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Real/Other Names J.D, Chakravarthi Date of Birth: 1970 |
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J D Chakravarthy FilmographyInvolved in 31 moviesActor (30), Screenplay (2) , Director (2) , Action (1) , Singer (1) , Music (1) , Story (1)
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Showing posts with label Director. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Director. Show all posts
Sunday, May 27, 2012
J D Chakravarthy
Raghav Murugaiyan
Raghav Murugaiyan (also credited as Lawrence Raghavendra) is an Indian choreographer who has also appeared in films as an actor, director, composer and playback singer. After making his first few appearances in supporting actor roles, he got his breakthrough with Style and then Muni. Lawrence is also known for his intricate hip-hop and westernized dance moves and has won several Filmfare Awards for choreography.
Filmography
| As Choreographer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Language |
| 1997 | Master | Telugu |
| 1999 | Amarkalam | Tamil |
| 2000 | Annayya | Telugu |
| 2001 | Orey Thammudu | Telugu |
| Hanuman Junction | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Indra | Telugu |
| 2003 | Okkadu | Telugu |
| Simhadri | Telugu | |
| Tagore | Telugu | |
| Satyam | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Varsham | Telugu |
| Nenunnanu | Telugu | |
| Samba | Telugu | |
| Thirumalai | Tamil | |
| Adavi Ramudu | Telugu | |
| Mass | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Naa Alludu | Telugu |
| Bunny | Telugu | |
| Andarivaadu | Telugu | |
| Chatrapati | Telugu | |
| Jai Chiranjeeva | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Style | Telugu |
| Ashok | Telugu | |
| Stalin | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Muni | Tamil |
| Sivaji: The Boss | Tamil | |
| Chirutha | Telugu | |
| Don | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Muni-2 | Tamil |
| As Actor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1993 | Gentleman | Tamil | Background dancer in song Chikku Bukku | |
| 1994 | Chinna Madam | Tamil | Main dancer in one song | |
| 2000 | Parthen Rasithen | Tamil | ||
| 2001 | Parthale Paravasam | Azhagu | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Arpudham | Ashok Kumar | Tamil | |
| Baba | Special Appearance | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Style | Rishaanth | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Ninney Ishta Paddaanu | Telugu | ||
| Tagore | Telugu | |||
| Satyam | Telugu | |||
| 2004 | Thirumalai | Special Appearance | Tamil | |
| Mass | Special Appearance | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Style | Raghava | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Muni | Ganesh | Tamil | |
| Don | Raghava | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Pandi | Pandi | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Rajadhi Raja | Raja | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam | Singam | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Kanchana | Raghava | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Muni 3 | Tamil | Filming | |
| As Director | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Cast | Language | Notes |
| 2004 | Mass | Nagarjuna, Jyothika, Charmy Kaur | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Style | Prabhu Deva, Charmy Kaur, Kamalinee Mukherjee | Telugu | Screenplay, story |
| 2007 | Muni | Vedhika, Rajkiran, Kovai Sarala | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Don | Nagarjuna, Anushka, Kelly Dorji, Nikita Thukral | Telugu | Screenplay, story |
| 2011 | Kanchana | Lawrence, Sarathkumar, Lakshmi Rai, Kovai Sarala | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Rebel | Prabhas, Tamannaah, Deeksha Seth | Telugu | |
As composer
- Don (2007)
- Rebel (2012)
Television
- Masthaana Masthaana Part 2 (2007)
Awards
- Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu) - Indra (2002)
- Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu) - Style (2006)
- National Best Director Award (Tamil) -Kanchana (2011)
Prabhu Deva
Prabhu Deva born 3 April 1973 is an Indian dancer, choreographer, film actor and director. He has performed in a wide range of dancing styles. He has also been labelled as Indian Michael Jackson and holds Michael Jackson as his dance idol.
Prabhu Deva was born in Mysore, Karnataka and grew up in Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Prabhu Deva was inspired by his father, Mugur Sundar (known as Sundaram Master), who was a choreographer for popular South Indian movies. Prabhu took dancing as his passion, learning Indian classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam
as well as Western styles. He is widely considered to be one of Indian
cinema's greatest dancers and choreographers; Prabhu Deva has
revolutionized some of the aspects of dance and choreography in modern
popular Indian cinema. His brothers Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad are also established South Indian choreographers.
Prabhu Deva's first movie as a choreographer was Vetri Vizha (1989). Before that, he had appeared as a background dancer for a song in the Tamil film Agni Natchathiram. He has since then choreographed in over 100 movies. From choreography, he went on to establish himself as an actor. His first film as an actor was Indhu (1994) with actress Roja. In 1999, Deva, Shobhana and A. R. Rahman performed with a Tamil cinema dancing troupe at the "Michael Jackson and Friends" concert in Munich, Germany. He has a significant fan following in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. He acted alongside his brothers in the movie 123. As of 2010, he serves as chairman and director of the Prabhudeva's Dance Academy in Singapore. He planned to release his first video album called It is boring (in Tamil போருடா) in 2012. He is acting in lead role in the film ABCD (Any Body Can Dance), the first 3D dance film in India, co-starring with So You Think You Can Dance contestant Lauren Gottlieb.
In September 2010, Prabhu Deva openly confessed his love for Nayantara and further stated that he would marry her soon. The issue soon gained media attention and turned into a controversy, since Prabhu Deva was not divorced from his wife Ramalath. Unwilling to agree for a divorce, she filed a petition at the family court, seeking directions against her husband and Nayantara from marrying, attending functions together and receiving awards as husband and wife, and requesting a reunion with him. In 2012, Nayantara confirmed that she had ended her relationship with Prabhu Deva.
Early life and career
Prabhu Deva's first movie as a choreographer was Vetri Vizha (1989). Before that, he had appeared as a background dancer for a song in the Tamil film Agni Natchathiram. He has since then choreographed in over 100 movies. From choreography, he went on to establish himself as an actor. His first film as an actor was Indhu (1994) with actress Roja. In 1999, Deva, Shobhana and A. R. Rahman performed with a Tamil cinema dancing troupe at the "Michael Jackson and Friends" concert in Munich, Germany. He has a significant fan following in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. He acted alongside his brothers in the movie 123. As of 2010, he serves as chairman and director of the Prabhudeva's Dance Academy in Singapore. He planned to release his first video album called It is boring (in Tamil போருடா) in 2012. He is acting in lead role in the film ABCD (Any Body Can Dance), the first 3D dance film in India, co-starring with So You Think You Can Dance contestant Lauren Gottlieb.
Personal life
Prabhu Deva was married to Ramlath for 15 years and had three children; their eldest son (Basavaraju/Vishal) died in 2008 after suffering from cancer. During the making the film Villu in 2008, reports suggested that he was in a serious relationship with actress Nayantara, with some sources later even claiming that they had married secretly in June 2009. She had tattooed his name on her wrist and began appearing with him in public, while keeping silence neither denying nor confirming the relationship.In September 2010, Prabhu Deva openly confessed his love for Nayantara and further stated that he would marry her soon. The issue soon gained media attention and turned into a controversy, since Prabhu Deva was not divorced from his wife Ramalath. Unwilling to agree for a divorce, she filed a petition at the family court, seeking directions against her husband and Nayantara from marrying, attending functions together and receiving awards as husband and wife, and requesting a reunion with him. In 2012, Nayantara confirmed that she had ended her relationship with Prabhu Deva.
Other appearances
- Prabhu Deva was also noticed when he made brief appearances in solo items such as "Rajathi Raja" in Agni Natchathiram (1988), "April Mayile" in Idhayam (1991), "Lallaku Doldapi Ma" in Suriyan (1992), "Chinna Rasave" in Walter Vetrivel (1993), and "Chikku Bukku Rayile" in Gentleman (1993).
- He performed with Madhuri Dixit for the song "Ke Sera Sera" in the movie Pukar.
- He acted along with Lawrence Raghavendra in the hit movie Style.
- He performed with Apache Indian in the song "No Problem" in the film Love Birds.
- He made a special appearance in Pokkiri (which was directed by himself) with Vijay in the song "Aadungada".
- He performed in the film Abra Ka Dabra for the song "Om Sh".
- He performed in the Nana Patekar – Karisma Kapoor film Shakti for a song.
- He performed with Vijay in the movie Villu for the song "Hey Rama". This was a guest appearance. The film was also directed by him.
- He performed with Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Govinda for a song in the 2009 movie Wanted.
- He performed with Hollywood actress cum popular singer Katy Perry at the 5th edition of IPL opening ceremony on 03 April 2012 in Chennai along with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. This event was special to Prabhu Deva as the actor shared his 39th birthday on the same day. He foot-tapped to some popular numbers including Main aisa kyun hun from Lakshya and Tera hi jalwa from Wanted.
Awards
- He is a two-time winner of the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work on the film Minsaara Kanavu (1997) in Tamil and Lakshya (2004) in Hindi, as well as a Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu) for the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Filmfare Award Best Choreography for film Lakshya (2004).
- In 2001, he was nominated for the Star Screen Award for Best Choreography, for choreographing the dance sequences in the Hindi film Pukar (2000).
- In 2005, he won the Star Screen Award for Best Choreography, the Filmfare Best Choreography Award, and the National Film Award for Best Choreography, for choreographing the dance sequences in the Hindi film Lakshya.
- In 2007, he won a Vijay Award for Favourite Director and a Mathrubhumi Award for Best Director in Tamil for the film Pokkiri.
- He has been honoured with a life membership at the International Film and Television Research Centre of the Asian Academy of Film & Television by Sandeep Marwah.
Filmography
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mouna Raagam | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Pani Vizhum" | |
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Raaja Raajathi" | |
| 1991 | Idhayam | Tamil | Special appearance in song "April Mayile" | |
| 1992 | Suriyan | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Laalaku Dol Dappima" | |
| 1993 | Pratap | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Maanga Maanga" | |
| 1993 | Gentleman | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Chikku Bukku Rayile" | |
| Walter Vetrivel | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Chinna Raasave" | ||
| 1994 | Indhu | Pattasu | Tamil | |
| Kaadhalan | Prabhu | Tamil | ||
| 1995 | Raasaiyya | Raasaiyya | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Love Birds | Arun | Tamil | |
| Mr. Romeo | Romeo, Madras |
Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Deva | Tamil | |
| VIP | Guru | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar | Prabhu | Tamil | |
| Love Story 1999 | Telugu | |||
| Kaathala Kaathala | Sundaralingam | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | Janakiraman (Jonny) | Tamil | |
| Suyamvaram | Kanna | Tamil | ||
| Time | Srininvasa Murthy | Tamil | ||
| 2000 | Vaanathaippola | Selvakumar | Tamil | |
| Eazhaiyin Sirippil | Ganesan | Tamil | ||
| Pukar | Hindi | Special appearance | ||
| James Pandu | James | Tamil | ||
| Pennin Manathai Thottu | Sunil | Tamil | ||
| Doubles | Prabhu | Tamil | ||
| 2001 | Nila Kaalam | Tamil | ||
| Ullam Kollai Poguthae | Anbu | Tamil | ||
| Alli Thandha Vaanam | Sathyam | Tamil | ||
| Manadhai Thirudivittai | Deva | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | H2O | Vairamuthu | Kannada | |
| Charlie Chaplin | Thiru | Tamil | ||
| Santosham | Pawan | Telugu | ||
| One Two Three | Thirupathy | Tamil | ||
| Manasella Neene | Kannada | |||
| Baba | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
| Agni Varsha | Rakshasha | Hindi | ||
| Shakti - The Power | Hindi | Special appearance | ||
| Thotti Gang | Telugu | |||
| 2003 | Alaudin | Alaudin | Tamil | |
| O Radha Iddharu Krishnula Pelli | Telugu | |||
| Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari | Telugu | |||
| 2004 | Engal Anna | Kannan | Tamil | |
| Tapana | Telugu | |||
| Andalu Dongale Dorikithe | Bujji | Telugu | ||
| Aabra Ka Daabra | Hindi | Special appearance | ||
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2006 | Style | Ganesh | Telugu | |
| Chukkallo Chandrudu | Sharat | Telugu | ||
| Pournami | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Shankardada Zindabad | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2008 | Vaana | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| Michael Madana Kamaraju | Telugu | |||
| 2009 | Villu | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Wanted | Hindi | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2010 | Pa Ra Pazhanisami | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | Urumi | Vavvali | Malayalam | |
| Engeyum Kaadhal | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
| 2012 | Dhoni | Himself | Tamil | Special appearance |
| Rowdy Rathore | Himself | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Kalavadiya Pozhudugal | Porcheziyan | Tamil | Post-production | |
| ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)3D | Hindi | Filming |
As director
| As director | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Cast | Language | Notes |
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Siddharth, Trisha Krishnan | Telugu | Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) Filmfare Best Choreography Award (South) |
| 2006 | Pournami | Prabhas, Trisha Krishnan | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Vijay, Asin | Tamil | Winner, Vijay Award for Favourite Director |
| Shankardada Zindabad | Chiranjeevi, Karishma Kotak | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Villu | Vijay, Nayanthara | Tamil | |
| Wanted | Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia Azmi | Hindi | ||
| 2011 | Engeyum Kaadhal | Jayam Ravi, Hansika Motwani | Tamil | |
| Vedi | Vishal Krishna, Sameera Reddy | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Rowdy Rathore | Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha | Hindi | Post-production |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Sukumar Bandreddi
Sukumar Bandreddi (Telugu: సుకుమార్ బ౦డ్రెడ్డి), better known by his first name, is a Tollywood film director and screenwriter. He worked as script associate and assistant director for the films Manasichi Choodu, Kshemanga Velli Labhanga Randi, Hanuman Junction and Dil, and made his directorial debut with Arya.Sukumar worked as a mathematics lecturer at Aditya Educational Institutions in Kakinada before entering the film industry. Since childhood, he had a passion for films, which eventually brought him to Hyderabad.
He later worked as an assistant director for the film Dil with V.V. Vinayak and directed his first film Arya in 2004, which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. His next film was Jagadam with Ram in the lead.
His third film Arya 2 amid huge expectations was criticized by critics as an underrated movie despite of much hype of the audio, but was appreciated by Allu Arjun's fans. His latest movie, titled 100% Love and starring Naga Chaitanya and Tamanna, was produced by Bunny Vasu under Geetha Arts studio. It was released on May 6, 2011 and turned out to be successful. Sukumar is all set to direct Mahesh Babu in his next film which will feature Kajal Agarwal as female lead.| Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Story | Screenplay | Dialogues | Other | ||||
| 2004 | Arya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu | |
| 2007 | Jagadam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Arya 2 | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2011 | 100% Love | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2013 | Sukumar's Untitled Project | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
Friday, May 18, 2012
Harish Shankar
Harish Shankar
(Telugu:హరీష్ శంకర్), (born 31 March 1977), hailing from a decent
Brahmin family is a Telugu film director. He was born and brought up in
BHEL Hyderabad. His father is a school teacher and familiar person in
BHEL known for his simplicity and decency and very hardworking man.
Presently they live in BHEL NEW MIG .
He
has also a brother named Vishnu (Gambhir) who is a very hard worker in
his software field and good in cricket. Harish Shankar first film shock(2006).The film stars Ravi Teja and Jyothika.It was produced by Ram Gopal Varma.His second movie mirapakaay
is a blockbuster of 2011 telugu-language film.The film stars Ravi
Teja,Richa Gangopadhyaay and Deeksha Seth.The Film Successfully
Completed 50 days in 113 centres.Now his upcoming movie Gabbar
Singh.The film stars Pawan Kalyan And Shruthi Haasan.Its the remake of
the hindi film Dabangg.More updates about Harish Shankar on www.harishshankar| Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Story | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Shock | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Mirapakaay | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Gabbar Singh | Yes | Yes |
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