Telangana State Cinema Directors -I

• Shyam Benegal is an Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur, Nishant, Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India. • Born : December 14, 1934 (age 80), Tirumalagiri •Spouse : Nira Bengal Children: Pia Bengal •TV shows: Bharat Ek Khoj • Books: Bollywood Babylon, Benegal on Ray: Satyajit Ray, a Film

•N. Shankar is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing blockbuster films like Jayam Manade Raa. •Born: Nalgonda •Parents: Nimmala Guruvaiah, Nimmala Sakkubayamma •Awards: Nandi Award for Best Director, Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration

•Dil Raju is an Indian film producer and distributor. He is one of the most successful Telugu film producers. He produces his films along with his two partners, cousin Sireesh and friend Lakshman, under Sri Venkateswara Creations Born: Nizamabad district •Parents: Prameelamma, Shyam Sundar Reddy •Children: Hanshita Reddy •Awards: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

•Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director. She debuted with a Telugu language film, Ala Modalaindi. •Born: Hyderabad •Parents: Bharath. V. Reddy, Roopa Reddy •Siblings: Uttam Reddy •Awards: Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director •Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu

•Sampath Nandi is an Indian film, director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Born: June 20, 1980 (age 34), Odela, Karimnagar

•Surender Reddy born December 7, 1975 in Jammikunta, Karimnagar, Telangana, India is a Tollywood film director. •Born: December 7, 1975 (age 39), Jammikunta •Spouse: Deepa Reddy •Awards: Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director •Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu

•Vamshi Paidipally is a Tollywood film director born on 27 July, who delivered 2 hit films viz. Brindavanam in 2010 and Yevadu in 2014. •He was born and brought up in mancherial a town in Adilabad, Telangana. India •Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu

•Harish Shankar is a film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the succesful director introduced by Ravi Teja •Born: March 31, 1979 (age 35), Dharmapuri, Telangana •Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu

Born: Kataram Village ,Karimnagar dist. Ramakrishna Machakanti is Telugu movie director. Ramakrishna Machakanti is debuting in Telugu movie Pelli Pustakam. telangan, Music Directors

•Chakradhar "Chakri" Gilla was an Indian music composer and singer in Tollywood films. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for Satyam. •Born: June 15, 1974, Mahabubabad •Died: December 15, 2014, Hyderabad •Spouse: Sravani Gilla •Died On; December 15, 2014, •Movies: Ramappa

Telugu Film Industry’s music director Chakri died of following a severe cardiac arrest in Hyderabad city. The incident shocked the entire Telugu film industry and Chakri has established himself as a successful music director.