Satyam is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Surya Kiran and produced by actor Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The film received positive reviews and was very successful at the box-office. Released on 19 December 2003, it was one of the biggest box-office successes in Sumanth's career and it was also Genelia's debut in Telugu cinema. Chakri won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali as Shakti.
Gowri is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. V. Ramana. It stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur in the lead roles, and was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. It is a remake of the 2003 Tamil film Thirumalai, starring Vijay and Jyothika. Gowri was a hit at the box office, grossing close to ₹17 crore. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title The Gunda.
Pallavii Subhash Shirke is an Indian actress. A model turned actress, she began her career in Marathi plays, films and TV shows and later appeared in Hindi TV shows. She has worked in various Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi films along with a Sri Lankan (Sinhala) film as well. She is known for her roles as Dharma in the television show Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (2015-2016), and as Yasodhara - the wife of Prince Siddhartha - in the film Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara (2018).
Vicky Donor is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Films. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam with Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia in pivotal roles. The concept is set against the background of sperm donation and infertility within a Bengali-Punjabi household. The film was released on April 20, 2012 at around 750 screens in India. The film opened to universal critical acclaim and performed strongly at the box office. It became a commercial success grossing ₹66.32 crore worldwide, against a budget of ₹15 crore.
Shoojit Sircar is an Indian filmmaker, director and producer known for his work in Hindi films. He has received several awards, including two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award from five nominations.
Harish Kalyan is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films and also appeared in a few Telugu language films. He made his acting debut in Sindhu Samaveli (2010) opposite debutante Amala Paul, before being noticed for his performances in Poriyaalan (2014), Vil Ambu (2016) and Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018).
Pelli Sambandham (transl. Marriage Alliance) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film, produced by C. Aswini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sumanth, Sakshi Shivanand, Sanghavi, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The film is a remake of Tamil language film Pooparika Varugirom (1999).
Premam (transl. Love) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic drama film co written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti; a remake of the blockbuster 2015 Malayalam-Tamil film of the same name, and features Naga Chaitanya and Shruti Haasan, portraying the respective roles played by Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the original, whilst Madonna Sebastian and Anupama Parameswaran reprise their roles from the original. Daggubati Venkatesh and Nagarjuna appear in guest roles. The plot shows Vikram and his friends' life from teenage to adulthood.
Kshanam (transl. Moment) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language mystery film directed by Ravikanth Perepu. The film features Adivi Sesh and Adah Sharma in lead roles and Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kishore, Satyam Rajesh, Satyadev Kancharana, and Ravi Varma in supporting roles with the music is by Sricharan Pakala and cinematography by Shaneil Deo. In the film, Rishi (Sesh) arrives in India to find the missing daughter of his ex-girlfriend Shwetha (Sharma).
Sangeetha Rajeev, also known as SaRa is an Indian singer, stage performer and composer. She won the Best International Pop Singer of the year at the VIMA Music Awards 2019 in Malaysia. She is the first Independent Artist from Karnataka to collaborate with Sonu Nigam for a Kannada Track called "Neene Neene" which was also released in Hindi as "Tuhi Tuhi". Her track "Nee Hinga Nodabyada" which was sung, composed and performed by Sangeetha Rajeev remains one of the biggest viral Kannada Independent tracks She introduced the genre ಕ Pop and is setting examples to many upcoming artists in Karnataka. Her independent tracks are featured in MTV and BBC Asian Network United Kingdom.
Ninnu Kori is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Shiva Nirvana from a screenplay written by Kona Venkat. Produced by DVV Danayya under DVV Entertainments, the film stars Nani, Nivetha Thomas and Aadhi Pinisetty while Murali Sharma and Tanikella Bharani play supporting roles. Gopi Sunder composed the music. Prawin Pudi and Karthik Ghattamaneni are the editor and cinematographer of the film respectively.
Ami Thumi is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mohanakrishna Indraganti. It stars Adivi Sesh, Eesha Rebba, Avasarala Srinivas, Aditi Myakal, Tanikella Bharani and Vennela Kishore. The film was produced by K C Narasimha Rao, music composed by Mani Sharma, and cinematography by P. G. Vinda.
Adithya Varma is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gireesaaya in his directorial debut and produced by Mukesh Mehta under E4 Entertainment. The film stars Dhruv Vikram in his acting debut and Banita Sandhu in her Tamil debut, while Priya Anand appears in a supporting role. A remake of the Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017) directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, it follows Dhruv, playing the titular character Adithya Varma, a high-functioning alcoholic surgeon who has anger management problems. He pushes himself to a self-destructive path after the marriage of his girlfriend Meera; following which, the film focuses on his downfall and subsequent resurgence.
Dharala Prabhu is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Krishna Marimuthu in his directorial debut. A remake of the 2012 Hindi film Vicky Donor, the film stars Harish Kalyan, Tanya Hope and Vivek. The film's concept is set against the backdrop of sperm donation and infertility, with Prabhu approached by Dr. Kannadasan (Vivek), the owner of a fertility clinic, to become a sperm donor for which he eventually agrees.
Idam Jagath is a 2018 Indian Telugu language film directed by Anil Srikantam and starring Sumanth and Anju Kurian.
Sricharan Pakala is an Indian music composer who works in the Telugu film industry.
Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Aditya Mandala from a screenplay written by Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film stars Jonnalagadda and Seerat Kapoor while Tanikella Bharani, Shishir Sharma, and Kamal Kamaraju play supporting roles with the music composed by Sricharan Pakala–Rohit–Joy. The film premiered on Aha on 13 November 2020.
Thimmarusu: Assignment Valli is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Sharan Koppisetty and produced by Mahesh S. Koneru and Yarabolu Srujan under the production company East Coast Productions and S Originals. The film stars Satyadev Kancharana, Priyanka Jawalkar and Ajay in lead roles. The film is the remake of 2019 Kannada film Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni, which itself is based on the 2017 Korean film New Trial. The music is composed by Sricharan Pakala. The film is named after Mahamanthri Timmarusu of the Vijayanagara Empire. The film was released on 30 July 2021.
Bheemla Nayak is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Saagar K Chandra from a screenplay by Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film is remake of the 2020 Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum. It stars Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, Nithya Menen and Samyuktha Menon.
Dhana 51 is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by R. Soorya Kiran and starring Sumanth and Saloni Aswani with Mukesh Khanna in a negative role. This film inspired the storyline of the Kannada film Bindaas (2008).
