Police is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash and written by P. Balachandran and Shyam Krishna Saran. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran and Sachin Khedekar. The film tells the story of two undercover police officers chasing a drug mafia. It was dubbed and released in Tamil with the same title. The film is loosely based on the 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film Tango & Cash.
Kanthaswamy is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by Susi Ganesan. The film stars Vikram as the titular character, with Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Krishna and Vadivelu appearing in supporting roles. The film was mostly dubbed in Telugu as Mallanna with Vadivelu's scenes partially reshot with Brahmanandam. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad.
Brahmanandam Drama Company is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language comedy film starring Sivaji, Ravi Krishna, Brahmanandam and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film is directed by E. Srikanth Nahatha and produced by Palli Kesava Rao and K. Kishore Reddy. It is a remake of Hindi film Bhagam Bhag, which itself is a remake of the 1995 Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking.
Prithviraj Sukumaran is an Indian actor, director, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam language films. He also appears in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. He has worked in both mainstream and in parallel films. Prithviraj made his acting debut in 2002 with the Malayalam film, Nandanam. It was released after his second work Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari. Since then, he has acted in more than 100 films.
Satyameva Jayate is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Jeevitha Rajasekhar. It is a remake of 2004 Hindi movie Khakee and stars Rajasekhar, Shivaji, Sai Kiran, Neetu Chandra, Sanjjanaa Galrani and Sheryl Pinto. The music was composed by Chinna. The movie did not fare well at the box office.
Commissioner is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by Ranji Panicker, and produced by M. Mani under Sunitha Productions. It stars Suresh Gopi, alongside Ratheesh, Shobana, Vijayaraghavan, M. G. Soman, Rajan P. Dev, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, N. F. Varghese, Karamana Janardanan Nair and Maniyanpilla Raju. The musical score was composed by Rajamani, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Dinesh Baboo and L. Bhoominathan respectively.
Gopi Gopika Godavari is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language directed by Vamsy and starring Venu Thottempudi and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was released on 10 July 2009.
Virodhi is a 2011 Telugu-language film directed by G. Neelakanta Reddy. The film stars Srikanth, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Ajay and Kamal Kamaraju in pivotal roles. The film was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2011 International Film Festival of India. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Apradh Ke Aatank in 2013 by Goldmines Telefilms.
Operation Duryodhana is a 2007 Indian Telugu political thriller film, loosely inspired by the 2005 sting operation of the same name. The movie was written and directed by Posani Krishna Murali starring Srikanth in lead role. The movie was a box office success, and Srikanth earned a nomination for Filmfare Best Actor – Telugu for his portrayal in the movie. The film was remade in Tamil as Thee. It was also dubbed into Hindi as Operation Dhuryodhana. An unrelated sequel to the film, Operation Duryodhana 2, released in 2013 under the direction of Nandam Harischandra Rao with Jagapathi Babu in lead role.
The Thriller is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Catherine Tresa, Siddique, Lalu Alex, Prajin, Mallika Kapoor, and Sampath Raj in pivotal roles. It was released on 17 November. Later on, it was dubbed in Hindi under the same title. The film is based on the murder case of renowned banker Paul Muthoot, who was murdered in 2009.
Sradha (transl. Focus) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam language action film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran and Dr. Rajendrababu. The film stars Mohanlal and Arun Pandian in the lead roles. It features a musical score and soundtrack composed by Bharadwaj. The plot follows the investigations of a police squad, led by Ganga Prasad (Mohanlal) into a terrorist threat in the city. The film was released on 7 July 2000 and ended up as a critical and commercial failure. It was dubbed and released in Tamil titled Dhool Police and in Telugu as Abhi.
Virodhi is a 2011 Telugu-language film directed by G. Neelakanta Reddy. The film stars Srikanth, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Ajay and Kamal Kamaraju in pivotal roles. The film was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2011 International Film Festival of India. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Apradh Ke Aatank in 2013 by Goldmines Telefilms.
Karthavyam (transl. Duty) is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language political action film directed by Mohan Gandhi, starring Vijayashanti. Written by Paruchuri Brothers, the film is loosely based on the real-life story of police officer Kiran Bedi.
Venu Thottempudi is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in several successful Telugu films as a lead actor from 1999 to the early 2000s.
Gemeni is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Saran and produced by M. Saravanan via AVM Productions. It stars Venkatesh and Namitha. The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. It is a remake of the Tamil film Gemini, released the same year. The film's title was spelt Gemeni to differentiate from the original Tamil version.
Achante Aanmakkal is a 2012 Malayalam-language film directed by Chandrasekharan, starring Sarath Kumar, Meghna Raj, and Nedumudi Venu. The film was a box office failure. The film was later dubbed in Tamil as Narasimhan IPS.
Officer is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma on his R Company Production banner. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Myra Sareen in the lead roles and music composed by Ravi Shankar. The Tamil dubbed version, Simtaangaran was released on 1 January 2021.
SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in a supporting role in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011. Rajendra Prasad is the most nominated with six nominations and most awarded with three wins.
Ramachari – Eedo Pedda Goodachari is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Eshwar. A remake of C.I.D. Moosa, the film stars Venu Thottempudi and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was released on 17 May 2013. After the failure of this film, Venu Thottempudi took a break from acting.
