Raj Kapoor, also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor, was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema, and has been referred to as The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema and as the Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema.
Andarivaadu: Man of the Masses is a 2005 India Telugu-language action comedy drama film directed by Srinu Vaitla. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Tabu, Rimi Sen, and Rakshita while Prakash Raj, Sunil and Pradeep Rawat play supporting roles. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film released on 4 June 2005. In 2006, the film was dubbed in Hindi as Ek Aur Himmatwala.
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, also known by the initialism QSQT, is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, directed by Mansoor Khan in his directorial debut, and written and produced by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, making their acting debut. The film features music by Anand–Milind, with lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak tells the story of two individuals and recounts their journey of falling in love, eloping, and the aftermath. Film expert Rajesh Subramanian reveals the initially working title of the film was Nafrat Ke Waaris which was later altered to QSQT.
Sooryavansham is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Amitabh Bachchan in dual roles, with Soundarya, Jayasudha, Rachna Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. The film is a remake of the 1997 Tamil-language film Surya Vamsam, and revolves around a traditional father and his illiterate yet obedient son, following their tense relationship and shows how the strict patriarchy causes a drift between them.
Happy Days is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language musical coming of age film written, produced and directed by Sekhar Kammula. The film features Varun Sandesh, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rahul Haridas, Nikhil Siddharth, Vamsee Krishna, Sonia Deepti, Gayatri Rao, and Monali Chowdhary in the lead roles. The plot explores the college life and experiences of eight friends.
Nikhil Siddhartha is an Indian actor of the Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in Happy Days (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakthrough role. He later went onto play the lead in hit films such as Yuvatha (2008), Swamy Ra Ra (2013), Karthikeya (2014), Surya vs Surya (2015), Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada (2016), Kesava (2017), Arjun Suravaram (2019), and Karthikeya 2 (2022).
Solo is a 2011 Telugu-language romantic family drama film written and directed by Parasuram. The film features Nara Rohit and Nisha Agarwal in the lead roles. The film featured music by Mani Sharma. It was remade in Oriya as Haata Dhari Chaaluthaa with Anubhav Mohanty and Varsha Priyadarshini.
Kalavar King is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Suresh starring Nikhil Siddharth and Shweta Prasad. The film was released on 26 February 2010. The film was remade in Tamil as Eththan by the same director. It was also remade in Kannada as Melkote Manja directed by Jaggesh in 2017.
Prema Katha Chitram is a 2013 Telugu-language horror comedy film produced by Maruthi and Sudarshan Reddy, and directed by J.Prabhakara Reddy. It stars Sudheer Babu and Nanditha. Reddy also is the cinematographer with editing by S. B. Uddhav while J.B. scored the music. The audio of the film was launched on 12 April 2013 by Mahesh Babu. The film released on 7 June 2013 to positive reviews from critics.
Hasee Toh Phasee is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vinil Mathew and produced by Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl under Dharma Productions and Phantom Films. The film stars Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra, with Adah Sharma, Manoj Joshi, Sharat Saxena and Neena Kulkarni.
Karthikeya is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti. The film features Nikhil Siddhartha, Swati Reddy, Tanikella Bharani, Rao Ramesh, and Jayaprakash in prominent roles. The film was produced by Venkata Srinivas on Magnus Cine Prime banner. Shekar Chandra composed the film's music while Karthik Ghattamaneni and Karthika Srinivas were its cinematographer and editor respectively. The film revolves around a closed Karthikeya temple in the village of Subrahmanyapuram and showcases the life of a curious medico Karthik who investigates the mystery surrounding the temple.
Kumkum Bhagya is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. It premiered on 15 April 2014 on Zee TV and digitally streams on ZEE5. It formerly starred Sriti Jha and Shabir Ahluwalia. Currently, it stars Mugdha Chaphekar, Krishna Kaul, Rachi Sharma and Abrar Qazi. One of the longest running Indian television soap opera, the concept of the show was originally based on Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility.
Chinna Cinema is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film by Ajay Kambhampati as his directorial debut, and starring Arjun Kalyan, Komal Jha, Ravi Varma, Pradeep Shakti, L.B. Sriram, Surya, and Dr. M. Balayya with music by Praveen Lakkaraju.
Surya vs Surya is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Karthik Ghattamaneni and produced by Malkapuram Shiva under Suraksh Entertainments. It stars Nikhil Siddharth and Tridha Choudhury in the lead roles, while Madhoo, Sayaji Shinde, Tanikella Bharani, and Rao Ramesh play supporting roles. The music was composed by Satya Mahaveer. The film was released on 5 March 2015.
RangiTaranga is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Nirup Bhandari, Radhika Chetan and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles, along with veteran actor, Saikumar.
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film. It is a standalone sequel to the 2011 film Pyaar Ka Punchnama. The sequel is directed by Luv Ranjan and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Panorama Studios Production. The film stars Kartik Aaryan, Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Singh, Nushrat Bharucha, Ishita Raj Sharma and Sonnalli Seygall. The film was released on 16 October 2015.
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, also known as D-16, is a 2016 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren, and starring Rahman. Featuring a predominantly new cast and crew, the film features music composed by Jakes Bejoy, cinematography handled by Sujith Sarang and editing done by Sreejith Sarang. Released on 29 December 2016, the film went on to gain positive reviews from film critics as well becoming a sleeper hit and blockbuster. The film was remade in Kannada as Aa Drushya (2019). The film is going to be remade in Hindi with Varun Dhawan in the lead role.
Thackeray is a 2019 Indian biographical film written and directed by Abhijit Panse and made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi. The film follows the life of Balasaheb Thackeray, the founder of the Indian political party Shiv Sena. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Thackeray and Amrita Rao as his wife. The film released on 25 January 2019, right after the 93rd birthday of Bal Thackeray.
Keratam is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Gautham Patnaik and produced by S. V. Babu. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Yuvan by director R. N. Saran. The film stars Siddharth Rajkumar, Aishwarya Devan and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles. A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the films featured music composed by Joshua Sridhar and were released in August 2011. The bilingual version had Rakul making her Tamil & Telugu language debuts respectively.
Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu, also known by the initialism IVNR, is an Indian Telugu-language romantic drama thriller film produced by Aditya Shastri, Harish Koyalagundla and Isha Shastri and written and directed by S. Darshan. The film stars Sushanth, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vennela Kishore, and Priyadarshi. The plot is inspired by real events and tells the story of the aftermath of a parking incident in a colony, which is blocked by a local gangster and his men. The film was theatrically released on 27 August 2021.
