Pawan Kalyan
Pawan Kalyan (Telugu: పవన్ కళ్యాణ్; born Konidala Kalyan Babu on 2 September 1971) is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter and action choreographer in Telugu cinema. He made his debut in 1996 with Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi and then went on to star in commercially successful films like Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatham, Tholi Prema, Thammudu, Badri, Khushi and Jalsa
Personal life
Born to Konidela Venkata Rao and Anjana Devi, Pawan Kalyan is the younger brother of Megastar Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu. After his divorce from Nandini, Pawan Kalyan married Renu Desai on 28 January 2009. She co-starred with him in the films Badri and Johnny and has worked as costume designer for most of his films. The couple have two children, a son named Akira Nandan born in 2004 and a girl named Aadhya born in 2010. Akira was named after Pawan Kalyan's favorite director Akira Kurosawa.
Kalyan is trained in martial arts. He holds a black belt in karate and has displayed his skills in several of his films. He publicly performed his martial arts skills at several auditoriums. He was awarded the title "Pawan", symbolizing Hanuman. From then, Kalyan Babu became popular as Pawan Kalyan.
His brother-in-law Allu Aravind is an Indian film producer. Ram Charan Teja Konidala and Allu Arjun are other actors from the family. Pawan Kalyan is a vegetarian. He is highly influenced by Che Guevara, Jiddu Krishnamurti and Swami Vivekananda's philosophy.
Career
1996–2001
Pawan Kalyan entered the Telugu movie industry with Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi as Kalyan Babu. This film was notable for his martial arts action sequences. The film was an average grosser at the boxoffice. After his first movie, his second movie was Gokulamlo Sita. Kalyan was then seen in Gokulamlo Sita which was a remake of the Tamil film Gokulathil Seethai. This movie brought mass image to Pawan Kalyan. This movie completed its 100 day run in 11 theaters and was declared a moderate box office success. His third movieSuswagatham was a super success at the box office. Kalyan's performance and youthful appeal added to its box office success.
In 1998, Tholi Prema released. It initially had average talk but the treatment along with melodious and balanced music by Deva and fresh treatment from debutant director, A. Karunakaran made up for a blockbuster hit run for the movie. The movie also received 6 Nandi Awards and Winner of National Award for the Best Feature Film(Telugu). After Tholiprema, Pawan acted in Thammudu (1999) which was loosely inspired from Aamir Khan's film Jo Jeeta wohi Sikandar with the difference being that Pawan Kalyan played the role of a kickboxer. Pawan Kalyan's energetic performance and music paved its way for a super successful run at the box office. In 2000, he featured in Puri Jagannadh first directorial venture Badri. The film opened to mixed reviews but was a super hit. After Badri, Pawan acted in Khushi (2001) directed by S. J. Surya and the movie went on to become one of the most successful film of Pawan Kalyan. His loverboy-cum-action hero image along with ego clashes between lead pair and music were widely appreciated and the film went on to become the biggest hit of tollywood.
The trade pundits started comparing his box office performance with that of his elder brother Chiranjeevi. Thammudu, Badri, Chiranjeevi's Daddy and Khushi's action sequences were choreographed by Pawan Kalyan which were well appreciated by the audiences and added a new dimension to Kalyan's loverboy image.
2003–present
After the release of Khushi, Pawan Kalyan took a long gap of two years in his film career. He went to Japan for a brief period to learn a martial art called Aikido. He learnt this stunt to use in his first directorial venture Johnny. Despite the poor box office performance, the movie has attracted a cult following for its action scenes. His next releases Gudumba Shankar, Balu ABCDEFG, Bangaram and Annavaram were average grosser at the box office. Pawan Kalyan's pet project Satyagrahi, which he was supposed to direct, got shelved in 2006 due to unstated reasons.
In 2008, Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas released and received good reviews and became one of the biggest hit in his career which collected around Rs 28 crores worldwide and proved profitable to the distributors. The movie went on to become one of the highest grossers in 2008. The music got very good reviews from websites topped the music charts. His subsequent release Puli arrived on 10 September amidst huge expectations because of big names associated with Pawan Kalyan like A.R.Rahman, Binod Pradhan and S. J. Surya but the movie turned out to be a big disappointment but the soundtrack got overwhelming positive reviews and became a hot seller. The audio sales reached a total of 1.6 lakhs of CDs in the first three days, which is an all-time record in Telugu film history.
Pawan Kalyan first release of 2011 was Theenmaar directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee in which he portrayed the two contrasting characters of present and yesteryear generations and he came with superb performance. Given the moderate budget and superb openings, the movie has managed to do a good business and ended up being a commercial and critical success. Following this, Pawan Kalyan appeared in a Vishnuvardhan's gangster flick Panjaa which has been received with mixed response and ended up doing moderate business at the box office.
In September 2011, Pawan began shooting for the movie Gabbar Singh. The movie is being directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Bandla Ganesh. The movie is a remake of the Blockbuster Hindi film Dabangg. In 2012, Pawan will also be seen in Puri Jagannadh's Cameraman Ganga tho Rambabu. The film is being produced by D. V. V. Danayya and filming is set to begin in May 2012.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes !Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi | Kalyan | EVV Sataya naryana |
| 1997 | Gokulamlo Seetha | Pawan | Mutyala Subbaiah |
| 1998 | Suswagatham | Ganesh | Bheemeni Srinivas Rao ( Debutant ) |
| 1998 | Tholi Prema | Balu | Karunakaran ( Debutant ) |
| 1999 | Thammudu | Subhash | PA Arun Prasad ( Debutant ) |
| 2000 | Badri | Badrinath | Poori Jagnanth ( Debutant ) |
| 2001 | Khushi | Siddhartha Roy | S.J Surya |
| 2003 | Johnny | Johnny | Story,Screenplay and Direction |
| 2004 | Shankar Dada MBBS | Cameoaynth.C.Paranjee | |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | Shankar | Screenplay |
| 2005 | Balu ABCDEFG | Balu,Ghani | |
| 2006 | Bangaram | Bangaram | |
| 2006 | Annavaram | Annavaram | |
| 2007 | Shankardada Zindabad | Suresh | Cameo |
| 2008 | Jalsa | Sanjay Sahu | |
| 2010 | Puli | Komaram Puli | |
| 2011 | Theenmaar | Arjun Palwai, Michael Velayudham | Dual role |
| 2011 | Panjaa | Jai Dev | |
| 2012 | Gabbar Singh | Gabbar Singh | Filming |
Action Choreographer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Thammudu | |
| 2000 | Badri | |
| 2001 | Khushi | |
| 2001 | Daddy | directed his brother Chiranjeevi |
| 2003 | Johnny | |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | |
| 2011 | Theenmaar | Pre Climax fight |
Playback singing
| Year | Film | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Thammudu | "Thadi settu ekkalevu"(Bit Song) |
| 2003 | Johnny | "Nuvvu Sara Taguta", "Ravoyi Maa Countryki" |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | "Killi Killi" along with Mallikarjun |
| 2011 | Panjaa | "Paparaayudu" along with Hemachandra, Sathyan & Brahmanandam |
Choreography/Songs Visualization
| Year | Film | Songs | |
| 1999 | Thammudu | All songs except " Made in Andhra" and "Kala Kalalu" | |
| 2001 | Khushi | All songs except " Gajja Gallu" | |
| 2003 | Johnny | All songs | |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | All songs | |
| 2006 | Annavaram | "Neevalle Neevalle" |
Ram Charan Teja
Ram Charan (Telugu: రామ్ చరణ్) born Ram Charan Teja Konidala on 27 March 1985 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Telugu actor Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime. Now he is the brand ambassador for Tata DoCoMo for Andhra region.
Early life
Ram Charan was born on 27 March 1985 in Chennai to prominent Telugu Cinema Actor The Megastar Chiranjeevi and Surekha.He has two sisters — Sushmita and Srija. He did his schooling in Chennai and Ooty and in Hyderabad Public School in Andhra Pradesh.It was announced that his marriage with Upasna Kamineni ( grand daughter of Apollo chairman - Prathap.C.Reddy ) will take place in the month of june.
Personal life
Ram Charan is engaged to his long time girlfriend, Upasna Kamineni. The event took place in Hyderabad on December 1, 2011. Upasna is the granddaughter of the M.D Prathap Reddy of the Apollo group and the daughter of Shobana Kamineni and Anil Kamineni. She is the vice-president of Apollo Charity and chief editor of B Positive magazine.
Career
Ram Charan made his film debut in 2007 with Chirutha, which was directed by Puri Jagannadh. The movie showed a good performance at the box office. Charan's performance was well-received and eventually received Filmfare Best Male Debut (South) and Nandi Special Jury Award for the role. His second film, S. S. Rajamouli's Magadheera (2009), emerged a critical as well as huge commercial success. This film broke all records and ran for an uninterrupted 300 plus days, and became the highest grossing Telugu film earning around 
138 crore. The movie was a show stealer at South Indian Filmfare awards for the year 2009 with six awards and Ram Charan getting the Filmfare Best Actor Award and Nandi Special Jury Award.After the mega block buster Magadheera, Ram Charan came with a romantic entertainer Orange. The film was directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and produced by Nagendra Babu.The movie didn't do well at the box office but the film received appreciations from many of the legendary directors of Telugu.
138 crore. The movie was a show stealer at South Indian Filmfare awards for the year 2009 with six awards and Ram Charan getting the Filmfare Best Actor Award and Nandi Special Jury Award.After the mega block buster Magadheera, Ram Charan came with a romantic entertainer Orange. The film was directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and produced by Nagendra Babu.The movie didn't do well at the box office but the film received appreciations from many of the legendary directors of Telugu.Presently, Ram Charan next movie is titled Rachaa under the direction of Sampath Nandi's. The movie is being jointly produced by Paras Jain and NV Prasad under Super Good Films banner. Ram Charan recently went to USA for a couple of months to get himself trained in various martial arts. Tamannaah Bhatia is the female lead. Ram Charan has two more films in the pipeline one in the direction of V. V. Vinayak to be produced by Danaiah, recently the film's first shot was filmed on Ram Charan at Annapoorna Studios in Hyderabad and another in the direction of Vamsi Paidipally and produced by Dil Raju, this movie is under pre-production phase.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chirutha | Charan | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2009 | Magadheera | Kala Bhairava, Harsha | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2010 | Orange | Ram | |
| 2012 | Rachaa | Post-Production | |
| 2012 | Untitled VVVinayak Movie | Filming | |
| 2012 | Yevadu | Pre-Production | |
| 2012 | Zanjeer | pre-production |
Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun (Telugu: అల్లు అర్జున్; born 8 April 1982) is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, twoFilmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.
Personal life
Arjun was born on 8 April 1982 to Allu Aravind and Nirmala. He is the grandson of Telugu comedian Allu Ramalingaiah. He has two brothers Allu Venkatesh and Allu Sirish. He is the nephew of Actor Chiranjeevi and Actor Pawan Kalyan, and cousin of actor Ram Charan Teja. He married Sneha Reddy on 6 March 2011.
Early career
Arjun worked as a child artist in the film Vijetha and made a guest appearance in Daddy. Arjun made his debut as actor in K. Raghavendra Rao's Gangotri (2003) .
2003–2006
His first lead role was in Gangotri, directed by K.Raghavendra Rao which did moderate business despite well received music, composed by MM Keeravani. His second movie Arya, released in 2004, became his first success at the box office. This film was produced by Dil Raju and directed by Sukumar. It was the role that first made Allu Arjun a common name among the youth, which till date is his major audience. Music composed by Devisri Prasad became highly successful and contributed to the success of the film.
In 2005, his third film Bunny was released. His fourth film Happy, was released in 2006 and was directed by Karunakaran
2007 - present
Desamuduru (2007), directed by Puri Jagannadh, proved to be a box office success and the first hit of the year in Tollywood. The movie grossed 12.58 crores in the first week of its release. In the same year, he also made a guest appearance in his uncle Chiranjeevi's film, Shankar Dada Zindabad.
12.58 crores in the first week of its release. In the same year, he also made a guest appearance in his uncle Chiranjeevi's film, Shankar Dada Zindabad.Parugu (2008), his sixth film directed by Bhaskar, won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu In 2009, Arjun had one release, Arya 2. The film was directed by Sukumarwho directed the first film. In 2010, Arjun appeared in Varudu directed by Gunasekhar which was released in 2010. He next acted in Vedam, directed by Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, in which his portrayal of Cable Raju won him the second Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu.
In 2011, Arjun appeared in Badrinath directed by V. V. Vinayak. Produced by his father in his home banner Geetha Arts with budget of 40 crores, the film grossed 6.5 crore on the first day, becoming the biggest opener in Arjun's career.
40 crores, the film grossed 6.5 crore on the first day, becoming the biggest opener in Arjun's career.In the media
Arjun was signed as Brand Ambassador for 7Up soft drinks and Colgate in Andhra Pradesh.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Vijetha | Venkatesh | Child artist |
| 2001 | Daddy | Gopi | Guest appearance |
| 2003 | Gangotri | Simhadri | |
| 2004 | Arya | Arya | Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2005 | Bunny | Bunny | |
| 2006 | Happy | Bunny | |
| 2007 | Desamuduru | Bala Govind | |
| 2007 | Shankar Dada Zindabad | Guest appearance | |
| 2008 | Parugu | Krishna | Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2009 | Arya 2 | Arya | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor |
| 2010 | Varudu | Sandeep | |
| 2010 | Vedam | Cable Raju | Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor |
| 2011 | Badrinath | Badri | |
| 2012 | Lover | Filming |
Nagendra Babu
Nagendra Babu Konidala (born 29 October 1961) is a Telugu film actor and producer. He acts mainly in supporting character roles and villain roles, though he has also played the hero in some films. He recently acted in 143, Anji, Shock, Sri Ramadasu, Chandamama and Orange. He has produced several films with his brothers Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan under Anjana Productions.
His debut film as a producer is Rudraveena and the film won National Award.
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