Telugu Movie Review Palasa 1978 - Cast & Crew

Aditi Bhavaraju is an upcoming playback singer who belongs to the Tollywood industry. She has sung about three songs as of now. Naalugu Pedavulu was her first song from the film titled Kavacham, which released in the year 2018. She has sung Mella Mellagaa from ABCD – American Born Confused Desi, along with Sid Sriram. Aditi Bhavaraju is well known for singing Undha Ledha composed by Bheems Ceciroleo from the movie named 4 Letters. She sang this song with Eswar Babu. She is expected to sing many more songs in association with various singers and music directors in the Telugu Film Industry shortly.

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, is a singer and a musician, specialized in playing a rare and a beautiful instrument, Gayatri Veena. She was born on 7th of October, 1981, with visual impairment. Gifted with a beautiful voice, but she was deprived of the pleasure of seeing the world. And that hasn't stopped her ever from reaching high and chasing her dreams. She won special jury mention for her very first song Katte Katte for the movie Celluloid. She learned about 100 ragas in just a year, all by herself from listening to them, and started making her compositions. Though all the great musicians of all times have said music requires having training from a knowledgeable teacher. But this lady, surprised everyone with her talent and lust for learning, all by herself by getting better and better. Within ten years, she had performed over 400 stages in Chennai, Madurai, Tanjore, Coimbatore and many major cities all over the country. She also played and sung in many temple festivals. But that wasn't enough to get her going, so she started her career in movies. She has sung in over 20 movies and has grabbed a handful of awards for them. She even acted and appeared in a movie called Ezhu Deshangalkkum Akale. And not just Malayalam, she even sang in some Tamil movies as well. Her wish is to be able to see at least once in her lifetime. She's been looking for ways to have operated and installed with Bionic Eyes. After that, she hopes to live a peaceful and settled life.

Nakshathra(also known as Natchathira) is an actress, who predominantly works in the Tamil Film and Television Industry. She was born on 5 th February 1990, in Kerala. She graduated from E S College of Engineering, holding a degree in Biotechnology. She debuted as a lead actor in the 2016 Tamil romantic film “ Kida Poosari Magudi”. The film was directed by J Jayakumar and was produced by Thamizhmani.

Mirchi Madhavi, born Madhavi Vootla is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu film and entertainment industry.  She was born on 9 June 1973, in Hyderabad, Telengana and has always had dreamt of entering into film industry and making a mark in the field. After completing her schooling in Vivekananda Public School, she made her entry into the film industry. She has also worked in the radio industry and is a popular RJ. After her entry into Telugu film industry, she also stepped into Tamil film industry, where she worked hard to becoming a familiar face among audience.  In 2019, she was awarded the Vishishta Seva Puraskar. Some of the films where she has made appearance include NTR Kathanayakudu, Jodi, Rama Chakkani Seetha, Rayalseema Love Story etc.

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Karuna Kumar is an Indian movie director who has worked in several Telugu movies. Karuna made his debut in 2009 in the movie Dhrona. It was written by Harshavardhan. The cast of the film includes Nithiin, Priyamani, Raghu Babu. In 2020 he worked as an actor in the film Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya. It was a drama film directed by Venkatesh Maha. Satyadev Kancharana, V.K. Naresh, Suhas were in the cast. It has got an IMDb rating of 7.6/10. Kumar was the writer and director of the film Palasa 1978. It was released on 6 March 2020.

Rakshit Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director. Rakshit was born on 6th June 1983 in Udupi, Karnataka. He currently lives in Bangalore, Karnataka. He graduated from Electronics and Communication Engineering from NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte. Then he worked as a software professional for a while before turning to acting.

Raghu Kunche is a music director and Playback Singer in the South Indian Film Industry. He was born in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh in India.He won 5 state NANDI awards presented and given by the government of Andhra Pradesh. He also won Mirchi Music Awards South in the category Best Upcoming Music Director. In the year 2000,Raghu Kunche began his singing career with the Telugu movie Bachi. He has been a playback singer for about 500 songs for Telugu Films.

Dhyan Atluri is a famous Telugu producer. He was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. He is a man with great vision. He believes in bringing diversity to his work by persistently honing one’s skills. He is known for his perfection. His work in the Telugu industry has been greatly appreciated. He is associated with the movie Palasa 1978 (2020). He was the producer of the movie. It is a thriller movie that was written and directed by Karuna Kumar in his directorial debut. The film is based on the incidents in the 1970s in Palasa, a town in Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. The movie was listed in the Film Companion’s Top 7 Telugu films of 2020. His work was highly appreciated in the industry, boosting his confidence for future endeavors.

Manoj Kumar Katokar is an Indian film producer, entrepreneur, photographer, and associate journalist. He was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has worked in the Tollywood film industry. He produced the Telugu movie Raja Vaaru - Rani Gaaru, in the year 2019. He was the co-producer of the Telugu movies Palsa (1978) and Falaknuma Das (2019). Apart from producing work, Manoj owns the companies Media9 Celebrity Management Pvt Ltd, MysouthDiva Creations Pvt Ltd, and Q9 Fashion Studios. His Q9 Fashion Studios company deals with clothing rentals, makeup & hairstyling, photoshoots & PR for pictures, customized couture for weddings & styling for movie ads events.

Arul Vincent is a well-known Cinematographer from the Tamil Film Industry. He was born in 1980. His birthplace is Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He worked as a Cinematographer in the movie Mundhinam Paartheney, released in 2010 and directed by Magizh Thirumeni Oru Oorla, released in 2014 and directed by K. S. Vasanthakumar Kirumi, released in 2015 and directed by Anucharan Murugaiyan Palasa 1978 released in 2020 and directed by Karuna Kumar, Hunt released in 2023 and directed by Mahesh Surapaneni, Sarakku released in 2023 and directed by Jayakumar J, and many more movies. He played the role of Ashraf in the movie FIR released in 2022 and directed by Manu Anand with the stars Vishnu Vishal, Manjima Mohan, and Gautham Vasudev Menon, and the role of Dr. Harish in the movie Andhaghaaram released in 2020 and directed by V. Vignarajan with the stars Vinoth Kishan, Arjun Das, and Pooja Ramachandran. He worked in the Camera and Electrical Department in the movie Nora, released in 2018 and directed by Meena Rathore.

Ravi Kumar is a Lyricist from India. He works in Telugu Cinema. He penned lyrics for more than 390 songs and has contributed to more than 125 films. He considerably worked with directors like Puri Jagannadh and music director Chakri and S.S. Thaman. He predominantly writes songs appealing to the masses. His genres include mass, melodies, and romance. He gained the credit and won two Santosham Film Awards in the year 2006 and 2008. He also received SIIMA Award in 2013. Ravi Kumar Bhaskarabhatla born on June 5, 1974, in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was brought up in Rajahmundry among five siblings. He got passionate about literature and got the inspiration from his maternal Grandfather Aravelli Rajagopalacharya, in his early years of childhood. While he was in Rajamundry he used to visit Gouthami library and it influenced him to approach into poetry.

Suddala Ashok Teja, the National Award Winner for the best lyricist, for the song "Nenu Saitam" from the film Tagore (2003) was born in the village Suddala, in the Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh on 16 May 1954. He was born to a well-known Telugu poet, Suddala Hanmanthu and Janakamma. Hanmanthu was a Padmashali poet of Telangana Saayudha Porata Yodhudu and the Telangana Rebellion. Ashok Teja has three siblings, Suddala Prabhakar Teja, Suddala Sudhakar Teja and Racha Bharathi. Young Ashok had a knack of composing lyrics since his childhood. At the beginning of his career, he was a Teacher in Bandalingapoor in the Karimnagar district. But he was positively able to improve his talent and pursue it with some help.

Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao- The most wanted editor for the directors of Indian Cinema. He was born in David in Krishna district which is located in Andhra Pradesh. Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao is a film editor in Telugu cinema industry. He is not only an editor but he also produces a lot of films. He started his career in the year 1977. He lived in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. And he served as the president of Andhra Pradesh film federation along with his younger brother Kotagiri Gopal Rao. He had been in that post for almost six years. He married Sujatha and he has two daughters namely Padmaja and Neeraja.

Ram Sunkara is a well-known stunt director in the Telugu film industry. He was born in 1980 in Telangana, India. He has worked on over 30 films, including some of the biggest hits in recent years, such as Arjun Reddy (2017), Mishan Impossible (2022), and Karan Arjun (2022). He has been passionate about being a fight master ever since he was young. He started his career as a stuntman in 2000 and worked on several films before making his mark in the Telugu film industry. The first film he worked on was Bindaas starring Manchu Manoj Kumar and Sheena Shahabadi. His work got recognition in 2014 when he worked on the action film Current Theega, which starred Manoj Kumar Manchu and Rakul Preet Singh. The film was a huge success, and Sunkara's work on the stunts was praised. Some of his incredible works include Recce (2022), Palasa 1978 (2020), and Malli MalliChusa (2019).

Rakshith’s real name is Rakshith Gowda. He is also known as Rakksh. He is a South Indian actor and producer who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He was born on January 8, 1992. Rakshith’s place of birth is Mahadi, Bangalore, India. Rakshith is well-known for his breakthrough performance in the Kannada language television drama series "Mangala Gowri Maduve,” directed by K. S. Ramji and aired on Colors Kannada. The series is the sequel to Putta Gowri Maduve and premiered on December 24, 2012. In the series, he played the role of Mahesh Chandra/ Mahi. He won two Anubhanda Awards in the category of Mane Mecchida Maga in 2016 and 2017 for his work in Mangala Gowri Maduve.

Laxman Meesala is an actor who has mainly worked in the Tollywood entertainment industry. He was born on 9 May 1989. He graduated from University of Hyderabad. He has made his presence in the movies Falaknuma Das in 2019, RX 100 in 2018, Eakam in 2021. Eakam is a philosophical fiction based on the life of Shiva directed by Varun Vamsiunder Ananda Thoughts Production Company and Kalyan Sasthry’s Samskruthi Productions.

Praveen Yendamuri is an Indian actor, most known for his work in the Telugu cinema industry. Sometimes he is referred to as "prawin". Check, Praveen's movie, was released in theatres in 2021. The birthplace of Praveen Yendamuri is India's Andhra Pradesh. Praveen Yendamuri has so far worked in the Mollywood and Tollywood entertainment sectors, and Telugu-language films have included his artwork. He is a non-vegetarian. He is also known for films like Raani, released in 2021, directed by Raghavendra Kathare, Palasa, released in 1978, directed by Karuna Kumar, and Avanti Sitralu, released in 2021, directed by Karuna Kumar.

Thiruveer Reddy is a bit known name in the world of stage Plays and cinema. He was born on 23 July in a small District of Telangana. Right from childhood, he has been Very passionate about movies.

Vijay Ram is an actor. He is working with the Tamil movie industry. Vijay has Indian Nationality. Vijay belongs to the Southern side of India. He did several films in line. Vijay did Super Deluxe in the year 2019. It is his recent projects. Its release date is March 29 and in the year 2019. It has a genre drama and thriller. Vijay Ram has worked with some legends actors like Vijay Senthupathi, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Ramya Krishnan, and others. It's run time is two hours and fifty-six minutes. The cast and crew include for it is Ramya Krishnan, Vijay Ram, Fahadh Faasil, Gayathrie, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Samantha Akkineni, Vijay Senthupathi, Mysskin, Nirav Shah, Nalan Kumaraswamy, Tapas Nayak, Sathyaraj Natarajan, Bagavathi Perumal, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Arun Seenu, Gopi Prasanna and many more.

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