Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju, known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer who mainly works in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action comedy films, he is popular by the moniker Mass Maharaja. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, Teja has won three state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award South. He was featured by Forbes India in the list of top 100 Celebrities in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Idiot: O Chanti Gaadi Prema Katha is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action romantic comedy film which released on 22 August 2002 and was directed by Puri Jagannadh. It was the second collaboration between Ravi Teja and Puri Jagannadh after the successful film Itlu Sravani Subramanyam. The dialogue was written by Puri Jagannadh with soundtrack by Chakri. This film stars Ravi Teja and Rakshita It turned out to be a Blockbuster. The film ran for 100 days in 36 centres. The film was a remake of director's own 2002 Kannada movie Appu.
Edara Naresh, better known as Allari Naresh, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu films. Starring in over 55 films and known for his various comic roles, Naresh earned two Filmfare Awards South, one Nandi Award, and one South Indian International Movie Award for his work.
Desamuduru is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by DVV Danayya under Universal Media. The film stars Allu Arjun and Hansika Motwani, alongside Pradeep Rawat, Ali, Devan, Telangana Shakuntala and Subbaraju.
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam was an Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film industry. Dharmavarapu had huge fan following among Telugu audience for his unique style and dialogue modulation. He hosted several popular television shows.
Kantri is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Meher Ramesh, a protégé of director Puri Jagannadh and who had earlier worked on Kannada films. Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, and Tanisha Mukherjee star in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Rishi, Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Venu Madhav, Sunil, Brahmanandam, Subbaraju, and Ali play supporting roles. The film has been produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and C. Ashwini Dutt. The film was initially scheduled to release on 28 April 2008. However, it was released 12 days later. The film released on 9 May 2008. Upon release, Kantri received mixed to negative reviews and was a hit at box office
Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri Babu. His native place is Ravinuthala.
Kosaraju Raghavayya, known mononumously by his surname Kosaraju, was an Indian lyricist and poet known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote about 3,000 songs in 350 films. His lyrics are steeped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. He was awarded the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for his contribution to Telugu cinema in 1984.
Bendu Apparao R.M.P is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by E V V Satyanarayana, and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film Allari Naresh, Kamna Jethmalani and Meghana Raj in lead roles. It has music composed by Koti.
Sri Rama Bantu is a 1979 Telugu film starring Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu. It was produced by Y. V. Rao and was commercially successful.
Kathi Kantha Rao (evadnaina madathetestadu) (Telugu: కత్తి కాంతా రావు: ఎవడ్నయినా మడతెట్టేస్తాడు) is a 2010 Telugu comedy film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and produced by Eedara Srinivasa Rao, Eedara Ravikumar, Eedupuganti Subramanyeshwar Rao, and Eedupuganti Purnachandra Rao under Big B Productions banner. The film stars Allari Naresh and Kamna Jethmalani in lead roles. The film soundtrack was composed by singer-turned-composer Mallikarjun with cinematography by Adusumilli Vijay Kumar and editing by Gautham Raju. The dialogues and story for the film were written by popular writer Prasad Varma. The film released on 10 December 2010 to positive reviews. This was Satyanarayana's last film as a director before his death in 2011.
Ahuti Prasad was an Indian actor who worked in 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. He got his moniker "Ahuti" after playing the antagonist in the film Aahuthi (1988). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards.
Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker 'Satyam' following his appearance in the 2003 film of the same name.
Jayammu Nischayammu Raa is a 2016 Indian Telugu comedy film directed and produced by Shiva Raj Kanumuri under his banner Shiva Raj Films. It stars Srinivasa Reddy, Shamna Kasim, Ravi Varma, and Praveen. The film was inspired by the 1976 Hindi movie Chhoti Si Baat, which is loosely based on the 1960 British movie School for Scoundrels.
Jayammu Nischayammu Raa is 1989 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Jandhyala and produced by G. V. H. Prasad under the Sudarshana Pictures banner. The film was presented by Kaikala Satyanarayana and Kota Srinivasa Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Sumalatha and Chandra Mohan, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film's title is taken from a popular song in the film Sabhash Ramudu (1959). It marked the film debut of comedian Dharmavarapu Subramanyam. Jayammu Nischayammu Raa was a commercial success and was later remade in Tamil as Killadi Mappillai (1994).
Allari Subhashini is an Indian actress predominantly appears in Telugu films and TV serials. She plays supporting roles.
Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema.He debuted as a child artist in the film Vijetha directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Sixteen years later, Arjun made a small 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.
Rahul Ramakrishna is an Indian actor, writer and journalist. He made his debut with the short film, Sainma. He became popular with his role in the 2017 Telugu film, Arjun Reddy.
Bhagyanagara Veedhullo Gammattu is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed and co-produced by Srinivasa Reddy in his directorial debut. The film stars himself and comedians Satya and Shakalaka Shankar. The film was not commercially successful.
SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor/actress in a comic role in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.
