Telugu Awards Santosham Awards 2022 - Cast & Crew

Brinda is one of the best choreographers of South Indian cinema and Bollywood. Her name comes in the list of the greatest artist of the 21st century. Brinda through her talent and dance moves made it to the South Indian film industry and Bollywood also. Brinda has worked in the glamour industry for past 20 years as a professional choreographer. Brinda dedicated all her life to choreographing and assisting various notable actors.

Vinitha Koshy was born in Kollam, Kerala, India. She was a professional Indian actress. Koshy was a pediatric counselor, at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore in the session 2014-2016, before pursuing his career in the acting field. She did her primary studies in Mount Carmel Convent Anglo-Indian Girls High School in her hometown Kollam, India. Koshy completed her secondary studies from St. John’s Higher Secondary School in Karuvelil, Kollam, Indian. She is a graduation degree holder from Father Muller Medical College in Mangalore, India. In the year 2016, Koshy made her first debut in the film Aanandam, enacted as a lovely miss. In the next year 2017, Koshy did four movies named Aby, in which she acted as Clara, Mounam Sollum Varthaigal, Avarude Raavukal, in which she debuted as Mareena, and in Ottamuri Velicham as Sudha. In the next year, she did two movies named Laksha, in which she played the role of Laksha and Angarajyathe Jimmanmar, in which she was Damayanthi6. Later in the year 2019, Koshy was featured in the cinema titled Luca, where she enacted as Fatimah. For her 2017’s hit, she has also been honored with a unique award named Special Jury Award for acting in the 48th Kerala State Film Awards.

Manvitha Harish is a radio- jockey turned actress in Sandalwood. She made her debut in the film ‘Kendasampige' opposite Vicky (Santhosh). Her real name was Shwetha before she got her break in films. She too had changed her name with this film like her co-actor Vicky. Though, she had no godfather in the film industry, it could be just her destiny which pulled her to the film world. However, she attributes her entry into the film world due to her popularity she gained as a radio jockey. She took her personal level of contact to the film industry as a radio jockey star . She was recommended to the film cast of ‘Kendasampige’ by one of her colleagues. She took the audition and got selected in the film. Actually, director Soori was on a lookout for a girl, who would fit the character. 

She was a girl, who knew every place in Karnataka thoroughly, and was well-versed with the language of the region. She also could drive car, which was an integral part of the movie and she had a modern girl image, who would fit into the character of a rich girl, which she had to portray in the film. This was her advantage as she also could speak Kannada language of every district with different tones. All these qualities were the plus point to get the offer. She recalls that she has never undergone any training in acting, but she was a movie buff. She used to stand before the mirror and perform some scenes of any movie that she had watched always. This kind of formal self-training had made her a spontaneous artiste to perform the audition properly and she had got selected. She explains that her work in the film 'Kendasampige’, had given her scope to learn the basics of working before the camera in a professional manner. She considers actress Radhika Pandit as her real inspiration. She looks forward to various kinds of roles in the future and would be very keen to even act, in other languages too. Her flamboyant and ultra-modern look already have captivated the audiences and she is happy that she was given a chance to act in this new film. As a new comer, she only hopes to score in films hereafter. Let us see what she can do in film world hereafter.

Raveena Ravi is also known as Raveena is an Indian dubbing artist and soon to be an actress. She is also the daughter of well-known dubbing expert Sreeja Ravi and dubbing/singer artist Ravindranathan. She made her presentation with Saattai for heroine voices. She began dubbing at the young age of 2 for radio trailers of Thotta Chinungi films. She has done several commercials; including Wood Wards gripe water, Pears soap, and other Rajiv Menon ads in various languages. She is currently ruling the South Industry as she is working in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu Industry.

Born in Udhampur, Jammu, and Kashmir, on September 29, 1990, Shraddha Srinath is an Indian movie on-screen character in Tamil and Kannada films.She comes from Kannada speaking Brahmin family. She also has a sister. Her mother was a teacher and dad was an officer in the Regiment named Kumaon of the Indian Army.

Mangli is popularly known as Satyavathi Rathod. She is an Indian Telugu playback singer, actress, and television presenter. Mangli’s birthplace is Gooty Mondalam in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was born on June 10, 1994. She completed her secondary education at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s International School, Andhra Pradesh. She took a diploma in Carnatic Music from the Sri Venkateshwara University, Andhra Pradesh. She belongs to a middle-class family and the Banjara community. Her nationality is Indian, and her native language is Lambani. Her religion is Hinduism, and her zodiac sign is Gemini. Singing, travelling, reading books, and listening to music are her hobbies. She has been living in Hyderabad, India.

Baby Rani is a famous actress. She has worked in many films. She started her film career with the 1964 film Bangaru Thimmaraju. After this, she worked in the 1965 movie Valkai Padagu. She also worked in another movie Thodu Needa of 1965. Adurthi Subba Rao directed this film. After this, she also worked in many other films, some of which are Sathee Sakkubai (1965), Chitthi (1966)- directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Ponnu Mappillai (1966)- directed by S. Ramanathan, Sangeetha Lakshmi (1966)- directed by Giduturi Suryam, Letha Manasulu (1966), Aurat (1967)- directed by S. S. Vasan and S. S. Balan, Pesum Dheivam (1967)- directed and written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Pinni, Peddakkaiah (1967), Chikkadu Dorakadu (1967)- directed by B. Vittalacharya, Bellimoda (1967)- directed by Puttanna Kanagal, Kuzhanthaikkaga (1968)- directed by P. Madhavan, Teacharamma (1968)- directed by Puttanna Kanagal, Pappa Kosam (1968), Nanha Farishta (1969), Kanne Pappa (1969)- directed by P. Madhavan, Adimai Penn (1969)- directed by K. Shankar, Thirudan (1969)- directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar, Jatakaratna Midathambotlu (1969), Mathru Devatha (1969)- directed by Savitri, Bangaru Panjaram (1969)- directed by B. N. Reddy, Adrushtavanthulu (1969)- directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, Preethi Magal (1969), Raman Ethanai Ramanadi (1970)- directed by P. Madhavan, Amma Kosam (1970), Pachani Samsaram (1970), Maa Manchi Akkaiah (1970), Pethandarlu (1970), Aadhi Parasakthi (1970)- directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Kasturi Nivasa (1971)- directed by Dorai–Bhagavan, Muthassi (1971)- directed by P. Bhaskaran, Aathi Parasakthi (1971)- directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Kankatchi (1971), Thirumagal (1971)- directed by A. S. A. Sami, Dasara Bullodu (1971)- directed by V. B. Rajendra Prasad, Bhale Papa (1971), Bhale Rani (1972), Rani Yaar Kuzhanthai (1972), Appa Tata (1972), Antha Manamanchike (1972), Chitti Thalli (1972), Samsaram Sagaram (1973)- directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, Bhakta Tukaram (1973)- directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, Premalu Pellillu (1974)- directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, Balipeetam (1975)- directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, Dasavatharam (1976)- directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Moondru Mudichu (1976)- directed by K. Balachander, Sri Krishna Leela (1977)- directed by A. P. Nagarajan, Kannavari Illu (1978), and Bhkta Dhruva Markandeya (1982). He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film Kuzhanthaikkaga in 1968. After this, he won the Best Child Artist Award at the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the film Kanne Pappa in 1969.

Vanisri is a south Indian actress who shot to fame by acting in Telugu films. Later she carved out a niche for herself even in Tamil and Kannada films. Vanisri was the first heroine to innovate on various styles. When Savitri, Krishna Kumari, and Jamuna announced retirement, she featured in every film that turned out to be a success, and she had no other competitor except Kanchana. Her original name was Ratna Kumari. When she was a busy actress, she worked in 14 films per year and even had 16 hours shooting schedules. She had always mentioned that she had to get her own jewelry set and saris as she had no time to look herself in the mirror in the dressing room. Thus, this actress evolved her own style of make-up and dressing patterns, and she preferred he own make-up. She was averse to the same kind of style and look in every movie that is why she was regarded as style-queen in South Indian cinema. She preferred dark colors costumes and matching lipstick, nail polish and different hair style which were a trendsetter. Her greatest asset was her photogenic face and she even slimmed down so that she evolved a new striking appearance that caught the eyes of every cameraman and she became the glamorous star in 70’s. In order to cover up her dark complexion, she used to have heavy makeup. A cinematographer, who is a friend of her made her look best on camera. She played dual roles in "Vani Rani", "Ganga Manga", and "Iddaru Ammayulu". She won acting awards for her excellent performances in "Krishnaveni (1974)" and "Jeevana Jyothi (1976)". Her film Prem Nagar was made in Tamil where she was cast opposite Sivaji Ganesan. Her first Telugu film was ‘Bheeshma’ (1962). The studios produced during this period color films like Prem Nagar’ and ‘Dasara Bolludu’ where the directors utilized extensive color and long shots which magnified Vanisri’s screen image and even made a dramatic impact on her talent.

Koti Surya Prabha is the full name of Prabha. She is known to people with her screen name Prabha. Her other name is Jaya Prabha. She was born in Tenali in the current Andhra Pradesh state. Her father's name is Subramanyam, and her mother's name is Sri Ramanamma. She had her primary education at the Bambino School in Chennai. She is a South Indian actress. At present She lives in Chennai. Her mother tongue is Telugu. Other than Telugu, She can also speak Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam. She became famous for Telugu movies. She also acted in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam films. She likes to dance. She learned Kuchipudi in her childhood itself. After meeting the right teacher, she took it up for full time. She gave around 40 performances continuously in the USA in 60 days.

P. Susheela is a well-known playback singer in South Indian film industry, who has received five National awards for the talent she posses. P. Sheela was born on 13th November 1935. She has been associated with the film industry for over six decades now. She is a legendary artist who has the purest form of vocal strength, with great syllabic pronunciations. She is mainly noted for her honey like sweet voice; that can speak fluently and deliver the word or the lyrics sung so distinctly and clearly. Sheela, from her childhood, discovered itself the talent she has and the passion she feels for it. Thus, she went for classical music training and perfected her skill. She was seen to sing for AIR (All India Radio). And it was from here that she got the opportunity to sing as playback for films. She can sing fluently for Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films.

Roja Ramani is a south Indian actress who has acted in 300 films in Hindi and other South Indian language. As a child artiste, she bagged the title role in a Telugu film 'Bhakta Prahlada' that released in 1967. It was a super hit movie, and she bagged the national film award for her performance in this film as a child artist. Although, in her childhood, she was not even allowed to see a movie, as destiny could have a final say on this actress fortune, she visited AVM studio unknowingly. It was only after AVM Chettiar spotted her in the studio, she was finalized to play the child role in the film. After AVM Chettiar had approved Roja Ramani,  she had to undergo screen test, and some photo shoots too.

Actress Kutty Padmini was a child artist in black and white era, who had enacted with top artists in the industry. In ‘Kuzhandhaiyum Deivamum’ she had played the twin character with the right mix of mischief and innocence. By the time, she got offers in ‘Kaathiruntha Kanngal’ and ‘Paasamalar’ and acted as junior Savitri, she was a changed kid-star. She had developed confidence, panache, and even a sense of ease in talking to people. It showed on-screen too. She was absolutely mesmerizing in those two films. 

She got her first break as a child artistes when she was just three-year old. Her first film was ‘Bhagyalakshmi’. She is the one of the best child actress- ever- even Kamal Haasan has co-starred with Kutty Padmini in memorable films throughout 1960s. She was one among the child artists, who had worked with all leading stars like Jai Shankar, Gemini Ganesan, Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri and K R Vijaya. In her time, she was perfect in song sequences, comic timing and emotional scenes. When Sridhar had cast her in ‘Nenjil Oru Aaalayam’, she achieved so much stardom and popularity in South that when the same film was re-made in Hindi as ‘’Dil Ek Mandir’’, she got a chance to act with Meena Kumari even. 

She was the last child of the couple Srinivasa Chakravarthy – Radha Bhai. The couple had two sons and two more daughters. Her mother too had acted in a few films. 

She excelled as a child artiste. As long as people remember Tamil movies Kutty Padmini’s name is bound to stand out as someone who made a significant contribution to Kollywood. 

Among all her movies as an adult artiste, she was seen as supporting actress in most of Visu’s films. Her popularity as supporting actress in films like ‘’Avargal’’ and ‘’Aval Appadithan’’ (Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan) and in’’ Kan Simitturm Neram’’ which was a debut for actor Sarath Kumar, became highly popular. She was supporting actress in Tamil cinema till 80’s. Later on, she moved to the small screen. She is currently producing and directing ‘Romapuri Pandiyan’ a historical serial telecasted in a popular Tamil TV channel. She is also a creative director of a TV serial on Hindu saint Ramanujar that was penned by Kalaignar Karunanidhi. 

Kutty Padmini received the Lifetime Achievement award in the South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA) Awards 2015.

The 57 years old, Jayamalini is a South Indian film actress. She was born in Sullurupeta, Andhra Pradesh,India in 1958. She is the youngest of 8 siblings. Her elder sister Jyothi Laxmi was a cabaret dancer in films. Jayamalini wed a police inspector named Parthiban and has one son and two daughters. Currently she resides in Chennai and as her close sources reveal that she is planning to write an autobiography. Jayamalini is famous for her vamp roles and item numbers. She acted in numerous Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Jayamalini started her career a dance number in Annadammula Anubandham (1975) which is a Telugu action-drama film directed by S.D. Lal. The movie casts N. T. Rama Rao, Murali Mohan and several others. In the movie Bhakta Kannappa (1976) she played a vital role named Ranjanam. This Tamil movie was directed by Bapu and features Krishnam Raju for the main role. In 1977, she appeared in the Telugu drama film Amara Deepam and acted for the character named Asha. The movie is a remake of Tamil film Dheepam (1997) which itself was a remake of Malayalam film Theekkanai. Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha and Murali Mohan play vital roles in the film. In this movie she performed in the well-known song “Kottaga Unda Badhaga Unda”.

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Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar is an Indian producer who works majorly in Tollywood, the Telugu film industry. He founded the Mythri Movie Makers with Naveen Yerneni and Mohan Cherukuri in 2015. The first production of the house was Koratala Siva’s blockbuster action-drama “Srimanthudu” (2015), starring Shruti Haasan and Mahesh Babu.

Sai Madhav Burra is a popular Indian screenwriter, who is popular for his works in the Telugu film industry. Madhav had written the dialogues for the movies Kaidi No. 150 and Gautamiputra Satakarni for the superstars Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna. His earlier works in dialogues include Malli Idi Rani Roju and Krishna Vande Jagadguru.

Srikanth is an Indian cinema actor. He has mainly worked in Tamil industry. He was born on February 28, 1978, to Jayanthi and Krishnamachari. His brother, Sudhir is working in the USA as a software engineer. He is married to Vandana in November 2007. They have two children together, a daughter Ahana and a son Aahil. Srikanth's nickname is Sree. Srikanth completed his schooling from SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai. Also, he did his graduation from Hindustan College of Arts and Science. It is located in Chennai too. In his college days, he participated in a fashion show organised by Madras College in the year 1997. This experience of his led him to stages shows and then to becoming an actor.

Prakash Raj, born on 26th of March, 1965, as Prakash Rai, in Bangalore, is an actor, director, and producer. He is also a television presenter and has worked in films of many languages. He is best known for his work in the film industry of South India, and for playing roles of a villain in quite a few Bollywood films. He hails from a Tulu and Kannada-speaking household and is fluent in various other languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu. He also has an actor brother named Prasad Raj. He studied at St. Joseph’s Boy’s School, and subsequently, at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce. Both institutions are in Bangalore. Prakash has three children, Meghana, Pooja, and Sidhu, from his earlier marriage to the actress Lalitha Kumari. His son, unfortunately, passed away in the year 2004. He is currently married to the choreographer Pony Verma. In the first few years of his career, he worked in Kannada Doordarshan, doing serials like Guddada Bhootha, and he also acted in supporting roles in Kannada movies like Nishkarsha.

Jeo Baby is an upcoming Indian director known for his short films on complex issues. Hailing from Kerala, Jeo spent his early days in the town of Erattupetta which falls under the district of Kottayam. He took admission in the St. Joseph’s College of Communication, Changanassery in Kottayam itself. This college was inaugurated in 2004 and became the first university affiliated media institution in Kerala. Jeo directed several videos and skits during his stint in the school. His movies got recognition at various college-level contests and made Jeo a familiar figure in South India. His films highlighted human predicaments such as religion and human-trafficking.

Ranjeeth Sanjeev is an Indian-origin talented actor who primarily works in the Malayalam film industry. In 2022, he debuted in the industry with the movie Mike. Vishnu Sivaprasad directed the film, and Ashiq Akbar Ali wrote the storyline for the movie. The film starred Anaswara Rajan, Ranjith Sajeev, Sini Abraham, Rohini, and Vettukili Prakash. In 2023, he is planning to make another appearance in Modha. Francis Shinil George directed the film, and the movie stars Dileesh Pothan and Ranjith Sajeev. The list of the complete star cast has not released yet.

Pradeep Ranganathan is an Indian film director who has worked in several Tamil movies. Pradeep came into the limelight after directing the film Comali. Pradeep was the writer and director of the film. Besides this, he also worked as a lyricist and as an actor in the film. He appeared as Auto Driver Joseph in the film. It was released on 14 August 2019. Jayam Ravi appeared as Ravi, Kajal Aggarwal as Ritika Mohan, Yogi Babu as Mani, "K S Ravikumar" as MLA Dharmaraj, Samyuktha Hegde as Nikitha Krishnamurthy, and Bijili Ramesh. Pradeep was born on 25th July 1993 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Vasanth Ravi or Vasanth Kumar Ravi is a South Indian actor. The doctor turned actor works in the Tamil Cinema. He made his debut in 2015, but he already is a superstar to his fans. He was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He came into the limelight in 2017 with his debut film Taramani.

Ashish Reddy is an Indian actor. He works predominantly in the Telugu film industry. He was born in 1994. His birthplace is Hyderabad, Telangana. Ashish is linked to the film industry. He is the nephew of the popular film director of the Telugu film industry, Dil Raju. He has also taken professional training for dance and stunts. 

Mallidi Vashist is a prominent Telugu Film director known for his ability to tell stories with a unique perspective. He was born and raised in Andhra Pradesh, India, and pursued a well-known name in the industry, creating a name for himself as a talented and versatile director. Vashist started his career as an assistant director, working under some of the top directors in Tollywood. He worked on several successful films, learning the ropes of the industry and gaining valuable experience along the way. He developed a keen interest in directing and decided to pursue it full-time. In 2016, Vashist made his directional debut with the film “Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha.” The film was a critical and commercial success, and it helped establish him as a promising new talent in the industry. He followed this up with a string of successful films, including “Gentleman,” “Majnu,” and “Ninnu Kori.”

Buchi Babu Sana is an Indian Director, and he has predominantly worked in the Telugu Films. He completed his schooling from Z.p.h.s, Kothapalli. He puts up in Kakinada City, India. Buchi made his directorial debut with the movie, named Uppena, which was produced by Sukumar, Y. Ravi Shankar, Y. Naveen. The movie starred Vaishnav Tej, Krithi Shetty, Vijay Sethupathi, Gayatri Jayaraman, Rajsekhar Aningi, and more renowned actors of the Telugu Cinema.

Suddala Ashok Teja, the National Award Winner for the best lyricist, for the song "Nenu Saitam" from the film Tagore (2003) was born in the village Suddala, in the Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh on 16 May 1954. He was born to a well-known Telugu poet, Suddala Hanmanthu and Janakamma. Hanmanthu was a Padmashali poet of Telangana Saayudha Porata Yodhudu and the Telangana Rebellion. Ashok Teja has three siblings, Suddala Prabhakar Teja, Suddala Sudhakar Teja and Racha Bharathi. Young Ashok had a knack of composing lyrics since his childhood. At the beginning of his career, he was a Teacher in Bandalingapoor in the Karimnagar district. But he was positively able to improve his talent and pursue it with some help.

After the success of "Dhinka Chika" song for Salman Khan, starrer "Ready", South Indian composer Devi Sri Prasad, has been getting numerous offers in Bollywood. Devi Sri Prasad liked the evergreen film ‘Sholay’ so much in his youth days, that he has seen the movie many times in his young days, and had then made his thoughts to make his journey to the film world. 

R.P. Patnaik was born in India and is professionally a music composer. His full name is Ravindra Prasad Patnaik and he worked in more than 60 films in the South Indian film industry. He received his primary education in Andhra Pradesh and later joined Andhra University to obtain the degree in astrophysics. Patnaik wanted to be a director in the industry; he received his first break from Teja.

The actor was born to producer Allu Arvind and Nirmala on April 8, 1983. H Hence, it makes sense to say that acting bug ran in him too. Allu Arjun is related to some pretty big-time Tollywood heroes (Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan are maternal uncles) and has kept their flame burning on the silver screen. Considering big heroes like Chiranjeevi, Pawan and Charan as famous actors in Indian screen could have earned him passage to Tollywood royalty. Allu Arjun still realizes that he needs his space in Indian screen. Today, he is undoubtedly a popular name in Telugu cinema. He is also the paternal grandson of comedian Allu Rama Lingaiah. As a two-year-old boy then, the actor had begun his journey in a Chiranjeevi’s film ‘Vijetha’ and appeared in two scenes as actress Subha's son. Later he also acted as a dancer in “Daddy’ and was appreciated.

Naveen Yerneni is an Indian producer mainly associated with the Telugu film industry. Naveen is a native of Vijayawada, one of the major towns in Andhra Pradesh. Naveen has completed his schooling from V.S St. John’s Higher Secondary School, Gannavaram in the year 1989. Later, he pursued his higher studies from Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Davangere, India. Naveen moved to the USA, where he became an active member of the Detroit Telugu Association.

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