Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr., popularly known by the initialism Jr NTR, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Referred to in the media as the "Man of Masses", he has starred in 30 films. Rao's accolades include three Filmfare Awards, two Nandi Awards, two Siima Awards, four CineMAA Awards and one IIFA Award.
Edara Naresh, better known as Allari Naresh, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu films. Starring in over 55 films and known for his various comic roles, Naresh earned two Filmfare Awards South, one Nandi Award, and one South Indian International Movie Award for his work.
Sharad Kelkar is an Indian actor and voice actor who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films, television and web series.
Srinivasan Doraiswamy, known by his stage name Srinivas or Jeans Srinivas, is an Indian playback singer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi music industries. Credited to 3000 songs, he is also a music composer, working on projects including films, jingles, albums, television serials, and devotional albums. He received the Kalaimamani award by the Tamil Nadu state government in 2005 and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award twice for the songs "Minsara Poove" (Padayappa) in 1999 and "Maargazhiyil" in 2008. He has also received the Best Male Singer Kerala State Film Award for the song "Bhasuri" in 2007, the Film Critics Award for Best Composer for the movie "Seetha Kalyanam" in 2009, and Best Playback Singer for "Kaisi Hai Yeh Ruth".
Rohini Molleti, known professionally as Rohini, is an Indian actress, screenwriter, dubbing artist and lyricist. She has mainly acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about films to her credit. She received National Film Award – Special Mention and Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance as Rangi in the 1995 film Stri.
Radhakrishna "Krish" Jagarlamudi is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi and Tamil films. He has earned numerous accolades throughout his career including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards South.
Mamilla Shailaja Priya, popularly known as Priya, is an Indian actress. She appears primarily in Telugu feature films and television soap operas, and has also acted in Hindi and Tamil language films.
A Aa is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy family film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Hassine Creations. The film stars Nithiin, Samantha and Anupama Parameswaran. Mickey J Meyer composed the score and soundtrack.
Gokina Rama Rao is an Indian film, character actor, known for his works in Telugu cinema.
Mada Venkateswara Rao was an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh. He acted in more than 600 films. He played notable roles in the films Mutyala Muggu, Lambadolla Ramdasu, and Mayadari Malligadu. He was known for his comedy roles.
Priyadarshi Pulikonda is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He gained recognition for his role in Pelli Choopulu (2016). In addition to supporting roles, Priyadarshi played the lead in films such as Mallesham (2019), Mithai (2019), and Mail (2021). His performance in Mallesham (2019) appeared in the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion.
Bigg Boss is an Indian Telugu-language television reality show of the Bigg Boss franchise which airs on Star Maa and streams on Disney+ Hotstar in India. It follows the format of the Dutch reality show Big Brother, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands.
Radha Kalyana is an Indian Kannada language television series which aired on Zee Kannada. It stars Radhika Rao and Amith Kashyap in lead roles. It premiered from 15 July 2019 by replacing Jodi Hakki. This series is an official remake of Zee Telugu series Maate Mantramu. This show abruptly stopped on 3 April 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Endrendrum Punnagai is an Indian Tamil-language television drama airing on Zee Tamil. It premiered on 16 March 2020 and ended on 6 May 2022, starring Nakshatra Srinivas with Nithin Iyer, Deepak Kumar and Kavitha This series is produced by Esai Pictures of actress Neelima Rani.
Krishna Tulasi is an Indian Telugu language soap opera which premiered on 22 February 2021 on Zee Telugu. It stars Aishwarya H and Dileep Shetty. The series was produced by Raghavendra Rao. It is an official remake of Zee Bangla TV series Krishnakoli.
Srimathi Srinivas is an Indian Telugu-language television drama that began airing on Star Maa on 20 December 2021. The show also streams on Disney Plus Hotstar. It is the remake of 2007 Tamil series Thirumathi Selvam, which aired on Sun TV. It stars Ashwin and Ankita Amar.
Mounaraagam is an Indian Telugu language television drama series that aired on Star Maa from 16 September 2018 to 30 January 2021. It stars Priyanka Jain, Shiva Kumar Marihal and Anil Allam in lead roles.
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2020 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
Ruthuragalu is an Indian Telugu-language drama television series that aired on DD 8 from 1997 to 2000, with a total of 582 episodes. Directed by Manjula Naidu and Sudhakar Pallamala, and produced by Manjula Naidu, the series was based on a story by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani. It is regarded as one of the earliest daily soap operas in Telugu television, airing on weekdays at 4:30 PM.
