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1. Heeba Patel


10-08-2019/heeba-patel.jpg Hebah Patel is a young and gorgeous actress, who was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This Mumbai-wala is a budding artiste in the South Indian Film Industry. At a young age of twenty-two, she has acted in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films. Hebah made her debut when she was a twenty-year-old, through the Kannada movie, titled Adhyaksha. The film is the official remake of the Tamil blockbuster movie, Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam. Hebah became a known face in Kollywood, after acting in the movie Thirumanam Enum Nikkah that released in the year 2014. She played the role of a Muslim girl named Naseema, which was a vital character in the movie. The movie had high expectations but failed to impress the audien...
Hebah Patel is a young and gorgeous actress, who was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This Mumbai-wala is a budding artiste in the South Indian Film Industry. At a young age of twenty-two, she has acted in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films. Hebah made her debut when she was a twenty-year-old, through the Kannada movie, titled Adhyaksha. The film is the official remake of the Tamil blockbuster movie, Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam. Hebah became a known face in Kollywood, after acting in the movie Thirumanam Enum Nikkah that released in the year 2014. She played the role of a Muslim girl named Naseema, which was a vital character in the movie. The movie had high expectations but failed to impress the audien...
Date of Birth: 06-01-1994
Age: 30
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 06-01-1994
Age: 30
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

2. Vijaya Nirmala


24-06-2017/vijaya-nirmala.jpg Vijaya Nirmala is a Guinness Record holder as the female director to direct the highest number of films. She entered in the Guinness Book in 2002 for directing 44 Telugu films. She was born on 20th February 1946 in a well known Telugu Family from Andhra, Tamil Nadu. She is a prominent Indian actress, producer, and director whose main field of work is Telugu Cinema. Vijaya Nirmala set her foot in cinema at the age of eleven, as a child artist with Panduranga Mahatmyam in 1957. In the year 1964, she starred opposite Prem Nazir and rose to stardom with Malayalam hit Bhargavi Nilayam. And in 1967, she starred again opposite Prem Nazir in Udhyogastha by P. Venu...
Vijaya Nirmala is a Guinness Record holder as the female director to direct the highest number of films. She entered in the Guinness Book in 2002 for directing 44 Telugu films. She was born on 20th February 1946 in a well known Telugu Family from Andhra, Tamil Nadu. She is a prominent Indian actress, producer, and director whose main field of work is Telugu Cinema. Vijaya Nirmala set her foot in cinema at the age of eleven, as a child artist with Panduranga Mahatmyam in 1957. In the year 1964, she starred opposite Prem Nazir and rose to stardom with Malayalam hit Bhargavi Nilayam. And in 1967, she starred again opposite Prem Nazir in Udhyogastha by P. Venu...
Date of Birth: 20-02-1946
Date of Death: 27-06-2019
Age: 78
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Date of Birth: 20-02-1946
Date of Death: 27-06-2019
Age: 78
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu

3. Krishna Kumari


krishna-kumari.jpg Krishna Kumari was a leading actress in Telugu cinema during the 50s’ and 60’s. In Telugu film, she was considered to be another Savitri (star of Tamil cinema) for having the ability to portray her character in a competent manner. This actress was born in West Bengal in 1933. She is the younger sister of another actress Sowkar Janki, who had earned name and reputation in both Tamil and Telugu films. Being the leading actress in the era of black and white cinema, she has always paired opposite veteran and legendary actors such as NTR and ANR, etc.  Fortunately, most of her films were a run-way hit in box office. After her success in Telugu films, she tried ...
Krishna Kumari was a leading actress in Telugu cinema during the 50s’ and 60’s. In Telugu film, she was considered to be another Savitri (star of Tamil cinema) for having the ability to portray her character in a competent manner. This actress was born in West Bengal in 1933. She is the younger sister of another actress Sowkar Janki, who had earned name and reputation in both Tamil and Telugu films. Being the leading actress in the era of black and white cinema, she has always paired opposite veteran and legendary actors such as NTR and ANR, etc.  Fortunately, most of her films were a run-way hit in box office. After her success in Telugu films, she tried ...
Date of Birth: 06-03-1933
Date of Death: 24-01-2018
Age: 91
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills:
Date of Birth: 06-03-1933
Date of Death: 24-01-2018
Age: 91
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu

4. Sanjjanaa Galrani


28-03-2017/sanjjanaa-galrani.jpg Sanjjanaa is an upcoming Indian actress, who is currently working in Telugu and Kannada film industries. Her real name is Archana. She changed her name as it sounded to be a usual one. Sanjjanaa is a model as well. She has appeared in almost sixty advertisements. She started as a model when she was in the PUC. She hails from Bengaluru. She made her debut into the film industry through a Tamil film 'Oru Kadhal Seiveer’. It was an utter failure, but she also started receiving chances. It was Bujjigadu, her Telugu debut that drew attention towards her performance. She rose to great heights very soon. Ganda Hendathi was her debut Kannada film. She got paired with the top stars of Karnataka, like Shivraj Kumar. ...
Sanjjanaa is an upcoming Indian actress, who is currently working in Telugu and Kannada film industries. Her real name is Archana. She changed her name as it sounded to be a usual one. Sanjjanaa is a model as well. She has appeared in almost sixty advertisements. She started as a model when she was in the PUC. She hails from Bengaluru. She made her debut into the film industry through a Tamil film 'Oru Kadhal Seiveer’. It was an utter failure, but she also started receiving chances. It was Bujjigadu, her Telugu debut that drew attention towards her performance. She rose to great heights very soon. Ganda Hendathi was her debut Kannada film. She got paired with the top stars of Karnataka, like Shivraj Kumar. ...
Date of Birth: 10-10-1989
Age: 34
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada
Skills: Model, Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 10-10-1989
Age: 34
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada
Skills: Model, Movie Actress

5. Prashanti Tipirneni


p/r/a/s/h/a/prashanti-tipirneni.jpg Being a part of the film fraternity is nothing short of a dream but very few people get a chance to live that life. Prashanti Tipimeni is one of them. A Hyderabad based girl who was busy handling her father’s business would have never thought of getting a break in the Tamil Film industry as a costume designer. It all started in 2010 for her when she was asked to design costumes for the cast of movie ‘Vedam.’ Vedam was the debut film of Prasad Divineni and Shobu Yarlagadda as producers, and they approached Prashanti to take this responsibility for their debut flick. Prashanti had always dreamt of this, and she didn’t miss a single second to accept this offer, and this was just a start for her. She designed ...
Being a part of the film fraternity is nothing short of a dream but very few people get a chance to live that life. Prashanti Tipimeni is one of them. A Hyderabad based girl who was busy handling her father’s business would have never thought of getting a break in the Tamil Film industry as a costume designer. It all started in 2010 for her when she was asked to design costumes for the cast of movie ‘Vedam.’ Vedam was the debut film of Prasad Divineni and Shobu Yarlagadda as producers, and they approached Prashanti to take this responsibility for their debut flick. Prashanti had always dreamt of this, and she didn’t miss a single second to accept this offer, and this was just a start for her. She designed ...

6. Usha Uthup


22-05-2017/usha-uthup.jpg Song ‘Ramba Ho’ from the movie Armaan mesmerizes all of us today also and that masculine voice of legendary lady Usha Uthup thrill the listeners.  Usha Uthup was born on 7 November 1947 in a Tamil Brahmin family in Mumbai. She did her education from St.Agnes High School, Mumbai and she has sung in 15 Indian Languages and Various Foreign Languages. Her next door neighbours daughter Jamila, inspired her to learn Hindiwhich later helped her to create a brand of Indian Pop in 70s.  She explored Indian music to new height by singing the songs in her own style which ...
Song ‘Ramba Ho’ from the movie Armaan mesmerizes all of us today also and that masculine voice of legendary lady Usha Uthup thrill the listeners.  Usha Uthup was born on 7 November 1947 in a Tamil Brahmin family in Mumbai. She did her education from St.Agnes High School, Mumbai and she has sung in 15 Indian Languages and Various Foreign Languages. Her next door neighbours daughter Jamila, inspired her to learn Hindiwhich later helped her to create a brand of Indian Pop in 70s.  She explored Indian music to new height by singing the songs in her own style which ...
Date of Birth: 07-11-1947
Age: 76
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 07-11-1947
Age: 76
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer

7. Anisha Ambrose


Anisha-Ambrose.jpg Anisha Ambrose is a Telugu actress. After her education in Odisha, where she was born, she completed her MBA in Vishakapatnam and worked at Dell. She started her modeling in Odisha. Producer Neelima Tirumalasetti cast her as Chaitra in the Telugu film "Alias Janaki" in 2013. Her interest and dedication helped her bagging five films in 2 years. It also includes a Kannada movie in 2015, Second Hand Lover. She has worked in Pawan Kalyan's "Gabbar Singh 2." ...
Anisha Ambrose is a Telugu actress. After her education in Odisha, where she was born, she completed her MBA in Vishakapatnam and worked at Dell. She started her modeling in Odisha. Producer Neelima Tirumalasetti cast her as Chaitra in the Telugu film "Alias Janaki" in 2013. Her interest and dedication helped her bagging five films in 2 years. It also includes a Kannada movie in 2015, Second Hand Lover. She has worked in Pawan Kalyan's "Gabbar Singh 2." ...
Date of Birth: 22-08-1988
Age: 35
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 22-08-1988
Age: 35
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

8. Lavanya Tripathi


28-09-2017/lavanya-tripathi.jpg Lavanya Tripathi is a Hindi TV serial actress as well as a well known model. She was born on 15 December 1990 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father is a Lawyer and her mother is a retired teacher. She was brought to Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India where she grew up with her brother and sister.She completed her schooling in Dehradun and after that she moved to Mumbai for further study. She became an economics graduate from Rishi Dayaram National College. She always wants to become an actress in Indian Television but due to her father advice she first completed her study.She first started her carrier as a model and done some ad film. In 2006, Lavanya got selected as Miss Uttarakhand...
Lavanya Tripathi is a Hindi TV serial actress as well as a well known model. She was born on 15 December 1990 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father is a Lawyer and her mother is a retired teacher. She was brought to Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India where she grew up with her brother and sister.She completed her schooling in Dehradun and after that she moved to Mumbai for further study. She became an economics graduate from Rishi Dayaram National College. She always wants to become an actress in Indian Television but due to her father advice she first completed her study.She first started her carrier as a model and done some ad film. In 2006, Lavanya got selected as Miss Uttarakhand...
Date of Birth: 15-12-1990
Age: 33
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 15-12-1990
Age: 33
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

9. Raashi Khanna


15-05-2017/raashi-khanna.jpg Rashi Khanna entered the wide world of Film through her modelling. Born and raised in Delhi, she graduated from Lady Shri College and moved to Mumbai a model. During her modeling, she was offered a role in the Political Thriller movie “Madras Café” released in 2013. How lucky is this cute faced diva that her debut was alongside the Bollywood hunk John Abraham, and to add to her happiness, she depicted as the wife of the intelligence officer played by John. Her acting was well appreciated and impressed most critics. She was approached by many offers after the release of “Madras Café’. She was approached by the Tollywood producer Sai, who offered her first lead role in his upcoming film “Oohalu Gusagusalade”. Hailing from D...
Rashi Khanna entered the wide world of Film through her modelling. Born and raised in Delhi, she graduated from Lady Shri College and moved to Mumbai a model. During her modeling, she was offered a role in the Political Thriller movie “Madras Café” released in 2013. How lucky is this cute faced diva that her debut was alongside the Bollywood hunk John Abraham, and to add to her happiness, she depicted as the wife of the intelligence officer played by John. Her acting was well appreciated and impressed most critics. She was approached by many offers after the release of “Madras Café’. She was approached by the Tollywood producer Sai, who offered her first lead role in his upcoming film “Oohalu Gusagusalade”. Hailing from D...
Date of Birth: 30-11-1990
Age: 33
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 30-11-1990
Age: 33
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

10. Regina Cassandra


r/e/g/i/n/a/regina-cassandra.png Regina Cassandra is a film actress, who is noticeable in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada movies. She rose to fame in the film, Kanda NaalMudhal directed by V. Priya at the age 16. Regina was born on 13 December 1988. Her birthplace is Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her mother is from Karnataka, and her father is from North-India. She is Christian as her grandfather is an Iyengar who converted to Christianity. Her grandmother is Anglo-Indian from Goa. Regina started anchoring when she was four years old on a children’s channel Splash. She was seen in many TV commercials during her school days. She debuted in the Kannada film Suryakaanti. Also, she made her Telugu mov...
Regina Cassandra is a film actress, who is noticeable in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada movies. She rose to fame in the film, Kanda NaalMudhal directed by V. Priya at the age 16. Regina was born on 13 December 1988. Her birthplace is Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her mother is from Karnataka, and her father is from North-India. She is Christian as her grandfather is an Iyengar who converted to Christianity. Her grandmother is Anglo-Indian from Goa. Regina started anchoring when she was four years old on a children’s channel Splash. She was seen in many TV commercials during her school days. She debuted in the Kannada film Suryakaanti. Also, she made her Telugu mov...
Date of Birth: 13-12-1988
Age: 35
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 13-12-1988
Age: 35
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

11. Kajal Aggarwal


11-02-2020/kajal-aggarwal.jpg Kajal Aggarwal is a modern Indian model and film actress, known for working predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and few Bollywood films. She was born on June 19, 1985, in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India to Vinay and Suman Aggarwal. Her younger sister, Nisha Aggarwal, also works in the same field and appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She had an internship with the famous cosmetics and beauty company, L’Oreal and that’s when she started her career in modeling. She initially planned on taking an MBA in Brand Management before she decided to start her acting career. Kajal was debuted in the Bollywood romance film, ‘Kyun! Ho Gaya Na..’, Where she played a smal...
Kajal Aggarwal is a modern Indian model and film actress, known for working predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and few Bollywood films. She was born on June 19, 1985, in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India to Vinay and Suman Aggarwal. Her younger sister, Nisha Aggarwal, also works in the same field and appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She had an internship with the famous cosmetics and beauty company, L’Oreal and that’s when she started her career in modeling. She initially planned on taking an MBA in Brand Management before she decided to start her acting career. Kajal was debuted in the Bollywood romance film, ‘Kyun! Ho Gaya Na..’, Where she played a smal...
Date of Birth: 19-06-1985
Age: 38
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 19-06-1985
Age: 38
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Movie Actress

12. Suma Kanakala


s/u/m/a/0/k/suma-kanakala.png Suma is a familiar person in south Indian film industry. She is from Kerala but she settled in Hyderabad because of her father’s job purpose. Her father name is P.N. Kutty and her mother’s name is Vimala and who were settled in secunderabad. Her father was a railway employee. She is the only daughter to her parents. She started acting on Doordharshan period onwards. In the year of 1990, she started her career in serials and she acted in serials like Megalaya, Mandhakini, Samatha, etc. In Megalaya serial she and Rajeev Kanakala was acted under the direction of her uncle Devadas Kanakala. After that Rajeev and Suma were both did many serials like Ruthuragalu and etc. they both were loved each other and they got mar...
Suma is a familiar person in south Indian film industry. She is from Kerala but she settled in Hyderabad because of her father’s job purpose. Her father name is P.N. Kutty and her mother’s name is Vimala and who were settled in secunderabad. Her father was a railway employee. She is the only daughter to her parents. She started acting on Doordharshan period onwards. In the year of 1990, she started her career in serials and she acted in serials like Megalaya, Mandhakini, Samatha, etc. In Megalaya serial she and Rajeev Kanakala was acted under the direction of her uncle Devadas Kanakala. After that Rajeev and Suma were both did many serials like Ruthuragalu and etc. they both were loved each other and they got mar...
Date of Birth: 22-03-1975
Age: 49
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Anchor
Date of Birth: 22-03-1975
Age: 49
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Anchor