Entertainment Weekly is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City.
Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards.
Backstage, also previously written as Back Stage, is an American entertainment industry trade publication. Founded by Allen Zwerdling and Ira Eaker in 1960, it covers the film and performing arts industry from the perspective of performers, unions, and casting, with an emphasis on topics such as job opportunities and career advice. The brand encompasses the main Backstage magazine, and related publications such as its website, Call Sheet —a bi-monthly directory of talent agents, casting directors, and casting calls, and other casting resources.
Allu Aravind is an Indian film producer and distributor in Telugu cinema under his banner Geetha Arts. He co-owns the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.
Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is established in 1972 by Allu Aravind. The company is based out of Hyderabad. It has produced around 60 films majority of them in Telugu in addition to a few films in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada languages.
Varudu (transl. Bridegroom) is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Gunasekhar in his tenth directorial film. This film stars Allu Arjun, Arya, and Bhanu Sri Mehra, while Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Brahmanandam, among others, play supporting roles. D.V.V. Danayya is the producer of the film. The music was composed by Mani Sharma, and the film released on 31 March 2010. The movie opened up to negative reviews and was a box-office flop.
South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate film makers from across the South Indian film industries: Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Kannada cinema, and Malayalam cinema, and provide a platform to promote South Indian films in international markets.
Gouravam (transl. Honour) is a 2013 Indian social thriller film, written and directed by Radha Mohan. Simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages, the film was produced by Prakash Raj under the banner of Duet Movies. It marks the acting debut of Allu Sirish, brother of Allu Arjun, and also stars Yami Gautam in the lead. Gouravam deals with the issue of honour killing. The film released on 19 April 2013 with a linear narrative in Tamil and with a non-linear narrative in Telugu. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience.
ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language Black comedy film directed by Martin Prakkat, produced by Shibu Thameens under the banner of Thameens Films. It stars Dulquer Salmaan, Jacob Gregory, Tovino Thomas and Aparna Gopinath. The film features music composed by Gopi Sunder, cinematography is handled by Jomon T. John. The film deals about the journey of two young American Malayalees to Kerala. The title is based on the term American-Born Confused Desi. Released on 14 June 2013, the film received positive reviews and was commercially successful. It marked the first collaboration between Dulquer Salmaan and Martin Prakkat. The film was remade into Telugu in 2019 with the same name.
Allu Sirish is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films. He debuted as a lead actor with Gouravam (2013) and later went on to appear in films such as Kotha Janta (2014), Srirastu Subhamastu (2016), and Okka Kshanam (2017).
Kotha Janta is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Maruthi and produced by Bunny Vasu through Geetha Arts Banner. It stars Allu Sirish and Regina Cassandra in the lead roles. The film released on 1 May 2014 to mixed reviews from critics.
Surbhi Puranik, professionally known as Surbhi, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Tamil film Ivan Veramathiri (2013), for which she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut - Tamil and Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress nominations.
filmindia is an Indian monthly magazine covering Indian cinema and published in English language.
Srirastu Subhamastu is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Parasuram and produced by Allu Aravind for Geetha Arts banner. The film features Allu Sirish and Lavanya Tripathi in the lead roles alongside Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani, Subbaraju, Sumalatha, and Ali in the supporting roles, while Hamsa Nandini appears in an item song. The film opened to mixed to positive reviews.
1971: Beyond Borders is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is the fourth installment in the Major Mahadevan film series, with Mohanlal reprising his role as Colonel Mahadevan and a new character, Major Sahadevan. It also features Arunoday Singh and Allu Sirish. The film, set in two time periods, is based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and act as both prequel and follow-up to the series. Mohanlal's and Sirish's characters were modeled on Hoshiar Singh Dahiya and Arun Khetarpal, both of whom were awarded the Param Vir Chakra for their roles in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
Okka Kshanam is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language science fiction action thriller film directed by Vi Anand and produced by Chakri Chigurupati under Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments banner. The film stars Allu Sirish, Surbhi, Srinivas Avasarala, and Seerat Kapoor. The film deals with a parallel life concept where the protagonist fights against his own destiny, fate and time. It highly borrows from Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window.
ABCD: American Born Confused Desi is an Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Sanjeev Reddy and produced by Madhura Sreedhar Reddy. The film stars Allu Sirish and Rukshar Dhillon. The phrase American-Born Confused Desi describes Indians born in America, who have difficulty in balancing their ethnic culture within the majority non-Indian American culture. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film of the same name starring Dulquer Salmaan and was released on 17 May 2019.
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, also known by the initialism AVPL, is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, alongside Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, and Nivetha Pethuraj. Samuthirakani, Murali Sharma, Navdeep, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, Harsha Vardhan, and Rajendra Prasad play other supporting roles. It is produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations respectively.
Allu–Konidela family is a prominent Indian film family known for their work in Telugu cinema, with atleast 3 generations of the family involved in films, business ventures, and politics. Prominent heads of the family are comic actor Allu Ramalingaiah and his son-in-law, actor-politician Chiranjeevi.
Urvasivo Rakshasivo is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rakesh Sashi and produced by GA2 Pictures and Shri Tirumala Production. A remake of the 2018 Tamil language film Pyaar Prema Kaadhal, the film stars Allu Sirish, Anu Emmanuel, and Vennela Kishore. The music was composed by Achu Rajamani and Anup Rubens, with cinematography was handled by Tanveer Mir and editing by Karthika Srinivas respectively.
