Relangi Venkata Ramayya,known mononymously by his surname as Relangi,was an Indian actor,comedian,and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1970. Relangi is particularly known for his comic expressions,and dialogues during the 1950s and 1960s. Together with Ramana Reddy,they were a comedy double act.
Telugu cinema,is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language,widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is also known as Tollywood,a portmanteau of the names Telugu,and Hollywood. Based in Film Nagar,Hyderabad,Telugu cinema is the largest film industry in India by box-office revenue as of 2021. Telugu films sold 23.3 crore tickets in 2022,the highest among all Indian film industries. As of 2023,Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of movie screens in India.
Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian actor,littérateur,journalist,lyricist,dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as Kanchu Kantam Jaggayya (Telugu) for his booming voice. In a film career spanning forty years as a matinee idol,he starred in eighty films,as a lead actor,and lead antagonist in a variety of genres. In 1967,he was elected as a member of the fourth Lok Sabha,from the constituency of Ongole,becoming the first Indian film actor to be elected as a member of the Parliament.
Allu Aravind is an Indian film producer,film distributor,and businessman. He is regarded as one of the most powerful and successful producers in South Indian cinema. He is the founder of Geetha Arts,a major film production house in the Telugu film industry. He is also the co-owner of Aha,an online streaming service,and the Indian Super League club,Kerala Blasters FC. Aravind won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement and two Nandi Awards for his work as a producer.
Allu Ramalingaiah was an Indian character actor,comedian,and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990,he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998,he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South,and the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2001. Ramalingaiah appeared in over 1000 films in a variety of roles. The "Allu Ramalingaiah National Award" was instituted in his memory by the "Allu Ramalingaiah Academy of Arts". The award is presented every year to a Telugu film personality for lifetime achievement.
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao,known mononymously by his surname Gummadi,was an Indian actor and producer,who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. Known as one of the finest supporting/character actors in Telugu cinema,Gummadi acted in around five hundred feature films. He received critical recognition for his work in Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962),for which he received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982.
Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru,Andhra Pradesh,India. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s,and has received four state Nandi Awards. He died due to prolonged illness at the age of 65.
Khaidi No. 786 is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Vijaya Bapineedu. It stars Chiranjeevi,Bhanupriya,Suthivelu,Kota Srinivasa Rao,Mohan Babu,Nutan Prasad and Kaikala Satyanarayana. It is the second film in Chiranjeevi's successful Khaidi trilogy. The film is a remake of the 1986 Tamil film Amman Kovil Kizhakale,and was released on 10 June 1988.
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao,known mononymously by his surname as Rajanala,was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema,Telugu theatre,and a few Tamil,Kannada,and Hindi films. In a film career spanning more than four decades,Rajanala acted in more than 1400 feature films in a variety of characters. Regarded as one of the finest method actors,Rajanala was known for his gruesome portrayals of lead antagonist roles during the Golden age of Telugu cinema. The Government of Andhra Pradesh and the film industry felicitated him for his achievements and contribution to Indian Film Industry. He won several Filmfare Awards South and Nandi Award.
Srihari was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in some Tamil,Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award.
Gollapudi Maruti Rao was an Indian actor,writer and director known for his works in Telugu cinema,Telugu theatre,and Telugu literature. Maruti Rao acted in over 250 Telugu films in a variety of roles. His noted literary works and plays,like Rendu Rellu Aaru,Patita,Karuninchani Devatalu,Mahanatudu,Kaalam Venakku Tirigindi,Aasayaalaku Sankellu,won numerous State Awards.
Gaayam is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language political crime thriller film,based on the 1980s Vijayawada Gang Warfare. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma,and story co-written by himself and Mani Ratnam,it stars Jagapathi Babu,Revathi,Urmila Matondkar and music composed by Sri. Upon its release,the film became commercially successful at box-office and won six state Nandi Awards in 1993. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Desam.
C. Nagabushanam was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in more than 350 films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He primarily acted in villain and character actor roles. Nagabushanam was a trendsetter in enacting comic villain characters. He was also known by the title “Natabhooshana”.
Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao,popularly known as Rallapalli,was an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu films and television. He won two state Nandi Awards.
Gangasani Rami Reddy was an Indian actor in Telugu and Hindi cinema. He also was a film director and producer. He is known for his negative roles,character roles and comedy timing. He was a well-known villain and he had an inimitable style with typical Telangana dialect. He shot to fame with his dialogue "spot pedatha" in the film Ankusam.
Pally Babu Mohan commonly known as Babu Mohan is an Indian actor and politician formerly from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for his role in Mamagaru.
Punyamurthula Suryanarayana Murthy,also known by his stage name Chitti Babu,is an Indian actor and comedian,known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the brother of noted comedians Raja Babu and Ananth Babu.
Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy was an Indian actor and thespian known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was the founder of the theater group Praja Natya Mandali. He has received the honorary Kalaprapoorna from Andhra University,for his contributions towards Telugu theater and cinema.
Bangaru Kutumbam is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language drama film,produced by Kaikala Nageswara Rao under the Ramaa Films banner,presented by Satyanarayana and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jayasudha with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film was a box office success and won two Nandi Awards.
Hema Sunder is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema,and a few in Tamil,Malayalam,Kannada,Hindi,and Bhojpuri. He starred in over 300 feature films. He made his debut with the 1972 film Vichithra Bandham.
