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Top 10 Telugu Actors

Telugu movie actors, who were once popular only in the Southern movie industries, have become popular nationwide due to the sensational hit films directed by sensational directors like SS Rajamouli and Trivikram Srinivas. Some of the famous Tollywood actors are Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Jr NTR, Allu Arjun, Ram Charan, and Nani. These young generation stars have a huge fan base, like their seniors, Chiranjeevi, Daggubati Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna, and Nandamuri Balakrishna. Pawan Kalyan is one of the important stars in Tollywood who has a huge fan base in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Mahesh Babu and Prabhas are popular even in the northern film industries, whereas Allu Arjun is fondly called Mallu Arjun in Kerala.

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1. Prabhas

Prabhas is one of the favorite heroes of the Andhra people. His original name is Prabhas Raju Uppalapati and he was born in Chennai. His parents are Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. He has a brother Prabodh and a sister Pragati. His debut movie was Eshwar in 2002 and his costar was Sridevi Vijayakumar. Varsham is one of his biggest hits and in this film, he is paired with Trisha. Varsham was later remade in Tamil as Mazhai with Jayam Ravi and Shriya Saran. His film Chathrapathi also went on well with 100 days in theatres. In the film Pournami, he acted with Trisha and Charmi. The climax song with a fight was praised by all. Charmi was applauded for the wonderful dance. He also acted in an action comedy movie Bujjigadu and it got a goo...

Date of Birth: 23-10-1979

Age: 44

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor, Actor

Prabhas Biography

Date of Birth: 23-10-1979

Age: 44

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor, Actor

2. Mahesh Babu

Born on 9 August 1975 in Chennai, Mahesh Ghattamaneni is a South-Indian actor and philanthropist. He was born and brought up in Chennai. His father is Krishna Ghattamaneni, a yesteryear superstar of the Telugu film industry. Mahesh Babu completed his schooling at St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School and graduated from Loyola College with a bachelor’s degree in commerce. He further underwent training in acting from director L. Satyanand. Mahesh first faced the cameras when he was just four. His debut was in ‘Needa’ and did nine films in total as a child artist. In 1999, he debuted opposite Preity Zinta in ‘Rajakumarudu,’ a rom-com Telugu film dir...

Date of Birth: 09-08-1975

Age: 48

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

Mahesh Babu Biography

Date of Birth: 09-08-1975

Age: 48

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

3. N T Rama Rao Jr

Jr Ntr is a proven actor from his childhood itself. He is a very famous Tollywood actor who is known for his variations in performance. In addition to being an actor, he is also a skilled dancer in Kuchipudi. Jr Ntr commenced his career in 1996. Born in 1983, he was only 13 yr old when he acted for the first time in a movie. However, his first movie as a child artist Bala Ramayanam won the Nandi Award as best children's film. Though he was away from industry for awhile for studies, Jr Ntr was always close to Tollywood. He made a huge debut again in 2002 as Aadi, which made him go closer to the audience. Jr Ntr has worked in 27 fantastic films. These films are so extraordinary hits ...

Date of Birth: 20-05-1983

Age: 40

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

N T Rama Rao Jr Biography

Date of Birth: 20-05-1983

Age: 40

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

4. Allu Arjun

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 Chir...

Date of Birth: 08-04-1983

Age: 41

Star Sign: Aries

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

Allu Arjun Biography

Date of Birth: 08-04-1983

Age: 41

Star Sign: Aries

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

5. Ram Charan

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

Ram Charan Biography

Date of Birth: 27-03-1985

Age: 39

Star Sign: Aries

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

6. Pawan Kalyan

Pawan needs no introduction to South Indian people. He is a famous actor and politician. Pawan Kalyan is one of the multi-talented personalities on Telugu film screen. Pawan is the craziest actor and a youth icon in Tollywood. He is the younger brother of Legendary Telugu actor cum Politician, Konidala Chiranjeevi. Pawan Kalyan was born on 02 September, 1974. He is known for his ferocious dialogue delivery and it’s the main reason for youth going crazy about him. Pawan debuted with the film Akkada Abbayi Ikkada Ammayi as Chiranjeevi’s brother. He gained critics appreciation with the first film itself. His second film Tholiprema bagged National award. He success graph continued with his next films Gokulamlo Seetha, Sus...

Date of Birth: 02-09-1971

Age: 52

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

Pawan Kalyan Biography

Date of Birth: 02-09-1971

Age: 52

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

7. Chiranjeevi

Chiranjeevi is called as the Mega Star of Telugu cinema. Born as, Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad, Chiranjeevi changed his name in the film industry. He learned his acting skills from the Madras film institute. Punandhirallu was the debut movie of Chiru, but it failed to hit the box office. Chiru has acted in 149 films and his 150th film is getting ready. For his 150th film, Sridevi is approached to perform. Sridevi has acted with Chiru in many films and this pair has created many blockbuster hits. An honorary doctorate was given to him by the Andhra University and he is one of the proud recipients of Padma Bhushan. He was the Tourism Minister of India from 2012 to 2014. Chiranjeevi is married to Surekha and he has three childr...

Date of Birth: 22-08-1955

Age: 68

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

Chiranjeevi Biography

Date of Birth: 22-08-1955

Age: 68

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

8. Akkineni Nagarjuna

Akkineni Nagarjuna is a veteran Indian actor, TV presenter, and producer, who predominantly worked in the Telugu film and television industry. He was born on August 29, 1959, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in India. He has acted in over 90 films as a lead and supporting actor and has done cameo roles in both Bollywood and Tamil films. The brilliant actor won a total of 2 National Film Awards, 9 State Nandi Awards, and 3 Filmfare Awards. He is also an acclaimed actor in historical and biographical films. Akkineni is the son of the prominent actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni, and his m...

Date of Birth: 29-08-1959

Age: 64

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor, Actor

Akkineni Nagarjuna Biography

Date of Birth: 29-08-1959

Age: 64

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor, Actor

9. Nani

Actor Nani (Naveen Babu Ghanta) is an adorable hero in Tollywood who had a dream to become a film director. He was born on 24 February 1984 in Hyderabad (Telangana). During his college days, he was a movie-buff and was addicted watcher of movies. Hence, he found inspiration from Mani Ratnam’s movies and even became a clap director to Bapu for the film ‘Radha Gopalam.' Later, of course, he worked as an assistant director to Srinu Vaitla and also with great Bapu. After taking a long sabbatical from studios, he worked as a radio jockey for a World Space Satellite. Nani even titled his program as ‘Non-Stop Nani’ and presented the program for on...

Date of Birth: 24-02-1984

Age: 40

Star Sign: Pisces

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

Nani Biography

Date of Birth: 24-02-1984

Age: 40

Star Sign: Pisces

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

10. Venkatesh Daggubati

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

Venkatesh Daggubati Biography

Date of Birth: 13-12-1960

Age: 63

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu