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Ghanta Naveen Babu, better known by his stage name Nani is a prominent actor in Telugu cinema who has also made a name for himself as a producer and television presenter. He completed his schooling at St. Alphonso's High School and then attended Narayana Junior College before graduating from Wesley College.

Nani was inspired to join the movie industry as a director by Mani Ratnam. He got his break as a clap director with producer Anil Kumar for the movie Radha Gopalam (2005) in 2005.

He also worked as a director for the movies Allari Bullodu (2005), Asthram (2006), and Dhee (2007). He then took a break from the industry in order to work on a film script. During the time, his friend Bhargavi Mallela who was working for World Space Satellite as an RJ, offered him a job to work as an RJ. Nani accepted the offer and hosted a program named "Non-Stop Nani" for a year.

Later, Nani got noticed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti in a commercial, who offered him an acting role in the movie Ashta Chamma (2008) with which he entered the Telugu movie industry in the year 2008. The movie received critical acclaim and was well received at the box office. His next film, Ride (2009), did exceptionally well at the box office and got him many notable films. After that movie, Nani became a household name and each of his performances got him a lot of positive feedback from critics.

Later, he went on to become a significant part of many famous movies, such as Bheemli Kabadi Jattu (2010), Ala Modalaindi (2011), Pilla Zamindar (2011), Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012), Who is Subramanyam? (2015), Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016), Gentleman (2016), Majnu (2016), Nenu Local (2017), Ninnu Kori (2017), MCA Middle Class Abbayi (2017), Devadas (2018), Jersey (2019), Shyam Singha Roy (2021), and Ante Sundharaniki (2022). He was cast in S.S. Rajamouli's project Eega (2012). It was also shot in Tamil, featuring renowned actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu. He was also cast in the renowned Telugu-language romantic comedy film Ante Sundharaniki (2022) in 2022, opposite Nazriya Nazim.

He went on to produce the movie D for Dopidi (2013) in 2013- it performed moderately at the box office. He later launched his own film production house, Wall poster Cinema, along with Prashanti Tipirineni, a costume designer. The very first movie released under the banner was Awe! (2018) & was among the best-performed films at the box office and received two awards at the 66th National Film Awards for Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up Artist.

In June 2018, Nani made his debut in the television industry by hosting the reality show Big Boss 2. Afterward, he went on to become the brand ambassador for Otto's Minister White.

Nani's success at the box office was evident- his performances received several accolades from critics. Nani received two Critics Choice Best Actor Male - Tamil, two Nandi Awards, and Best Hero Award at Toronto After Dark Film Festival, four SIIMA Awards.

Vijay Deverakonda named Deverakonda Vijay Sai at birth comes from a family of farmers who hail from Achampet in the Nagarkurnool district in Telangana. He is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema.

Deverakonda studied up to the 10th standard at Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School in Puttaparthi. After completing his Intermediate studies at the Little Flower Junior College in Hyderabad, he went on to do his graduation in commerce. After his graduation, he joined a theatre group called Sutradhar. His first play was Sherlock Home. The instant feedback and appreciation from the audience sparked his love for acting.

Deverakonda made his film debut with Nuvvila (2011), a romantic comedy directed by Ravi Babu. He played supporting roles in films like Life Is Beautiful (2012) and Who is Subramanyam? (2015). He was presented with a Special Jury Award at the Nandi Awards in 2017 for his supporting act in Yevade Subramanyam.

His break as a leading man came in Pelli Choopulu (2016). It was a romantic comedy directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam and had Ritu Varma playing the female lead opposite him.

Pelli Choopulu bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 2016 - Telugu. At the 64th National Film Awards in 2016, it was declared the winner of the Best Feature Film in the Telugu category. His next lead role was in Srinivasa Ravindra's Dwaraka (2017), a comedy-drama film that had him pairing up with Pooja Jhaveri.

Deverakonda's portrayal of the title character in his next film Arjun Reddy (2017), received critical acclaim. His convincing act in the movie as a short-tempered, self-destructive, and alcoholic surgeon with anger management issues won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 2018 - Telugu. The movie went on to become a box-office success. His performance in Arjun Reddy was listed among the 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade by Film Companion in 2019.

In 2018, his film Ye Mantram Vesave (2018) was released after a delay of around five years. But it failed to make any impact at the box office, and critics found the movie to be dated.

He went on to act in films like Mahanati (2018), Nota (2018), Geetha Govindam (2018) and Taxiwala (2018), which was a supernatural comedy thriller.

His acting in Geetha Govindam (2018) won him the Zee Cine Awards Telugu in 2019 under the Favourite Actor category. He also received the Critics' Choice Best Actor Award at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2019.

Deverakonda next starred in a romantic action drama, Dear Comrade (2019), followed by the romantic drama World Famous Lover (2020). He played the lead role in Liger (2022), a bilingual sports action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced under the banner of Puri Connects and Dharma Productions.

He won the Youth Icon South (Male) Award at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) in 2022. He ventured into production in 2019 and backed movies under the King of the Hill Entertainment banner. The banner has been involved in the production of films like Meeku Maathrame Chepta (2019) and Pushpaka Vimanam (2021).

He ranked 72nd in the 2018 list of Celebrity 100 released by Forbes India. And he was ranked at the 2nd position in 2020's list of The Times Most Desirable Men.

Sidhu Jonnalagadda was born on 7 February 1992 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is an actor and writer, known for DJ Tillu (2022), Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma (2020) and Krishna and His Leela (2020).

Ram Pothineni is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Telugu film industry.

His uncle, Ravi Kishore, owns a film production company, Sri Sravanthi Movies. He is known for producing hit romantic comedies like Nuvvu Naaku Nachchav (2001), Linga Babu Love Story (1995) and many others.

Actor Sharwanand, who has acted in numerous films like Engeyum Eppodhum (2011), for which he received the SIIMA Award for the best male debut- Tamil is his cousin.

Pothineni made his theatrical debut with the film Devadasu (2006). This film is a romantic drama directed by Y.V.S. Chowdary. He played the role of Devadas and won the Filmfare Award South under the category of Best Male Debut in 2007.

He went on to work in the Telugu film Jagadam (2007), written and directed by Sukumar.

In 2008, he worked in the action-comedy film Ready (2008) directed by Sreenu Vaitla, opposite actress Genelia Deshmukh. He was nominated under the category of Best Actor - Telegu in the Filmfare awards South for his role in the film.

Pothineni worked in two movies in 2009. He worked in the romantic action-comedy film Maska (2009) where he played the role of Krishna, and the romantic drama film Ganesh (2009) where he played the role of Ganesh.

In 2010, he worked in Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (2010), an action-drama film produced by Dil Raju, where he played the role of Rama Krishna.

In 2011, Pothineni acted in the film Kandireega (2011) as Srinivas or Sreenu. This film is a romantic comedy action film directed by Santosh Srinivas. He was again nominated under the Best Actor - Telegu category in the Filmfare awards South.

He played the dual role of Ram and Krishna in Endukante... Premanta (2012), a fantasy romantic comedy written and directed A. Karunakaran.

He went on to act in films like Ongole Githa (2013), Masala (2013), Pandaga Chesko (2015), Shivam (2015), Nenu Sailaja (2016), Hyper (2016), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017), and Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018).

In 2019, Pothineni acted in the film iSmart Shankar (2019) as Sankar. He was nominated for Best Actor in the 10th South Indian International Move Awards and Zee Cine Awards Telugu in 2021 for his role in this film.

He also won the Zee Cine awards Telugu Sensational star of the year.

In 2021, he worked in the film Red (2021). He also made a cameo appearance in Romantic (2021).

Besides Telegu films, Pothineni acted in a Tamil short film titled Adayaalam, in which he essayed the role of an 18-year-old drug addict. He was highly appreciated for this role and won the Best Actor award at the European Movies Festival. He was only 11 when he played this role.

In 2022, he debuted in the Tamil film industry with the film The Warriorr (2022).

Teja Sajja is a former child artist turned actor known for his works in the Telugu Film Industry. Teja entered the film industry at a very young age and has acted in many successful films. Teja made his debut as a child artist at the age of two in Megastar Chiranjeevi's Choodalani Vundi and acted in about fifty other films alongside leading actors from the industry. Besides Tollywood, Teja also starred in some notable Kollywood and Hollywood movies. He made his debut in 2019 with the super hit film Oh! Baby. He is expected to be launched as the lead actor in his upcoming projects which include a film titled Zombie Reddy directed by Prasanth Varma and another fantasy flick directed by Mallik Ram.

In addition to his acting career, Teja also endorses a leading Indian brand.

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni is one of the most popular actors in the Telugu film industry.

Chaitanya was brought up in Chennai. He studied at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, and AMM School, Chennai, and graduated from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.

He told Nagarjuna Akkineni, his father, about his passion for acting during his second year in college.

Chaitanya made his acting debut with Josh (2009), and his breakthrough came with Ye Maaya Chesave (2010). In his initial years, he appeared in successful films, including 100% Love (2011), Tadakha (2013), and Manam (2014), along with several other films.

Chaitanya starred in the romantic comedy Oka Laila Kosam (2014), which was highly appreciated and well-received by the audience and critics. He also ventured into action-drama thrillers like Dohchay (2015), which Sudheer Varma directed. He was cast in another bilingual romantic movie Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo (2016) in 2016.

Chaitanya is known for his notable work in films such as Autonagar Surya (2014), and Premam (2016). In 2017, he had two releases, Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017) and Yuddham Sharanam (2017).

In 2018, he played the role of his grandfather, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, in the biopic Mahanati (2018), which was a massive hit. In the same year, he appeared in Sailaja Reddy Alludu (2018), which proved to be a great festive release. After a couple of months, he performed the role of an ambidextrous man in the thriller Savyasachi (2018) which Chandoo Mondeti directed.

Akkineni's Majili (2019) became the highest-grossing film in Chaitanya's career. Majili was the fourth movie he starred in with his then-wife Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and this movie also made the record of being the highest-grossing movie in his career with Rs. 740 million in 2020.

His other movies, Venky Mama (2019) and Love Story (2021) did well at the box office. In Venky Mam, he starred along with Venkatesh, his maternal uncle.

Chaitanya made his Hindi film debut in 2022 with Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) and appeared in a bilingual film, Custody (2023), which marks his Tamil debut.

Bangarraju (2022) is the sequel to the super hit movie Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016), the second collaboration of Nagarjuna Akkineni and Chaitanya after the Telugu classic movie Manam (2014).

Chaitanya won the Filmfare Award South and CineMAA Awards for Best Male Debut in 2009 for the film Josh (2009).

He has won several film awards, including Filmfare Awards for Best Male Debut - South, Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor, and SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics) for the movie Manam. His list of other awards feature - the South Scope Cinema Awards as Rising Star of the South for the movie Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), TSR - TV9 National Film Awards as Special Appreciation Award, 15th Santosham Film Awards as Best Actor for Premam, TSR - TV9 National Film Awards as Special Jury Award for the movie Sailaja Reddy Alludu (2018).

Akhil is the son of Akkineni Nagarjuna and Amala, both his parents are famous actors.His elder half-brother Naga Chaitanya is also an actor Akhil is the grandson of Akkineni Nageswara Rao,recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the highest honorary award for achievement in Indian cinema and also honored with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contribution towards Indian cinema. Akhil started his education at Chaitanya Vidyalaya, before heading to study in Australia for two years and returned to complete his studies at Oakridge International School, Hyderabad

Nithiin (born Nithin Kumar Reddy) is an Indian film actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Nithin Reddy was born to noted film producer Sudhakar Reddy, and Vindhya Reddy. He has an elder sister Nikitha Reddy. Nitin started his career with the movie Jayam in 2002 directed by Teja. He acted in the film Dil directed by V.V. Vinayak. This film is produced by Raju who got the title "Dil raju" after this film. Later in the same year Nithiin acted in the film Sambaram directed by Teja. In 2004, Nitin starred in Sri Anjaneyam directed by Krishna vamsi. Nithiin later acted in the film Sye directed by S.S. Rajamouli's in the same year which stood a block buster at the Tollywood box office.

In 2012 he acted in the film Ishq, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013) Chinnadana Nee Kosam directed by purijaganath, Heart attack directed by Puri jaganath, Courier Boy Kalyan (2015) produced by Gautham Menon. Nithiin acted in the film A Aa in 2016 written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas The film became a biggest grosser in Nithin's career. Nithiin produced the films Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde and Chinnadana Nee Kosam, The film Akhil: The Power of Jua (2015)

He won Filmfare Best Male Debut (South) for Jayam (2002) and Santosham Film Awards as Young best performer for the movies Sri Anjaneyam and Sye (2004).

Nikhil was born in Begumpet, Hyderabad. Nikhil did his schooling in Hyderabad Public School (HPS) in Begumpet and St. Patricks' High School, Secunderabad. He was brilliant in school and was a merit student. He studied at the RVR&JC engineering college, Guntur. He started out as an assistant director for the film Hyderabad Nawaabs. He had minor roles in various movies before doing Happy Days, the first movie in Tollywood with an overseas release date earlier than the Indian release. Directed by an Indian national award winner Sekhar Kammula, Nikhil plays one of the 4 male leads in the movie. It was declared a smash hit and gave Nikhil overnight fame. Happy Days was one among the few low budget movies made in 2007 that became commercially successful. His first solo lead movie was Ankit, Pallavi & Friends. He appeared in hit movies like Yuvatha and Veedu Theda which ran for 50 days in Andhra Pradesh and got his major breakthrough in 2013 with the smash hit film Swamy Ra Ra, which was a blockbuster. His next movie, titled Karthikeya, (October 2014) earned him brilliant reviews from critics. The trade pundits declared the movie to have collected over 20 crores at the worldwide box office and certified the film a super hit. His first release in 2015 was Surya vs Surya, which opened to largely positive reviews and was appreciated for its fresh theme and story line. It went on to gross 11 crores in less than two weeks and stood as another success at the box office. His next movie Shankarabaranam opened to mixed reviews but took him to record collections. His next, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada (2016), turned out to be a blockbuster. Collecting nearly 40 crores during its run, the movie as one of the biggest blockbusters of 2016 for Telugu film industry taking Nikhil to stardom. In 2017 Nikhil once again teamed up with Swamy Ra Ra Director Sudheer Varma for Keshava which is a revenge drama where Nikhil plays the character facing a issue of having heart on right side and a rare problem to it Film released on 19th May 2017 which got positive reviews for Nikhil's performance, musical score, visuals and backdrop of the plot but criticism was for second half was very dull and simple but still movie grossed 20 crores and become another hit for Nikhil. Nikhil Sidharth is in remake of 2016 Kannada campus hit Kirik Party directed by Sharan Koppisetty, screenplay is providing by Sudheer Varma and Dialogues by Chandoo Mondeti and also once again teaming up with Chandoo Mondeti for the sequel to his hit thriller Karthikeya.

Varun Tej is an actor and producer, known for Suryakantham (2019), Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019) and Antariksham 9000 kmph (2018). Varun Tej is an Indian film actor known for his works in Telugu Cinema. He made his debut as a lead in the film Mukunda, directed by Srikanth Addala opposite Pooja Hegde. His second film Kanche, also being the first Indian film on WWII, became a super hit and Varun Tej's portrayal of Dhupati Haribabu was critically acclaimed. Varun Tej played the role of protagonist in space thriller film Antariksham 9000 kmph

Sharwanand was born on 6 March 1985 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (2015), Engeyum Eppodhum (2011) and Run Raja Run (2014). He has been married to Rakshitha Reddy since 3 June 2023.

Panja Vaisshnav Tej was born on 13 January 1995 in Hyderabad. He is an actor, known for Uppena (2021), Aadikeshava (2023) and Johnny (2003).

Naveen Polishetty is an award winning Indian actor and screenwriter who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. Naveen made his debut as a leading man with the super hit film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019), for which he won the Best Actor award at the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Awards South. He continued to rise to prominence with the coming-of-age blockbuster film Chhichhore (2019), also marking his Hindi debut. Naveen achieved further success with the blockbuster comedy film Jathi Ratnalu (2021) and the super hit romantic comedy Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023).Naveen has four consecutive super hit films across Telugu and Hindi films

Sai Dharam Tej was born on 15 October 1986 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is an actor, known for Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014), Virupaksha (2023) and Republic (2021).

Anand Deverakonda was born on 15 March 1996 in Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh, India. He is an actor, known for Baby (2023), Dorasani (2019) and Middle Class Melodies (2020).

Sesh was born into a family passionate for film. Growing up, he was very fond of cinema and was influenced by a variety of international films. The influence started getting projected into his work and he made his debut with the Indo-American thriller, KARMA. Sesh studied film academically and creatively in the United States.

Sree Vishnu was born on 29 February 1984 in Antarvedipalem, East Godavari Dist., Andhra Pradesh, India. He is an actor, known for Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017), Maa Abbayi (2017) and Mental Madhilo (2017).

Satya Dev Kancharana is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu and Hindi films. Satya hails from Visakhapatnam. He studied Computer Science engineering from MVGR College of Engineering, located in Vizianagaram, and graduated in year 2008. Sarting his career as a short films maker in Visakhapatnam Satya ventured into feature films with Mr. perfect in 2011 in a minor role.

Vishwak Sen is a Telugu actor, screenwriter, and director, known for his work in the Indian film industry. He changed his name from Dinesh Naidu, his birth name, before entering the industry, following his father's suggestion due to his belief in numerology.

Sen pursued a degree in journalism at Little Flower College in Hyderabad. Later, he pursued theatre at Actors Prepares in Mumbai.

Sen debuted with the Telugu film Vellipomakey (2017) in 2017, where he played the role of Chandrashekar. The romantic drama was written and directed by Mohammed Ali. He was nominated for the SIIMA Award (2017) for Best Debutant Actor for his role in the film.

In 2018, Sen acted in the comedy-drama Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018), directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam. He won the award for Best Debut Actor at the 17th Santosham Film Awards for his portrayal of Vivek in the movie. The next year, Sen acted in the romance action Falaknuma Das (2019), which he also wrote and directed, while his father, Karate Raju, produced the film.

In 2020, Sen acted in the popular film HIT (2020), directed by Sailesh Kolanu. Sen played the role of inspector Vikram Rudraraju. The film was picked up for a Hindi remake, Hit: The First Case (2022), starring Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra.

He played the role of Prem in the 2021 romantic comedy film Paagal (2021), directed by Naresh Kuppili and produced by Lucky Media. In 2022, he portrayed the character of Arjun Kumar Allam in the Telugu romantic comedy film Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam (2022), written by Ravi Kiran Kola and directed by Vidyasagar Chinta.

Vishwak starred in the film Ori Devuda (2022) in 2022 as Arjun Durgaraju, a remake of the Tamil film Oh My Kadavule (2020) directed by Ashwath Marimuthu. He also appeared in Mukhachitram (2022) as Vishwamitra in 2022 and in HIT: The 2nd Case (2022) as Vikram Rudraraju.

Vishwak's films also include Das Ka Dhamki (2023) and Gaami (2023) and October 31st Ladies Night (????), where he has a cameo appearance.

Sai Srinivas Bellamkonda is an actor and producer, known for Alludu Seenu (2014), Sambo Siva Sambho (2010) and Nagavalli (2010). In 2016, he starred in Speedunnodu, a Telugu remake of the Tamil super-hit film Sundarapandian, along with Sonarika Bhadoria and Prakash Raj, he also featured in Jaya Janaki Nayaka, Saakshyam, Kavacham and Sita. He also starred in Rakshasudu, the Telugu remake of the Tamil blockbuster film Ratsasan, opposite Anupama Parameswaran.

Narne Nithiin was born on 15 June 1994. He is an actor, known for Mad (2023), Mad Square (2025) and #AAY (2024).

Sangeeth Shobhan was born on 22 June 1996. He is an actor, known for Mad (2023), Prema Vimanam (2023) and Pitta Kathalu (2021).

Roshann Meka is known for Champion.

Suhas was born on 19 August 1990 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is an actor and producer, known for HIT: The 2nd Case (2022), Majili (2019) and Dear Comrade (2019). He is married to Lalitha.