Vivek Anand Oberoi is an Indian actor. The son of actor Suresh Oberoi, he began acting in 2002 with starring roles in the Hindi crime film Company and romantic drama Saathiya. His performances in them were praised and he won two Filmfare Awards for the former. He subsequently had intermittent commercial successes in the comedy Masti (2004), horror film Kaal (2005) and action film Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), while his supporting performance in the dramas Omkara (2006) and Kurbaan (2009) were praised.
Ghajini is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Salem Chandrasekharan. The film stars Suriya in the main lead role with Asin as the female lead and Pradeep Rawat as the main antagonist, along with Nayanthara and Riyaz Khan in the supporting roles. Harris Jayaraj composed the soundtrack and background music, while R. D. Rajasekhar and Anthony were the film's cinematographer and editor, respectively. In the film, Sanjay Ramaswamy (Suriya), once an eminent businessman, develops anterograde amnesia due to a head injury he sustains while attempting to save his fiancee Kalpana (Asin) from getting murdered by a gangster. After that, he sets out to avenge her murder with the aid of photographs from a Polaroid Instant camera and permanent tattoos on his body.
'Paritala Ravindra(Father Paritala Sreeramulu), better known as Paritala Ravi, was a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He was a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was assassinated by his political rivals in 2005. He started as a communist and later entered electoral politics by joining the Telugu Desam Party. He was elected three times as an MLA from the Penukonda constituency in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
Hulchul (transl. Commotion) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars an ensemble cast with Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi.
Athanokkade is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Surender Reddy. It was produced by Nandamuri Janaki Ram, Kalyan Ram's elder brother, under the banner N. T. R. Arts. It stars Kalyan Ram, Sindhu Tolani, and Ashish Vidyarthi in the lead roles, with the music composed by Mani Sharma.
King is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy thriller film directed by Sreenu Vaitla. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni in the titular role, Trisha, Mamta Mohandas and Srihari. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music.
Vinashak - Destroyer is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ravi Dewan starring Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Danny Denzongpa.
Annapurna, also credited as Annapurnamma, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu films. She is known for her portrayal as mother, mother-in-law, grand mother, aunt, etc. She started her film career as an actor alongside Mohan Babu in the blockbuster Telugu film Swargam Narakam directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in 1975. She appeared in over 900 films and won three Nandi Awards.
Rajendra Gupta is an Indian film, television and theatre actor and director who is known for his television roles of Adina Beg Khan Sahib e Azam in 2010 series of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Pandit Jagannath in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series Chandrakanta and Sudha's father – Jagat Narayan – in the 1998–2001 Sony TV drama Saaya.
Singam (transl. Lion) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Hari and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under Studio Green in association with Reliance Big Pictures and distributed by Sun Pictures. The film, which is the first installment in the Singam franchise, stars Suriya as the lead role in his 25th film, with Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj and Vivek in supporting roles.
Rakta Charitra is a 2010 Indian political action thriller film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra. The film was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Prashant Pandey. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, with the latter titled Rakht Charitra, the film stars Vivek Oberoi as Pratap Ravi, while Radhika Apte, Sudeep, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Sushant Singh play supporting roles. The film marks Oberoi's acting debut in Telugu cinema. The sequel to the film Rakta Charitra 2 (2010) was released later that year.
Sambho Siva Sambho is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Samuthirakani. It stars Ravi Teja, Allari Naresh, Siva Balaji, Priyamani, Abhinaya, and Surya Teja. This film is a remake of the director's 2009 film Naadodigal. And Abhinaya reprising her role from Naadodigal. The film released on 14 January 2010 to mixed responses from critics. Despite mixed reviews, the film performed well as the audience gave a thumbs up and was declared a box office hit. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Mera Krodh in 2012.
Swargam Narakam is a 1975 Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The debut film for Mohan Babu and Annapoorna, the film was later remade in Bollywood as Swarg Narak (1978), and in Tamil as Sorgam Naragam (1977). The film has garnered the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.
Ammoru (transl. Goddess) is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film is produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under M. S. Arts Unit. It stars Ramya Krishna in the title role and Soundarya, Suresh, Rami Reddy, Baby Sunaina, Vadivukkarasi, Kallu Chidambaram, and Babu Mohan in supporting roles. In the film, goddess Ammoru descents to Earth and protects her devotee Bhavani from evil forces.
Surya IPS is a 1991 Telugu-language action crime film produced by T. Subbarami Reddy under the Maheswari Parameswari Productions banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Venkatesh and Vijayashanti played the lead roles, and the music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was recorded as Average at the box office. It was later dubbed in Tamil as Mudhalamaichar Jayanthi.
This is a list of political families in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Eduruleni Manishi is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy under the Kamakshi Movies banner and directed by Jonnalagadda Srinivasa Rao. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soundarya and Shenaz Treasurywala, with music composed by S.A. Rajkumar. It was dubbed into Hindi as Pandit Ek Yodha and into Tamil as Rudhiran.
Nishana (transl. Target) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by M. Arjuna Raju, A. S. R. Anjineelu under Roja Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Poonam Dhillon and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film is remake of the Telugu film Vetagadu (1979). Both the movies are made by same banner & director. The tiger sequence from this movie inspired a similar sequence in the 2010 comedy Housefull.
Hyper is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action-comedy drama film directed by Santosh Srinivas and produced by 14 Reels Entertainment. The film features Ram Pothineni, Raashi Khanna, and Sathyaraj in the lead roles, while Rao Ramesh, Murali Sharma, Naresh, Thulasi Shivamani, Sayaji Shinde, Posani Krishna Murali, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. The songs featured in the film are composed by Ghibran, while the background score is composed by Mani Sharma. The film was released worldwide on 30 September 2016.
Khiladi (transl. Player) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Ramesh Varma who co-produced it with Satyanarayana Koneru under A Studios. The film stars Ravi Teja, Arjun Sarja, Unni Mukundan, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Dimple Hayathi, Thakur Anoop Singh, Sachin Khedekar and Nikitin Dheer in pivotal roles.
