Monday, 24 October 2011

Lord Shri Rama

Lord Shri Rama:


Ram is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu and the central figure of the Ramayana (Ramayan) epic. The Ramayan is the very soul of India. It is a complete guide to God-realization, the path to which lies in righteousness. The ideals of man are beautifully portrayed in it. Everyone should emulate those ideals and grow into ideal human beings and ideal citizens.Ram, by Sapna JohariRam took birth to free the earth from the cruelty and sins of the demon King Ravana (Ravan). Ravana had practiced austerities in order to propitiate Shiva and Brahma, who had granted him immunity from being killed by gods, gandharvas or demons. One of the gods had to take on a human form in order to be able to defeat Ravana.

Ram was born as the first son of Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya. Ram's mother was Kausilya. Ram had three brothers : Bharata (Bharat) born from the second wife Kaikeyi, and Lakshmana (Lakshman) and Shatrughna born from the third wife Sumitra.

One day Saint Vishwamitra visited Ayodhya and asked Dashratha to send Ram and Lakshmana with him because the Yakshini (demon) Tarka - with her two sons Mareech and Subahu - were terrifying him and the other saints at his ashram. They were not letting them worship and meditate. Ram went with Lakshmana and Vishwamitra to kill Tarka. On the way to Saint Vishwamitra's ashram there was a dense forest. When they entered the forest Tarka came to kill them but Ram killed her and her son Subahu with a weapon given to him by Vishwamitra. Ram also shot an arrow at Mareech and threw him 100 yojan far away.

Sita and Ram in the gardenLater Ram went with Saint Vishwamitr to Mithila where the wise King Janak ruled. King Janak had organized a svayamvaraa (an acient custom wherein the bride chose her husband of her own accord from amongst a number of suitors). It was announced that whosoever will bend the bow of Lord Shiva will marry King Janak's daughter Sita. Sita was an incarnation of Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. But none of the suitors was able to lift Lord Shiva's bow, except Ram. Ram lifted the bow with his one hand and bended it so hard that it even broke.

Sita and Ram in the forestSo Ram got married to Sita, and his brothers got happily married to Sita's sisters. After returning and living happily in Ayodhya the old King Dashrath decided that it was time to give his kingdom to his beloved son Ram. There Kaikeyi, the third and youngest wife of the King, claimed the throne for her son Bharat. A long time before the young Queen had saved the King's life and he had promised to fulfill her two wishes. Manthara, the crooked and evil-minded maid-servant of Kaikeyi influenced the queen to claim her wishes now in favor of her son and to request Dashrath to banish Ram from the kingdom for fourteen years, and to install Bharat on the throne instead. The King was shocked, his heart was broken, but he knew that truth is the highest Dharm, and that he had to fulfill his promise to his wife. So Ram went to exile happily, knowing that to obey and serve his father was the highest duty of a son.

After Ram left to the forest, Dashrath died from the pangs of separation from his beloved son Ram. Bharat went to the forest to meet his brother Ram and to request him to come back to Ayodhya. When Ram refused to return, in honor of the promise to his father, Bharat took Ram's "khadau" (wooden sandals) and placed them symbolically on Ayodhya's throne. Until his brother returned from the exile Bharat served the kingdom as a true and honest caretaker of Ram.

Once Surpnakha, the sister of Ravana, passed by the place where Ram was living. She saw Ram and became impressed by his beauty. She transformed herself into a beautiful lady and went to Ram and asked him to marry her. When Ram refused and told her he is already married to Sita, she became angry. Coming back to her original form she ran towards Sita to kill her. When Lakshman saw that he cut her nose and one ear. Surpnakha then send her brother Khardushan with fourteen thousand rakshasas to avenge her. But all were killed by Ram.

Jatayu leaving his bodySurpnakha now sought vengeance through her older brother Ravana, but only got his interest by pointing out that the beautiful Sita would be a fitting wife for him. Ravana lured Ram and Lakshman away from Sita by sending an enchanted deer of extreme beauty and then took Sita to his kingdom of Lanka. On the way, Jatayu, a vulture bird and old friend of Ram's father Dashrath, fought Ravan but was fatally wounded. He lived only long enough to tell Ram what had happened upon his return.

In Lanka, Ravana tried to threathen Sita into marrying him, but was rejected again and again. Meanwhile, Ram made an alliance with the monkey King Sugreeva, who had been exiled from his kingdom by his brother Bali. Ram helped Sugreeva to regain his kingdom and in return Sugreeva raised an army of monkeys and bears, led by Hanuman. When they reached the sea, Hanuman flew across. On the way he had many adventures.

Hanuman captured in LankaIn Lanka, Hanuman promised Sita that help would come soon. When he was then captured by the rakshasas, Ravana ordered them to set fire to Hanuman's tail, wrapping it with oily rags. But Hanuman increased the length of his tail so much that there seemed no end to it. He escaped and used his burning tail to set fire to all of Lanka.

Meanwhile, Ram's army had build a huge bridge between Lanka and the mainland. They crossed the ocean and attacked Ravana's army. During the battle, Lakshmana was heavily wounded, but he was cured by a magic herb which Hanuman flew all the way to the Himalayas to obtain. Not finding the herb at first, Hanuman brought the entire mountain just to be sure. Finally, all rakshasa generals were killed and the battle become a single combat between Ravana and Ram. Finally, Ram killed Ravana with a special weapon given to him by saint Agastya.

This was a moment of great rejoicing. Ram and Sita were finally crowned King and Queen of Ayodhya, though people were doubting that Sita had preserved her virtue while being Ravana's captive, which is another story in itself.

Krishnam Raju

KRISHNAM RAJU:

Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju is a former popular Telugu film actor Tollywood. He is the uncle of New generation actor Prabhas.

Krishnam Raju starred in more than 183 Telugu films in his career and was a prominent actor of the 1970s and 1980s in Tollywood.

After late 1990's he became active in politics. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to Lok Sabha from Narasapur. He served as a minister of state for external affairs in the Third Vajpayee Ministry from 1999 to 2004.

Profile:


* Father’s Name - Late Shri U V V  Satyanarayana Raju
* Date of Birth - 20 January 1940
* Place of Birth - Mogaltur, Distt. West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)
* Marital Status - Married
* Date of Marriage - 20 September 1996
* Spouse’s Name - Smt. U. Shyamala Devi
* No. of Daughters - Three
* Educational - Under Graduate
* Qualifications -
* Profession - Agriculturist, Artist and Former Ruler
* Permanent Address - Vill. Mogaltur, Mandal Narasapur, Dist. 
   West Godavari-505 209, Andhra Pradesh.

Positions Held:


* 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
* 1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
* 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
* 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Finance Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
* 2000 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
* 30 Sept 2000- Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs 22 July 2001
* 22 July 2001- Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence 30 June 2002
* 1 July 2002 - Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food onwards & Public Distribution Literary

Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments:


Research in yoga, Hinduism and Culture; as film actor, in Telugu won several awards

* Social and Cultural Activities

Worked for the relief of cyclone affected people; collected funds for the rehabilitation of families of police personnel; and instrumental in establishing open air theatres at Nellore, Ellore and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

* Special Interests

Welfare of the people

* Favourite Pastimeand Recreation

Reading, studying rural folk, religious rituals, educating people and sports and games

* Sports and Clubs

Kabaddi and volleyball; selected for national games in Kabaddi and was a renowned inter-collegiate volleyball player

President, Telugu Artists Association for 18 years; educating rural masses and making them aware of fiscal, academic and political policies; and actively engaged in Sangh Pariwar activities

He is an all-round star––action king and ‘rebel star’ on the silver screen; a Pole Star on the political horizon; and a hero not only in reel life but also in real life. He is none other than U Krishnam Raju. He achieved what no other film star could ever dream of––being a Minister of State first in the External Affairs Ministry and now in the Defence Ministry. He proved to be the right choice for such an onerous job by virtue of his exceptional qualities and exemplary efficiency at work. Behind this tall, towering and fiery personality is a calm, concerned and genuine human being.

Born in Mogalthuru, a small hamlet of the rich West Godavari district on 20th January, 1940, Krishnam Raju entered the film industry soon after his graduation. His very first film––Chilaka Gorinka, directed by Pratyagatma and co-starring Krishnakumari–– bagged the prestigious Silver Nandi Award. Though he entered films as a villain, he metamorphosed into a full-fledged ‘hero’ within a short period. He left his mark as a powerful actor in his 34-year long film career. His persona was so multi-faceted and his talent so exceptional that some roles were actually created for him.

Many in the industry believe that Krishnam Raju alone can suit certain roles. He played a variety of roles in Krishnaveni, Bhaktha Kannappa, Amara Deepam, Mana Voori Pandavulu, Katakatala Rudraiah, Seetha Ramulu, Thrishoolam, Bobbili Bhahmanna, Tandra Paparayudu, etc. He could enact a pious role as elegantly as he did that of an angry young man or a historical character. Recognition for his histrionics came in the form of the President’s Award and Filmfare Award for Amaradeepam and Mana Voori Pandavulu.

Later, he entered the film production field and brought out many successful films under the banner Gopikrishna. He also produced a Hindi film Dharmadhikari starring stalwarts such as Dilip Kumar. He is widely considered as a master producer. Krishnam Raju is an optimist to the core. He is untiring in his pursuits and accepts success and failure with equanimity. In his long journey from Mogalthuru village to the national capital, he always exhibited dedication, honesty and hard work in whatever work he took up. No wonder he has a huge fan following as much in politics as in the film industry.

Krishnam Raju is a versatile personality. Not many people may know that he was once a journalist; he worked as a reporter for the Andhra Patrika. Apart from producing films, he also turned industrialist with his Gopi Krishna Granites, through which he provided employment to hundreds of people. He passionately participates in many social service programmes. Krishnam Raju played a crucial role in launching the open-air theatres in the towns of Vijayawada, Eluru and Nellore. He was a hero in real life too; he stood by the needy people and donated huge amounts to those afflicted by famine, natural calamities, disturbances, and so on. The film industry recognised his leadership qualities by unanimously electing him thrice as president of the Cine Artistes Society.

Krishnam Raju’s shift from filmdom to politics also left commendable records. He contested an unsuccessful election in 1992 for the Narasapuram Lok Sabha seat on a Congress ticket. After a brief hibernation, he rejoined politics, accepting an invitation from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 1998 Lok Sabha election from Kakinada. He set a record with a thumping majority of over 165,000 votes––the maximum majority as compared to any of the 42 other constituencies in AP–– which ensured him a berth at the Centre. He was in the advisory committees of the Information & Broadcasting, and Commerce Ministries during 1998-99.

Born in the motherland of Alluri Sitarama Raju, the great freedom fighter, Krishnam Raju continues to forge ahead with his lasting smile and service, daring and dedicated as Alluri himself. At 61, Krishnam Raju rejuvenates himself with twice-a-day yoga session. He is into transcendental meditation and says that with meditation one can be as active with just two hours of sleep instead of the usual eight hours. He believes that the body is a slave to the mind and that no medicine is more powerful than a controlled mind. He is a voracious reader and takes keen interest in spiritual writings.


D. V. NARASA RAJU

D. V. NARASA RAJU BIOGRAPHY:

D.V. Narasaraju or Datla Venkata Narasaraju (డి.వి.నరసరాజు) (July 15, 1920 - August 28, 2006) was a writer and director of South India films and playwright. He has written stories such as Gundamma Katha, Yamagola, and Donga Ramudu.

Narasa Raju was highly motivated by M. N. Roy and his party-free politics.

Narasa Raju debuted in films as a writer with the film Peddamanushulu in 1954. It was K. V. Reddy who, after watching Narasa Raju’s play Natakam screened at the 100 days function of Pathala Bhairavi in 1951, introduced him to the film industry. He penned more than 92 stories including industry classics like Gundamma Katha, Bhaktha Prahalada, Yamagola, Rangula Ratnam, Manasu Mamatha and Donga Ramudu. Karu Diddina Kapuram is one of the few films that he directed and also played a cameo role in Chevilo Puvvu. His last work is the recently launched Maya Bazaar that stars Raja and Bhoomika in the lead roles.

He died on August 28, 2006 at Care Hospital. D.V. Narasa Raju is survived by a daughter, Kavitha.

 Filmography:

Peddamanushulu              (1954)               (writer)
Donga Ramudu                 (1955)              (dialogue)
Raja Makutam                   (1959)              (dialogue) (story)
Renukadevi Mahatyam     (1960)              (writer)
Gundamma Katha             (1962)              (dialogue)
Man-Mauji                         (1962)              (story)
Mohini Rugmangada         (1962)              (writer)
Ramudu Bheemudu          (1964)               (writer)
Naadi Aada Janme           (1965)               (writer)
Rangula Ratnam              (1966)               (dialogue)
Bhakta Prahlada              (1967/I)             (adaptation) (dialogue)
Bhakta Prahlada              (1967/II)            (writer)
Chadarangam                 (1967)                 (dialogue) (story)
Grihalakshmi                    (1967)               (dialogue)
Ram Aur Shyam              (1967)                (screenplay)
Bandhavyalu                   (1968)                (dialogue)
Mooga Nomu                   (1969)                (dialogue)
Badi Panthulu                  (1972)                (dialogues)
Iddaru Ammayilu             (1972)                (dialogue)
Yamagola                        (1977)                 (dialogue)
Yugandhar                      (1979)                  (dialogue)
Vayyari Bhamulu Vagalamari Bhartulu      (1982)    (writer)
Kanchana Ganga            (1984)                 (writer)
Karu Diddina Kapuram    (1986)                (writer and director)
Manasu Mamata             (1990)                  (writer)

D. V. S. Raju Biography

D. V. S. Raju Biography :


Date of Birth   :   13-12-1928

Place of Birth  :    Andhra Pradesh, India

Biography :


Datla Venkata Suryanarayana Raju  better known as D. V. S. was an Indian Film producer from Telugu Cinema. He was born on 13 December, 1928 in Allavaram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He has established D. V. S. Productions and made about 25 films including one award winning Hindi film Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye. He had produced some popular films, starring N. T. Rama Rao like Pidugu Ramudu, Chinnanaati Snehithulu etc. His few noted films are Jeevitha Nouka, Jeevana Jyoti, Chanakya Sapadham, Picchi Pullaiah.

He was the Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) and President of the Film Federation of India. He had also served as Chairman of the State Film Development Corporation. Andhra Pradesh Government honored him with Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1988. He was presented by Padma Shri award in 2001 by Government of India. He died on 13 November, 2010 (Saturday) at the age of 82 years after brief illness. He is survived by the wife, a son and two daughters.


Kanumuri Bapi Raju

Kanumuri Bapi Raju:

Kanumuri Bapi Raju  (born 25 June 1947) is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing Narsapuram constituency.

 Early life:


Kanimuri Bapi Raju was born to Krishnam Raju and Lakshmi Kantamma in Juvvalapalem village in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh.

 Political career:


He was an MLA in the Andhra Pradesh Legislature and a Minister.
Nominated as a chairman of Sri Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) on 25-Aug-2011

 Personal life:


He is married to Annapurna.He has two sons and a daughter.

Positions Held:


1/1/1977 Secretary, District Youth Congress, Krishna District 1/1/1978 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1/1/1981 Chairman, Kolleru Lake Development Corporation, Hyderabad 1/1/1983 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (second term) 1/1/1985 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term) 1/1/1986 Chief Whip, Congress Legislature Party 1/1/1989 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (fourth term) 1/1/1990 Cabinet Minister, Endowments and Legislative affairs 1/1/1991 Cabinet Minister for Excise 1/1/1994 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (fifth term) 1/1/1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1/1/2001 Chairman, Kissan Seth Mazdoor Dept., APCC, Hyderabad 1/1/2007 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council 1/2/2007 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 1/1/2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (second term) 1/3/2009 Member, Committee on Railways

Other Information:

Father was political leader. Father-in-law was MLA in 1964 and was positioned as Chairman, TTD Board, Tirumala for two terms. Uncle, Siris Raju was well known industrialist and was Dy. Chairman of A.P Legislative Assembly.




Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapati Raju

Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapati Raju:

Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapati Raju, "The Raja Saheb of Vizianagaram" D.Litt. (b. 1 May 1924 - d. 14 November 1995) was an Indian parliamentarian and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Alak Narayana Gajapathi and Maharani Vidyavathi Devi of the princely state of Vizianagram in Andhra Pradesh.

Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju was born at the Phool Baugh Palace in Vizianagaram. He studied at St. Aloysius Convent School in Visakhapatnam in 1933, the Central College, Bangalore, 1940/1942 and in 1942, he joined the Presidency College, Madras.

Raju was the hereditary trustee of the Simhachalam temple and over 100 other temples in his former estate. He purchased the Korukonda Palace and the 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land surrounding it and donated it to the Government of India for the establishment of the Sainik School in 1961-1962. It is one of the 20 Sainik Schools established in India and the only one in Andhra Pradesh. He founded the "Maharaja Alak Narayan Society of Arts and Science" (MANSAS) in 1958, in memory of his father, for the promotion of education.

He was elected as a member of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assemblies during 1952-1956 and 1956-1957 respectively. He again became a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1960 and 1971 and served as a Minister in the State Council of Ministers and held various important portfolios. He was elected to the second and fifth Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam parliamentary constituency in 1957-1960 and 1971-1977 respectively. He was also elected to the sixth and seventh Lok Sabha from Bobbili parliamentary constituency in 1977-1980 and 1980-1984 respectively.

PVG Raju served as the president of the Andhra Cricket Association for a number of years.


Bhupathiraju Ravi Teja

Bhupathiraju Ravi Teja:

Ravi Teja ( born Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju on 26 January 1968) is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008.

As Mass Maharaja:


With the success of Don Seenu he became Mass Raja among Tollywood audience.Later, with the success of Mirapakaay he was named as 'Mass Maharaj' Ravi Teja. He created sensation when he agreed to act a movie called Dongala Mutha under the direction of Ram Gopal Varma. This movie was shot in just 5 days. Dongala Mutha was launched on 9th Feb and completed the shooting on 13th Feb in just 5 days with a crew of only 8 people including the director. Initially RGV announced that the budget of the movie is Zero Rupees, however, he finally revealed original budget of the movie which is just Rs 6.5 lakh.

Later Ravi Teja appeared in Veera. He signed a new movie under the direction of Gunasekhar and the movie is titled as Nippu. YVS Chowdary is producing this film. The shooting of this movie was stared on May 23, 2011. He also signed a movie under the direction of Vamsi. The title of the movie is confirmed as Fashion Designer.

Filmography:

Year          Title                                        Language

1991        'Karthavyam                                Telugu
1991        Chaitanya                                    Telugu
1992        Aaj Ka Goonda Raj                     Hindi
1996        Ninne Pelladutha                         Telugu
1998        Sindooram Chanti                        Telugu
1998        Seetharamaraju                            Telugu
1998        padutha teeyaga                           Telugu
1999        Manasichhi Choodu Chanti         Telugu
1999        Premaku Velayara Ravi               Telugu
1999        Nee Kosam                                  Telugu
1999        Samudram                                    Telugu
1999        o pani iyepotundi babu                Telugu
1999        preminche manasu Vadde            Telugu
2000        kshemanga velli labanga randi     Telugu
2000       Tirumala Tirupathi Venkatesha      Telugu
2000       sakuntumba sapari vare sametham Telugu
2000        Annayya                                       Telugu
2001       chiranjeevulu                                 Telugu
2001       Ammayi Kosam Ravi                    Telugu
2001       Budget Padmanabham                  Telugu
2001       Itlu Sravani Subramanyam Subramanyam Telugu
2002      Vandeemataram Ravi kannada dub 'rifles'
2002      Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru       Telugu
2002      Idiot                                                Telugu
2002      Anveshna                                        Telugu
2002      Khadgam                                         Telugu
2003      Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu             Telugu
2003      Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi    Telugu
2003      Oka Raju Oka Rani Ravi                 Telugu
2003      Dongodu                                          Telugu
2003     Veede                                                Telugu
2004     Venky                                                Telugu
2004     Naa Autograph                                 Telugu
2004     Chanti                                               Telugu
2005     Bhadra                                              Telugu
2005     Bhageeratha                                     Telugu
2006     Shock                                                Telugu
2006     Vikramarkudu                                   Telugu
2006     Khatarnak                                         Telugu
2007     Dubai Seenu                                     Telugu
2008     Krishna                                             Telugu
2008     Baladur                                             Telugu
2008     Neninthe                                           Telugu
2009     Kick                                                  Telugu
2009     Anjaneyulu                                       Telugu
2010    Shambo Shiva Shambo                      Telugu
2010    Don Seenu                                         Telugu
2011    Mirapakaay                                        Telugu
2011    Dongala Mutha                                   Telugu
2011    Veera                                                  Telugu
2012    Nippu shooting                                   Telugu

Sunil Varma Indukuri

Sunil Varma Indukuri:


Sunil Varma  is an actor from the Telugu film industry. His roles usually are to provide comic relief to the audience. In Andala Ramudu (2006), he appeared in the lead role for the first time and his Second one as hero is Maryada Ramanna directed by S. S. Rajamouli. He won several awards for his comic abilities.

Early Life:


Born on Feb 28th 1973 in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, Sunil's early childhood saw the death of his father when he was just five years old. His mother toiled hard to raise him after this incident.

Sunil's early aspirations to the movie industry were fueled by watching films of Chiranjeevi in the lead role. Watching these films right from elementary school, Sunil dreamt of being a good dancer. He even went on to win awards in a local dance competition. With one of his teachers suggesting him of Bachelors in Fine Arts, he pursued this course.

Thereafter, he attempted stage theater for a start. Due to his persona, he was not given enough opportunities in the theater.

In 1995, he entered the film industry by performing dances. He thereafter joined a dancing school in Hyderabad but to no real avail. He considered art direction as well to make his ends meet. He wanted to be a villain but was cast in a comic role by the director.

Career:


Sunil's career began on a slow note with movies like Second Hand (which was stopped from production), and 'Peruleni Cinema'.

Premakatha and Swayamvaram were his first real opportunities in the industry. Chiru Navvuto and Nuvve Kavali were the first films that he acted in. Nuvve Kavali was the first one to release.

Sunil acted as a Hero for the first time in the movie Andala Ramudu opposite Aarti Agarwal, in 2006 and his second film as hero was Maryada Ramanna opposite Saloni, directed by SS Rajamouli.

His next venture was with Ram Gopal Varma. The movie is titled KDS (Katha Screenplay Darsakathvam) Applaraju. The movie was released on 18th February, 2011 and turned out to be a box office failure.

 Awards:


Nandi Awards

Nandi Award - Nuvvu Nenu (2001)
Nandi Award - Andhrudu (2005)

Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Best Comedian Award (Telugu) - Pedababu (2004)

 Filmography:


Dongala Mutta
Mirapakay
Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju
Mahesh Khaleja
Maryada Ramanna (In Prominent Role)
Shambo Shiva Shambo
Pravarakyudu
Parugu
Bindas
Om Shanthi
Udatha Udatha ooch
Oye
Drona
Maska
Oye
Magadheera
Josh
AA Okkadu
Ready
Ek Niranjan
Saleem
Rechipo
A Aa E Ee
King
Krishna
Bhale Dongalu
Chintakayala Ravi
Kantri .... Rajni Haasan
Kathanayakudu
Jalsa
Nenu Meeku Telusa
Bujjigadu
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
Dubai Seenu
Nava Vasantham
Aata
Yogi
Dhee
Lakshmi
Bommarillu
Sri Ramadasu
Pournami
Jai Chiranjeeva
Andala Ramudu (In Prominent Role)
Stalin
Rakhi
Balu ABCDEFG
Athadu
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
Andhrudu
Mass
Nenunnanu
Malliswari
Naani
Koduku
Arya
Varsham
Ninne Ishtapaddanu
Ela Cheppanu
Simhachalam
Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu
Tagore
Manmadhudu
Indra
Nuvve Nuvve
Santosham
Nuvvu Nenu
kalusu kovalani
Nuvvu leka Nenu Lenu
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
Manasantha nuvve
Family Circus
Sontham
Nuvve Kavali
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Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju

Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju:

Full name                     :           Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju
Born                             :          July 9, 1969, Alamuru
Current age                  :          42 years 73 days
Major teams                 :          India, Hyderabad (India)
Batting style                 :          Right-hand bat
Bowling style               :          Slow left-arm orthodox

Profile:

Venkatpathy Raju has spent almost his entire career in and out of the Indian team. True to his nickname `Muscles', he is a lion hearted bowler, always in the thick of battle. Never afraid to give the ball flight, he entices the best of batsmen to commit mistakes. But there have been times when thanks to his attacking bowling approach, he has conceded far too many runs and this has not gone down well with conservative Indian selectors.

Raju came into prominence in the late 80s as a successor to Maninder Singh. A finger spinner in the classical mould, he settled down well into the side and bowled India to victory in the one-off Test against Sri Lanka in 1990-91. Along with Rajesh Chauhan and Anil Kumble, he seemed to have formed a new spin trio in the early nineties. But in the mid and late 90s, his career saw more downs than ups. However Raju always remained in contention thanks to his excellent performances around the domestic circuit. There is, however, no doubt as to which pitches are suited best to his bowling style - he has picked up 70 wickets at home in 15 Tests as compared to 22 dismissals in 12 Tests on foreign soil. Raju was probably at his best during the 1994-95 series against the West Indies, when in three Tests, he claimed 20 wickets. However since then, his appearances have been sporadic and he was a forgotten man after the 1997-98 series against Australia. Around the domestic circuit however Raju continued to be Hyderabad's bowling mainstay and played a stellar role in the side making the final in the 1999-2000 Ranji Trophy season, with a bag of 52 wickets. He finally retired from first-class cricket in December 2004.


Career statistics :

Competition                Tests                                 ODIs
Matches                         28                                    53
Runs scored                   240                                  32
Batting average             10.00                               4.00
100s/50s                         -/-                                    -/-
Top score                        31                                    8
Balls bowled                   7602                               2770
Wickets                           93                                   63
Bowling average            30.72                               31.96 5
wickets in innings            5                                      -
10 wickets in match        1                                      n/a
Best bowling                   6/12                                4/46
Catches/stumpings          6/-                                    8/-


Dr. Mantena Satya Narayana Raju

Dr. Mantena Satya Narayana Raju:

Dr. Mantena Satya Narayana Raju is a famous Naturo Therapist. He hails from the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. He is a simple man under four decades of age, appearing in white Khadi Kurta and Pyzama with a candid smile and peaceful voice; preaching his theory of Natural Ways of Living. Once he starts, he preaches unmoved for about 2 to 3 hours continuously to the hundreds of people gathered to listen him.

It is learnt that he drives the car himself and travels miles around various parts of the state to preach on the Natural Ways of Living to the people. The moment he finishes his preaching, people gather around him and each of them raise their doubts. He explains each and every person with utmost patience.

He had conducted several camps at various districts of Andhra Pradesh for various corporate bodies, schools, hospitals and other small and medium enterprises to preach his theory of Natural Ways of Living.

Dr. Raju has begun his endeavor of preaching Natural Ways of Living, since 1994 ie. from the past 12 years across 20 districts of Andhra Pradesh and inspired millions of people towards a healthy and natural way of living. Being the beneficiary, I have no hesitation in claiming that millions of people have gained good health because of Dr. Mantena Satya Naraya Raju’s preaching on Natural Ways of Living. Several lives have been enlightened and many people have overcome the addiction of drugs and alcohol.

Dr. Raju has sowed the seeds of Natural Ways of living in the hearts of millions of people in a very simple and sensitive way. Those seeds are now growing into many branches and forming a huge Tree and giving health benefits to some millions of people. People are temporarily getting rid of the problems of ill health by taking English Medicines. No one is trying to eradicate the root cause of the ill health. Dr. Raju believed that our ancestors have taught us the Natural Ways of Living without taking medicines. He took up the initiative to spread the knowledge of our ancestral treasure of Natural Ways of Living to millions of people.

If you clearly listen his preaching, you would understand that every word spoken by him has gone through immense research on the subject. One more interesting point is that you don’t find him preach a written matter. They were experienced and expressed. Dr. Raju has followed the Natural Ways of living on self, experienced the benefits and then he preached others to enjoy the benefits of it. He continuously says that doctors tell you only what they have learnt by studying. They never say beyond that because they haven’t experienced it. Our ancestors have experienced the benefits of living in natural way free of diseases for hundreds of years. They have experienced and instructed us to follow and reap the benefits of living healthy. He took it as a mission to take our ancestral secrets of living naturally. To be honest, no one in this world has taken the mission of Nature cure treatment in such big way in a single state apart from Dr. Raju. He is like a single man army on a mission.

In this commercialized world, when thousands and thousands of rupees are being charged by the doctors for treatment, Dr. Raju never expects a rupee from anybody. His income comes from the sale of books, CDs and other essentials. Dr. Raju firmly believes that being born on the great Indian soil which has great natural resources, it is the responsibility of every citizen to preserve the great Mother Nature and follow the dharma of nature.

Dr. Raju’s first encounter with the Natural Ways of Living is very interesting one. Many of you would definitely like to know how and when Dr. Raju had happened to learn and follow the Natural Ways of Living. Well… I once heard him saying on TV, that his parents were childless for about 6 years. After following all other kinds of medicines, they approached a Prakrutika Vaidya Ashramam, a place where people are treated with Natural Ways of Living. Prakrutika Vaidya Vidhanalu or Nature cure treatment or Natural Ways of Living has no medicines to apply. The food you take is the only medicine in Nature Cure treatment. The patients in these ashrams are cured only by making and serving a natural diet. After following nature cure treatment in the Ashram, they finally gave birth to a boy child. He was none other than Dr. Raju himself. There is no doubt that he was taught the natural ways of living to some extent from childhood days.

Once during holidays to his school, Dr. Raju was sent to the Ashram for a few days. He was kept on fasting for the first two days in the Ashram. Unable to tolerate the hunger, he kept on crying for food. He was finally served food after 2 days. 2 phulkas with little honey and boiled vegetables. The moment he started eating, he realized that curry has no salt, oil and any kind of spices. They were simply boiled and served. Unhappy with the curry he threw the curry from a window and ate the phulkas with honey. The same scene continued for a couple of days. They used to serve him the boiled vegetables, honey and phulkas and he used to throw the curry out of window and eat the phulkas with honey. In the mean time he had an interesting observation about the curry he had thrown out of window. A crow visited near the curry he had thrown but flew without eating it. Again after a few hours a dog visited it and sensed the curry and left without eating it. Dr. Raju is to wonder! Even the crows and dogs aren’t eating that food, how can he suppose to eat them? After suffering from indigestion, he realized the importance of curry and started eating it regularly. Gradually he learnt the natural way of living in the ashram and returned home after a few days. He followed the same life style even during college days. He used to cook himself and eat them. During this period he experimented different types of food on his body and realized the harms and benefits of different foods. In the process he realized that to make every one follow his way of Natural Living, one has to offer the natural and healthy food without the enemies of health viz., sweet, salt, oil, ghee, tamarind, spice and yet tasty by adding their supplementary elements to the food. He therefore, experimented and discovered a new technique of cooking tasty food without sugar, salt, oil, ghee, tamarind and spice with supplements of those elements.

Finally, I would like to say that Dr. Mantena Satya Narayana Raju is an embodiment of all virtues. He is a God sent gift to the entire mankind who is on a mission to provide good health by following simple ways of living naturally. Hats off Dr. Mantena Satya Narayana Raju!

Venkata Appala Harinath Raju Buddharaju

Venkata Appala Harinath Raju Buddharaju:           
            
(September 2, 1936 – November 1, 1989)Venkata Appala Harinath Raju Buddharaju  professionally and popularly known as Harinath, was a "Tollywood" film actor.

Harinath was born in Raparthi in West Godavari. He was a very popular Tollywood lead actor in the 60's being regarded as a romantic icon. He acted in classic films like Amarsillipi Jakkana, Letha Manasulu, Chitti Chelalu, Aada Janama, Maa Inti Devatha, Bhishma, Panadava Vanavasam, Abhimanyu and several others in lead roles. He was the hero of the first film shot at Saradhi Studios in Hyderabad, Ma Inti Mahalakshmi (1959). He played the role of Lord Sri Rama in the film Seetha Rama Kalyanam, produced by N.T. Rama Rao under the banner, National Art Theatres, in which NTR acted as Ravana. He also played the role of Lord Krishna in the film Bhishma (1967) and as Sri Rama in Shri Rama Katha (1969). He had acted in about 117 Telugu films, 12 Tamil films, one Hindi and Kannada movie each. He has played in many films opposite Jamuna Juluri as the heroine.

His last film was Naagu starring Chiranjeevi in 1984.

He was married and is survived by his son Srinivas Buddharaju and a daughter Padmaja, who is married to Telugu film producer G.V.G. Raju.

 Filmography:


Maa Inti Mahalakshmi                                 (1959) (debut film)
Runanubandham                                          (1960)
Kalasivunte Kaladu Sukham                        (1961)
Rushyashrunga                                             (1961)
Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam                          (1961) as Lord Rama
Gundamma Katha                                         (1962) as Prabhakar, son of Gundamma
Bhishma                                                        (1962) as Lord Krishna
Pempudu Kuthuru                                         (1963)
Amarshilpi Jakanna                                       (1964) as Son of Jakanna
Murali Krishna                                               (1964)
Chitti Chellelu                                                (1965)
Chandrahasa                                                  (1965)
Naadi Aada Janme                                         (1965)
Letha Manasulu                                             (1966)
Palnati Yudham                                              (1966) as Balachandrudu
Shri Krishna Pandaviyam                              (1966)
Bhakta Prahlada                                            (1967)
Chadarangam                                                (1967)
Punyavati                                                      (1967)
Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna                        (1967)
Bangaru Sankellu                                          (1968)
Challani Needa                                              (1968)
Nadimantrapu Siri                                          (1968)
Palamanasulu                                                 (1968)
Pelli Roju                                                       (1968)
Shri Rama Katha                                            (1969) as Sri Rama
Kathanayika Molla                                         (1970)
Sridevi                                                             (1970)
Thalli Thandrulu                                             (1970)
Bhale Papa                                                      (1971)
Bala Bharatam                                                (1972)
Gadasari Attaha Sosagara Kodalu                  (1981)
Naagu                                                              (1984)


Narasimha Raju

Narasimha Raju is famous Telugu actor.

He became known as Andhra Kamal Hassan. He rose to the heights of stardom with his movies, Needaleni Adadi, Turpu Padamara, Kanyakumari, Idekkadi Nyayam and Jaganmohini. He was considered the folk hero of the generation next to that of N. T. Rama Rao and Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao.

He has debuted in 1974 with the film Needa Leni Aadadi of Navashakthi Films banner by Parvathaneni Gangadhara Rao. It is also debut film for actress Prabha. The film ran for a hundred days and commercially successful. He started getting offers from the others.

The film Jaganmohini (1978) directed by B. Vittalacharya became a blockbuster. Later, he has acted in the films like Gandhrava Kanya, Mantradandam, Mohini Sapatham, all directed by Vittalacharya. He has also worked with other directors as a folklore hero in films like Triloka Sundari (1980) under Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. He has acted in about 100 films in two decades.

He is married and had a son and a daughter. Both are married, and he had grand children.

Filmography:
  1. Needa Leni Aadadi                                        (1974) (debut)
  2. Athavarillu                                                     (1976)
  3. Thoorpu Padamara                                         (1976)
  4. Kanya Kumari                                                (1977)
  5. Rambha Urvasi Menaka                                 (1977)
  6. Ammayilu Jagratta
  7. Idekkadi Nyaayam                                         (1977)
  8. Jayasudha
  9. Anukunnadhi Sadhista                                   (1978)
  10. Jaganmohini                                                   (1978)
  11. Prayanam Lo Padanisalu                               (1978)
  12. Anthu Ledi Vintha Katha                               (1979)
  13. Kaliyuga Mahabharatam                                (1979)
  14. Lakshmi Pooja                                                (1979)
  15. Punadhirallu                                                    (1979)
  16. Gandharvya Kanya                                         (1979) .... Rajkumar Pratap
  17. Punnami Naagu                                               (1980)
  18. Mahashakti                                                      (1980)
  19. Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Prameswari Mahatyam    (1980)
  20. Tirloka Sundhari                                               (1980)
  21. Venkateswara Vratha Mahatyam                     (1980)
  22. Amrutha Kalisam                                             (1981)
  23. Daari Tappina Manishi                                     (1981)
  24. Gola Nagamma                                                (1981)
  25. Simhaswapnam                                                (1981)
  26. Enthagatu Premayo                                         (1982)
  27. Idi Kadu Muginpu                                            (1983)
  28. Maro Malupu                                                   (1982)
  29. Navamohini                                                     (1984)
  30. Apanindalu Aadavallakena?                            (1985)
  31. Danger Light                                                    (1985)
  32. Jai Bhetala                                                       (1985)
  33. Mayamohini                                                    (1985)
  34. Patala Nagu                                                     (1985)
  35. Prachanda Bhiravi                                           (1985)
  36. Vishakanya                                                      (1985)
  37. Mohine Sabadham                                           (1986)
  38. Pagabhattina Panchali                                     (1987)
  39. Bala Veerulu                                                    (1999)
  40. Prema Kadha                                                   (1999)