Puri Jagannadh is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry.
Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi, is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Bollywood films. She has appeared in more than forty films. Her most notable works include box office hits, such as Mass (2004), Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005), Lakshmi (2006) and Pournami (2006), for which her performance as a Kuchipudi dancer received positive reviews. Her next film, Rakhi (2006) was also a super hit.
GillaChakradhar, known professionally as Chakri, was an Indian music composer and singer who worked in Telugu cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for Satyam (2003).
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, also known as Jr NTR or Tarak, is an Indian actor, singer, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema. In his film career spanning 20 years, he has worked in over 29 films. Popularly referred as Young Tiger of Tollywood, Rama Rao has received two state Nandi Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and four CineMAA Awards. One of the highest paid Telugu film actors, he was ranked 28th in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list with an annual income of ₹280 million in 2018.
Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Telugu cinema. He was born to actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna and Lakshmi Nandamuri. He is a grandson of N. T. Rama Rao, who was an actor and politician. His younger brother, Junior NTR, is also an actor. Ram is best known for his roles in action films such as Athanokkade, Hare Ram and 118. Ram is the owner of the production company N. T. R. Arts, named after his grandfather. He also owns "Advitha Creative Studios", a video effects company, which provided special effects for movies such as Legend, Nannaku Prematho and Krishnashtami.
Badri is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by T. Trivikrama Rao under the Vijaya Lakhshmi Movies banner, directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Pawan Kalyan, Amisha Patel and Renu Desai, with music composed by Ramana Gogula. This film is the debut of Puri Jagannadh as director and Ramana Gogula's collaboration with Pawan Kalyan after the successful film Thammudu. In 2004, Puri Jagannadh remade this film in Hindi as Shart: The Challenge.
Golimaar is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner, it stars Gopichand and Priyamani and features music composed by Chakri. The film is inspired by the life of Daya Nayak, a police officer who became an encounter specialist and was known for his record number of encounter killings in the late 1990s.
Devudu Chesina Manushulu is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad's Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra in association with Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Ravi Teja, Ileana and Prakash Raj. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Raghu Kunche while the cinematography was handled by Shyam K. Naidu.
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language political action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Tamanna, and Gabriela Bertante in lead roles, while Prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasa Rao played supporting roles. Mani Sharma composed the score, Shyam K. Naidu directed cinematography, and S. R. Shekhar oversaw editing. It was the second collaboration between Kalyan and Jagannadh after Badri (2000). The film was released on 18 October 2012.
Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra is an Indian motion picture production, and distribution established by B. V. S. N. Prasad, an Indian film producer. The company was founded in the year 2003 and is based in Hyderabad and had produced several successful Telugu films. In 2012, the production company announced a partnership with Reliance Entertainment. The first film in partnership with Reliance, Devudu Chesina Manushulu was released in August 2012. Designated partners of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra are Venkata Satyanarayana Prasad Bhogavalli and Bhogavalli Bapineedu.
Petla Sairam Shankar is an Indian actor in Telugu cinema. He is the younger brother of popular Indian film director and producer Puri Jagannadh. He began his acting career as a lead actor in 2004 film 143. He later continued acting in films such as Danger, Neninthe and Bumper Offer.
Jyothi Lakshmi is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh starring and presenting by Charmy Kaur in the titular role. It is produced by Swethalana, Varun, Teja, C. V. Raoa and C. Kalyan under the banners Sri Subha Swetha films and C. K. Entertainments. Sunil Kashyap composed the film's music and P.G. Vinda was the film's cinematographer. Production began on 25 February 2015 and principal photography began on 8 March 2015. The story is based on the novel Mrs Parankusam by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy. The story is loosely based on the Hindi film Sadak directed by Mahesh Bhatt.
Loafer is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It features Varun Tej and newcomer Disha Patani in the lead roles while Revathi and Posani Krishna Murali appear in crucial supporting roles. The film was officially launched on 8 July 2015 in Hyderabad.
Disha Patani is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films. She began her acting career with the Telugu film Loafer (2015) opposite Varun Tej, and later made her Hindi debut in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). She starred in the Chinese action comedy Kung Fu Yoga (2017), which ranks among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time.
Angela Krislinzki is an Indian actress and model who primarily acts in Telugu and Bollywood movies. Her Telugu debut movie was Rogue directed by Puri Jagannadh. She is also known as Annie Krislinzki. The few reality shows that she was seen in are Beauty and the Geek, Splitsvilla, Lux the chosen one and she was last seen on a reality show on star plus's India's Next Superstars, judged by Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty. Her Bollywood debut was 1921, directed by Vikram Bhatt. Apart from acting, she is trained in different dance forms, and has done various special dance numbers in south Indian movies like Jyothi Lakshmi and Size Zero.
Charandeep Surneni is an Indian actor who is known for his works in the South Indian film industry. He was noted for his roles in the films like Jilla, Sigaram Thodu and Boxer.
Ism is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under N. T. R. Arts banner and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Aditi Arya and Jagapati Babu. The film marks Aditi Arya's debut as an actress, while Kalyan Ram's son Nandamuri Sourya Ram also makes his debut as a child artist. The music was composed by Anup Rubens. Junaid Siddiqui, Mukesh G and Johnny Shaik handled the editing, cinematography and Art direction respectively. It was shot in August 2016 in Valencia, Spain.
Rogue is a 2017 Indian action thriller film directed by Puri Jagannadh and shot simultaneously in Telugu and Kannada languages. The film introduces Ishan in the lead role, along with Mannara Chopra and Angela Krislinzki playing the female leads.
Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments is an Indian film production company established by Chakri Chigurupati an Indian film producer. The company is based in Hyderabad.Telugu movies produced by the company Veedu Theda, Swamy Ra Ra, Mosagallaku Mosagadu, C/o Surya and Okka Kshanam.
Jai Simha is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Kalyan on C. K. Entertainments banner and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara, Natasha Doshi, Hariprriya and music was composed by Chirantan Bhatt. The film was a decent hit at the box office.
