Konidela Chiranjeevi is an Indian actor,film producer and former politician who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning over four decades,he starred in over 150 feature films,predominantly in Telugu,as well as some films in Hindi,Tamil and Kannada. Chiranjeevi won the Andhra Pradesh state's highest film award,the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award,three Nandi Awards,and nine Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2024,The Government of India honoured him with Padma Vibhushan,the second highest civilian honour. Earlier In 2006,he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan,India's third-highest civilian award,for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2013,CNN-IBN named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".
Meena Durairaj,known professionally as Meena,is an Indian actress who predominantly works in South Indian films as well as Hindi cinema. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Meena has acted in Tamil,Telugu,Malayalam,Kannada,and Hindi films She is one of the most sought after actresses in the South Indian film industry. In addition to acting,Meena is also a playback singer,TV judge,and occasional dubbing artist. She has received numerous accolades,including two Filmfare Awards South,three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards,two Nandi Award for Best Actress and Cinema Express Awards. In 1998,she was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award by Government of Tamil Nadu.
Gautami Tadimalla is an Indian actress and politician from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She has worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu,in addition to Malayalam,Hindi,and Kannada films. She was one of the leading South Indian actresses from 1987 to 1998. She is also a television actress,television host,the founder of Life Again Foundation,and a costume designer in Films.
Ramya Krishnan,also credited as Ramya Krishna,is an Indian actress. She has appeared in five languages:Telugu,Tamil,Kannada,Malayalam,and Hindi. Ramya has won four Filmfare Awards,three Nandi Awards,and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize.
Bharathiraja is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile,he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. As of 2017,he has won six National Film Awards,four Filmfare Awards South,six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award,India's fourth-highest civilian honour,in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005,he was conferred with the Doctor of Letters from Sathyabama University.
R. K. Roja Selvamani,is an Indian politician and former actress. She is currently serving as Minister for Tourism,Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh. She was a leading actress in Tamil and Telugu films from 1991 to 2002. She has also acted in a few Kannada and Malayalam-language films. She won three Nandi Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. In 2022,Roja announced she would be leaving the film industry to focus on her political career. She also announced that she will no longer be acting in any films.
Nayanthara is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil,Telugu and Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India,she was the only South Indian actress to be featured in the Forbes India "Celebrity 100" list of 2018. She has acted in more than 75 films in a career spanning over two decades and has won numerous awards,including five Filmfare Awards South,one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and a Andra Pradesh State Nandi Film Award.
Radhika Sarathkumar is an Indian politican,director,producer and actress who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema,TV serials and web series as well as Hindi,Malayalam and Kannada films.
Perazhagan is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Sasi Shanker and produced by AVM Productions,starring Suriya and Jyothika,each in dual roles. The supporting cast includes Vivek,Manorama and Manobala. The film,which is a remake of the 2002 Malayalam film Kunjikoonan,released on 7 May 2004. For his performance,Suriya won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor –Tamil and Jyothika won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.
Yaragudipadi Venkata Mahalakshmi,known professionally as Lakshmi,is an Indian actress known for her works primarily in the South Indian film industry. She has also acted in some Hindi films. Her debut as a full fledged actress happened with the Tamil film Jeevanaamsam in 1968. In the same year,she acted in the Kannada film Goa Dalli CID 999 and Telugu film Bandhavyalu.
Kota Srinivasa Rao is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil,Hindi,Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician,Rao has served as the MLA from Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh,India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film Pranam Khareedu in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain,character actor,and supporting actor. In 2012,he has garnered the SIIMA Award for his work in Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum. In 2015,he received India's fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema.
Sumalatha is an Indian actress,politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya,Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Kannada,Telugu,Malayalam,Tamil and Hindi. She gained popularity in Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema and later married Kannada actor-politician Ambareesh and has a son Abhishek Gowda.
Sankaramanchi Janaki,widely known as Sowcar Janaki,is an Indian actress known for her works in Telugu,Tamil,Malayalam and Kannada language films. Janaki has appeared in close to over 390,films,predominantly in Telugu. She also performed on stage in over 300 shows and was a radio artist during her earlier years. She is the recipient of two Nandi Awards,a Kalaimamani and India's fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri. Her younger sister,Krishna Kumari,is also a noted actress.
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 300 south Indian 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.
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian,who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times,for her performances in Sathi Leelavathi (1995),Poovellam Un Vasam (2001) and Uliyin Osai (2008). She has also won the two Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian and the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for her performance in Kanchana (2011). She is now part of Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam Party.
Sindhu Menon is an Indian former actress,who has starred in Kannada,Telugu,Malayalam and Tamil films.
Nithyananda,known among followers as Nithyananda Paramashivam or Paramahamsa Nithyananda,is an Indian Hindu guru and often called a "godman". He is the founder of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam,a trust that owns temples,gurukulas,and ashrams in many countries. A number of mainstream news outlets,inside and outside India,and a TV documentary series on Disney+ have referred to the organisation as a cult,its leader as a conman,and his micronation of Kailaasa a scam;his organization has denied any wrongdoing.
Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao,popularly known as Rallapalli,was an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu films and television. He received two state Nandi Awards.
Uma Maheswari,known by her stage names Sivaranjani and Ooha,is a former Indian actress. She worked primarily in Tamil and Telugu films,in addition to Malayalam films in the 1990s. She received Nandi Award for Best Actress for Aame (1994).
This is a filmography of Nassar,an Indian actor,director,dubbing artist and playback singer. As an actor,he has credits in over 550 films,of which 340 have been in Tamil films and 150 in Telugu films.
