Telangana State Cinema Actors: I

Actors

• B. Narsing Rao is an Indian film director, composer, producer and actor known for his works in Telugu, parallel cinema. He has garnered four National Film Awards, International honors, and has served as a jury for Asian film festivals •Born: 1946, Medak •Awards: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu

• Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Born to two members of the Communist Party of India who were both leading lights of IPTA, Azmi made her film debut in 1974. •Born: September 18, 1950 (age 64), Hyderabad • Spouse: Javed Akhtar (m. 1984) • Siblings: Baba Azmi • Parents: Shaukat Kaifi, Kaifi Azmi • Awards: National Film Award for Best Actress

• Nithiin is an Indian film actor, who works primarily for the Telugu film industry. He is from Nizamabad. •Born: March 20, 1983 (age 31), Nizamabad • Height: 1.75 m • Parents: Sudhakar Reddy • Awards: Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist, Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South • Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu

• Venu Madhav is a comedy actor in Tollywood born near Kodad, Telangana. He has acted in many movies in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam Languages. Besides an actor, he is a mimicry artist. • Born: December 30, 1979 (age 35), Hyderabad •Spouse: Sree Vani •Parents: Prabhakar, Savitri •Children: Madhav Savikar, Madhav Prabhakar •Awards: Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian

Siva Reddy is a popular Telugu language mimicry artist,comedian and actor. He has worked in over 100 films in Tollywood. He is popular for his imitation of popular Telugu film actors. He has performed in over 3,500 stage shows across the world. • Born: 1972, Ramagundam

•Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian film actress. A classical bharatanatyam dancer, she made her acting debut with Sharada Ramanathan's acclaimed film Sringaram and rose to fame after her performance in Sudhir Mishra's 2011 film Yeh Saali Zindagi. •Born: October 28, 1978 (age 36), Hyderabad •Nominations: Star Guild Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Dia Mirza is an Indian model, actress and producer, who won the 2000 Miss Asia Pacific International title. Mirza has primarily worked in Bollywood, and is known in media for her social work. • Born: December 9, 1981 (age 33), Hyderabad •Spouse: Sahil Sangha (m. 2014) •Parents: Ahmed Mirza, Deepa Mirza, Frank Handrich • Education: Andhra Pradesh Open University, Vidyaranya High School, New York University, Stanley Girls High School

Udaya Bhanu is an Indian presenter and film actress. She made her career debut at age 15, beginning to work as a television presenter in Telugu channels. • Born: Sultanabad, Karimnagar •Spouse: Vijay Kumar (m. 2004) •Siblings: Lenin •Parents: Aruna, S. K. Patel

Ramesh Ramilla, better known as Thagubothu Ramesh, is an Indian film actor and comedian who primarily works with Telugu cinema. He got the moniker "Tagubothu" as he portrayed several roles as a drunkard. •Born: November 25, 1981 (age 33), Godavarikhani

• Fish Venkat is a film Actor who works in Tollywood Film Industry. a. He was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is appeared in several Telugu movies and most famous for his movie Kushi released in 2001.V V Vinayak showed a new dimension in Venkat's action in which Venkat portrays the role of a God Father. He is also a comedian actor and he has strong use of Telangana accent. He is a famous actor in Tollywood Film Industry

•Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former film actress. She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. Wikipedia •Born: November 17, 1978 (age 36), Hyderabad •Spouse: Sumanth (m. 2004–2006) •Education: Ryerson University, The Valley School •Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu

•Uttej is a Tollywood actor. His uncle Suddala Ashok Teja is a popular lyricist of Telugu cinema •Born: Nalgonda •Children: Chetana •Awards: Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian