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Ramana (Tamil: ரமணா) is a 2002 Blockbuster Tamil action film directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The film stars Vijaykanth and Simran. The film, released during Diwali, ran for 150 days in theatres.

It was later remade in Telugu as Tagore with Chiranjeevi in the lead and then in Kannada as "Vishnu Sena" with Vishnuvardhan (actor) in the lead role.

The film is expected to be remade in Hindi with Shahrukh Khan in lead role, co-starring alongside Aishwarya Rai.^[1]

Plot[link]

Ramana is all about Vijayakanth who decides to abolish corruption once for all with the help of his students who are now working in various government offices. The reason behind this powerful decision is told in the flashback. Vijayakanth is a happy professor with his wife Simran and daughter. And one day when Vijaykanth is out to make some purchases, the entire neighbourhood collapses due to some fault in the construction and many of the residents including Simran and her daughter lose their lives. Vijayakanth rushes to the Government Officials when he comes to know that all this was due to one person namely Vijayan, an industrialist with the necessary proof. But the incidents that he faces at the office, and on finding that these officials who are now corrupt to the core are mere puppets in the hands of Vijayan he gets frustrated on the situation and this makes him to form the ACF (Anti Corruption Force).

15 Thasildars are found missing and then the police find that 14 of them have been released after 3 days but one of them gets killed. They find some files and a tape along with the body of the dead thasildar. These files carry details of why the kidnap of the 15 thasildars had been done and the reason for the murder of one of them and have the words ACF written on it. It is understood by the police that these men where the thasildars who had indulged themselves in bribery and that they were the top 15 of the list of the corrupt thasildars. ACF sends the tape, with the message that they shall continue the kidnap of the corrupt officers in all the departments and that the No.1 corrupt shall be sentenced to death according to the law of the Anti Corruption Force.

There is fear among the corrupt officials. They come forward to file their returns. For a while there are no illegal transactions done, but the corruption soon continues in the society due to the threatening of the local mob to sign illegal documents and accept bribes. Meanwhile, the ACF finds that it is Vijayan who is the real reason behind this corruption scenario. Then the kidnapping continues. Finally with the help of a police constable played by Yugi Sethu, who takes up this case, they find the students working for the ACF and they are put to torture in the cell to reveal the name of their leader. Vijaykanth on seeing his students suffer, surrenders to the police and requests police to release his students. However in the climax Ramana kills Vijayan and the very next day Ramana gets hanged by the police on the charges of several murders done by Ramana and his students.

Cast[link]

• Vijayakanth as Ramana
• Simran (special appearance)
• Ashima Bhalla
• Vijayan as Bhadrinarayanan
• Yugi Sethu as Narayanan
• Riyaz Khan
• Ravichandran
• Rajesh
• Mukesh Rishi
• V. Z. Durai

Soundtrack[link]

Ramana soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and is the only collaboration of Murugadoss with Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack has 8 songs.

Awards[link]

AR Murugadoss won the Tamil Nadu State(film)award for best dialogue writer for this movie.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ramana at the Internet Movie Database

Allari Naresh
Born	Eedara Naresh (1983-06-30) June 30, 1983 (age 28) Hyderabad, India
Other names	Naresh
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002 - present

Allari Naresh (Telugu: అల్లరి నరేష్) is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer EVV Satyanarayana. He got the tag "Allari" before his name after the success of his first film. But his debut film in Tamil, Kurumbu which was a remake of Allari.

Film career[link]

His career started with Allari, a comedy film. Later, with the movie Kithakitalu, directed by his father E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He had 8 movies released in 2008.

Maa Alludu Very Good was another movie. His favorite director is Ravi Babu.

He received Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor^[1] and Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu)^[2] in 2008 for his performance as "Gali Seenu" in the movie Gamyam. He did his schooling from Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

• Allari naresh Madatha Kaja Movie : http://sriranjithmovies.com/madathakaja-main.html
• Movies info is taken from the reviews : http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/index.html
• Allare Allari release date : http://www.bollywoodpremiere.com/movies/SouthCinemaNews/06/sep/AllareAllari-21.php
• Seema Sastri movie info : http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/gallery/events/10708.html
• Athili Sattibabu LKG movie info: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/24720.html
• Allari Naresh Filmography,Gallery: http://telugu.16reels.com/celebrities/Allari+Naresh-Celebrity.aspx

Gowri Pandit is an Indian model and actress. She made her acting debut in the 2005 film Andhrudu.^[1] She also appeared in Hero Honda commercial with Barun Sobti.^[2]

Personal life[link]

Gowri Pandit married Bollywood actor Nikhil Dwivedi on 7 March 2011.^[3] The two had been dating since 2006.^[4] The wedding took place at Dwivedi's home in Versova, Mumbai; several film personalities from Bollywood attended the function.^[5] A reception was held three weeks later at Escobar in Bandra, Mumbai.^[6]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Gowri Pandit at the Internet Movie Database

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Meera Jasmine
Meera Jasmine in MA, USA during a stage show 2011 May
Born	Jasmine Mary Joseph Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present

Meera Jasmine (Malayalam: മീര ജാസ്മിന്‍) is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards,^[1] as well as the Kalaimamani Award from the government of Tamil Nadu.^[2]

Early life[link]

Meera Jasmine was born in Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India, to Joseph and Aleyamma. She completed her schooling in Bala Vihar, Thiruvalla and Marthoma Residential School, Thiruvalla. She appeared for her Higher Secondary Exams in March 2000. She had enrolled for a BSc degree in Zoology at Assumption College, Changanassery and completed nearly three months when she was spotted by director Blessy (who was then an assistant director to director Lohithadas) and offered a role in Soothradharan.

Career[link]

Malayalam[link]

Meera Jasmine made her debut in the Malayalam film Soothradharan.^[3] Her second film was Gramaphone, directed by Kamal, in which she appeared alongside Navya Nair and Dileep.^[3] Her role as a Jewish girl was appreciated by Malayalam critics. Her third film was Swapnakkoodu, a romantic comedy alongside Prithviraj, Kunchako Boban, Jayasurya, and Bhavana under director Kamal. Her performance was appreciated and the film was a high commercial success. Among the five main characters, the one who scored the most was again Meera.^[4] She rose to fame in Malayalam cinema with the film Kasthooriman directed by her mentor Lohithadas, in which she enacted comedy and sentimental scenes. She received her first Filmfare award for her performance in Kasthooriman. The film was also a success at the box office, running for 100 days. The same year, she acted in T. V. Chandran's acclaimed Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam. She played a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was forced to marry an older man, for which she was awarded a State Award and the National Award in addition with several other awards.^[5] It was followed by her performance as Raziya in Perumazhakkalam alongside Kavya Madhavan.

In the film Achuvinte Amma (2005), she enacted the young, adorable character Achu. She then paired with Mohanlal in Rasathanthram (2006). She played as a girl pretending to be a boy in the first half of the film. The film went on to became a commercial success. Her next film with Dileep - Vinodayathra, which again was directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. She was next featured opposite Mammootty in the critically acclaimed film Ore Kadal. The film was showcased in film festivals and won awards. Her performance as an innocent middle class woman won praise from audiences. Media quoted her as, "Matching step with the megastar in this histrionic race is Meera Jasmine, who amazes you with a stunning delineation of her difficult role"^{[citation needed]}. Her next film was Calcutta News with Dileep. Blessy, who introduced her to film field, was the director of Calcutta News. In Innathe Chintha Vishayam (2008), she collaborated with Sathyan Anthikkad for his fourth consecutive film, again opposite Mohanlal, but failed to succeed. Her next films Minnaminnikoottam with Kamal and Rathri Mazha with Lenin Rajendran, which released after a long post-production delay, were box office failures. More than a year later, she played the role of a music lover and singer in Rajeev Anchal's Paattinte Palazhy. Though the film was commercially not successful, her character was noted and her performance gave her a comeback. Her next film, Four Friends, was a multi-starrer directed by Saji Surendran. She played the role of a cancer patient in this film. In the 2011 film Mohabbat, in she played the lead role opposite Anand Michael and Munna.

Tamil[link]

Jasmine's Tamil film entry made her a well-known star in the South. The successes of the Tamil film Run and Bala (2002) gave her the chance to work with the established actors of the Tamil film industry. She won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Actress award for Run. The success of the films led her to work with directors such as Mani Ratnam in Aayutha Ezhuthu and SS Stanley in Mercury Pookkal. Her latest Tamil film, Mambattiyan got released in Dec' 2011. Meera has acted in 15 Tamil films.

Telugu and Kannada[link]

Jasmine became noted in the Telugu film industry with Run, the dubbed version of the same-titled Tamil film. She was in the Telugu films in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar but also entered Kannada cinema by co-starring with Puneet Rajkumar in Maurya. Her Kannada film Arrasu again with Puneet Rajkumar and Ramya is a hit. Her other Kannada films include Devaru Kotta Thangi and Ijjodu.

Jasmine's biggest commercial suceess in Telugu remains Bhadra with Ravi Teja in the male lead. Her other Telugu films are Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalayindi, Gorintaku and Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu, in which she is paired for a second time with Sivaji.

Controversy[link]

She offered prayers at Raja Rajeshwara temple at Taliparamba in Kerala where the entry of non-Hindus is prohibited. This led to a controversy and sparked off a protest by Hindu devotees. Later, she paid 10,000 (US$199.5) as penalty to the temple authorities to conduct the purification rituals.^[6][7]

Awards[link]

National Film Awards

• 2004 - Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam

Kerala State Film Awards

• 2003 - Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam, Kasthuri Maan
• 2007 - Best Actress, Ore Kadal.

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• 2005 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award (Special Prizes), Kasthuri Maan

Tamil Nadu Government

• 2008 - Kalaimamani Award

Filmfare Awards South

• 2003 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Kasthoorimann^[8]
• 2006 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Achuvinte Amma
• 2007 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Ore Kadal^[9]

Asianet Film Awards

• 2003 - Best Actress Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam^[10]
• 2004 - Best Actress Award, Perumazhakkalam^[11]
• 2005 - Best Actress Award, Achuvinte Amma
• 2007 - Best Actress Award, Ore Kadal

V. Shantaram Awards

• 2003 - V Shantaram Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam.
• 2007 - V Shantaram Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal

Vanitha Film Awards

• 2004 - Vanitha-Chandrika Film Award For Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam
• 2007 - Vanitha-Nipon Paint Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

• 2003 - Mathrubhumi - Medimix Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam^[12]
• 2004 - Mathrubhumi - Medimix Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam^[13]

Other Awards

• 2001 - Bharathan Award For Best Female Debut Actress, Soothradharan^[14]
• 2002 - Dinakaran Award For Best Female Debut Actress, Run^[15]
• 2003 - National Film Academy Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam.
• 2003 - Kaveri-Film Critics Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam^[16]
• 2003 - Kerala Film Audience Council Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
• 2003 - Kerala Film Critics Association Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam^[17]
• 2004 - Tikkurishi Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam.^[18]
• 2005 - Amrita Film Fraternity Award for Best Actress, Achuvinte Amma
• 2006 - Jeevan TV-Mastro Mania award for Best Actress, Rasathanthram
• 2007 - Dubai AMMA award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal
• 2007 - FOKANA Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal^[19]
• 2007 - Amrita Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal^[20]
• 2007 - Sreevidya Puraskaaram (Best Actress), Ore Kadal^[21]
• 2007 - Tharangini Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal
• 2008 - Best Actress at 8th Annual Imagine Indian Film Festival, Spain, "Ore Kadal"
• 2008 - Dubai AMMA award for Best Actress, Calcutta News
• 2009 - Veera Pazhassi Awards -Swarna Mayoogam

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Meera Jasmine at the Internet Movie Database

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Rao Ramesh^[1] is an Indian actor and is the son of renowned Tollywood actor Rao Gopal Rao. He never wanted to become an actor. He wanted to become an acclaimed still photographer. But the destiny has other plans for him. He became a late bloomer in Telugu film industry. His character as reformed Naxalite in Gamyam film changed his future forever.

Early life[link]

Rao Ramesh was born in Srikakulam and brought up in Chennai. He completed his B. Com in Chennai. He wanted to drop out of school in his +2. He got interested in still photography during that time and used to go to British library & American library to study books on photography. He used to be so much passionate about reading that he usually forget shaving his beard.

Career[link]

Rao joined KS Prakasa Rao (Son of K. Raghavendra Rao) as an assistant. But Rao was not provided with any petty work because of the respect Prakasa Rao carries towards his father. During that time cinematographer VSR Swamy encouraged and sent him to a friend of his at Bangalore. He learnt about industrial photography over there. They used Cinar cameras which costs around 16 lakhs each. He also applied for a course in live action and animation in The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, California. But his parents did not want Rao to pursue it.

Later he penned a couple of stories and wanted to direct films. But his mother encouraged him to pursue acting in line ela his father. Initially he was reluctant about acting but his mother but he could later pursue the one. Ghantasala Ratna Kumar was doing TV serials and he made me act in one such serial. The opening shot was about getting intimate with a girl and he was all nervous. That serial was stalled in the middle.

Then he got an offer to act as the brother of Simran in Bala Krishna’s Seema Simham. It was a small and passive character without a dialogue. Afterwards he couldn't get many offers. Then he was back in Chennai and started acting in serials like Pavitra Bandham, Kalavari Kodalu etc. He worked on TV serials for over 4 and half years.

Breakthrough[link]

Bibo Srinivas, Murali Srinivas and Panguluri Srinivas were his classmates in Chennai. Director Krish is the brother-in-law of Bibo Srinivas. Krish was trying to direct a film for around three years and as Rao was an avid reader of poetry and very fond of C. Narayana Reddy’s work ‘Kavitha Naa Chirunama’, they made him to narrate some poetry to Krish. Krish liked the ferocity in Rao's narration and promised him a role in his film. It took over three years to start Krish’s Gamyam. Shambo Shiva Shambo (2010). -In Kollywood Films he started Easan (2010) directed by Samuthirakani.

Personal life[link]

Rao is married and has two kids - a son and a daughter.

Filmography[link]

• Seema Simham- simran's brother
• Okkadunnadu^[2] (2007) - A guy looking for a blood donor.
• Gamyam^[3] (2008) - reformed naxalite
• Kick-Heroine's uncle
• Magadheera - ghora
• Kotha Bangaru Lokam(Producer : Dil Raju) - Lecturer
• Avakaya Biriyani (Producer : Sekhar Kammula)
• Fitting master ('Allari' Naresh)
• Dongala Bandi
• Jallu (2009)
• Village lo Vinayakudu(2009)
• Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali(2009)
• Adugu(2009)
• Inkosari (2010)
• Vesavi selavallo
• Shambo Shiva Shambo (2010)
• Aakasa Ramanna (2010)
• Leader (2010 film)
• Sye Aata(2010)
• Maryada Ramanna(2010)
• Khaleja(2010)
• Easan - Neethirajan (2010) Tamil
• Badrinath(2011)
• Gabbarsingh (2012)
• Mirapakai (2010)
• Pilla Zamindar(2011)
• Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2012)
• Shadow^[4](2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Kotha Bangaru Lokam at the Internet Movie Database