title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: Based on the novel by Jung Eun-gwol, the screenplay was written by Jin Soo-wan (writer of "Capital Scandal") and directed by Kim Do-hoon (who previously directed "Royal Family") and Lee Seong-jun (who previously directed "Gyebaek").


title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: This production marked Han Ga-in's first historical drama and return to television since "Bad Guy" in 2010. It is also Jung Il-woo's second historical drama following "The Return of Iljimae" in 2009.


title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: Filming began in November 2011, with child actors for the first six episodes, followed by the script reading session with their adult counterparts on December 25, at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan.


title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: In February 2012, there were talks of an extension of four episodes to the 20-episode drama. The production company, Pan Entertainment, later confirmed that there would be no extension and the series was to end on its original date of March 8, 2012. However it did not end till March 15, 2012, because director Kim Do-hoon joined the MBC strike leading to the last two episodes being delayed for a week, and replaced with two special episodes.


title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: Most of the royal palace scenes were filmed on location at MBC Dramia located at Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si in Gyeonggi Province, where other historical dramas such as "Dong Yi", "Jumong" and "Queen Seondeok" were also filmed. The House of Choi Cham-pan was used as Yeon-woo's childhood home and the Korean Folk Village was used for local markets, private residences of commoners and night scenes.


title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: In March 2012, the drama's broadcast rights were sold to eight Asian countries, including Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines. At that time it set the record as the most profitable drama for MBC, which was later surpassed by "Arang and the Magistrate" in August 2012. It was made available on Netflix in 2015 in the US, later also in other territories.


title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: It aired on GMA Network from August 13 to November 2, 2012, on weeknights at 5:45 PM PHT. Each episode runs 45 minutes including commercial breaks. The entire series was dubbed in Filipino.


title: Moon Embracing the Sun

text: A stage musical adaptation was performed at the Seoul Arts Center from July 6 to 31, 2013, with succeeding runs in 2014. Kim Da-hyun, Jeon Dong-seok and Cho Kyu-hyun alternated as Lee Hwon, and Jeon Mi-do, Ahn Shi-ha, Lina, Jung Jae-eun and Seohyun alternated as Yeon-woo.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, first term from 18 October 1999 to 16 January 2003 and second term, from 1 November 2004 to 5 December 2008. He also served in the Union cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Vilasrao Deshmukh was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, India. He had previously held the posts of Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Government of India and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. He was a member of Rajya Sabha representing Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh was two-time Chief Minister of Maharashtra, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and originally belonged to Latur district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Critically ill with kidney and liver failures, Deshmukh died on 14 August 2012 due to multiple organ failure at Global Hospitals, Chennai. He is the father of well-known Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Deshmukh was born on 26 May 1945 in Babhalgaon village in Latur district in the present-day Maharashtra. He was the eldest son of Dagdojirao Deshmukh and Sushiladevi. He had two younger sisters 'Nalini', 'Vijaya' and one younger brother 'Diliprao'.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: His grandfather Vyankatrao Deshmukh was a revenue officer in Hyderabad State and held Deshmukhi rights to collect revenues and establishing law and order in jurisdiction.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Deshmukh's father Dagdojirao got hereditary rights after his grandfather, but were of less significance than the grandfather due to merge of Hyderabad state into Dominion of India. But he was a village head in of his native village which was then in Osmanabad district. He died on turn of 2000.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: His mother Sushila Devi died earlier than his father, many of Vilasrao's institutes are named after her. His younger brother Diliprao Deshmukh was member of Maharashtra legislative council and also minister in Government of Maharashtra during 2000–2018.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: After completing his school education in native Latur city, he went to ILS Law College, Pune and thereafter to Pune University to study law. After passing out from the university, he began to practice law. He married Vaishali in 1973 and has three sons – Amit Deshmukh, a MLA in Maharashtra, Dheeraj Deshmukh a MLA and Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh. His three daughters in law include- Aditi Pratap, a television actress, Genelia D'Souza, a Bollywood actress and Deepshikha Deshmukh, a movie director.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Deshmukh was known as 'Thorle Saheb' (meaning older companion) in native district and 'Anna' (big brother) among his followers. He belonged to Jadhav clan in clan system, derived from Yadav clan. He was follower of Sathya Sai Baba. He was devotee of Khandoba of Malegaon and Rokadeshwar Hanuman of Dhanegaon. He used to listen songs of Mohammed Rafi. He always resided in his ancestral home in village rather than in city.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Deshmukh entered active politics and became a member of the Babhalgaon (Latur) Village Panchayat from 1974 to 1980 and its Sarpanch (village chief) from 1974 to 1976. He was a member of Osmanabad Zilla Parishad and Deputy Chairman of Latur Taluka Panchayat Samiti (Latur District Panchayat Committee) from 1974 to 1980. As the President of Osmanabad District Youth Congress from 1975 to 1978, he worked for the implementation of the Sanjay Gandhi inspired Five Point Programme of the Youth Congress. He organised the youth in Osmanabad district and became the President of District wing of the Congress (I) party.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1995 winning the 1980, 1985, and 1990 elections. During this period, he served as the Minister of State and the Cabinet Minister and had the portfolios of the ministries of Home, General Administration, Cooperation, Public Works, Transport, Legislative Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development Fisheries, Industry, Rural Development, Education, Technical Education, Sports and Youth Welfare.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: He lost the election in 1995 by a margin of 35,000. He was re-elected to the State Legislature from Latur Constituency in the elections held in September 1999 with a strong comeback winning by a margin of nearly 91,000 in two successive elections, the highest in Maharashtra. He became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 18 October 1999. He was Chief Minister until 17 January 2003, but had to step down in January 2003 and was followed by Sushilkumar Shinde, following factionalism in the state unit of the party.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: He was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly from Latur Constituency in October 2004. He became Chief Minister for the second time on 1 November 2004 – 4 December 2008.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: He subsequently entered the Rajya Sabha and was appointed to the Council of Ministers as Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 28 May 2009. He was appointed as Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises on 19 January 2011 after a cabinet reshuffle. Later on he was appointed Minister of Rural Development. He was appointed as Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences on 12 July 2011.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: In the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Public opinion forced Deshmukh, and his deputy, the state home minister, R. R. Patil, to resign for being perceived as inept administrators and insensitive to the problems facing people in the state. He took the moral responsibility and offered to resign, which was then accepted by the party.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: An affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court on 27 April 2012 alleged that Deshmukh might be owning two flats through proxies in the Adarsh housing society in Mumbai. The case is pending for further investigation. Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde, on 25 June 2012, told a judicial panel the decision to allot government land and grant of additional Floor Space Index to the housing society was taken during Deshmukh's tenure as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Deshmukh founded the Manjra Charitable Trust which runs a number of colleges in Latur & Mumbai. Some of them are Manajara Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital Latur, Abhinav College Latur, VDF polytechnique, VDF pharmacy college, VDF engineering college, Goldcrest high ICSE school, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology at Versova, Andheri in Mumbai and Sushiladevi Deshmukh Vidyalaya at Latur & Airoli, Navi Mumbai. He also founded Marathwada Mitramandal under which there are two engineering colleges and one commerce college in Pune, and another one in Marathwada Mitra Mandal's Institute of Technology Lohegaon, Pune


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Deshmukh was diagnosed with cirrhosis in summer 2011. Hints of his ailments, though kept private, included the writing of his will and a general lack of previous warmth and tiredness at the weddings of his two sons, Riteish and Dheeraj. He was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital in the first week of August 2012, where he was diagnosed with liver and kidney failure. He was flown to Chennai for a liver transplant by air ambulance on 6 August. Attempts to commence the liver transplant failed as a clinically dead man, whose liver and kidney were to be transplanted into Deshmukh, died the night before the operation. He died the following day on 14 August at 14:00 due to an apparent multiple organ failure. He died in the presence of his family.


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Reactions included then-INC president Sonia Gandhi who said that his death "was a great loss to the party." President Pranab Mukherjee paid tribute and expressed grief, as did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who called Deshmukh "a trusted colleague and an able administrator who worked at panchayat, state and central levels with admirable dedication." Maharashtra BJP opposition leader Prakash Javadekar reacted in saying: "It is a very sad news. He was warm-hearted and cheerful and always ready for helping (others). He had a vision for Maharashtra and was equally concerned about farmers and youngsters." Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar called Deshmukh a "great human being" who had an ability to connect with people and that he was "very unwell. We were hoping for his recovery. I am saddened, shocked." Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan said his death was "very unfortunate to lose such a promising leader at a young age." Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Sharad Yadav said his death resulted in a "lot of pain," while Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel said: "He had a long journey in public life. He was a big leader, a wise leader. He knew all parts of Maharashtra very well. It is great loss for the country and big loss for Maharashtra."


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: Other condolences came from Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Republican Party of India leader Ramdas Athawale. His death also elicited reaction from Bollywood, partly as a result of his son's career in filmdom. These included Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar, Bipasha Basu, Dia Mirza and Raveena Tandon, as well as Shah Rukh Khan who called Deshmukh a "wonderful" gentleman and said "I'm feeling very sorry. I have known him (Vilasrao) for years. Riteish is a close friend of mine. I spoke to him. I am very sad, it is very unexpected."


title: Vilasrao Deshmukh

text: His cremation took place on 15 August, India's Independence Day at Babhalgaon, his village, in Latur district.


title: FBOY Island

text: FBOY Island, or FBoy Island, is an American dating reality television series which focuses on three women trying to identify twenty-four men as either womanizers ("fboys") or seeking a serious relationship ("nice guys"). The series is hosted by Nikki Glaser and premiered on July 29, 2021, on HBO Max. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 14, 2022. In December 2022, the series was cancelled, with STXalternative planning to shop the series elsewhere. It was also removed from the streaming service as well.


title: FBOY Island

text: Hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, the show centers on three female contestants and twenty-four male counterparts. Of the men, twelve are self-professed "nice guys", while the other half identify as "fboys", the former being interested in forming a relationship and splitting the $100,000 prize, while the latter are competing for all of the $100,000 cash prize. During the progression of each episode, the women select men to go out with, all ranging between the ages of 22 to 35, with the ending of the episode consisting of three men being chosen to be eliminated and afterwards revealing if they are a nice guy or not. While the "nice guys" that are eliminated are sent to a mansion called "Nice Guy Grotto" in a limousine, the "fboys", sometimes also called "Lotharios", are sent to "Limbro". This place lacks luxury and consists of huts made from bamboo, cots and hay-filled pillows." At some point in the first half of the series, the remaining male contestants reveal their own labels to the women and audience. During the complete run of the show, only the abbreviated form, "fboy", is used by the contestants and host.


title: FBOY Island

text: Apart from being entertainment, creator Elan Gale has stated that the show's alternative purpose is "to try to see if people can change for the right person," with the playboys becoming better partners and the "nice guys" getting recognition for their personality.


title: FBOY Island

text: The leading ladies for Season One were CJ Franco, a 30-year-old content creator and model from Los Angeles, CA; Sarah Emig, a 25-year-old social media manager from Chicago; and Nakia Renee, a 28-year-old hair and makeup stylist, singer, and songwriter from Los Angeles, CA.


title: FBOY Island

text: For Season One, the contestants knew that there was a substantial amount of money on the line ($100,000 per woman), but were not told the rules for how the money would be distributed other than a suggestion that it would depend in part on whether the woman ultimately made a nice guy or an fboy their final choice. During the final reveal in episode 10, host Nikki Glaser informed the remaining contestants that if a female contestant made a nice guy her final choice, the two of them would split the $100,000 evenly, but if she chose an fboy, then he would be given the option to split the money and continue the relationship or end the relationship and keep the entire $100,000 themselves. However, this was a lie. When Sarah picked Garrett Morosky and he chose the latter, Glaser went back on her word and declared that the money would instead go to a charity of Sarah's choice.


title: FBOY Island

text: The leading ladies for Season two were Mia Emani Jones, a 26 year old dental student and former pageant queen from Tampa, FL, Louise Barnard, a 25 year old model from Michigan, and Tamaris Sepulveda, a 29 year old account executive from The Bronx.


title: FBOY Island

text: Responding to the controversy that arose after the Season 1 finale, when Garrett Morosky chose to end the relationship with Sarah Emig and keep the $100,000 but it was instead given to a charity of Sarah's choice, host Nikki Glaser announced that in Season 2 if an fboy was selected as the final suitor by one of the women but chose the money over the relationship, they would be allowed to keep the money.


title: FBOY Island

text: Season 2 included several callbacks to season 1. Peter Park, who was eliminated in Episode 1 of Season 1 as a self-declared fboy, returned in Season 2 claiming to have reformed due to his experience in Limbro during Season 1. Season 1's "ultimate fboy" Garrett Morosky returned at the end of Episode 1 as the "King of Limbro", greeting eliminated fboys as they entered Limbro. And in the biggest twist, Season 1 finalist Casey Johnson, who entered Season 1 as a self-declared fboy but left as "reformed fboy" after announcing that he would have opted to split the money with CJ Franco if he had been her final choice, returned as a self-declared Nice Guy at the beginning of Episode 3.


title: FBOY Island

text: HBO Max's first reality television dating show was created by "The Bachelor" producer Elan Gale and showrun by Sam Dean, who also worked another HBO Max production, "12 Dates of Christmas". Host Nikki Glaser also serves as an executive producer, as do Ben Bitoni, Sam Dean, Elan Gale and Jason Goldberg. The title comes from the slang term "fuck boy", used to refer to a male womanizer, while the decision to abbreviate the term reflected the intention to make the show family-friendly. For her part, Glaser changed the meaning of fboy to mean "fragile boy", explaining that they have low self-esteem and therefore lack care towards women. The series was filmed in the Cayman Islands, in part due to "its low number of COVID-19 cases" with the cast having to arrive at Grand Cayman fourteen days before shooting commenced in March 2021 to quarantine and be tested for COVID-19 on alternate days until April. HBO Max marketed it as "a social experiment that asks the age-old question: Can FBoys truly reform or do Nice Guys always finish last?" It premiered on the streaming service on July 29, 2021, with the simultaneous release of its first three episodes, followed every Thursday at midnight, with another three being released on August 5 and the final four on August 12. Upon release, it became the streaming service's most-watched reality program. On August 18, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season. On December 5, 2022, HBO Max cancelled the series, with the show's production company, STXalternative, shopping it to other networks and platforms.


title: FBOY Island

text: In the UK, BBC Three acquired the show. On April 28, 2022, HBO Max announced local versions for Denmark, Sweden, Spain, and The Netherlands.


title: FBOY Island

text: An Australian adaptation was greenlight by Foxtel in October 2022 and will air on their streaming service, Binge, in 2023, set to be hosted by Abbie Chatfield.


title: FBOY Island

text: "Salon.com's" Kylie Chung called the show "highly self-aware and entertainingly self-deprecating," while pointing out its central theme of "couple goals", when the female contestants choose their partners. In a separate Salon.com review Melanie McFarland commented that the show "flaunts its identity as the messy, issues-burdened lovechild of dating app culture as brightly as a neon wristband," mentioning that it is destined for both fans as well as critiques as the genre, such as commenting that the women shrug off the misogyny the men express and hoping they can alter their behavior." Lea Palmieri, writing for "Decider", stated that it "feels like a modern dating show throughout" since "it takes itself less seriously and celebrates how silly it is that this show even exists." "The Washington Post's" Inkoo Kang commented that it "works so well because it takes the 'fboy' part seriously: They're there to be ogled, judged and ultimately taken down a peg" which creates "something encouraging about a show that isn't just about whether a woman can find a man, but the right one for her." For her part, "Time's" Judy Berman, in a two-show review of the series and "Sexy Beasts", commented on the former that it "happens to be a funny, addictive, shrewdly executed twist on a familiar format. I can't say the same for "Beasts"," and calling the female contestants "relatively intelligent and perceptive, but also generally have each other's backs." "The AV Club's" Danette Chaves concurred with Berman, calling the women "likable and clear-eyed about the choices they're making," concluding that the show "is a work in progress, but still worth checking out."


title: FBOY Island

text: Other critics were not as favorable, such as "Variety's" Caroline Framke, who started her review by stating that "[i]t didn't take long for "FBoy Island" to make me feel like my brain was leaking out my ears, drip by stupefied drip," calling the use of the abbreviated term "fboys" "one of [HBO Max's] most baffling, annoying mysteries." For her part, Alessa Dominguez of "Buzzfeed News" called it "an anemic "Bachelorette"", observing the lack of time "to get to know anyone … and the guys all play even bigger caricatures of the types favored by the typical reality show," calling the men "even more one-dimensional than the women." "Metro Weekly's" André Hereford partly agreed with Berman, Chaves and Dominguez's characterizations of the female contestants stating, "[they] are all likable, but they don't make astute choices," giving the show two out of five stars for "[saving] a few jaw-dropping twists till the end, which might be too late for some who have already escaped to more inviting shores." While "The Daily Beast's" Cheyenne Roundtree was more complimentary towards the show's concept, she went on to state that it "somehow manages to teeter between an exciting, funny concept and a half-baked idea that needs to work out its kinks," the latter referring to scenes such as when the remaining contestants reveal their label and yet the women continue to foster relationships with some of the "fboys". Megan Reynolds of "Jezebel" stated that "dating shows are past the point of reinvention," with the "[attempt] to place the power back in the hands of the women, a limp gesture towards something that could be called feminism."


title: Amanda Peterson

text: Phyllis Amanda Peterson (July 8, 1971 – July 3, 2015) was an American actress, most known for her role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy film "Can't Buy Me Love".


title: Amanda Peterson

text: Peterson was born in Greeley, Colorado, the youngest of three children born to James Peterson, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, and his wife Sylvia. She had two older siblings: a sister, Anne Marie and a brother, James, Jr. Peterson began acting as a child and used the name "Amanda Peterson" in a professional capacity. In the beginning of her career, she used the name "Mandy Peterson", which was what friends and family called her.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: Peterson made her stage debut at age seven as Gretl in the University of Northern Colorado's stage production of "The Sound of Music". At 11, she won a role in the musical film "Annie" as a dancing extra. Peterson went on to land guest spots on "Father Murphy" and "Silver Spoons". She also appeared in more than 50 television commercials. During the 1983–84 television season, she co-starred as Squirt Sawyer on the NBC drama series "Boone". "Boone" was canceled after one season.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: In 1985, Peterson won her first starring role in the feature film "Explorers". The next year, she co-starred as "Sunny Sisk" in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries "A Year in the Life". The miniseries was highly acclaimed; it was the third-highest-rated miniseries of the 1986–87 U.S. television season with a 16.9/27 rating/share. Later it was adapted into a television series of the same name and aired on NBC from 1987 to 1988. For her work on the series, Peterson won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series. Despite being well received, "A Year in the Life" was canceled after one season.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: In 1986, 15-year-old Peterson was cast in the teen comedy "Boy Rents Girl", opposite Patrick Dempsey. The film was shot on location in Tucson, Arizona. The title was later changed to "Can't Buy Me Love" after producers secured the rights to The Beatles' 1964 song of the same name. Released in the summer of 1987, "Can't Buy Me Love" received mixed reviews but became the sleeper hit of the summer. After its release, Peterson and Dempsey obtained teen idol status and subsequently appeared on the covers of teen magazines such as "Tiger Beat" and "Teen Beat".


title: Amanda Peterson

text: In a September 2015 interview with talk show "The Doctors", Peterson's family revealed that she was raped at age 15 and had not disclosed it at the time.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: In 1988, Peterson co-starred in a Roger Corman production, the post-apocalyptic film "The Lawless Land", followed by a role in the 1989 teen drama "Listen to Me". Later that year, she returned to Greeley, where she graduated from University High School (while working in Los Angeles, she was privately tutored). Shortly after graduating, she starred in the television movie "Fatal Charm". That fall, Peterson enrolled at Middlebury College., where she appeared in a black box production of the Sarah Daniels play "Masterpieces." While on semester break, she appeared in a guest spot on "Doogie Howser, M.D." Later that year, Peterson dropped out of Middlebury College. In 1994, she returned to acting in the fantasy film "WindRunner" in a role alongside Jason Wiles. It was Peterson's final onscreen role.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: In 1994, Peterson retired from the entertainment industry and returned to her hometown of Greeley. According to her father, she left Hollywood to "choose a new path in her life." After briefly attending Middlebury College, she enrolled at Colorado State University for a year. Peterson later studied at the University of Northern Colorado. In 2012, she briefly modeled for a Colorado photographer.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: Peterson was twice married and had two children. She was first married to Joseph Robert Skutvik. After their divorce, she married David Hartley. Peterson and Hartley were reportedly divorced at the time of her death.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: Between October 2000 and May 2012, Peterson was arrested five times for the offenses of third-degree assault, harassment, DUI, and possession of drug paraphernalia and suspicion of distributing a Schedule 2 controlled substance. From September to December 2005, she spent nearly three months in jail. Peterson's last arrests were for a misdemeanor DUI and possession of narcotics equipment charge in April 2012, and suspicion of child abuse in May 2012, which was later dropped. According to her father, she had previously struggled with drug issues, but was drug-free at the time of her death and had become "quite religious." He also said that, in recent years, Peterson had had sleep apnea and bouts of pneumonia and sinusitis. For the last three years of her life, Peterson was receiving disability benefits and lived alone in an apartment in Greeley.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: On , 2015, Peterson was reported missing. She was found dead at her home at age 43. Her body was discovered on by police when her family became concerned after Peterson missed a scheduled family dinner. While the Greeley police did not comment on specific details due to an ongoing investigation, they said Peterson's apartment door was unlocked but there were no signs of foul play.


title: Amanda Peterson

text: During an interview with "Entertainment Tonight" shortly after Peterson's death, her mother stated that while her daughter had issues with drugs when she was younger, she believed her to be drug-free when she died and that her death "was not in any way a drug thing."


title: Amanda Peterson

text: An autopsy to determine the cause of Peterson's death was scheduled by the Weld County coroner for and the results of the autopsy and toxicology tests were released on September 2, 2015. The medical examiner determined that Peterson died of an accidental drug overdose. According to the coroner's report, Peterson had undergone a hysterectomy shortly before her death and was prescribed Gabapentin for post-surgical pain management. She was taking morphine at the time of her death; according to the report, she obtained the drug from a friend a week before she died. The coroner's report concluded Peterson experienced a "morphine effect" that triggered respiratory failure leading to her death.


The Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance involved the murder of five members of the same family in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, followed by the disappearance of the patriarch of the family, Xavier Pierre Marie Dupont de Ligonnès. His wife, Agnès Dupont de Ligonnès, and their four children, along with the family's two dogs, were killed on an undetermined day in early April 2011. Their bodies were found buried in their garden on 21 April. Xavier disappeared at the same time and has not been found. The exact nature of the events has never been determined, but Xavier is the subject of an international arrest warrant and is considered the prime suspect in the murders.


title: Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance

text: The Dupont de Ligonnès family were an old aristocratic family originally from Annonay, in the Vivarais region in south-eastern France. Their ancestors include Édouard du Pont de Ligonnès (1797–1877), who married Sophie de Lamartine, sister of the poet Alphonse de Lamartine, and whose youngest son, Charles du Pont de Ligonnès, became the Bishop of Rodez.


text: Xavier Pierre Marie Dupont de Ligonnès (born 9 January 1961 in Versailles) is the son of Bernard-Hubert Dupont de Ligonnès (7 November 1931 – 20 January 2011), an engineer with a degree from the "École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique" in Poitiers; his mother was Geneviève Thérèse Maître. Xavier's professional activities were very vague, but he is described as a salesman by a source close to the inquiry. Xavier created several businesses with limited success, most of which catered to travelling salespeople and restaurant guests. One business based in Pornic, called SELREF, had a secretive and ambiguously defined purpose. The company's 2006 accounts, accessible through a public commercial website, only show the bare minimum information, and the last data pertaining to the company was filed with the French Register of Commerce on 24 February 2004. As manager of SELREF, Xavier hired six salespeople in 2003 and released them all shortly afterwards.


text: Xavier's wife, Agnès Hodanger, was born on 9 November 1962 in Neuilly-sur-Seine in the suburbs of Paris. She was an assistant at Blanche-de-Castille Catholic School in Nantes, where part of her duties involved teaching catechism. Agnès was described as being very religious, regularly attending Mass with her children. Parishioners described her as being kind but strict with the children. In 2004, writing on the French online medical forum "Doctissimo", Agnès described the difficulties she and her husband faced and stated he had commented to her that a group death as a family would not be a catastrophe.


text: At the time of the murders, Xavier and Agnès lived at 55 Boulevard Robert Schuman in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, in a modest house in the western suburbs of the city.


text: Arthur Nicolas Dupont de Ligonnès was born on 7 July 1990 to another father, but was recognised by Xavier as being his son when he married Agnès when Arthur was two years old. He earned a baccalauréat in Science, Industrial Technology and Sustainable Development at the age of 20. He was studying for a technical diploma in IT at the Saint-Gabriel private college in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in the Vendée department, an hour's drive from Nantes. He was also employed as a waiter at a pizzeria in Nantes. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.


text: Thomas Dupont de Ligonnès was born on 28 August 1992 in Draguignan, in the south of France. He earned a baccalauréat in Literature when he was 17. He was passionate about music and studied it at the Catholic University of the West in Angers. He lived in the Saint-Aubin hall of residence and was described as an "ordinary boy who was often accompanied by his family to drop him off and pick him up", while several of his classmates remember him as "very discreet". He was 18 years old at the time of his death.


text: Anne Dupont de Ligonnès was born on 2 August 1994 in Draguignan. She was in the 11th grade following an academic curriculum in Science, and was described by her friends and relatives as a girl who shared her mother's religious beliefs and was considerate and approachable. Her friends became concerned when she was regularly offline and did not answer calls. Anne was 16 years old at the time of her death.


text: Benoît Dupont de Ligonnès was born on 29 May 1997, Xavier and Agnès's youngest child. He was an altar server at Saint-Félix Church in Nantes. He was 13 years old at the time of his death.


text: Investigators believe that Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès murdered his wife and three of his children on the night of 3 to 4 April, then murdered his son Thomas on the evening of 5 April.


text: On 29 April, a search was carried out in the Var department. On 10 May, an international arrest warrant was issued for Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès.


text: On 23 June, caving experts searched 40 natural caves in a 15-kilometre (10-mile) radius around Roquebrune-sur-Argens.


text: Following the disappearance of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, and based on elements of the police investigation reported by the media, "hundreds of French Internet users, fascinated by this curious crime, became improvised cyber-investigators and gained great excitement from recreating every digital trace left by Agnès and Xavier" on Facebook.


text: According to an AFP press release in "Le Monde", "administrators of a Catholic website, classified as fundamentalist by the episcopacy, confirmed that Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès was a member of their forum, where in 2010 he asked about the meaning of "sacrifice" and he recently became "aggressive". Xavier was involved in various theological discussions under several different online identities on the Christian forum "La Cité catholique". He was eventually banned from the forum. According to a source close to Dupont de Ligonnès, he "never set foot inside a church". A study published by Bernard Blandre in "Mouvements Religieux" ("Religious Movements") and later put online states that if Xavier is the murderer, his motives were not religious.


text: The investigation has been running since 2011 and has led to more than 800 tips, as well as searches that have led to dead ends.


text: Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès created Netsurf Concept LLC, a company that was recorded on the commercial register in Florida, United States. His advisor was Gérard Corona, a French immigrant and manager of the company Strategy Netcom, which was founded in 1998. Corona specialises in assisting foreigners with administrative and legal procedures in the United States. He also helps his clients to open foreign bank accounts and to obtain anonymous bank cards allowing them to withdraw money anywhere in the world without leaving a trace. It has been theorised that Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès could have used these services in order to disappear.


text: Prosecutor Brigitte Lamy has not reconsidered Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès's status as a suspect and leans towards the belief that he committed suicide. If his body is found and there is no other suspect, the investigation will be closed "by default".


text: In June 2013, a body was found 20 kilometres (12 miles) from where Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès was last seen. An autopsy was carried out and did not completely exclude the possibility of the body being that of Xavier. The prosecutor in Draguignan, Danielle Drouy-Ayral, stated "at this moment in time, it is not the body of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès", without providing any more details to explain this declaration.


text: On the evening of Tuesday 28 April 2015, a walker discovered bones in a forest in Bagnols-en-Forêt, near Fréjus on the south coast of France, close to where Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès was last seen.


text: The police made a link with Xavier's disappearance and analysed what appeared to be a survival camp where other objects were discovered, including an empty wallet, a lighter, a pair of glasses, a sleeping bag, a magazine and a bill dating from 2011. A medical pin was also allegedly found in the unknown decedent's forearm bone. However, as far as the police are aware, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès did not have a medical device in his forearm, even though it is not impossible that he may have been operated on after his disappearance. The magazine that was found seems to date from 2010, preceding Xavier's disappearance in 2011.


text: On 1 May 2015, the RTL.fr website reported that "DNA obtained from the personal effects around the body discovered on the evening of 28 April in Bagnols-en-Forêt is not that of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, but that of another man whose identity is currently unknown."


text: In mid-July 2015, a Nantes journalist received a photograph, on the back of which is a handwritten note "I'm still alive". The picture shows two of the Dupont de Ligonnès children – Arthur, the oldest and Benoît, the youngest – sitting at a kitchen table. It is not known who took and who sent the picture.


text: On 9 January 2018, police raided the Saint-Desert monastery in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, the village where Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès was last seen, after several worshippers claimed that they had seen him there. Police initially struggled to make headway as the monks at the monastery have taken a vow of silence. However, after a two-and-a-half-hour search, they determined that the reports were a case of mistaken identity, and the person believed to be Dupont de Ligonnès was a monk who bore a resemblance to him.


text: On 11 October 2019, a man was arrested at Glasgow Airport in Scotland after arriving on a flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Following an advance passenger information (API) alert, Interpol in London had informed the French authorities on Friday 11 October that a passenger who was booked onto a Paris-Glasgow flight on Saturday 12 October had entered API details corresponding to a stolen French passport. Suspecting that the passport may have been used by Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, the French authorities planned to be present at the boarding gate at Charles de Gaulle Airport for the Saturday flight to intercept the passenger and verify his identity. However, the passenger made a last-minute change to his flight booking, instead flying to Glasgow on the Friday evening. This was too late for the French authorities to go to the airport in Paris, so they asked their Scottish counterparts to intercept the passenger upon arrival in Glasgow. The passenger was duly arrested by Police Scotland, who fingerprinted him before telling the French authorities: "This is your man." This information was released to the media and the story received blanket news coverage in France. However, in the meantime, the French authorities had studied CCTV images from Charles de Gaulle Airport and doubted that the man was Dupont de Ligonnès; their doubts were further raised when Police Scotland refused to send them the fingerprinting results.


text: On 12 October, following more thorough fingerprinting and a DNA test, it was announced that the arrested man was not Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, but a 69-year-old Portuguese-born French national visiting his Scottish wife in Dunoon. The man was released without charge. It was revealed that the man had reported his passport stolen in 2014, but had since acquired a valid, legitimate replacement passport and has been travelling on that passport regularly since then.


text: Following this revelation, critics in France raised concerns about how the media took for granted the official police statements.


text: Even though Christine de Ligonnès initially doubted the authenticity of the letter of 11 April 2011 (while still claiming her brother's innocence), she began stating to the media in March 2012 that "basically, Xavier and his family left for the United States because their safety was threatened in France. The bodies found under the patio can't be those of Agnès and the children." She believes that "the information leaked to the media originates from sources with an interest in making the family disappear". In 2013, in the blog that she created with her husband, Bertram de Verdun, she mentions an email that her brother wrote to two friends in July 2010. He wrote of "accidents" which may befall his family, and ended with the words: "So I hope that, even after a police investigation, my parents, brothers and sisters will never be led to believe that I intentionally caused these accidents (even if the evidence is strong)."


text: According to Mr Goldenstein (the lawyer for Geneviève Dupont de Ligonnès, the suspect's mother; Christine, his sister; and Bertram de Verdun, Christine's husband):


text: "We don't even know when the victims were killed. The autopsy points to death between 10 and 21 days before their discovery. Such imprecision is truly astonishing. [...] In reality, nothing is certain in this affair, other than the fact that some bodies were found at 55 Boulevard Robert Schuman. [...] Investigations were carried out, but all that they have allowed us to ascertain is that the bodies share the same DNA. No analysis has compared this common DNA with that of Agnès Hodanger. Furthermore, my client confirms that the bodies' heights and weights do not correspond to the known dimensions of the family members. In my opinion, this constitutes negligence during the autopsy. But the autopsy allows Christine and Geneviève to step into the breach. [...] What I also know is that one man alone cannot dig that hole under the patio, even a man blinded by rage and hatred: 2.5 cubic metres (3.25 cubic yards) of earth was displaced. The affair is based on the idea that Xavier Dupont killed his family before burying them. No other line of inquiry has been explored. I don't know who killed this family. Nothing about their lives would lead me to believe that anyone would have it in for them to this extent. That is the conclusion of my clients. Since no one could have killed them, the fact is that they are not dead."


text: Christine de Verdun also cites on her blog the difficulties faced by a person burying five people underneath the garden patio. She provides photographs of the niche where the bodies were discovered and states that the space is 1.2 metres (just under 4 feet) high. Thus, the perpetrator would have had to be working on their hands and knees, without long tools (including the shovel and hoe purchased by Xavier just before the murders). Christine also mentions that no displaced earth was found in the garden, in which case the perpetrator would have had to have used a tarpaulin, displaced 5 tons of earth by hand, and left absolutely no trace of this earth. Furthermore, Christine claims that Xavier had neck and back problems and would not have been physically capable of such a task. Finally, it is surmised that due to the low headroom, the perpetrator would likely have both banged their head and rubbed their hair on the ceiling repeatedly, but no human skin cells, blood, or DNA were found there.


text: Police received more than 900 reports from people who believed they had spotted Xavier. Most notably, someone matching his physical description was caught on CCTV in a casino in Néris-les-Bains, and the police subsequently concentrated their search on the area.


text: At least five documentaries and special reports exploring the case have been aired on French television.


text: French broadcaster TF1 produced a drama series inspired by the events. While the storyline is fictional, it is based on the Dupont de Ligonnès case, as well as that of John List. The plot revolves around a man, Thomas Kertez (played by Kad Merad), his wife Alice (Laurence Arné) and their eight-year-old son Romain (Gaspard Pasquet), an ordinary family whose lives are turned upside down when the police suspect that Thomas is living under a false identity and is actually Antoine Durieux-Jelosse, a man suspected of murdering his family 15 years earlier before going on the run and not being seen since. Thomas is brought under investigation by the police and goes about trying to prove his innocence, both to the police and his family. Filming for the series, consisting of two 45-minute episodes, took place in December 2018, and the series was aired in September 2019.


text: In 2020, Netflix resurrected the "Unsolved Mysteries" series and the Dupont de Ligonnès murders were investigated in the third episode, "House of Terror".


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy film based on the book series of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. It was directed by Mark Waters and stars Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker and Sarah Bolger, with Nick Nolte, Seth Rogen, and Martin Short in voice roles. The film, set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, follows three children who discover a field guide to fairies while encountering various magical creatures such as goblins, ogres, brownies, boggarts, hobgoblins, trolls and many others.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on February 14, 2008, earning $162.8 million against its $90 million budget. "The Spiderwick Chronicles" received generally positive reviews from critics, with Highmore's dual performance being singled out for praise. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24, 2008, in the United States.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: In 1928, Arthur Spiderwick writes a field guide about the many fairies he has encountered. After finishing the Book, he hides it away for fear of Mulgarath, a shapeshifting ogre who plans to use the Book's secrets for evil.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: Eighty years later, recently divorced Helen Grace inherits and moves into the abandoned Spiderwick estate with her children, daughter Mallory and twin sons Jared and Simon. Jared is angry about the move and would rather live with his father, Richard Grace. After uncovering a hidden dumbwaiter, Jared discovers Arthur's study where he finds the Field Guide. When Jared explains his discovery of the Book and the existence of magical creatures, his family doesn't believe him.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: The next morning, Jared meets a brownie named Thimbletack, who is initially angry with Jared for having opened the book that Thimbletack was supposed to be protecting from Mulgarath. Jared placates him with crackers and honey, and Thimbletack gives Jared a holed stone that allows Jared to see the normally invisible faeries by looking through it. Thimbletack tells him about the protective mushroom circle surrounding the house.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: Jared then witnesses Simon's abduction by goblins, led by Redcap. Simon is taken to the goblins' campsite where he is confronted by Mulgarath who is disguised as an old man. Jared sneaks into the campsite to save him where he meets Hogsqueal, a hobgoblin, who gives Jared the ability to see faeries without the stone by spitting in his eyes so that he can help him get revenge on Mulgarath for killing his family. Mulgarath releases Simon so he can fetch the Book for him. Jared finds Simon and both fight over the Book before they are chased by the goblins. The twins flee back to the house, and Mallory, upon almost being ambushed by the goblins, which cause her to realize Jared was right, fights them off with her fencing sabre.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: After failing to try and burn the Book due to a protective spell over it, the children decide to visit Arthur's daughter, their great-aunt Lucinda Spiderwick, for advice. While Simon distracts the goblins, Mallory and Jared, taking the Book with, escape through an underground tunnel. Chased by a troll sent by Redcap, they narrowly escape when it is struck and killed by an oncoming truck. Jared and Mallory meet the elderly Lucinda in the psychiatric hospital where she lives, surrounded by sprites. She tells the children that they need to find her father and have him destroy the Book and that, for eighty years, Arthur has been held captive by the sylphs. At that moment, Redcap and his goblins attack them through the window and manage to tear off several pages from the Book before being driven off. Among the stolen pages, Mulgarath is pleased to find information on how to break the protective circle.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: While Helen is driving Jared and Mallory home, she and Jared argue over her disbelief; Jared angrily tells Helen that he hates her and doesn't want to live with her anymore. Later, Hogsqueal, having overheard Mulgarath's plan, informs the children while also giving Simon and Mallory the ability to see faeries as well. Jared then tries to call his father again, but a sympathetic Mallory tells him that their father has moved in with another woman after his and Helen's divorce and won't be coming for him, causing a heartbroken Jared to regret his angry words to Helen earlier. Jared, Simon, and Mallory then use the Book to summon a griffin, which takes them to the sylphs' realm. There, they meet Arthur, who has not aged and is unaware of the time he has spent there. Jared asks him to destroy the Book only to find out that Thimbletack had switched the pages with a cookbook and kept the real Book. Arthur is relieved until Jared tells him that Mulgarath knows how to break the protective circle. Arthur informs Jared that the sylphs won't allow them to leave as they, like him, know too much about the faeries. Arthur helps them escape by distracting the sylphs with the fake book.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: At home, the children finally convince Helen of the truth when they save her from the goblins' attempted ambush and then her seeing Thimbletack upon her return home. Meanwhile, the goblins finish spreading their potion, which successfully breaks the circle as the full moon rises. The family defend themselves with kitchen knives and tomato sauce/salt bombs (ingredients deadly to goblins) that Simon and Thimbletack made earlier and manage to kill Redcap and the goblins in an explosion of tomato sauce. Suddenly, Richard appears, claiming that he has decided to come back and stay with them; however, Jared, having remembered what Mallory told him earlier, stabs him, revealing him to be Mulgarath in disguise. Mulgarath then pursues Jared and the Book throughout the house before cornering him on the roof. Jared tosses the Book and Mulgarath transforms into a raven to catch it, but he is suddenly grabbed and eaten by Hogsqueal. Afterwards, Jared and his mother reconcile, with Jared deciding to live with her and they help Simon, Mallory, and Hogsqueal gather the Book's scattered pages.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: Several weeks later, the family brings Lucinda to visit Thimbletack and the house. The sylphs then arrive with Arthur, allowing him to briefly visit now that the Book is safe. However, Arthur cannot stay long as he will turn to dust if he remains. Lucinda asks to go with him and is transformed back into a child. The Grace family watch as the sylphs spirit Arthur and Lucinda away before resuming their normal lives with Thimbletack, Hogsqueal, and the griffin.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: In an interview, Sarah Bolger said that filming took 4–5 months. She said that she "was [in front of] the blue screen like 24 hours a day", and for the most part, she was "kicking and slicing and chopping things that were nowhere near". Since Bolger had many fencing scenes, she had five weeks of intense training, and three hours with the Canadian Olympic fencing coach nearly every day.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 149 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads: ""The Spiderwick Chronicles" is an entertaining children's adventure, with heart and imagination to spare." On Metacritic the film has an average score of 62 out of 100, based on 30 reviews. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: Critics called it "decent entertainment," "a work of both modest enchantment and enchanting modesty," and "modest and reasonably charming." It was criticized for its reliance on special effects; A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" said that the movie "feels more like a sloppy, secondhand pander" and called it "frantic with incident and hectic with computer-generated effects," and another said that "the sense of wonder and magic is lost in the shuffle." Despite some negative reviews for the film overall, Highmore was generally praised for his dual role as the twins Simon and Jared. One critic said that he "skillfully portrays two distinctive personas," another said he "[had] no trouble grasping the task at hand," and a third remarked that, "the most special effect is probably Highmore".


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: The film was nominated by the Visual Effects Society in the category of "Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture" but it lost to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", another film from Paramount Pictures."


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: In its opening weekend, the film grossed an estimated $19 million in 3,847 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #2 behind "Jumper" at the box office. With the opening day's gross on Thursday included, the film grossed an estimated $24.3 million on its opening weekend. This film has grossed $162.8 million worldwide.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24, 2008 in the United States. It was re-released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 12, 2017 in the United States.


title: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

text: Vivendi Games, under their Sierra Entertainment label enlisted Stormfront Studios to develop and produce a video game adaptation of "The Spiderwick Chronicles", following the general storyline of the books and film. It was released, shortly before the film's opening, on February 5, 2008 for Nintendo DS, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2, and rated Everyone (E10+) by the ESRB.


title: Yevadu

text: Yevadu () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Vamsi Paidipally. The film stars Ram Charan, Shruti Haasan, and Amy Jackson while Allu Arjun and Kajal Aggarwal in cameo roles with Jayasudha, Sai Kumar, Rahul Dev and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. The film was produced by Dil Raju under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Marthand K. Venkatesh was the film's editor. Vakkantham Vamsi co-wrote the film's script with Paidipally.


title: Yevadu

text: The film's story was partially inspired by John Woo's 1997 American film "Face/Off", and revolves around two strangers, Satya and Charan. The film was made on a budget of 35 crore, and was officially launched on 9 December 2011. Principal photography began on 27 April 2012 and lasted until 22 July 2013. The majority of the film was shot in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, mostly in Ramoji Film City, while two songs were shot in Switzerland and Bangkok.


title: Yevadu

text: "Yevadu" was released on 12 January 2014 during the festival of Sankranthi after several delays. It received positive reviews from critics, and was commercially successful; it grossed more than 47 crore and collected a distributor share of 20 crore, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2014.


title: Yevadu

text: Satya and Deepthi are lovers living in Visakhapatnam where a dreaded don, Veeru Bhai, who has a crush on Deepthi. When Deepthi's parents are killed by Veeru Bhai, she and Satya escape and board a bus to Hyderabad, but the bus is stopped unexpectedly and boarded by three men: Veeru's henchman Deva, brother Ajay, and a corrupt police inspector, Sravan. Deva slit Deepthi's throat infront of Satya and He also stab Sathya. Satya suffers an almost-fatal stab wound. Before the three leave, they set fire to the bus, leaving Satya to his death. However, Dr. Sailaja saves Satya and do Face transplant on Satya's face, which bring back a new life for his but also, gives him a new face and skin. Ten months later, Satya awakes from his coma, which shocks him as he has a different facial identity.


title: Yevadu

text: Under the pseudonym as Ram, Satya returns to Visakhapatnam where he meets a model named Sruthi, whom Veeru likes. Befriending Sruthi, he takes advantage of his new unknown face, and lures Deva to a under-constructed apartment where Satya kills him with electric shock. A photo of Deva is discovered by ACP Ashok Varma, which has been marked as "1". Satya files a report on Deepthi with the police, stating that she has been missing for ten days. Since Sravan knows that Deepthi was killed ten months earlier, he becomes suspicious of Satya in his new persona, and follows him to a mall, where Satya kills him by hanging with a rope. During the investigation on Sravan's death, Satya presents himself to Varma as an eyewitness. When asked to provide a description of the killer, Satya describes his former face. Satya then manipulates Ajay to fall for Sruthi and gets the two of them to pose in compromising positions for some pics, under the pretense that they will be used as a promotion to assist Sruthi in getting an opportunity to audition for the female lead in a film. Instead, Satya sends copies of the pics to Veeru, in order to turn him against both Ajay and Sruthi. Satya then convinces Ajay that the only way to save Sruthi from Veeru's ire is to kill Veeru, which would also allow Ajay to gain his brother's position. However, Veeru's henchmen kill Ajay. At last, Veeru is killed by Satya by revealing himself. He apologizes to Sruthi for using her, before leaving.


title: Yevadu

text: His vengeance fulfilled, Satya departs from Visakhapatnam. On the way, a Dharma's Henchman Raja attacks Satya, but is later killed. Suspecting that the attack might have something to do with his new face, Satya visits Dr. Sailaja. When they meet, Sailaja confesses that she has given Satya the face of her deceased son, Charan; she then goes on to explain the circumstances surrounding Charan's death. Charan was a happy-go-lucky rich graduate who hung out with his friends and girlfriend, Manju. One of his friends, Shashank, questions the local don, Dharma, regarding his illegal acquisition of lands by exploiting the neighbourhood. Threatened, Dharma kills Shashank, after which Charan begins to raise support among the local population to revolt against Dharma. Again threatened, Dharma approaches another one of Charan's friends, Sharath, promising to establish his political career if he kills Charan. Charan and Sharath go to Visakhapatnam to attend a wedding. On their return, they board the same bus as Satya and Deepthi. When the bus was stopped, Sharath pulls a knife on Charan and the two engage in a fight. Veeru's men simultaneously enter the bus. Deepthi is killed inside the bus while Charan and Sharath's struggle has led them outside the bus, where Charan is stabbed to death. Charan's body is sent to Sailaja, who after observing Satya's urge to live decides to transplant her son's face onto Satya, rather than simple Face transplant. Before Sailaja could inform Satya about Charan, Satya had left the hospital.


title: Yevadu

text: Leaving Sailaja, Satya visits the neighbourhood, under the guise of Charan. After meeting the locals, he decides to avenge Charan's death. First, he meets Sharath in a political meeting and, using the shock of Charan seemingly being alive, makes him kill Dharma. Satya makes the slum people follow Sharath to Dharma's house. Sharath stabs Dharma, who in turn kills Sharath. However, the villagers followed by Satya, teamup and kills Dharma Brutally using iron rods and wood pieces. Afterwards, Manju is shown living in a distant land, mourning Charan's death. The film ends with Satya meeting her.


title: Yevadu

text: Dil Raju wanted to produce a technically driven film and selected a script written by Vamsi Paidipally. Raju announced the project officially in early October 2011, as well as announcing that Ram Charan would star as the film's protagonist. The project would be produced under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations, with the details, including its cast and crew, announced shortly thereafter. Before sharing the script with Charan, Paidipally worked on it for nearly two months, choosing the action genre after having directed family dramas like "Brindavanam" (2010). Devi Sri Prasad was confirmed as the film's music director in early November 2011, marking his first collaboration with both Paidipally and Charan. The music sittings were held at Goa.


title: Yevadu

text: The film's production was officially launched on 9 December 2011, in Hyderabad; the film's title was announced as "Yevadu" and a first look poster was unveiled on the same day. Paidipally based his screenplay from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. Anand Sai was the film's art director and completed his work by September 2013. Abburi Ravi contributed to the dialogues. C. Ram Prasad was the film's cinematographer, while Marthand K. Venkatesh was the film's editor.


title: Yevadu

text: Ram Charan was signed as the protagonist in the film in October 2011. Allu Arjun was cast for a crucial cameo appearance along with Kajal, in a role which would bring a twist in the film; the producers wanted an energetic and spirited actor in the part. Samantha Ruth Prabhu was selected to play the female lead to be paired with Charan, and was expected to join the production in October 2012. For the other pairing with Charan, in his alter-ego role, Amy Jackson was selected to play the role of Sruthi. This marked her debut in Telugu cinema, and she participated in various workshops to prepare herself for the role before joining the shoot. Jackson revealed that she was afraid to be seen as a glamorous young woman aiming to be an actress; she worked hard to get her diction right and called the workshop an orientation programme to get her used to the Telugu language. For her role, she practised yoga, functional training, and went for jogs in and around Bandra bandstand in Mumbai, before rejoining the film's sets in Hyderabad.


title: Yevadu

text: Kajal Aggarwal was signed for a cameo appearance and was paired with Arjun. Her inclusion was in doubt due to scheduling conflicts, but she eventually accepted the role, calling it a short and sweet one. Shweta Bhardwaj was approached to perform an item number in early May 2012, which she confirmed the news at the time, but added that although she was approached, she was not officially cast in the film. Scarlett Mellish Wilson was selected for an item number, which was supposed to be her first in Telugu; However the film, "Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu", was released earlier, making it her debut.


title: Yevadu

text: Samantha walked out of the project in mid-November 2012 due to creative differences. She was subsequently replaced by Shruti Haasan, who was reportedly paid a remuneration of 60 lakh, but her participation was delayed due to scheduling problems. P. Sai Kumar was signed as the main antagonist. Lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry's second son, Raja, was signed for a supporting role. Arjun's character in the film was reported to be severely injured in a fight and was to be presented as Charan after repeated plastic surgeries to his face. His character's name was revealed as Sathya, and it was speculated that he would be a police officer in the film. Murali Sharma was selected for a supporting role. Shashank and Prabhas Sreenu were seen in cameo roles.


title: Yevadu

text: Principal photography began on 27 April 2012. Ram Charan was involved in two projects simultaneously, "Yevadu" and "Zanjeer" (2013). After completing initial filming on "Zanjeer", Charan joined the cast and crew of Yevadu on 8 May 2012, to shoot the item number, as well as scenes featuring him, Amy Jackson, and others. After this first phase of production, Charan was scheduled to go back to Bangkok to complete the filming schedule of "Zanjeer", before rejoining the "Yevadu" production on 7 August 2012. Filming continued in Hyderabad until mid-September 2012 after which production moved to Visakhapatnam on 14 September 2012. By early October 2012, 40 percent of the film was completed, consisting mostly of the first half. Shruti Haasan joined the film's sets on 24 January 2013.


title: Yevadu

text: After a short break, filming recommenced on 5 March 2013, and by the end of the month, 90 percent of the film's speaking sequences were completed. Several action sequences were shot at Ramoji Film City in mid April 2013, under the supervision of Peter Hein. By then, the portions containing Arjun and Aggarwal were almost complete. The film's team left for Switzerland on 20 May 2013, to film a song sequence. Charan and Haasan were on location in Zurich, Switzerland to film one of the songs, which was completed by 27 May 2013.


title: Yevadu

text: Primary filming recommenced on 29 May 2013, in Hyderabad, with Amy Jackson rejoining the production. The filming was expected to be wrapped up by 20 June 2013. In mid-June 2013, a song featuring Charan was shot at Keesara Stretch, Ramoji Film City. Later, a song choreographed by Shekhar, and featuring Charan and Haasan was shot at Annapurna 7 Acres Studio. Meanwhile, a song featuring Charan and Jackson was shot in Bangkok. The song Freedom which was choreographed by Johnny, was shot in early July 2013 at Ramoji Film City.


title: Yevadu

text: Principal photography came to an end on 22 July 2013 after the completion of Haasan's scenes. However, in mid-August 2013, some parts of the film were reportedly re-shot and new scenes were added, in an effort to speed up the pace of the film, after the completion of censor formalities.


title: Yevadu

text: Despite the film's writer, Vamsi, denying it in early June 2013, many critics believed the film was heavily inspired from John Woo's 1997 action film, "Face/Off", as well as bearing similarities to the Telugu films "Chatrapathi" (2005) and "Vikramarkudu" (2006), both directed by S. S. Rajamouli. While critic Sangeetha Devi Dundoo called the film a combination of "Face/Off" and "Vikramarkudu", another critic, Karthik Pasupulate, wrote, "This movie this isn't a rip off of "Face/Off". We don't have filmmakers who have the required creativity and technical know how to make half decent adaptation of that 1997 action thriller. The director just borrows the central idea to dish out another silly revenge drama."


title: Yevadu

text: Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's soundtrack, which consists of six songs. Ramajogayya Sastry penned the lyrics for two songs, while Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Chandrabose, Krishna Chaitanya and Sri Mani each wrote the lyrics for one song. Aditya Music acquired the audio rights. The release of the soundtrack was postponed multiple times, due to the delay in the film's release. Later, the audio was officially launched at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad on 27 September 2013 where the star crew of the film attended the launch with Chiranjeevi as the main guest.


title: Yevadu

text: The audio received positive reviews. "The Times of India" gave a review stating "Devi Sri Prasad has come up with an album that is high on the beat and low on melody, but plays to the galleries unabashedly, blending multiple genres. Though there isn't one stand-out song, the album has an overriding happy vibe about it. It isn't a record that you will cherish for long, but might just swing along while it lasts" and rated the album 3/5. "Oneindia Entertainment" gave a review stating "Devi Sri Prasad has composed some of the youthful and fresh tunes for the soundtracks. Having meaningful lyrics, some of the songs are very melodious and trendy. Devi Sri Prasad has used western instruments as well as rustic beats for them. A couple of songs offer a chance to Ram Charan Teja to show his dancing skills. Like his previous music albums, the composer has played it safe and all his songs are decent and appealing."


title: Yevadu

text: The film was initially slated for a 14 July 2013 release, which was Charan's first wedding anniversary. After few delays, the film's release date was announced as 31 July 2013 to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Ram Charan's 2009 film "Magadheera". After several delays, the film was rescheduled to open the same day as Pawan Kalyan's "Attarintiki Daredi", but was postponed again to 21 August 2013. The Central Board of Film Certification gave the film an 'A' certificate because of its violent action sequences. However, due to protests in Seemandhra over the Telangana State formation, the release of both the films were delayed. Raju scheduled the release on either Diwali or Christmas 2013, again postponing the release from 10 October to avoid another release conflict with "Attarintiki Daredi". Due to piracy issues, "Attarintiki Daredi" released on 27 September 2013 which forced "Yevadu" to enter the theatres as a December release.


title: Yevadu

text: Dil Raju confirmed that the film's original and Malayalam dubbed version would release simultaneously on 19 December 2013. Regarding the film's release, Dil Raju said "I'm planning to release the film on Dec 19 if the Telangana bill is not passed. I haven't decided on postponing the film, but if the bill is passed and it is likely create some agitation, then I plan to release the film during Sankranti next year in January". The makers announced that the movie would release on 10 January 2014, however during the theatrical trailer launch, the makers announced the new release date as 12 January 2014 a Sankranti release clashing with "", "Veeram" and "Jilla" at the worldwide box office. Sathyam Cinemas distributed the film in Chennai, where it released in 16 screens. A special paid premier show was held on 11 January 2014 at 9:00 PM and the money made from the premier show was donated to the construction of Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Mallepally.


title: Yevadu

text: Bhadrakali Prasad acquired the film's Tamil dubbing rights under his banner Bhadrakali Films. The Tamil dubbed version was titled "Magadheera" after the 2009 Telugu film of the same name. The film's dubbing activities commenced in July 2015.


title: Yevadu

text: The film posters were designed by Anil and Bhanu of AB Core Design. The first-look poster was unveiled on 24 March 2013, featuring Charan with a rugged look. The first-look teaser of 36 seconds was unveiled on 27 March 2013. The theatrical trailer was launched on 27 September, along with the film's soundtrack, and received a positive response from the audience. The promos for the songs "Nee Jathaga Nenundali", "Oye Oye" and "Pimple Dimple" were released on 10, 25 and 31 October 2013, respectively. The 16 second promo for the song "Freedom" was unveiled on 31 December 2013, which received positive reviews.


title: Yevadu

text: Dil Raju started the film's promotional activities 12 days before the film's release, and planned an advertisement campaign on television, newspapers, magazines, and movie portals. Charan released the second trailer of 85 seconds on 3 January 2014, at the Sandhya 70MM theatre in RTC X Roads. Hindustan Unilever became associated with the film by paying 1 crore for co-branding activity in terms of hoardings, television, radio, and print. MediaCorp did the marketing tie-ups for the film. The film's official app was launched on 5 January 2014. While promoting the film, Shruti Haasan was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, and underwent treatment for suspected food poisoning. The promo of the song "Cheliya Cheliya" was unveiled on 7 January 2014.


title: Yevadu

text: The film's crew visited Tirumala Temple on 17 January 2014, and made obeisance to Venkateswara, before interacting with the audience at Group Theatres. A press meet addressing the audience was held at Vijayawada on the next day, with Vamsi, Dil Raju, Sai Kumar, Shashank, L. B. Sriram, Raja and others in attendance. The promo of the song "Ayyo Paapam" was unveiled on 13 March 2014.


title: Yevadu

text: The All India Film Employees Confederation mandated that all regional film productions employ at least 70 per cent local stuntmen. When the Chennai stunt masters, FEFSI Vijayan and Stunt Silva, failed to comply with this mandate, Andhra Pradesh stuntmen obstructed the film's production.


title: Yevadu

text: K. Nagendra Prasad, a former councillor of Yemmiganur in Kurnool district, lodged a complaint with the police regarding a poster, alleging that it featured an image of a half-nude Amy Jackson. Suits were filed, naming Ram Charan, Amy Jackson, Dil Raju, the film's presenter Anitha, co-producer Sirish, the photographer, and the owner of the Raghavendra theatre which screened the film, citing section 292 of the IPC, as well as section 3 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act of 1986. Vamsi defended that Jackson's still used in the poster was from a song sequence which had no obscenity in it and called the charges baseless. Justice K. G. Shankar of the High Court stayed the criminal cases on 28 July 2014.


title: Yevadu

text: Just before the release of "Race Gurram" (2014), stills of Shruti Haasan from the song "Pimple Dimple", taken from obscene angles, were leaked on the internet. Shruti received huge criticism for the photos, while some called it a cheap publicity stunt. Regarding them, she said that those stills were neither pre-approved by the production house nor her and were shot during a song shoot and called the leakage a breach of trust. She filed a FIR in Hyderabad. CID began investigation in May 2014. They questioned administrators of the websites which uploaded the photos, and the photographers who reportedly supplied the photos to them. However, it was uncertain whether uploading the photographs, since they were taken in a public place, could be termed as illegal, and sought a legal opinion on how to go about the investigation.


title: Yevadu

text: The film's television rights were acquired by Star Maa for an undisclosed price. The film registered a TRP rating of 10.14 during its television premiere. The television rights of the dubbed Malayalam version, "Bhaiyya My Brother", were sold to Mazhavil Manorama for 65 lakh, which was the highest price ever paid for a Telugu film dubbed in Malayalam. The Indian DVD and Blu-ray were marketed by Aditya Videos, and were released in June 2014. "Yevadu" was also dubbed in Hindi and released in 2015 by Goldmines Telefilms. The television rights for the Hindi version were sold to Sony Max.


title: Yevadu

text: The film became the biggest opener for Ram Charan by collecting 8.65 crore on its first day, making the film with the fourth highest opening day grosses of all time, surpassing "". While the film's trade witnessed a drop on its second day, earning 4 crore, it improved on its third day, earning 4.5 crore, bringing its three-day total to 17.38 crore, overtaking the totals of "" and "Ramayya Vasthavayya" (2013). The film collected a distributor share of 20 crore in four days at AP Box office. The film collected 27.85 crore in six days, surpassing the first week share of "Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu", and was expected to surpass its first week worldwide share of 33.5 crore. The film also established a first week record in Nellore, and the east and west areas of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, by collecting 1.63 crore, 2.67 crore, 2.22 crore and 4.06 crore, respectively. However, it missed a first week record in Ceded and Visakhapatnam by a small margin. It also took the second spot in the list of the top 10 films with highest first week shares from AP.


title: Yevadu

text: The film collected 33.75 crore in 9 days, and more than 6 crore from other areas, including Karnataka, the rest of India, and overseas territories, enabling it to cross the 40 crore mark at the worldwide Box office, becoming Ram Charan's fourth film to cross that mark. The film grossed 35.5 crore in 11 days. The film collected 36.32 crore by the end of its second week at the AP Box office and 44 crore worldwide. The film collected 37.6 crore in 16 days at AP Box office, and was expected to reach the 50 crore mark worldwide. The film completed a 25-day run in early February 2014, collecting more than 38 crore at the AP Box office. The film collected 39.34 crore at the AP Box office and 47.1 crore worldwide during its lifetime, and was declared as one of the Ram Charan's biggest hits.


title: Yevadu

text: According to Taran Adarsh, the film collected 1.46 crore in its opening weekend in the United States. In its first five days in the US, the film collected 2.2 crore. By the end of its second week, the film's performance was disappointing; and it only collected a total of $330,000 as of 20 January 2014, while "1: Nenokkadine" collected $1 million during that same span of time. Overseas, the film grossed a total of 1.7 crore share during its lifetime.


title: Yevadu

text: Y. Sunita Chowdary of "The Hindu" felt that the film was made only for the mass audience. She criticised the film's revenge sequences, calling them "non-stop and prolonged" but praised Devi Sri Prasad's music and C. Ram Prasad's cinematography. Sridhar Vivan of "Bangalore Mirror" gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "For those watching "Yevadu", the first half ends quite shockingly as the director tries to wrap up the movie in the first leg itself. It is a treat for Cherry's fans and for others, it's strictly average stuff". He felt that the violence, lack of comedy and a predictable turn of events affected the film's narration.


title: Yevadu

text: "IndiaGlitz" rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, ""Yevadu" has not one but two revenge stories. The first revenge story has not much going for it — perhaps the director deemed it fit not to take it seriously. Followed by this no-brainer, there comes the film's actual story, giving us respite and much-needed entertainment in good measure". "Sify" also rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, ""Yevadu" provides novelty in the beginning episodes promising a different commercial film but ends up as a regular revenge drama. Has many clichéd moments but it is also a film that works to some extent. A masala fare".


title: Yevadu

text: Karthik Pasupulate of "The Times of India" was yet another to rate the film 3 out of 5, but he criticised its blatant similarities to "Face/Off". He added that the action choreography was "undecipherable" and called Sai Kumar's character as "one of the most over the top villain characters ever" adding that he would certainly "break the outer limit of the human hearing threshold". Shekhar of "Oneindia Entertainment" rated the film 3 out of 5 as well, stating, ""Yevadu" is a good action entertainer with all commercial ingredients. Ram Charan Teja is the showman in the film. If you are looking for entertainment without any message, it is good treat for you this Sankrathi".


title: Kia Carnival

text: The Kia Carnival () is a minivan manufactured by Kia since 1998. It is marketed globally under various nameplates — prominently as the Kia Sedona — which is now unused in favor of the Carnival.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The first generation Carnival was introduced in September 1998, and was marketed in a single, short wheelbase version. Second generation models were marketed (2006–2014) in short and long wheelbase variants. A rebadged variant of the second generation was offered in North America as the Hyundai Entourage (2007–2009). Beginning in 2010, the second generation model received updated equipment, including Kia's corporate Tiger Nose grille, as introduced by its then new design chief, Peter Schreyer. Kia introduced its third generation minivan in 2014, solely in a long wheelbase format. The fourth generation was introduced in 2020, when Kia also began using the Carnival nameplate worldwide.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The first generation model was manufactured and marketed differently for specific regions, including under a joint venture in the Chinese market with Dongfeng Yueda Kia, as well as the Naza Ria in Malaysia.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Indonesia and the Philippines, both Carnival/Sedona names were used. Initially introduced as the Carnival in 2001, from 2003 onwards, it was renamed as the Sedona.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Australia, the Kia Carnival went on sale in 1999, with a standard 5-speed manual and 2.5 L V6 producing 177 hp (132 kW). A 4-speed automatic was optional. In 2001, it outsold the Toyota Tarago, becoming the top-selling minivan in the country. It was a sales leader again in 2004 and 2005 when sales peaked at 5,259 units.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Europe, the first generation was available only with Rover's 2.5 L KV6 engine 24V petrol with 163 PS and Euro 2 standard emission level and the 2.9 L turbo-diesel engine with 126 PS. From 2001, Kia Motors introduced the 2.5 L "KV6" Euro 3 with 150 PS and the 2.9 L CRDi common rail diesel engine with 144 PS.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In North America, the Sedona came equipped with a 3.5 L Hyundai V6 engine making 195 hp (145 kW) and a 4-speed automatic (later a 5-speed automatic transmission). The first generation Sedona lacked many features that other minivans offered, such as power sliding doors and power liftgate, fold flat third row seats, navigation system, rear-view camera, and backup sensors. Early Sedonas were rated at 15.6 L/100 km (15.1 mpg) (city) and 10.9 L/100 km (21.6 mpg) (highway), but the numbers improved slightly to 14.8 L/100 km (15.9 mpg) (city) and 9.6 L/100 km (24.5 mpg) (highway) for 2005 models.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In North America, the EX was the highest-level body style with amenities such as interior and exterior chrome accents, interior wood grain, leather wrapped steering wheel and gear shift knob and alloy wheels, with optional leather appointed seating, sunroof and DVD player.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The facelift model was first released in South Korea on 11 February 2001 as the Carnival II. In most markets, this model retained the Carnival name, while North American and some Asian markets renamed this model as the Sedona, which has been used in the United Kingdom since the pre-facelift model in September 1999. Left-hand drive models received a redesigned dashboard and door trim, while the right-hand drive models retained the previous dashboard and door trim design from the pre-facelift model.


title: Kia Carnival

text: Kia introduced the second generation Carnival/Sedona worldwide in 2005–in short (SWB) and long-wheelbase (LWB) models – with a 2-inch-wider front track, 3-inch-wider rear track and reduced turning radius than the first generation. The SWB model shares its platform with the Kia Magentis – and was specially designed for the European market, where it falls in the large MPV class.


title: Kia Carnival

text: With a lighter engine, greater use of high-tensile steel in the body, and a lighter transmission and rear suspension, the second generation model weighed approximately 400 lbs less than the first generation.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In certain markets, Kia offered the minivan in both wheelbases (e.g., in North America, Australia) or in other markets, simply as the short-wheelbase configuration (e.g., UK, France). Globally, the minivan was offered with four engines as well as manual and automatic transmissions.


title: Kia Carnival

text: Equipment content varied widely by market–including such features as six airbags (front, front side and air curtain), Anti-lock braking system (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Electronic Stability Control (ESC) with Traction Control System (TCS) & Brake Assist System (BAS), dual or tri-zone heating and cooling, "walk through" aisle between the front seats with fold-down tray, tilt/height adjustable steering wheel, Isofix anchor points, rear side sliding doors with "hold open" locking feature (to prevent an open door from inadvertently closing), second row power roll-down windows, third row 60/40-fold-in-floor seat (LWB only), power sliding doors and liftgate, backup sensors, and in-dash navigation.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In European and Asian markets, the SWB models offered a full range of options and available equipment, with a 2+3+2 seating configuration (an essential format in a large MPV for Europe). By contrast, in North America the SWB model was offered only in a base equipment level, with the 2+3+2 seating configuration and high-end options exclusive to LWB models.


title: Kia Carnival

text: Kia introduced the second generation Sedona to the North American market at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2005 for the 2006 model year offering a single engine/transmission choice, the 240 hp 3.8-liter V6 Hyundai Lambda engine with continuously variable intake valve timing and a five-speed manumatic automatic transmission.


title: Kia Carnival

text: Initially offered only in long-wheelbase (LWB) form, the short-wheelbase (SWB) model followed for the 2007 model year. Trim levels include "Sedona" (SWB), "Sedona LX" (LWB) and "Sedona EX" (LWB). A rebadged version of the second generation was offered from 2007 to 2009 as the Hyundai Entourage.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The van was updated for the 2011 model year with a new "Tiger Nose" grille and taillights, a more powerful engine and a six-speed automatic transmission, but dropped the short-wheelbase version because of poor sales.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The North American configuration earned a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for all seating positions in frontal and side-impact crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also rated the Sedona "Good" – its highest rating – in front, side and rear impacts. The IIHS has christened the 2006 Sedona a "Gold Top Safety Pick", making the Sedona (and the similar Hyundai Entourage) the safest minivan currently tested. Kia had announced that the 2012 Kia Sedona will be the last Sedona for the American market.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In May 2012, Kia said the Sedona would be discontinued in the U.S. market after the 2012 model year, with a company spokesperson saying the company did not expect to permanently leave the minivan market.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The second generation Sedona was the second top selling large MPV in the UK market, and in 2010 received a new grille, new equipment (including a reversing camera built into the rear-view mirror) and a single engine choice, a 192 PS 2.2 CRDi inline-four replacing the 183 PS 2.9 CRDi. The second generation was marketed in three trim levels (1, 2 and 3) with a 5-speed manual transmission or six-speed automatic gearbox. Trim level 1 included air conditioning and electric windows. Trim level 2 received alloy wheels, rear parking camera with the display incorporated into the rear-view mirror, and climate control. Trim level 3 added electronic stability control, leather seats, heated front seats, power tailgate and powered folding door mirrors.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The second generation Carnival went on sale in Australia in January 2006. Initially, the long-wheelbase 3.8L V6 5-speed automatic Grand Carnival was sold alongside the previous generation 2.5L V6 Carnival, until the second-generation SWB Carnival arrived in August of that year, available in both 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic, and new 2.7L V6 engine. Both models sat 8 passengers. A 2.9L turbo diesel engine was introduced in the Grand Carnival in March 2009. In June 2010, the Carnival and Grand Carnival underwent a mild facelift, the manual transmission was dropped from the SWB model, and the LWB model received a new 3.5L V6 and 6-speed automatic. In 2011, the SWB Carnival was dropped entirely, while the LWB model gained the new 2.2L "R" series diesel engine, replacing the previous 2.9L engine. The Carnival was Australia's best-selling people mover between 2007 and 2013.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The Kia Sedona (Carnival) has received the 2007 MotorWeek "Best Minivan" award in its 2007 Drivers' Choice Awards and "The Car Book"'s 2007 "Best Bet" distinction. Overall, Kia models improved 22% in J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study (IQS), and improved twice as much as any competitor in the last 3 years.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The Kia Sedona ranked 4th the "20 least expensive 2009 vehicles to insure" list by Insure.com. Edmunds.com names Kia Sedona as one of the "Top Recommended" Vehicles for 2010.


title: Kia Carnival

text: From 2006 to 2009, Kia manufactured a rebadged variant of the Carnival for sister company Hyundai. Manufactured in Kia's Sohari Plant and marketed as the Hyundai Entourage, the production Entourage was shown at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2006 and went on sale in April 2006 in long wheelbase form.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The Entourage was powered by the company's 3.8 L Lambda V6, seated seven, and offered optional equipment including automatic climate control, leather seating, power sliding doors and tailgate, reverse sensors, and a six-disc in-dash CD changer.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In April 2009, the Entourage was discontinued in North America for the 2010 model year. Entourage's revised styling was adopted in South Korea as a facelift for the Kia Carnival, except for revised grilles suited to the Kia brand.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The American configuration of the Hyundai Entourage earned a five-star safety rating–the highest honor the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bestows–for all seating positions in frontal and side-impact crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates the Entourage "Good"–its highest rating – in front, side and rear impacts. The IIHS rated the 2007 Entourage a "Gold Top Safety Pick," making Entourage with the similar Kia Sedona the safest minivans tested for 2007.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The 2009 Hyundai Entourage minivan was recognized as a Best Family Car for 2009 by Parents magazine and Edmunds.com in their annual list of family vehicles.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The Hyundai Entourage ranked 3rd for the "20 least expensive 2009 vehicles to insure" list by Insure.com. According to research, the Entourage is one of the least expensive vehicle to insure. Low rates tend to reflect a vehicle's safety, and the drivers who tend to buy them.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The third generation Carnival/Sedona debuted in April 2014 at the New York International Auto Show for the 2015 model year. For the United States market, the Sedona features the Lambda Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) 3.3-liter V6 engine producing and , six-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive. For the South Korean market, it is available only with the 2.2-liter diesel engine which produces and .


title: Kia Carnival

text: In the United States, the Sedona was previously only available in LX and EX trim levels. In 2015, Kia expanded the trim levels to L, LX, EX, SX and Limited.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Saudi Arabia, it is available in the Grand Carnival version and comes in the LX and EX trim levels, whereby EX being the top-of-the-line with some SX-L features.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Australia, the Carnival is available in S, Si, SLi and Platinum trim levels with the choice of either the Lambda 3.3-litre GDI V6 or the R-Series 2.2-litre I4 Diesel mated to a 6-speed automatic, while models from 2018 came standard with an 8-speed automatic. Since its Australian debut in February 2015, the Carnival has consistently been Australia's top selling people mover averaging around 500 sales per month, while for the year of 2019, 6,493 Carnival's had been registered.


title: Kia Carnival

text: Kia India launched the Carnival in India on 5 February 2020 at the Auto Expo 2020. The Indian version is powered by a 2.2-litre CRDi diesel engine, mated to an eight speed automatic transmission. The Carnival is available in three variants, which are Prestige, Limousine and Limousine+.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Indonesia, the Grand Sedona was launched in August 2016 at the 24th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in gasoline variant. The diesel variant and facelifted version of the Grand Sedona was launched at the 26th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in August 2018.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The third generation Carnival was launched in Malaysia in March 2017 as the Grand Carnival as a fully imported vehicle. In January 2018, the vehicle became locally assembled in Malaysia. The Malaysian market Grand Carnival is powered by the 2.2 litre diesel engine with a six-speed automatic transmission. Kia launched the eight-speed automatic transmission in October 2018.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Vietnam, the Grand Sedona is manufactured in joint venture with THACO at the Chu Lai plant in Quang Nam Province. This model is exported to Thailand since 2019.


title: Kia Carnival

text: As of 1 June 2018, Kia has launched the Grand Carnival in Pakistan in collaboration with its local partner Yunus Brothers Group forming Kia Lucky Motors Pakistan.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In Thailand, Yontrakit Kia Motor Co. Ltd has launched the Kia Grand Carnival in Thailand. In November 2019, Yontrakit Kia started importing the Carnival LX trim level from Vietnam instead of South Korea, resulting in significant price reduction due to the ASEAN free trade area.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The facelifted Sedona was introduced in Mexico on 5 September 2018 as a 2019 model. It is offered in four trim lines; LX, EX, EX Pack and SXL trim levels. All versions feature a 3.3-litre engine.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The fourth generation Carnival debuted in June 2020. Using Hyundai-Kia's new mid-size platform, the fourth-generation Carnival's length grows by and the wheelbase has been extended by . Sales in South Korea began in September 2020.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The Sedona nameplate was introduced in the United States in 2001, and used until the fourth generation, when the Kia began using the Carnival nameplate globally. It made its virtual US market debut for the 2022 model year on February 23, 2021. In the US market, the 2022 Carnival is only offered with the 290 hp "Smartstream G3.5" GDi V6. The car went on sale in the U.S. and Canada starting May 2021. For North American market, the assembly is imported from South Korea.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The fourth-generation Carnival was introduced in China in September 2020 as an imported model. It is equipped with the 3.5-litre GDi petrol engine. It is locally assembled since September 2021 by using imported knock-down kits. The locally assembled Carnival is equipped with the locally-built 2.0-litre T-GDi petrol engine.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The fourth-generation Carnival was introduced in Indonesia on November 11, 2021 at the 28th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show. It is available with two grades, Dynamic and Premiere with 11-seater configuration and only available with the 2.2-litre diesel engine. The 7 seater called " Premiere " followed later in 2022.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In March 2021, the fourth-generation Carnival went on sale in Russia and other CIS markets. It is assembled in Kaliningrad by Avtotor and available in 7-seater and 8-seater configurations.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In November 2020, the fourth-generation Carnival was launched in Thailand. It is available with three grades and all come with 11 seats as standard. The updated Carnival was introduced in Thailand in September 2021. Three grade levels are on offer (Limited, EX and SXL) and all get 11-seats and the Smartstream R 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engine as standard.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The 4th generation Kia Carnival for Vietnam was unveiled on October 9, 2021, it comes with 2 engine options included Smartstream D2.2 CRDi turbo-charged diesel engine and Smartstream G3.5 MPI naturally-aspirated petrol engine. The Carnival is assembled by THACO for the Vietnamese market with 5 grade levels.


title: Kia Carnival

text: In late 2021, the Malaysian-market fourth-generation Carnival made its local debut and went on sale as a CBU model in the 11-seater configuration while the CKD model went on sale in late July 2022. The CKD model is sold alongside the CBU model and available in 7 or 8-seater configuration. The 8-seater configuration comes in 2 grades, Mid and High while the 7-seater is only available in the High variant. Regardless of model and variants, it is only available with the 2.2D Smartstream engine paired with 8-speed automatic transmission. The Carnival is manufactured at the new Kia Motor Manufacturing Malaysia (KMMM) assembly plant located in Kulim, Kedah, which will serve both domestic and export markets.


title: Kia Carnival

text: The fourth-generation Carnival was launched in the Philippines in February 2022. It is offered in 2 grades; base EX and the top-spec SX, both with the 2.2-litre diesel engine.


title: Myles Garrett

text: Myles Lorenz Garrett (born December 29, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he received unanimous All-American honors in 2016, and was selected first overall by the Browns in the 2017 NFL Draft. Garrett has been named to three Pro Bowls and two first-team All-Pros during his NFL career.