Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (soundtrack)

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is the soundtrack album composed by S. Thaman for the 2020 Tollywood film of the same name starring Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in lead roles, directed by Trivikram Srinivas, the film marks Thaman's second collaboration with Trivikram after "Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava" (2018) and third collaboration with Allu Arjun after "Race Gurram" (2014) and "Sarrainodu" (2016). The album consists of six songs with Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Kasarla Shyam, Krishna Chaitanya, Ramajogayya Sastry, Kalyan Chakravarthy and Vijay Kumar Bhalla penning the lyrics. The soundtrack album released digitally on 6 January 2020 on the Aditya Music label. It is the first Indian feature film soundtrack to have more than 1 billion-views on YouTube. On YouTube's Top 10 Indian Music Videos, "Butta Bomma" and "Ramuloo Ramulaa" became the only South Indian songs that have been listed in 2020.
Production.
"Samajavaragamana"
A glimpse of the first single "Samajavaragamana" featuring Sid Sriram's voiceover, was released in all social media platforms on 25 September 2019. A minute video featuring composer S. Thaman and lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, who penned the lyrics for the song, who shared their opinions about the song was released later in media platforms. The full song was released on 27 September 2019 and went viral within an hour of its launch. Rather than the usual lyrical video, the YouTube video had a band, including singer Sid Sriram and composer Thaman, performing the song on a flashy stage with shots of Pooja Hegde and Allu Arjun, and others, from the film. On 1 December 2019, it became the fastest Telugu song to 100 million views on YouTube, less than two weeks after it became the first Telugu song to hit 1 million likes on YouTube. The female version of the song sung by Shreya Ghoshal was released on 3 January 2020. The song was shot at the exotic locations across Paris, and was also shot at the Lido de Paris dance show, becoming the first South Indian film to shoot at this location. It was reported that the makers have spent more than 5 crore for the song shoot.
"Ramuloo Ramulaa"
The song teaser of the second single "Ramuloo Ramulaa" was released on 21 October 2019. The lyrics for the song written by Kasarla Shyam and sung by Anurag Kulkarni and Mangli Satyavati. The single was released on 25 October 2019, with the occasion of Diwali. The YouTube video included lyrics, footage of the musicians, an Allu Arjun voice-over, clips of the actual dance number from the movie, behind the scenes footage, and members of the cast wishing fans a happy Diwali at the end. On December 2019, it became the second fastest Telugu song followed by "Samajavaraagamana" to cross 100 million views.
"OMG Daddy"
The song teaser of the third single "OMG Daddy" was released on 14 November 2019, as a Children's Day treats from the team. The teaser features Allu Arha and Allu Ayaan, children of Allu Arjun. The song performed by Rahul Sipligunj, Rahul Nambiar, Roll Rida, Blaaze and Lady Kash with lyrics by Krishna Chaitanya was released on 21 November 2019.
"Butta Bomma"
The promo of the fourth single titled "Butta Bomma" written by Ramajogayya Sastry and sung by Armaan Malik was released on 22 December 2019, and the full song was released on 23 December 2019. The song "Butta Bomma" was a huge hit and went on to become the most viewed Telugu song on YouTube with 500 million views as of January 2021.
Marketing.
In order to celebrate the success of the songs, the makers planned for a special musical concert on 6 January 2020, at Yousufguda Police Grounds in Hyderabad. Composer Thaman, singers Anurag Kulkarani, Armaan Malik, Sid Sriram, amongst others performed the songs live at the event, which saw the attendance of the film's cast and crew among other celebrities.
Reception.
The film's soundtrack album received mostly positive reviews from critics and listeners, becoming one of the biggest hits in Telugu music.
"123telugu" stated that "There is no denying the fact that the music album of Ala Vaikunthapuramlo is the best in recent times. Thaman is in the form of his life and churns out a blockbuster album that everyone looks forward from a big film. Every song is special and has its own charm. Very rarely does it happen that all the songs of an album click in a big way and Ala Vaikunthapuramlo is one example. The songs have taken the film’s buzz to another level and Thaman needs to be especially credited for doing a terrific job."
"IndiaGlitz" wrote that "This one is one of the best from Thaman and carries features of carnivalesque and soulful music.  One of the most riveting coming together of singers and lyricists".
Soundtrack listing.
Telugu.
The original soundtrack album featured six tracks, with five songs released as singles. The complete soundtrack album released at the film's musical concert event on 6 January 2020, and was made available in all streaming platforms. Along with the film's soundtrack, a bonus song "Sitharala Sirapadu" was released on 17 January 2020.Original Non-film Track List
Malayalam.
The Malayalam version of "Samajavaragamana" sung by Vijay Yesudas was released as the first single on 10 November 2019. The second single "Aanddava Aanddava" was released on 21 December 2019. The Malayalam version of "OMG Daddy" sung by Rahul Nambiar, Nayana, Shruthi Gayatri, Blaaze was launched as the third single on 30 December 2019. The fourth single "Kutti Bomma" was released on 8 January 2020. The full soundtrack album was released on 10 January 2020.
Kannada.
The Kannada version of "Butta Bomma" was released under Aditya Music label with the title as "Putta Bombe", with the video song released on 16 November 2020. The Kannada versions of "Samajavaragamana", "Ramuloo Ramulaa" and "OMG Daddy", were released under the same title and were released as singles on 20 November, 4 December and 11 December, respectively, whereas the full album released on 25 December 2020.
Personnel.
Credits adapted from Aditya Music Label.


S. Michael Rayappan

Siluvai Michael Rayappan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Radhapuram constituency. He represented the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He is also a film producer and has produced such films like "Nadodigal", "Pattathu Yaanai", "Eetti", and "Miruthan" under Global Infotainment's banner.
Career.
After producing the commercially successful films "Nadodigal" (2009), "Thenmerku Paruvakaatru" (2010), "Goripalayam" (2010), "Pattathu Yaanai" (2013), and "Eetti" (2015), Rayappan produced "Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan" (2017), a disaster at the box-office. Several months after the film's release, Rayappan criticised the unruly behaviour of film's lead actor Silambarasan for disrupting the film's shoot.


Madhu Priya

Madhu Priya Peddinti is an Indian Telugu playback singer. She became popular on Telugu television with her folk song "Adapillanamma Nenu Adapilanani".
She was one of the participants of the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu (season 1) and she was evicted on Day 13
Career.
Madhu Priya made her Tollywood debut with her singing for the movie "Daggaraga Dooranga". For the song "Vachinde" from the movie "Fidaa", she won the Filmfare Award for Best Play Back Singer Female. She participated in the Star Maa reality series "Bigg Boss Telugu" and was evicted on Day 13.


Aaravadhu Vanam

Aaravadhu Vanam is a 2010 Indian Tamil romantic drama film directed by R. Bhuvanesh. The film features Bhushan, Vidhya Mohan and Bose Venkat in lead roles, with Ramya, Ansiba Hassan, Scissor Manohar, Mahalingam Pollachi, Porur Sekar and Thangam playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. M. Thiyagarajan, had musical score by R. Haribabu and was released on 30 July 2010. The film was remade in Malayalam as "Bhagavathipuram" (2011).
Plot.
A few months ago in a remote village named Aaravadhu Vanam, the villagers strongly condemned inter-caste marriages and strictly followed the caste system. The village bigwig Dharma (Bose Venkat) wanted to marry his college-going relative Malar (Vidhya Mohan) whereas the ruffian Puli (Bhushan) who had no family carried out crimes wearing a lion mask. Malar became curious about Puli, she then fell in love with him and she even kissed him one day. One week before her marriage with Dharma, Malar declared her love to Puli and Puli scolded her for being senseless to fall in love with a wastrel with no future. The day of the marriage, she left the wedding hall and went on to meet Puli but Puli brought her back to the wedding hall. Malar's father and his henchmen insulted Puli. Consumed with anger, Puli changed his mind and he swore to marry her. The two ran away from the henchmen, and when they arrived in Chennai, Puli is stuck by a car. Malar admitted him to the hospital in Chennai and Dharma came to support her. Puli was diagnosed with mental illness and Malar took care of her at the hospital, but a year later, Puli vanished.
Back to the present, Dharma is still in love with Malar and wants to marry her at any cost. Dharma was the one who put Puli in a random container lorry and he even corrupted a police officer to declare him as dead. Malar finally accepts to marry Dharma. In the meantime, Puli returns to his village and has a brutal fight with Dharma and his henchmen. Puli is eventually killed by Dharma and Dharma marries Malar the next day as he planned. Just after the marriage, Malar reveals to Dharma that she knows that he has killed her lover and she suddenly dies. Dharma then discovers that all the villagers are dead except him and he finds that their marriage food was poisoned.
After this incident, Dharma became a lunatic and he lived alone in the empty village. The film ends with Dharma dying.
Production.
R. Bhuvanesh, an erstwhile assistant of directors K. Bhagyaraj and R. Parthiepan, made his directorial debut with "Aaravadhu Vanam" under the banner of MPG Films International. Kannada actor Bhushan, Vidhya Mohan from Kerala and Bose Venkat were selected to play the lead roles. The story is derived from the Mahabharata in which the sixth forest (Aaravadhu Vanam) was supposed to be the toughest for the Pandavas to go through and the battle was the bloodiest in the whole war when going through this passage. "Aaravadhu Vanam" is based on a real-life incident about the entire village community vacating their lands for the sake of a young couple in love. Director R. Bhuvanesh wanted to film "Aaravadhu Vanam" in the same village, but the couple didn't allow them to do so. Without any options left, the crew journeyed across various places and finally nailed down Singaram Palayam located near Coimbatore district. But again, the villagers were infuriated on the plea of filmmaker to vacate their lands for five whole days. As they were explained about the contextual scenario and script, the villagers changed their minds and heeded to their petitions. R. Haribabu, a former assistant to Srikanth Deva, had scored the music.
Soundtrack.
The soundtrack was composed by film composer R. Haribabu. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 6 tracks. A reviewer rated the album 1.5 out of 5 and said, "This album hobbles around Keeravani and Natabhairavi ragas so much so that you get a feeling of déjà vu by the time you come to the fourth song".


Adhugo

Adhugo is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Ravi Babu. It stars Nabha Natesh, Rakesh Rachakonda, and Abhishek Varma. The film follows a piglet named Bunty as the protagonist.
It is India's first film featuring a live-action 3D animated title character.
Plot.
Bunty a Cute Piglet Gets Misplaced through a courier and lands in the hands of a girl Nabha Natesh and a Guy Rakesh Rachakonda looking for their lost puppy, A gang led by Sixpack Shankar (Ravi Babu) and a few other Gangsters are also after the piglet things go out of hand, how the piglet evades them all forms the rest of the story.
Soundtrack.
Music was composed by Prashanth R Vihari and released on Mango Music.
Reviews.
The film generally received poor reviews with critics labelling it as poorly executed and not living up to the hype.


Vijay Award for Best Art Director

The Vijay for Best Art Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The list.
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.


Gopichand Malineni

Gopichand Malineni (born 13 March 1980) is an Indian film director and writer who works in Telugu Cinema. He made his directional debut in 2010 with a Telugu action comedy film "Don Seenu" starring Raviteja and Shriya Saran in the lead roles. He worked in many films before his first directional venture.
Early life.
Gopichand Malineni was born and brought up in Boddulurivaripalem village near Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. His family hails from the same village. His primary education was done at Sarada Niketan School Prakasam District and upper primary at VR College Nellore. He discontinued his education in 12th class and entered into the film industry. Friends and family were always a huge support to Gopichand. He is married to Sri Satya on 14 February 2013.
Career.
In his early years Malineni worked as a Camera assistant for few programmes telecasted by ETV in Warangal Dist. He was appreciated for his work in ETV News.
Malineni made his debut into the film industry as a camera assistant for the movie "Hello I Love You" directed by Veera Shankar. He then debuted as an assistant in the direction department for the movie "Police" starring Srihari in the lead role. He worked for four films with Srihari and later worked with E.V.V. Satyanarayana for two films, with Srinu Vytla for "Andarivaadu", "Venky", "Dhee" with A.R. Murugadoss for "Stalin", with Srivas for "Lakshyam", with Meher Ramesh for "Kantri" and "Billa".
He made his debut as a director with "Don Seenu" starring Ravi Teja and Shriya Saran on the lead and it was one of the biggest hit films in 2010. In 2012 he directed "Bodyguard" with Venkatesh and Trisha on the lead. In 2013 he directed a film "Balupu" starring Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Journey fame Anjali under the production of PVP Cinemas, this movies was known as the comeback film of Ravi Teja. The film was released on 28 June 2013. "Balupu" was Malineni's second film with Ravi Teja after "Don Seenu". The film received positive reviews from critics. and was successful at the box office. Later, Malineni established his name in the industry with other hits like, "Pandaga Chesko", starring Ram Pothineni and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles. This movie was another hit for Malineni and a comeback for Ram Pothineni. In 2017, Malineni made a flop with "Winner" starring Sai Dharam Tej and Rakul Preet Singh in lead role.


The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells is a 2000 British-American television film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. The script by Alan Plater focuses on the efforts of a recently widowed woman to re-unite the members of the World War II-era swing band with which she played saxophone. It features "Carry On" actress Joan Sims in her final acting performance before her death in 2001, and Romola Garai in her first professional role. The film was a joint project of BBC Films and HBO. It premiered in the US on 26 August, and in the UK on 3 September.
Plot.
After her husband's death, Elizabeth (Dench) decides to return to her musical roots, and begins busking with young guitarist Paul (Chapman) in a plaza overlooking a London ice rink, much to the dismay of her daughter Patricia (Dean) and son Edward (Palliser). One day, she is spotted by Patrick (Holm), who attempted to avoid enlistment during World War II by dressing as a woman and playing drums with the Blonde Bombshells, a supposedly all-female band. Elizabeth performed with the Bombshells when she was only fifteen years old.
The two reminisce, and eventually begin dating. At the encouragement of Elizabeth's granddaughter Joanna (Findlay), they begin searching for other band members for a re-union concert at Joanna's school dance. At first, they have little success – one has died, another is suffering from dementia. A third, Evelyn, is serving time, while trombonist Annie (Whitfield) is dedicated to the Salvation Army and refuses to play "the devil's music". Elizabeth and Patrick eventually locate piano player and band leader Betty (Sims) working in a seaside saloon; she has kept all the band's old costumes, as well as Patrick's drums. The group post bail for Evelyn and convince Annie to play in exchange for a sizable charitable donation. Singer Gwen (Laine), performing in a nightclub in Wolverhampton, agrees to sing, although she refuses to rehearse with the group. Evelyn learns that trumpeter Dinah (Dukakis) has become an alcoholic living in a secluded manor in Scotland, who agrees to play after Elizabeth and Patrick pay her a melodramatic visit. While in Scotland, Elizabeth learns that the roses painted on Patrick's drum kit indicate how many of the Blond Bombshells he managed to sleep with during the War – he managed to bed all of them, except Elizabeth, who was shielded from Patrick's affections by Betty.
Early rehearsals prove to be disastrous, but encouraged by Joanna, and determined to shine in the limelight one more time, the group steadily improves. On the night of the dance, they are unexpectedly joined by double bass player Madeleine (Caron), who had left the band to join the French Resistance and finally was tracked down by Joanna. Gwen arrives just in time, and the Blond Bombshells bring down the house. Gwen notices that Patrick's drum kit is adorned with an additional rose; Elizabeth confirms they have consummated their relationship. As the Bombshells play on, Elizabeth narrates what the bandmates got up to following their successful concert.
The present-day story is interspersed with flashbacks to the band in its wartime heyday that capture the music and atmosphere of the period.
Critical reception.
Steven Oxman of "Variety" observed that "despite delightful performances from a star-studded cast, the film's thoroughly predictable storyline and low-key charm are ultimately more a sedative than a tonic". He added, "Alan Plater's screenplay is pretty thin ... and director Gillies Mackinnon can't manage to make the finish as feel-good as it needs to be ... The soundtrack's nice, Richard Greatrex's cinematography is nice, and the acting is quite nice. But taken together, these niceties wind up as members of the bland."


Crazy/Beautiful

Crazy/Beautiful (stylized as crazy/beautiful) is a 2001 American teen romantic drama film starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez. It is largely set at Palisades Charter High School and the surrounding area, including Downtown Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Malibu (where Dunst's character lives), and East Los Angeles (where Hernandez's character lives).
Plot.
Nicole Oakley, the out-of-control daughter of congressman Tom Oakley, meets a working class Mexican-American straight-A student, Carlos Nuñez. Nicole is troubled because her mother committed suicide when she was very young, feeling unwanted by her father, who has another young daughter with his new wife. Carlos, on the other hand, is from a poor background and is working hard towards becoming a Navy pilot.
They fall in love, and Carlos spends so much time with her that he stops performing well in school. Carlos is applying to the U.S. Naval Academy and Nicole's father suggests Carlos talk to him about gaining his Congressional sponsorship to the Academy. During their meeting, Nicole's father tells Carlos that he needs to end his relationship with Nicole, or she will destroy his life. Carlos breaks up with her, which leads Nicole into depression and back into wild, drunken partying. One night, Carlos calls her and finds out she is getting drunk at a high school party. He saves Nicole from a boy trying to take advantage of her. Carlos drives her home, but they get stopped by the police.
As a result of this incident, Nicole's father and step-mother decide that she needs to go to a boarding school far away from home; Carlos rescues her and they run away together. While they are away, Nicole realizes she is getting in the way of Carlos's dreams, so she decides it is time to stop running away from her problems, feeling she wants to be better for Carlos and have a future with him. They go back home and she makes up with her father. Her father thanks Carlos for not listening to his advice to abandon Nicole. In the end credits, we see that Carlos has become a pilot with the United States Navy.
Production.
"Crazy/Beautiful" was directed by John Stockwell, who was interested in casting actress Kirsten Dunst as a self-destructive teenager after seeing her role in "The Virgin Suicides". Dunst, who was 18 at the time, accepted the role because she was tired of playing "sweet" girls in previous films. The actress also helped Stockwell convince Disney executives not to tone down the film's language and adult themes. Although a nude scene was in the script, it was never filmed because Dunst was 17 years old when she got cast and her mother flatly refused to let her do this scene. "Crazy/Beautiful" was planned as an R-rated film, but Disney ultimately wanted a more commercial PG-13 rating and ordered Stockwell to cut 35 obscenities, including a sex scene and a character's drug use. The film was originally titled "At Seventeen".
Reception.
"Crazy/Beautiful" opened at #9 at the U.S. Box office taking in $4,715,060 USD during its opening weekend. The film eventually grossed a worldwide total of $19,937,988 on a $13 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a score of 63% from 99 reviews. The critical consensus read, "The story is not new, but the film gets credit for trying to move away from the genre's cliches. Kirsten Dunst and newcomer Jay Hernandez give believable performances". Metacritic gave the film a score 61 based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
"The New York Times" critic A. O. Scott praised the lead actors and the film's lively soundtrack, but criticized the other characters for being flat and superficial. He concluded that "Crazy/Beautiful" is "an enormous improvement over the brainless, patronizing teenage romances" of the time, but also admitted that it could have been much better if the filmmakers "had trusted themselves and the actors a bit more".
Soundtrack.
The soundtrack album was released by Hollywood Records on June 6, 2001; Seven Mary Three's "Wait" served as the album's English lead single; La Ley's "Siempre (Every Time)" was its Spanish lead single. "Wait" charted considerably well and its music video, directed by the film's director Stockwell, featured Dunst and Hernandez. Amazon.com editorialist Rickey Wright gave a mixed review of the soundtrack, citing groups like The Dandy Warhols, Mellow Man Ace, and Delinquent Habits as "evocative" while also stating that it "hardly makes a good argument for the continuing validity of guitar rock."


Neil Armfield

Neil Geoffrey Armfield (born 22 April 1955) is an Australian director of theatre, film and opera.
Biography.
Born in Sydney, Armfield is the third and youngest son of Len, a factory worker at the nearby Arnott's Biscuits factory and Nita Armfield. He was brought up in the suburb of Concord, adjacent to Exile Bay. He was educated at the Homebush Boys High School where, in 1972, he was the Vice-Captain.<ref name="https://web3.homebushbo-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/school-magazine"></ref> In that year, Armfield directed the school's production of Milne's "Toad of Toad Hall" which garnered him the award of "Best Director" at the NSW High Schools Drama Festival. When asked in 2019: “Who or what was your biggest influence?” Armfield said; “Lindsay Daines at Homebush State High School, who encouraged my theatrical aspirations.” He then went on to study at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1977, and became Co-Artistic Director of the Nimrod Theatre Company in 1979. He joined South Australia's Lighthouse Theatre before returning to Sydney in 1985, where he was involved in the purchase of Belvoir St Theatre and the formation of Company B, becoming its first Artistic Director in 1994.
In April 2008 he was selected as a participant in the "Towards a creative Australia" strand of the Australia 2020 Summit. Armfield announced in 2009 that the 2010 season would be his last as Belvoir Artistic Director, but he subsequently directed under his successor as Artistic Director Ralph Myers.
Company B work.
For Company B, he has directed
Opera Australia work.
For Opera Australia he has directed works such as "Jenůfa", "The Eighth Wonder", "Tristan und Isolde" and "Billy Budd". In 2013, he directed Opera Australia's first full-length presentation of Richard Wagner's "Ring Cycle", in Melbourne.
References.
Notes
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Ram Gabale

Ram Gabale (died January 9, 2009) was an Indian filmmaker. He is well known for a number of cinematic works including social documentaries, children's films, and television serials. He started directing films in 1947. Gabale worked with critically acclaimed artists including film director Vankudre Shantaram, Marathi writer P.L. Deshpande, and British actor and filmmaker Richard Attenborough. Gabale, originally from Kolhapur in Maharashtra, moved to Mumbai and worked with the Rajkamal Studios. He soon obtained a break as a director at the Prabhat Studios in Pune. At Prabhat Studios, he directed his first movie Vande Mataram (1948) starring the late P.L. Deshpande and his wife Sunita, when he was just 24 years old.
Prior to that, Ram Gabale worked as an assistant director to well-known directors including Master Vinayak and V. Shantaram. His works included films like Mothi Manse, Dev Pavla, Dev Bappa, Chota Jawan, and Dharti-Akash. He also assisted the late P.L. Deshpande as a director on the popular television serial Batatyachi Chaal.
Gabale was a creative director who explored social themes that were hitherto unexplored during his time including one on working women called Postatil Mulgi as well a number of social documentaries exploring the socioeconomic spectrum of post-colonial India. Many of his films went on to win awards at the national and international level including a Mahrashtra state award for a documentary on Maharshi Karve, the Prime Minister's Gold Medal for children's film Phool aur Kaliyan, the Leipzig International Film Festival for Kale-Gore, and the Venice Film Festival for Jaldeep. Ram Gabale also was the recipient of a special recognition from India Gandhi for his film Shatayu Kesari.
He held positions at prominent Indian cinematic institutions including the vice-principal at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) as well as Film City in Goregaon and Films Division in Mumbai.
His son, Devdatta Gabale M.D., F.R.C.S. is a Urologic Surgeon in the United States, and his daughter, Rekha Kulkarnia, M.B.B.S., is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist in India.


Bride of the Nile

Bride of The Nile (, translit. A'roos El Nil) is a 1963 Egyptian fantasy film directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab.


Loganathan Srinivasan

Loganathan Srinivasan is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries.
Career.
Beginning his career in Telugu films, Loganathan shot for two films featuring Allari Naresh, before moving to work more in the Malayalam film industry. He shot for films including "Moonnamathoral" (2006), "Annan Thambi" (2008) and Major Ravi's war film, "Kurukshetra" (2008), before winning acclaim for his work in "Ustad Hotel" (2012).
He has recently began to work in Tamil films beginning with Yash Raj Films' "Aaha Kalyanam" (2014), after which he shot for "Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah" (2014) and "Vaaliba Raja" (2015).


Magadheera (soundtrack)

Magadheera is the feature film soundtrack of the 2009 Tollywood period action film of the same name directed by S. S. Rajamouli. M. M. Keeravani composed the soundtrack and he worked with Kalyani Malik for the film's background score. The soundtrack consists of 6 songs whose lyrics were penned by Bhuvanachandra, Chandrabose and Keeravani himself.
Development.
S. S. Rajamouli's regular composer M. M. Keeravani was selected to compose the film's soundtrack and background score while Kalyani Malik helped him in the latter. Keeravani's hit song "Bangaru Kodipetta" from the film "Gharana Mogudu" was remixed for this film and the lyrics by Bhuvanachandra were retained unchanged for the remix version too. In early April 2008, Keeravani completed composing a romantic song which was shot on Ram Charan and Kajal Aggarwal at Dholavira. Daler Mehndi sang for the song "Jorsey" in this film's soundtrack.
Anuj Gurwara sang the song "Panchadara Bomma" in the soundtrack which marked his official debut as a singer in Telugu cinema. Teesha Nigam, sister of singer Sonu Nigam, sang the duet "Dheera Dheera" along with Keeravani and her name was credited then as Nikitha Nigam. That song gave her break in Telugu cinema as a playback singer. Apart from the remix of "Bangaru Kodipetta", the rest five were penned by Chandrabose and Keeravani himself. Rest of the singers who performed for the songs in the soundtrack were Ranjith, Deepu, Jassie Gift, Rita, Geetha Madhuri and Shivani. Chandrabose later revealed that the lyrics of the song "Panchadara Bomma" were tweaked as Rajamouli was unhappy with the previous version and asked him to improvise them.
For the Tamil version "Maaveeran", three additional tracks "Vandhaney", "Veera" and "Unai Serndhidavey" were added all sung by Janaki Iyer and written by A. R. P. Jayaram. Apart from them, Vaali and A. R. P. Jayaram penned three songs each out of the remaining six. Ranjith, R. Jeyadev, Manicka Vinayagam and Janaki Iyer sung those songs.
Release.
The Telugu version was launched at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad on 28 June 2009. Chiranjeevi released the audio cassette and presented the first one to Aswini Dutt, K. Raghavendra Rao and D. Ramanaidu. Pawan Kalyan launched the audio CD and gave it to Srihari, Allu Arjun and Srikanth. Trailers of the film were also screened prior to the audio release. Aditya Music distributed the audio into the market.
The Tamil version was launched on 25 April 2011 at a star hotel in Chennai and Sify called it the biggest audio launch for a dubbed film till date. Kamal Haasan handed over the first copy to Mani Ratnam and the invitees included directors K. S. Ravikumar, A. M. Rathnam, Dharani, Suhasini Maniratnam and Udhayanidhi Stalin apart from the film's cast and crew. Two songs and the trailer of the film were screened for the special invitees and the media. S. P. Charan and Divya anchored the event. Sony Music marketed the album.
Reception.
M. M. Keeravani's work received mixed reviews from critics. "The Hindu" wrote "Music by M.M. Keeravani does rock, with foot-tapping numbers and the background score by Keeravani and Kalyani Malik is in sync with the mood of the scene." "Rediff.com" wrote "Keeravani's music sounds good on screen. Keeravani and Kalyani Malik's background score is also in tune and does not overshadow the image." "IndiaGlitz" wrote "Overall, the songs have not been upto the hype that was created and despite the presence of big names like Keeravani, Daler Mehndi, it has come across as a regular album. But then, the key factor here is the presentation of these songs and if they are grand and captivating the audio graphs might go up. This is a mix of melody, mass and romantic numbers so all genres of audience will find their songs here." In contrast, "Sify" opined that Keeravani missed the magic this time while Karthik S of "Milliblog" panned the album completely and called Bangaru Kodipetta's remix terribly disappointing.
Despite mixed reviews, the album turned out to be a successful one and the songs "Panchadara Bomma" and "Dheera Dheera" turned out to be chartbusters. "Rediff.com" rated it as one of the top 5 soundtracks of Telugu cinema in 2009. On the other hand, the Tamil version received positive response. "Behindwoods.com" stated that Keeravani's music added value to the film and praised the placement of those songs. "IndiaGlitz" wrote "Maaveeran songs, on the whole, is a mix of peppy, soft, contemporary and stylish numbers. It's like tasting mouthwatering dishes at a hotel in the heartland of Andhra Pradesh."
Controversies.
A folk lyricist Vangapandu Prasada Rao accused that his 40-year-old folk song "Em Pillado Eldamostavaa", which featured in T. Krishna's directorial "Ardharathri Swatanthram", was used by film director Rajamouli and Allu Aravind in the song "Jorsey" without taking his consent. Activists of PDSU, POW and PYL staged a protest demonstration in front of the Ashok 70 MM theater in Nizamabad where the film was being screened demanding the removal of that song. The agitators said that the song was written by Vangapandu during the famous Srikakulam armed struggle some four decades ago and was misused and used to portray an obscene duet in the movie. They added that the song was used without the permission from the writer and the depiction in a way would help defeating the very purpose of the song written for the revolutionary spirit and demanded a public apology by the makers to Vangapandu. Few reports stated that Vangapandu demanded Allu Aravind to pay a compensation of 5 million.


Praniti

Praniti Praveen Kumar (born 5 November 2008) is an Indian playback singer from the state of Tamil Nadu. She has recorded songs for music albums and films in Tamil language and appeared at several movies.
Career.
She acted in the movie Aruvi as a child role of lead actress Aditi Balan in 2017. She sang a solo track for D. Imman which was her debut as play back singer under Red Giant production, UdhayaNidhi Stalin. She sang "Pappara Pappa" for the movie "Lakshmi" in Tamil and Telugu. Several of her cover songs have gone viral.
Praniti has a channel on YouTube called Praniti where she has over a million subscribers.


C. S. R. Anjaneyulu

Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu (11 July 1907 – 8 October 1963), popularly known as C. S. R., was an Indian film method actor, and thespian best known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater. He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed lead characters and mythological roles in over 175 movies. He was one of the lead actors of his time. Anjaneyulu was an established lead actor by the late 1930s, preceding the entrance of actors such as NTR and ANR. His performance in the super-hit "Bhaktha Ramadasu" in 1937 won him many accolades. In the 1950s, starting with "Pathala Bhairavi" screened at the first International Film Festival of India, he began acting in character roles. In "Pathala Bhairavi", he plays a king worried about his daughter, a princess kidnapped by a wicked magician played by Ranga Rao.
He was noted for portraying mythological and historical roles such as Krishna, Ramadasu, Sarangadhara, Bhavani Sankar, Tukaram and Satyavantha. He also acted as Lord Venkateswara in "Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam", one of director P. Pulliah's first successful films. In the 1953 film "Devadasu", he portrayed an aged widower zamindar, alongside Savitri, who acts as his wife. His other acclaimed character roles include Sakuni (a character from Mahabharatha) in "Mayabazar". His other acclaimed acting credits include "Rojulu Marayi", "Gruhapravesam", "Illarikam", "Kanyasulkam" and "Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu". His directorial credits include the 1939 allegorical melodrama, "Jayapradha".
Early life.
He was born on 11 July 1907 in a Telugu family at Chilakalapudi near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. His father, Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy, used to work in Revenue department. He later moved to Ponnur in Guntur district. After school final studies, he worked as a co-operative supervisor for some time. Instead of pursuing further studies, he choose to enter the field of drama. In a short time, he reached a position comparable to Sthanam Narasimha Rao, "D. V. Subba Rao", Parupalli, Addanki and others.
He played Sri Krishna in "Sri Krishna Tulabaram" and "Radhakrishna", Ramadas in "Bhakta Ramadasu" and Tukaram in "Bhakta Tukaram", which got him wide recognition. He was also a natural singer, particularly in poems. He was a national activist. He directed and produced "Patita Pavana", a drama on Untouchability.
He contributed Rs. 10,000 to the Indian National Army of Subhas Chandra Bose collected through donations by playing his "Tukaram" drama.
Personal life.
He had two younger sisters and two younger brothers. One brother, C. S. Nageswara Rao, was the assistant director for movies including Suvarna Sundari, Gunasundari Katha and Mayabazar. Another brother, C. Venkata Rathnam (better known as C. V. Rathnam), was with Bharani Pictures & Studios and was the production manager for all the films produced by actress Bhanumathi Ramakrishna.


Julai (soundtrack)

Julai is the feature film soundtrack of the 2012 action comedy film of the same name starring Allu Arjun, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood and Rajendra Prasad. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, the film's music and background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad marking his second collaboration after "Jalsa" in 2008. The official soundtrack album consists of six songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad and Ramajogayya Sastry, Sri Mani and Devi Sri Prasad himself penning the lyrics. The film's soundtrack album was launched on 6 July 2012 in a grand promotional event at Hitex Exhibition Center in Madhapur, Hyderabad on Aditya Music label. The audio received positive response from both critics and audience alike.
Production.
Trivikram chose Devi Sri Prasad to compose music for this film post the success of the Soundtrack of "Gabbar Singh" which would mark his next collaboration with him after "Jalsa" in 2008 and Devi Sri Prasad's Fourth collaboration with Arjun after "Arya", "Bunny" and "Arya 2" in the past. Sri Mani, who was well known for his lyrics in the films 100% Love and Love Failure wrote 3 songs in the film. Devi Sri Prasad too penned lyrics for a song to which popular singer Adnan Sami provided the vocals. Its background music was used in the first teaser which received positive response.
Release.
In May 2012, Aditya Music bagged the audio rights of the film for a whopping amount of 7 million. The audio teaser was released in 26 June 2012 by the production house which raised expectations on the audio further. The soundtrack album was officially launched on 6 July 2012 at Hitex Exhibition Center in Madhapur, Hyderabad. Pawan Kalyan attended the function as the chief guest while Allu Arjun, Tamannaah, Dasari Narayana Rao, S. S. Rajamouli, Srinu Vytla, Sai Dharam Tej, Ali, Nagendra Babu, Dil Raju, Harish Shankar, B.V.S.N. Prasad attended the audio function. However Devi Sri Prasad couldn't attend the audio function.
In the UK, the BBC Asian Network radio station officially play listed the track "O Madhu" on 14 July 2012 marking it as the first Telugu song to be play listed there. In mid-July, the promotional music video of the song "Pakado Pakado" was released by Devi Sri Prasad in his Twitter, which was canned in Khurshid Jha Devdi College for Women, near Charminar, Hyderabad. The song featured a dance performance by Allu Arjun and Devi Sri Prasad and the vocals been sung only by Devi Sri Prasad while Malgudi Shubha too sang the song in the soundtrack album. The promotional video received terrific response from the audience and was used in the ending credits of the film.


Thiru (director)

Thiru () is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil films. He has directed three films "Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai" (2010), "Samar" (2013) and "Naan Sigappu Manithan" (2014) all starring Vishal.
Mr. Chandramouli released on July 6, 2018
He is married to Kani Thiru, daughter of popular film director Agathiyan.
Career.
After assisting A. Rajasekhar in "Sathyam" (2008), Thiru made his directorial debut with "Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai" (2010) starring Vishal alongside three lead actresses. The film received mixed reviews and became hit in the box office. After that Thiru again collaborated with Vishal in two films "Samar" (2013) and "Naan Sigappu Manithan" (2014). The former dealt with protagonist who unknowingly involved in a dangerous game and the latter deal with hero suffering from narcolepsy.


Vijay Award for Icon of the Year

The Vijay Award for Icon of the Year is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films. This category has been retired since 2007.
The list.
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.


Veturi

Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010) was an Indian poet and lyricist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades. He was highly admired and cherished for his deep and meaningful lyrics in Telugu songs. He was considered an inspiration by many lyricists.
Early life.
Veturi was born to Chandrasekhar Sastry and Kamalamba in Pedakallepalli, near Challapalli, Krishna into a Telugu brahmin family. Veturi was a nephew of the Telugu Research Scholar Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. His grandfather Veturi Sundara Sastry was also a poet.
Education.
Veturi completed his schooling in Diviseema, Jaggayyapeta, near Vijayawada in Krishna district, and SSLC in his grandmother's village. Later, Veturi went to Chennai for his intermediate studies and came back to Vijayawada where he completed his degree in S.R.R. Government College. He was a student of legendary Viswanatha Satyanarayana at this college.
Career as a journalist.
Veturi joined "Andhra Prabha" as a journalist in 1952, after his education. He learned the basics of editing a news article from his senior at Andhra Prabha, Narla Venkateswara Rao, whom he considers his first teacher. In 1959, he joined a weekly called Andhra Patrika, where Bapu and Mullapudi Venkata Ramana were his colleagues. He was the in-charge of the Cinema section at "Andhra Patrika". He also worked for the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee's official daily newspaper, called "Andhra Janata", as an editor.
In 1962, he became the first and only Telugu journalist to interview the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who came to inaugurate Srisailam Hydroelectricity project. He covered the speeches of national leaders like Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. In 1964, he worked as an assembly reporter.
His articles are said to be very catchy and witty. For instance, he referred to the meeting of MLA's in Hotel Dwaraka, near the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly as "Adigo Dwaraka- Evigo Alamandalu" ("This is Dwaraka and here are the cattle") (). His writing style caught the attention of the film industry due to his prowess in using traditional poetic rules related to alliteration and rhyme for describing current affairs.
Career as a lyricist.
Entry into films.
Veturi had contacts with the Telugu film industry during his days as a journalist. He used to meet veteran lyric writer Dasarathi often. Legendary director Chittor V. Nagaiah offered him a role in his film, "Naa Illu". However, two days before the shooting began, Veturi decided not to act as he felt that he was not fit for acting, and wrote a letter of apology to Nagaiah for rejecting his offer. Sri.N.T. Rama Rao, has invited him to join the film industry] as a lyricist. In 1974, he wrote his first song, "Bharatanaari Charitamu" (), in the form of Harikatha, for "O Seeta Katha" under the direction of the legendary director, K Viswanath.
1970s.
In 1977, actor Sr. N.T.R's "Adavi Ramudu" showcased Veturi's talent for penning inspirational and romantic lyrics. The album was an instant hit among various audiences. In 1978, K Viswanath's "Siri Siri Muvva" proved his prowess in expressing diverse emotions with poetry. Aathreya, the leading lyricist in those days, was known to take days for writing a song. Veturi became the first choice for directors and producers too because of his ability to write a song to director's taste in a few minutes. He went on to pen more than 5,000 songs in his career. He wrote more mass numbers for movies like "Vetagadu" and "Driver Ramudu", and classics for movies like "Sankarabharanam" and Sagara Sangamam. In particular, "Sankarabharanam" stood as a landmark in the Telugu film industry.
1980s.
After the surge of his popularity during the 1970s, he went on to work with a variety of directors and actors in the 1980s. He wrote classics for directors like Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Dasari Narayana Rao, Bapu, Jandhyala, Vamsy and mass numbers for directors like Raghavendra Rao, A. Kodandarami Reddy, Vijaya Bapineedu. He delivered a number of hits for senior actors like Sr. N.T.R, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Shobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Ghattamaneni Krishna and upcoming stars like Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nagarjuna, Daggubati Venkatesh. This golden period in his career saw memorable albums like "Saptapadi", "Subhodayam", "Subhalekha", "Sagara Sangamam", "Meghasandesam", "Mudda Mandaram", "Malle Pandiri", "Nalugu Stambhalata", "Rendu Jalla Seeta", "Amarajeevi", "Sreevariki Prema Lekha", "Ananda Bhairavi", "Srivari Sobhanam", "Mogudu Pellalu", "Chantabbai", "Sitaara", "Anveshana", "Alapana", "Mayuri", "Amavasya Chandrudu", "Janaki Ramudu" and "Geetaanjali".
1990s.
During the late 1980s, Veturi's mass numbers garnered a lot of response from the public resulting in directors demanding more and more of them. However, Veturi still maintained his balance between classics and mass-numbers with movies like "Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari", "Sarigamalu", "Sitaramayya Gaari Manavaralu", "Matru Devo Bhava", and "Mechanic Alludu". Veturi was given the opportunity to dub many Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi movies. Some of his dubbed albums, for instance "Iruvar" and "Devaraagam", received wide acclaim.
2000s.
During this period, Veturi created classics like "Gangotri" and "Swarabhishekam". His association with young directors like Sekhar Kammula and Gunasekhar produced some memorable albums, like "Anand", "Godavari", "Varudu", "Arjun", "Premishte" (Dubbed version of Kaadhal) and "Leader".
Relations with other artists.
Veturi had cordial relationships with the prominent figures of the industry. He worked with all classes of directors, producers, music directors and actors, ranging from stars to debutants. In his book "Kommakommako Sannayi", he describes his relationship with some of the music directors, singers, lyricists, actors and directors he worked with. He was a teacher-like figure for many artists in the industry.
Many people consider him the most complete lyricist in the history of Telugu cinema. Even his competitors called him guru. Fellow lyricist Sirivennela praised him as a source of inspiration. He identified Veturi as the one who broadened the horizons of Telugu music. Sirivennela wrote an article in a Telugu monthly magazine, "Haasam", explaining the breadth and depth of Veturi's poetry. Being a competitor, he ended the article saying: ""aakaaSaannaakramiMchina aayana bhaavanaapaadaaniki, bhoogOLaanni aakramiMchina aayana bhaashaapaadaaniki bhaktithO aMjali ghaTistoo "naa mooDO paadaanni nee nettina peDataa" aMTunna aayana taaMDava paadaaniki bhayaMtO namaskaristoo, mummaaru mokkutoo""() which roughly translates to "I pray unto your two feet with devotion: one who has occupied the sky of imagination, one which has occupied the earth called language; and with terror, I pray salute the third foot which he says he would keep on my head". This is in reference to Vamana, an Avatar of Vishnu.
Veteran director K. Viswanath referred to him as brother. Director Sekhar Kammula referred to him as his guru. Actor, writer and director Tanikella Bharani referred to him as a manifestation of Saraswati in male form. Acclaimed director Mani Ratnam, who worked with him for "Geetaanjali", praised him as one of the best he has come across.
Veturi was very flexible with remunerations while working with young and upcoming artists, which made him very approachable and close to almost every director and producer.
Awards and honors.
Veturi received several national and regional awards for his contributions to literature and films. He has been conferred an honorary Doctorate in the 23rd convocation of Acharya Nagarjuna University. In 2007, he received the Jandhyala Memorial Award.
National Awards.
He got the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Ralipoye Puvva" () in the film Matrudevobhava, making him the second Telugu film lyricist to achieve the distinction after the revolutionary poet, Sri Sri. In 2006, he declared that he would return the National Award if Telugu is not given the status of Classical Language by the Government of India. In 2008, the Government of India declared Telugu as a classical language.
Filmfare Awards.
He received filmfare award for the song, "Uppongele Godavari" () in the 2006 movie, Godavari. In 2008, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nandi Awards.
He received the Nandi award for best lyrics, from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, six times. They are listed here.
Song: Maanasa Veenaa Madhu Geetam (Telugu: మానసవీణ మధుగీతం), Movie: Pantulamma, Year: 1977
Song: Sankara Nadasarerapara (Telugu: శంకరా నాదశరీరాపర), Movie: Sankarabharanam, Year: 1979
Song: Brundavani Vundi (Telugu: బృందావని ఉంది), Movie: Kanchana Ganga, Year:1984
Song: Ee Duryodhana Dushaasana (Telugu: ఈ దుర్యోధనదుశ్శాశన), Movie: Pratighatana, Year: 1985
Song: Pavuraniki Panjaraniki (Telugu: పావురానికి పంజరానికి), Movie: Chanti, Year: 1991
Song: Aakaashaana SuuryuDunDaDu (Telugu: ఆకాశాన సూర్యుడుండడు), Movie: Sundara Kanda, Year: 1992
Manaswini Awards.
He received two Manaswini awards.
Filmography.
He wrote thousands of songs as lyricist for many successful Telugu films. He has also acted in very few films in cameo roles. He acted as a fake swamiji in a film, which succeeded in producing good comedy. He also penned Dialogues along with writer Jandhyala for the movie "sirisirimuvva".
Books.
"Sirikaakolanu Chinnadi".
This book was originally a "musical play" telecasted on the All India Radio. The story describes the culture and people during the time of the king Krishna Deva Raya through the story of a Devadasi. The original play has music by the great music director Pendyala Nageswara Rao. One can see the beauty of Telugu language in this book.
Veturi was introduced to director K. Viswanath through this book and later their combination was a big hit. N.T.Rama Rao was so impressed by the story of this book that he wanted to make it as a movie. It is believed that there were some discussions on the script but the movie was never produced.
"Kommako Kommako Sannaayi".
A book titled "komma kommakO sannAyi" was published by "Veturi Sahitii Samiti". This book contains 27 articles written by Veturi celebrating his association with some famous personalities in the Telugu film industry. It also contains description of some of his songs. The personalities covered include the following:
Many of these articles were originally published in a Telugu magazine called "Haasam". Veturi's prowess in Telugu language & literature and his vast knowledge of Carnatic music can be seen in this book. Veturi often quotes many of his own lyrics in this book and those examples offer a glimpse of his genius. In particular, his explanation to the song "Swararaaga gangaa pravaahamE" (Movie: "Sarigamalu") is a master piece.
Personal life.
Veturi was married to Seeta Maha Lakshmi and has three sons: Ravi Prakash, Chandrasekhar and Nanda Kishore.
Controversies.
In March 2010, Veturi openly criticized the Film Nagar Cooperative Society officials for not handing over the 1000 sq.yard land that was allotted to him about 28 years ago. He alleged that several juniors and ineligible people were given plots ahead of him. He was allegedly offered a double bedroom flat for 1.5 million.
After his death, noted singer Mano and senior actor Vijay Chandar demanded the government to give the land to his family. President of the [[Telugu
Death.
Veturi died of a [[pulmonary hemorrhage]] at a private hospital in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] on 22 May 2010, aged 74, at about 9:30 p.m. local time. He was admitted to the hospital two days earlier and was kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) there as his health was deteriorating.
K. Viswanath, who introduced Veturi to the film industry, stated that "his works would please even the gods". Director [[Sekhar Kammula]], who worked with him to deliver some critically acclaimed songs, wrote a four-page article in the daily "[[Sakshi (magazine)|Sakshi]]" describing Veturi's death as his "personal loss".
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List of Lebanese films

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Sri Sri (writer)

Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (30 April 1910 – 15 June 1983), popularly known as Sri Sri, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and films. Noted for his anthology "Maha Prasthanam", Sri Sri is a recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award and a Sahitya Akademi Award.
He was a member of Pen India, Sahitya Academy, Vice-President of the South Indian Film Writers Association, Madras and President of the revolutionary writers association of Andhra.
Life.
Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as Sri Sri, was born on 30 April 1910 in Visakhapatnam of present-day Andhra Pradesh. His parents were Pudipeddi Venkatramaniah and Atappakonda but was later adopted by Srirangam Suryanarayana. Sri Sri was schooled at Vishakhapatnam, and graduated in BA at University of Madras in 1931. He started as a demonstrator at SVS College, Vizag in 1935 and joined as sub-editor at the daily, "Andhra Prabha" in 1938. He later worked at Delhi Akashavani, The State of Hyderabad, and the daily "Andhra Vani", in various positions.
He later married Sarojini, with whom he had a son and three daughters.
Literary career.
Srirangam Srinivasa Rao was the first true modern Telugu poet to write about contemporary issues that affected the day-to-day life of a common man in a style and metre which were not used in classical Telugu poetry. He wrote visionary poems in a style and meter not used before in Telugu classical poetry. He moved poetry forward from traditional mythological themes to reflect more contemporary issues. The essence of his personality was captured by Gudipati Venkatachalam when he compared him with the great romantic Telugu poet Devulapalli Krishnasastri: “While Krishna Sastry made his anguish known to the whole world, Sri Sri spoke in his voice about the anguish of the whole world. Krishna Sastry’s pain was the pain of the world, while the world’s pain became Sri Sri’s pain.”
His book "Maha Prasthanam" (The Great Journey), an anthology of poems, is one of his major works. In one of the poems, "Jagannathuni Ratha Chakralu", Sri Sri addressed those who were suffering due to social injustices and said, "Don't cry, don't cry. The wheels of the chariot of Jagannath are coming; they are coming! The apocalyptic chant of the chariot wheels! Come, realize your dreams Rule your new world!" "Other major works include "Siprali" and "Khadga Srushti" ("Creation of the Sword").
Telugu cinema.
He entered into Telugu cinema with Ahuti (1950), a Telugu-dubbed version of Junnarkar's "Neera aur nanda" (1946). Some of the songs, such as "Hamsavale O Padava", "Oogisaladenayya", "Premaye jannana marana leela", scored by Saluri Rajeswara Rao, were major hits. Sri Sri was a screenwriter for several Telugu films. He was one of the best film songwriters in India, he has penned lyrics for over 1000 soundtracks in Telugu. He was a great asset to the Telugu film industry.
Literary style.
He is a major radical poet (e.g. Prabhava) and novelist (e.g. Veerasimha Vijayasimhulu). He introduced free verse into his socially concerned poetry through Maha Prasthanam. He wrote visionary poems in a style and metre not used before in Telugu classical poetry.
According to Viplava Rachayitala Sangham leader G. Kalyan Rao, Sri Sri was a scientist, a thinker and a philosopher. Naxalist writer Varavara Rao opined that Sri Sri not only wrote poetry but also practiced what he said.
Work for human rights.
Sri Sri was the first President of Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee that was formed in 1974.


Alok Rajwade

Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989) is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays.
Early life.
Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He went on to join Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was part of various theatre troupes like "Aasakta Kalamanch" and "Samanvay". He was a founding member of the theatre troupe Natak Company, in 2008. He directed and acted in various plays for Natak Company.
Career.
Rajwade's first major play was in "Abhraham Lincolnche Patra" (a Marathi Adaptation of Abraham Lincoln's Letter) by an organisation named "Jagar". In 2008, he starred in the Bhojpuri film, "Udedh Bun". In 2009, he was part of the critically acclaimed movie "Vihir". In 2010, he wrote a play titled "Geli Ekvis Varsha" (which was directed by him as well) which was performed at Italy's Universo Teatro. In 2012, Rajwade was seen in "Ha Bharat Maza". He was greatly appreciated for his roles in "Rajwade and & Sons" (2014) and "Rama Madhav" (2014). In the same year, he was also seen in the Hindi movie "Dekh Tamasha Dekh ", portraying the role of Prashant.
In 2017, he was featured on Forbes India's 30 under 30 list. In 2018, he made his directorial debut in Marathi movies through "Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal", written by Dharmakirti Sumant. In the same year, he was also part of the movie "Dear Molly" which was selected for the Academy Awards. He directed the play, "A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight", which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa.
He also features in "Bharatiya Digital Party" short video series Aai Ani Me, in which he plays Aniruddha aka Ani along with Renuka Daftardar(Aai) and Mrunmayee Godbole(Jui).
In 2019, he was a co-host of the series titled "Safe Journeys". Rajwade was also awarded the Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award by his alma mater, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce.
Personal life.
He dated Parna Pethe before tying the knot on 29 February 2016. They had a court marriage at Mangal Karyalay, Pune.


Marrakech International Film Festival Awards

During its closing ceremony, the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) issues awards among the following to the best films, filmmakers and actors in the competition. These awards may or may not be issued every year.
The Cinécoles Short Film Prize.
The Cinécoles Short Film Prize was created in 2010 and focuses on new cinematographic talent and is open to students from Morocco's cinema schools and institutes.
Through the competition, the FIFM Foundation offers opportunity for film creation and career advancement for new filmmakers and during the festival creates a platform for discussion between seasoned professionals and less-experienced filmmakers.
The competition provides an occasion to present the student cinema for the first time in Morocco and within the framework of a prestigious event.
The Cinécoles Prize comes with a grant worth 300,000 dirhams, donated by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, President of the FIFM Foundation, for the film student to make his or her second short film. It is managed by the FIFM Foundation and must be used to make a new film, which must be completed during the three years following the award. In this way, the FIFM Foundation supports the creation of this second work through careful monitoring and participation in the different stages of writing, directing and editing.
The Short Film Jury for the 13th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (2013) was presided over by Moroccan filmmaker Nour Eddine Lakhmari and included Astrid Bergès-Frisbey - Actress (France), Jan Kounen - Director & screenwriter (France), Atiq Rahimi - Novelist, director & screenwriter (Afghanistan) and Sylvie Testud - Actress, director, screenwriter & author (France).


Vijay C Chakravarthy

Vijay K Chakravarthy is an Indian film cinematographer, known for his works predominantly in the Telugu cinema. He has worked for blockbusters like "Bommarillu", "Parugu", and "Mr. Perfect".
Father's Name:Kesava Moorthy retired Tamil teacher he died. He was nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu) at 1st SIIMA for his works in "Mr. Perfect."


Puvvula Suri Babu

P. Suri Babu, or Puvvula Suri Babu (Telugu: పువ్వుల సూరిబాబు) (22 February 1915 – 12 February 1968), was an Indian actor and singer on stage and cinema. He had a peculiar bold voice and was called Kanchu Kantham Suri Babu.
Early life.
Suribabu was born on 22 February 1915 in Bommaluru village of Gudivada taluq, Andhra Pradesh.


International Images Film Festival for Women

The International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF) is an annual international film festival established in 2002 in Harare in Zimbabwe. It is the only women's film festival in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Zimbabwean feminist Tsitsi Dangarembga established IIFF to celebrate the achievement of women filmmakers, as well as alter the representation of women on film. The festival is run by Dangarembga and the Women Filmmakers of Zimbabwe, and is now held yearly in November, screening films in Harare, Bulawayo and Chimanimani.
The 16th IIFF was held in August 2017 as a joint festival in collaboration with the 19th Zimbabwe International Film Festival. The theme of the 17th IIFF, held at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in August 2018, was 'Reach Out'. The opening film was "She is King". Other films screened were "Mukanya", "A Female Chief", "Under Pressure", "Somebody Clap For Me" and "The Sound of Silence".


Black Cop

Black Cop is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The full-length directorial debut of actor Cory Bowles, the film is an expansion of his earlier short film of the same name.
The film stars Ronnie Rowe as a Black Canadian police officer who himself becomes the victim of racial profiling, and takes revenge on his community.
In February 2018, the film was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films for distribution in the United States.
Plot.
Part 1.
The film starts off with an African Canadian cop (Ronnie Rowe) recalling his childhood. When he was young, a little boy called him a name relating to a candy bar and he did nothing. After hearing this offensive name multiple times he eventually responded with picking up his textbook and beating him over the head with it. During this part he makes remarks on how his race alienates him because he is a cop: His father (who died before he got his badge) told his son that if you are ever stopped by the police even for the time you should put your hands up and freeze. He ends this part by saying that he never really did listen to his father.
Awards and accolades.
At the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, "Black Cop" won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film. At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, the film won the John Dunning Discovery Award.
Bowles received a nomination for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2017.


Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress was institute since 1981:


A. V. Seshagiri Rao

A. V. Seshagiri Rao (1926 – 17 June 2007) was a Kannada film director.
Film career.
He started his film career at a young age and directed about 50 films including in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil. He made his directorial debut in Telugu film "Pendli Pilipu" starring N. T. Rama Rao and Devika in 1962. He gave blockbusters like Rajkumar-starrer "Sampath Ge Sawal", "Bahadur Gandu" and "Bettadha Huli" to the Kannada film industry. His last film was "Bahadura Hennu" in which actress Roopa Ganguly had played the lead role.
Death.
He died following a fall at his house in Chennai, India, where died of brain haemorrhage.


Bharla Malwat Rakhtaana

Bharla Malwat Rakhtaana (), (meaning: "Blood Filled Forehead") is a 2014 Marathi film directed by Anup Jagdale. Vignaharta Productions has produced the film and is said to be a remake of 1988 Hindi film Khoon Bhari Maang.
Production.
Anup Jagdale reportedly signed actress Kavita Radheshyam to play the role which was originally played by Rekha.
An Online voting was held by Rediff.com to see the user's reaction about Kavita Radheshyam could match actress Rekha in this latest remake.
Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan got upset with the Marathi remake of his 1988 classic and sent a Legal Notice to director Anup Jagdale.
Anup Jagdale replied the Legal Notice by clarifying his film is not being a remake of Khoon Bhari Maang.


Whale Rider

Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand-German family drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose ambition is to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather Koro Apirana believes that this is a role reserved for males only.
The film was a coproduction between New Zealand and Germany. It was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel. The world premiere was on 9 September 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim upon its release. At age 13, Keisha Castle-Hughes became the youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress before she was surpassed by Quvenzhané Wallis, at age 9, for "Beasts of the Southern Wild", in 2012, less than a decade later. The film earned $41.4 million on a NZ$9,235,000 budget. In 2005, the film was named on the BFI "List of the 50 Films You Should See By the Age of 14".
Plot.
The film's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai"). The village leader should be the first-born son, a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, the Whale Rider, he who rode on top of a whale (Tohora) from Hawaiki. Pai is originally born a twin, but her twin brother and her mother died during childbirth. Pai is female and so technically cannot inherit the leadership. While her grandfather, Koro, later forms an affectionate bond with his granddaughter, carrying her to school every day on his bicycle, he also condemns her and blames her for conflicts happening within the tribe.
After the death of his wife and despite overwhelming pressure from Koro, Pai's father refuses to assume traditional leadership or finish the waka (canoe) that he had started building for the baby son; instead, he moves to Germany to pursue a career as an artist. At one point, Paikea decides to live with her father because her grandfather says he does not want her. However, as they are driving away, she finds that she cannot bear to leave the sea as the whale seems to be calling her back. Pai tells her father to return her home.
Koro leads a cultural school for the village's first-born boys, hoping to find a new leader. He teaches the boys to use a taiaha (fighting stick), which is traditionally reserved for males. Pai is interested in the lessons, but is discouraged and scolded by Koro for doing so. Pai feels that she can become the leader (although no woman has ever done so) and is determined to succeed. Her grandmother, Nanny, tells Pai that her second son, Pai's uncle, had won a taiaha tournament in his youth while he was still slim and so Pai secretly learns from him. She also secretly follows Koro's lessons. One of the students, Hemi, is also sympathetic towards her.
Koro is enraged when he finds out, particularly when she wins a taiaha fight against Hemi. Koro is devastated when none of the boys succeeds at the traditional task of recovering the rei puta (whale tooth) that he threw into the ocean, the mission that would prove one of them worthy of becoming leader. With the loss of the rei puta, Koro in despair calls out the ancient ones, the whales. In an attempt to help, Pai also calls out to them and they hear her call.
One day Pai, her uncle, her uncle's girlfriend Shilo, and others take the boat to where Koro flung the rei puta into the sea. Pai confidently declares she'll find it and dives into the water. She finds the rei puta, which means that she is the rightful leader. Nanny does not think Koro is ready to accept this and does not tell him. Pai, in an attempt to bridge the rift that has formed, invites Koro to be her guest of honour at a concert of Māori chants that her school is putting on. Unknown to all, she had won an interschool speech contest with a touching dedication to Koro and the traditions of the village. However, Koro was late, and as he was walking to the school, he notices that numerous southern right whales are beached near Pai's home.
The entire village attempts to coax and drag them back into the water, but all efforts prove unsuccessful, and even a tractor does not help. Koro sees that as a sign of his failure and despairs further. He admonishes Pai against touching the largest whale because she has "done enough" damage with her presumption. Also, the largest whale traditionally belongs to the legendary Paikea.
When Koro walks away, Pai climbs onto the back of the largest whale at the location and coaxes it to re-enter the ocean. The whale leads the entire pod back into the sea; Pai submerges completely underwater before being thrown off the whale's back by the tide, and the spectators fear she has drowned. When Pai is found and brought to the hospital, Koro declares her the leader and asks for her forgiveness.
The film ends with Pai's father, grandparents, and uncle coming together to celebrate her status as the new leader, as the finished waka is hauled into the sea for its maiden voyage. In voiceover, Pai declares, "My name is Paikea Apirana, and I come from a long line of chiefs stretching all the way back to the Whale Rider. I'm not a prophet, but I know that our people will keep going forward, all together, with all of our strength."
Production.
The film had budget of NZ$9,235,000. It received $2.5 million from the New Zealand Film Production Fund. Additional financing came from ApolloMedia, Filmstiftung NRW, the New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air. Casting director Diana Rowan visited numerous schools to find an actress to play Pai. 10,000 children were auditioned before narrowing it down to 12. Castle-Hughes impressed Caro in the resulting workshop and was cast as Pai. The film was shot in Whangara on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island and in Auckland. Producer John Barnett said "This novel was set in Whangara and it would almost have been heresy to shoot anywhere else. There are very physical things that are described in the book – the sweep of the bay, the island that looks like a whale, the meeting houses, the number of houses that are present and of course, the people whose legend we were telling. [...] If we'd gone somewhere else and tried to manufacture the surroundings and the ambience, then I think it would have been noticeable in the picture." The whale beaching was depicted using full-scale models created by Auckland, New Zealand based "Glasshammer visual effects". The -long waka seen at the end of the film was made in two-halves in Auckland before being transported to Whangara. The waka was given to the Whangara community after filming concluded.
Release.
Theatrical release.
"Whale Rider" was theatrically released in 2003 in New Zealand and Germany.
Premiere.
"Whale Rider" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002.
Home media.
"Whale Rider" was released on DVD and VHS on 28 October 2004 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Shout Factory released a 15th anniversary Blu-ray of "Whale Rider" on their Shout Select imprint on 22 August 2017.
Reception.
Critical response.
The film received critical acclaim and Castle-Hughes's performance won rave reviews. Based on 155 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating from critics of 91%, with an average score of 7.77 as of October 2020. The website's critical consensus states, "An empowering and uplifting movie, with a wonderful performance by Castle-Hughes". By comparison, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 79, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton of "The Movie Show" both gave the film four out of five stars. Pomeranz said "Niki Caro has directed this uplifting story with great sensitivity, eliciting affecting performances from a sterling cast, and a wonderful one from newcomer Keisha Castle-Hughes." Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars and said, "The genius of the movie is the way it sidesteps all of the obvious cliches of the underlying story and makes itself fresh, observant, tough and genuinely moving." He said of Castle-Hughes: "This is a movie star." Ebert later went on to name it as one of the ten best films of 2003. The "Los Angeles Times"s Kenneth Turan praised Caro for her "willingness to let this story tell itself in its own time and the ability to create emotion that is intense without being cloying or dishonest." Claudia Puig of "USA Today" gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars and praised Castle-Hughes' acting, saying "so effectively does she convey her pained confusion through subtle vocal cues, tentative stance and expressive dark eyes."
The film has also been discussed, and praised, widely within academia. Anthropologist A. Asbjørn Jøn discussed a range of Maori tribal traditions that resonate within the film, while noting links between the release of "Whale Rider" and increases in both New Zealand's whale watching tourism industry and conservation efforts.
Box office.
"Whale Rider" grossed US$41.4 million internationally.
Awards.
The film won a number of international film-festival awards, including:
At the age of 13, Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance, becoming the youngest actress ever nominated for the award at that time (breaking Isabelle Adjani's record at the age of 20). She held the record until 2012 when Quvenzhané Wallis (at the age of 9) was nominated for that category for the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild".
Academy Awards:
Chicago Film Critics Association:
Image Awards:
Independent Spirit Awards:
New Zealand Film Awards:
Satellite Awards
Screen Actors Guild:
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association:
Soundtrack.
The film contains music by Lisa Gerrard, released on the album Whalerider on 7 July 2003.


Ali Liebert

Alison Dyan Liebert (born August 20, 1981) is a Canadian actress, model and producer. She was a recipient of a Canadian Screen Award for work in the wartime series "Bomb Girls".
Life and career.
Liebert is a British Columbia native, born in Surrey and raised in Duncan. She has had a keen interest in performing from a young age.
After graduating from high school, Liebert attended the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria for two years before moving to Vancouver to pursue her dream of becoming a successful television and film actress. Her first major stage role was in the musical 'A Flask of Bourbon', playing the role of Veronica.
Her television credits include roles on "Fringe", "The L Word", "Kyle XY", and a recurring role on "Intelligence". In 2008, Liebert was cast as a lead in Sook-Yin Lee's film debut, "Year of the Carnivore", the Cuba Gooding Jr. feature "Hardwired" as well as Blaine Thurier's "A Gun to the Head". She also subsequently appeared in the second of three Molson Canadian commercials titled "It's an unwritten code in Canada…". In 2012, Liebert's recent role as Betty, in the wartime miniseries "Bomb Girls", received much critical acclaim including a Canadian Screen Award in 2015. Liebert identifies as queer and has discussed using her work to support queer representation.
In 2011, Liebert founded Sociable Films, a boutique film production company based in Vancouver with Nicholas Carella and Michelle Ouellet. Through her company, she has produced projects such as Afterparty A Heart Unbroken, Salvator and This Feels Nice, currently in post-production.


U. Visweswar Rao

U. Visweswar Rao (died 20 May 2021) was a Indian film, screenwriter, director, producer and playwright known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was a member of the central jury for the 17th National Film Awards.
He was the secretary of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as the managing director of South Indian Film Export Promotion Council. He has garnered two National Film Awards, and two state Nandi Awards. He was also associated with the Nandi Awards jury, and has produced around twenty-five films.
Rao died from COVID-19 on 20 May 2021.


S. P. Muthuraman

S. P. Muthuraman, also referred to as SPM, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He has directed 72 films in Tamil. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema. Initially he worked mainly with R. Muthuraman, Jaishankar, Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Haasan. He was born in Karaikudi. His father Karaikudi Subbiah was an MLA.
S. P. Muthuraman debuted as an assistant director in the film Kalathur Kannamma (1960). He has received two South Filmfare Awards and a Best Director award from the Tamil Nadu State Government.
Since 1977, his association with Rajinikanth proved to be extremely successful, as they went on work together in 25 films. Muthuraman was mainly responsible for moulding Rajini's career and turning him into a commercial star. He was also the associate producer of the Rajinikanth starrer "Sivaji".
Early life.
Muthuraman was born in a Nattukottai Nagarathar family in Karaikudi. His father Karaikudi Subbiah was an MLA. Muthuraman's younger brother is Prof. Suba Veerapandian. He started his film career through AVM Productions as an editor, then an assistant director to the duo Krishnan–Panju, eventually working with A. Bhimsingh, D. Yoganand, Puttanna Kanagal, M. Krishnan Nair and A. C. Tirulokchandar.
Personal life.
He is married to Kamala in 1960. The couple have 3 children. His wife Kamala died on 15th October 1992 before the release of his 70th film, "Pandiyan".
Other works.
Muthuraman wrote a weekly column for "The Hindu Tamil" named "Cinema Eduththu Paar"; all articles were later published as a single book in paperback format.


Kalushi

Kalushi is a 2016 South African film about Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, a nineteen-year-old hawker from the streets of Mamelodi, a ghetto township outside Pretoria in South Africa. He was born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956, the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from then on only saw him infrequently. His mother was a domestic worker and took sole responsibility for his upbringing. The film is based on a true story.
Plot.
Kalushi is brutally beaten by the police. He goes into exile following the 1976 Soweto uprisings to join the liberation movement. He returns from military training in Angola. "En route" to their mission, his friend and comrade, Mondy, loses control and shoots two innocent people on Goch Street in Johannesburg. Mondy is severely beaten and tortured; Kalushi is forced to stand trial under the common purpose doctrine.
The state seeks the highest punishment from the court, death by hanging. Kalushi has his back against the wall and uses the courtroom as a final battlefield. His sacrifice immortalises him into a hero of the struggle and a national icon of the youth joining Umkhonto we Sizwe.