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Naidu (also spelt Nayudu or Naidoo) is a title used by various social groups of the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states of India. It is also used in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Chattisgarh. It is a Telugu derivation of the Sanskrit Nayaka, meaning "protector" or "leader".
The word Naidu is etymologically related to the Tamil Naicker, the Nair of Kerala, Marathi Naik and Nayaks (Pattanayak) in Orissa.
The Nayaka title was conferred mostly upon warriors who received land along with the title Nayaka as a part of the Nayankarapuvaram system that recognised services rendered to the court during the Kakatiya dynasty. Nayaka was one among approximately 25 titles used by the Kakatiyas to create a new political infrastructure to undercut the authority of hereditary regional elites. Little is known of the responsibilities associated with the title at that time. The Nayankara system was also used by the Tamil Nadu, Rajayyan, wherein land was granted to a Nayaka or Palayakarrar (Polygar) on condition that they would place their military service at the disposal of the king.
Ajay Devgan (Hindi: अजय देवगन), born Vishal Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer. He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film. He then starred in films such as Jigar (1992), Dilwale (1994), Suhaag (1994), Naajayaz (1995), Diljale (1996) and Ishq (1997). In 1999, Devgan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mahesh Bhatt's drama Zakhm. Some of his later films of the decade are Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Kachche Dhaage.
In the early 2000s, he starred in Lajja (2001) and Company (2002). In 2003, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh. Throughout his career he has given many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat (2004), Yuva (2004), Omkara (2006), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008), All the Best: Fun Begins (2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), Golmaal 3 (2010), Raajneeti (2010), and Singham (2011). Having done so, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood. In 2008, he debuted as a film director with his starrer U Me Aur Hum which proved to be an moderate success at the box office. He then established the production house, Ajay Devgn Films.
Actors: Hyder Bilgrami (writer), Hyder Bilgrami (director), Hyder Bilgrami (editor), Tirthankar Das (producer), Tirthankar Das (composer), Tirthankar Das (writer), Tirthankar Das (director), Tirthankar Das (editor), Shyam Vai (composer), Phillip Langer (actor), Esh Gunturu (actor), Adrian Luke Sinclair (actor), Ritesh Parikh (producer), Farokh Daruwala (producer), Prasad Kunisetty (producer),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (actor), Telangana Sakuntala (actress), Mukesh Rishi (actor), Subbaraju (actor), Srinivasa Rao Kota (actor), Sudha (actress), Mukesh Rishi (actor), Venkatesh Daggubati (actor), Venkatesh Daggubati (actor), Ali (actor), Chandramohan (actor), Raghu Babu (actor), Brahmanandam (actor), Devi Sri Prasad (composer), Surekha Vani (actress),
Plot: Unable to find a suitable bride due to issues with his astrological chart, Hyderabad-based mimicry artiste/ventriloquist Venkat Ramana, is told that he must marry within one month or remain single forever. He travels to Paris to perform and meets with Prasad, the Manager, as well as his niece, Pooja, with whom he falls in love. He is thrilled when he finds out that Pooja also loves him and upon his return back home accordingly informs his family. He does not know that Pooja was only pulling the wool over his eyes - as she is slated to marry Chhotu, the brother of dangerous gangster Chengal Naidu. Things change rapidly when he finds out that Pooja is being forced to marry against her wishes. Prasad and he decide to intervene, not realizing that Pooja has not been forthright with him again, while the enraged Naidus will never permit them to return home alive.
Genres: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller,Actors: Veerendra Saxena (actor), Harsh Chhaya (actor), Vinay Apte (actor), Abhimanyu Singh (actor), Shishir Sharma (actor), Atul Parchure (actor), Koel Purie (actress), Vandana Gupte (actress), Sanjay Mone (writer), Rahul Vohra (actor), Anita Wahi (actress), Kaushal Inamdar (composer), Nandita Puri (actress), Rahul Bhatankar (editor), Vijay Patwardhan (actor),
Plot: Story about corrupt police officers, exploitation of an innocent girl and media's fight to expose the facts. A girl goes to seek help after her father's death from the Higher-ranking officer. He takes advantage of the girl and makes her his kept. Situation becomes intolerable when the officer starts sending his other police friends to the girl. The girl finally takes help from a news channel to perform a sting operation on him. This is the story of how the news channel used this operation for their own profits and how finally the justice was served.
Keywords: media, tvActors: Dharmendra (actor), Vinay Pathak (actor), Loy Mendonsa (composer), Ehsaan Noorani (composer), Shankar Mahadevan (composer), Govind Namdeo (actor), Zakir Hussain (actor), Ashwini Khalsekar (actress), Rasika Joshi (actress), Rimi Sen (actress), Jaywant Wadkar (actor), Yogesh Tevatia (miscellaneous crew), Neil Nitin Mukesh (actor), Shankar Sachdev (actor), Akram Khan (actor),
Plot: Plain-clothed police officers, on patrol in a police van in Mumbai's Khar Danda area, recount the story of five crooks: Sheshadari, Shiva, Prakash, Vikram, Shardul, and their Police Inspector friend, Kalyan. The tale revolves around a bag containing 2.5 Crore Rupees that goes missing - resulting in lies, deception, betrayal, and death.
Keywords: accidental-killing, adultery, affair, airport, anti-hero, apartment, beating, betrayal, blood, busActors: Aahuthi Prasad (actor), Ranganath (actor), Banerji (actor), Mumait Khan (actress), Jagapathi Babu (actor), M.S. Narayana (actor), Rami Reddy (actor), Mohan Duvvasi (actor), Vandemataram Srinivas (composer), Rajeev Kanakala (actor), Narra Venkateswara Rao (actor), Raghunatha Reddy (actor), Sunitha (miscellaneous crew), Dhani Aelay (miscellaneous crew), Fish Venkat (actor),
Plot: Chandra is the editor of the newspaper 'Addam'. He has a gang of friends who help him with the operations. Chandra is a victim of home minister Raju who murdered his father. Chandra wants to eradicate corruption in society. Towards this goal he conducts sting operations to get hold of secret tapes of important corrupt people. Sometimes he even resorts to blackmailing techniques. Likewise, Chandra gets hold of home minister Raju and blackmails him to do positive things like serving people. The rest of the story is all about how Chandra teaches Raju the greatness in being a good man and changes him into a positive political leader.
Keywords: blackmail, corruptionActors: Venkateswara Rao Kotagiri (editor), Raghu Babu (actor), Brahmanandam (actor), Chandramohan (actor), Rahul Dev (actor), Rahul Dev (actor), Venu Madhav (actor), M.S. Narayana (actor), Sivaji Raja (actor), Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (actor), Ali (actor), Surekha Vani (actress), Charmy Kaur (actress), Rajeev Kanakala (actor), Sumanth (actor),
Plot: Born in a prison cell, the child of a female convict, Chinna is orphaned after his mother passes away. He is adopted by compassionate Jailor, Pashupati, and taken home where he lives with his wife, Kasturi; daughter, Jamuna; and son, Sanjay. Kasturi and Pashupati accept him, but the former's dad and Pashupati's brother dislike him. Things get worse after Chinna kills the later, is arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to a long prison term. After his discharge, he returns home to his foster family but they will have nothing to do with him anymore. Alone, he faces off against extortionists like Naidu and Shreeji, gains infamy and may well end up in jail again.
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,Actors: Prakash Raj (actor), Jayaprakash Reddy (actor), Ajay (actor), Charan Raj (actor), Rallapalli (actor), Brahmanandam (actor), Rahul Dev (actor), Giribabu (actor), Tanikella Bharani (actor), Gundu Hanumantha Rao (actor), Brahmaji (actor), Srinivasa Rao Kota (actor), M.S. Narayana (actor), Nasser (actor), Sayaji Shinde (actor),
Plot: To receive a sympathy vote, a crooked politician plans his own assassination attempt. Nandu is hired to merely wound the politician, but someone else pulls the trigger first. Framed for murder, Nandu flees and meets Pardhu, a man returning home after a long absence. The young man is killed in the police crossfire meant for Nandu. Nandu assumes Pardhu's identity and his new "cousin" has a romantic interest in him...
Keywords: accidental-killing, action-hero, assumed-identity, attempted-murder, audio-cassette, bag-of-money, bank, bank-robbery, battle-of-the-sexes, betrayalActors: K. Raghavendra Rao (director), Tanikella Bharani (actor), Brahmanandam (actor), A.V.S. Subramanyam (actor), Manorama (actress), M.M. Keeravani (composer), Babu Mohan (actor), Allu Aravind (producer), C. Ashwini Dutt (producer), Madhav (actor), Ram Ramachandran (actor), Viswas (actor), Monnette (actress), Tanooja (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: Sudhakar (producer), Mallikharjunarao (actor), K. Vishwanath (director), Naresh (actor), Mahadevan K.V. (composer), Sumalatha (actress), Sakshi Ranga Rao (actor), K. Vishwanath (writer), K. Vishwanath (writer), Anjali Devi (actress), Satyanarayana Kaikala (actor), Rajasekhar (actor), Jayalalitha (actress), Potti Prasad (actor), Aruna Mucherla (actress),
Genres: Drama, Family, Musical,Actors: Shivaji Ganesan (actor), Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (actress), Rajasulochana (actress), N.S. Krishnan (actor), M.N. Rajam (actress), A. Kasilingam (director),
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