Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary, professionally known as Jagapathi Babu, is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Babu has appeared in 170 feature films, and has received four Filmfare Awards and seven state Nandi Awards.
Vyjayanthi Movies is an Indian film production company established in 1974 by C. Aswani Dutt. It is one of the biggest film production houses in Telugu cinema. Vyjayanthi Movies is especially known for its big-budget productions with top movie stars and lavish production values. It is credited with producing some of the most iconic films in Telugu cinema. It has subsidiaries, Swapna Cinema and Three Angels Studio run by Aswani Dutt's daughters Swapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt.
Raavoyi Chandamama is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. It stars Nagarjuna, Jagapathi Babu, Anjala Zhaveri, Keerthi Reddy, and the music was composed by Mani Sharma. The film was produced by C. Aswani Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner. The film's title is based on a song from Missamma (1955). Raavoyi Chandamama was not commercially successful.
Navdeep Pallapolu is an Indian actor and television personality who predominantly appears in the Telugu film industry alongside Tamil and Hindi works. He made his film debut in 2004 with the patriotic sports drama Jai. His notable works include Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005), Gowtam SSC (2005), Chandamama (2007), Arya 2 (2009), Baadshah (2013), Ice Cream (2014), Dhruva (2016), Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017), Ragini MMS: Returns 2 (2019), Ala Vaikunthapurramloo (2020), Seeru (2020), Masti's (2020), Run (2020), Newsense (2023) and Eagle (2024).
Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi language films. Her notable work includes Tholi Prema (1998), Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) and Arjun (2004). She has received a Filmfare Award for her performance in the film Arjun (2004).
Kasko is a 2009 Telugu romantic drama film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. The film stars Vaibhav and Shweta Basu Prasad in the lead roles. The film was a box office failure.
Arya 2 is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Sukumar. Starring Allu Arjun, Navdeep, and Kajal Aggarwal, it is a spiritual sequel to Arya (2004). Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Aditya Babu and B. V. S. N. Prasad produced the film under the Aditya Arts banner. The plot revolves around the complex love–hate relationship between three characters, Arya ; Ajay (Navdeep), Arya's childhood friend and Geetha, a woman working at Ajay's company, whom both Arya and Ajay love. The film theatrically released on 27 November 2009.
Jhummandi Naadam is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film produced by Lakshmi Manchu and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Manoj Manchu and debutant Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles and Mohan Babu in a supporting role. The film's music is composed by M. M. Keeravani with cinematography by S. Gopal Reddy and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on 1 July 2010
Hanuman Junction is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by M. Raja. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Arjun, Jagapathi Babu, Venu, Laya, Sneha and Vijayalakshmi with music composed by Suresh Peters. It is produced by M. V. Lakshmi under the M. L. Movie Arts banner of Editor Mohan. The film, notably Raja's directorial debut, is a remake Malayalam film Thenkasipattanam (2000). Released on 21 December 2001, the film was a successful venture.The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Singakottai.
B. V. Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema and television. She debuted with 2011 Telugu film, Ala Modalaindi.
Maavichiguru is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by P. Usharani under Chandra Kiran Films and presented by Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Aamani, and Ranjitha with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film was remade in Malayalam as Kumkumacheppu (1996), in Kannada as Mangalasutra (1997) and in Tamil as Thodarum (1999). The film won three Nandi Awards.
Pelli Peetalu is a 1998 Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It is produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapati Art Pictures banner. The film was recorded as a super hit at the box office. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, and remained a musical hit. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996).
Adavilo Abhimanyudu is a 1989 Telugu-language adventure-thriller film, produced by S. Venkataratnam and directed by Anil. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Vinod Kumar Alva and Aishwarya, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the 1989 Malayalam film Douthyam. The film won two Nandi Awards.
Guntur Talkies is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Praveen Sattaru who co-wrote the film with Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film stars Jonnalagadda, Rashmi Gautam, Shraddha Das, and Naresh. The film was a sleeper hit. It was remade in Tamil as Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku (2018).
Nela Ticket is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by Ram Talluri on his production banner SRT Entertainments and directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala. It features Ravi Teja, Malvika Sharma, Jagapathi Babu in the lead roles and music composed by Shakti Kanth Karthick. The film released worldwide on 25 May 2018.
Yatra (transl. Journey), also marketed as YSR: Yatra, is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language biographical film starring Mammootty as Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Directed by Mahi V Raghav, the film is based on padayatra of Reddy who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from May 2004 to June 2009 representing Indian National Congress. The film is produced by Vijay Chilla, Shashi Devi Reddy under 70mm Entertainments and music composed by K. Principal photography commenced on 20 June 2018 in Hyderabad.
Sarileru Neekevvaru is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written & directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and AK Entertainments. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rashmika Mandanna, Vijayashanti, Prakash Raj and Rajendra Prasad. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while R. Rathnavelu and Tammiraju handled the cinematography and editing respectively.
Keratam is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Gautham Patnaik and produced by S. V. Babu. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Yuvan by director R. N. Saran. The film stars Siddharth Rajkumar, Aishwarya Devan and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles. A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the films featured music composed by Joshua Sridhar and were released in August 2011. The bilingual version had Rakul making her Tamil & Telugu language debuts respectively.
Pitta Kathalu is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language anthology drama film consisting of four short film segments, directed by Nag Ashwin, B. V. Nandini Reddy, Tharun Bhascker and Sankalp Reddy. The film features an ensemble cast of Amala Paul, Ashwin Kakumanu, Eesha Rebba, Jagapati Babu, Satyadev, Lakshmi Manchu, Ashima Narwal, Saanve Megghana, Sanjith Hegde and Shruti Haasan, amongst others. The film was produced by RSVP Movies and Flying Unicorn Entertainment. The film premiered on Netflix on 19 February 2021. It is Netflix's first Telugu original film.
Rudrangi is 2023 Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film written and directed by Ajay Samrat. and produced by Rasamayi Balakishan under Rasamayi Films. It stars Jagapati Babu, Mamta Mohandas, Ashish Gandhi, Vimala Raman in vital roles. The soundtrack is composed by Nawfal Raja Asi. It was released on 7 July 2023.
