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Jayanth C. Paranjee is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Assistant Property Master Indian
Jayanth C. Paranji is a Tollywood film director. He grew up in Gandhinagar, Bangalore, which is where most of the Kannada film distributors have their offices. He was always interested in arts. He was very good in drawing as a child. Later, he became interested in music and theater. He began directing well-known plays in English after he settled in Hyderabad. Then he switched over to directing Telugu serials for the television. He shot to fame when his serial Tenalirama began to be telecast by Doordarshan. Shot in expensive sets, this serial quickly climbed to the number one spot. Paranji also contributed documentaries and advertising films before getting into feature films. His directorial debut was Preminchukondam Raa with Venkatesh playing the lead role.
Most of his films have been big hits. All his films are known for their hit songs, thanks to his talent in music and close association with Mani Sharma. His films are also known for good photography and good plots. He is one of the few directors to have worked with the Tollywood "fab four": Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Venkatesh and Nandamuri Bala Krishna. He also worked with young actors like Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu and Prabhas. He has worked with most of the top Bollywood actresses: Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Sonali Bendre, Lisa Ray, Anjala Zaveri, Bipasha Basu, etc.
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Most of his films have been big hits. All his films are known for their hit songs, thanks to his talent in music and close association with Mani Sharma. His films are also known for good photography and good plots. He is one of the few directors to have worked with the Tollywood "fab four": Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Venkatesh and Nandamuri Bala Krishna. He also worked with young actors like Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu and Prabhas. He has worked with most of the top Bollywood actresses: Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Sonali Bendre, Lisa Ray, Anjala Zaveri, Bipasha Basu, etc.
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Ninnindale (2014)
, 2h20Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Puneeth Rajkumar, Erica Fernandes, Avinash, Brahmanandam, Sadhu Kokila, Tilak Shekar
Rating50%
Teen Maar (2011)
, 2h29Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Trisha Krishnan, Kriti Kharbanda, M. S. Narayana, Paresh Rawal, Sonu Sood
Rating55%
Micheal Velayudham (Pawan Kalyan) is a chef in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an easy going chap who flirts with girls and makes the most of his affairs. His ambition is to go to US and work in New York for a stockbroker. He dates one of his acquaintance Meera Shastri (Trisha Krishnan) an art restoration professional in Cape Town. After a year, they agree to break up as she has to move to India for work and he thinks long-distance relationships don't work. In Cape Town, Micheal meets Senapathi (Paresh Rawal) the owner of a restaurant who narrates the love story of his friend Arjun Palwai (Pawan) with Vasumati (Kriti Kharbanda) which had happened around 1981. Meanwhile, after Meera moves to India, Micheal fails to connect with any other girl. To prove to her that he has moved on, he meets a blonde girl Michelle (Danah Marks) in a bar and dates her. However, Meera is proposed to by her family friend Sudheer (Sonu Sood), a politician, and she agrees to marry him, only to prove that she has moved on too. He comes to India with some pretext and meets Meera. Micheal who is frustrated that Meera married Sudheer, gets desperate and tries to regret what had happened so far in his sorrow he gets an offer for his dream job in US. After initially having joyful moments in his new job, he eventually feels some loneliness which he doesn't understand. The rest of the story focuses on how Michael realises his mistakes and how Arjun Palwai's story makes an impact on his decision.
Allari Pidugu (2005)
, 2h50Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Action
Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Katrina Kaif, Charmi Kaur, Mukesh Rishi, Puneet Issar, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Rating24%
Major Charkavarthy (Puneet Issar), has two sons Ranjit and Giri (both played by Balakrishna). Giri is the younger one, who is the village guy and in love with his cousin Subbalakshmi (Charmy Kaur). Ranjit turns into an ACP and meets his match Swati (Katrina Kaif). G.K. (Mukesh Rishi) is a member of the Parliament, whose anti-social activities are contained by Ranjit. Also, Chakravarti who spends 14 years in prison after falsely charged by G.K. in a case is released. G.K. plans to take revenge on the family. But, the person who comes to the rescue of the family and the people threatened by the villain’s plans is Giri. The story is on how he ends as winner, by saving lives and winning respect from his father.
Companion (2004)
Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Actors Tarun Kumar, Nauheed Cyrusi, Lakshmi Narayan, Duvvasi Mohan, Srinivas Reddy
Rating31%
Hari (Tarun) is a happy-go-lucky youngster. His family is in big financial trouble as they need around Rs. 10 lakhs. Hari happens to save a factionist Durga Devi (Lakshmi) from her rival gang. Durga Devi gives him some money as a token of gratitude. She offers to give the entire amount he needs if he successfully brings back her daughter Chandana (Nauheed) from Swiss.
Shankar Dada MBBS (2004)
, 2h54Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Sonali Bendre, Paresh Rawal, Girish Karnad, Ali, M. S. Narayana, Duvvasi Mohan
Rating75%
Shankar Prasad, nicknamed "Shankar Dada" (literally "Brother Shankar") is a bhai or gunda: a crime don in Hyderabad. Given that his father had wished him to be a medical doctor, he creates the faux Sri Satya Prasad Charitable Hospital (named after his father) and pretends to live in accordance with this wish whenever his father (Girish Karnad) and mother (Venniradai Nirmala) visit him in Hyderabad.
Lakshmi Narasimha (2004)
, 3h5Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Asin Thottumkal, Prakash Raj, Nandamuri Balakrishna, K. Viswanath, Krishna Bhagavan, Rakshita
Rating64%
Lakshmi Narasimha (Balakrishna) is a strict police officer who does not mind making his own rules to bring justice to the public. Once, he was indirectly affected by the goon Dharma Bhiksham (Prakash Rai) which costs him his sister and lots of properties of his native village. But Dharma Bhiksham does not know that it was Lakshmi Narasimha who got affected by him. After a few months, Lakshmi Narasimha is transferred to Vijayawada. Dharma Bhiksham rules the mafia world from Vijayawada. Though, a strict police officer - he compromises with Dharma Bhiksham and takes bribes to the tune of one and half crores. He takes the bribes and then invests all the money into rehabilitating his native village affected by Dharma Bhiksham. Dharma Bhiksham comes to know about it and rebels against Lakshmi Narasimha. The rest of the story is all about how Lakshmi Narasimha puts an end to the life of Dharma Bhiksham using illegal methods.
Eeshwar (2002)
Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Prabhas, Sridevi Vijaykumar, Brahmanandam, Revathi
Rating52%
Takkari Donga (2002)
Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Mahesh Babu, Bipasha Basu, Lisa Ray, Rahul Dev, Tanikella Bharani, Krishna
Rating65%
The film starts with Shaka (Rahul Dev) killing his own brother for information, which is also known to another man, Veeru Dada. In the encounter, Veeru Dada (Ashok Kumar) jumps off into a river from a cliff. After 18 years, we have Veeru Dada with a leg cut off giving info to Raja (Mahesh Babu), a mischievous thief who robs banks in style. Raja gives Veeru Dada a share of 50% for all his tip offs. Raja becomes more daring as the price tag on his head increases by thousands.
Ravoyi Chandamama (1999)
, 2h54Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Akkineni Nagarjuna, Anjala Zaveri, Keerthi Reddy, Aishwarya Rai, Jagapati Babu, Tanikella Bharani
Rating48%
Bavagaru Bagunnara (1998)
Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Rambha, Paresh Rawal, Rachna Banerjee, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Annapoorna
Rating70%
Raju (Chiranjeevi) runs between New Zealand, where he owns a restaurant, and India to run a home for orphans started in his sister's name. Swapna (Rambha) is a student in New Zealand, staying with her uncle. Once she goes looking for Raju to take him to task for thrashing her friend. On learning that Raju was not at fault, she promptly falls in love with him.
Dulhan Dilwale Ki (1998)
, 2h48Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Actors Preity Zinta, Daggubati Venkatesh, Sivaji, Ranganath, Srihari, Rama Prabha
Rating65%
Murali (Venkatesh) and his friends go to a village to attend their friend`s marriage. There Murali meets a girl Shailu (Preity Zinta) bridegroom's friend they begin to have fun and join in with the festivities and Murali is captivated by her attitude and beauty. Soon both fall in love but Murali soon finds out that she is to be married to a police officer Muralidhar (Srihari).
Preminchukundam Raa (1997)
, 2h31Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Romance
Actors Daggubati Venkatesh, Anjala Zaveri, Srihari, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Chandra Mohan, Palli Babu Mohan
Rating71%
Veerabhadraiah (Jaya Prakash Reddy) a powerful factionist in Rayalaseema who is against love marriages. Sivudu (Srihari) his henchmen, Veerabhadraiah's word is an ordinance to him, Sivudu says yes to Veerabhadraiah's each and every deed, even he killed his own father. Reddappa (K.Ashok Kumar) is Veerabhadraiah's opponent, both of them are having the family rivalry and they want to eliminate each other.
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Allari Pidugu (2005)
, 2h50Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Action
Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Katrina Kaif, Charmi Kaur, Mukesh Rishi, Puneet Issar, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Rating24%
Major Charkavarthy (Puneet Issar), has two sons Ranjit and Giri (both played by Balakrishna). Giri is the younger one, who is the village guy and in love with his cousin Subbalakshmi (Charmy Kaur). Ranjit turns into an ACP and meets his match Swati (Katrina Kaif). G.K. (Mukesh Rishi) is a member of the Parliament, whose anti-social activities are contained by Ranjit. Also, Chakravarti who spends 14 years in prison after falsely charged by G.K. in a case is released. G.K. plans to take revenge on the family. But, the person who comes to the rescue of the family and the people threatened by the villain’s plans is Giri. The story is on how he ends as winner, by saving lives and winning respect from his father.
Companion (2004)
Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Actors Tarun Kumar, Nauheed Cyrusi, Lakshmi Narayan, Duvvasi Mohan, Srinivas Reddy
Rating31%
Hari (Tarun) is a happy-go-lucky youngster. His family is in big financial trouble as they need around Rs. 10 lakhs. Hari happens to save a factionist Durga Devi (Lakshmi) from her rival gang. Durga Devi gives him some money as a token of gratitude. She offers to give the entire amount he needs if he successfully brings back her daughter Chandana (Nauheed) from Swiss.
Lakshmi Narasimha (2004)
, 3h5Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Asin Thottumkal, Prakash Raj, Nandamuri Balakrishna, K. Viswanath, Krishna Bhagavan, Rakshita
Rating64%
Lakshmi Narasimha (Balakrishna) is a strict police officer who does not mind making his own rules to bring justice to the public. Once, he was indirectly affected by the goon Dharma Bhiksham (Prakash Rai) which costs him his sister and lots of properties of his native village. But Dharma Bhiksham does not know that it was Lakshmi Narasimha who got affected by him. After a few months, Lakshmi Narasimha is transferred to Vijayawada. Dharma Bhiksham rules the mafia world from Vijayawada. Though, a strict police officer - he compromises with Dharma Bhiksham and takes bribes to the tune of one and half crores. He takes the bribes and then invests all the money into rehabilitating his native village affected by Dharma Bhiksham. Dharma Bhiksham comes to know about it and rebels against Lakshmi Narasimha. The rest of the story is all about how Lakshmi Narasimha puts an end to the life of Dharma Bhiksham using illegal methods.