Home Awards Telugu Awards Cast & Crew

Telugu Awards Santosham Awards 2010 - Cast & Crew

1. Anushka Shetty


14-02-2017/anushka-shetty.jpg Anushka Shetty is the popular South Indian star who is very famous for her work in Arundhati, a Telugu movie. This film was dubbed in Tamil and made her more popular among the Tamil audience. Her first Tamil movie was Rendu with R. Madhavan. Anushka Shetty was not well known during the time of Rendu. It is only through Arundhati, she entered the hearts of the people. She masters all the roles given to her. She has paired with almost all the top stars of South Indian film industry right from Rajini Kanth. She paired Super Star in the film Linga and got a decent role in that film. Her appearance in Thaandavam with Vikram was praised by many people, as she did a good role, le...
Anushka Shetty is the popular South Indian star who is very famous for her work in Arundhati, a Telugu movie. This film was dubbed in Tamil and made her more popular among the Tamil audience. Her first Tamil movie was Rendu with R. Madhavan. Anushka Shetty was not well known during the time of Rendu. It is only through Arundhati, she entered the hearts of the people. She masters all the roles given to her. She has paired with almost all the top stars of South Indian film industry right from Rajini Kanth. She paired Super Star in the film Linga and got a decent role in that film. Her appearance in Thaandavam with Vikram was praised by many people, as she did a good role, le...
Date of Birth: 07-11-1981
Age: 42
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 07-11-1981
Age: 42
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Movie Actress

2. Kodi Ramakrishna


Rama-Krishna.jpg Rama Krishna more familiarly known as Kode Rama Krishna is a legendary Indian film director and writer. He predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil fields. He hails from Palakollu of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He has a film experience of 30 years and has directed above 100 films. He is the director who can mesmerize audience with special visual effects. He integrated movies with technology indulged in them. One can see envy, revenge and drama as key ingredients of his movies. He is well-known for his fantasy movies. His first movie is Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya is a blockbuster and has run 525 days continuously without a break. He has worked with many of the top stars of South India like Chiranjeevi, Bala Krishna, Venkat...
Rama Krishna more familiarly known as Kode Rama Krishna is a legendary Indian film director and writer. He predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil fields. He hails from Palakollu of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He has a film experience of 30 years and has directed above 100 films. He is the director who can mesmerize audience with special visual effects. He integrated movies with technology indulged in them. One can see envy, revenge and drama as key ingredients of his movies. He is well-known for his fantasy movies. His first movie is Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya is a blockbuster and has run 525 days continuously without a break. He has worked with many of the top stars of South India like Chiranjeevi, Bala Krishna, Venkat...
Date of Birth: 24-07-1949
Date of Death: 22-02-2019
Age: 74
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 24-07-1949
Date of Death: 22-02-2019
Age: 74
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director

3. A. R. Rahman


a/0/r/0/r/a/a-r-rahman.jpg A. R. Rahman is a Legendary Music Composer, prominently known for his rocking music for the movie “The Slumdog Millionaire”. He had won a couple of Oscars for this album and made India proud.  Allah-Rakha Rahman’s birth name is A.S.Dileep Kumar. He was born on January 6th, 1967 in Chennai. His music journey had begun at the age of 4 when he learned piano. At the age of 11, he joined the Maestro Ilayaraja's troupe as a Keyboard player. He made his debut as a composer with the legendary film-maker G.R.Maniratnam’s film “Roja” which came out in 1992. Some of his popular music albums were for the movies like Rangeela, Bombay, Dil Se and Lagaan: Once up...
A. R. Rahman is a Legendary Music Composer, prominently known for his rocking music for the movie “The Slumdog Millionaire”. He had won a couple of Oscars for this album and made India proud.  Allah-Rakha Rahman’s birth name is A.S.Dileep Kumar. He was born on January 6th, 1967 in Chennai. His music journey had begun at the age of 4 when he learned piano. At the age of 11, he joined the Maestro Ilayaraja's troupe as a Keyboard player. He made his debut as a composer with the legendary film-maker G.R.Maniratnam’s film “Roja” which came out in 1992. Some of his popular music albums were for the movies like Rangeela, Bombay, Dil Se and Lagaan: Once up...
Date of Birth: 06-01-1967
Age: 57
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Date of Birth: 06-01-1967
Age: 57
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil

4. Shyamaprasad


shyamaprasad.png Shyamaprasad is an eminent screenwriter, director, and actor in Malayalam cinema. Although he had made a very few films, his art and meaningful cinema has always had a sweet flavor. His notable films include ‘Agnisakshi’, ‘Akale’, ‘Arike’ and ‘Ore Kadal’. He always made his movies based on some novels. Novels had inspired him a lot, and he tried to create a literary masterpiece in celluloid. Since film and novels are two different media, hence he always had urged people not to compare his films with the novel as he had tried to be as close in spirit to the work which inspired him a lot. For instance, ‘A...
Shyamaprasad is an eminent screenwriter, director, and actor in Malayalam cinema. Although he had made a very few films, his art and meaningful cinema has always had a sweet flavor. His notable films include ‘Agnisakshi’, ‘Akale’, ‘Arike’ and ‘Ore Kadal’. He always made his movies based on some novels. Novels had inspired him a lot, and he tried to create a literary masterpiece in celluloid. Since film and novels are two different media, hence he always had urged people not to compare his films with the novel as he had tried to be as close in spirit to the work which inspired him a lot. For instance, ‘A...
Date of Birth: 07-11-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 07-11-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

5. Boyapati Srinu


boyapati-srinu.jpg Boyapati Srinu, also spelled Boyapati Sreenu, is an Indian film director. Boyapati Srinu hails from Pedakakani, situated in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He has made his laudable contributions in the Telugu movie field.  Srinu completed his college studies from JKC College in Guntur. His family was into photo studio business. Boyapati Srinu started his career as a photographer and then he became a journalist. He did it as a part-time for the Eenadu daily. Posani Krishna Murali, a Telugu actor, and relative of Boyapati Srinu brought him into the film industry.  Boyapati Srinu moved to Hyderabad with his cousin, and he too...
Boyapati Srinu, also spelled Boyapati Sreenu, is an Indian film director. Boyapati Srinu hails from Pedakakani, situated in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He has made his laudable contributions in the Telugu movie field.  Srinu completed his college studies from JKC College in Guntur. His family was into photo studio business. Boyapati Srinu started his career as a photographer and then he became a journalist. He did it as a part-time for the Eenadu daily. Posani Krishna Murali, a Telugu actor, and relative of Boyapati Srinu brought him into the film industry.  Boyapati Srinu moved to Hyderabad with his cousin, and he too...
Date of Birth: 25-04
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 25-04
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director

6. Nandamuri Balakrishna


n/a/n/d/a/m/nandamuri-balakrishna.png Nandamuri Balakrishna usually called as Nata Simham is a veteran Telugu actor and son of Telugu legendary actor,Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sr.Ntr. He was born on 10 June 1960 in Chennai. He completed his schooling and early life in Chennai. He married Vasundhara and he is the father of Nara Brahmini, Tejaswini and MokshagnaTeja. Brahmini is the daughter-in-law of Andhra Chief Minister Nara Chandra Babu Naidu.   With his father as the Telugu matinee idol Sr.NTR it has become Bala Krishna’s duty to continue his father’s legacy as Telugu hero. He has been successful in doing it so. Though he acted as child artist in few films he debuted as full-time hero with Sahasame Vupiri. He acted in brot...
Nandamuri Balakrishna usually called as Nata Simham is a veteran Telugu actor and son of Telugu legendary actor,Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sr.Ntr. He was born on 10 June 1960 in Chennai. He completed his schooling and early life in Chennai. He married Vasundhara and he is the father of Nara Brahmini, Tejaswini and MokshagnaTeja. Brahmini is the daughter-in-law of Andhra Chief Minister Nara Chandra Babu Naidu.   With his father as the Telugu matinee idol Sr.NTR it has become Bala Krishna’s duty to continue his father’s legacy as Telugu hero. He has been successful in doing it so. Though he acted as child artist in few films he debuted as full-time hero with Sahasame Vupiri. He acted in brot...
Date of Birth: 10-06-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Date of Birth: 10-06-1960
Age: 63
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

7. Dasari Narayana Rao


29-03-2017/dasari-narayana-rao.jpg Dasari Narayana Rao is an Indian cinema director who has mainly worked in Telugu movies and has credit to some Bollywood movies too. He was born on 4 May 1947 in Palakol, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He has done his graduation in BA and had an interest in acting and directing since then. He has performed in many drama competitions. Most of the films he has done in his career have laid emphasis on corruption, gender discrimination and injustice. He has done over 150 films as a director and also produced 53 films. He got married to Dasari Padma, producer and they have a son, Arun Kumar Desai, who is an actor. In his early life, he had launched a newspaper, Udayam, which got very famous...
Dasari Narayana Rao is an Indian cinema director who has mainly worked in Telugu movies and has credit to some Bollywood movies too. He was born on 4 May 1947 in Palakol, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He has done his graduation in BA and had an interest in acting and directing since then. He has performed in many drama competitions. Most of the films he has done in his career have laid emphasis on corruption, gender discrimination and injustice. He has done over 150 films as a director and also produced 53 films. He got married to Dasari Padma, producer and they have a son, Arun Kumar Desai, who is an actor. In his early life, he had launched a newspaper, Udayam, which got very famous...
Date of Birth: 04-05-1944
Age: 79
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 04-05-1944
Age: 79
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor

8. Sonu Sood


s/o/n/u/0/s/sonu-sood.jpg Sonu Sood is a famous Indian Cinema actor, model who is famous for portraying Chhedi Singh in the Salman Khan Starrer Dabbang, for which he received the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. Besides working in Bollywood movies, He has also acted in Tollywood, Kollywood and Kannada language films. Sood was born on July 30th, 1973. Sood’s father is an entrepreneur and his mother was a professor, he grew up in Nagpur and received his degree in Electrical Engineering. He is from Moga, Punjab, who made his debut as an actor in 1999 with the Tamil film Kallazhagar. His first Bollywood debut was in 2002 in the movie Shaheed-E-Azam where he portrayed the role...
Sonu Sood is a famous Indian Cinema actor, model who is famous for portraying Chhedi Singh in the Salman Khan Starrer Dabbang, for which he received the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. Besides working in Bollywood movies, He has also acted in Tollywood, Kollywood and Kannada language films. Sood was born on July 30th, 1973. Sood’s father is an entrepreneur and his mother was a professor, he grew up in Nagpur and received his degree in Electrical Engineering. He is from Moga, Punjab, who made his debut as an actor in 1999 with the Tamil film Kallazhagar. His first Bollywood debut was in 2002 in the movie Shaheed-E-Azam where he portrayed the role...
Date of Birth: 30-07-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor, Villain
Date of Birth: 30-07-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor, Villain

9. Ram Charan


07-03-2017/ram-charan.png Ram Charan is a famous Tollywood actor and an entrepreneur. He is the son of legendary actor, Megastar Chiranjeevi and Surekha Konidela. He was born on 27 March, 1985 in Madras, now Chennai. He has two sisters namely Sreeja and Sushmita. He is the nephew of famous Indian producer, Allu Aravind. He married Upasana Kamineni, vice-chairman of Apollo group. Born with silver spoon in mouth, Ram Charan started his career with the movie Chirutha directed by Puri Jagannadh. The movie is a blockbuster and he has gained good marks for his movie. His next movie, Magadheera changed the dimensions of Tollywood box office. Directed by S.S.Rajamouli and Chiranjeevi playing a cameo role, Magadheera has been ...
Ram Charan is a famous Tollywood actor and an entrepreneur. He is the son of legendary actor, Megastar Chiranjeevi and Surekha Konidela. He was born on 27 March, 1985 in Madras, now Chennai. He has two sisters namely Sreeja and Sushmita. He is the nephew of famous Indian producer, Allu Aravind. He married Upasana Kamineni, vice-chairman of Apollo group. Born with silver spoon in mouth, Ram Charan started his career with the movie Chirutha directed by Puri Jagannadh. The movie is a blockbuster and he has gained good marks for his movie. His next movie, Magadheera changed the dimensions of Tollywood box office. Directed by S.S.Rajamouli and Chiranjeevi playing a cameo role, Magadheera has been ...
Date of Birth: 27-03-1985
Age: 39
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 27-03-1985
Age: 39
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actor

10. K K Senthil Kumar


k-k-senthil-kumar.jpg K K Senthil Kumar is a Cameraman in Telugu Film Industry. He was born and brought up in Bolaram, Secunderabad. Krishna Murthy, his father, has three children and K K Senthil Kumar is the eldest. He got married to Ruhee on 25th June 2009. She is a yoga instructor. They are blessed with two sons. He is a pass out of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune with a Degree in Cinematography. He graduated in the year 1998. K K Senthil Kumar’s journey in the Film Industry started unintentionally for him. Initially, he was fond of cricket in his college days. He was a good player; Kapil Dev was his role model. Then he looked up to make a career in Civil Services. Wh...
K K Senthil Kumar is a Cameraman in Telugu Film Industry. He was born and brought up in Bolaram, Secunderabad. Krishna Murthy, his father, has three children and K K Senthil Kumar is the eldest. He got married to Ruhee on 25th June 2009. She is a yoga instructor. They are blessed with two sons. He is a pass out of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune with a Degree in Cinematography. He graduated in the year 1998. K K Senthil Kumar’s journey in the Film Industry started unintentionally for him. Initially, he was fond of cricket in his college days. He was a good player; Kapil Dev was his role model. Then he looked up to make a career in Civil Services. Wh...
Date of Birth: 29-07-1974
Age: 49
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Cinematographer
Date of Birth: 29-07-1974
Age: 49
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Cinematographer

11. 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

12. Kishore Kumar Pardasani


kishore-kumar-pardasani.jpg Kishore Kumar Pardasani  was born in Vijayawada. He was brought up in Vijayanagaram. He completed his degree and law in Maharaja College. Then he practiced law for a year. He used to visit Hyderabad to take prints for the films Reddy of Kranthi Films distributed. He is very interested in watching films from his childhood. He is a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan and watched all his films many times. He was introduced to Seenu Vytla, V.V. Vinayak and Bujji by Kranthi Reddy. Then he shifted to Hyderabad and stayed with Bujji and Vinayak, Journalist Colony, Jubilee Hills. It was before Seenu Vytla’s Anandam or Vinayak’s Aadi film. Bujji announced that he would ma...
Kishore Kumar Pardasani  was born in Vijayawada. He was brought up in Vijayanagaram. He completed his degree and law in Maharaja College. Then he practiced law for a year. He used to visit Hyderabad to take prints for the films Reddy of Kranthi Films distributed. He is very interested in watching films from his childhood. He is a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan and watched all his films many times. He was introduced to Seenu Vytla, V.V. Vinayak and Bujji by Kranthi Reddy. Then he shifted to Hyderabad and stayed with Bujji and Vinayak, Journalist Colony, Jubilee Hills. It was before Seenu Vytla’s Anandam or Vinayak’s Aadi film. Bujji announced that he would ma...