Dasari Narayana Rao was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 feature films in a variety of genres. He holds the Limca World Record for directing the most number of films in the world. He is known by the moniker Darsaka Ratna. His works emphasize social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. Narayana Rao has received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and four Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime Achievement. During his career he had also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films.
Annapurna, also credited as Annapurnamma, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu films. She is known for her portrayal as mother, mother-in-law, grand mother, aunt, etc. She started her film career as an actor alongside Mohan Babu in the blockbuster Telugu film Swargam Narakam directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in 1975. She appeared in over 900 films and won three Nandi Awards.
Mallikarjuna Rao was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films. Rao, popularly known as Battala Satti for his role in the movie Ladies Tailor. He has acted in many movies in Telugu. Over his career, he acted in at least 375 Telugu movie.
Gollapudi Maruti Rao was an Indian actor, writer and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu Literature. Rao acted in over 250 Telugu films in a variety of roles. His noted literary works and plays, like Rendu Rellu Aaru, Patita, Karuninchani Devatalu, Mahanatudu, Kaalam Venakku Tirigindi, Aasayaalaku Sankellu, won numerous State Awards.
K. Chakravarthi was an Indian music director who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. He made his debut in 1971 with Mooga Prema and went on compose music for over 1000 films, predominantly in Telugu language, followed by Kannada. He won two Nandi Awards.
Nirmalamma was an Indian actress in the Telugu cinema. She appeared in more than 1000 films and was well known for her grandmother roles in several films. She won two Nandi Awards.
Thotakura Somaraju and Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti, were a duo of Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalist in Telugu cinema. In a notable career spanning a decade, the duo has garnered particular acclaim for redefining contemporary Telugu film music. They composed music for about 180 films. Out of their 3,000 songs, about 2,500 songs were sung by singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra.
Dr.Salur Koteshwara Rao, known professionally as Koti, is an Indian composer and singer who predominantly works in Telugu films. He has composed music for over 475 films. The son of veteran composer S. Rajeswara Rao, in early 1980s Koti teamed with Somaraju (Raj), son of T. V. Raju, and the resulting duo was known as Raj–Koti. The duo composed music for about 180 films from their debut in 1983 till their separation in 1994. After the separation, Koti has composed music and background score for more than 350 movies. He won the Nandi Award for Best Music Director for the film Hello Brother (1994).
Nirosha is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil film industry. She has also starred in a few Telugu films, Malayalam films and Kannada films and was popular in the 1990s. Nirosha made her debut as one of the female leads in Mani Ratnam’s film Agni Natchathiram (1988).
Jetti Veera Raghavulu, better known as J. V. Raghavulu, was an eminent Indian music director and playback singer. He started as playback singer and became a music director after the sudden death of Ghantasala. He made his screen debut in Drohi (1970), a film by Suresh Productions. He scored music to about 172 films.
Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani and music composed by J. V. Raghavulu. It was produced by Battina Venkatakrishna Reddy under the Sri Sai Madhavi Arts banner. Relangi Narasimha Rao later remade the film in Kannada as Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi (1992).
Baladitya is an Indian actor, lyricist, dialogue writer, dubbing artist, and TV host who works in Telugu cinema and television. He started out as a child artiste and is known for his roles in Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam (1991) and Little Soldiers (1996). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards.
Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao and produced by T. M. Venkataswamy. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Kasthuri and Swarna. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Sadhu Kokila. Cinematography was by Nagendra Kumar Mothukuri, director Relangi Narsimha Rao's long time collaborator.
Gundamma Gari Krishnulu is a 1987 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Midde Rama Rao under the Sri Rajalakshmi Art Pictures banner and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Rajani, Poornima, and Nirmalamma. The music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was recorded as a Hit at the box office.
Nagendra Kumar Mothukuri is an Indian Cinematographer and Film Director working predominantly in Telugu cinema. His notable movies as a Cinematographer include Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam, Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata, Raja, Geluvina Saradara and Brahmachari Mogudu. As a director he is known for Suhasini starrer Ullamellam Thalladuthey, and Naa Girlfriend Baaga Rich.
Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police is a 1991 Telugu-language comedy film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. The film stars Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani, Poojitha and Anusha. It is the debut of actress Anusha in the film industry, and was a box office hit. The film was later remade in Kannada as Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police and in Tamil as Rendu Pondatti Kaavalkaaran, both versions were directed by Relangi himself.
Yenigandla Vijaya is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has appeared in more than 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film, directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao and is a remake of the Tamil film Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum. The film stars Malashri and Harish Kumar, with Dwarakish, Srikanth, Balaraj and Umashri in key supporting roles.
Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao and produced by P. Balaram. A remake of Rao's Telugu film, Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam (1991), the film featured Shashikumar, Shruti and Master Adithya, who reprises his role from the original. The film's music was composed by Raj–Koti and cinematography is by Sharath.
Rajitha is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She has been active since the late 1980s.
