Usha Kiran Movies Explained

Usha Kiran Movies
Type:Subsidiary
Owner:Ramoji Group
Founder:Ramoji Rao
Location City:Balayogi Paryatak Bhavan, Greenlands, Begumpet, Hyderabad[1]
Location Country:India
Industry:Entertainment
Products:Films

Usha Kiron Movies is an Indian film production company founded by Ramoji Rao in 1983. It is a part of Ramoji Group.[2] This film production house has produced over 80 films with the majority of them in Telugu, along with a few in Kannada, Hindi and other languages.[3]

History

The production house is known for giving opportunity to young talent and produced many content-oriented films under Usha Kiron Movies banner.[4] The production company started with the film Srivariki Premalekha (1984).[5]

Partial filmography

YearFilmLanguageActorsDirectorNotes
1984Srivariki PremalekhaNaresh, PoornimaJandhyala
Kanchana GangaTelugu Chandra Mohan, Saritha, Swapna, Sarath BabuV. Madhusudhana Rao
Sundari Subbarao [6] Telugu Chandra Mohan, VijayshantiRelangi Narasimha Rao
1985MayuriTelugu Sudha Chandran, SubhakarSingeetam Srinivasa RaoRemade in Hindi as Naache Mayuri
Dubbed in to Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori
PratighatanaTeluguVijayshanti, Chandra MohanT. KrishnaRemade in Malayalam as Pakarathinu Pakaram and Hindi as Pratighaat
Preminchu Pelladu[7] TeluguVamsy
1986Pakarathinu PakaramT. KrishnaRemake of Pratighatana
Mallemoggalu[8] TeluguSagarika, RajeshV. Madhusudhana Rao
Karu Diddina Kapuram[9] TeluguRajendra Prasad, PavitraD.V. Narasa Raju
Naache MayuriSudha Chandran, Shekhar SumanT. Rama RaoRemake of Mayuri
1987Chandamama Rave[10] TeluguChandra Mohan, KalpanaMoulee
PratighaatHindiSujata MehtaN. ChandraRemake of Pratighatana
Premayanam[11] Telugu Naresh, JayashreeC. V. Sridhar
1988O Bharya KathaTelugu Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, Sarath BabuMoulee
1989Mouna PoratamTelugu Yamuna, Vinod KumarMohan Gandhi
Paila PacheesuTelugu Moulee
1990Judgement[12] Telugu Siva Krishna, Vinod Kumar, Yamuna, ArunaA.Mohan Gandhi
Mamasri[13] Telugu Suresh, Ramyakrishna, Liji, AnandSharath
Manasu Mamata Telugu Naresh, SitharaMoulee
1991Amma[14] Telugu Suhasini,Sarathbabu, Baby SunayanaSuresh Krissna
AswiniTelugu Bhanu Chander, Ashwini NachappaMoulee
People's EncounterTelugu Meka Srikanth, Vinod kumar, BhanupriyaMohan Gandhi
Jagannatham & Sons[15] Telugu Suresh, SindhujaAnil Kumar
1992 Teja Telugu Tarun Kumar, Tulasi N. Hari Babu
VasundharaTelugu Sithara[16] Suresh Krissna
1998Padutha Theeyaga[17] TeluguVineeth, Heera RajagopalKranthi Kumar
Daddy Daddy[18] TeluguANR, Jayasudha, Harish, RaasiKodi Ramakrishna
1999Mechanic Mamaiah[19] TeluguRajasekhar, RambhaS. V. Rajendra Singh Babu
2000Subhavela[20] TeluguRavi Kanth, AnasuyaRamana
ChitramTeluguUday Kiran, Reema SenTejaRemade in Kannada as Chitra
Moodu MukkalaataTeluguJagapati Babu, Soundarya, Rambha, Raasi K. Raghavendra Rao
Nuvve KavaliTeluguTarun Kumar, Richa PallodK. Vijaya BhaskarRemake of Niram and Remade in Hindi as Tujhe Meri Kasam and Kannada as Ninagagi
2001DeevinchandiTeluguSrikanth, Raasi, MalavikaMuthyala Subbaiah
Ninnu ChoodalaniTeluguJr. NTR, Raveena RajputV. R. Pratap
Akasa VeedhiloTeluguNagarjuna, Rajendra Prasad, Raveena Tandon, KasthuriSingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Chitra KannadaNagendra Prasad, Rekha VedavyasRemake of Chitram
AnandamTeluguAakash, Rekha Vedavyas, Venkat, Tanu RoySrinu VaitlaRemade in Tamil as Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu
Cheluve Ondu HelthiniKannadaSaurav, Chaitra HallikeriR. Saigopal
IshtamTeluguCharan, Shriya SaranVikram Kumar & Raj Kumar
2002Manasuvunte Chalu[21] TeluguSai Kiran, Jennifer Kotwal, SivajiJonnalagadda Sreenivasa Rao
Priya Nestama[22] TeluguVenu Thottempudi, ShanuR. Ganapathi
NeethoTeluguPrakash Kovelamudi, Mahek ChahalJohn Mahendran
Manase O Manase KannadaRamkumar M. S. RajashekarRemake of Manasu Mamtha
DheeraKannadaRockline VenkateshOm Sai PrakashRemake of Evadra Rowdy
NinagagiKannadaVijay Raghavendra, RadhikaS. MahendarRemake of Nuvve Kavali
2003Tujhe Meri KasamHindiRitesh Deshmukh, Genelia DeshmukhK. Vijaya BhaskarRemake of Nuvve Kavali
AnandaKannadaVara Mullapudi
Oka Raju Oka RaniTeluguRavi Teja, NamithaYogie
Ooh La LaKannadaKrishnamohanHemanth Hegde
Toli Choopulone[23] TeluguNandamuri Kalyan Ram, AkankshaY. Kasi Viswanath
Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal InidhuJai Akash, NehaSakthi ChidambaramRemake of Anandam
2004AnandamanandamayeTeluguJai Akash, Renuka MenonSrinu Vaitla
Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda HumHindiArya Babbar, Shriya SaranEsmayeel Shroff
2006Veedhi[24] TeluguSharwanand, GopikaV. Dorairaj
2007SixerKannadaPrajwal Devaraj, DevakiShashank
2008NachavuleTeluguTanish, Maadhavi LathaRavi Babu
2009Ninnu KalisakaTeluguSantosh Samrat, Chaitanya Krishna, Dipa Shah, Piaa Bajpai, Jagapati Babu
SavaariKannadaSrinagar Kitty, Raghu Mukherjee, Kamalini Mukherjee, Suman RanganathanJacob Verghese
2010Betting BangarajuTeluguAllari Naresh, NidhiE.Sattibabu[25]
2011NuvvilaTeluguAvish, Ajay, Prasad Barve, Vijay Sai, Yami Gautam, Sarayu, Remya NambeesanRavi Babu
2015Beeruva[26] TeluguKanmaniCo Production with Anandi Art Creations
Dagudumootha DandakorTeluguRajendra Prasad, Sara ArjunR.K Malineni Remake of Saivam
Co Production with First Frame Entertainment

TV serials

YearSerialLanguageActorsDirectorNetworkNotes
1 1997 - 2001AntharangaluSarath Babu, Kinnera, Kalpana, AchyuthVinay KumarETVCo-produced with Eenadu Television
21997 - 1999AnveshithaAchyuth, Yamuna, Raja, Shanmukha SrinivasIlyas Ahmed "Pradyumna"

Associated talent

This is a list of notable people introduced by Usha Kiran Movies.

YearCastFilm NameDebut asNote
1984Shankar MelkoteSrivariki PremalekhaActor
Sudha ChandranMayuriActress
1989Vinod Kumar[27] Mouna PoratamActorDebut in Telugu
Yamuna[28] Actress
1990M. M. Keeravani[29] Manasu MamathaMusic Director
Tarun KumarChild Actor
1991Ashwini NachappaAswiniActress
Srikanth[30] People's EncounterActor
2000TejaChitramDirector[31]
Uday KiranActor
Reemma SenActress
SaandipPlayback singer
Chitram Seenu[32] Actor
Ravi PrakashSubhavelaActor
Richa PallodNuvve KavaliActressDebut in Telugu
Sai KiranActor
2001Rekha VedavyasChitraActress
Shriya SaranIshtamActress
2002Jennifer KotwalManasuvunte ChaluActressDebut in Telugu
Prakash KovelamudiNeethoActor
Mahek ChahalActress
Radhika KumaraswamyNinagagiActress
2003Riteish DeshmukhTujhe Meri KasamActor
Genelia D'SouzaActress
2007Prajwal DevarajSixerActor
2008Maadhavi LathaNachavuleActress
2009Chaitanya KrishnaNinnu KalisakaActor
Dipa ShahActress
Piaa BajpaiActressDebut in Telugu
2011Yami GautamNuvvilaActress
2015Sara ArjunDagudumootha DandakorChild Actress
SurabhiBeeruvaActress

Awards

CeremonyYearCategoryNomineeResult
National Film Awards2000Best Feature Film TeluguNuvve Kavali
Filmfare Awards South1985Filmfare Award for Best Film – TeluguPratighatana
2000Nuvve Kavali
Nandi Awards[33] 1984Best Feature Film - SilverKanchana Ganga
1985Best Feature Film - GoldMayuri
1985Second Best Story Writer
Usha kiran Movies Unit
Mayuri
1989Best Feature Film - SilverMouna Poratam
1991Best Feature Film - BronzeAswini
1992Best Children Film - GoldTeja

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Usha Kiron Movies . asklaila.com . 9 February 2015.
  2. Web site: 9 August 2007 . Ramoji Group holding excess land, says RDO . 9 February 2015 . The Hindu.
  3. Web site: Hyderabad Tourism . cancersummit.org . 12 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Continuous films in Usha Kiron Movies... . aroundandhra.com . 12 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Usha Kiron Movies are back . https://web.archive.org/web/20150503130758/http://www.indiaglitz.com/usha-kiran-movies-are-back-telugu-news-23313 . dead . 3 May 2015 . indiaglitz.com . 26 June 2006 . 8 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Sundari Subbarao (1984) . song.cineradham.com . 10 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Preminchu Pelladu Audio Songs Download . atozmp3-songs.in . 10 February 2015.
  8. Web site: Mallemoggalu (1986) . telugujunction.com . 12 February 2015.
  9. Web site: Car Diddina Kapuram (1986) . telugujunction.com . 10 February 2015.
  10. Web site: Chandamama Rave (1987) . cineradham.com . 10 February 2015.
  11. Web site: Premayanam(1987) . cineradham.com . 10 February 2015.
  12. Web site: Judgement (1990) . cineradham.com . 12 February 2015.
  13. Web site: Mamasri (1990) . cineradham.com . 12 February 2015.
  14. Web site: Amma (1991) . oldtelugusongs.org . 12 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619145545/http://www.oldtelugusongs.org/2009/10/amma-1991.html . 19 June 2013 . dead . dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Jagannatham & Sons . dev.reachnri.com . 12 February 2015.
  16. Web site: Two worlds, one goal . thehindu.com . 9 January 2009 . 12 February 2015.
  17. Web site: Padutha Theeyaga(1998) . cineradham.com . 9 February 2015.
  18. Web site: Daddy Daddy (1998) . cineradham.com . 9 February 2015.
  19. Web site: Mechanic Mamaiah (1999) . telugujunction.com . 9 February 2015.
  20. Web site: Subhavela (2000) . telugujunction.com . 8 February 2015.
  21. Web site: Movie Preview — Manasunte Chalu . . 8 February 2015.
  22. Web site: Priya Nesthama (2002) . telugujunction.com . 8 February 2015.
  23. Web site: Movie review — Toli Choopulone . . 16 July 2015.
  24. Web site: Veedhi Press Meet . ragalahari.com . 8 February 2015.
  25. Web site: Betting Bangaraju Trailer,Betting Bangaraju Movie Teaser . movies.sulekha.com . 16 July 2015.
  26. Web site: AnandiArts-UshaKiran film 'Beeruva' . supergoodmovies.com . 11 Nov 2014 . 8 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150704165336/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/61627/tollywood/anandiarts-ushakiran-film-beeruva-news-details . 4 July 2015 . dead . dmy-all.
  27. Web site: Vinod kumar . 14 February 2015 . maastars.com.
  28. Web site: Mouna Poratam Music by S Janaki . 14 February 2015 . sjanaki.net.
  29. Web site: MM Keeravani . 16 February 2015 . iqlikmovies.com.
  30. Web site: 28 September 2009 . Interview with Srikanth . 16 February 2015 . idlebrain.com.
  31. Web site: 4 September 2008 . 'Nachhavule' - Usha Kiran movie's new flick . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519234732/http://www.indiaglitz.com/nachhavule-usha-kiran-movies-new-flick-malayalam-news-41244 . dead . 19 May 2015 . 13 February 2015 . indiaglitz.com.
  32. Web site: CHITRAM SEENU . 25 April 2015 . maastars.com.
  33. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) . A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) . . 21 August 2020. (in Telugu)