Prakash Raj is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, English, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi-language films, he is the recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards. Apart from his mother tongue Kannada, Raj's fluency in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, Tulu and Marathi has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema.
Raghava Lawrence is an Indian actor, choreographer, film director, composer, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and philanthropist known for his works primarily in Tamil cinema. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in 1998, in a Telugu film. He adopted the name "Raghava" in 2001, and worked for many prominent actors and directors in Tamil cinema throughout his career. He got his breakthrough with Telugu film Style and then Muni. Lawrence is also known for his intricate hip-hop and westernised dance moves and has won four Filmfare Awards, three Nandi Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Award for best choreography.
Sonal Chauhan is an Indian actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Telugu and Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2005 and Miss World Tourism in 2005.
Jayasudha Kapoor is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She has also worked in few Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, in a career spanning over 5 decades she received nine state Nandi Awards for her acting in works such as Jyothi (1976), Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), Premabhishekam (1981), Meghasandesam (1982), and Dharmaatmudu (1983).
Vijaya Nirmala was an Indian actress, director, and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning over six decades, she acted in more than 200 films and directed 44 films. In 2002, she entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the female director who has directed the most number of films in the world. In 2008, she received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian actress who works primarily in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two Nandi Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, six SIIMA Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
Sonarika Bhadoria is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She is best known for her portrayal of Goddess Parvati / Adi Shakti in the television series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev.
Vellanki Nagineedu is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. He was a general manager at Prasad Labs before S. S. Rajamouli offered him a role in his film Maryada Ramanna. He won Nandi Award for Best Villain for his role.
Payal Rajput is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Punjabi films. She made her film debut with the Punjabi film Channa Mereya (2017), for which she won the Filmfare Award Punjabi for Best Debut Actress. Rajput then made her Hindi film debut with Veerey Ki Wedding (2018).
Rhea Chakraborty is an Indian actress and VJ who primarily appears in Hindi films. She started her career as a VJ on MTV India. She made her acting debut with the 2012 Telugu film Tuneega Tuneega and later appeared in the Hindi film Mere Dad Ki Maruti (2013).
Deverakonda Vijay Sai, professionally known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid actors of Telugu cinema, he has featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2018 and has received several accolades, including a Filmfare Award, a Nandi Award, and two SIIMA Award.
Disha Patani is an Indian actress primarily working in Hindi films. Patani made her acting debut with the Telugu film Loafer (2015), and had her first Hindi film release with the biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). After appearing in the Chinese action comedy Kung Fu Yoga (2017), Patani featured in the films Baaghi 2 (2018), Bharat (2019), Malang (2020), and Kalki 2898 AD (2024). She has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2019.
Roshan Basheer is an Indian actor, who appears in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil language films. He is best known for his role as Varun Prabhakar in the 2013 drama-thriller film Drishyam.
Uppalapati Narayana Rao is an Indian film director, producer, and actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Television. He is best known for his works in hits such as Jaitra Yatra (1991), Rakshana (1993), Ala Modalaindhi (2011), and Anthaku Mondhu Aa Tharuvatha (2013).
Kedarnath is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic disaster film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor. Featuring Sushant Singh Rajput and newcomer Sara Ali Khan in lead roles, it tells an inter-faith love story between a wealthy Hindu Brahmin girl whose family owns a lodge and shops near the historic Kedarnath Temple in the Uttarakhand mountains and a Muslim boy who is a 'pithoo' (porter) working in the same vicinity. As their relationship grows closer, the pair face many obstacles, including familial disapproval and contrasting backgrounds; when the sudden rains of the 2013 Uttarakhand floods devastate the region, the couple are forced to survive against the elements and face the ultimate test of their love.
"Ghoomar" is a song sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Swaroop Khan from the film Padmaavat. The music of the song was composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali while the lyrics were provided by A. M. Turaz and Swaroop Khan. The music video of the track features Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Anupriya Goenka. The movie is dubbed in Tamil and Telugu and hence the song was also released as "Goomar" in Tamil and "Jhoommani Jhoommani Aade" in Telugu. The Tamil and Telugu versions as well were sung by Ghoshal while the Kannada version was sung by Darshan N and Sparsha RK.
RX 100 is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi. The film stars Kartikeya and Payal Rajput with Rao Ramesh and Ramki playing supporting roles. The film released on 12 July 2018.
RDX Love is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film directed by Shankar Bhanu and starring Payal Rajput and Tejus Kancherla.
Ginna is an 2022 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film directed by Eeshaan Suryaah, and written by G. Nageswara Reddy and Kona Venkat. It was produced by Mohan Babu, AVA Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory. The film stars Vishnu Manchu, Payal Rajput, Sunny Leone, Vennela Kishore, and Raghu Babu. The music was composed by Anup Rubens.
Mangalavaaram (transl. Tuesday) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language psychological mystery thriller film written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi. It is produced by Swathi Reddy Gunupati, Suresh Varma M., and Ajay Bhupathi, under Mudhra Media Works and A Creative Works. The film features an ensemble cast including Payal Rajput, Nandita Swetha, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Divya Pillai, Ajmal Ameer, Chaitanya Krishna, and Ravindra Vijay.
