Oye! (Telugu: ఓయ్! ; English: Hey!) is a 2009 Indian Telugu drama film written and directed by newcomer Anand Ranga, who assisted Bhaskar in the Telugu blockbuster Bommarillu. The film stars Siddharth and child artiste-turned-heroine Baby Shamili of Mani Ratnam Anjali fame in lead roles.^[1] The film, which has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja,^[2] was released on 3 July 2009.

Plot[link]

Uday (Siddharth), is a rich kid who becomes chairman of a company following the death of his father. He believes in the adage of life is short and carpe diem. At New Year's Party 2007, he spies on a girl called Sandhya (Shamili) in a salwar-kameez, writing a diary at the pub.

Through a series of searches with his friend "Fatso" (Krishnudu), he ends up discovering that Sandhya lives alone at a beach side house and runs a nursery. She is very traditional with her own ideals. He enters in her house on a pretense as a Paying Guest to make her fall in love with him. After a series of attempts to woo Sandhya, Uday eventually succeeds and presents her with 12 gifts on her birthday, the last being Uday himself.

In a sub-plot, Insurance Salesmen Abishek (Sunil) ends up trying to show his younger and reclusive colleague "How to be a Man" in many lessons that often result in the latter's physical pain. Eventually, the duo collide with the story's main plot when they attempt to sell Sandhya life insurance (which she later agrees to buy). When asked who the beneficiary of the policy should be, she writes Uday's name. When Uday hears this, he thinks he has won Sandhya. However, it is revealed to Uday (through the insurance policy which has now been rejected) that Sandhya is suffering from breast cancer (lobular carcinoma) and has limited time left.

In the ensuing part of the film, Uday takes Sandhya on a cruise to Calcutta to spread her parents ashes in River Ganges. They run into several comic characters in their journey, including a kidnapped Abishek who tries unsuccessfully to tell Sandhya that her policy was rejected because of her illness; his attempts are thwarted by Uday. These circumstances help Uday teach Sandya how to live life, and back from the trip Sandhya and Uday throw a Christmas party at Sandhya's beach house. However, Sandhya collapses in the aftermath of the party and discovers the truth about her health.

Sandhya eventually falls in love with Uday and says that she wants to spend the last days of her life with him.The ending scene has Uday and Sandhya sitting on a bench in the rain with a "Welcome 2008" sign in the background on New Year's Eve. The scene then fades to Uday sitting alone with a "Welcome 2009" sign in the background one year later.

The movie inspired by 2006 Kannada movie "Amrautha Dhare" which was big hit in Kannada.

Cast and crew[link]

Cast[link]

• Siddharth as Uday
• Shamili as Sandhya
• Sunil as Abhishek
• Ali Real estate Agent-1
• Napoleon as Dr. Harish Chandra Prasad
• Pradeep Rawat as Ras Bihari
• M S Narayana as Hotel Manager
• Tanikella Bharani as Telugu teacher
• Krishnudu as Fatso
• Surekhavani as Satya
• Master Bharat as Real estate Agent-2
• Bhanu as Loan recovery goon
• Saptagiri as Assistant to Abhishek

Crew[link]

• Story, Scenario, Direction: Anand Ranga
• Dialogues: Rajasimha
• Production: DVV Danayya
• Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
• Cinematography: Vijay K Chakravarthi
• Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
• Art direction: Rajeevan
• Stunts: Ram-Laxman
• Lyrics: Chandrabose, Anantha Sreeram, Surendra Krishna & Krishna Chaitanya
• Banner: Universal Media

Soundtrack[link]

The music, including film score and soundtrack was composed by Tamil film composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack, released on 22 May 2009 at Rama Naidu studios,^[3] features 6 tracks overall, out of which, Yuvan Shankar Raja himself has sung one song and one song by the film's lead actor Siddharth. The lyrics were penned by five people, with Vanamali writing the lyrics for three of the six songs, Chandrabose, Anantha Sreeram for each one song and Surendra Krishna and Krishna Chaitanya together for the last song.

Yuvan Shankar Raja got much critical acclaim for his musical score, which was described and praised as a "rhythmic joy",^[4] "superb",^[5] "a blast"^[6] and "a highlight of the movie" with most the songs "rocking",^[7] the soundtrack album being considered one of the best of 2009. The picturization of songs was equally beautiful.^[8] The songs also gained immense attraction, especially among the youth, topping the charts for several weeks.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Track listing[link]

Awards[link]

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Special Award (South) - Yuvan Shankar Raja (For Music Direction)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Oye! at the Internet Movie Database

Don Omar
Omar at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida, October 4, 2008
Background information
Birth name	William Omar Landrón Rivera
Also known as	El Rey
Born	(1978-02-10) February 10, 1978 (age 34)
Origin	Puerto Rico
Genres	Reggaeton, pop, rap, R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, composer, CEO, actor, rapper
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Orfanato Music Group (His Label) VI Music Universal Music Latino Machete Music
Website	Don Omar

Don Omar (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978 ^[1]), a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-rapper and actor. He is sometimes referred to by his nickname El Rey (Spanish: "The King").

Early life[link]

William Omar Landrón Rivera is the oldest son of William Landrón and Luz Antonia Rivera. He was raised in Santurce, a barrio in the Villa Palmeras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. From an early age, he showed interest in the music of Vico C and Brewley MC.^{[citation needed]} During his youth, he became an active member of a Protestant church, Iglesia Evangélica Restauración en Cristo in Bayamón where he occasionally offered sermons. However, after four years, he left the church to dedicate himself to singing.^[2]

Career[link]

His first public performance in a night club was accompanied by disc jockey Eliel Lind Osorio. Afterwards he appeared regularly on compilation albums from popular DJs and producers including Luny Tunes, Noriega, and DJ Eric. He also worked as a backup singer for the duo Héctor & Tito. One of the members, Héctor Delgado, helped him produce his first solo album.^[2]

Don Omar's career rose to stardom with the release of his first studio album, The Last Don. Both the studio version and its live edition have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Worldwide, The Last Don: Live [CD & DVD] has sold over one million copies, according to his official website. He earned awards for Latin Pop Album of the Year and New Artist & Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year by the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2003. The Last Don: Live [CD & DVD] was also nominated for Urban Music Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards.

Omar's May 2006 album King of Kings, became history's highest ranking reggaeton LP in the top 10 US charts, with its debut at #1 on the Latin sales charts and the #1 spot on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Radio Chart with his single “Angelito”.^[3] Omar was also able to beat the in-store appearance sales record at Disney World's Virgin music store previously set by pop star Britney Spears.

With the highest charting debut by a reggaeton artist, Don Omar's King of Kings entered at No. 7 with 74,000, beating Daddy Yankee's No. 24 entry with 2005's "Barrio Fino En Directo". In April 2007, Don Omar received the Latin Billboard award for Reggaeton Album Of The Year for King of Kings.^[4] Billboard recognized that King of Kings was the most successful album of the decade in Latin America, besides being the most successful in the history of the genre of reggaeton. Billboard estimated that the album sold over 4.1 million copies by the end of 2009.^[5]

The album's track "Salió El Sol" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. The songs "Los Bandoleros" and "Conteo" were featured in the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in the ending credits.

Don Omar participated in Gilberto Santa Rosa's presentation in an event titled "Concierto del Amor", presented in the Madison Square Garden on February 9, 2008. He closed the event and performed reggaeton themes.^[6]

Don Omar's third studio album, iDon, was released on April 28, 2009. This album was dedicated to his cousin Cordell Brown. "Virtual Diva" became the most requested song on Latin radio stations.^[7][8] The second official single, titled "Sexy Robotica", was released on July 6, 2009.

The album Don Omar Presents: Meet The Orphans was released on November 16, 2010. The album features the artists under Don Omar's Orfanato Music Group label and other reggaeton artists. The album includes the promotional single Hasta Abajo and the album's lead single Danza Kuduro featuring Portuguese-French singer Lucenzo, as well as collaborations from Orfanato Music Group artists including Kendo Kapponi, Syko, Plan B, Zion & Lennox, Yaga & Mackie and Danny Fornaris. He is signed to VI Music and Machete Music through Universal Music Latino.

The album Don Omar Presents MTO2: The New Generation was released on May 1, 2012. The album features newly signed to Orfanato Music Group Natti Natasha as well as many other signed artists and other reggaeton artists like Zion Y Lennox. The album includes the singles Hasta Que Salga El Sol and Dutty Love featuring Natti Natasha. The album also features collaborations with Juan Magan, Mims, Syko, Vinny el Vendito, and Yunel Cruz. The album has been well received^{[citation needed]} and is a top seller on iTunes.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

William Omar Landrón is the father of four children. He married forecaster/journalist Jackie Guerrido on April 18, 2008.^[9] Divorce rumors surrounded the couple two years into the marriage and were compounded by comments Landrón made via Twitter.^[10] In March 2011, it was revealed they had divorced.^[11]

Controversies and legal issues[link]

On September 18, 2007, Don Omar was briefly detained in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia due to a legal dispute. A Bolivian concert promotor sued him and some of his management after he canceled a concert scheduled for earlier that year in La Paz as part of the international tour Up Close.^[12][13][14] The organization claimed that he had defrauded US$70,000 due to the cancellation.^[14] Landrón responded that he canceled the concert because the company did not provide air tickets in time.^[14] After the case was presented before a local judge, both parties reached an agreement.^[14] Landrón was allowed to leave the country in order to comply with a previously scheduled appearance in Buenos Aires on Argentine television and returned the next day to hold his concert in Santa Cruz's Tahuichi Aguilera soccer stadium.^{[citation needed]}

Landrón is banned from Univision.^{[citation needed]} After Univision became involved in his marriage and its end, he is no longer allowed to attend any award shows from Univision.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 2003: The Last Don
• 2006: King of Kings
• 2009: iDon
• 2010: Meet the Orphans
• 2012: Don Omar Presents-Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation

Live / special edition albums[link]

• 2004: The Last Don Live
• 2006: The Last Don: The Gold Series
• 2006: King of Kings: Armageddon Edition
• 2007: King of Kings Live
• 2012: Don Omar Present MTO 2 - New Generatio

Compilation albums[link]

• 2005: Don Omar Presenta: Los Bandoleros
• 2005: Da Hitman Presents Reggaetón Latino
• 2006: Don Omar Presenta: Los Bandoleros Reloaded
• 2007: Don Omar Presenta: El Pentágono

Filmography[link]

See also[link]

	Puerto Rico portal
	Biography portal
	Music portal

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• List of Puerto Rican songwriters

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Don Omar

• Official website
• Official website for iDon album
• Official page at MySpace
• Official page at Facebook

Big Ali (earlier Breakingz) is an American singer-songwriter, DJ, and rapper born in Queens, New York and based in Paris, France since 2001. He is signed to Up Music, a Warner Music label, and has released his debut album Louder in May 2009 on the record label. The album featuring numerous French and international producers and artists.^[1] "Hit the Floor" taken from the album became his first big single in October 2008 followed by "Neon Music" released in March 2009. A third single "Universal Party" followed in November 2009.

In collaborations, the joint 2006 single "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" by Sinclar and Cutee-B featuring Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah stayed at #1 for 4 weeks on the Ultratop 40 Belgian charts. In 2007, it became a #1 hit in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs.

The latest collaboration he did with Serbian singer Dara Bubamara.^[2]

Career[link]

Big Ali wrote his first lyrics at the age of 8. He created a crew of DJs called "World Famous Vynil Squad".^[3] He also had radio and TV collaborations such radio show "Full Thrtottle" with national US emissions in led by his friend Fatman Scoop and is creator of the show Jumpoff hosted by Ed Lover and Doctor Dre. He hosted his own show "The Magic Hour" at the Vassar College in New York.

Big Ali has also worked in club venues in the United States, Asia, Latin America and Europe and is very famous in France. He participated as an MC at the Cannes’ Film Festival, and is at the Saint Tropez VIP Room every year. He has worked with many successful French artists such as Kool Shen, Amine, Jean Roch, Kore & Scalp, Leslie, Magic System, Bob Sinclar with Rohff on the hit "Dirty Hous" and more recently Sinik and others. Big Ali hosts one Saturday per month the show "Show Time" on Radio NRJ.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2008: Louder

Tracklist:

1. L# Hit the Floor (feat. Dollarman)
2. Hunger
3. Shake It Up (feat. Kat DeLuna)
4. Neon Music 2009 (Remix 2009 by Soundshakerz)
5. Make Some Noïse
6. Burn It Up (feat. Luckie D)
7. Universal Party (feat. Gramps Morgan)
8. Can We Cut
9. Dancehall Queen (feat. Beenie Man)
10. High Energy
11. Drop (feat. One World)
12. Here We Go Now
13. Fun Time (feat. Chaka Demus & Pliers)
14. Des Larmes De Sang (feat. Florent Pagny)
15. I'm Sorry

• 2012: Urban Electro

Tracklist:

still unknown

Solo singles[link]

• 2008: "Hit the floor" (feat. Dollarman)
• 2009: "Burn It Up" (feat. Lucky D)
• 2009: "Neon Music"
• 2009: "Universal Party" (feat. Gramps Morgan)
• 2011: "Distress (Sending Out An SOS)" (feat. Shana P.) (music video shot & directed by J.G BIGGS)
• 2011: "Bring me Coconut" (feat. Gramps Morgan and Lucenzo)

Featuring[link]

• 2006: Midas Touch ( with Matt Houston ) on the album Phoenix 2006
• 2006: "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" (with Bob Sinclar, Cutee-B featuring Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah)
• 2007: "C'est chaud, ça brule" (with Magic System)
• 2007: "Dirty House" Rhoff with Big Ali) in the album La Résurrection (Banlieue South Remix)
• 2008: "Stronger" (English version) / "Plus fort" (French version) (with Anggun) from her album Elevation
• 2008: "Habibi" (with Leslie and Amar)
• 2008: "Bienvenue chez les Bylkas" (with Sinik, Cheb Bilal)
• 2009: "No Stress" (with Laurent Wolf et DJ Snake)
• 2009: "New New New" (with Bob Sinclar) (Big Ali appears only in the music video for the song)
• 2009: "Groove On" (remix) (with Timati and Snoop Dogg)
• 2010: "Ce matin va être une pure soirée" (avec Fatal Bazooka, PZK, Dogg SoSo et DJ Chris Prolls)
• 2010: "Des larmes de sang" (with Florent Pagny)
• 2010: "Vem dançar kuduro" (with Lucenzo)
• 2010: "Calypso" (DJ Snake feat. Big Ali)
• 2010: "Playground" (with DJ Assad and Willy William)
• 2010: "Make Some Noise" (with Claude N'Joya and Richard Bahericz)
• 2010: "Ciao Amore" (with Dara Bubamara)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Big Ali Official website
• Big Ali MySpace site
• Big Ali Twitter page