Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards including six Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards.
Allu Aravind is an Indian film producer, 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.
Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is one of the largest and most successful production houses in South Indian cinema. It is established in 1972 by Allu Aravind. It has produced around 60 films majority of them in Telugu in addition to a few films in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada languages.
I Love You is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language film that was directed by Vayu Nandana Rao. This film starred Chiranjeevi, Suvarna, Prasad Babu, P. L. Narayana and others. It was simultaneously filmed in Kannada with the same title starring Shankar Nag with Suvarna reprising her role.
Julayi (transl. Vagabond) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas, and produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Hassine Creations banner. The film stars Allu Arjun, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood, and Rajendra Prasad. The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with cinematography handled by Chota K. Naidu and his brother Shyam K. Naidu, and editing done by Prawin Pudi.
Regina Cassandra is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005) and made her Telugu film debut with Siva Manasulo Sruthi (2012), for which she won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. She made her Hindi film debut with Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019).
Madhuurima Banerjee, also known by her stage name Nyra Banerjee, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Following appearances in various television serials, she made her feature film debut in director Srinivasa murthy Nidadavole's Telugu comedy film Aa Okkadu which was a moderate success, and then went on to act in several successful Telugu films including Vamsi's Saradaga Kasepu in 2010. She acted in Bollywood film One Night Stand. She also assisted director Tony D'Souza for his film Azhar.
Gouravam (transl. Honour) is a 2013 Indian social thriller film, written and directed by Radha Mohan. Simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages, the film was produced by Prakash Raj under the banner of Duet Movies. It marks the acting debut of Allu Sirish, brother of Allu Arjun, and also stars Yami Gautam in the lead. Gouravam deals with the issue of honour killing. The film released on 19 April 2013 with a linear narrative in Tamil and with a non-linear narrative in Telugu. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience.
Lavanya Tripathi is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films along with Tamil films. Tripathi made her acting debut with the Hindi television show Pyaar Ka Bandhan (2009) and made her film debut with Andala Rakshasi (2012), for which she won CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut.
Race Gurram is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas under his banner Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions. The film stars Allu Arjun and Shruti Haasan while Shaam and Ravi Kishan play supporting roles. S. Thaman composed the music. Cinematography and editing were done by Manoj Paramahamsa and Gautham Raju respectively.
Allu Sirish is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films. He is the brother of leading-Telugu cinema actor Allu Arjun. He debuted as a lead actor with Gouravam (2013) and later went to appear in films such as Kotha Janta (2014), Srirastu Subhamastu (2016) and Okka Kshanam (2017).
Power is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravindra and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under the banner Rockline Entertainments, both marking their debut in Telugu cinema. The film stars Ravi Teja, Hansika Motwani and Regina Cassandra. S. Thaman composed the music.
Maruthi Dasari, known mononymously as Maruthi, is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing low budget films like Ee Rojullo and Bus Stop. Maruthi is associated with Maruthi Talkies, a film production house in the Telugu film industry.
Ra Ra... Krishnayya is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mahesh Babu Pachigolla and produced by Vamsi Krishna Srinivas on the SVK Cinemas banner. It stars Sundeep Kishan and Regina Cassandra, while Jagapathi Babu, Kalyani, Tanikella Bharani, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. Achu Rajamani composed the music. Sai Sriram and Marthand K. Venkatesh handled the cinematography and editing of the film respectively. It is a remake of the 2012 Hindi romantic comedy, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, which itself was based on the 1997 English film, A Life Less Ordinary, directed by Danny Boyle.
Madhunandan is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He began his film career with the 2001 Telugu film, Nuvvu Nenu. He has been in the film industry since he was 19 years old. He did a Masters in Business Administration from Osmania University, and later relocated to the United States. Nitin confirmed his role in Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde, which was his first successful film.
Konidela Varun Tej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Born to the Allu–Konidela family, he is the son of actor Nagendra Babu. Till date he has starred in 13 films.
Panja Sai Dharam Tej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Related to the Allu–Konidela family, he made his acting debut with the box office success Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014) for which he received SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut and CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut.
Subramanyam For Sale is a 2015 Telugu-language action romantic comedy film written and directed by Harish Shankar, produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Sai Dharam Tej, Regina Cassandra, and Adah Sharma. The music is composed by Mickey J Meyer. The film was later remade by Eskay Movies in Bengali in 2018 as Chalbaaz starring Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan and Subhashree Ganguly.
Srirastu Subhamastu is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Parasuram and produced by Allu Aravind for Geetha Arts banner. The film features Allu Sirish and Lavanya Tripathi in the lead roles alongside Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani, Subbaraju, Sumalatha, and Ali in the supporting roles, while Hamsa Nandini appears in an item song. The film opened to mixed to positive reviews.
Allu–Konidela family is a prominent Indian film family known for their work in Telugu cinema. At least 3 generations of the family are involved in films, business ventures, and politics. Prominent heads of the family are comic actor Allu Ramalingaiah and his son-in-law, actor-politician Chiranjeevi.
