Telugu
cinema is one of the largest cine Industries. It is also known as Tollywood.
Now it was operating duties from capital city of Telugu States, Hyderabad. From
here maximum flicks are producing. Every year huge number of movies are
releasing in this Industry and giving work to lakhs of people to lead a
peaceful and happy life.
Present
there are 2809 theaters are there in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. There
is no such much of theaters even in Kollywood, Mollywood and Sandalwood
industries too. With the above said digit we can say who much big the Tollywood
Industry is.
Father of Telugu Cinema:
Raghupathi
Venkaiah Naidu is the father of Tollywood town. He is the man directed the silent and
talkies movies at the beginning of 19th century. He moved to
different places at the young age to expand the film work. He is the man in
India who build first cinema hall or theater in 1912 year in Madras. Due to his
hard work, dedication and service to Tollywood land, an award on his name to
the people who dedicated their life to movies.
Venkaiah
Naidu Garu also turned as producer and delivered the movies like Gajendra
Moksham, Nandanaar and many. In year 1921 Naidu stands as producer for first
Telugu silent flick named Bhishma Pratigna. It got very good feedback from the
audiences and big celebrities at that time.
Raghupathi
Venkaiah was born in year 1887 and left his last breath in 1941 year. Due to
his work or taking him as inspiration many directors and producers are came
into Telugu cinema and increased the standards. They always focus on producing
the good movies with high quality.
First Talkie Movie of Telugu Cinema:
Bhakta
Prahlada is the first talkie movie of south India made in 1931 but unleashed in
1932 year September. It also telecast in India International Film Festival.
It got superb response from all the people. H. M Reddy and C. S. R. handled the
direction part and money matters are in hands of Ardeshir Irani. Valluru
Subbaiah, Naguboina Sudheer and few others were acted.
Tollywood Ever Green Directors:
H.M Reddy is one of the best directors in
Telugu. He is the man who taken the first Talkie film in Telugu and Tamil that
too in year 1931. The film named as Bhaktha Prahladha. It was super hit at that
time. Valluru Subbaiah, Surabhi Kamalabai and some others are acted. He entered
into cine world with Prince Vijay Kumar in 1930 year.
H.M Reddy:
K. V. Reddy:
K V Reddy is one of the best directors of T town. His complete name is Kadiri Venkata Reddy and born on 1912 year, Tadipatri, AP. He delivered the best quality mythological, fantasy films like Mayabazar, Pathala Bhairavi even though technology is not available in those days. He has given fresh and stunning experience to the people with his extraordinary taking and screenplay. K V Reddy is not only a director but also a producer and writer too. He said action to ANR, NTR and so many big and top actors. His Mayabazar stood as number one in 100 years of Telugu Cinema.
Bapu:
Bapu is one of the senior most directors in Telugu Cinema. His real name is Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana. He is not only a director but also painter and artist too. He is the only director, who had taken more films on Lord Sri Rama. His films like Saakshi, Seeta Kalyanam and many more were screened in many film festivals and taken the Tollywood to next level.
K Viswanath:
K Viswanath is one the best directors in India. He received huge number of awards in span of sixty years. He placed the Telugu cinema world in top with his classic flicks like Sankarabbharanaam, Sagara Sangamam, Swayamkrushi and many. Even though his films do not have commercial elements like action and comedy, people like to watch again and again even today. Viswanath is not only a director but also story writer. He acted with Srikanth, Mahesh, Prabhas and may others.
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao is also a multi talented person. He delivered huge number of films in different languages not only in Tollywood. He is the only director taken the Telugu film to the next level by delivering experimental films like Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Aditya 369 and many more. He also directed animation films like Ghatothkach. Srinivasa Rao also acted small role in some films too.
B Vittalacharya:
B Vittalacharya is the greatest director in Tollywood. He is expert in taking Jaanapada movies. Director attracted people with his taking and visual effects in 1960 only. Even though he did not get huge awards but his films were success at box office. He worked with ANR, NTR, Kantha Rao and many others. Bandipotu, Varalakshmi Vratham and many films are stood as classics. People called him as Jaanapada Brahma.
Bapu:
Bapu is one of the senior most directors in Telugu Cinema. His real name is Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana. He is not only a director but also painter and artist too. He is the only director, who had taken more films on Lord Sri Rama. His films like Saakshi, Seeta Kalyanam and many more were screened in many film festivals and taken the Tollywood to next level.
K Viswanath:
K Viswanath is one the best directors in India. He received huge number of awards in span of sixty years. He placed the Telugu cinema world in top with his classic flicks like Sankarabbharanaam, Sagara Sangamam, Swayamkrushi and many. Even though his films do not have commercial elements like action and comedy, people like to watch again and again even today. Viswanath is not only a director but also story writer. He acted with Srikanth, Mahesh, Prabhas and may others.
Singeetam
Srinivasa Rao:
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao is also a multi talented person. He delivered huge number of films in different languages not only in Tollywood. He is the only director taken the Telugu film to the next level by delivering experimental films like Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Aditya 369 and many more. He also directed animation films like Ghatothkach. Srinivasa Rao also acted small role in some films too.
Jandhyala:
Jandhyala is also a big director in Telugu. He was born on January 14 1951 and ended his life at the age of fifty. He is the care of comedy films in Tollywood. We can see clean and very neat fun in his films from beginning to ending. He never penned double meaning dialogues to generate artificial comedy on screen. Jandhayala also merged a very good message internally in this movie, which was used for society.
Dasari Narayan Rao:
Dasari Narayan Rao is the director delivered all type of films such as commercial, comedy, sentiment etc… in Tollywood. He also given life to many actors by giving chances in his movies and exposed their acting skills. His evergreen movies are Prema Nagar, Sivaranjani, Sardar Papa Rayudu and many. He director 140 movies and acted in many films in supporting roles.
K Raghavendra Rao:
Raghavendra Rao is the director, who can take commercial and romantic films as well as devotional films. He increased the market of top heroes with his movies and standards of Telugu cinema too. He introduced big heroes to the industry such as Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Bunny and some others. His classic flicks are Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, Annamayya and many.
Rajamouli:
Kodandarami
Reddy:
Kodandarami
Reddy is one of the successful directors in Telugu. He always delivered
commercial flicks only, which reaches mass people mainly. Big producers from
different languages always waited for his dates in 1990’s. He worked with
Nagarjuna, Chiru, Krishna and may heroes. Due to him Chiranjeevi turned into Mega
Star and stood in number one place in Tollywood cine world.
Rajamouli is
the today’s one of the top post directors in Telugu as well as in India. He learned
direction tricks under Raghavendra Rao. He is the first directed a serial and
next holds the megaphone and proved himself. He turned as big director with
Magadheera, which was a massive success in 2009. Next he delivered Baahubali
and attracted whole India.
Trivikram
Srinivas:
Trivikram
Srinivas is the good director cum dialogue writer. He is the only director having
cutout along with heroes cutout at theaters. He inspired huge number of people
with his words and speeches through cinema and stage events. Trivikram is best
in taking family and clean comedy films without missing commercial elements
after Janjayala.
Trend Setters of Tollywood:
NTR and ANR:
NTR and ANR:
NTR and ANR
are both ruled the Telugu cinema for more than thirty years. Both expanded the
mark of Tollywood. NTR did all fantasy roles and showed his mark. Especially he
lived in role of lord Krishna and Sri Rama. Even today many Telugu people talks
about his acting.
On other
hand ANR turned as lover boy for all lady cine lovers at that time. Even today
so many members are talking about his super hit movies such as Kalidasu, Premnagar. He also
attracted people with his own style of dance moments. ANR acted till his death, his last film is Manam.
Krishna:
Krishna:
Krishna is
one of the super stars in Telugu. He built his own fan following and
entertained the audiences with commercial and family oriented movies. He took many
daring decisions in bringing new technologies to the Tollywood. He is the only
actor who did lead roles in more than three hundred films. He lastly appeared
in Sri Sri film, which was released in 2013. Actor worked with NTR, Rajini,
Mahesh, Aadi Sai Kumar, Suman and many other stars.
Sobhan Babu:
Sobhan Babu is also one of the star actors in Telugu. He mainly did family oriented movies and attracted family people. Many family and young ladies are the fans to him in those days. He worked only six day and took holiday on Sunday to spend with his family members. His family is now far from cine land. He the most smart and beautiful actor in Tollywood in 1970's and 1980's.
Sobhan Babu:
Sobhan Babu is also one of the star actors in Telugu. He mainly did family oriented movies and attracted family people. Many family and young ladies are the fans to him in those days. He worked only six day and took holiday on Sunday to spend with his family members. His family is now far from cine land. He the most smart and beautiful actor in Tollywood in 1970's and 1980's.
Savitri:
Not only male heroes but also female actors too showed their mark in Telugu cinema land. In that Savitri is the main person, Her will remain till the end of Tollywood film Industry. She arrested the audience with stunning acting on silver screen. Within short time actress proved that she can do any type of character like a cake walk. In 1950's she takes equal pay along with NTR and ANR actors. Big directors and producers also waited for her dates to make a film.
Not only male heroes but also female actors too showed their mark in Telugu cinema land. In that Savitri is the main person, Her will remain till the end of Tollywood film Industry. She arrested the audience with stunning acting on silver screen. Within short time actress proved that she can do any type of character like a cake walk. In 1950's she takes equal pay along with NTR and ANR actors. Big directors and producers also waited for her dates to make a film.
Jamuna:
Jamuna is
one of the top actresses in T town. She has stolen the hearts of Telugu and
Tamil audiences with her beauty and performance. Actress delivered many
blockbusters and set a different image among people especially in ladies.
Jamuna worked with NTR, SV Ranga Rao, ANR and many others.
Bhanumathi:
Bhanumathi
is also a top most actresses of Telugu in 1960s. She did more than two hundred
films. She created a separate fan base at that time and entertained her fans
with acting. She is not only an actor but also a director too. Actress proved that
ladies also can pull he direction department as a director without any fear.
Soundarya:
Soundarya:
Soundarya is one of the best actresses. She got name and fame like Savitri at one time. Actress did family oriented film as well as commercial and delivered super hits. Her cool attitude and friendly nature are her plus points. She worked with Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Big B, Rajini and many other top actors in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada languages.
Anushka
Shetty:
Anushka
enters into the cine world as a side heroine. Slowly she turned into the lead
heroine and delivered super hits. She attracted the cine lovers with her
stunning acting and stunts. In Tollywood she had got huge name and fame with Arundhati.
After this movie she did lady oriented and commercial films. Anushka also acted
in Tamil films too.
Chiranjeevi:
After NTR and ANR, Chiranjeevi changed total Telugu cinema view with his fabulous and mesmerizing dance moments on screen. He came into this color full world without any support or any cine background. His hard work, dedication, respect towards big persons are lifted up him and made King to the Tollywood.
Chiranjeevi is the only man, who showed the break dance and speed dance to Indian people on silver screen. He also presented the stylish action scenes and attracted the mass audiences. Chiranjeevi is the first person who tasted the real commercial elements to the people as well as Tollywood celebrities through Khaidi movie, which arrived in 1983 October 28th. It released as a small movie but created a unexpected blockbuster at box office. For that time on wards he starts ruling the Tollywood even today.
By taking Mega Star as inspiration present day young heroes and upcoming heroes like Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Ram, Sunil, Allu Arjun are doing good dance moments and good action scenes to entertain the audiences. Now he became King of Telugu Cinema.
Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu:
After the leading senior heroes Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu are turned as big stars in Tollywood. Both did countable number of films only but they having huge fan base. Professionally both are competitive but personally both are very good friends. They are also kind hearted persons too.
Number One Actor In Telugu Cinema:
After NTR and ANR, Chiranjeevi changed total Telugu cinema view with his fabulous and mesmerizing dance moments on screen. He came into this color full world without any support or any cine background. His hard work, dedication, respect towards big persons are lifted up him and made King to the Tollywood.
Chiranjeevi is the only man, who showed the break dance and speed dance to Indian people on silver screen. He also presented the stylish action scenes and attracted the mass audiences. Chiranjeevi is the first person who tasted the real commercial elements to the people as well as Tollywood celebrities through Khaidi movie, which arrived in 1983 October 28th. It released as a small movie but created a unexpected blockbuster at box office. For that time on wards he starts ruling the Tollywood even today.
By taking Mega Star as inspiration present day young heroes and upcoming heroes like Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Ram, Sunil, Allu Arjun are doing good dance moments and good action scenes to entertain the audiences. Now he became King of Telugu Cinema.
Balakrishna:
Balakrishna
continued the legacy of Sr NTR and turned into a big mass hero. His dialogue
delivery and dance moments are his major plus points. He is the man for coming
faction movies in Telugu. Samarasimha Reddy and many blockbuster hits delivered
in beginning of 20th century. He is the second pillar of TFI after Megastar.
Nagarjuna:
Nagarjuna
came into cine world as son of ANR. Like his father he also delivered back to
back romantic hits and stolen the hearts of ladies. He also did devotional
films like Sriramadasu and some other films. Nag producing movies too as a
producer and also encouraging the upcoming and fresh talented actors.
Venkatesh:
Venkatesh
came with the support of D Rama Naidu into Tollywood. Even though he having big
support actor worked hard for his own image. He finally gained name among
people as a family man. Comedy and sentiment performance are the major plus
points. Kalisundam Raa, Prematho Raa, Dharma Chakram and many hit films are come
from him.
Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu:
After the leading senior heroes Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu are turned as big stars in Tollywood. Both did countable number of films only but they having huge fan base. Professionally both are competitive but personally both are very good friends. They are also kind hearted persons too.
Number One Actor In Telugu Cinema:
Present in
Telugu Cinema crown is still occupied by Mega Star. Even though he took nearly
ten years gap his charisma decreased a bit. It was proved by his 150th
film and 151 movies. His dedication, hard work and commitment over work are stood him as Mega Star. After him Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu both are in race to
take place of Chiru. Both the celebrities having stunning fan base all over the
world. Next Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Prabhas are the stars kept an eye on number
one position.
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