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1. Daggubati Suresh Babu


14-05-2017/daggubati-suresh-babu.jpg Born in South India on December 24, Daggubati Suresh Babu is a notable producer of South Indian film industry renowned mainly for producing Telugu films. Suresh Babu was the child of Rajeswari Daggubati and Dr. ‘D Ramanaidu’, Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner. He had two siblings-one brother and one sister. Suresh’s father was also a well-known producer of his time who passed away in the year 2015. Suresh’s younger brother, ‘Daggubati Venkatesh’, is also associated with the film industry and is an actor. Suresh did his schooling from Don Bosco School located in Madras in India. He finished his PUC from Loyola College situat...
Born in South India on December 24, Daggubati Suresh Babu is a notable producer of South Indian film industry renowned mainly for producing Telugu films. Suresh Babu was the child of Rajeswari Daggubati and Dr. ‘D Ramanaidu’, Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner. He had two siblings-one brother and one sister. Suresh’s father was also a well-known producer of his time who passed away in the year 2015. Suresh’s younger brother, ‘Daggubati Venkatesh’, is also associated with the film industry and is an actor. Suresh did his schooling from Don Bosco School located in Madras in India. He finished his PUC from Loyola College situat...
Date of Birth: 24-12
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Date of Birth: 24-12
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu

2. KS Chithra


05-07-2017/k.-s.-chithra.jpg Chithra is a worldwide known Indian soulful singer. Her original name is Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra. Born in July 1963, Chithra has grown into a versatile singer who can sing all variants. Though she is a born Malayali, she sang in more than 13 languages so far, and the number is still going on. She is fondly known as Chinna Kuyil and Keralathinte Vanambadi, which translates into English as Little Nightingale and Nightingale of Kerala. This is due to her exceptionally melodious singing which has never known any boundaries. She made the excellent contribution to the Music industry in languages like Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Badaga, Tul...
Chithra is a worldwide known Indian soulful singer. Her original name is Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra. Born in July 1963, Chithra has grown into a versatile singer who can sing all variants. Though she is a born Malayali, she sang in more than 13 languages so far, and the number is still going on. She is fondly known as Chinna Kuyil and Keralathinte Vanambadi, which translates into English as Little Nightingale and Nightingale of Kerala. This is due to her exceptionally melodious singing which has never known any boundaries. She made the excellent contribution to the Music industry in languages like Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Badaga, Tul...
Date of Birth: 27-07-1963
Age: 60
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 27-07-1963
Age: 60
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam

3. Srilakshmi


Srilakshmi.jpg Srilakshmi, the veteran comedy actor of the Telugu film industry is one of those outstanding comedians who was introduced by one of the most talented comedy directors of his time, Jandhyala. In the time when female actors were rarely taking up comical roles, Sri Lakshmi made generations of the Telugu audiences laugh with all her hilarious roles.   Although she was the daughter of the Telugu producer Dr.Amarnath, the film industry was not what she chose initially. It was only because of financial troubles that inflicted her family after her family’s death that she took up acting with Jandhyala as her mentor.   She began her career with Ooriki Ichina Maata (a small film in w...
Srilakshmi, the veteran comedy actor of the Telugu film industry is one of those outstanding comedians who was introduced by one of the most talented comedy directors of his time, Jandhyala. In the time when female actors were rarely taking up comical roles, Sri Lakshmi made generations of the Telugu audiences laugh with all her hilarious roles.   Although she was the daughter of the Telugu producer Dr.Amarnath, the film industry was not what she chose initially. It was only because of financial troubles that inflicted her family after her family’s death that she took up acting with Jandhyala as her mentor.   She began her career with Ooriki Ichina Maata (a small film in w...
Date of Birth: 30-07
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Actress
Date of Birth: 30-07
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Actress

4. Nirmalamma


Nirmalamma-New.png Nirmalamma is a famous Telugu actor who was born in 1920 in a village near Machilipatnam in Krishna district. She started her career at a very young age of 10. She received an award from Bollywood actor Prithviraj Kapoor for her role of a beggar in a play `Aakali’. After her plays `Tulasi’ and `Sakkubai’ became popular, she got a chance to meet producer-director Ghantasala Balaramaiah who gave her a break in his film `Garuda Garvabhangam’ through which she marked her debut.She has acted with three generations of actors _ NT Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao; Krishna, Shobhan Babu, Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Venkatesh and Nagarjuna. She has mostly acted in the movies directed by Dasarinarayana Rao, S.V. Krishna Reddy and E. ...
Nirmalamma is a famous Telugu actor who was born in 1920 in a village near Machilipatnam in Krishna district. She started her career at a very young age of 10. She received an award from Bollywood actor Prithviraj Kapoor for her role of a beggar in a play `Aakali’. After her plays `Tulasi’ and `Sakkubai’ became popular, she got a chance to meet producer-director Ghantasala Balaramaiah who gave her a break in his film `Garuda Garvabhangam’ through which she marked her debut.She has acted with three generations of actors _ NT Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao; Krishna, Shobhan Babu, Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Venkatesh and Nagarjuna. She has mostly acted in the movies directed by Dasarinarayana Rao, S.V. Krishna Reddy and E. ...
Date of Birth: 1927
Date of Death: 19-02-2009
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 1927
Date of Death: 19-02-2009
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

5. Maheshwari


Maheswari.jpg Maheswari is a popular South Indian film actress, who was born on and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on August 26. Maheswari studied at Adarsh Vidyalaya, T. Nagar. She acted in many Telugu and Tamil films and she is the cousin of Sridevi, a popular South Indian film actress. She got married to Jayakrishnan, a Software Engineer who owns Digital Securities Company from Hyderabad on September 18, 2008 at Thirupathi. Some of the popular artists who attended their wedding ceremony were Bony Kapoor, Meena, Sridevi, Ram Gopal Varma, SV Krishna Reddy, Arun Kumar, Sangeetha and a lot more. Maheswari started her career in the film industry in year 19...
Maheswari is a popular South Indian film actress, who was born on and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on August 26. Maheswari studied at Adarsh Vidyalaya, T. Nagar. She acted in many Telugu and Tamil films and she is the cousin of Sridevi, a popular South Indian film actress. She got married to Jayakrishnan, a Software Engineer who owns Digital Securities Company from Hyderabad on September 18, 2008 at Thirupathi. Some of the popular artists who attended their wedding ceremony were Bony Kapoor, Meena, Sridevi, Ram Gopal Varma, SV Krishna Reddy, Arun Kumar, Sangeetha and a lot more. Maheswari started her career in the film industry in year 19...
Date of Birth: 26-08-1977
Age: 46
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 26-08-1977
Age: 46
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

6. Venu Thottempudi


venu-thottempudi.jpg One of the good looking South Indian actor's is Venu Thottempudi, who works in Telugu cinema. He was born in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Venu is the nephew of famous Telugu person B. Gopal. He got married to Anupama Choudharyin the year 2001. The couple has two children. He completed his graduation (engineering) from Dharwad Engineering College. His friends, Shyamprasad, Sai, and Prabhu, in specific, were responsible for motivating him to take up acting as his career. Venkata Shyamprasad gave a new look to S.P. Entertainment to promote his friend, Venu in his initial days. The other two friends were mainly focussed on managing his schedules, in planning his ...
One of the good looking South Indian actor's is Venu Thottempudi, who works in Telugu cinema. He was born in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Venu is the nephew of famous Telugu person B. Gopal. He got married to Anupama Choudharyin the year 2001. The couple has two children. He completed his graduation (engineering) from Dharwad Engineering College. His friends, Shyamprasad, Sai, and Prabhu, in specific, were responsible for motivating him to take up acting as his career. Venkata Shyamprasad gave a new look to S.P. Entertainment to promote his friend, Venu in his initial days. The other two friends were mainly focussed on managing his schedules, in planning his ...
Date of Birth: 04-06-1976
Age: 47
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 04-06-1976
Age: 47
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor

7. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry


s/i/r/i/v/e/sirivennela-seetharama-sastry.png Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry is an Indian Lyricist and Poet. He works in the Telugu Film Industry as a Lyricist. His actual name is Chembolu Seetharama Sastry. Sastry was born on the 20th of May in the year 1955. He was born in Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh. He is currently staying in Hyderabad, Telangana. Seetharama Sastry had his debut with writing songs for the legendary director K. Vishwanath. His first song was for the film “Janani Janmabhoomi” (1984). He wrote songs for the film “Sirivennela” (1986). The songs were loved by the audience. That is the reason he got renamed from Chembolu Seetharama Sastry to Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Some of his famous works are “Lasku Labo,” “Yenna...
Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry is an Indian Lyricist and Poet. He works in the Telugu Film Industry as a Lyricist. His actual name is Chembolu Seetharama Sastry. Sastry was born on the 20th of May in the year 1955. He was born in Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh. He is currently staying in Hyderabad, Telangana. Seetharama Sastry had his debut with writing songs for the legendary director K. Vishwanath. His first song was for the film “Janani Janmabhoomi” (1984). He wrote songs for the film “Sirivennela” (1986). The songs were loved by the audience. That is the reason he got renamed from Chembolu Seetharama Sastry to Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Some of his famous works are “Lasku Labo,” “Yenna...
Date of Birth: 20-05-1955
Age: 68
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Lyricist
Date of Birth: 20-05-1955
Age: 68
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Lyricist

8. Ram Gopal Varma


ram-gopal-varma.png Ram Gopal Varma is a famed Indian film director and writer, critically acclaimed for his work in the Telugu cinema and Bollywood industry. He speaks a million messages through his films and has been widely appreciated for his realistic portrayal of characters that act as a mirror image of the Indian society. He won the National Award in 1999 for his socio-political drama, ‘Shool’. After starting his career as a qualified Civil Engineer, Ram Gopal Varma, popularly known as RGV, went on to become a filmmaker. His foray into the film industry has been propelled by the video rental library he set up in Ameerpet, which was inspired from his brief stint in Nigeria. Like many filmmakers, his film car...
Ram Gopal Varma is a famed Indian film director and writer, critically acclaimed for his work in the Telugu cinema and Bollywood industry. He speaks a million messages through his films and has been widely appreciated for his realistic portrayal of characters that act as a mirror image of the Indian society. He won the National Award in 1999 for his socio-political drama, ‘Shool’. After starting his career as a qualified Civil Engineer, Ram Gopal Varma, popularly known as RGV, went on to become a filmmaker. His foray into the film industry has been propelled by the video rental library he set up in Ameerpet, which was inspired from his brief stint in Nigeria. Like many filmmakers, his film car...
Date of Birth: 07-04-1962
Age: 62
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Date of Birth: 07-04-1962
Age: 62
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

9. Vasiraju Prakasam


v/a/s/i/r/a/vasiraju-prakasam.png Vasiraju Prakasam is a film critic, producer, and journalist in the Indian film industry predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is also the producer of few television serials in the channel Doordarshan. Vasiraju Prakasam has produced some famous films such as Balaraju Katha, Kalam Marindi and Bapujee Bharatham. Vasiraju Prakasam was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. He now resides in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Vasiraju Prakasam was invited as a jury member to evaluate the nominees in the category "Best Wring on Cinema" in the 54th National Film Awards. He was also a jury in the International Film Festival of India, Film Star Charity Cricket Association, and also International Children's Film Festival. For ...
Vasiraju Prakasam is a film critic, producer, and journalist in the Indian film industry predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is also the producer of few television serials in the channel Doordarshan. Vasiraju Prakasam has produced some famous films such as Balaraju Katha, Kalam Marindi and Bapujee Bharatham. Vasiraju Prakasam was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. He now resides in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Vasiraju Prakasam was invited as a jury member to evaluate the nominees in the category "Best Wring on Cinema" in the 54th National Film Awards. He was also a jury in the International Film Festival of India, Film Star Charity Cricket Association, and also International Children's Film Festival. For ...

10. Vandemataram Srinivas


v/a/n/d/e/m/vandemataram-srinivas.jpg Vandemataram Srinivas is a well-known Indian music director from the Telugu film industry. Vandemataram Srinivas is his stage name, and his real-life name is Kanneboyina Srinivasa Rao. He was born on 6th January 1964 in a village near Khammam, a district in Telangana in Andhra Pradesh. He is an award-winning, multi-talented south Indian artist. He has entertained people by serving roles in the Telugu film industry. He is a music composer, music director, playback singer, actor, and film director. He has worked in more than fifty films as a music composer. Some of the notable films he worked in are Orey Rickshaw (1995), Osey Ramulamma (1997), Swayamvaram (1999) and Devullu (2001), Parama Veera Chakra (2011), Manush...
Vandemataram Srinivas is a well-known Indian music director from the Telugu film industry. Vandemataram Srinivas is his stage name, and his real-life name is Kanneboyina Srinivasa Rao. He was born on 6th January 1964 in a village near Khammam, a district in Telangana in Andhra Pradesh. He is an award-winning, multi-talented south Indian artist. He has entertained people by serving roles in the Telugu film industry. He is a music composer, music director, playback singer, actor, and film director. He has worked in more than fifty films as a music composer. Some of the notable films he worked in are Orey Rickshaw (1995), Osey Ramulamma (1997), Swayamvaram (1999) and Devullu (2001), Parama Veera Chakra (2011), Manush...
Date of Birth: 06-01-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills:
Date of Birth: 06-01-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

11. Hariharan


h/a/r/i/h/a/hariharan.jpg Hariharan is a renowned Indian singer, who sings mainly for Hindi and Tamil films. Born in 1955, he is a well-known Ghazal singer. He was also instrumental in bringing fusion music to India. Colonial Cousins is the name given to Hariharan’s band, wherein he collaborated with Lesle Lewis. This band was featured in many private albums. Not only this, they have also composed music for a few movies in Hindi and Tamil. Hariharan is born and b...
Hariharan is a renowned Indian singer, who sings mainly for Hindi and Tamil films. Born in 1955, he is a well-known Ghazal singer. He was also instrumental in bringing fusion music to India. Colonial Cousins is the name given to Hariharan’s band, wherein he collaborated with Lesle Lewis. This band was featured in many private albums. Not only this, they have also composed music for a few movies in Hindi and Tamil. Hariharan is born and b...
Date of Birth: 03-04-1955
Age: 69
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 03-04-1955
Age: 69
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil

12. Srinivasa Raju


s/r/i/n/i/v/srinivasa-raju.jpg Although Srinivasa Raju is an Andhra descendant, he left Tollywood and earned fame and popularity for directing few well-known Kannada movies such as ‘Sangathi’ (2008), ‘Kote’ (2011), ‘Nannavanu’ (2010) and ‘Dandupalya’ (2012). His first film ‘Sangathi' was a bad effort ffom him, except that the film had the best songs and a few good action scenes. The film boasted of good cinematography too. The director did not keep close attention on the script and narration and the film suffered a lot in the right execution. It could be that the debutant director Srinivasa Raju was a novice then. But his interest in film direction was closely watched and the viewers li...
Although Srinivasa Raju is an Andhra descendant, he left Tollywood and earned fame and popularity for directing few well-known Kannada movies such as ‘Sangathi’ (2008), ‘Kote’ (2011), ‘Nannavanu’ (2010) and ‘Dandupalya’ (2012). His first film ‘Sangathi' was a bad effort ffom him, except that the film had the best songs and a few good action scenes. The film boasted of good cinematography too. The director did not keep close attention on the script and narration and the film suffered a lot in the right execution. It could be that the debutant director Srinivasa Raju was a novice then. But his interest in film direction was closely watched and the viewers li...
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Writer, Director
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Writer, Director

13. Srinu Vaitla


srinu-vaitla.jpg Shrinu Vaitla is an Indian film director predominantly working in Telugu film industry. The 43year old director is from Kandulapalem, East Godavari District. His first venture movie called ‘Nee Kosam’ having in lead Ravi Teja and Maheshwari, produced by Ghanta Srinivas in 1999 did not do well in box offices. But this movie made a path to the heart of critics and received applauds from the critic world. His next venture ‘Anandam’ in 2001 helped him marked his place in comedy stream. The Ace director is appreciated and credited for introducing parabolic narrative in Telugu in cinemas, and that is seen in most of his feature films like ‘Venky’, ‘Dhee’, ‘ubai ...
Shrinu Vaitla is an Indian film director predominantly working in Telugu film industry. The 43year old director is from Kandulapalem, East Godavari District. His first venture movie called ‘Nee Kosam’ having in lead Ravi Teja and Maheshwari, produced by Ghanta Srinivas in 1999 did not do well in box offices. But this movie made a path to the heart of critics and received applauds from the critic world. His next venture ‘Anandam’ in 2001 helped him marked his place in comedy stream. The Ace director is appreciated and credited for introducing parabolic narrative in Telugu in cinemas, and that is seen in most of his feature films like ‘Venky’, ‘Dhee’, ‘ubai ...
Date of Birth: 20-09-1972
Age: 51
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 20-09-1972
Age: 51
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director

14. Srihari


s/r/i/h/a/r/srihari.jpg Raghumudri Srihari was a magnificent actor born on the 15th of August in the year 1964, popularly known as Srihari. This actor is an Award Winning actor from Tollywood, which refers to the Telugu Industry of the Indian Cinema. He was born in Vijayawada, Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh India. His family was from Gudivada. Srihari was brought up in Hyderabad, and then the family settled at BalaNagar, at this time Srihari was a small child. Before starting his career in the Tollywood Film Industry, Srihari was a great athlete in Gymnastics. This quality of him made him enter the showbiz persona as a Stunt Fighter in the movies. He did the difficult actions for the heroes, unknowing that he would himself be on...
Raghumudri Srihari was a magnificent actor born on the 15th of August in the year 1964, popularly known as Srihari. This actor is an Award Winning actor from Tollywood, which refers to the Telugu Industry of the Indian Cinema. He was born in Vijayawada, Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh India. His family was from Gudivada. Srihari was brought up in Hyderabad, and then the family settled at BalaNagar, at this time Srihari was a small child. Before starting his career in the Tollywood Film Industry, Srihari was a great athlete in Gymnastics. This quality of him made him enter the showbiz persona as a Stunt Fighter in the movies. He did the difficult actions for the heroes, unknowing that he would himself be on...
Date of Birth: 15-08-1964
Date of Death: 09-10-2013
Age: 59
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills:
Date of Birth: 15-08-1964
Date of Death: 09-10-2013
Age: 59
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

15. Mahendran


mahendran.jpg Master Mahendran is a popular child actor, who turned to be a hero through the movie Vizha. Master Mahendran was born in the year 1991 in Hyderabad. His career as a child artist started from his third age through the movie Naatamai. He has acted in more than a century of movies as a child artist. He got the Tamilnadu State Award for the Best Child Artist for the movie Thaikulame Thaikulame, starred by Pandiya Rajan.    He was still popular for his child role in the movie Aaha, which got released in the year 1997. In this movie he a...
Master Mahendran is a popular child actor, who turned to be a hero through the movie Vizha. Master Mahendran was born in the year 1991 in Hyderabad. His career as a child artist started from his third age through the movie Naatamai. He has acted in more than a century of movies as a child artist. He got the Tamilnadu State Award for the Best Child Artist for the movie Thaikulame Thaikulame, starred by Pandiya Rajan.    He was still popular for his child role in the movie Aaha, which got released in the year 1997. In this movie he a...
Date of Birth: 23-01-1991
Age: 33
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 23-01-1991
Age: 33
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil

16. Venkatesh Daggubati


d/a/g/g/u/b/daggubati-venkatesh.jpg One of the most talented face in Telugu film industry, his latest flick ’ Drushyam’ proves that age does not matter to be a successful hero in the industry. In his career spanning 27 years, the actor still has huge fanfare and he is the evergreen hero of Telugu cinema.    Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was born to a veteran filmmaker, Ramanaidu Daggubati; hence getting an entry in filmdom was not a tough. His elder brother was Suresh Babu Daggubati, who too owned Suresh Productions. Hence he had always wanted to make his mark in the film production, b...
One of the most talented face in Telugu film industry, his latest flick ’ Drushyam’ proves that age does not matter to be a successful hero in the industry. In his career spanning 27 years, the actor still has huge fanfare and he is the evergreen hero of Telugu cinema.    Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was born to a veteran filmmaker, Ramanaidu Daggubati; hence getting an entry in filmdom was not a tough. His elder brother was Suresh Babu Daggubati, who too owned Suresh Productions. Hence he had always wanted to make his mark in the film production, b...
Date of Birth: 13-12-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 13-12-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor

17. M S Narayana


24-03-2017/m-s-narayana.png M.S. Narayana was a film Telugu actor in South India. He was born on 16 April 1951 at Nidamarru, Andhra Pradesh. He has acted in more than 750 films. He was born to Mailavarapu Bapi Raju and Venkata Subbamma. His debut as an actor came up with the movie Pedarayudu in 1995. He is a writer and director too. He was primarily known for his comedy roles, that he did in movies. He best played drunkard role and was very famous for that. And he had played this drunkard role in more than 200 movies. He had got a unique talent of making everyone laugh at his dialogues. His comedy timing was perfect, and he was very enjoyable to watch. He had married M.V. Kala Prapoo...
M.S. Narayana was a film Telugu actor in South India. He was born on 16 April 1951 at Nidamarru, Andhra Pradesh. He has acted in more than 750 films. He was born to Mailavarapu Bapi Raju and Venkata Subbamma. His debut as an actor came up with the movie Pedarayudu in 1995. He is a writer and director too. He was primarily known for his comedy roles, that he did in movies. He best played drunkard role and was very famous for that. And he had played this drunkard role in more than 200 movies. He had got a unique talent of making everyone laugh at his dialogues. His comedy timing was perfect, and he was very enjoyable to watch. He had married M.V. Kala Prapoo...
Date of Birth: 16-04-1951
Date of Death: 23-01-2015
Age: 73
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Date of Birth: 16-04-1951
Date of Death: 23-01-2015
Age: 73
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

18. L B Sriram


13-08-2019/l-b-sriram.jpg L B Sriram is a renowned Telugu actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He was born as Lanka Bhadradri Sri Ram in the village of Nedunuru, East Godavari. He is the son of Sri Lanka Venkata Rama Sastri Somayaji, a famous Vedic scholar, who received the Rashtrapathi Award in 1994. Initially, he has been a playwright and actor in the Mahati Theatre Society (which was established by his brothers and some friends) for 20 years, before entering the Telugu cinema as a screenwriter in the year 1988. Sriram has written dialogues for more than 40 films including 'April 1st Vidudhala', 'Appula Appa Rao', 'Vaarasudu', 'Hello Brother', 'Hitler', 'Arundhati', 'Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw' and ma...
L B Sriram is a renowned Telugu actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He was born as Lanka Bhadradri Sri Ram in the village of Nedunuru, East Godavari. He is the son of Sri Lanka Venkata Rama Sastri Somayaji, a famous Vedic scholar, who received the Rashtrapathi Award in 1994. Initially, he has been a playwright and actor in the Mahati Theatre Society (which was established by his brothers and some friends) for 20 years, before entering the Telugu cinema as a screenwriter in the year 1988. Sriram has written dialogues for more than 40 films including 'April 1st Vidudhala', 'Appula Appa Rao', 'Vaarasudu', 'Hello Brother', 'Hitler', 'Arundhati', 'Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw' and ma...
Date of Birth: 30-05-1952
Age: 71
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Date of Birth: 30-05-1952
Age: 71
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

19. Raghava Lawrence


Lawrence-Raghavendra.jpg Lawrence Raghavendra is a popular Choreographer, director and actor of South India. He began his career as a choreographer and later on turned into an actor. He got the blessings from the veteran director Balachander, that one day or another, he will become a Super Star as Rajini. He cherishes that moment and he finally became a Super Star in all the fields, he entered. His dance movements were enjoyed by the audience, as he dances like a rubberized man as Prabhu Deva. His first movie as a choreographer and actor was Parthen Rasithen in 2000. Before this movie, he has appeared in small roles in the background. Lawrence was made popular by Balachander in the film Paarthaalae Paravasam, a Madhavan Starrer. His dance and acting was applauded i...
Lawrence Raghavendra is a popular Choreographer, director and actor of South India. He began his career as a choreographer and later on turned into an actor. He got the blessings from the veteran director Balachander, that one day or another, he will become a Super Star as Rajini. He cherishes that moment and he finally became a Super Star in all the fields, he entered. His dance movements were enjoyed by the audience, as he dances like a rubberized man as Prabhu Deva. His first movie as a choreographer and actor was Parthen Rasithen in 2000. Before this movie, he has appeared in small roles in the background. Lawrence was made popular by Balachander in the film Paarthaalae Paravasam, a Madhavan Starrer. His dance and acting was applauded i...

20. Mallikarjuna Rao


Mallikarjuna-Rao.jpg Battala Satti is the nick name of Mallikarjuna Rao. He got that name from the film Ladies Tailor. Mallikarjuna Rao has acted in almost all the south Indian movies. Born in 1951, this legendary actor has completed acting in 350 films and more. His film career started when he was 22 years. Hello Brother is the movie in which he acted with Akkineni Nagarjuna and the film was a super hit. His voice modulation is enjoyed by the audience. He has also performed in the serials too. He acted in Doordarshan serial Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu. Actor cum writer Tanikella Bharani considers Mallikarjuna Rao as his mentor. Mallikarjuna Rao was the secretary of the Movie Actors Association in Andhra Pradesh. Many people were introduced to the Telugu cinema i...
Battala Satti is the nick name of Mallikarjuna Rao. He got that name from the film Ladies Tailor. Mallikarjuna Rao has acted in almost all the south Indian movies. Born in 1951, this legendary actor has completed acting in 350 films and more. His film career started when he was 22 years. Hello Brother is the movie in which he acted with Akkineni Nagarjuna and the film was a super hit. His voice modulation is enjoyed by the audience. He has also performed in the serials too. He acted in Doordarshan serial Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu. Actor cum writer Tanikella Bharani considers Mallikarjuna Rao as his mentor. Mallikarjuna Rao was the secretary of the Movie Actors Association in Andhra Pradesh. Many people were introduced to the Telugu cinema i...
Date of Birth: 1951
Date of Death: 24-06-2008
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills:
Date of Birth: 1951
Date of Death: 24-06-2008
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

21. Tanikella Bharani


t/a/n/i/k/e/tanikella-bharani.jpg Tanikella Bharani is a renowned actor in Telugu and Tamil cinemas. He has also acted in Hindi movies. Born in Secunderabad, this talented person completed his graduation in Commerce. He is also a post graduate diploma holder in Theatre arts. In his initial stages, Tanikella Bharani was writing scripts and dialogues for the stage dramas. He moved to Chennai to seek chances to perform in films. He has written dialogues for various Telugu movies and also been a lyricist too. From the year 1985, till now, he has acted in more than 500 Indian films. He got fame after performing in Shiva with Nagarjuna. He also acted in a Hindi movie, Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal, which was a comedy movie. Though he started his career from the year 1985, he made his...
Tanikella Bharani is a renowned actor in Telugu and Tamil cinemas. He has also acted in Hindi movies. Born in Secunderabad, this talented person completed his graduation in Commerce. He is also a post graduate diploma holder in Theatre arts. In his initial stages, Tanikella Bharani was writing scripts and dialogues for the stage dramas. He moved to Chennai to seek chances to perform in films. He has written dialogues for various Telugu movies and also been a lyricist too. From the year 1985, till now, he has acted in more than 500 Indian films. He got fame after performing in Shiva with Nagarjuna. He also acted in a Hindi movie, Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal, which was a comedy movie. Though he started his career from the year 1985, he made his...
Date of Birth: 14-07-1954
Age: 69
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 14-07-1954
Age: 69
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor

22. Kasinadhuni Viswanath


29-09-2017/kasinathuni-viswanath.jpg Kasinadhuni Viswanath is a famous south Indian film actor, writer, director. He is from Repalle, Andhra Pradesh. Kasinathuni Viswanath’s father’s name was Subrahmanyam and mother’s name was saraswathamma. He married Jaya lakshmi and he has 3 children and their names are Ravindhranath, Nagendhranath and Padhmavathi. And he has 4 grand children: pranav, hema, swarna, and naren. His mother tongue is Telugu and he can speak Telugu, Tamil, and English. He is having 57 years of working experience in film industry. He got many awards like Nandi awards, National-film awards, Filmfare awards, etc. He did many hit films like shankara baranam, sagara sangamam, etc. He had done many bollywood films like sargam, san...
Kasinadhuni Viswanath is a famous south Indian film actor, writer, director. He is from Repalle, Andhra Pradesh. Kasinathuni Viswanath’s father’s name was Subrahmanyam and mother’s name was saraswathamma. He married Jaya lakshmi and he has 3 children and their names are Ravindhranath, Nagendhranath and Padhmavathi. And he has 4 grand children: pranav, hema, swarna, and naren. His mother tongue is Telugu and he can speak Telugu, Tamil, and English. He is having 57 years of working experience in film industry. He got many awards like Nandi awards, National-film awards, Filmfare awards, etc. He did many hit films like shankara baranam, sagara sangamam, etc. He had done many bollywood films like sargam, san...
Date of Birth: 19-02-1930
Date of Death: 02-02-2023
Age: 94
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 19-02-1930
Date of Death: 02-02-2023
Age: 94
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director

23. Kanal Kannan


Kannan.jpg Kanal Kannan is an Indian actor, screenwriter, stunt director and a stunt choreographer in Kollywood, Malayalam cinema etc. He was born in Tamil Nadu. Kanal Kannan is one of the highly respected and senior stunt directors in south India. Kannan, as a stunt master is believed to beequalling Jackie Chan and is poised to become Tamil version of the same. He has choreographed many breath taking stunt sequences featuring the likes of Vikram, Kamal Haasan, Nagarjuna, Vijay, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Suriya and Ajith. Apart from some lead roles, he has also done cameos in many of his films. We can call him as a boisterously funny, action star who has worked his way up from stuntman. He has done the lead role in 'Sat...
Kanal Kannan is an Indian actor, screenwriter, stunt director and a stunt choreographer in Kollywood, Malayalam cinema etc. He was born in Tamil Nadu. Kanal Kannan is one of the highly respected and senior stunt directors in south India. Kannan, as a stunt master is believed to beequalling Jackie Chan and is poised to become Tamil version of the same. He has choreographed many breath taking stunt sequences featuring the likes of Vikram, Kamal Haasan, Nagarjuna, Vijay, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Suriya and Ajith. Apart from some lead roles, he has also done cameos in many of his films. We can call him as a boisterously funny, action star who has worked his way up from stuntman. He has done the lead role in 'Sat...
Date of Birth: 01-01-1969
Age: 55
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Date of Birth: 01-01-1969
Age: 55
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil