan, the brother of actors Kamal Haasan and Charuhasan. Anu is the cousin of film actresses Suhasini Maniratnam, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan. Anu did her schooling at St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy and RSK Higher Secondary School and earned a MSc degree in Physics and Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan. Personal life Anu Hasan married Shri Vikas in 1995 and the couple divorced in 1999. After living alone for around 11 years, she married her long-time British friend Graham Jay in 2010 in a private wedding cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravindra Vijay
Ravindra Vijay is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu films. After beginning his career as a theatre actor, Ravindra had a career breakthrough with appearances in '' Odu Raja Odu'' (2018) and '' Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya'' (2020). Career Born and raised in Bangalore, Ravindra is a polyglot and is fluent in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and English. He completed a medical degree at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and is a qualified doctor. During his time as a student, he took on acting as a hobby and worked on college productions. In 2005, he joined the Bengaluru-based theatre troupe Rafiki, and began working on street plays. Soon after he quit his career as a doctor, Ravindra took on odd jobs to earn, and briefly worked at an oil rig. By 2011, he became a full-time theatre actor. In the mid-2010s, he moved to Chennai and joined the theatre troupe, Perch. He acted in several of the collective's plays such as ''Under the Mangosteen Tree'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkatesh Maha
Venkatesh Maha is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who works in Telugu cinema. He's known for directing films such as '' C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018) and '' Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya'' (2020). Career Maha left his house at the age of sixteen and worked at various jobs. He worked as a spot boy for the film ''Teen Maar'' (2011) before he made his acting debut with '' Aakasame Haddu'' that same year. He made his directorial debut with the film '' C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018) which was shot in the suburb of the same name. The cast of the film comprised entirely newcomers. Regarding his work in the film one critic noted that "Full marks to Venkatesh for not only coming up with a different kind of film but successfully carrying off the experiment of roping in locals for a film which is about themselves" whilst another stated that "If the director Venkatesh Maha is the brain behind this idea, he deserves credit yes". His next film was '' Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaaranam Aayiram
''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera Reddy (in her Tamil debut), Simran and Divya Spandana in lead roles. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, making ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' his final project with Menon before the formal break-up of their partnership, until they worked together again in '' Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015). Cinematography for the film has been handled by R. Rathnavelu and editing done by Anthony Gonsalvez. The film illustrates Surya, an Indian Army Major who learns about his father's death when he is on a rescue mission. He then starts reminiscing about the bond he shared with his father and the stories related to him. The storyline is inspired from Menon's life, when he heard the news about his father's death back in 2007, also serving as a tribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HT Media
HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi, India. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media. HT Media's flagship newspaper is the ''Hindustan Times'', the second most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It also publishes '' Mint'', an Indian financial daily newspaper. Other publications include the Hindi-language daily '' Hindustan'', the Hindi-language literary magazine '' Kadambini'', and Hindi-language children's magazine ''Nandan.'' It operates 19 printing facilities across India with an installed capacity of 1.5 million copies per hour. HT’s online business, is largely handled by Firefly e-ventures internet business, include the flagship web portal Hindustantimes.com, Livemint.com, Desimartini.com, HTCampus.com and Shine.com. Although a public company listed on both the BSE and NSE, HT Media Ltd. is majority owned and controlled by the KK Birla family, with Shobhana Bhartia, daughter of K. K. Birla, its Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anantha Sriram
Chegondi Anantha Sriram is an Indian Lyricist, Poet and Actor who works in Telugu cinema. Sriram has written lyrics for over 1000 Telugu film songs in his career. He won a Nandi Award, a Filmfare Award and a SIIMA Award for his work as a lyric writer. Early life Anantha Sriram was born on 8 April 1984 in Doddipatla village near Palakollu in West Godavari district. His parents are C. V. V. Satyanarayana and Umarani. Anantha Sriram is a relative of politician Chegondi Harirama Jogaiah. He started writing songs from the age of 12. Career ''Kadante Aunanile'' (2005) was the first film he worked on. He gained prominence after he wrote songs for Chiranjeevi's '' Andarivaadu'' and ''Stalin''. He has worked with top music directors including A. R. Rahman, Keeravani and Illayaraja. Besides a Filmfare award for '' Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu'', he has received a host of other honours. He also made a cameo appearance in the film '' Saakshyam'' (2018) as a game designer. Discography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Kulkarni
Anurag Kulkarni is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu language films. Early life and career Kulkarni was born in a Marathi family in Kamareddy, Telangana. He started learning Hindustani classical music with late Kakunoori Jangaiah, a Hindustani vocalist and guru in Hyderabad. He was trained in kirana gharana style of singing. On 24 January 2015, he won the Telugu reality singing show, I''dea Super Singer'' Season 8. In August 2021, in an interview with ''Cinema Express ''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' ...'', Kulkarni said that he has recorded over 800 songs in Telugu language. Discography Filmography As voice actor Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kulkarni, Anurag 1993 births T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaala Bhairava
Kaala Bhairava is an Indian playback singer and music director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has sung songs in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada, in addition to Telugu language, Telugu. He was the composer of the films ''Mathu Vadalara'' and ''Colour Photo'', which received positive reviews and critical acclaim. Career He garnered acclaim for his songs in ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017) and "Peniviti" from ''Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava'' (2018). He made his debut as a music director with ''Mathu Vadalara'' (2019) starring his younger brother Sri Simha. Early life His father, M. M. Keeravani, is a popular music composer while his brother Sri Simha is an actor. He is a relative of director S. S. Rajamouli. Discography As Playback Singer *(D)'' indicates dubbed version.'' As Composer Music videos/Singles Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhairava, Kaala Living people Male actors in Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
