Bhumika Chawla is an Indian actress and a former model. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu (2000) and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri, and Punjabi. Her notable performances include Kushi (2001), Okkadu (2003), Tere Naam (2003), Missamma (2003), Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006), Gandhi, My Father (2007), Anasuya (2007) and Buddy (2013).
Trisha Krishnan, known mononymously as Trisha, is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest (1999), which marked her entry into filmdom.
Nandamuri Balakrishna is an Indian politician and film actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is the sixth son of Telugu film actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. He entered the film industry as a child artist at the age of fourteen with the film Tatamma Kala (1974) and has acted in more than a hundred feature films in varied roles.
Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. After playing as a child artist in Vijetha and as a dancer in Daddy, Arjun made his adult debut in Gangotri.
Ravi Teja is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action comedy films, he has appeared in over sixty films. He won the Nandi Special Jury Award in 1999 and 2002 for his performance in the films Nee Kosam (1999) and Khadgam (2002) and also won the state Nandi Award for best actor for his film Neninthe in 2008.
Anand is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language drama film that was directed, produced and written by Sekhar Kammula. The film has the tagline Manchi coffee lanti cinema meaning a movie that is like a cup of good coffee. The lead roles were played by Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was well received by critics and became a Cult Classic at the box office, it was remade in Tamil as Ninaithale. The film's basic story was also chosen as the subject for Sekhar Kammula's thesis screenplay which was a requirement for his Masters in Fine Arts at Howard University. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
The Santosham Best Film Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Director Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Producer Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Actor Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Actress Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films. The award was first given to Asin Thottumkal in 2003. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
The Santosham Art Direction Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Villain Award is given by Santosham Film as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Screenplay Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Editing Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
The Santosham Best Debut Actress Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.
Ahuti Prasad was an Indian character actor in the Telugu film industry. He was renowned for the wide variety of roles he played, including father-figure, comedian, and antagonist. Prasad appeared in over 150 films in his career spanning nearly three decades.
Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. In 1985, at the age of two, he made his Telugu debut in the film Vijetha, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Sixteen years later, Arjun made a cameo appearance as Gopi, a dancer, in the 2001 film Daddy directed by Suresh Krissna. He had his first leading role in the 2003 film Gangotri, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao which was the latter's hundredth film as a director. In the film, Arjun played an adolescent named Simhadri living in Rayalaseema, who falls in love with a factionist's daughter.
Shankar Melkote is a Telugu comedian, supporting actor and CEO of a marketing company in Hyderabad. He started his film career with Jandhyala's Srivariki Premalekha and went on to appear in 180 films. He is one of the speakers and writers at the Hyderabad Literary Festival. Melkote received the 17th Yudhvir Memorial Award in 2008 for outstanding contribution. He was the father-in-law of M.V.Sridhar, well noted Hyderabad ranji player and Former BCCI General Manager.
