Girija known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. She is the Winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 3, as an actress, she predominantly appears in Kannada film industry. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre.
Bindu Madhavi is an Indian actress and model, who works in Tamil and Telugu films and television. After starting her acting career in Telugu cinema, she ventured into Tamil cinema where she was part of several successful productions including Kazhugu (2012), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum (2015) and Pasanga 2 (2015). In 2022, she emerged as the title winner of the inaugural Bigg Boss Non-Stop and became the first female winner of the Bigg Boss franchise.
Sreerama Chandra Mynampati is an Indian playback singer and actor, recognized for his work in Telugu cinema, Bollywood, and television, as well as for hosting music shows. He began his career in 2008 as a playback singer in Telugu with ETV shows Okkare and Sye Singers Challenge. In 2010, he gained prominence by winning the fifth season of the music reality show Indian Idol. He made his acting debut in 2013 with the Telugu film Jagadguru Adi Shankara. In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss Telugu 5, finishing as the second runner-up. Sreerama also hosted the first season of Telugu Indian Idol, which premiered on 25 February 2022. Most recently, he appeared as Kranthi in the film Papam Pasivadu, which premiered on 29 September 2023, alongside Rashi Singh, Srividya Maharshi, Gayatri Changanti, and Ashok Kumar.
Ajaz Khan is an Indian actor. He has starred in movies such as Rakta Charitra and Allah Ke Banday and acted in several television daily soaps including Rahe Tera Aashirwaad and Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki. In 2013, Khan participated in Bigg Boss 7. He also appeared on the TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil which lead to controversy.
Krishna Chaitanya is an Indian lyricist, writer and director. He mainly works as a lyricist for the Telugu films.
Harish Kalyan is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil Cinema. He made his acting debut in 2010 with the film Sindhu Samaveli and gained recognition for his roles in Poriyaalan (2014), Vil Ambu (2016), Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018) and Parking (2023). He has won the Edison Awards three times, in the years 2017, 2021 and 2022.
Sanam Prasad Shetty is an Indian actress and model, who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. In 2020, she was a contestant on the reality series Bigg Boss 4 Tamil.
Ester Valerie Noronha is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu and Kannada films. Her notable works include Bhimavaram Bullodu, Shakeela, Lanke, Sophiya, and the TV show Recce.
Gifton Elias is an Indian composer and musician who works in Telugu-language films. He is from Hyderabad, Telangana and an alumnus of Trinity College of Music, London, United Kingdom.
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.
Swathi Deekshith is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Telugu and Tamil films. She starred in films such as Tor Naam (2012), Ladies & Gentlemen (2015) and Simba (2017). In 2020, she entered the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 as a wild card contestant and is evicted on day 28.
Rahul Kumar Velpula, known professionally as Roll Rida, is an Indian rapper, songwriter and actor in Telugu films and music.
Amit Tiwari is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He is known for playing antagonist roles in films such as Vikramarkudu (2006), Lakshyam (2007), Rowdy Rathore (2012) and Temper (2015). He was a contestant in the second season of the reality Telugu reality television show Bigg Boss in 2018, where he finished in the seventh place and was evicted on day 98.
Bigg Boss 3 is the third season of the Telugu-language version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss.. It premiered on 21 July 2019 on Star Maa. Nagarjuna was the host of the season. Ramya Krishnan was guest host for Week 6 instead of Nagarjuna who was then in Spain for celebrating his 60th birthday.
Bigg Boss 4 is the fourth season of the Telugu version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss based on Dutch series Big Brother. The show premiered on 6 September 2020 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar with Nagarjuna hosting the season for the second time, while Samantha appeared as a guest host for a week.
Dantu Muralikrishna is an Indian scientist, writer and singer based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Surya Kiran was an Indian director and actor who worked in Telugu and Tamil-language films. He was known for directing Satyam. He died on 11 March 2024 due to jaundice and other complications.
Nikki Tamboli is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Tamil cinema and Hindi television. She participated in reality shows such as Bigg Boss 14 where she emerged as 2nd-runner up and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. She was the 2nd-runner up in the Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5 in 2024.
Bigg Boss Non-Stop, is the first season of the Indian Telugu-language reality digital series of Bigg Boss Non-Stop and the first series to be released exclusively on Star India's streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar. The season premiered on 26 February 2022 with Nagarjuna as a host.
Sambhavami Yuge Yuge is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Ravi Varma and starring newcomers Anji, Koutilya, Raj, Srijana, Neeraja and Jack. The film is a remake of the Brazilian film City of God. This was Naveen Chandra's first film.
