Sistla Janaki is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is widely referred to as "Janaki Amma" and "Nightingale of South India". She is one of the best-known playback singers in India. She has recorded over 48,000 songs in films, albums, TV and Radio which includes solos, duets, chorus and title tracks in 17 languages including Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit, Odia, Tulu, Urdu, Punjabi, Badaga, Bengali, Konkani and also in foreign languages such as English, Japanese, German and Sinhala; the highest number of songs in her career were in Kannada followed by Malayalam. Started in 1957 with the Tamil film Vidhiyin Vilayattu, her career has spanned over six decades. S. Janaki is widely acclaimed as a Queen of expressions & Modulation in any languages with nativity. She is referred to as Gaana Kogile in Karnataka, Gaana Kokila in Telugu States and Isaikkuyil in Tamil Nadu.
Ravi Varma is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. Known for playing supporting roles, he debuted as an actor with Telugu romantic comedy film, Vennela (2005), written and directed by Deva Katta, starring Raja, Parvati Melton and Sharwanand.
Jayasudha Kapoor is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She has also worked in few Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, in a career spanning over 5 decades she received nine state Nandi Awards for her acting in works such as Jyothi (1976), Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), Premabhishekam (1981), Meghasandesam (1982), and Dharmaatmudu (1983).
Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four decades. The duo scored music for about 375 films, over 200 of them in Kannada and the remainder in other languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Tulu, Hindi and Sinhala. They composed innumerable hits, hundreds of melodious tunes in their career spanning four decades. They also hold the record for the longest active musical pair in the industry.
Star Maa is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel operated by Disney Star, a subsidiary of Disney India. It primarily telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows and Telugu films.
Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian well known for his comic expressions and timing. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri Babu. His native place is Ravinuthala. He got married in 1988. He played a crucial role in comedy part in movies, establishing himself as the director's pick in several Telugu films. He is a Nandi Award nominee for a Telugu film.
T. Krishna Kumari was an Indian actress. She worked predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil and Kannada films in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the sister of noted actress Sowkar Janaki.
R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He received Nandi Special Jury Award for his film Dandora (1993).
Gundu Hanumantha Rao was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film Aha Naa Pellanta in 1987 and gained popularity in comedian roles in S. V. Krishna Reddy's films. He is known for his roles in Rajendrudu Gajendrudu,Mayalodu, Yamaleela, Srivariki Premalekha,Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekha (1992), Apparao Driving School, and the TV serial Amrutham. He won three TV Nandi Awards from Andhra Pradesh Government, one of them for Amrutham serial. He was a renowned stage artist before entering into cinema, his first drama being "Ravana Bramha" at the age of 18. He acted in over 600 movies in Telugu and was a popular TV artist.
Chalapathi Rao was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films.
Shubha is an Indian actress who acted prominently in Malayalam films. She was a lead actress during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. She was the second lead in the cult Kannada classic Naagarahaavu (1972). For this, she received Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the year 1972–73.
Punyamurthula Suryanarayana Murthy, also known by his stage name Chitti Babu, is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the brother of noted comedians Raja Babu and Ananth Babu.
Prabha is an Indian actress and Kuchipudi dancer from Andhra Pradesh. She has acted about 125 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada alongside popular Tollywood actors such as N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.She won two Nandi Awards.
Amrutham was an Indian Telugu-language television sitcom created and produced by Gunnam Gangaraju. It originally aired on Gemini TV for six years from 18 November 2001 to 18 November 2007 in 313 episodes. It is widely regarded as the greatest Telugu comedy TV series of all time. Most of the episodes were written by Gunnam Gangaraju along with Vasu Inturi who also played the character of Sarvam. Amrutham is especially noted for its clean, family-friendly humour and its satirical takes on everyday issues. The topics of satire are diverse — soap operas, popular films, competitive exams, superstitions, game shows, contemporary politics, current affairs etc.
Milkuri Gangavva is an Indian YouTuber, comedian and actress. She used to work as a farm-worker before becoming popular on YouTube. Gangavva is known for her diction of Telangana dialect of Telugu language. In 2020, she entered the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 as one of the 19 contestants.
Keerthi Keshav Bhat, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada and Telugu television. She made her acting debut with Ice Mahal in 2017. Bhat is best known for her portrayal of Bhanu in Manasichi Choodu and Dr.Hima Karthik in Karthika Deepam . In 2022, she appeared in Telugu reality show Bigg Boss Telugu 6 as a contestant and emerged as the 2nd runner up.
Geethanjali is an Indian Telugu language soap opera premiered on 27 February 2023 airing on Gemini TV and it is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT. The show stars Sujitha and Ravikiran in lead roles. The show is an official remake of Tamil television series Sevvanthi which is being aired on Sun TV.
Gundeninda Gudigantalu is an Indian Telugu language romantic drama television series airing on Star Maa. It is an official remake of the Tamil TV series Siragadikka Aasai. It stars Vishnukanth and Amulya Gowda in lead roles.
