Shyam. K. Naidu is an Indian cinematographer known for his work in Tollywood. He is known for his works in films such as Pokiri, which was screened at the 2006 IIFA film festival in Bangkok.
The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film.
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.
Kanukuntla Subhash Chandrabose is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Telugu films. Chandrabose wrote lyrics for about 3600 songs in over 850 films. He has won a number of awards as best lyricist.
Narsing Yadav was an Indian film actor known for his comic villain roles. He acted in more than 300 films predominantly in Telugu, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. He debuted as a small character artist and was primarily cast as a villain and comedy actor. He died on 31 December 2020 from kidney-related ailments.
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam was a popular 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.
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, Tamil and Malayalam languages. He acted in around 375 Telugu movies over the last 25 years.
Saluri Koteswara Rao, known professionally as Koti, is an Indian composer notable for his work in the South Indian film industry. He has composed music for more than 475 movies in Telugu and Kannada. The son of music director 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 300 movies. He won Nandi Award for Best Music Director for the film Hello Brother (1994).
Adusumilli Janardhan Vara Prasad, better known as 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 Ahuti (1988). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards.
Hema is an Indian actress and comedian who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has acted in more than 250 films as of 2014. She won Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her performance in Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam.
Chalapathi Rao is an Indian film actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He has acted in different roles in more than 600 films.
Pragathi Mahavadi is Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages.
Bandla Ganesh, also known as Ganesh, is an Indian film actor, and producer of Telugu cinema. In 2009, he ventured into film production with the film, Anjaneyulu under his production company, Parameswara Art Productions.
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 is the father-in-law of M.V.Sridhar, well noted Hyderabad ranji player and Former BCCI General Manager.
Banerjee is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He has over 40 years of experience in films. He started his career as an assistant director. He played antagonistic and supporting roles in many films.
Suchitra Chandrabose is an Indian choreographer, and film director from Andhra Pradesh. She is married to lyricist Chandrabose. She also directed a film Pallakilo Pellikuthuru. She won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award for Best Choreography.
Gautam Raju is an Indian film actor from Andhra Pradesh predominantly acted in Telugu films. He acted in more than 200 films. He got two Nandi Awards as a best comedian. He also received Rajababu award.
Kavitha is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam movies as well. She is well known for her supporting roles in Telugu-language movies like Aada Paandavulu (2013), Chethilo Cheyyesi (2010), Meenakshi (2005), and Yugalageetham (2010). She hails from Andhra Pradesh and her mother tongue is Telugu. Her husband and her son died due to Covid-19 in 2021
Rajitha is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She has been active since the late 1980s.
