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Contents
Articles
Mahesh Babu 1
Krishna (actor) 6
Namrata Shirodkar 20
Raja Kumarudu 23
Yuvaraju 25
Vamsi (film) 26
Murari (film) 28
Takkari Donga 30
Bobby (2002 film) 32
Okkadu 33
Nijam 37
Naani 38
Arjun (2004 film) 40
Athadu 43
Pokiri (2006 film) 47
Sainikudu 51
Athidhi (film) 55
Khaleja 58
Dookudu 60
References
Article Sources and Contributors 62
Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 64
Article Licenses
License 65
Mahesh Babu 1
Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu
Occupation Actor
Height 6'3
Website
[3]
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born:August 9, 1974 in Madras, India) is an Indian film actor, actor in tollywood.[4]
He is the son of the former Telugu actor Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna. He has worked in a number of critically
and commercially successful films and has established himself as one of the leading actors in contemporary Telugu
cinema.
He started his film career as a child actor in his father's film Needa. He made his debut as a lead actor in 1999 with
Rajakumarudu (1999) and then went on to star in films such as Murari (2001), Okkadu (2003), Athadu (2005) and
Pokiri (2006). He is the brand ambassador for Thumbs Up, Navratna, UniverCell, Amrutanjan[5] , Provogue, Idea
and Vivel[6] in Andhra Pradesh.[7] [8]
Early life
Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1974[9] in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to actor Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna and
Smt. Indira Devi. He has four siblings: Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi, Manjula and a younger sister, Priyadarshini. He
did his schooling at St Bede's School in Chennai and obtained an Honours Degree in Commerce (B.Com.,) from
Loyola College, Chennai. Mahesh Babu acted in seven of his father's films as a child actor. His first child acting role
was in the film Needa.
Mahesh Babu 2
Personal life
Mahesh dated his co-star in the movie Vamsi, Bollywood actress and former Miss India (Miss Universe India)
Namrata Shirodkar for two years. They got married on February 10, 2005,[10] and have a son named Gautham
Krishna.[11]
Career
1999-2004
Mahesh Babu debuted in 1999 with the K. Raghavendra Rao film Raja Kumarudu opposite Preity Zinta, opened well
at the box office and is commercially successful whilst earning Mahesh the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut.[12]
[13]
In 2000, Mahesh Babu appeared in Y.V.S Chowdary's Yuvaraju,and in Vamsi. Both movies were declared average at
the box office.[14]
In 2001, he starred with Sonali Bendre in Krishna Vamsi's Murari, which emerged as a critical as well as a huge
commercial success.[15] His performance earned him the Nandi Special Jury Award. His next movie Takkari Donga
opened to positive reviews.[16] Mahesh's performance earned him the Nandi Special Jury Award.
Later that year, he starred with Arthi Agarwal in Bobby, directed by Sobhan. The movie was commercially
unsuccessful at the box-office.
His next film Okkadu (2003) opposite Bhoomika Chawla, produced by M.S. Raju and directed by Gunasekhar was
critically acclaimed and a biggest box-office success of that year whilst earning his first Filmfare Best Actor Award
(Telugu).[15] [17] [18] The film collected a share of 7 crores in its opening week in Andhra Pradesh.[19] In the same
year, he appeared in Teja's film Nijam was critically acclaimed and earned him Nandi Award for Best Actor.[20] In
2004, he paired up with Amisha Patel in S. J. Suryaah's Naani. This was the Telugu version of the Tamil film,
New.[21] [22] Later that year, he again appeared in Gunasekhar movie Arjun opposite Shriya Saran did well at the box
office and earned him another Nandi Special Jury Award.
2005-present
His 2005 film with Trisha Krishnan, titled Athadu directed by Trivikram Srinivas was declared sensational hit in
india as well as in USA and became one of the highest grossers of the year in tollywood and his performance earned
him second Nandi Award for Best Actor.[23] He next appeared opposite Ileana D'Cruz in the action flick Pokiri
(2006) directed and produced by Puri Jagannadh is a critically acclaimed and all time Telugu film Industry record
hit. The film was a huge financial success, emerging the highest grossing Telugu film of all time in the year 2006
with 66.5 Crores. The film completed 100 days in as many as 200 centres in the andhra pradesh and neighbouring
States, including 17 centers in Hyderabad alone and silver jubilee in a record 63 centres.[24] [25] [26] In the same year,
he again starred with Trisha in Gunasekhar's film Sainikudu opened well in india, ending up as an average
grosser.[27]
In October 2007, he appeared with Amrita Rao in Surender Reddy's Athidhi which was a commercial Hit.[28] The
film opened with a gross collection of 12.5 crores in the first week of its release.[29]
He next signed a film with Trivikram Srinivas titled Khaleja opposite Anushka Shetty. Mahesh Babu had planned to
take a gap of six months after Athidhi. Due to unexpected circumstances, the film was postponed several times and
took two years to be completed. Khaleja was released on 7 October 2010.[30] The film received mixed reviews. [31]
and ended up as an average grosser.[32] [33] [34]
His current film Dookudu by Sreenu Vaitla's is scheduled to release in May 2011, after which he will be working for
Puri Jagannath's next venture, tentatively titled The Business Man. He agreed to do a Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan
with noted Indian film maker Mani Ratnam, where he likely to play King Aditya Karikalan.[35]
Mahesh Babu 3
Filmography
Vamsi Vamsi
Bobby Bobby
Sainikudu Siddhartha
The Pre-production
Business
Man
2012 Ponniyin Mani Sharma Pre-Production, Tamil Film 2012 Veerudu Mani Pre-Production,
Selvan Sharma Telugu Film
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2006-09-02. . Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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2000-10-04. . Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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Jayanan" (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ movie/ archive/ mr-takkaridonga. html). Idlebrain.com. 2002-01-12. . Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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External links
• Mahesh Babu (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1121870/) at the Internet Movie Database
Krishna (actor) 6
Krishna (actor)
Superstar Krishna
Website
Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna (Telugu: ఘట్టమనేని శివరామ కృష్ణ) (born May 31, 1943), commonly
referred to as Super Star krishna, is one of Tollywood's most prolific actors. A prolific risk taker, his derring-dos
have played an instrumental role in enabling the Telugu film industry take a giant leap forward.
Having acted in more than 350 movies, He is credited with introducing many firsts in Telugu film Industry like first
Colour movie (Tene Manasulu (1965)), first Cinemascope movie (Alluri Seetharama Raju ), first 70mm movie
(Simhasanam), first DTS Movie (Telugu Veera Levara). He is very experimental and the first ever hero to introduce
cowboy and James Bond style to Telugu screen. In addition to acting he also directed 17 feature films and produced
many films under his Padmalaya Film Studio banner. He was also elected as a Member of Parliament from Eluru
under Congress Party. In 2009, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions
towards Indian Cinema.
Early life
Krishna was born on May 31, 1943 to Ghattamaneni Veeraraghavayya Chowdhary and Ghattamaneni
Nagaratnamma in a remote village called Burripallem, near Tenali in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was
the eldest of the five children from a middle income agrarian family. He could not afford to have convent education,
so he attended the school in his village to get his primary education before moving to Tenali and Narsapur to do his
S.S.C and Intermediate. Impressed by his scholastic achievements, his father raised money to send his son to the
prestigious C.R.R. college in Eluru to finish degree in BSc. There, he shared a room with another aspiring actor and
famous real estate person Murali Mohan, who later became star in their own right. Krishna played an active role in
various cultural events organized by his college. His performance in the play "Cheesina Paapam Kaasiki Velleena"
brought him critical acclaim, thus encouraging him to pursue acting more seriously.
Krishna (actor) 7
Film career
1962–1977
After graduating in Science from C. R. Reddy College in Eluru. Offers did not come his way easily and he had to be
content with playing insignificant roles in films like Padandi Mundhuku,Kulagothralu and Paruvu Prathishta. It was
during these unsettling times that he bumped into an advertisement, which mentioned that Babu Movies was
scouting profiles for their next film Tene Manasulu. Like several wannabe actors of his time, Krishna quickly
responded to the advertisement and got selected to play one of the male leads amidst tight competition. Half way
through the film Adurthi Subba Rao, the film director was subject to lot of pressure by its distributors (Navayuga) to
drop Krishna from the film. But Adurthi persisted with his choice and released the film as planned. Its phenomenal
success helped Krishna trespass the archetypal show-biz struggle as Adurthi repeated the cast for his next film
Kannemanasulu. Krishna was also selected to play the lead role in Sunderlal Nehta and Doondee's Gudachaari 116
during this time. Though Kannemanasulu failed at the box-office, the unexpected success of this action flick
established Krishna in the industry and he was often chosen to play the lead role in what came to be known as crime
pictures in cinema patois. Krishna grabbed every opportunity that came his way and several hits followed in the next
few years. Though action films were his forte, Krishna also delivered in soft films like Marapurani Katha,
Atthagaaru Kotthakodalu, and Undamma Bottu Pedathaa. The upcoming actor also got a chance to work with more
established actors like N.T.R. and A.N.R. in films like Sthree Janma, Niluvu Dopidi, Vichithra Kutumbam, Akka
Chellellu and Manchi Kutumbam during this period. Success did not get into his head and Krishna consciously chose
not to increase his remuneration even after becoming one of the minimum guaranteed stars in the industry. Most
producers, who made films with Krishna, repeated him in their next projects regardless of how their earlier films
fared. Some became so endeared with his consummate professionalism that they even tried pitting him against actors
higher up in the echelon (Retired action hero Kantha Rao recently confessed this in his bio-graphy). But Krishna had
no time for these behind the scene endeavors as he was super busy acting in multiple shifts round the years.
Krishna also set up his flag-ship production house Padmalaya films and produced several high budget films like
Mosagallaki Mosagaadu, Pandanti Kapuram, Devudu Chesina Manushulu and Alluri Seetharama Raju after a low
profile maiden home production Agnipariksha. Huge casting was a standard feature in all these films and the
production standards of these movies were far ahead of their times. With in a very short period, Padmalaya was
recognized as a leading production house and its films were the biggest hits of the calendar years 1972, 1973 and
1974. Krishna also set up another production house VijayaKrishna movies with his soul-mate Vijaya Nirmala and
produced some critically acclaimed films like Meena and Devadasu on it.
In spite of producing such high profile movies, Krishna continued working for producers with moderate budgets.
With these tight budgets, the film-makers sometimes could not provide the padding that is often required for a film's
commercial success and hence some of Krishna's films released in 1971, 1972 and 1973 bit the dust. Though these
failures reduced his success rate in early seventies, the years 1974 and 1975 can be considered as the real quiet
period in his professional life. Except Cheekati Velugulu, none of his films released in these years made any impact
at the box-office as people were reluctant to watch Krishna in softer roles after his riveting portrayal of Alluri
Seethaa Rama Raju in the eponymous film. Krishna was also seriously taken aback with the box-office failure of his
labor of love Devadasu, which was released in 1974. The year also saw Krishna straining his relationship with N. T.
Rama Rao ("N.T.R"), as the latter was against the idea (however congratulated him for his efforts) of Krishna
making Alluri Seetharama Raju and Devadasu respectively. Critics started questioning his box-office salability and
most of them even predicted his career to end soon.
Krishna (actor) 8
1978–1989
Krishna showed great resolve during these testing times and with supreme self-belief, he released his lavishly made
home production Paadi Pantalu for Sankranthi 1976. The film, which dealt with several agrarian issues of its time,
was a run away hit at the box-office. Krishna was also equally appreciated for his performance in Raja Rajeswari
Coffee Vilas Club, his second film in the famous Vijaya banner. Krishna also produced and released another movie
called Rama Rajyamloo Raktha Paasam in 1976. This is another instance where Krishna showcased his ability to
ably deal with exigencies when he changed the film's title and supplied new publicity material overnight to all
regions when censor officials refused to certify the film unless they did so. The officials, apparently, opined that the
original title Rama Rajyamloo Raktha Paatham; was too provocative and a dig on the prevailing socio-political
unrest. Krishna did two roles in this average farer, which revolves around how two siblings unite their estranged
parents. Kolleti Kapuram, Bhalee Dongalu and Devudee Gelichaadu are other films in which he acted in 1976.
While K.B. Thilak's Kolleti Kapuram was critically acclaimed for its thought provoking dialogues and for capturing
the serenity of Kolleru Lake in West Godavari district, Bhalee Dongalu, a re-make of the Hindi film Chor
Machaayee Shoor, hit the bull's eye. But Devudee Gelichaadu left a sour pill in Krishna's mouth that year. Krishna
became a top newsmaker again in the same year when he announced Kurukshethram as his next home production.
This surprised N.T.R. the most as he also wanted to make a movie Daana Veera Soora Karna based on the epic. The
relationship between the two strained further when Krishna expressed his inability to drop his project and both
started producing their films at frenetic pace. While Daana Veera Soora Karna was made with a limited budget and
featured N.T.R. in all the keyroles, Kurukshethram was made on a larger canvass with a huge casting ensemble.
Though Daana Veera Soora Karna had an emphatic victory over its rival during Sankranthi season in 1977,
Kurukshethram proved Krishna bravado once again. His good run at the box-office continued with Saavaasagallu
and the actor further penetrated into the urban mass segment with the super-hit film Dongalaku Donga.
Krishna's career reached greater heights between the years 1978 and 1986. During this period, Krishna acted in
several hit movies, increased his fan-following manifold, maintained an edge over his junior rivals and made his
seniors run for their money. More importantly, Krishna's stature also increased a lot due his philanthropy. In 1978,
Krishna acted in hit films like Anna Dammula Sawaal, Kumara Raja and Agent Gopi and other commercially
successful films like Indradanassu and Allari Bulloodu. The craze for him was so great that some of his flop films
like Mugguroo Mugguree created records before petering out at the box-office. Six of his films fared very well in
1979. While Viyyalavaari Kayyaalu, Mandeegundelu, Hema-Heemeelu and Kottha Alludu set the cash registers
ringing, Burripalem Bulloodu was another commercially successful film in Krishna's repertoire. Krishna and Sridevi
became a hit-pair in 1980 and the two acted together in Gharana Donga, Maama Allulla Sawaal, Chuttaalunnaaru
Jagrattha, and Ram Robert Rahim. Krishna also scored big against all his competitors when his Ooriki Monagaadu
became the biggest hit among all films released during Sankranthi in 1981. This film is a watershed event in his life
as it increased his craze and fan following in several remote areas too. Krishna was also the most consistent hero in
1981 as almost all his films performed well at the box-office. 1982 was another eventful year in his life and he
started it with the super-hit film Bangaaru Bhoomi, which was an improvisation of his Paadipantalu. Towards the
end of the year, Krishna became the fastest to complete 200 films in a lead role. He also became a studio owner and
produced Eeenaadu as it's maiden venture. This film was another feather in his cap and the satirical film acted as a
catalyst in bringing a regime change in AP. A string of super successful films like Mundhadugu, Kiraayi Kotigaadu,
Adavi Simhaalu, Sakthi and Prajaarajyam catapulted him to the top position in 1983. Krishna's reign at the
box-office continued in 1984 with films like Iddharu Dongalu, Bangaaru Kaapuram, Mukyamanthri and the lavishly
made Kanchukaagada. This high profile movie opened splendidly and illustrated Krishna's box-office prowess by
collecting Eighty Two Lakh Rupees in its first week. The Superstar ended the year on a high note with his last film
for the year Dongalu Baabooy Dongalu, running for 100 days run in a single theater in Vijayawada.
Krishna's career was at its pinnacle in 1985. The Superstar acted in swash buckling hits like Agniparvatham, Palnati
Simham, Vajrayudham in this year. Krishna's fantastic portrayal of the larger than life characters created by the
writer duo Paruchuri Brothers helped these films have spectacular runs at the box-office. In fact, his performances in
Krishna (actor) 9
these roles were so graceful and his histrionics so natural that fans across the state either started or re-named some of
their associations/fan clubs on the characters names. He also acted in other hit films Suryachandra,Pacchani
Kapuram and Mahasangramam with his peer Sobhan Babu. Krishna started 1986 on a low key as audience turned
down both his early releases Krishnagaaradi and Brahmasthram. But he bounced bank with his maiden directorial
venture Simhaasanam. Made with a budget of about four crore rupees in two languages and released on a
grand-scale in more than 150 theaters in A.P. alone, Simhaasanam collected One and half crore rupees in its first
week and completed its direct hundred days run in six major cities in the state.
Khaidhi Rudrayya was another smash musical hit in his career and the film created several records at the box-office.
The Superstar continued his slugfest against his political beliefs by satirizing some of the policies of Telugu Desam
Party in his home production Naa Pilupee Prabhanjanam. Disgruntled supporters and leaders of this regional Party
protested against screening of this film in several places. But their ruckuses, ironically, generated more publicity for
it and helped the film succeed. Though Krishna starred in the record breaking Muddayi, and in other hits like
Dongodocchaadu and Thandri Kodukula Challenge, 1987 was, by and large, a disappointing year in his career as
some of his highly expected movies like Sardar Krishnama Naidu, Viswanatha Nayakudu, Maa Voori Magaadu and
Makutamleeni Mahaaraaju fared dismally. Despite these professional setbacks, Krishna would still cherish the year
because his elder son Ramesh Babu debuted as a full fledged actor with Saamraat on October 2. 1988 was another
mediocre year in his professional life because only four Kaliyuga Karnudu, Aswaddhama, Rowdy No 1 and &
Mugguru Kodukulu of his ten releases had some kind of impact at the box-office. The next year, however, was a very
gratifying one for the Superstar because he not only acted in successful films like Koduku Diddina Kapuram,
Saahasamee Naa Oopiri, Gudachaari 117 and Goondaarajyam (collected approximately 74 Lakh rupees in its first
week) but also for getting elected to the lower house of the Parliament from Eluru (W.G.) in the general elections
held in 1989.
1990 – Present
The years 1990–1992 can be termed as the darkest period in his life because nothing went right for him both during
this period. None of his films, barring Nagaasthram, fared well at the box-office and the actor took his longest break
from work after Raktha Tharpanam, his last directorial venture in Telugu, tanked at the marquee. Ramesh's failure to
capitalize on his blockbuster Bazaar Rowdy would have presumably upset him further during those unsettling times.
Like other years ending with number 3 in the last two decades, 1993 also proved lucky to this Superstar and he came
back strongly with the unexpected super success of Pacchani Samsaaram. But it was Vaaraasudu, his second release
in the year, which made him the cynosure of the film fraternity again. The super-hit film, in which Krishna played a
supporting role after a long time, however, incurred the wrath of his fans as it contained some scenes, which they
thought, deprecated his image. In fact, the dissent was so great that the film-makers had to reach out to them through
the print media requesting them to patronize the movie after chopping of those scenes and adding an action episode
on him. But it was the film Number 1, which was another important turning point in his career as it helped him to
cross-over to a new segment of audience. Released amidst tight competition during the festive season in January
1994, the film featured Krishna wearing flashy outfits and dancing with verve and energy. Audience, who were
inundated with the lengthy dialogues in his movies, welcomed this image makeover and gave two-thumbs up for it.
The film went on to become a phenomenal success and paradoxically, several producers requested him to appear in a
song to help their film's cause. Amma Dongaa! (1995) was another thumping success in his career and the actor,
instead of treading carefully to consolidate his re-gained stardom, went on a signing binge again while others were
drastically reducing the number of films they acted to maximize revenues for each of their films. A string of flops
followed Superstar Krishna and though Krishna became the fastest to reach the 300 films milestone (in a lead role),
he was no longer a box-office phenomenon. This time, time was also not on his side to increase his personal stock as
he was in his early fifties by then. The aged war-horse has since then been doing supporting roles in several
insignificant films.
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Personal life
After he graduated from college, he married Indira Devi on November 1, 1962, with whom he has five children: two
sons, Ramesh Babu (film producer) and actor Mahesh Babu; and three daughters; Padmavati, Manjula (film
producer) and Priyadarshani. She provided him emotional support during his salad days. In 1965, she gave birth to
their first child Ramesh Babu. In 1968, Krishna's daughter Padmavathi was born and in 1969, Krishna married his
frequent leading lady Vijaya Nirmala.[1] and this created fodder for the gossip columns as they were still married to
their respective spouses with children. Krishna continues to be married to his first wife Indira Devi and would have
three more children with her: Manjula in 1970, Mahesh Babu in 1975, and Priyadarshini in 1979. He never had
children with Vijaya Nirmala but he apparently raised her son Naresh from her first marriage as his own. He also
supported Vijaya Nirmala's directorial aspirations by starring in the films she directed and was later proud when she
made the Guinness Book of Records as the most prolific female director in 2002. Today he continues to act in small
but significant roles in Telugu films. His son Mahesh Babu has also become one of the top actors in the industry
today. He has stated that Mahesh will not enter into any political business what-so-ever.
Awards
• Received NTR National Award for the year 2003.
• Conferred with Padma Bhushan Award in 2009 by Govt. of India
Filmography
No. Movie name Heroine Director Date of release
100 Alluri Seetharama Raju Vijaya Nirmala V. Rama Chandra Rao 01.05.74
119 Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club Jaya Prada Bapu 20.02.76
146 Moodu Puvvulu Aaru Kayalu Vijaya Nirmala Vijaya Nirmala 05.01.79
193 Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari Bhartalu Raadhika Sarathkumar Katta Subba Rao 28.08.82
195 Pagabattina Simham Jaya Prada, Prabha, Geeta P. Chandra Sekhar Reddy 03.09.82
221 Bangaru Kapuram Jayasudha, Jaya Prada P. Chandra Sekhar Reddy 09.08.84
246 Tene Manasulu Jaya Prada, Suhasini Rajendra Singh Babu 24.03.87
265 Atta Mechina Alludu Jaya Prada Kodi Rama Krishna 19.01.89
337 Shirdi
341 Kanthaswamy (Telugu: Mallanna) Krishna, Vikram, Shriya Susi Ganeshan 15.08.09
References
[1] "Krishna" (http:/ / www. totaltollywood. com/ profiles/ profiles. php?category=1& id=krishna). TotalTollywood. . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
[2] "With love from Andhra to Hindi cinema" (http:/ / timesofindia. indiatimes. com/ articleshow/ 920719248. cms). The Times of India. Bennett,
Coleman & Co. Ltd. September 6, 2001. . Retrieved March 6, 2011.
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Namrata Shirodkar
Namrata Shirodkar
Born January 22, 1972Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Children [1]
Gautam Krishna Ghattamaneni
Namrata Shirodkar (Marathi: नम्रता शिरोडकर, born 22 January 1972 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress and model.
Biography
Modelling career
Namrata worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993.[2] She represented India in the Miss Universe
pageant and came in sixth place.[3] She was featured on VH1's The Greatest: 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever for
her answer at the 1993 Miss Universe contest to a question asked by Michael Dorn: "I would not want to live forever
because I don't believe that one can live forever. And so, I don't think I would want to live forever!"[4] The same
year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen first runner-up.[3]
Acting career
She made her debut with a small role in super hit film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman Khan
and Twinkle Khanna. She then went on to star in the hit Vaastav.[5] Her performance was appreciated and she
became a known name in Bollywood.
She has played mainly supporting roles in films. Films like Pukar, Hera Pheri and Astitva went on to do well.[6] She
was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Pukar.[7] Since then her films
have not done well at the box office.
In 1999, she starred opposite Megastar Mammootty in the Malayalam film Ezhupunna Tharakan. In 2004, she
starred opposite MegaStar Chiranjeevi in a Telugu Movie "ANJI " In 2004 she went back into the spotlight when she
played the role of Jaya Bakshi in Bride and Prejudice. She played Aishwarya Rai's elder sister in the film. The film
was a hit overseas particularly in the UK but failed to do well in India.[8] She has since left the industry after her
marriage.
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Personal life
She began dating Tollywood actor Mahesh Babu in 2000 after the filming of Vamsee.[9] They married on 10
February 2005. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband.[10] Their first child, a boy named Gautam
Krishna Gattamaneni was born on 31 August 2006.[1]
Filmography
2000 Pukar Pooja Mallapa Nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award
References
[1] "sify.com" (http:/ / sify. com/ movies/ telugu/ fullstory. php?id=14282615). Mahesh Babu becomes daddy!. . Retrieved 29 October 2006.
[2] "feminamissindia.indiatimes.com" (http:/ / feminamissindia. indiatimes. com/ articleshow/ 22458123. cms). 1993 Miss India. . Retrieved 8
August 2007.
[3] "geocities.com" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20071213173916/ http:/ / www. geocities. com/ rahul83_99/ namrata. html). 1993 Miss
Universe results. Archived from the original (http:/ / www. geocities. com/ rahul83_99/ namrata. html) on 2007-12-13. . Retrieved 8 August
2007.
[4] "vh1.com" (http:/ / www. vh1. com/ photos/ gallery/ ?fid=1541125& pid=2081013). The Greatest: 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever. .
Retrieved 21 February 2008.
[5] "boxofficeindia.com" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20070712092112/ http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ 1999. htm). Vaastav is a hit!.
Archived from the original (http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ 1999. htm) on 12 July 2007. . Retrieved 8 August 2007.
[6] "boxofficeindia.com" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20070702104821/ http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ 2000. htm). Year 2000, box office
performance. Archived from the original (http:/ / www. boxofficeindia. com/ 2000. htm) on 2 July 2007. . Retrieved 8 August 2007.
[7] "imdb.com" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm0794363/ awards). Nomination for Pukar. . Retrieved 8 August 2007.
[8] "imdb.com" (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0361411/ business). Bride and Prejudice business in the UK. . Retrieved 8 August 2007.
[9] "indiaglitz.com" (http:/ / www. indiaglitz. com/ channels/ hindi/ interview/ 6267. html). Mahesh and Namrata dating!. . Retrieved 8 August
2007.
[10] "indiaglitz.com" (http:/ / www. indiaglitz. com/ channels/ hindi/ interview/ 6267. html). Namrata Shirodkar marries Mahesh Babu. .
Retrieved 8 August 2007.
External links
• Namrata Shirodkar (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0794363/) at the Internet Movie Database
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Raja Kumarudu
Raja Kumarudu
Country India
Language Telugu
Raja Kumarudu is a Telugu movie, released in 1999. The film stars Preity Zinta and Mahesh Babu. The film
received positive reviews and is commercially successful.[1]
Synopsis
Raj Kumar (Mahesh Babu) goes on holiday in Khandala and stays with his uncle Dhanunjay (Prakash Raj). He
comes across Rani (Preity Zinta) and falls for her. However he ends up teasing her and she begins to despise him.
She is determined to avoid him but he won't leave her alone. Raj Kumar saves Rani from some thugs and she is
impressed by his heroism. After spending some time together she begins to like him and eventually love him.
Unfortunately his uncle(Prakash Raj) has made other plans for him, where-in he reveals the actual past of the hero's
parents and his family. He mentions the challenge that he made with his in-laws to get the hero married with his
daughter. Complying to this, the hero informs the heroine that their relationship needs to end there.
On going back along with his uncle to the village for his uncle's daughter, to his joy he sees that it's none other than
the heroine herself.
The rest of the movie revolves around the plot that is woven by him and his uncle to gain the heroine's hand and
re-uniting the uncle with his family. This is done in a comical sense and is fun to watch.
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Cast
• Mahesh Babu ... Raj Kumar
• Preity Zinta ... Rani
• Prakash Raj ... Dhanunjay
• Jayaprakash ... Sarvarayudu
• Sumalatha ... Dhanunjay's wife
Release
• The film released with 78 prints in 116 screens.[2]
Box-office
• The film had a 50 days run in 69 centres and 100 days run in 44 centres *The film collected a share of Rs.10.51
crores from Andhra Pradesh.[3]
• The film was dubbed in Hindi as Prince No. 1 and dubbed in Tamil as Kaadhal Vennila.[4]
References
[1] http:/ / www. cinegoer. com/ rajakumarudu. htm
[2] CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Maheshbabu's Debut Film Rajakumarudu (http:/ / www. cinegoer. com/
rajakumarudu. htm)
[3] Rajakumarudu shares. (http:/ / i28. tinypic. com/ 95y5br. jpg)
[4] http:/ / www. webcitation. org/ query?url=http:/ / www. geocities. com/ bbreviews/ kvennilaa. html& date=2009-10-25+ 13:19:34
External links
• Raja Kumarudu (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285940/) at the Internet Movie Database
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Yuvaraju
Yuvaraju
Country India
Language Telugu
Yuvaraju (Telugu: యువరాజు) is a 2000 Tollywood film directed and produced by YVS Chowdary. This film
gave Mahesh Babu the tag "Prince", as Yuvaraju means prince. The film had a 100-day run in 34 centres.
Yuvaraju is a romantic-based movie in which Srinivas (Mahesh Babu) just returns to India and joins a college in
Hyderabad. There is this sexy dame called Srivalli (Saakshi Sivand) that attracts him with her looks. As we proceed
a little bit we come to know that there is a friend for Srivalli called Vamsi (Venkat) in abroad whom she regards as
her best friend and keeps him close to her heart as when a plane crashed 20 years back these two are the only
survivors of the tragedy.
Finally Srinivas and Srivalli comes to know that they are in love with each other. They break the news followed by a
lavish engagement ceremony. For the placid viewers then comes the excitement in the form of Srilata (Simran) who
arrives in nick of time to attend the engagement. Srivalli comes to know that these guys know each other in abroad
from the brief observation at her engagement ceremony.
The rest of the story is about who is Srilatha and what happens to Vamsi' love.
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Vamsi (film)
Vamsi
Directed by B.Gopal
Written by Satyanand,
Gopalakrishna Paruchuri,
Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri
Country India
Language Telugu
[1]
Vamsi (also known as Vamsee, Vamshi, or Vamshee) is a 2000 Tollywood film written by Satyanand and
directed by B.Gopal [2] which has Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles.[3]
Plot
Vamsi (Mahesh Babu) is a fashion designer and has a show coming up but his model breaks her ankle so Shilpa
(Namrata Shirodkar), who fell in love with Vamsi, takes the model's place and wins.
The story is more about Arjun (Krishna) taking revenge on the baddies which includes Shilpa's father (Nassar) and
Kota Srinivasa Rao.[3]
Cast
• Mahesh Babu as Vamsi
• Brahmanandam as Killer
• Namrata Shirodkar as Shilpa, fashion student
• Mayuri Kango as Sneha
• Krishna as Arjun
• Tanikella Bharani
• Kota Srinivasa Rao
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• Nassar
Soundtrack
• Oho Sonia[4]
• Vecha Vechaga[4]
• Abc Datindo[4]
• Vienchukunte[4]
• Koilamma[4]
• Saregama[4]
Video Release
Released on VCD in 2004[5]
References
[1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm0766463/
[2] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm0044584/
[3] IdleBrain.com (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ movie/ archive/ mr-vamsi. html), film cast, crew, plot, production informations, Retrieved
10-22-2008
[4] raaga.com (http:/ / www. raaga. com/ channels/ telugu/ moviedetail. asp?mid=A0000161), Vamsi track listings, Retrieved 10-21-2009
[5] rental.bigflix.com (http:/ / rental. bigflix. com/ bigflix/ ShowMovie/ Telugu/ 2004/ Vamshi,), VCD informations, Retrieved 10-21-2008
External links
• Vamsee (2000) at IMDB (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ • Vamsi (2000) at CineGoer (http:/ / www. cinegoer. com/ tollydb/ vamshi2000.
tt0484003/ ) htm)
• Vamsi (2000) at Telugupedia (http:/ / www. telugupedia. • Vamsi (2000) at IMovies4you (http:/ / imovies4you. com/
com/ wiki/ index. php?title=Vamsi) vamsi-2000-telugu-movie-online-and-download/ )
• Vamsi (2000) at BhratMovies (http:/ / www. • (2000) at TollyNation (http:/ / www. tollynation. com/ movie/ Vamsi/
bharatmovies. com/ telugu/ info/ Vamsi. htm) overview''Vamsi'')
• Vamsi (2000) at TotalTollywood (http:/ / www.
totaltollywood. com/ movies. php?id=930)
Reviews
• By Raju Shanbhag, Bellitere.com (http://bellitere.com/vamshi-movie-review.html), October 9 2008, "High
Voltage Entertainment!"
• IdleBrain.com, complete review and analysis Vamsi (2000) (http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/
mr-vamsi.html)
• Vamsi (http://www.allmovie.com/work/390514) at Allmovie
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Murari (film)
Murari
Country India
Language Telugu
Murari(Telugu: మురారి) is a telugu film directed by Krishna Vamsi starring Mahesh Babu and Sonali Bendre. This
is the first movie of stunt master Peter Hein he is action director for this film.
Plot summary
Circa 1800's a Jamindar (Prakash Raj) insults Durga Devi by stealing her idol in the temple in a state of
intoxication.An enraged Devi kills him and put a curse on his heirs that she is going to take one family member each
every 48 years. And one male heir dies accidentally at the end of every 48 years. And the present year denotes end of
another 48 years and now it's the turn of Murari (Mahesh Babu). In another village, there lives Vasundhara (Sonali
Bendre). She too lives with a big combined family.Both the families of Murari and Vasundhara are releated by
blood, but separated due to the family feuds.They both fall in love and these both families makes the formal
arrangement of marriage But once his grandmother,who returns from her Teerdha Yatra, upon being informed by the
family poojari that Murari is the one who would be subjected to death by Devi this year, refuses for the marriage.
Then she reveals the dark secret that is kept under wraps that once in every 48 years, one of the family members are
taken by Devi as bali.Murari overcomes the curse by Devi by performing the puja and marries his sweetheart
Vasundhara.
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Box-office performance
• The film turned out to be a hit running for 50 days in 50 centres.[1]
• It had a 100 day run in 34 centres.[2]
• The film had a 175-day run in 2 centres.[3]
• This was Sonali Bendre's first Telugu Film
• Was dubbed into Tamil due to Sonali Bendre's popularity
References
[1] Cycle Stand - Telugu Cinema Trade Story (http:/ / idlebrain. com/ trade/ tsynop/ tradestory6. html)
[2] Cycle Stand - Telugu Cinema Records - Murari 100 days centers (http:/ / idlebrain. com/ trade/ records/ murari. html)
[3] CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Maheshbabu's 175-Day Centres List (http:/ / www. cinegoer. com/ maheshbabu175.
htm)
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Takkari Donga
[1]
Takkari Donga
Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Written by Satyanand
Jayanth C. Paranjee
Country India
Language Telugu
Takkari Donga (Telugu: టక్కరిదొంగ) is a Telugu language film that released on 12 January 2002 and was
directed by Jayant Paranjee. Mahesh Babu, Lisa Ray and Bipasha Basu play the lead roles. This movie was dubbed
into Hindi as Choron Ka Chor.
Synopsis
Movie starts off with Shaka (Rahul Dev) killing his own brother for particular information, which is also known to
another man Veeru Dada. In the encounter Veeru Dada (Ashok Kumar) jumps off into a river from a cliff.After 18
years, we have Veeru Dada with a leg cut off giving info to Raja (Mahesh Babu), a mischievous thief who robs off
the money from banks in a style. Raja gives Veeru Dada a share of 50% for all his tip offs. Raja becomes more
daring as the price tag on his head increases by thousands. There is another mischievous thief Panasa (Bipasha Basu)
along with uncle follows Raju so that she can dupe him and escape with all the looted money of Raja. As the things
go on a frolicking way between Panasa and Raja, the desperate Shaka is searching for Veeru Dada in all the places.
Veeru Dada realizes that Shaka would kill him soon. Hence, Veeru Dada offers a big diamond to Raja and asks him
to escort her daughter Bhuvana (Lisa Ray) to his brother Dharma's place.The journey starts here. We have the couple
going to a remote village on horses. Panasa and her uncle are following the lead pair. The bank managers too are
desperately trying to catch Raja. What Shaka wants from Veeru Dada? Who is Raja? What will happen to Panasa?
You must watch this technically extraordinary visual and aural feast on a big screen with DTS effect.
Awards
• Winner, Nandi award for Mahesh Babu - Special Jury
• Winner, Nandi award for Vijayan - Best Fight Master
• Winner, Nandi award for Mastre Kaushik Babu - Best child actor
• Winner, Nandi award for Jayanan Vincent - Best cinematography
• Winner, Nandi award for Madhusudham Reddy - Best audiographer
External links
• Takkari donga at IMDB [2]
References
[1] http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ images/ wp-7cowboy800. jpg
[2] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0307541/
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Plot
The film was an average hit. Mahesh Babu is the son of a rich businessman, he meets Arti Agarwal in a club and
falls in love with her. They later find put that their fathers are arch rivals. Aarti Agarwals mother was killed in an
accident involving their fathers. therefore they don't talk to each other. Aarti Agarwal and Mahesh Babu elope. but
due to unavoidable circumstances they come back and are injured in a bomb blast. Then their fathers apologize and
make up and in the end Aarti Agarwal and Mahesh Babu are married.
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Okkadu
Okkadu
Directed by Gunasekhar
Written by Gunasekhar,
Paruchuri Brothers
Language Telugu
Okkadu (Telugu: ఒక్కడు) is a 2003 Tollywood blockbuster which was directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Mahesh
Babu, Bhoomika Chawla, and Prakash Raj. Music was composed by Mani Sharma and editing was done by A.
Sreekar Prasad. M.S. Raju produced this film. This movie was later remade into the Tamil movie Gilli. This film was
released on January 15, 2003. The film was subsequently remade into Oriya as '"Mate Anidela Lakhye Phaguna"'
starring Sabyasachi and Archita.(P/B Kunu (9556062691))
Plot
Ajay Varma(Mahesh Babu), is a young Kabbadi player who goes to Kurnool to take part in a match. There, he saves
Swapna Reddy (Bhoomika Chawla), from Obul Reddy (Prakash Raj), who is in love with Swapna and wants to
marry her against her wishes. Ajay tries to comfort her because Obul Reddy killed both brothers of Swapna. Ajay
brings Swapna to his house in Hyderabad and decides to send her abroad to save her from Obul Reddy. This is
complicated by the fact that Swapna falls in love with Ajay and that Ajay's father is the police inspector in charge of
finding Swapna. The movie has Charminar as its integral part. Whether Ajay and Swapna unite is the crux of the
story.
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Cast
• Mahesh Babu ... Ajay Varma ("Varma" comes only in the credits at the end)
• Bhoomika Chawla ... Swapna Reddy
• Mukesh Rishi ... Assistant Commissioner of Police (Father of Ajay)
• Prakash Raj ... Obul Reddy
• Geetha ... Mother of Ajay
• niharika ... sister of ajay
Crew
• Director: Gunasekhar
• Screenplay: Gunasekhar
• Story: Gunasekhar
• Dialogue: Paruchuri Brothers
• Producer: M.S. Raju
• Music: Mani Sharma
• Cinematography: Sekhar V. Joseph
• Choreography: Raju Sundaram & Lawrence
• Art Direction: Ashok
• Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad
• Stunts : Vijayan
Music
The music for the film was composed by Mani Sharma. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.
• Hare rama (sung by Shankar Mahadevan)
• Nuvvemmaya Chesavokaani (Shreya Ghosal)
• Sahasam Swasaga (Mallikharjun)
• Cheppave Chirugaali (Sujitha and Udit Narayan)
• Hai re hai (Karthik and K. S. Chitra)
• Atharintiki (Hariharan, Shreya Ghosal and the Priya sisters)
Production
M.S. Raju,who is known to produce films with technicians/actors when they were down with failures, decided to
make a film with director Gunasekhar,whose previous venture Mrugaraju bombed at the box office.[1] Mahesh Babu
was selected as the hero after his performance in Murari which inspired M.S. Raju.[1]
Release
• The film released on 15 January 2003 in 165 screens.[2]
• The audio was released on 19 December 2002.[3]
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Box-office performance
• The film collected a share of Rs.7 crores in its opening week in Andhra Pradesh.[4] It collected a total share of
over Rs.29 crores.[5]
• The film had a successful 50-day run in 144 centres.[6]
• The film had a successful 100-day run in 100 centres.[7]
• The film had a 175 day run in 7 centres.[8]
Awards
Filmfare Awards
• Best Film - M.S. Raju
• Best Director - Gunasekhar
• Best Actor - Mahesh Babu
• Best Music Director - Mani Sharma
Trivia
• The movie was remade into Tamil, under the name Ghilli (2004), starring Vijay and Trisha Krishnan, which went
on to become one of the best films of Vijay.
• The film was made into Kannada as Aajay (2006) starring Puneet Rajkumar and Prakash Raj, however it didn't
reach the success level of Ghilli or Okkadu.
• The first 15 minutes of the movie, is an adaptation of the hollywood classic West Side Story.
• The movie is remade into Oriya as "Mate Anidela Lakhye Phaguna" starring Sabyachi, Sidhant, Archita, Anita
Das & Chandan.
References
[1] Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ celeb/ interview/ interview_msraju. html)
[2] Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ trade/ records/ okkadureleasecenters. html)
[3] Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ news/ 2000march20/ news232. html)
[4] Okkadu Opening Week Collections (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ trade/ records/ okkadurecords. html)
[5] Telugu mid-year report (http:/ / www. hinduonnet. com/ thehindu/ mp/ 2003/ 07/ 24/ stories/ 2003072400060202. htm)
[6] OKKADU's 50 days Centers (http:/ / www. nonstopcinema. com/ nsc/ boxoffice/ display. php?id=14)
[7] Okkadu 100 days centers (http:/ / www. nonstopcinema. com/ nsc/ boxoffice/ display. php?id=29)
[8] Maheshbabu's 175-Day Centres List (http:/ / www. cinegoer. com/ maheshbabu175. htm)
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External links
• Okkadu (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366840/) at the Internet Movie Database
• idlebrain.com (http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-okkadu.html), movie review
• idlebrain.com (http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/areviews/okkadu.html), music review
• Lyrics Of Okkadu (http://musicmazaa.com/telugu/lyrics/movie/Okkadu.html) At MusicMazaa.com
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Nijam
Nijam
Directed by Teja
Produced by Teja
Written by Teja
Music by R P Patnaik
Editing by Sankar
Country India
Language Telugu
Nijam (Truth) (Telugu: నిజం) is a Telugu film released in 2003, starring Mahesh Babu and Rakshitha in lead roles.
Teja directed this film. Mahesh Babu won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for this film. and the film was dubbed
into Hindi as meri adalat and was remade into oriya as ARJUNA
Plot
This film tells about an innocent boy, who along with his mother undergoes injustice and also loses his father in this
process. The mother in this situation plays the role of a trainer and a guide to her son in making him strong
physically and emotionally to fight back.
The criminals involved in the crime of his father's death are killed one after the other by the mother and the son in a
planned and scientific manner.
Reception
The movie was praised by critics and was a Super hit at box office.
External links
• Nijam [1] at the Internet Movie Database
References
[1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0368896/
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Naani
Naani
The two characters of the film (as portrayed by actors Mahesh Babu and Amisha Patel respectively) in a scene from the film.
Directed by S .J. Suryaah
Music by A. R. Rahman
Language Telugu
Naani (Telugu: నాని) is a Tollywood film released in 2004. Directed by S. J. Suryaah, the film stars Mahesh Babu,
Amisha Patel, Devayani and Raghuvaran. The film was simultaneously filmed in Tamil as New.[1] [2]
Plot
After feeling that he is being repeatedly humiliated and unwanted by his Mother and brother. Naani an eight year old
goes to a Scientist who turns him into a 28 year old man and he goes to work in a Toy Company and is pursued by
Priya (Amisha Patel) daughter of company's chief at the toy company and gets married to her and has a child. His
mother meanwhile played by Devayani starts looking for him and lodges a complaint in police station that her son is
missing. Meanwhile Naani learns of his mother's love for him and turns back to the Scientist asking him to be turn
him back into a child. But the Scientist's reverse process does not work and he ends being an eight year old with his
mother during Day and as an adult as Priya's husband in night. "Naani" is all about the how Naani manages his dual
life.Naani did not fair well at the box offices but still managed to get good vogue among the youth due to its fresh
and awakening music and by charismatic direction of S.J.Surya
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Characters
The main characters are:
• Naani (Mahesh Babu) - an 8-year-old boy who is turned into an adult overnight after drinking a potion given by a
Scientist, although he retains his boyish charm and inexperience, and gains amazing physical abilities. As an
adult, he gets a job at a toy company.
• Priya (Amisha Patel) - Naani's beautiful wife and intelligent daughter of company's chief in the toy company.
• Scientist (Raghuvaran) - who turns Naani into an adult.
• Naani's mother (Devayani)
Soundtrack
Naani
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released 2004
Producer A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
References
[1] "Devyani as the mother of Mahesh Babu" (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ news/ 2000march20/ news233. html). Idlebrain.com. 2003-03-08. .
Retrieved 2011-03-11.
[2] "Mahesh-Surya film in progress" (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ news/ 2000march20/ news233. html). Idlebrain.com. 2003-02-22. . Retrieved
2011-03-11.
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Written by Gunasekhar
Country India
Language Telugu
Arjun (Telugu: అర్జున్) ( Dubbed into Tamil as Varenda Madhuraiku and Dubbed into Malayalam as Arjun and
Dubbed into Hindi as Maidaan-E-Jung ) is a Tollywood film released on 18 August 2004, and was directed by
Gunasekhar. This is the second time Mahesh Babu and Gunasekhar have teamed up after delivering the blockbuster
Okkadu. Shriya Saran, Keerthi Reddy, Raja and Prakash Raj play other roles.
Plot
Arjun(Mahesh Babu) and his twin sister Meenakshi(Keerthi Reddy) finish college. During college days Meenakshi
falls in love with her classmate, which she expresses later to her family when she is shown proposals from others.
Arjun sets out to Madurai in Tamil Nadu where Uday is about to get married who also awaits for Meenakshi, to
elope with. Arjun makes a dramatic appearance, with no apparent disapproval from the parents Meenakshi gets
married to Uday. Meanwhile Arjun meets a girl, Shriya Saran who happens to be from Madurai too. After the
marriage Uday's parents (Prakashraj, Saritha) secretly plan to kill Meenakshi as they had lost a chance to grab a
millionaire's property by the arranged marriage. How Arjun meets the plans to kill his sister and saves each time is
the crust of the story. In this film, the name of the character played by Mahesh Babu is not revealed till the end. The
other roles call him with the name of the relation, but none call him Arjun, and this is revealed only at the end.
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Soundtrack
This film consists of 6 songs, all composed by Mani Sharma:
1. Okka Matta (Picturized on Mahesh)
2. Oh Cheli (Picturized on Sriya and Mahesh)..this song was shot in Moscow.
3. Madhura Madhura (picturized on Keerthi Reddy and Mahesh in the temple setting)
4. Raa Raa (Sriya and Mahesh: shot outside the temple setting)
5. Hey Pilla (picturized on Mahesh and sriya)
6. Dum Dumare (picturized on Mahesh, Sriya, and Keerthi Reddy)
Cast
• Mahesh Babu ... Arjun
• Shriya Saran ... Roopa
• Keerthi Reddy ... Meenakshi
• Raja ... Uday
• Prakash Raj ... Bala Nayagar
• Saritha ... Andal
Crew
• Director: Gunasekhar
• Screenplay: Gunasekhar
• Story: Gunasekhar
• Dialogue: Paruchuri Brothers
• Producer: G. Ramesh Babu
• Music: Mani Sharma
• Choreography: Raju Sundaram & Raghava Lawrence
• Editor: A. Sreekar Prasad
• Director of Photography: Sekhar V. Joseph
• Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
• Art Director: Thotta Tharani
• Stunts: Vijayan
Production
The film was produced by Mahesh's brother Ramesh. This was Mahesh's last film released before he tied the knot
with Namratha Shirodhkar. On the other hand, this was the first movie (and the last as on July 2008) for Keerthi
Reddy after his marriage.
The Madurai Meenakshi temple shown in this film is a colossal set of the real one. It was created by art director
Padma Sri Thotta Tharani.
The film was later dubbed in Tamil as Varenda Maduraiku.
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Box-office performance
The dubbed version of the movie released later in Tamil Nadu was an average grosser there. The film was released in
40 prints and it had a 50-day run in 35 centres and a 100-day run in 14 centres.
External links
• Arjun [1] at the Internet Movie Database
References
[1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0907619/
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Athadu
Athadu
Country India
Language Telugu
Budget 18 crores
Athadu (అతడు)( dubbed in Tamil as Nandhu and in Malayalam as Target) is a 2005 Telugu film produced by
Jayabheri Kishore and Murali Mohan and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The movie stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha
Krishnan, Sonu Sood and Prakash Raj. The movie soundtrack was scored by Mani Sharma. The film released on 10
August 2005. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films in Tollywood. Athadu has also been
remade in Hindi as Ek The Power of One and in Bengali as Wanted.
Plot
Nanda Gopal / Nandu(Mahesh Babu) is a professional assassin who partners up with Malli (Sonu Sood). He charges
1.5 crore for a murder. A party leader, Shiva Reddy (Sayaji Shinde) wants someone to attempt an assassination on
him so that he could get more votes through sympathy. Shiva Reddy's colleague Baji Reddy hooks him up with
Nandu for a deal. On the day of the murder attempt, before Nandu gets to shoot Shiva Reddy, someone else fatally
shoots Shiva Reddy. Nandu did not pull the trigger so he knows it was not him. Within minutes, police surround the
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building. Just before the exit of the building, a big car accident occurs on the street with Nandu's car. Nandu assumes
that Malli got trapped and died in the accident. So Nandu goes to the top of the skyscraper. With the police behind
him and in front of him, he is helpless. Suddenly a train comes and Nandu uses a rope to jump from the skyscraper to
the train.
There, Nandu meets Pardhu (Rajiv Kanakala), a talkative guy. Pardhu reveals that he ran away from his village,
Basarlapudi, when he was young. Pardhu explains that he is finally returning to his village. Later that same evening,
while aiming for Nandu, the police accidentally shoot Pardhu. Nandu escapes and not knowing what to do next, he
remembers Pardhu's background. Nandu goes to Basarlapudi and Pardhu's family, thinking he is Pardhu, accepts
him.
Meanwhile, a CBI officer, Anjaneya Prasad (Prakash Raj), investigating the murder of Shiva Reddy comes across
Nandu alias Pardhu. He suspects Nandu of Shiva Reddy's murder.He tries taking Nandu's fingerprints
unconventionally but Nandu outsmarts him. Soon clues lead to Malli but he is dead.
Meanwhile, in Barslapudi, after the marriage of the grand-daughter was over, the CBI come because they find out
that Nandu is not Pardhu and suspect that Nandu is the killer. Nandu learns of the situation and flees. After the CBI
leave, Nandu returns to explain everything: who is he and how the real Pardhu got killed. At first the family shows
no interest in helping Nandu to find the real assassin as they are all shocked but the grandfather (Nassar) helps
Nandu by giving him a gun.
Nandu calls Baji Reddy and demands
to know who killed Shiva Reddy. At
first, Baji Reddy refuses but after
Nandu tells him that he recorded their
first conservation on the phone, Baji
Reddy reveals everything. It was Malli
who killed Shiva Reddy for 2 crores.
He faked his death by sending a
drunkard in the car at the time of the
accident. Nandu records this Mahesh Babu and Trisha from the film.
conversation and immediately leaves
for the old church, where Malli is. Nandu and Malli meet and Nandu has the gun loaded before Malli. But the same
policemen who killed Pardhu barge in. Nandu manages to kill all of them and also kill Malli. Nandu hands over the
recorded cassette to the CBI officer. The CBI officer goes directly to Bajji Reddy's office and tells him that he will
hand him over to the police. Baji Reddy tells him that he has no concrete evidence. The CBI officer tells him that the
tape is evidence enough for Siva Reddy's hot headed son,who has vowed vengeance for his father's death.Trapped
without any recourse,Baji Reddy commits suicide. In the last scene, Nandu immerses Pardhu's ashes and the CBI
officer lets him go to Pardhu's real family, where he plans to stay forever.
Cast
• Mahesh Babu ... Nanda Gopal alias Nandu alias Pardhu
• Trisha Krishnan ... Puri
• Sonu Sood ... Malli
• Prakash Raj ... Anjaneya Prasad (CBI Officer)
• Nassar ... Satya Narayana Murthy
• Brahmanandam ... Uncle of Puri
• Sunil ... Ramana
• Sayaji Shinde ... Shiva Reddy
• Rajiv Kanakala ... Pardhasaradhi alias Pardhu
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Crew
• Producer: Murali Mohan & Jayabheri Kishore
• Director:: Trivikram Srinivas
• Story: Trivikram Srinivas
• Screenplay: Trivikram Srinivas
• Dialogues: Trivikram Srinivas
• Art: Thotta Tharani
• Cinematography: K.V. Guhan
• Stunts: Peter Hein
• Music: Mani Sharma
• Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant, Raju Sundaram, & Brinda
• Editing: Sreekar Prasad
Music
The film has 6 songs composed by Mani Sharma with lyrics by Sirivennela:
• Adharaka Badule Cheppeti - Vishwa
• Pillagali - Shreya Ghoshal
• Avunu Nijam - K.K & Sunitha
• Chandamama - Mahalakshmi Iyer & Ranjith
• Neetho Cheppana - S.P. Balu & Chitra
• Pilichina Raanantaava - Karthik & Kavita Krishnamurthy
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Awards
Nandi Awards
• Best Actor - Mahesh Babu
• Best Dialogue Writer -Trivikram Srinivas
Filmfare Awards
• Best Director - Trivikram Srinivas
Release
The film was released with 6 prints in U.S.A.[1] and in 3 screens in Chennai.[2]
Box-office performance
• The film netted Rs.10.5 lakhs from 3 screens in Chennai in its opening weekend debuting at no. 2.[2]
• It collected approximately Rs.230 million in its total run,thus becoming the sensational hit of 2005 in
Tollywood.[3] Its satellite rights were sold for Rs.18 million.[4]
• The film had a 50 days run in 176 centres Athadu 50 days centres [5] and a 100-day run in 38 centres.[6] The film
had a 175-day run in Sudarshan 35 mm, Hyderabad.,[7] grossing Rs.104.58 million from the theatre.[3]
References
[1] Cycle Stand - Telugu Cinema Trade Story (http:/ / idlebrain. com/ trade/ tsynop/ athadu. html)
[2] Chennai Box-Office (Aug 12-15) - Sify.com (http:/ / sify. com/ entertainment/ movies/ tamil/ boxoffice/ fullstory. php?id=13918651)
[3] CineGoer.com - News Archives - January 2006 (http:/ / www. cinegoer. com/ archives/ january2006. htm#newsitem6)
[4] Athadu satellite rights for 1.8 crores (http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ news/ 2000march20/ news265. html)
[5] http:/ / www. idlebrain. com/ trade/ records/ athadu50dayscenters. html
[6] Nonstopcinema Box Office - Athadu 100 days centers : Telugu movies, tollywood, cinema (http:/ / www. nonstopcinema. com/ nsc/
boxoffice/ display. php?id=218)
[7] CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Maheshbabu's 175-Day Centres List (http:/ / www. cinegoer. com/ maheshbabu175.
htm)
External links
• Athadu (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471571/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Athadu (http://www.allmovie.com/work/334049) at Allmovie
• Lyrics Of Athadu (http://musicmazaa.com/telugu/lyrics/movie/Athadu.html) Lyrics On MusicMazaa.com
• More about Athadu (http://telugu.16reels.com/movies/Athadu-Movie.aspx) More about Athadu on
16reels.com
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Country India
Language Telugu
Budget 12 crores
Pokiri (Telugu: పోకిరి, English: Rogue/Goon) is a 2006 Indian Telugu film directed, written, and produced by Puri
Jagannadh. Mahesh Babu plays the lead role, and Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde, and Ashish Vidyarthi
play supporting roles. Mani Sharma was the music director, Shyam K. Naidu handled cinematography, and the film
was edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film was released on 28 April 2006. It was remade in Tamil in 2007 as
Pokkiri, in Hindi as Wanted in 2009 and in Kannada as Porki in 2010, due to its impact on commercial cinema. The
film was screened at the IIFA film festival held in Dubai in 2006.[1] [2] The film is currently the third Highest
grossing Telugu language films of all time.
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Plot
The metro city is rife with the nefarious activities of land mafia. There are two rival gangs; one under Ali Bhai
(Prakash Raj) who resides in Dubai and controls the operation through his siblings Ajju and Mona, and another
operated by local goon Narayan. Both threaten builders and land owners into giving them protection money or
property, through force, extortion or murder. Sayed (Sayaji Shinde) arrives as the new Commissioner of Hyderabad
and starts cracking down on crime.
Pandu (Mahesh Babu), a thug, is abducted by Mallesh, a member of Ali's gang and his henchmen. Pandu has taken a
contract from Narayan to beat up Mahesh, which he does. Ajju invites Pandu to join Ali Bhai's gang. Pandu declines
stating that he does not work for any gang, but is ready to do anything given enough money. Pandu falls in love with
Shruthi when he visits his cousin's (Ajay) aerobics class, but she mistakes him for a thug. Shruthi, a college student,
lives with her widowed mother and younger brother. Bramhi (Brahmanandam) lives above Shruthi's house, and
frequently tries to convince Shruthi to marry him. Sub inspector Pashupathy (Ashish Vidyarthi), is a corrupt officer
in the colony where Pandu and Shruthi live who often works with the land mafia. He is also on the payroll of Ali
Bhai. He falls for Shruthi and decides to make her his mistress, even after multiple rejections by Shruthi.
Pandu's first assignment with Ali's gang is to kill a member of Narayan's band. However, police show up at the spot
where Pandu and the other gangsters are waiting. Pandu engages the cops long enough for the others to finish the
task and flee. He also helps Shruthi escape from Pashupathy. She is impressed by his kindness and friendship soon
blossoms between the two, leading to the development of unspoken romantic feelings for each other. When Shruthi
tries to expresses her feelings they are attacked by members of Narayan's gang, whom Pandu finishes off. Shruthi is
shocked to learn that Pandu is a gangster with no qualms about killing people.
Pashupathy arranges for some thugs to pretend to rape Shruthi, so that no decent family will want to take her as their
daughter-in-law; with no other option Shruthi and her mother will accept his demands. Pandu learns of this and
assaults Pashupathy incognito, warning him that if he is found responsible for this incident then things will turn ugly
for him. After much ado and mental anguish, Shruthi accepts Pandu.
Ali Khan comes to Hyderabad and kills Narayan. He also meets Pandu to discuss the killing of a minister by blowing
up a balloon. Pandu disagrees with Ali Bhai's method as it would involve killing innocents. In the middle of their
argument police raid the club and arrest Ali Bhai. His gang members retaliate by creating a lewd video of the police
commissioner's daughter and releasing it to media. They also kidnap her, forcing the police to release Ali Bhai. Ali
Bhai drugs the commissioner's daughter, causing her to reveal that her father placed a mole in Ali Bhai's gang. They
find that Pandu's uncle was a police inspector and the inspector's son, Krishna, is now a part of Pandu's gang. Ali
Bhai kills Krishna in front of Pandu. However, it is revealed that the person who died was actually Ajay. The actual
son of the retired inspector is Pandu. His father explains that Krishna has been masquerading as a corrupt mafia to
penetrate the underworld gangs and wipe them out from the inside.
Krishna/Pandu avenges his father's death by finishing off all members of Ali Bhai's gang including Ali Bhai and
Pasupathy.
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Production
Ayesha was approached to play the role of Shruti but declined the role, although later she portrayed the same role in
the Hindi remake of Pokiri, titled Wanted. The role of Shruti went to Ileana D'Cruz.[3] [4]
Cast
• Mahesh Babu ... Pandu / Krishna Manohar
• Ileana D'Cruz ...
• Prakash Raj ... Ali Bhai
• Nassar ... Inspector Suryanarayana
• Ashish Vidyarthi ... Sub Inspector Pasupathi
• Brahmanandam ... Brahmi - Software Engineer, Shruthi's neighbour
• Subbaraju ... Nayar
• Ali ... Beggar Association leader
• Ajay ... Ajay
• Jyothirana ... Mona
• Master Bharath ... Ileana D'Cruz's little brother
Music
Pokiri
Studio album by Mani Sharma
The film has six tracks composed by Mani Sharma. The music was launched on 30 March 2006 and was released in
stores on 6 April 2006.
• 1 - "Jagadame" - Kunal Ganjawala
• 2 - "Deva Devuda" - Naveen (similar to Ricky Martin's "Jaleo" song)
• 3 - "Dole Dole" - Ranjith and Suchitra
• 4 - "Gala Gala" - Nihal
• 5 - "Ippatakinka" - Karthik and Suchitra
• 6 - "Chododhantunna" - Karthik and Mahalakshmi Iyer
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Reception
The film was released on 397 screens, including 354 in Andhra Pradesh, 20 in Karnataka, 3 in Orissa, 3 in Tamil
Nadu, 1 in Mumbai and 16 overseas. The net gross was nearly 40 Crore.[5] The film was later released in 30
theatres in Orissa.[6] It debuted in Chennai with a 98.5% opening.[7]
Awards
• Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film - Gold - 2006
• Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) - 2006
• Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) - Puri Jagannadh - 2006
Remakes
The film has been remade by various Indian film industries. First a year later, Pokiri was remade in Tamil as Pokkiri,
starring Joseph Vijay and Asin Thottumkal and directed by Prabhu Deva. Two years later, it was remade into Hindi,
also directed by Prabhu Deva, as Wanted, starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia and produced by Boney Kapoor.
Wanted turned out to be a huge success, becoming not only one of the biggest hits of 2009, but also one of the
biggest Bollywood hits of all time. All of the remakes have featured Prakash Raj as the villain Ali Bhai (Telugu,
Tamil) and Ghani Bhai (Hindi). Pokiri has also been remade in Kannada, this time named Porkhi and starring
Darshan, Pranitha, Devaraj, Ashish Vidyarthi while being directed by M. D. Sridhar and produced by Bachche
Gowda.
References
[1] "South films garnered limelight" (http:/ / www. iifa. com/ web07/ showcase/ 2006-filmfestival. htm). IIFA. 2007-05-02. . Retrieved
2011-01-13. "IIFA screens films from south and north"
[2] "IIFA to showcase south films in Dubai" (http:/ / archives. chennaionline. com/ film/ Events/ 2006/ 06iifa. asp). Chennai Online. 2007-05-02.
. Retrieved 2011-01-13. "IIFA screens films from south and north from 2006"
[3] "totaltollywood.com" (http:/ / www. totaltollywood. com/ news/ ttnews246. html). Ayesha Takia not in Pokiri. . Retrieved 4 November 2006.
[4] "andhracafe.com" (http:/ / www. andhracafe. com/ index. php?m=show& id=67). Ayesha to let go Pokiri. . Retrieved 29 December 2006.
[5] "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : `Pokiri' crosses magical 365-day mark" (http:/ / www. hindu. com/ 2007/ 05/ 02/ stories/
2007050219160200. htm). The Hindu. 2007-05-02. . Retrieved 2011-01-13. "The Mahesh Babu-starrer raked in Rs. 40 crores"
[6] http:/ / www. nonstopcinema. com/ nsc/ headlines/ news_content. php?fileName=156 Pokiri 100 days in 200 centres, 163 direct]
[7] Chennai Box Office April 28-May 01 2006 (http:/ / sify. com/ movies/ tamil/ fullstory. php?id=14196386& cid=13525926)
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External links
• Pokiri (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816258/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Pokiri Music Tracks (http://www.teluguclick.com/telugumusic/categories.php?cat_id=42)
• http://www.cinegoer.com/pokirirecords.htm
Sainikudu
Sainikudu
Directed by Gunasekhar
Produced by M.S.Raju
C. Swapna Dutt
Written by Gunasekhar
Cinematography Balasubramaniam
Release date(s)
30 November 2006
29 November 2006
30 November
[1]
2006
[2]
1 December 2006
2 December 2006
Country India
Language Telugu
Sainikudu (Telugu: సైనికుడు, translation: Soldier) is a Telugu ( Dubbed in Malayalam as Sulthan and Tamil as
Kumaran) film which was released on 30 November 2006[3] . Gunasekhar directed this film. The film stars Mahesh
Babu and Trisha in pivotal roles. The movie will also see Kamna Jethmalani in an item number as well as a cameo
appearance[4] . The film also had Irfan Khan as the main antagonist[5] and Prakash Raj in a supporting role. Harris
Jayaraj scored the music for the film. Balasubramaniam handled the camera work while Sreekar Prasad handles the
editing. The music of the film was released on 21 October 2006. There was a lot of hype and expectation as this was
Mahesh Babu's first film being released after the record breaking Telugu super hit movie Pokiri.
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Despite receiving mixed reviews, Sainikudu opened well in India, ending up as an average grosser[6] .
Plot
The film starts with floods at Rangasaipet in Warangal District. Houses, trains and people inundate in flood water
and Siddarth, (Mahesh Babu) a young man saves the people up to his maximum effort. Eight of his friends assist him
in the rescue activity.
On the other hand Chief Minister (Kota Srinivasa Rao) recommends the candidature of Pappu Yadav (Irfan Khan),
for Assembly Elections. Pappu Yadav is a goonda who wishes to earn big through politics and power. To get the
attention of people Pappu Yadav announces a sum of Rs.5 Crore for flood victims.
The food that needs to reach the victims of the flood is taken elsewhere to be sold out, an illegal way of earning
money by selling the food and as well backing up the flood relief fund into the pockets of the politicians. Siddharth
gets to know this through one of his friend and saves the stock in time and take it to the flood victims for
distribution.
This annoys Pappu Yadav for which Mondi Nani (Prakash Raj), Pappu's right hand, threatens Siddarth. A strife
develops between Mondi Nani and Siddarth and the latter declares that his friend (Ajay) would be contesting in the
next Assembly Election opposite Pappu Yadav. Siddarth and his team get accolades from the people for this decision
and thus start campaigning. To cut the good-name of the group in the people and to win sympathy , Pappu Yadav
conspires for a bomb blast allegation on Siddarth and Co. Mondi Nani works for him and the mission accomplishes.
Pappu Yadav declares Siddarth and Co as terrorists and wins the election. Pappu Yadav becomes the Home Minister
and his marriage settles with Vara Lakshmi (Trisha Krishnan). Siddarth, with the help of many college students
kidnaps Varalakshmi from marriage hall in a dramatic sequence, demanding Pappu Yadav to let out his crimes
before the court of law.
Rest of the film shows Home Minister Pappu Yadav chasing Siddarth for getting his bride Varalakshmi back. ACP
(Telangana Shakuntala) also assists him and spills a little comedy with her style of dialogues. The film has no twists
and turns and major part goes with chasing aspect.
Finally, how Siddarth puts an end to the game of crooked politicians has to be seen on screen.
Cast
• Mahesh Babu as ... Siddarth
• Trisha Krishnan as ... Vara Lakshmi
• Prakash Raj as ... Mondi Naani
• Irfan Khan as ... Pappu Yadav
• Kamna Jethmalani as ... Guest Appearance (song)
• Ravi Varma as ...
• Ajay as ... Ajay
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Crew
• Director: Gunasekhar
• Story: Gunasekhar
• Dialogue: Paruchuri Brothers
• Producers: M.S.Raju
• Music Director: Harris Jayaraj
• Art Direction: Anand Sai
• Editor: A. Sreekar Prasad
• Action Director: Peter Haynes
• Cinematography: Balasubramaniam
• Background Music: Harris Jayaraj
• Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Kula Sekhar, & Chandrabose
• Choreography: Raju Sundaram
Music
Sainikudu
Released 2006
The film has six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. The music of the film was released simultaneously in 10 chosen
venues from five different countries – India, USA, Australia, Singapore and Dubai on the morning of 21 October
2006. The producer of the film, Ashwini Dutt, arranged the use of a satellite transmission to relay the live audio
release across the globe[7] . The music proved to be extremely successful upon release[8] . The soundtrack was
heavily influenced by A.R Rahman's 1998 soundtrack Dil Se.
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Go Go Adhigo KK
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External links
• Sainikudu Telugu Mp3 Songs (http://telugump3songs.net/?p=55/) at telugump3songs.net
• Sainikudu (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0843372/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Sainikudu Songs (http://www.telugufm.com/modules/music/MovieDetail.aspx?MID=10578) at
TeluguFM.com
• Lyrics Of Sainikudu (http://musicmazaa.com/telugu/lyrics/movie/Sainikudu.html) at MusicMazaa.com
• Sainikudu photo gallery (http://www.harsamay.com) at Harsamay.com
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Athidhi (film)
Athidhi
Country India
Language Telugu
Athidhi (Telugu: అతిథి, English translation: Guest) is a blockbuster 2007 Telugu action film starring Mahesh Babu
and Amrita Rao. Surender Reddy directed the movie. G. Ramesh Babu, brother of Mahesh Babu, produced it under
their banner Krishna Pictures Private Limited. It was released on 18 October 2007. Following its great success, it
was dubbed into Tamil as Thani Kaattu Raja, and into Hindi as International Khiladi The Iron Man.
Plot
A boy wanders through all of Delhi looking for a job. When selling balloons, he sees a girl and gives her a free
balloon. A few days later, during a storm, the girl finds the boy getting soaked. The girl then gives the boy an
umbrella. The umbrella blows into a dangerous place where the girls parents are headed. The boy stops them. The
parents like him and the boy gets adopted by the parents. They name the boy "Athidhi" which means "guest." One
day, while driving Athidhi to a hostel, they are stopped by a aspiring cop named Kaiser who mugs them, and shoots
the parents. In his rage, Athidhi lunges after the teen managing to take the teen's gun. Nearby witnesses see Athidhi
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with a gun and 2 dead people and think that Athidhi killed them. The police come and arrest Athidhi. The girl also
thinks that it was Athidhi who killed her parents and starts to hate him and thinks that she will never see him again.
Thirteen years later, Athidhi (now Mahesh Babu) gets out of jail. In Delhi, he runs across a girl named Amrita
(Amrita Rao). Amrita and Athidhi meet many times. Amrita starts to like Athidhi, but has to go back to Hyderabad
before she can confess her love. When she goes to try tell him that she is leaving Athidhi gets annoyed. He
continuously tells her to leave him alone, when she keeps asking to get some coffee and slaps her. She runs away
crying. Later Athidhi goes to Amrita's to say sorry but only finds her friend. She tells him that Amrita just wanted to
tell him that she's leaving. They then go to the cemetery seeing if she is there. Amrita's friend then explains that a
boy named Athidhi killed Amrita's parents when she was young and Amrita goes to the cemetery to see their graves
all the time. Athidhi then finds out that she was the same girl that he met in his childhood and leaves for Hyderabad
to find her. When Athidhi also arrives to Hyderabad a few days later, he learns that a don named Kaiser is feared
there. Later in the film, he realizes that Kaiser was the teen who killed his adopted parents. Now Kaiser is trying to
kill Amrita. Athidhi stops two attempts by Kaiser to murder Amrita. Meanwhile, a police officer (Murali Sharma) is
trying to track down Kaiser. The police officer dies in an explosion in his house which was planned by Kaiser.
Athidhi figures out later on that the inspector is the real Kaiser and the explosion was fake. Athidhi manages to kill
one of Kaiser's men. Kaiser then kidnaps Amrita and her cousin. Kaiser kills Amrita's cousin. Then Kaiser leads
Amrita to a dungeon and calls Athidi and tells him that he will kill Amrita if Athidhi doesn't rescue her in 12 hours.
Then Athidi kidnaps his brother, and trades for Amrita. Amrita is severely cut and stuck in a certain air tank (Kaiser
planned), but is rescued. Kaiser is killed.
Cast
• Mahesh Babu ... Athidi
• Amrita Rao ... Amrita
• Murali Sharma ... Inspector Ajay Sastry/Kaiser
• Nassar ... Amritha's uncle
• Kota Srinivasa Rao... Maccha Srinu
• Ashish Vidyarthi... Danny Bhai
• Subbaraju... Ganni Bhai
• Venu Madhav... Cameo
• Malaika Arora Khan ... Item number In The Song Rathraina
Crew
• Director: Surender Reddy
• Producer: G. Ramesh Babu
• Music: Mani Sharma
• Cinematography: Sameer Reddy
• Editor: Gowtham Raju
• Fights: Stun Siva
• Assistant director: Govardhan Reddy
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Box office
• The film was released worldwide with 500 prints.
• The film opened with a gross collection of 22.9 crores in the first week of its release.[1]
Audio
There are six songs composed by Mani Sharma. The album was released on 27 September 2007. The album was an
instant hit.
• "Khabaddarani" - Naveen, Rahul Nambiyaar
• "Gona Gona" - Naveen, Rita
• "Satyam Emito" - Deepu, Usha
• "Khiladi Koona" - Karthik, Rita
• "Rathraina" - Ranjith, Anushka
• "Valla Valla" - Rahul Nambiyaar, Dharmna
DVD
• The DVD was released on 10 October 2008.
External references
• Athidi [2] at the Internet Movie Database
References
[1] http:/ / www. andhravilas. com/ movienews. asp?id=42059
[2] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0954914/
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Khaleja
Mahesh Khaleja
Film poster
Directed by Trivikram Srinivas
Country India
Language Telugu
Mahesh Khaleja (also known as Khaleja) is a 2010 Telugu film starring Mahesh Babu and Anushka Shetty directed
by Trivikram Srinivas. It is the second collaboration between Mahesh Babu and Trivikram. Singanamala Ramesh
and C Kalyan produced the film as a Kanaka Ratna Movies production. Mahesh Babu plays the role of a cab driver
in the film, while Prakash Raj plays a negative role. Sunil and Brahmanandam play key roles. Cinematography was
by Sunil Patel (Hum Tum and Bachna Ae Haseeno). The film's soundtrack was released on 27 September 2010; the
film was released on 7 October 2010.
Plot
Raju (Mahesh Babu) is a taxi driver. Whenever he meets Subhashini aka Subbu (Anushka Shetty), he suffers a huge
loss to his taxi. After one such encounter, Raju gets hospitalized. After his return from hospital, he takes two people
(a geologist and his assistant, Dilaver Singh)in his taxi. The geologist forgets his wallet in the taxi and Raju follows
him into the building to return it. To his shock, someone shoots and kills the geologist. The geologist's assistant, in a
bid to escape, jumps from the window and dies, destroying Raju's taxi in the process. Raju's manager suggests that
Raju go to Rajasthan, give Dilaver's life insurance money to his family, and ask them to reimburse the cost of his
taxi's repairs.
Meanwhile, Subbu’s father looks for a marriage alliance and finalizes the match with Amit, son of G.K. (Prakash
Raj), as they both wanted to join hands in business. Amit takes Subbu to Rajasthan in a helicopter, presumably on a
date. Finding some condoms with him, Subbu realizes his intentions and runs away from him. There again,
coincidentally Subbu meets Raju (who is on his way to meet Dilaver's family). While they try to return to Andhra
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Pradesh, G.K.’s men attack Raju and stab him. However, some people whose village has suffered numerous deaths
from a mysterious disease, take Raju as their savior, as he fits the description of the village oracle's prophecy of the
arrival of a savior. Some comical coincidences appear to prove that Raju has divine powers. How Raju cracks the
mystery behind the disease, why G.K.'s men stabbed Raju, what G.K. has to do with the disease and the village, and
how Raju teaches a lesson to G.K. form the crux of the story.
Cast
• Mahesh Babu as Alluri Seetarama Raju
• Anushka Shetty as Subhashini
• Prakash Raj as GK
• Sunil as Baabji
• Brahmanandam as Miriyam
• Tanikella Bharani as DP
• Ali as Tom
• Shafi as Sidhappa
• Rao Ramesh as village head
• Penumatsa Subbaraju as Govardhan
Dubbed versions
• The film is to be dubbed into Tamil as Bhatra
• The unknown Hindi version of the film is titled Jigar Khaleja. It has been released on DVD and VCD in India
and US
References
[1] "Mahesh Khaleja Grosses Over 30 crores in Two Weeks" (http:/ / telugu. 16reels. com/ news/ Movie/
1811_Mahesh-Khaleja-Grosses-Over-30-crores-in-Two-Weeks. aspx). 16 Reels. October 22, 2010. . Retrieved November 11, 2010.
[2] http:/ / 123telugu. com/ mnews/ Oct10/ Mahesh_Khaaleja_gets_certificate_3_audio_cuts_04101018. html
• http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/28/stories/2010092856070200.htm
• http://hindu.theuniversalwisdom.org/khaleja-collections-first-week
• http://www.newsofap.com/newsofap-26248-24-mahesh-babus-khaleja-movie-on-october-20th.html
• http://www.heyandhra.in/2010/09/mahesh-khaleja-business-budget/
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External links
• Mahesh Khaleja at IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1582519/)
Dookudu
Dookudu
Directed by Srinu Vaitla
Written by Gopimohan
Music by Thaman
Editing by M. R. Varma
Language Telugu
Dookudu (Telugu: దూకుడు) is an upcoming Telugu film directed by Srinu Vaitla and being produced in the 14
Reels Entertainment. It stars Mahesh Babu, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Abhimanyu Singh and Vennela Kishore. Music
is being composed by Thaman and editing is done by M. R. Varma. It is scheduled to release on May 27 2011
• Mahesh Babu
• Samantha
• Prakash Raj
• Arya
• Vennela Kishore
• bramhanandam
Crew
• Director: Srinu Vaitla
• Screenplay: Srinu Vaitla
• Story: Gopimohan
• Dialogue: Kona Venkat
• Producer: Anil Sunkara,Gopichand Achanta
• Music: Thaman
• Cinematography: Prasad Murella
• Editing: M. R. Varma
• Stunts : Ram-Laxman
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Music
The music for this film is being composed by Thaman. It is due for release on the 31st May 2011.
Incidents
During filming Dookudu in Turkey, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu passed the bombing site only a couple of minutes
before the bomb blast. Despite the bomb blast, the team successfully filmed the necessary shots in Turkey.
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