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Vamshi Paidipally (వంశీ పైడిపల్లి)
Vamshi Paidipally (వంశీ పైడిపల్లి), or Paidipally Vamshidhar Rao, Telugu film director of Munna, Oopiri, National Award-winning Maharshi, and Varisu, now directing his Bollywood debut with Salman Khan's SVC63.
Vamsi (వంశీ) (film)
Vamsi (వంశీ) is a 2000 Telugu action-romance film directed by B. Gopal, starring Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Krishna, and Mayuri Kango, produced by G. Adiseshagiri Rao under Padmalaya Studios with music by Mani Sharma; released 4 October 2000, it borrows from DDLJ in its first half.
Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels, French high jewelry and watchmaking Maison founded 1906 at 22 Place Vendôme, Paris, by Alfred Van Cleef and Charles Arpels after the 1895 Arpels-Van Cleef marriage; Richemont-owned since 2003, known for the Mystery Set and zip necklace.
Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn (Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr., 1934–2013), American pianist and Cold War cultural icon, won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in April 1958, and the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth bears his name.
Vân đài loại ngữ
Vân đài loại ngữ (芸臺類語) is a nine-volume classified encyclopedia completed in 1773 by the Vietnamese scholar Lê Quý Đôn, the largest of medieval Vietnam.
Van Darkholme
Van Darkholme (VAN-sama), Vietnamese-American born 1972, is a gay adult film performer, Shibari bondage expert, photographer, and director of Kink.com's BoundGods.com, also a Nico Nico Douga meme figure and Twitch streamer.
Van Der Dijs
Van Der Dijs (Vanderdis, VDD) was a Venezuelan nu metal and rap rock band formed in Caracas in 2024 by Manuel Van Der Dijs, Gabriel Gómez, Xander Hernández, and Abraham Foucault; all four died in the 24 June 2026 La Guaira earthquakes.
Van der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator: English progressive rock band formed 1967 at Manchester University by Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith, named after the Van de Graaff static-electricity machine; known for Pawn Hearts, Godbluff, and punk-era cult status.
Van der Valk
Van der Valk is a British detective franchise about Amsterdam commissaris Piet van der Valk, created by novelist Nicolas Freeling. It spans the ITV original (1972–1992, Barry Foster, theme "Eye Level") and the 2020 reboot starring Marc Warren on ITV and PBS Masterpiece.
Van Dyke beard
Van Dyke beard, also called Van Dyck beard: a facial-hair style of a detached mustache plus a pointed or rounded goatee with clean-shaven cheeks, named after painter Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) and popularized by Charles I portraits.
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks (born 1943, Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American songwriter, arranger, and producer, lyricist of the Beach Boys' abandoned SMiLE, creator of Song Cycle, Discover America, and Clang of the Yankee Reaper, and arranger for Joanna Newsom, Randy Newman, and Ry Cooder.
Van Gogh (group)
Van Gogh (Serbian: Ван Гог) is a Serbian rock band formed in Belgrade in 1986 and fronted by guitarist and singer Zvonimir Đukić Đule, known for the hit "Neko te ima".
Van Halen
Van Halen: American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, by Eddie and Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Michael Anthony; famous for the 1978 debut, the 1984 album and 'Jump', the Sammy Hagar era, Eddie's tapping technique, and 2007 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Van Halen (album)
Van Halen (1978) is the American hard rock band's self-titled Warner Bros. debut, recorded largely live at Sunset Sound in about a week. Known for "Eruption" and two-handed tapping, it peaked at No. 117 but sold over 10 million US copies, earning RIAA Diamond certification.
Van Halen discography
Van Halen discography: 12 studio albums 1978-2012 on Warner Bros., across David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, and Gary Cherone eras; Diamond-certified debut and 1984, four No. 1 Hagar albums, over 80 million records sold.
Van Halen II
Van Halen II (1979) is Van Halen's second studio album, produced by Ted Templeman, recorded at Sunset Sound within a week, featuring "Dance the Night Away" (#15 US) and the acoustic "Spanish Fly."
Van Halen III
Van Halen III (1998, Warner Bros.) is Van Halen's tenth studio album and its only one with Extreme singer Gary Cherone, co-produced by Eddie Van Halen and Mike Post; a commercial and critical failure.
Van Heflin
Van Heflin (Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.), American character actor (born Walters, Oklahoma, December 13; died July 23, 1971); Oscar Best Supporting Actor for Johnny Eager (1942); known for Shane (1953), The Prowler (1951), and 3:10 to Yuma (1957); last film Airport (1970).
Van Helsing (film)
Van Helsing is a 2004 American action horror film directed by Stephen Sommers, in which monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing battles Count Dracula in Transylvania.
Van Helsing (TV series)
Van Helsing (2016–2021) is a Canadian Syfy horror-drama series created by Neil LaBute, unrelated to the 2004 film, in which Kelly Overton's Vanessa Helsing awakens from a coma in a vampire-ruled world and can turn vampires human with her blood; five seasons, 65 episodes, IMDb 6.3.
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Van Helsing: The London Assignment is a 2004 Universal animated direct-to-video prequel to Van Helsing, directed by Sharon Bridgeman, 33 minutes, with Hugh Jackman voicing Van Helsing hunting Mr. Hyde in Victorian London.
Văn học cách mạng
Văn học cách mạng, or Vietnamese revolutionary literature, is the body of Vietnamese literature produced under Communist Party leadership from the 1945 August Revolution through 1975.
Văn học miền Nam 1954–1975
Văn học miền Nam 1954–1975 is the body of Vietnamese literature produced in South Vietnam from the 1954 Geneva partition to the war's end in 1975.
Văn học Việt Nam 1945–1975
Văn học Việt Nam 1945–1975 is the body of Vietnamese writing from the August Revolution of 1945 to reunification in 1975, spanning wartime literature North and South.
Văn học Việt Nam sau 1975
Văn học Việt Nam sau 1975 is Vietnamese literature written after the country's reunification in 1975, spanning a transitional decade, the Đổi mới renewal period from 1986, and later decades marked by a crisis of criticism.
Văn học Việt Nam thời Lê sơ
Văn học Việt Nam thời Lê sơ is the literature of Vietnam's Early Lê period (1428 to 1527), a golden age when Hán and Nôm writing flourished under Confucianism.
Văn học Việt Nam thời Lý – Trần
Vietnamese literature of the Lý–Trần period is the literature of Vietnam under the Lý and Trần dynasties from the 11th to the 14th century, written chiefly in Literary Chinese.
Văn học Việt Nam thời Nguyễn
Văn học Việt Nam thời Nguyễn, Vietnamese literature of the Nguyễn era, is the body of writing produced under Vietnam's last dynasty, which reigned from 1802 to 1945.
Văn học Việt Nam thời Pháp thuộc
Văn học Việt Nam thời Pháp thuộc is the Vietnamese literature written under French colonial rule from 1858 to 1945, as writing shifted to the Quốc ngữ script.
Van Hunt
Van Hunt (Van Hunt Jr., born 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Dayton, Ohio; Grammy winner for "Family Affair" with John Legend and Joss Stone, known for the shelved album Popular.