Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju, known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer who mainly works in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action comedy films, he is popular by the moniker "Mass Maharaja". One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, Teja has won three state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award South. He was featured by Forbes India in the list of top 100 Celebrities in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Bengal Tiger is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Sampath Nandi. It was produced by K. K. Radhamohan's Sri Satya Sai Arts and features Ravi Teja, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Raashii Khanna. Boman Irani, Nassar, Nagineedu, Rao Ramesh, and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. The music was composed by Nandi's protégé, Bheems Ceciroleo. Soundararajan handled the cinematography and Gautham Raju was the editor.
Nivetha Pethuraj is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Oru Naal Koothu (2016). She then made her Telugu debut with Mental Madhilo (2017). Her notable productions include Chitralahari (2019), Paagal (2020), Das Ka Dhamki (2023) and the crime thriller television series Paruvu.
Shraddha Rama Srinath is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She debuted in 2015, 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 – Kannada award. She won the Zee Cine Awards Telugu for Best Find of the Year - Female in 2020 for her role in Jersey. she is a recipient of two Filmfare Award South and two SIIMA Awards.
Jakes Bejoy is an Indian film score composer, music producer, and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Angels (2014) was his debut film as a music director.
Meenakshi Chaudhary is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who works in Telugu and Tamil films. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2018 pageant, where she was crowned as Femina Miss India Grand International 2018. Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 and was crowned as the first runner up.
Rustum is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language action crime film directed by Ravi Varma in his directorial debut. It was produced by Jayanna and Bhogendra under the banner of Jayanna Combines. The film features Shiva Rajkumar, Vivek Oberoi, Shraddha Srinath, Rachita Ram and Mayuri Kyatari in the lead roles, while Harish Uthaman, Mahendran, Arjun Gowda and Shatru appear in supporting roles.
Falaknuma Das is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Vishwak Sen. It is based on the 2017 Malayalam film Angamaly Diaries. The film was produced by Vishwak's father, Karate Raju, under Vanmaye Creations, in association with Vishwak Sen Cinemas, Terranova Pictures, and Media9 Creative Works. The film was presented by D. Suresh Babu, under Suresh Productions. Sen starred alongside Saloni Mishra, Harshita Gaur, Prashanthi Charuolingah, Uttej, Jeevan Kumar, and Tharun Bhascker. The music was composed by Vivek Sagar with cinematography by Vidya Sagar Chinta and editing by Ravi Teja Girijala. The film released on 31 May 2019 to mixed to positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box-office.
Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Naidu on 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a lead actor in 2017 with the film Vellipomakey. He made his debut as a director in 2019 with the film Falaknuma Das. His notable works are Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018), HIT: The First Case (2020), Ori Devuda (2022), and his second directorial, Das Ka Dhamki (2023).
Maara is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language adventure romantic drama film directed by Dhilip Kumar in his directorial debut, and produced by Prateek Chakravorty and Shruti Nallappa of Pramod Films. An adaptation of the 2015 Malayalam blockbuster movie Charlie by Martin Prakkat, the film stars R. Madhavan, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami, and Sshivada, reprising the roles played by Dulquer Salmaan, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Aparna Gopinath, in the original counterpart.
HIT: The First Case is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by debutant Sailesh Kolanu and produced by Prashanti Tipirneni. It stars Vishwak Sen and Ruhani Sharma. The plot follows Vikram Rudraraju, a police officer of the Telangana state's Homicide Intervention Team (HIT) who is tasked with investigating the missing case of an eighteen year old girl.
Siddharth Jonnalagadda, credited and popularly known as Siddhu Jonnalagadda and Star Boy, is an Indian actor and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with Josh (2009) and in Tamil with Vallinam (2014). Jonnalagadda later went on to co-write and appear in films such as Guntur Talkies (2016) and Krishna and His Leela (2020), whereas DJ Tillu (2022) and Tillu Square (2024) established him as one of the popular new-age actors of Telugu cinema.
Chandini Chowdary is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. Her notable works include Colour Photo (2020), Sammathame (2022) and Gaami (2024).
HIT: The Second Case is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film written and directed by Sailesh Kolanu. It is the second installment in the HIT Universe following HIT: The First Case (2020). The film stars Adivi Sesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Suhas and Rao Ramesh.
Hanu-Man is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language superhero film written and directed by Prasanth Varma and produced by Primeshow Entertainment. It stars Teja Sajja in the title role, alongside Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Samuthirakani, Vinay Rai, Vennela Kishore and Raj Deepak Shetty. Set in the fictional village of Anjanadri, Hanu-Man is the first installment of the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU). The narrative follows Hanumanthu, who gains the powers of Lord Hanuman to protect the people of Anjanadri, ultimately facing off against Michael after encountering a mysterious gem.
Ravanasura is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language psychological action thriller film directed by Sudheer Varma from a story written by Srikanth Vissa. It is a remake of the 2019 Bengali thriller film Vinci Da by Srijit Mukherji which was successful at the box office. It has an ensemble cast featuring Ravi Teja, Jayaram, Sushanth, Anu Emmanuel, Faria Abdullah, Megha Akash, Daksha Nagarkar and Pujita Ponnada. Besides acting, Ravi Teja also produced the film under RT Team Works along with Abhishek Nama's Abhishek Pictures.
HIT Universe is an Indian Telugu-language shared universe of crime thriller films created by Sailesh Kolanu. The universe's title is an acronym for "Homicide Intervention Team".
Maama Mascheendra is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language Action film directed by Harsha Vardhan. The film stars Sudheer Babu in a dual role as Durga/DJ and Parasuram, alongside Mirnalini Ravi, Eesha Rebba, and Harsha Vardhan. The film's music was composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj while P. G. Vinda performed the cinematography with editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film was released on 6 October 2023. The film received negative reviews from critics. The film was a box office bomb.
