Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare South Awards, four South Indian International Movie Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and one IIFA Utsavam Award. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he also owns the production house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment.
Pokiri (transl. Rogue) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film was produced by Jagannadh and Manjula Ghattamaneni by their respective production companies Vaishno Academy and Indira Productions. The film stars Mahesh Babu and Ileana D'Cruz in lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi and Sayaji Shinde appear in prominent roles. The plot revolves around a local goon whose killer instincts earn him not only his girlfriend's disapproval and a corrupt cop's enmity but also the attention of a wanted don.
Ravi Shankar Raju Bhupatiraju, better known by the stage name Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action comedy films, Teja has appeared in over 70 films and is one of the highest paid actors in Telugu film industry. He won the Nandi Special Jury Award in 1999 and 2002 for his performance in the films Nee Kosam (1999) and Khadgam (2002) and also won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for Neninthe in 2008. He is known for his collaborations with director Puri Jagannadh which turned out to be major breakthroughs in his career.
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary, professionally known as Jagapathi Babu, is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. In a career spanning 33 years, Babu has appeared in 170 feature films, and has received four Filmfare Awards and seven state Nandi Awards.
S. Justin Selvaraj, known by his stage name S. J. Suryah is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, composer, producer & music director who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. He sought to become an actor but started out directing, assisting Vasanth and Sabapathy.
Sandhippoma is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Indrakumar. The film stars Suriya and Preetha Vijayakumar, while Raadhika, Prakash Raj, Sarath Babu and Ambika also play significant roles. Deva composed the film's soundtrack while Rathnavelu handled the camera work. The film released on 9 July 1998. It was dubbed into Telugu as Viswam.
Naani is an 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film released in 2004. It was directed by S. J. Surya and stars Mahesh Babu, Ameesha Patel. The film is bilingual, simultaneously shot in Tamil as New with a slightly different cast and features music composed by A. R. Rahman. The plot of the movie was adapted from the 1988 movie Big.
Shruti Haasan is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur.
Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film Ragile Gundelu. Years later, he starred in the 2003 Telugu action film Vishnu, for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut.
Siri Siri Muvva is a 1976 Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. It stars Jaya Prada and Chandra Mohan. K. Viswanath later remade the film with his leading lady Jaya Prada, as Sargam, in 1979. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India, and Moscow International Film Festival, and has received two National Film Awards.
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with Josh (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed Ye Maaya Chesave (2010). He has established himself as one of the leading actors in Telugu cinema.
Businessman is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Based on a concept by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by R. R. Venkat under the banner R. R. Movie Makers, the film stars Mahesh Babu, Kajal Aggarwal, and Prakash Raj while Nassar, Sayaji Shinde, Raza Murad, Subbaraju, and Brahmaji play supporting roles.
Posani Naga Sudheer Babu is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in Shiva Manasulo Shruti (2012), Babu's successful films include Prema Katha Chitram (2013),Baaghi (2016), and Sammohanam (2018). He won SIIMA Special Jury award for his performance in Sammohanam.
Srimanthudu is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapati Babu and Rajendra Prasad. Sampath Raj, Mukesh Rishi, Sukanya and Harish Uthaman appear in supporting roles. It was distributed globally by Eros International.
Sampoornesh Babu is an Indian actor known for his works in the spoof comedy genre in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut as the lead role in the 2014 film, Hrudaya Kaleyam, for which he won the CineMAA Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role. He was a contestant in Bigg Boss Telugu.
Eluka Majaka is a Telugu language comedy film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. The film stars Vennela Kishore, Brahmanandam, Raghu Babu and Pavani. This Flim is dubbed in Tamil as "Ellame Elimayam" which premiered on Star Vijay Super .The film is the jointly produced by Marella Narasimha Rao and Vaddempudi Srinivasa Rao under the production company Naa Friends Art Movies. This is the 75th film of Relangi Narasimha Rao.
Kobbari Matta is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language parody film film directed by Rupak Ronaldson and written by Steven Shankar. It stars Sampoornesh Babu portraying roles of three generations- Paparayudu, Pedarayudu, and Androyudu.
Raja The Great is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Ravi Teja as a visually impaired man, alongside Mehreen Pirzada and Raadhika. Vivan Bhatena(in his Telugu Debut), Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj and Sampath Raj play supporting roles with music composed by Sai Karthik. The film marks the debut of Teja's son Mahadhan as child actor.
SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in a leading role in his debut Telugu film. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.
Son of India is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language patriotic action drama film written and directed by Diamond Ratnababu, and produced by Vishnu Manchu under the banner of Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures and 24 Frames Factory. The film stars Mohan Babu, Meena, Srikanth, and Pragya Jaiswal. The film was released theatrically on 18 February 2022 and received generally mixed reviews.
