Telangana State Cinema Heroes-II

•Paidi Jairaj, Jayraj or Jai Raj was a renowned film actor, director and producer. He was recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in 1980. •Born: September 28, 1909, Karimnagar •Died: August 11, 2000, Mumbai •Spouse: Savithri Jairaj (m. ?–2000) •Education: Nizam College •Awards: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

•Hamid Ali Khan, better known by his stage name Ajit, was a prolific Hindi film actor. He acted in over two hundred movies in almost four decades •Born: January 27, 1922, Golkonda, Hyderabad •Died: October 22, 1998, Hyderabad •Parents: Bashir Ali Khan •Children: Shehzad Khan, Arbaaz Ali Khan, Zahid Ali Khan, Shahid Ali Khan, Abid Ali Khan •Siblings: Wahid Ali Khan

•Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, was an Indian film actor and producer from Telugu cinema. He was starred in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore films. He has also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies. • Born: November 16, 1923, Kodad •Died: March 22, 2009, Hyderabad •Children: Satyam Rao, Pratap Rao, Keshav Rao, Raja Rao, Susheela Rao •Spouse: Hymavathi (m. 1950–2009), Susheela Rao •Parents: Seetaramamma Rao, Keshavarao

•Dr. Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy was a versatile Telugu Character actor and Story Writer of Telangana, India. He has acted in over 472 films in three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films like Karthika Deepam. • Born: October 8, 1935, Thungathurthy •Died: 1997, Hyderabad •Education: Osmania University •Parents: Lakshma Reddy, Kausalya Reddy •Awards: Nandi Award for Best Story Writer, Nandi Award for Best Actor, Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor

•Raghumudri Srihari, also known as Srihari, was an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles. •Born: August 15, 1964, Vijayawada •Died: October 9, 2013, Mumbai •Spouse: Disco Shanti (m. 1996–2013) •Children: Akshara Srihari •Awards: Nandi Special Jury Award,

•Telangana Shakuntala was a Telugu popular actress. She was known chiefly for playing comedy and villainous characters in Tollywood. Her performances in movies like Osey Ramulamma, Nuvvu Nenu, Lakshmi, Okkadu and Veede were well received. •Born: June 9, 1951, Maharashtra •Died: June 14, 2014, Hyderabad

Exceptionally she has been Recognised as Telangana Shankunthala and we would like to keep her profile here

•Vijayashanti is an Indian film actress and a politician from the state of Telangana. Prior to joining politics in 2004, she has acted in over 186 movies in seven languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. •Born: June 24, 1966 (age 48), Chennai •Spouse: M. V. Srinivas Prasad •Awards: National Film Award for Best Actress, more • Parents: Srinivas Prasad, Varalaxmi

We would like to put her profile here as she was very much associated for the statehood of Telangana struggle and she has enacted in telangan film Ose Ramulmma