Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted predominantly in Telugu cinema, along with a few Hindi and Tamil films. He received two National Film Awards namely, for Ninne Pelladata (1996), which he produced won the Best Feature Film in Telugu and a Special Mention as actor for Annamayya (1997); nine state Nandi Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South.
Ram Pothineni is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut with the box office success Devadasu (2006), for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He has two Filmfare Award South and one SIIMA Awards to his credit.
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, known professionally as Naga Chaitanya, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He has received one Filmfare Award South and one Nandi Award for his work.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards South.
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.
Keerthy Suresh is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. A recipient of various accolades including a National Film Award, three SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South, Keerthy was placed in Forbes India's 30 Under 30 list of 2021.
Akhil Akkineni is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Akhil was born in San Jose, California, and was raised in Hyderabad, India. Akhil debuted into films as a child artist in the children's film Sisindri (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award. He is also the captain of Telugu Warriors cricket team that competes in Celebrity Cricket League.
Dream Warrior Pictures is an Indian film production company based in Chennai. It was founded in 2010 by brothers S R Prakashbabu and S R Prabhu, who were partners in Studio Green during 2010–2013. They are also relatives of the veteran actor Sivakumar and cousins for actors Suriya and Karthi. They are prominent producers and distributors in India.
Anupama Parameswaran is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She debuted with a supporting role in the Malayalam coming-of-age film Premam (2015), which became an industry hit. Her notable work includes in films such as A Aa (2016), Sathamanam Bhavati (2017), Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018), Maniyarayile Ashokan (2020), Kurup (2021) and Karthikeya 2 (2022).
Sunitha Tati is an Indian film producer who produces Telugu films under Guru Films. Her notable productions include Oh! Baby, Courier Boy Kalyan and Sahasame Swasaga Sagipo.
Shraddha Rama Srinath is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She debuted with the Malayalam film Kohinoor and gained wide acclaim for her role in the Kannada psychological thriller U Turn (2016) for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and also for her performances in Jersey, Urvi, Vikram Vedha, Nerkonda Paarvai and Operation Alamelamma. For the latter, she won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South award. She won the Zee Cine Awards Telugu for Best Find of the Year - Female in 2020 for her role in Jersey.
Sathya is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language mystery film directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy. An official remake of the Telugu film Kshanam (2016), the film stars Sibi Sathyaraj, Remya Nambeesan and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. The film, produced by Maheshwari Sathyaraj under the banner Nathambal Film Factory, has music composed by Simon K. King and was released worldwide on 8 December 2017.
Mahanati is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The film features Keerthy Suresh as Savitri while Dulquer Salmaan plays Savitri's husband Gemini Ganesan. The film also stars Samantha Akkineni and Vijay Deverakonda, along with Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj, and Bhanupriya who appear in supporting roles. Naga Chaitanya and Mohan Babu, among others, play guest appearances. The plot follows Savitri's life, depicting her turbulent rise to prominence, marriage with Ganesan, and subsequent fall from grace, which is viewed from the perspective of a journalist and a photographer, played by Samantha and Deverakonda respectively.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian actress and model who has appeared predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in 2010 with Gautham Vasudev Menon's Telugu romance film Ye Maaya Chesave. The film fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South and a Nandi Award. In 2012, Samantha featured in live action Telugu-Tamil bilingual project Eega. The film received positive reviews and was one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of the year, earning ₹1.15 billion globally. Her performance as a micro artist who runs a NGO and takes revenge for the murder of her lover earned her Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress. In the same year, she appeared in trilingual romantic drama Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012). The film earned her praise from critics, and Samantha won her first Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress. Year 2012, became her most prolific award-winning year and she secured further recognition for Best Actress at the Vijay Awards, Santosham Film Awards and the CineMAA Awards.
Kross Pictures, Inc. is a South Korean multinational film and television production company with offices in Seoul, Los Angeles, and Mumbai. The company was co-founded and is currently run by Hyunwoo Thomas Kim. Key business areas of Kross Pictures are film production and distribution, web-novel and webtoon production, book publishing, and webtoon platform service.
Oh! Baby is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy. The film stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Lakshmi. A remake of the 2014 South Korean film Miss Granny, the plot follows a woman in her 70s (Lakshmi) who magically finds herself turned into a 24-year-old self (Samantha) after having her picture taken at a mysterious photo studio. Naga Shaurya, Rajendra Prasad, Rao Ramesh, and Sajja Teja play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mickey J. Meyer.
Manmadhudu 2 is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Rahul Ravindran. It is produced by Nagarjuna and P. Kiran under Annapurna Studios, Anandi Art Creations and Viacom18 Studios. It stars Nagarjuna and Rakul Preet Singh, with music composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj. The film is an official remake of the French film I Do (2006) and is a spiritual successor to Nagarjuna's Manmadhudu (2002). The film opened up to negative reviews and became a box-office bomb.
Viveik Kalra is an English actor. His breakout role came in 2019's Blinded by the Light, directed by Gurinder Chadha.
Chennai Story is an upcoming English rom com adaption of the Timeri N. Murari's 2004 novel The Arrangements of Love, starring Viveik Kalra and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, written and directed by Philip John, co - written by Nimmi Harasgama and produced by Sunitha Tati on Guru Films.
