
Rama Rao and include sons Balakrishna and Hari Krishna and grandson Tarak (Junior NTR). Telugu filmdom is dominated by a bunch of industrious families. With screenings at Cannes, Shanghai and Toronto,Įega created a buzz in the film festival circuit too. As expected, the box-office went into a tizzy.

Rajamouli’s 2012 blockbuster featured a murdered hero (Nani, in his shortest-ever lead role) reincarnated as a housefly who wreaks revenge on a hapless villain. But then a little guy came along and did even more – he flew. Telugu heroes can sing, dance, fight and emote. After a brief battle with cancer, he passed away in February. His only Malayalam production wasĪshwaroodan (2006), starring Suresh Gopi and Padmapriya. This Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient established the Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad, thus shifting the industry out of Chennai. India’s most prolific film producer, he has more than 150 films in 13 Indian languages to his credit. Magadheera ’s National Award (Best Choreography) citation mentions the “breath-taking energy and innovation” of its song sequences. This talent is enhanced by choreography, both in dance numbers and song sequences. Telugu heroes are indeed a twinkle-toed bunch. He wasn’t spotted inīaahubali - The Beginning but we’re quite sure that he will pop up in Part 2, given his omnipresence.Īllu Arjun’s immense popularity in Kerala owes quite a lot to his dancing skills. An indispensible ingredient for Telugu potboilers since 1987, Brahmanandam reportedly holds the record for starring in most number of movies in a single language.
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Pick any movie released in the last two decades odds are high that it would star this talented comedian. Despite lavish sets and excellent production values, it didn’t end happily-ever-after at the box-office. Here’s a quick primer on the dynamic Telugu film industry…ĭisney’s first attempt at South Indian movie production was a classic fairy tale complete with a prince charming (Siddharth), a princess in distress (Shruthi Haasan) and an evil witch (Lakshmi Manchu). But, for most of us, knowledge of this industry is limited to NTR’s mythological movies and Allu Arjun’s dance moves.

Baahubali wave has hit Kerala, and all of a sudden Telugu is hot property.
