Petla "Puri" Jagannadh is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film Badri starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed the Telugu film Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri widespread Indian recognition. He made his Hindi film debut in 2004, with the film Shart: The Challenge. In 2011, he directed the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap starring Amitabh Bachchan, which was archived in the Oscar library.
Style is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language dance film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence. Produced by Larsco entertainments, the film stars Prabhu Deva, Raghava Lawrence, Raja, Kamalinee Mukherjee and Charmme Kaur in important roles with Chiranjeevi in cameo appearances. The film marks Lawrence's second directorial venture after Mass. The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma.
Lakshmi is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by Nallamalupu Bujji on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions on banner, directed by V. V. Vinayak and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. Starring Venkatesh, Nayantara and Charmme Kaur. The music of the movie was composed by Ramana Gogula. The film was Blockbuster at the box office and also marked Nayantara's Telugu debut.
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Ravi Teja, Asin, Jayasudha, and Prakash Raj, while Ali, and Subbaraju play supporting roles. The film released on 19 April 2003.
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the Neo-noir crime film, Aithe, which received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and the Nandi Award for Best Story for that year. Another neo-noir film Anukokunda Oka Roju garnered two State Nandi Awards, including Best Screenplay for Yeleti.
Anukokunda Oka Roju is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language neo-noir mystery-thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam and Venkat Dega. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Charmy and Shashank with the music composed by M. M. Keeravani.
Chakram (transl. Wheel) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Prabhas in lead role as the titular character, while Asin and Charmy Kaur play the female leads. The music was composed by Chakri. The film was released on 25 March 2005 to mixed reviews and became a flop at the box office. However, it won two Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed in Bhojpuri under the same name and in Malayalam as Dharma Chakram.
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Award – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was introduced and first given at the 50th Filmfare Awards South in 2002.
Gowri is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. V. Ramana. It stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur in the lead roles, and was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. It is a remake of the 2003 Tamil Blockbuster film Thirumalai, starring Vijay and Jyothika. It received positive reviews and was a hit at the box office. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title The Gunda.
Desamuduru is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by DVV Danayya under Universal Media. The film stars Allu Arjun and Hansika Motwani, alongside Pradeep Rawat, Ali, Devan, Telangana Shakuntala and Subbaraju.
GunnamGangaraju is an Indian producer, screenwriter, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu television. He is best known as the creator and co-producer of the TV sitcom Amrutham (2001–2007), widely considered to be the greatest Telugu comedy TV series of all time.
Mantra is a 2007 Indian Telugu Horror susspens thriller film directed by Tulasi Ram and starring Charmy Kaur and Sivaji.
Dongala Mutha is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Ravi Teja, Charmy, Prakash Raj, Lakshmi Manchu, Sunil, Bramhanandam, Subbaraju and Supreeth Reddy. This film is the first of its kind in Indian cinema as it was shot with just 7 crew members and in a record of 5 days. Prior to filming, Varma announced that this film has no budget and that the cast and crew will not be taking remunerations until the film hits theaters.
Nee Thodu Kavali is a 2002 Indian Telugu romantic drama directed and produced by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao under Sampada Creation. Deepak, Charmi and Rimi Sen played the lead roles. The film is inspired by Return to Me (2000), and it was a box office failure.
Prema Oka Maikam is a 2013 Telugu film directed by Chandu. It was released on 30 August 2013 and stars Charmy Kaur, Rahul, and Saranya Nag as the lead characters. The film's script was written by Chandu and Pulagam Chinnarayana, who worked as the script's dialogue writer.
Jyothi Lakshmi is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh starring and presented by Charmy Kaur in the title role. It was her production debut. It was produced by Swethalana, Varun, Teja, C. V. Rao 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.
Angela Krislinzki is an Indo-Polish actress and model who primarily acts in Telugu and Hindi films. 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.
CK Entertainments Private Limited is an Indian film production company established by C Kalyan, an Indian film producer. The company is based in Hyderabad.Telugu movies produced by the company Jyothi Lakshmi, Loafer and Jai Simha.
Pulagam Chinnarayana is an Indian Telugu cinema journalist, author, film critic, lyricist, dialogue writer and a public relations officer. He started his career as a film journalist for the magazines Sivaranjani, Number One, Chitram, Santhosham. Later, he worked for Sakshi for eight years where he reached a level of in-charge from being a regular reporter. He authored various Telugu books on Telugu Cinema like Jandhya Marutham, Aanaati Aanavaallu, Cine Poornodayam, Svarnayuga Sangeetha Darshakulu, Pasidi Thera, Cinema Venuka Storeelu, Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu and Vendi Chandamamalu. He won Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema from Andhra Pradesh state Government twice for his books Aanaati Aanavaallu and Pasidi Thera in 2009 and 2015 respectively. He also won Nandi Award for Best Critic in 2014.
Annie, known popularly as Baby Annie, is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu films. She is known for the role of Mallamma in the 2011 period film Rajanna, for which she received a Nandi Award. She made her debut through Anukokunda OkaRoju alongside Jagapathi Babu and Charmi. Her other notable films include Swagatham, Athidi,Stalin and Ek Niranjan.
