- published: 26 Nov 2009
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Sumanth (Telugu: సుమంత్) is a Telugu film actor hailing from the Akkineni family--he is the nephew of actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, and the grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios, a prominent film studio/production house that was established in 1975 by his grandfather.
Sumanth studied at the Hyderabad Public School, completing his high school in I992. For his undergraduate studies, he went to the United States, where he enrolled in an engineering course at Michigan. Realizing that engineering didn't match his career aspirations, he later transferred to Columbia College in Chicago, where he majored in film. During his senior year in university, he was selected to the Dean's list in recognition of his academic excellence.
Sumanth started his acting career in Telugu cinema in 1999 with Ram Gopal Varma's film Prema Katha. Despite moderate commercial success, the film received several Nandi Awards. His next film, Yuvakudu, directed by Karunakaran and co-starring the then debutant Bhumika Chawla, did average business at the box office but was critically hailed. His subsequent films, Pelli Sambandham, co-starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, and Snehamante Idera, where he co-starred alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna, failed at the box office.
Actors: Amala Akkineni (actress), Rahul Bhat (actor), Rochan Redelinghuys (writer), Rochan Redelinghuys (director), Meredith Hicks (editor), Siddharth Ganji (producer), Satya Kameshwari Kumari (actress), Mahati Bhikshu (actress), Syed Babajee (actor),
Plot: In Southern India, where the Caste system is still very much alive, Lakshmi (a cleaner at an animal shelter) and Sumanth (the owners son) plan to runaway together. But when Sumanth stalls on planning their escape and Lakshmi's parents suggest a new-life plan, Lakshmi's loyalty comes into question. She knows she has to betray someone. The question is just who?
Keywords: arranged-marriage, caste-system, family-loyalty, forced-marriage, indiaActors: Yuvan Shankar Raja (composer), Ajith Kumar (actor), Arjun (actor), Shobi Paulraj (miscellaneous crew), Trisha Krishnan (actress), Kalyan (miscellaneous crew), V. Jayaprakash (actor), Lakshmi Rai (actress), Praveen K.L. (editor), Srikanth N.B. (editor), Venkat Prabhu (writer), Venkat Prabhu (director), Anjali (actress), Premgi Amaren (actor), Aravind Akash (actor),
Plot: Mankatha is a racy and adrenaline-rushing story of a Maharashtra police officer Vinayak Mahadevan (Ajith) who is suspended for helping a smuggler to escape from police encounter. He starts leading life in his own way. He falls for Sanjana (Trisha), daughter of an influential local goon Arumuga Chettiyar (Jayaprakash) in Mumbai. A tough cop Prithvi (Arjun) takes charge to end betting scandal in IPL cricket in Mumbai. Arumuga uses his links with dons in Mumbai tries to route through his old theatre, a cash of over Rs 500 crore to be used in betting. Sumanth (Vaibhav), a goon working for Arumuga Chettiyarplans to take away the booty with the help of his friends Ganesh (Ashwin), Mahanth (Mahanth), who owns a bar in Mumbai and Prem (Premji), a IIT graduate. Vinayak joins the race. he promises to help them and divide it between them. Trouble starts after they take away the cash. Both Arumugha Chettiyar and police are now on their heels. Meanwhile, Mahanth and Prem escape with the cash. It all upto Vinayak now. The battle shifts between him and Prithvi.
Keywords: anti-hero, betting, cricket-the-game, fake-identity, faked-death, gambling, heist, match-fixing, money-laundering, murderShe's got crazy legs
And hair down to her waist
Slave Laura, where are you?
Her private line is busy all the time
Slave Laura where are you?
Chorus:
Anything can happen
She says "you can tie me up,
you can tie me down"
Anything can happen
She says "Your wish is my command"
Two weeks pay for one more day
Slave Laura where are you?
You could be my bloody Valentine
Slave Laura where are you?
Chorus
She's got leather whips and ruby lips
Lunatics on power trips
Slave Laura where are you?
Chorus x 2
Leather whips and ruby lips
Lunatics on power trips
Slave Laura where are you?