Konidela Sai Varun Tej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut in 2014 with Mukunda. He received praise for featuring in Krish's critically acclaimed war film Kanche (2015). He established himself as a leading actor with the romantic drama Fidaa (2017), a major critical and commercial success. He has since starred in films including Tholi Prema (2018), Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019), F2 (2019) and F3 (2022). He is married to his co-actress Lavanya Tripathi.
Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. It was produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under Dwaraka Creations. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Manjima Mohan.
Mehreen Pirzada is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha. She made her Hindi debut with Phillauri and Tamil debut with Nenjil Thunivirundhal both in 2017.
Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab is an Indian music director, music producer, singer and audio engineer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his compositions for the soundtrack of Hridayam (2022) and the music album Qadham Badha produced by British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf. He is the recipient of a Kerala State Film Award, SIIMA Award, and IIFA Award for music direction.
Rukshar Dhillon is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada films. Dhillon was born in London and raised in India. She made her debut in 2016 with the Kannada Run Antony. She went on to star in Telugu films such as Aakatayi, Krishnarjuna Yudham, and ABCD: American Born Confused Desi. In 2020 she appeared in the Hindi film Bhangra Paa Le.
Aakatayi is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Rom Bhimana. Produced by K R Vijay Karan, K R Kaushal Karan, K R Anil Karan under the VKA Films, it features debutantes Aashish Raj and Rukshar Mir in the lead roles. Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel featured in an item title song. Mani Sharma composed the film's score and soundtrack. Pradeep Rawat, Suman, Ramki, Brahmanandam, Posani Krishna Murali played supporting roles.
Raja the Great is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Ravi Teja as a visually impaired man, alongside Mehreen Pirzada and Radhika. Vivan Bhatena, Rajendra Prasad, Prakash Raj and Sampath Raj play supporting roles with music composed by Sai Karthik. The film marks the debut of Teja's son Mahadhan as child actor.
Nenjil Thunivirundhal is a 2017 Indian action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled C/O Surya. The film stars Sundeep Kishan, Mehreen Pirzada, Vikranth, and Shathiga with Soori, Satya, and Harish Uthaman also in pivotal roles. Featuring music composed by D. Imman, the venture began production in December 2016 and was released on 10 November 2017.
F2: Fun and Frustration is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi. Produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, the film stars Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Mehreen Pirzada. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The plot follows two men who try to control their dominating wives after getting married.
Pantham (transl. Challenge) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action heist film directed by K. Chakravarthy Reddy, starring Gopichand and Mehreen Pirzada. The film's music has been composed by Gopi Sundar and also features art direction by AS Prakash, dialogues by Ramesh Reddy and cinematography by Prasad Murella. The film revolves around a young vigilante who targets corrupt politicians and steals their money to help the needy.
Chanakya is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language spy action thriller film directed by Thiru and produced by Rama Brahmam Sunkara under AK Entertainments banner. The film features Gopichand, Zareen Khan and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles, is marking Thiru's Telugu debut as director and Khan's acting debut in Telugu films, it also stars Nassar, Rajesh Khattar, Upen Patel, Sunil, Jayaprakash, Raja Chembolu and Adarsh Balakrishna in the supporting roles. The film marks the second collaboration between Gopichand & Mehreen after Pantham. The music of the film is composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar and Sricharan Pakala.
The 16th Santosham Film Awards was an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 26 August 2018 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2017, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The awards are annually presented by Santosham magazine. The ceremony was announced on 3 August 2018 with Srikanth being the chief guest.
F3: Fun and Frustration is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. It is a standalone sequel to F2: Fun and Frustration (2019) and the second installment of Fun and Frustration series. The film stars Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia and Mehreen Pirzada reprising their roles from the prequel. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music.
Paagal (transl. Crazy) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutante Naresh Kuppili and produced by Bekkem Venugopal under the banner of Lucky Media. The film stars Vishwak Sen, Nivetha Pethuraj, and Murali Sharma, while Simran Choudhary, Megha Lekha, Indraja Shankar, and Mahesh Achanta play supporting roles and Bhumika Chawla makes a cameo appearance. The release was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film was released on 14 August 2021.
Grey: The Spy Who Loved Me is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language spy thriller film directed by Raj Madiraju. The movie was released theatrically worldwide on 26 May 2023. The film stars Ali Reza, Arvind Krishna, Urvashi Rai, Prathap Pothen and Raj Madiraju.
Asalem Jarigindi is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language suspense thriller film directed by NVR and starring Sriram and Sanchita Padukone. The film was released on 22 October 2021.
Hi Nanna is the soundtrack to the 2023 Indian Telugu-language film of the same name directed by Shouryuv and starring Nani and Mrunal Thakur. The film is scored by Hesham Abdul Wahab and the soundtrack features 10 songs with lyrics written by Anantha Sriram and Krishna Kanth. The soundtrack was released by T-Series on 18 December 2023. It is notably the first India film to re-record the background music through artificial intelligence.
Manamey (transl. Ourselves) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Sriram Adittya. It was produced by Ramsey Studios Production. The film features Sharwanand and Krithi Shetty in the lead roles. The music was composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab. The film released on 7 June 2024 to mixed reviews but was a commercial success grossing over ₹21.85 crore at the box office.
14 is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Lakshmi Srinivas. The film stars Noel Sean, Ram Rathan Reddy, and Vishakha Dhiman in the lead roles. The film was produced by Subbarao Rayana and Siva Krishna Nichenametla under the banner of Royal Pictures. The film was released on 5 July 2024.
Kushi is the soundtrack album to the 2023 film of the same name directed by Shiva Nirvana and starring Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The film is scored by Hesham Abdul Wahab whose soundtrack featured five songs with lyrics written by Nirvana himself. Madhan Karky, Arun Alat, V. Nagendra Prasad and Raqueeb Alam wrote the lyrics for the Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi versions, respectively. The soundtrack was released under the Saregama label on 15 August 2023, preceded by three singles.
