List of Telugu people

This is a list of notable Telugu people, an ethnolinguistic group that speaks Telugu, a Dravidian language language as their mother tongue.

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Rulers

• Gautamiputra Satakarni -- Satavahana dynasty
• Madhava Varma -- Vishnukundina Dynasty
• Rajaraja Narendra -- Eastern Chalukya
• Rani Rudrama Devi -- Kakatiya dynasty
• Musunuri Nayakas -- Prolaneedu & Kapaneedu.
• Pemmasani Timmanayudu -- Gandikota king.
• Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu, Won the Battle of Raichur for Sri Krishna Devaraya.
• Thirumalai Nayak -- Madurai Nayak dynasty[1]
• Sri Vikrama Rajasinha -- Kingdom of Kandy[2][3]

Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Prime Ministers

Presidents

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - Former President of India[4] and Former Vice President of India
• V.V. Giri - Former President of India[5] and Former Vice President of India
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Former President of India[6]

Vice Presidents

• Venkaiah Naidu - Current Vice President of India [7]

Indian Prime Ministers

• P. V. Narasimha Rao - Former Prime minister of India[8]

Governors of States

• Bezawada Gopala Reddy - Governor of Uttar Pradesh
• P. Chandra Reddy - Governor of Andhra Pradesh
• Bandaru Dattatreya - Current Governor of Himachal Pradesh
• C. Vidyasagar Rao - Former Governor of Maharashtra and Governors of Tamil Nadu
• V.V. Giri - Former Governor of Karnataka
• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy - Governor of Maharashtra
• Konijeti Rosaiah - Former -Governor of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
• B. Satya Narayan Reddy - Governor of Odisha
• K. V. Raghunatha Reddy - Governor of Tripura
• Kona Prabhakara Rao -Former Governor of Maharashtra
• Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah - Former Governor of Bihar
• Marri Chenna Reddy - Former Governor of Tamil Nadu
• P. S. Ramamohan Rao - Former Governor of Tamil Nadu
• V. Rama Rao - Former Governor of Sikkim
• K. V. Krishna Rao - Former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura
• V. S. Ramadevi - Former Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka
• P. Ramachandran - Former Governor of Kerala

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

• M. A. Ayyangar Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• G. M. C. Balayogi Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Chief Ministers

• Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy - Current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• K. Chandrashekar Rao - Current Chief Minister of Telangana
• Tanguturi Prakasam - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and Former Chief Andhra State
• Burgula Ramakrishna Rao - Former Chief Minister of Hyderabad State
• A. Subbarayalu Reddiar - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
• Panaganti Ramarayaningar - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
• B. Munuswamy Naidu - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
• Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
• Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
• O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
• P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
• Bezawada Gopala Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Damodaram Sanjivayya - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• P. V. Narasimha Rao - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Jalagam Vengala Rao - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Marri Chenna Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Tanguturi Anjaiah - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy -Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• N. T. Rama Rao - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• N. Janardhana Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• K. Rosaiah - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• N. Kiran Kumar Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• K C Reddy - Former Chief Minister of Mysore state
• M. Karunanidhi - Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.[9][10][11]
• V. Venkatasubha Reddiar - Former Chief Minister of Puducherry
• M. D. R. Ramachandran - Former Chief Minister of Puducherry
• V. Vaithilingam - Former Chief Minister of Puducherry
• N. Chandrababu Naidu - Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Deputy Chief Ministers

• Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy-Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra_Pradesh
• Damodar Raja Narasimha-Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Koneru Ranga Rao-Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• J.V. Narsing Rao-Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• C. Jagannatha Rao-Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy -Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• K. E. Krishnamurthy-Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Nimmakayala Chinarajappa-Former Depty Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• T. Rajaiah-Former Depty Chief Minister of Telangana
• Kadiyam Srihari -Former Depty Chief Minister of Telangana

Dynasties

• Andhra Ikshvaku
• Telugu Cholas
• Kakatiya dynasty
• Kota Vamsa
• Kamma Nayakas
• Reddy dynasty
• Thanjavur Nayaks
• Madurai Nayaks
• Pallava dynasty
• Nayaks of Gingee
• Nayaks of Kalahasti

Poets

• Nannayya
• Tikkana
• Yerrapragada
• Bammera Pothana
• Allasani Peddana
• Tenali Rama
• Pingali Suranna
• Kshetrayya
• Vemana
• Srinatha
• Sidhendra Yogi- Originator of Kuchipudi
• Molla - First Telugu woman poet, also the author of Telugu Ramayana
• Kancherla Gopanna
• Gona Budda Reddy
• Tripuraneni Ramaswamy
• Kaloji Narayana Rao
• Tummala Seetharamurthy
• Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu
• Madiraju Ranga Rao

Journalists

• Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao - journalist of early twentieth century and father of the library movement in Andhra,Founder of Andhra patrika.
• N. Subba Rao Pantulu and D.Kesava Rao pantulu (Co Founders of The Hindu)
• Patanjali - ex-chief editor, Sakshi.
• G. K. Reddy - Journalist
• Suravaram Pratapareddy - Founder of Golconda Patrika, a journal in Hyderabad State.
• Palagummi Sainath - Rural India Affaris Reporter, The Hindu.
• Puripanda Appala Swamy

Musicians and composers

• Tyagaraja
• Shyama Shastri
• Muthuswami Dikshitar
• Bhadrachala Ramadas
• Kshetrayya, He is popularly known as "Maha Kavi Kshetrayya. He had written poems on Lord Sri Krishna as Kshetrayya Padaalu.
• Aadibhotla Narayana Das
• Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
• M. Balamuralikrishna
• P. Suseela
• S. Janaki
• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• P. B. Sreenivas
• Nagoor Babu
• Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
• Rakesh Yankaran, Indo-Trinidadian singer from Trinidad and Tobago
• U. Srinivas, He is popularly known as Mandolin Srinivas.
• U. Rajesh, He is popularly known as Mandolin Rajesh.

Religious leaders and philosophers

• Vallabha Acharya - One of the prominent Bhakthi movement leaders
• Acharya Nagarjuna - Buddhist Philosopher and Alchemist
• Yogi Vemana- Poet and philosopher
• Pothuluri Veerabrahmam-A well-known saint and astrologer in the 17th century
• U. G. Krishnamurti - World-famous 20th century Philosopher
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - 20th century spiritual teacher and philosopher
• Sringeri Shankaracharya
• Nimbarka - One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
• Vishnuswami - One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
• Vallabha - Another major Vaishnav acharya.
• Satya Sai Baba - An internationally renowned Spiritual Master, based in Puttaparti
• Sadasiva Brahmendra - A Bhakthi Poet
• Bhakta Potana - A realised Soul and a Bhakthi poet who translated Bhagavatam to Telugu
• Kancherla Gopanna - Also popularly known as Ramadasu
• Annamacharya - A great devotee of Tirumala Lord Venkateshwara who has written 40000 songs and composed them.
• Tyagaraja - A great devotee of Lord SriRama who is excelled in carnatic music and have written and composed some 30000 songs majorly on Sri Rama. He is born of a Telugu family, and brought up in present Tamil Nadu.
• Syama Sastri- He is the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. All his compositions are in Telugu. He is born of a Telugu family, and brought up in present Tamil Nadu.
• Sadhguru - Mystic and Yogi. Founder of Isha Yoga, a non profit organization. Born in Mysore to a Telugu-speaking family .[12]

Freedom fighters

• Alluri Sitarama Raju - Freedom fighter & Revolutionary (Viplava Jyothi)
• Gurajada Apparao
• Gurram Jashua
• Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya
• Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu, Zamindar of Amaravati (Guntur).
• N.G. Ranga
• Durgabai Deshmukh
• Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy
• Kandukuri Veeresalingam- Social Reformer, Writer, Editor, Performed first Widow Marriage in India.
• Pingali Venkayya - Freedom fighter and Indian National Flag designer.
• Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya - Freedom fighter and founder of Andhra bank
• Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao - Writer of the National Pledge (India),written in Telugu first, later translated to other Indian languages.
• Tanguturi Prakasam
• Arutla Ramchandra Reddy - Indian freedom fighter & Telangana movement leader from Nalgonda
• Potu Narsimha Reddy - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader from Adilabad.
• Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader.
• Potti Sreeramulu - Responsible for the formation of linguistic states in India, died after fasting for statehood.
• Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya - Gandhian and freedom fighter.
• Nyapati Subba Rao Pantulu - One of the founder of The Hindu
• Sarojini Naidu
• Anabheri Prabhakar Rao
• Gouthu Latchanna
• Kaneganti Hanumanthu
• Goparaju Ramachandra Rao
• Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary
• Tripuraneni Gopichand
• Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy (Sir C.R.Reddy)
• Kaloji Narayana Rao
• Komaram Bheem

Scientists

• Satya N. Atluri, Renowned Aerospace Scientist, Padma Bhushan awardee in 2013 in science and engineering; recipient of the Global Aerospace Prize of $100,000, the Walter & Angelina Crichlow Trust Prize of AIAA; Recipient, "Excellence in Aviation Award", from the United States Federal Aviation Administration
• G. D. Naidu, Edison of India
• Yellapragada Subbarao (1895 – 1948): Indian biochemist who made many important discoveries while working in the United States
• Raj Reddy - Renowned computer scientist and former Dean of the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science. Currently the first and the only ACM Turing Award winner from India.
• Suri Bhagavantam: A famous Indian scientist and administrator who worked and collaborated with C.V.Raman He worked as Director of the Indian Institute of Science and the Defence Research and Development Organisation and as adviser to the Indian defense ministry.
• Yelavarthy Nayudamma
• D. Bap Reddy: Entomologist and Acting Assistant Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
• M. Visvesvaraya - Indian Engineer, Scholar and statesman on whose memory Engineer's day is celebrated across India
• C.Radhakrishna Rao - Famous for his works in Maths and Statistics. The Cramer Rao bound theory and the Rao-Blackwell theorem are among his best known discoveries

Economists and Policy makers

• M. Narasimham - Thirteenth Governor of RBI, Chaired Committee of Banking Sector reforms
• C. H. Hanumantha Rao - member of the National Advisory Council from 2004 to 2008[2] and chaired the Technical Committee on Drought prone Areas Programme and Desert Development Programme of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.
• Y. Venugopal Reddy - Former Reserve Bank of India Governor from 6 September 2003 until 5 September 2008 - credited with imposing tough lending standards which shielded India from 2008 financial crisis
• Duvvuri Subbarao - Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India
• M. Narasimham -Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India
• C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao - former Cabinet Secretary
• V. K. R. V. Rao - Noted Economist
• Narayana Kocherlakota - Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester

Writers

• Paravastu Chinnayya Soori
• C. Narayana Reddy : winner of gnanapeeta award
• Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu - Writer
• Suravaram Pratap Reddy - Writer and historian from Telangana
• Kethu Viswanatha Reddy - Poet from Rayalaseema
• Kesava Reddy - Telugu novelist from Chittoor
• Ravuri Bharadhwaja - winner of gnanapeeta award Telugu novelist
• Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy - Maximum number of stories written in Telugu- Over 3000
• Pullella Sriramachandrudu - Sanskrit and Telugu scholar
• Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty - Writer
• Vegunta Mohan Prasad - Poet

Artists

• Pakhal Tirumal Reddy - Artist
• Krishna Reddy - Printmaker and sculptor
• Laxma Goud
• Damerla Rama Rao
• Vempati Chinna Satyam – Exponent of Kuchipudi dance
• Raja and Radha Reddy- Kuchipudi dancers
• Shobha Naidu - Kuchipudi dancer
• Yamini Reddy - Kuchipudi dancer
• Eelapata Raghuramaiah- Stage and Cine Actor of Andhra Pradesh

Academics

• Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy - First Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - Second President of Republic of India, and noted Philosopher
• G. Ram Reddy - Former University Grants Commission chairman
• Sarvepalli Gopal - Indian Historian
• Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry - Archaeologist
• J. N. Reddy - Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
• Arjula Ramachandra Reddy - Biologist, First vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University
• Pavani Parameswara Rao - a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India

Award winners

Bharat Ratna

• V.V. Giri, awarded 1975
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, awarded 1954
• Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraiah,awarded 1955

Padma Vibhushan

• M. Balamuralikrishna
• N. G. Ranga
• Ravi Narayan Reddy (1992)
• Kaloji Narayana Rao (1992)
• V. Ramalingaswami
• Cingireddy Narayana Reddy (2000)
• Y. Venugopal Reddy (2010)
• Prathap C. Reddy (2010)
• Ramoji Rao (2016)

Padmabhushan

• A. S. Rao
• Satya N. Atluri
• Viswanadha Satyanarayana
• Pavani Parameswara Rao
• Akkineni Nageswara Rao
• Jaggayya
• Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
• V. Ramalingaswami
• Raja and Radha Reddy (2000)
• Raj Reddy (b. 1937) (2001)
• K. Srinath Reddy (2005)
• Chiranjeevi
• K. Anji Reddy
• Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy
• Boyi Bhimanna
• Shiv K. Kumar
• P. Susheela
• Ghattamaneni Krishna

Jnanpith Award

• Viswanatha Satyanarayana for his work "Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu" for the year 1970.
• C. Narayanareddy for his Telugu poetic work Viswambara for the year 1988.
• Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his Telugu poetic work "Pakudu Rallu" (Crawling Stones) for the year 2012.

Sahitya Akademi Award

• Viswanadha Satyanarayana for his Poetry book "Viswanadha Madhyakaralu"
• Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao for Andhra Vaggeyakara Charitramu
• Suravaram Pratap Reddy for his social history book Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (1955)
• Kethu Viswanatha Reddy for his Short Stories Book Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu

Dada Saheb Phalke award

• Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy (1974) - First South Indian to receive the highest award in movies in India.
• Paidi Jairaj (1980)
• B.Nagi Reddy (1986)
• Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1990)
• D. Ramanaidu (2009)
• Kasinathuni Viswanath (2016)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

• Pullela Gopichand - Badminton (2000–2001)

Arjuna Award

• V.V.S. Laxman - Cricket
• Mukesh Kumar - Hockey
• PV Sindhu- Badminton
• Koneru Humpy - Chess

Politicians

• Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah - Ex-Governor of Bihar and Karnataka.
• Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao - Governor of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
• Alluri Satyanarayana Raju - First General Secretary in AICC in Nehru Govt.
• Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Ex-MP, MLA and founder and president of YSR congress party.
• Vijayakanth- Former Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu and leader DMDK.[13][14]
• Vaiko- Leader of MDMK, Tamil Nadu.[15][16]
• Muthuvel Karunanidhi Ex CM of Tamil Nadu
• Chiranjeevi - MP of Rajya Sabha for Andhra Pradesh, Ex Minister of State with independent charge for the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Praja Rajyam party President. Ex MLA.
• Pawan Kalyan Founder of Jana Sena Party

French Yanam

• Diwan Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou - (Ancien Membre du Conseil Local et Conseil Municipal de Yanaon, Ancien Jury De Yanaon, Former Diwan of Manyam Zamindari of French Yanam)
• Bezawada Bapa Naidou - (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
• Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidou - (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
• Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu - Former MLA of Yanam for six consecutive terms and Deputy Speaker, Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
• Dadala Raphael Ramanayya - Freedom fighter
• Samatam Krishnayya - Poet and Pro-French Activist, Maire(interim) de Yanaon
• Malladi Krishna Rao - Puducherry Health Minister[17]

Modern writers

• Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
• Patanjali
• Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu
• Kandukuri Veeresalingam
• Gurazada, Apparao
• Srirangam Srinivasa Rao
• Devulapalli, Krishna Sastry
• Garimella Satyanarayana
• Viswanadha Satyanarayana
• Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
• Gudipati Venkatachalam
• Tripuraneni Ramaswamy
• Tummala Seetharama Murthy
• Dr. C. Naryana Reddy
• Dasaradhi
• Gurram Joshua
• Boyi Bheemanna
• Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao
• Mullapudi, Venkataramana
• Vasireddy Seethadevi
• Tripuraneni Gopichand
• Atluri Pitcheswara Rao
• Kaloji (Kaloji Narayan Rao)
• Suravaram Pratap Reddy
• Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy - Writer
• Yandamuri Veerendranath
• Vegunta Mohan Prasad

Business

• Satya Nadella - CEO, Microsoft
• Srini Raju - Founder TV9.
• Mohan Reddy - Founder and Chairman Cyient
• PMS Prasad - CEO, Reliance Industries
• Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao - GMR Group
• Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy - GVK Group
• Shantanu Narayen - CEO, Adobe Systems
• Anji Reddy - Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
• Prathap C. Reddy - Founder, Apollo Hospitals
• Vikram Akula - Founder, SKS Microfinance
• Sashi Reddi - Founder Sri Capital
• Ramachandra Naidu Galla - Founder, Amara Raja Group
• Padmasree Warrior - CEO, Cisco Systems
• Lagadapati Madhusudan Rao - Lanco Infra Founder, MD
• Narayana Kocherlakota - President of Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• Prasad Nimmagadda - Matrix Labs Founder, MD
• Varaprasad Reddy - Shanta Biotech Founder, MD
• AVS Raju - Founder, Nagarjuna Construction Company
• Nama Nageswara Rao - Founder, Madhucon Projects
• Ramoji Rao - Eenadu Group
• Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy - KMC Infra Founder, MD
• Srini Kopollu - Microsoft India
• Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy - Chairman, Balaji Group.
• T. Subbarami Reddy - Founder of Gayatri Group of Companies.
• Byrraju Ramalinga Raju - Founder of Satyam Computers.
• Ramesh Gelli - Founder of Global Trust Bank and the only Banker to win Padmashree
• P. V. Ramprasad Reddy, founder Aurabindo pharma

Sports

• Buchi Babu Naidu- Father of South Indian Cricket
• Cotah Ramaswami- Represented India in both International Cricket & Tennis.
• M.Baliah Naidu- Cricketer
• M. Suryanarayan- Indian Test Cricketer
• M. S. K. Prasad - Cricketer.
• M. L. Jaisimha - Cricketer.
• Shivlal Yadav - Cricketer.
• Bharath Reddy - Test Cricketer (1978–1981).
• Venugopal Rao - Cricketer
• Ambati Rayudu - Cricketer
• V. V. S. Laxman - Cricketer
• Venkatapathy Raju - Cricketer
• Rohit Sharma - Cricketer
• Sharath Kamal - Table Tennis.
• Koneru Humpy - Chess Grand Master,Arjuna Award winner
• Chetan Anand - Badminton champion.
• Pullela Gopichand - 2002 All England Shuttle Badminton Champion.
• Jwala Gutta - Badminton champion.
• Vikash Dhorasoo - French international footballer, played for France in 2006 World Cup.
• Neelapu Rami Reddy - Sprinter and athletics champion.
• A. Ramana Rao - Volley Ball Player.
• Karnam Malleswari - Olympic medalist in weight lifting.
• Kodi Rammurthy Naidu - Bodybuilder and wrestler.
• Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao First Indian weightlifting champion continuously for 13 years from 1945 to 1958 popularly known as Indian Tarzan
• Srikanth Kidambi- Badminton player
• Laxman Reddy - Body Building champion - Winner,Mr. World 2010
• Pendyala Harikrishna - Chess Grand Master
• P.V.Sindhu - Olympic Badminton Silver Medalist

Movies

Actors

• Akkineni Nagarjuna - Film Actor/Producer/Studio owner.
• Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao - Film Actor & Studio owner
• Adivi Sesh - Actor
• Ali - Film Actor
• Allu Rama Lingaiah - Actor/Comedian.
• Allari Naresh - Film Actor.
• Allu Arjun - Actor.
• Aryan Rajesh - Film Actor
• Padmanabham - Film Actor, Producer.
• Babu Mohan - Standup comedian
• Brahmanandam - Film Actor, Guinness record holder for acting more than 700 films.
• Chalam - Actor and Producer.
• Chiranjeevi - Telugu actor, producer, politician, businessman.Praja Rajyam party President.
• Chittor V. Nagaiah - Veteran Telugu Actor
• Venkatesh- Film Actor.
• Dasari Narayana Rao - Telugu director, actor and producer.
• Eelapata Raghuramaiah - Telugu Film & Stage Actor, Padmasri Award Winner, Kendra Sangeeta Nataka Akademy Award Winner
• Gummadi Venkateswara Rao -Telugu film actor
• Hari Kondabolu - Standup comedian
• Jagapati Babu - Film Actor
• J.D. Chakravarthy - Film Actor
• Jaya Prakash Reddy - Actor
• Johny Lever-Film Actor/Stand-up Comedian.
• Kaikala Satyanarayana - Actor and producer.
• Kanta Rao - Film Actor.
• Krishnam Raju - Film Actor.
• Krishna - Film Actor/Studio owner
• Kota Srinivasa Rao - Film Actor
• Mahesh Babu - Film Actor, Philanthropist.
• Meka Srikanth - Film Actor
• M. Prabhakar Reddy - Actor.
• Manchu Manoj - Film Actor.
• Maganti Murali Mohan - Film Actor/Producer
• M.S. Narayana - Film Actor
• Nani - Actor
• Nandamuri Balakrishna - Film Actor/Present M.L.A of Hindupur Constituency of Anantapur Dist, in Andhra Pradesh.
• Nandamuri Harikrishna - Film Actor/EX.MLA, Ex. Rajya Sabha Member.
• Nagendra Babu - Actor/producer.
• Nitin Kumar Reddy - Film Actor.
• N.T. Rama Rao- Film Actor, Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
• N. T. Rama Rao Jr. -Actor/Singer
• Nandamuri Kalyan Ram - Film Actor/Producer.
• Pawan Kalyan - Telugu actor,Jana Sena Party President.
• Prabhas - Film Actor.
• Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu - Father of Telugu cinema.
• Rami Reddy - Actor
• Rallapalli - Telugu film actor, producer.
• Relangi Venkata Ramaiah - Film Actor and Singer.
• Ramana Reddy - Comedian.
• Rajanala - Actor.
• R. Parthiban - Actor
• Rajiv Kanakala - Actor
• Ram - Film actor
• Ravi Krishna - Actor
• Rao Gopal Rao - Film Actor.
• Ram Charan Teja - Actor.
• Rajendra Prasad - Film Actor
• Raviteja - Film Actor
• Sunil - Film Actor
• Srihari - Actor/producer.
• Sobhan Babu - Film Actor.
• Suthi Veerabhadra Rao - Actor
• Suthi Velu - Actor
• Tanikella Bharani - Dialogue Writer/Actor
• Tarun - Film Actor.
• Uday Kiran - Film Actor
• Vaibhav Reddy - Actor
• Vijay Deverakonda, Actor
• Vishnu Vardhan Babu - Film Actor
• Vishal Krishna Reddy - Actor

Actress

• Anandhi, works in Telugu and Tamil films
• Annapoorna, Telugu actress
• Anjali Telugu & Tamil film actress
• Bhanupriya - Actress
• Bindu Madhavi Reddy - Actress
• Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer
• Devika - Telugu and Tamil actress.
• Fatafat Jayalaxmi - Telugu actress in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films.
• G. Varalakshmi - Actress.
• Jayasudha - Film Actress
• Jaya Prada - Film Actress
• Jamuna - Telugu actress.
• Krishnaveni - Actress, singer, producer.
• Krishna Kumari - Telugu actress.
• Keerthi Reddy - Actress
• Lakshmi - Telugu and Tamil Actress.
• Laya - Film Actress
• Pasupuleti Kannamba - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
• Rambha - Actress
• Roja Selvamani - Actress
• Sameera Reddy - Actress
• Santha Kumari - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
• Savitri - Telugu, Tamil actress/producer.
• Sharada - Film Actress
• Sneha - Actress
• Sowkar Janaki - Telugu, Tamil actress.
• Sobhita Dhulipala-Telugu,Hindi actress.
• Sri Divya - Telugu film actress
• S. Varalakshmi - Telugu, Tamil actress.
• Shreya Dhanwanthary- Hindi, Telugu actress
• Swara Bhaskar - Film Actress
• Swati Reddy - Film actress/television presenter.
• Vijayashanti
• Vanisri - Telugu and Kannada actress.

Producers, Writer and Directors

• E.V.V. Satyanarayana - Film Director
• G. Neelakanta Reddy - Film Director
• S. Gopal Reddy - Cinematographer, Producer
• Ananth Sreeram - Lyricist
• Moola Narayana Swamy - Producer
• P. Pullaiah - Producer
• Shyam Prasad Reddy - Film Producer
• D.V. Narasa Raju- Writer and Film Director
• Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao - Film Actor/Director/Producer/Dialogue Delivery Artist/Dubbing Artist/Viswa Vikyatha NataSarwabowma Title Winner/ Ex.Chief minister of Andhra pradesh.
• Vidyasagar - Music director
• Gopichand Lagadapati - Actor/Director/Writer/Producer
• Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy - Writer
• H.M. Reddy- First Telugu,first Tamil & first Kannada film director.
• B.N. Reddy- Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
• Ramesh Naidu - Music director
• B. Nagireddy - Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner.
• Moola Narayana Swamy - Vauhini Studios owner and producer.
• Nandini Reddy - Film Director
• Sameer Reddy - Cinematographer
• Midde Rama Rao - Film Producer.
• Katta Subba Rao - Telugu Film Director.
• Kasinadhuni Viswanath - One of India's most famous directors
• Akkineni L. V. Prasad - Producer/Director
• Edida Nageshwara Rao - Producer
• Allu Aravind - Producer
• A.M. Rathnam - Producer
• Sekhar Kammula - Director/producer
• Nagesh Kukunoor - Director/producer
• V.V. Vinayak - Director
• Krishna Vamsi - Director
• Sukumar - Director
• Bapu (Sattiraju Laxminarayana) - Artist/Film Director.
• Adurthi Subba Rao - Film Producer/Director.
• D. Ramanaidu - Film Producer/Studio owner.
• A. Kodandarami Reddy - Film Director.
• Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao - Director/Producer
• Kodi Ramakrishna - Director
• Paruchuri Brothers - Writers
• S.V. Krishna Reddy - Film Director.
• Jandhyala- Film Director
• Yandamuri Veerendranath - Writer/Director
• Vamsy - Film Director
• Pingali Nagendrarao - Poet and Lyricist
• Chota K. Naidu - Cinematographer
• Shyam K. Naidu - Cinematographer
• Devi Sri Prasad - Music Director
• Surender Reddy - Film Director
• S.S. Rajamouli - Film Director
• Samudrala Raghavacharya - Poet and Lyricist
• Samudrala Ramanujacharya - Poet and Lyricist
• Aacharya Aatreya - Poet and Lyricist
• Aarudhra - Poet and Lyricist
• Kosaraju Raghavaiah - Poet and Lyricist
• Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu - Poet and Lyricist
• Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy - Poet and Lyricist
• jaladi - Poet and Lyricist
• Rajashri - Poet and Lyricist
• Vennelakanti - Poet and Lyricist
• Sirivennela Sitaramasastri- Poet and Lyricist
• Bhuvana Chandra- Poet and Lyricist
• C. Ashwini Dutt - Film Producer
• Dil Raju (Venkatramana Reddy) - Film Producer
• K.S. Rama Rao - Film Producer
• Ram Gopal Varma - Film Producer/Director
• M.M. Keeravani - Music Director
• Aneesh Chaganty -Hollywood Film director
• Mani Sharma - Music Director
• M.S. Raju - Film Producer
• A. Sreekar Prasad - Film Editor
• Puri Jagannadh - Film Director
• Trivikram Srinivas - Dialogue Writer/Film Director

Singers

• Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao - Legendary Singer and music Composer.
• S.P. Balasubrahmanyam - Singer, Guinness record holder having sung more number of songs by any male.
• S. Janaki - a legendary South Indian playback singer
• P. Susheela - a legendary South Indian playback singer
• S.P. Sailaja - Singer
• Mano - Singer
• Madhavapeddi Satyam - Singer

Bandits

• Papadu

See also

• List of Telugu poets
• Index of Andhra Pradesh-related articles

References

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