Daggubati Venkatesh, also known as Victory Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi films. Venkatesh has a prolific career spanning over 37 years and is known for portraying a variety of characters. He has received many accolades including six Filmfare Awards and five Nandi Awards.
Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014. Allu Arjun is a recipient of several awards including a National Film Award, six Filmfare Awards, and three Nandi Awards. He is popularly referred to as "Stylish Star" and "Icon Star". One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, he is also known for his dancing.
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.
Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was an Indian filmmaker and entrepreneur widely regarded as the father of Telugu cinema. A pioneer of Indian cinema, Naidu established the first Indian-owned movie theatres in South India and founded Star of the East Films, the first film production company established by a Telugu person. He is credited with producing Bhishma Pratigna (1921), considered the first Telugu feature film, thus laying the foundation for the Telugu film industry.
Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Sivakumar, professionally credited as Thaman S, is an Indian composer and playback singer known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his work in the 2020 musical hit Ala Vaikuntapuramulo.
Bindaas is a 2010 Telugu action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla starring Manoj Manchu and Sheena Shahabadi. The film was released on 5 February 2010. Made on a budget of ₹3 crore, the film grossed more than ₹8 crore and was considered a hit. Additionally, it was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Happy 2 Happy and remade in Kannada as Jinke Mari. The film received two Nandi Awards.
Baanam (transl. Arrow) is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by the debutant Chaitanya Dantuluri, starring Nara Rohit and Vedhika in the lead roles. Produced by Priyanka Dutt under the banner Three Angels Studio Pvt Ltd, the film also marks Nara Rohith's debut as lead actor.
Solo is a 2011 Telugu-language romantic family drama film written and directed by Parasuram. The film features Nara Rohit and Nisha Agarwal in the lead roles. The film featured music by Mani Sharma. It was remade in Oriya as Haata Dhari Chaaluthaa with Anubhav Mohanty and Varsha Priyadarshini.
Sarocharu is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Parasuram starring Ravi Teja and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. Richa Gangopadhyay played an imaginary role by combining the faces of Sandhya and Karthik's friend's wife. The film was produced on Three Angels Studio Pvt. Ltd. banner by Priyanka Dutt and was presented by Vyjayanthi banner. Devi Sri Prasad scored the soundtrack for the film. The film was released on 21 December 2012.
Prathinidhi is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language political thriller film produced by J Samba Siva Rao under Sudha cinemas. It was directed by debutant Prashanth Mandava. The film stars Nara Rohit and Shubra Aiyappa in the lead roles. Music is composed by Sai Karthik. The film received positive reviews from critics and the audience. This film was remade in Tamil as Ko 2. A spiritual sequel titled Prathinidhi 2 was released in May 2024.
Rowdy Fellow is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language political action comedy film, written and directed by Krishna Chaitanya and produced by T. Prakash Reddy under his banner Moviemills, and presented by Cinema 5. This hybrid genre film stars Nara Rohit and Vishakha Singh in the lead roles, while Rao Ramesh, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, Posani Krishna Murali, Supreeth, Praveen, Ahuti Prasad, and Madhunandan, among others, play supporting roles. Sunny has composed music for the film. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Mard The Khiladi and released by Aditya Movies in 2018.
Sree Vishnu is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. After appearing in minor roles, Vishnu got his breakthrough with Prema Ishq Kaadhal (2013). He later starred in films such as Second Hand (2013), Appatlo Okadundevadu (2016), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017), Mental Madhilo (2017), Brochevarevarura (2019), and Raja Raja Chora (2021). In 2018, he was nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017).
Pawan Kalyan is an Indian actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator, playback singer, choreographer, film director, screenwriter, film producer, narrator, philanthropist and politician works in Telugu cinema. He is currently serving as the 10th deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024.
Kathalo Rajakumari is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Mahesh Surapaneni and produced by Soundarya Narra, Prashanthi, Bheeram Sudhakar Reddy, and Krishna Vijay. Nara Rohit and Namitha Pramod play the lead roles in the movie. Naga Shourya makes a cameo appearance in this film.
Balakrishnudu is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by debutant Mallela Pavan. It features Nara Rohit, Regina Cassandra and Ramya Krishna in the lead roles, while Adithya Menon, Ajay, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Pruthviraj play supporting roles. The film is produced by B. Mahendra Babu, Musunuru Vamsi Krishna and Sri Vinod Nandamuri on Saraschandrikaa Visionary Motion Pictures and MayaBazar Movies. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Vijay C. Kumar and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film released on 24 November 2017.
NTR: Mahanayakudu is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the real life and political career of N. T. Rama Rao, produced by Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sai Korrapati, Vishnu Vardhan Induri under NBK Films, Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram, Vibri Media banners and directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. It is the second movie in a two-part series, with the first being NTR: Kathanayakudu. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vidya Balan, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Rana Daggubati in the lead roles and its music is composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film received positive reviews and yet bombed badly at the box office.
Aatagallu (transl. "Players") is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film produced by Vaasireddy Ravindra, Vaasireddy Sivaji, Vaddapudi Jithendra, and Makkina Ramu under the Friends Movie Creations banner. The film was directed by Paruchuri Murali. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Nara Rohit, Darshana Banik in the lead roles and music composed by Sai Karthik. Editing and Cinematography was handled by Marthand K. Venkatesh and Vijay C. Kumar respectively. The film was released on 24 August 2018.
Rohit is an Indian actor known for starring in Telugu-language film in the 2000s.
Prathinidhi 2 is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language political thriller film written and directed by Murthy Devagupthapu. A sequel to Prathinidhi (2014), the film stars Nara Rohit and Siree Lella, while Dinesh Tej, Jisshu Sengupta, and Sachin Khedekar play supporting roles. The film released on 10 May 2024 and received mixed-to-negative reviews.
Basanti is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Baanam-fame Chaitanya Dantuluri and starring Raja Goutham and Alisha Baig.
