Sălcioara
—  Commune  —
Country	Romania
County	Ialomiţa County
Population (2002)[1]	2,613
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sălcioara is a commune located in Ialomiţa County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Raşi and Sălcioara.

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Mohan Babu (born Manchu Bakthavatsalam Naidu) is an actor and producer in Telugu Cinema. He is also an educationist and a former Member of Parliament – Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. He received the Padma Shri in 2007.

Early life[link]

Mohan was born on 19 March 1952^[1] at Modhugulapalem village near the banks of the river Swarnamukhi, and sandwiched between two famous pilgrim centers, Tirupati (abode of Lord Venkateshwara) and Srikalahasti (abode of Lord Vayulingeswara) in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. He has three younger brothers – Ranganath Chowdary, Ramachandra Chowdary and Krishna – and a sister Vijaya. He had his schooling at Yerpedu village and Tirupati. He took his degree in Physical Education in Chennai. He worked as a physical education instructor for a brief while, before making his debut as an actor in the Telugu film industry. Mohan Babu also worked in the film direction department for about half a decade in the early 1970s. He was a class mate of Rajinikanth while they studied at the Madras Film Institute.

Mohan Babu married Vidya Devi. After the death of Vidya Devi, Mohan Babu married his late wife’s sister Nirmala Devi. He has two kids (Lakshmi Manchu and Vishnu Manchu) with Vidya Devi and Manchu Manoj with Nirmala Devi.

Film career[link]

Mohan Babu made his debut as an actor in the film Swargam Narakam in (1975). He debuted in the Tamil film industry through Annan Oru Kovil in 1977 alongside Sivaji Ganesan. He became a popular villain in the Tamil and Telugu films. He went on to appear in 20 odd films in Tamil, mostly as villain.^[2]

Actor and producer[link]

Mohan Babu is noted for acting in critically acclaimed negative roles in Telugu film industry. He is noted for his clarity in Dialogue and Telugu language Diction. He has acted in more than 550 films, including 216 films in Lead Actor roles. He has two sons Vishnu Manchu and Manoj Manchu who are also film actors. Daughter, Lakshmi Manchu is also an actress and Television anchor.

Politician[link]

Mohan Babu was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1995 and had his tenure (till 2001) and played an active role in Telugu Desam Party.

Educationist[link]

Mohan Babu established the Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust in 1992. It has an International School, Degree College, Engineering College, Pharmacy College, College of Nursing, Management college and College for Post Graduation Studies. The educational institutions are very reputed in the South India. Every year 25% of the students are provided with free education. Dr. Mohan Babu created a history by removing the Caste column in the joining application of Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Institutions.

Awards[link]

• Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) – Peddarayudu
• Padma Shri – Govt of India
• Honorary doctorate – university of California
• India International Award
• CineMAA Awards – Best supporting actor – Yama donga – 2008
• Bharathamuni Award
• Vamsi Berkley Award
• AP Cinegoers Award
• Natavachaspathi Title by TSR kalaparishath

Filmography[link]

Actor[link]

As Producer[link]

Mohan Babu launched Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures (SLPP), a film production house, in 1982. Since then, he had produced 56 movies. His highly successful and box office hits include:

• Pratigna (1982) 50 Days
• Eadadugula Bandham (1985) 50 Days
• Naa Mogudu Naake Sontham (1989) 100 Days
• Alludugaru (1990) 175 Days
• Assembly Rowdy (1991) 175 Days
• Rowdygari Pellam (1991) 125 Days
• Allari Mogudu (1992) 100 Days
• Brahma (1992) 50 Days
• Major Chandrakanth (1993) 200 Days
• Pedaraayudu (1995) 175 Days
• Collector Gaaru (1996) 100 days
• Adavilo Anna (1997) 75 days
• Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary(2000) 50 days

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External links[link]

• http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/27/stories/2007012712480400.htm
• http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/10/25/stories/2005102500840400.htm
• http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/18/stories/2010071853500600.htm
• http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article66438.ece
• http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/29/stories/2007012921160200.htm
• http://www.chitramala.com/events/maa-tv-awards-11680.html
• http://www.telugupedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vamsee_Film_Awards
• http://www.rediff.com/news/nov/19mohan1.htm
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595934/bio

Serge Alexis Jaroff (Russian: Серге́й Алексе́евич Жа́ров^[1]) (April 1 [O.S. March 20] 1896 - 5 October 1985) was the founder, conductor and composer of the Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff.

Early life[link]

Jaroff was born April 1 [O.S. March 20] 1896 in Makaryev, Kostroma Province, Russia. He trained at the Moscow Synod School for Choral Singing.

Army career[link]

He served as a Cossack lieutenant in the Russian Civil War. In 1920, the Don divisions were driven to the Crimea by the Red Army. They evacuated from there to the Turkish internment camp Çilingir, near Constantinopel, (now Istanbul) . In January 1921 Jaroff put together a choir from Russian refugees in the internment camp. Most of the singers who later performed in the Don Cossacks Choir had been members of the Don divisions since the war in 1914. The 3rd^{[clarification needed]} Don division in March 1921 was interned on the Greek island of Lemnos.

Then the troops, including the singers, were shipped to Burgas, Bulgaria. The Russian representative asked Jaroff and his choir to join the church. On 23 June 1923, they performed in the cathedral of Sofia. The choir consisted of 32 professional singers, and the artistic level was very high. The choir had an offer to sing in France but due to lack of money the choir made their official debut in Vienna.

The Don Cossack Choir[link]

The Don Cossack Choir was a group of former officers of the Russian Imperial Army, discovered singing in Çilingir, near Istanbul, where they had fled after the defeat of their army unit in the Crimea. They made their formal concert debut in Vienna, 4 July, 1923.

They were immensely popular in American and international tours in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. The men, dressed as Cossacks, sang a cappella in a repertory of Russian sacred and operatic music, army songs and folk songs. Cossack dancing was eventually added to their programs.

Later life[link]

His last tour was in the 1978-1979 season of the company, but Jaroff continued as a choir leader until 1981. On 20 March 1981 Jaroff transferred all rights of his choir to Otto Hofner (Germany), his friend and manager. In 2001 Otto Hofner transferred the rights of the choir to Wanja Hlibka.

Personal life[link]

Jaroff married Neonila, and had one son, Aljosha. They lived in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, where Jaroff died in 1985. He became a US citizen after World War II. He is buried at St Mary's R.O. Cemetery in Jackson, New Jersey.

External links[link]

• NY Times obituary
• Don Cossack Chorus history
• Michael Minsky–Legend of a Don Cossack
• Discopedia of Serge Jaroff Don Cossack Chorus on Russian-Records.com

• DVD Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff brilliantclassics nr. 8892

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