This is a list of important people from Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India, throughout history.

Independence advocates

• Pingali Venkayya
  Pingali Venkayya
  Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter and the designer of the Indian national flag.-Early life:...
  
   – designed the Indian National Flag
• Alluri Sita Rama Raju – revolutionary, led the Rampa Rebellion
• Vuyalavada Narasimha Reddy
  Vuyalavada Narasimha Reddy
  Vuyalavada Narasimha Reddy was a freedom fighter in India's Independence struggle against the British Empire in the 19th century . He started to fight for freedom in 1847 against British, 10 years before the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was a native of the Telugu speaking region of Andhra Pradesh...
  
   – freedom fighter, early opponent of British rule
• Komaram Bheem
  Komaram Bheem
  Komaram Bheem is a tribal leader who fought against the erstwhile Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad State.On December 17, 2009, it was announced that a statue of Bheem would be installed in Hyderabad....
  
   – revolutionary, fought for liberation of Hyderabad
• Potti Sreeramulu
  Potti Sreeramulu
  Potti Sreeramulu , was an Indian revolutionary. He became famous for undertaking a fast-unto-death for achieving the Andhra State and losing his life in the process. His sacrifice became instrumental in the linguistic re-organisation of states. He is revered as Amarajeevi in Andhra for his...
  
   – revolutionary, fasted to death in protest
• Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader
• Arutla Ramchandra Reddy
  Arutla Ramchandra Reddy
  Arutla Ramchandra Reddy was an Indian freedom fighter. He was among the leaders and fighters in the armed freedom struggle against the rule of Nizam . The communists joined with the poor peasants in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh during the 1940s to throw out the regime...
  
   - Indian freedom fighter & Telangana
  Telangana
  Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
  
   movement leader from Nalgonda
  Nalgonda
  Nalgonda is a town and a municipality in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla and Konda . Nalgonda in the past is referred to as Nilagiri. During the period of Bahamani kingdom, it had been renamed as Nallagonda...
  
  
• N. G. Ranga – freedom fighter
• Tanguturi Prakasam
  Tanguturi Prakasam
  Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu was an Indian politician and Freedom Fighter and the first Chief Minister of the Indian province Andhra state...
  
   – known as Andhra Kesari
• Potu Narsimha Reddy
  Potu Narsimha Reddy
  Potu Narsimha Reddy was an Indian social reformer, and a member of the Satyagraha movement. In 1938, he moved from his native Ratnagiri to Chennur taluq of Adilabad District and purchased 10,000 acres of land. He used his wealth to assist the poor, purchasing food for nearby villages...
  
   - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader from Adilabad
  Adilabad
  Adilabad , is a town and a municipality in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a population of 108,233 . It is the headquarters of the district of the same name.-History:...
  
  
• Kaloji Narayana Rao – freedom fighter
• Swami Ramanand Tirtha
  Swami Ramanand Tirtha
  Swami Ramanand Tirtha or Swami Ramanand Teerth,, , was an Indian educator and social activist who led the Hyderabad liberation struggle, during the reign of the last Nizam...
  
   – educator and social activist
• Puchalapalli Sundaraiah
  Puchalapalli Sundaraiah
  Puchalapalli Sundarayya was a founding member of the Communist Party of India and a leader of the peasant revolt in the former Hyderabad State of India, called the Telengana Rebellion...
  
   – founding member of Communist Party in India
• Raavi Narayana Reddy
  Raavi Narayana Reddy
  Shri. Ravi Narayana Reddy, , , was a founding member of the Communist Party of India. He was a leader in the Telengana Rebellion against the rule of Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII...
  
   – freedom fighter
• Makhdoom Mohiuddin
  Makhdoom Mohiuddin
  Makhdoom Mohiuddin or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Huzri was an Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India. He was a distinguished revolutionary Urdu poet...
  
   – revolutionary poet
• Suravaram Pratapareddy - Freedom fighter and social historian
• Makineni Basavapunnaiah
  Makineni Basavapunnaiah
  Makineni Basavapunnaiah BA was an Indian Communist leader who was a member of Politbureau of the Communist Party of India . He was also the editor of the central organ of CPI , People's Democracy magazine...
  
   – Indian Communist leader
• Madapati Hanumantha Rao
  Madapati Hanumantha Rao
  Madapati Hanumantha Rao was the first mayor of the city of Hyderabad, India. He was a social reformer and also started one of the first schools for girls in India, the Madapati Hanumantha Rao Girl's High School, in Narayanguda, Hyderabad. This school was set up exclusively for female students...
  
   – first mayor of Hyderabad
• Koratala Satyanarayana
  Koratala Satyanarayana
  Koratala Satyanarayana was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a Politbureau member of the Communist Party of India .-Childhood:...
  
   – Communist politician
• Vavilala Gopalakrishnaya
  Vavilala Gopalakrishnaya
  Vavilala Gopala Krishna was a legislator in the 1950s and 1960s and religiously followed the Gandhian philosophy...
  
   – freedom fighter
• Kaneganti Hanumanthu
  Kaneganti Hanumanthu
  Kaneganti Hanumanthu is a well known freedom fighter who rebelled against British Rule and started the Palnadu Rebellion against tax. He was shot by a General Rutherford.-References:*Social Changes among Balijas - Sepuri Bhaskar...
  
   – freedom fighter
• Kalluri Chandramouli
  Kalluri Chandramouli
  Kalluri Chandramouli was a freedom fighter, philanthropist, scholar and a great devotee of Lord Rama, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India....
  
   – freedom fighter
• Veerapandiya Kattabomman
  Veerapandiya Kattabomman
  Veerapandiya Kattabomman also known as Kattabomman was an 18th century Palayakarrar chieftain from Panchalankurichi of Tamil Nadu, India and the 47th King of Panchalankurichi who fought the British. His ancestors migrated to Tamil Nadu from areas in present day Andhra Pradesh during the...
  
   – Palaiyakkarar, early opponent of British rule
• Gottipati Brahmaiah
  Gottipati Brahmaiah
  Gottipati Brahmaiah or Gottipati Brahmayya was a freedom fighter, popularly known as Ryotu Pedda...
  
   – freedom fighter
• Sarojini Naidu
  Sarojini Naidu
  Sarojini Naidu , also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet...
  
   – freedom fighter and poet
• Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao
  Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao
  Kasinadhuni Nageswararao , better known as Nageswara rao pantulu was rare combination of a journalist, nationalist, politician, a staunch supporter of Khaddar movement and an enthusiastic pioneer in library movement in Andhra. His participation in Indian independence movement and in Indian...
  
   – politician
• Raja Sri V R G K M Prasad – Member of Legislative Assembly, infrastructure creation in India.
• Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy - Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Nara Chandrababu Naidu - President of Telugudesam Party and Ex-Chief Minister of AndhraPradesh

Presidents and Prime-Ministers and Speakers

• Malik Maqbul
  Malik Maqbul
  Malik Maqbul or Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul Tilangani, was the Wazir or Prime Minister of the Delhi Sultanate, in the government of Feroz Shah Tughlaq , in the Indian sub-continent...
  
   – Wazir of Delhi Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
  
  , President of India May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967
• Zakir Hussain
  Zakir Hussain (politician)
  Dr. Zakir Hussain , was the third President of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. He was the first elected Muslim president of India....
  
  , President of India May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969
• V. V. Giri
  V. V. Giri
  Varahagiri Venkata Giri , commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.-Early life:...
  
  , President of India May 3, 1969 to August 24, 1974
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982 and was the only person to be elected President of India unopposed....
  
  , President of India July 25, 1977 to July 25, 1982
• P. V. Narasimha Rao
  P. V. Narasimha Rao
  Pamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
  
  , Prime Minister of India June 21, 1991 to May 16, 1996
• G. M. C. Balayogi
  G. M. C. Balayogi
  Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi was an Indian lawyer and politician.Growing up in a small village, Balayogi had to travel to Guttenadeevi village for his primary education...
  
  , Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha 1998 to 2002
• Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
  Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
  Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar was the first Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament. He was Governor of Bihar also....
  
   – Speaker in Parliament

Reserve Bank of India Governors

• Y. Venugopal Reddy
  Y. Venugopal Reddy
  Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy , better known as Y.V. Reddy, is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1964 batch who served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 6 September 2003 until 5 September 2008.In 2010, he was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma...
  
  , Governor of Reserve Bank of India
  Reserve Bank of India
  The Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee as well as US$300.21 billion of currency reserves. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of...
  
   from September,2003 – September, 2008
• Duvvuri Subbarao
  Duvvuri Subbarao
  Duvvuri Subbarao is an Indian economist, central banker, and civil servant. He is the 22nd and current Governor of Reserve Bank of India, serving under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh....
  
  , Governor of Reserve Bank of India
  Reserve Bank of India
  The Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee as well as US$300.21 billion of currency reserves. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of...
  
   from September,2008 – till date

Chief Ministers

• Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
  Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
  Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State who led the struggle against the Nizam in the princely State.-Early life:...
  
  
• Tanguturi Prakasam
  Tanguturi Prakasam
  Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu was an Indian politician and Freedom Fighter and the first Chief Minister of the Indian province Andhra state...
  
  
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982 and was the only person to be elected President of India unopposed....
  
    later the President of India
  President of India
  The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
  
  
• Damodaram Sanjivayya
  Damodaram Sanjivayya
  Damodaram Sanjivayya was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from 11 January 1960 to 12 March 1962.-Early life:...
  
  
• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
  Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
  Kasu Brahmananda Reddy at Hyderabad, was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977 he was elected president of the Indian National Congress.-Early life:...
  
  
• P.V. Narasimha Rao later the Prime Minister of India
  Prime Minister of India
  The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
  
  
• Jalagam Vengala Rao
  Jalagam Vengala Rao
  Jalagam Vengal Rao or Jalagam Vengala Rao was the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh from December 10, 1973 to March 6, 1978. Vengal Rao held a World Telugu Conference in Hyderabad in 1975. .He belongs to esteemed Velama caste...
  
  
• Marri Chenna Reddy
  Marri Chenna Reddy
  Marri Channa Reddy was an Indian politician active in several states. He was the governor of Uttar Pradesh , governor of Punjab , governor of Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993, and governor of Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party...
  
  
• Tanguturi Anjaiah
  Tanguturi Anjaiah
  Tanguturi Anjaiah or Ramakrishna Reddi Talla was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from October 1980 to February 1982.-Career:T...
  
  
• Bhavanam Venkataram Reddy
  Bhavanam Venkataram Reddy
  Bhavanam Venkatrami Reddy was the chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh between February 1982 and September 1982. Reddy was a member of the Congress party and served as cabinet minister in various AP governments.Bhavanam was born in Muppala village in Guntur district...
  
  
• Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
• Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
• Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
  Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
  Nadendla Bhaskara Rao was the chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh for a brief period in 1983. He holds the dubious distinction of serving the shortest term as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – 31 days...
  
  
• Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
  Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
  Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy is a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Visakhapatnam constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He was also a Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1992...
  
  
• Nara Chandrababu Naidu
• Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
• Konijeti Rosaiah
  Konijeti Rosaiah
  Konijeti Rosaiah is the current Governor of Tamil Nadu and a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was previously an MLC, MLA & MP of the Indian National Congress numerous times and has handled many ministerial posts over his long political career spanning over half a century...
  
  
• Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
  Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
  Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy is an Indian politician who has been the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2010. A four-time MLA in Andhra Pradesh, he belongs to the Indian National Congress...
  
  

Nizams

• Mir Qamaruddin Khan, Nizal ul Mulk, Asif Jah I (1720–48)
• Mir Ahmed Ali Khan, Nizam-ud-Dowlah Nasir Jang
  Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad
  Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad Humayum Jung Nizam ud Daula s/o Mir Qamaruddin Khan Siddiqi Nizam I by his wife Saidunisa Begum was the Nizam, or ruler, of the Hyderabad State from 1748 to 1750.-Official name:...
  
   (1748–50)
• Nawab Hidayat Mohuddin Sa'adu'llah Khan Bahadur, Muzaffar Jang
  Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat
  Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat was the ruler of Hyderabad briefly, from 1750 to his death in battle in 1751.-Birth:...
  
   (1750–51)
• Nawab Syed Mohammed Khan, Amir ul Mulk, Salabat Jang
  Asaf ad-Dawlah Mir Ali Salabat Jang
  Asaf ad-Dawlah Mir Ali Salabat Jang was the Nizam of Hyderabad. He was the third son of H.H. Asaf Jah I Nayab, Subedar of the Deccan. He was appointed as Deputy Viceroy to his elder brother, Ghazi Uddin, in 1751...
  
   (1751–62)
• Nawab Mir Nizam Ali Khan Bahadur, Nizam ul Mulk, Asif Jah II
  Ali Khan Asaf Jah II
  Nawab Mir Nizam Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur Asaf Jah II was the Nizam of Hyderabad State in South India between 1762 and 1803.-Official name:...
  
   (1762–1803)
• Nawab Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikandar Jah, Asif Jah III
  Mir Akbar Ali Khan Asif Jah III
  Mir Akbar Ali Khan Siddiqi Sikander Jah Asaf Jah III , Nizam of Hyderabad, was the ruler of Hyderabad state in India from 1803 to 1829.-Birth:...
  
   (1803–29)
• Nawab Mir Farkhonda Ali Khan Nasir-ud-Daulah, Asif Jah IV
  Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asif Jah IV
  Nasir ad-Dawlah Mir Farqunda Ali Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah IV, Nizam of Hyderabad , was the ruler of Hyderabad state in India from 1829 to 1857. He was the eldest son of Asaf Jah III.-Reign:During his reign General C.B...
  
   (1829–57)
• Nawab Mir Tahniat Ali Khan Afzal ud Daulah, Asif Jah V
  Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V
  Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi was the ruling Nizam of Hyderabad from 1857 to 1869...
  
   (1857–69)
• Fath Jang Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI
  Mahbub Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI
  -External links:*...
  
   (1869–1911)
• Fath Jang Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asif Jah VII
  Osman Ali Khan, Asif Jah VII
  Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi MP, GCSI, GBE Asaf Jah VII , born Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur , was the last Nizam of the Princely State of Hyderabad and of Berar. He ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until it was merged into India...
  
   (1911–48)

Military Chiefs

• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Idris Hasan Latif, Chief of Staff Indian Air Force
  Indian Air Force
  The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
  
   1978–81
• General
  General
  A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
  
   Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, PVSM

(01 Jun 1981 to 31 Jul 1983)

1. Born on 16th Jul 1923, General KV Krishna Rao was commissioned into the Mahar Regiment on 9th Aug 1942. He commanded a brigade in Ladakh Sector during the 1965 war.

2. During 1969 -70, the General commanded a Mountain Division in Jammu . After the 1971 war with Pakistan , he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) for his most laudable command of the Mountain Division. In 1974, he took over a Corps in Jammu and was later appointed Deputy Chief of Army Staff in 1978. Subsequently he served as General Officer Commanding - in - Chief Western Command in 1979. General Rao attained the ultimate in his military career when he became Chief of Army Staff in 1981.

3. General KV Krishna Rao was the Colonel of the Mahar Regiment from June 1968 to June 1983. After his retirement in July 1983, General Rao served as Governor of Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura from June 1984 to 1989 and subsequently as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir till January 1990. Presently, he is the Honorary Colonel of the Mahar Regiment.

IAS Officers from AP

• K. S. R. Murthy, IAS, AP Cadre
• Rmakanth Reddy, IAS, AP Cadre
• A. U. Sharma, IAS, Bihar Cadre
• Madava Rao, IAS, AP Cadre
• Arjun Rao, IAS, AP Cadre
• Y. V. Reddy, IAS, AP Cadre
• B. N. Yugandhar,IAS, AP Cadre
• K. Chandraiah, IAS, AP Cadre
• Chaya Ratan, IAS, AP Cadre
• K. Ratna Prabha, IAS, Karnataka Cadre
• K. Praddep Chandra, IAS, AP Cadre
• P. Subramaniyam, IAS, AP Cadre (died in Helicopter crash along with YSR)
• A. Vidyasagar, IAS, AP Cadre
• K. Vidyasagar, IAS, Jharkhand Cadre
• D. Sambashiva Rao, IAS, AP Cadre
• ELSN Bala Prasad, IAS, Bihar Cadre
• Jayanth Munigala, IAS, Jharkhand Cadre (VRS)
• D. Sreenivasulu, IAS, AP Cadre
• K. V. Prasad, IAS, Bihar Cadre
• Rani Kumudini, IAS, AP Cadre
• K. N. Kumar, IAS, Assam-Meghalaya Cadre
• Peyyala Abbanna, IAS, AP Cadre
• Peyyala Ramesh Kumar, IAS, West Bengal Cadre
• U. Venkateswarlu, IAS, Manipur-Tripura Cadre
• J. Suresh Babu, IAS, Manipur- Tripura Cadre
• P. Ramulu, IAS, West Bengal Cadre
• S. Narsinga Rao, IAS, AP Cadre
• W. Rampulla Reddy, IAS, Kerala Cadre
• G. Vajralingam, IAS, Punjab Cadre
• M. Ravi Kanth, IAS, Kerala Cadre
• AJV Prasad, IAS, Himachal Pradesh Cadre
• S. Shiva Kumar, IAS, Bihar Cadre
• S. Sanam Sai Prasad Goud, IAS, Andhra Pradesh Cadre

IPS Officers from AP

• Chadalavada Umesh Chandra
  Chadalavada Umesh Chandra
  Chadalavada Umesh Chandra was one of the most reputed Police officers in the history of Andhra Pradesh. In his tenure as Superintendent of Police of Cuddapah district, he restored normal conditions within a short time...
  
  , IPS,AP cadre
• Arvinda Reddy, IPS, AP Cadre
• A. K. Khan, IPS, AP Cadre
• M. Vishnuvardhan Rao, IPS, Jharkhand Cadre
• P. Ramakrishna Naidu, IPS, Jharkhand Cadre
• Pardeshi Naidu, IPS, AP Cadre (shot dead)

Other Government Officials

• Y. Venkatarami Reddy, member, Union Public Service Commission
  Union Public Service Commission
  The Union Public Service Commission is the central agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services of India. The agency's charter is granted by the Constitution of India...
  
  
• B.R.K Raju, ex - chairman incharge, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
  Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
  -Introduction:Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission was formed when the State of Andhra Pradesh formed on November 1, 1956.  Earlier the commission was known as the Andhra Service Commission which based on the regulations of Madras Public Service Commission...
  
  

Education

• Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy
  Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy
  Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy OM , also popularly known as Sir C.R. Reddy, was an educationist and political thinker, essayist and economist, and poet and literary critic...
  
  , Founder & Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
  Andhra University
  Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
  
  , Vice-chancellor of Mysore University
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
  
  ,Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
  Andhra University
  Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
  
  
• G. Ram Reddy
  G. Ram Reddy
  Professor G. Ram Reddy is renowned architect of Distance Education and the father of open learning in India.-Early life:...
  
   - Former University Grants Commission chairman
• J. N. Reddy
  J. N. Reddy
  Junuthula N. Reddy is a Distinguished Professor and holder of the Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. He is one of the researchers responsible for the development of the Finite Element Method . He is an authoritative figure...
  
   - Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
  Texas A&M University
  Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
  
  
• Arjula Ramachandra Reddy
  Arjula Ramachandra Reddy
  Arjula Ramachandra Reddy is a distinguished biologist whose research work in the field of Genetics and Plant Biotechnology is recognized worldwide. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore....
  
   - Biologist, First vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University
  Yogi Vemana University
  Yogi Vemana University is a newly established University in Kadapa district with West Campus at Idupulapaya. Earlier, it was a part of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. It is named after a great thinker, philosopher, and social reformer Yogi Vemana, the most celebrated Telugu poet and sage of...
  
  
• Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah
  Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah
  Kailasa Venkata Ramiah was a renowned educationist in AP. He was born in Pegallapadu village of Khammam district.He stood first-in-first in both B.Sc and M.Sc from Osmania University and grew to Head the Physics Department of Osmania University . He published about 100 papers in both National and...
  
   , Founder Vice-chancellor of Kakatiya University
  Kakatiya University
  Kakatiya University is a public university located in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the largest recipients of central government educational funds, evidenced by the recent external campus facelift and vast expansion and acquisition of the latest IT equipment and related peripherals...
  
  
• Vasireddy Sri Krishna
  Vasireddy Sri Krishna
  Vasireddy Sri Krishna shortly V.S.Krishna , was Vice Chancellor of Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, India.He was born to Sriramulu and Veeramma in Tenali taluq in Andhra Pradesh, India....
  
  , Former Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
  Andhra University
  Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
  
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• Chukka Ramaiah
  Chukka Ramaiah
  Dr. Chukka Ramaiah popularly known as IIT Ramaiah is an Indian educationist and MLC of Andhra Pradesh. He is an acclaimed expert in IIT coaching in mathematics...
  
  , MLC, educationist.

Business and industry

• K. V. K. Raju – Founder of the Nagarjuna Group
• B.Nagi Reddy - Founder and Chairman of Vijaya Hospitals,Chennai & Vijayavahini Studios.
• Kallam Anji Reddy – Founder Chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
• Prathap C. Reddy
  Prathap C. Reddy
  Dr Prathap C Reddy ,M.D, MBBS, FCCP, FICA, FRCS is a cardiologist and entrepreneur who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in India – the Apollo Hospitals Group....
  
   - Founder,Chairman,Apollo Hospitals.
• G. Pulla Reddy
  G. Pulla Reddy
  G. Pulla Reddy was a philanthropist and a humanist from Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for G. Pulla Reddy chain of retail sweet outlets in Hyderabad and Kurnool. His organization is famous for its work ethics and accountability....
  
   - Entrepreneur, Educationalist, Philanthropist and Humanist (G. Pulla Reddy Chain of Sweets outlets).
• P Obul Reddy
  P Obul Reddy
  P Obul Reddy, the founder of Nippo Batteries Ltd, was an industrialist, philanthropist and patron of the arts. He was 85 when he died, and is survived by two sons and three daughters....
  
   - Founder, Nippo Batteries Company.
• Ramoji Rao
  Ramoji Rao
  Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, better known as Ramoji Rao , is an Indian businessman and media entrepreneur. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns, among other things, the world's largest film production facility, Ramoji Film City....
  
   – Head of Eenadu Group
• Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao
  Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao
  Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao is the founder and chairman of GMR Group, a leading infrastructure developer in India. He was ranked 198th in the world's richest list by Forbes, and his wealth was valued at $2.6 billion...
  
   – Chairman, GMR Group
  GMR Group
  GMR Group is a major infrastructure company in India which is headquartered in Bangalore. The company was founded in 1978 by Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao The core business areas of the company include airports, energy and highways; apart from having presence in the agriculture and aviation sectors...
  
  , First Telugu Person in Forbes Magazine
• Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy
  Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy
  Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy also referred to as GVK is the chairman of GVK Group. He was awarded Padma Bhushan - the second highest civilian award of India in 2011.His GVK group owns stakes in Mumbai & Bangalore international airports.GVK group recently bought Hancock mines in Australia.-See...
  
  - GVK group.
• Raju Reddy - Founder & Chairman and CEO of Sierra Atlantic.
• Byrraju Ramalinga Raju – Founder of Satyam Computers
• Jeeri R. Reddy
  Jeeri R. Reddy
  Dr. Jeeri Reddy is an India born American biologist who became an entrepreneur, developing new generation preventive and therapeutic vaccine for stroke. He has been an active leader in the field of biopharmaceutical industry, commercializing diagnostics and vaccines through JN-International Medical...
  
   - President & CEO,JN-International Medical Corporation
• T. Subbarami Reddy
  T. Subbarami Reddy
  T. Subbarami Reddy is an Indian industrialist, politician and film producer.-Childhood:He was born to T. Babu Reddy and Rukminamma at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He did B.Com. from Nizam College, Hyderabad...
  
   - Founder of Gayatri Group of Companies.
• Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
  Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
  Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Ongole constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He was previously elected for the 14th Lok Sabha from the same Constituency.-External links:*...
  
   - Chairman, Balaji Group.
• Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy
  Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy
  Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Nellore Loksabha Constituency in Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress.Political History...
  
   - M.D, K.M.C. Constructions.
• Srini Raju Chairman & Co-Founder of Peepul Capital.
• Sashi Reddi
  Sashi Reddi
  Sashi P. Reddi is founder and chairman of AppLabs, a software testing company based in Philadelphia, US. Sashi is also a founder and chairman of FXLabs, a developer of high quality game products in India for PC’s and Videogame consoles. Sashi has started two other companies prior to AppLabs...
  
   - CEO, AppLabs (W's #1 Software Testing company).
• K. I. Varaprasad Reddy - Founder, Shantha Biotechnics Private Limited.
• Galla Ramachandra Naidu – Founder ,Amar Raja Group
• S. P. Y. Reddy
  S. P. Y. Reddy
  S. P. Y. Reddy is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Nandyal constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is also an entrepreneur and heads the Andhra Pradesh-based Nandi Group of Industries.- Early life :Reddy was born on June 4, 1950...
  
   - Chairman of Nandi Pipes, Panyam Cements and S.P.Y.Agro Industries.
• Ramesh Gelli
  Ramesh Gelli
  Ramesh Gelli is an Indian banking executive who served as the chairman and managing director of Vysya Bank and was a promoter and CMD of the troubled Global Trust Bank, India....
  
   - Founder and chairperson of the erstwhile and now defunct Global Trust Bank
• Gireesh Kumar Sanghi
  Gireesh Kumar Sanghi
  Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi a politician from Indian National Congress party is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.-External links:*...
  
   – Founder, Vaartha News Paper.
• Jeeri R. Reddy
  Jeeri R. Reddy
  Dr. Jeeri Reddy is an India born American biologist who became an entrepreneur, developing new generation preventive and therapeutic vaccine for stroke. He has been an active leader in the field of biopharmaceutical industry, commercializing diagnostics and vaccines through JN-International Medical...
  
   - President & CEO,JN-International Medical Corporation.
• Dr Pailla Malla Reddy- Founder of pharma company in New York, Russia (InvaGen,Bactolac Pharmaceutical).
• Kalisetty V M Phani Kumar – Founder, Kalisetty Group

Science

• Yellapragada Subbarao
  Yellapragada Subbarao
  Yellapragada Subbarao was an Indian biochemist who discovered the function of Adenosine Triphosphate as a energy source in the cell, and made important contributions to the treatment of cancer. Most of his career was spent in the United States...
  
   – cancer researcher
• Dr. D. Bap Reddy
  D. Bap Reddy
  Dr. D. Bap Reddy is an Internationally renowned scientist and administrator who served at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, United States in 1950...
  
   - . Deputy Regional Representative (Diplomatic status level position) of Asia and Pacific for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) - From 1978 to 1982. FAO Representative in Indonesia - From 1982 to 1986 FAO Representative in Nepal - 1987
• Yelavarthy Nayudamma
  Yelavarthy Nayudamma
  Yelavarthy Nayudamma was a chemical engineer and a scientist killed on Air India Flight 182 .- Introduction :...
  
   – chemical engineer
• Raj Reddy
  Raj Reddy
  Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy , a Turing Award winner, is one of the early pioneers in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University for over 40 years. He was the founding Director of the Robotics Institute at CMU...
  
   – researcher in artificial intelligence
• Prof Dr N N Murthy Internationally reputed Quality & Environment Expert
• C.R.Rao – Statistician and professor emeritus at Penn State University
• Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao
  Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao
  Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao, was an Indian physicist in the field of Spectroscopy.Rangadhama Rao is best known for his work on Spectroscopy, his role in the development of Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance , and his long association with Physics labs of Andhra University...
  
   – Physicist (Spectroscopy)
• Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya – Engineer of eminence
• U. Aswathanarayana
  U. Aswathanarayana
  Uppugunduri Aswathanarayana is the Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India. He is counted among the doyens of geology in independent India and is revered as a leading scientist from Andhra Pradesh...
  
   – Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, Hyderabad
• K.V.Vishnu Raju- CMD of Anjani Portland Cement and Chairman,Vishnu Educational Society,Hyderabad

Artists

• Nandikolla Gopala Rao
  Nandikolla Gopala Rao
  Nandikolla Gopala Rao was a Indian painter of Andhra Pradesh and is known as the Father of Modern Contemporary Art in Andhra Pradesh. He was a painter during British rule in south India, who achieved recognition for his paintings on Hindu epics, landscapes, portraits of maharajahs and maharanis of...
  
   -Father of Modern Contemporary Art in Andhra Pradesh
• Dr.Nataraja Ramkrishna – Proponent of Perini dance
• Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
  
   – Exponent of Kuchipudi dance
• Nerella Venumadhav – Father of Indian Mimicry
• Shiva Reddy
  Shiva Reddy
  Shiva Reddy is a popular Telugu language comedian and actor. He has worked in over 50 film in Tollywood. He is popular for his imitation of popular Telugu film actors....
  
   - Mimicry artist

Literature

• Nannaya – First Telugu writer(Adi kavi),Mahabharatam in Telugu started by him,Out of 18 parvas 3.5parvas written by him
• Tikkana
  Tikkana
  Tikkana was born into a family of Shaivite family during the Golden Age of the Kakatiya dynasty. He was the second poet of the "Trinity of Poets " that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over a period of centuries. Nannaya Bhattaraka was the first, though he translated only two and a half...
  
   – Mahabharatam Last 14 parvas written by him
• Errapragada – The remaining part of half parva in Mahabharatam written by him
• Potana – Mahabhagavatam, Bhogini Dandakam
• Vemana
  Vemana
  Kumaragiri Vema Reddy popularly known as Vemana was a 14th century Telugu poet. His poems were written in the popular vernacular of Telugu, and are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. His poems discuss the subjects of Yoga, wisdom and morality...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Gona Budda Reddy - 13th century poet
• Paravastu Chinnayya Soori
  Paravastu Chinnayya Soori
  Paravastu Chinnayasuri is a well-known Telugu writer. He was born in 1807 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district and died in 1861. Suri was the son of Venkata Rangayya a Vaishnavite Scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the...
  
   – Telugu Scholar
• Daasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu
  Daasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu
  Daasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu was a popular Telangana Poet and Writer. Daasarathi holds the titles Abhyudhaya Kavi and Kalaprapurna. He was also the recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetic work book Thimiramtho Samaram in 1974...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Viswanatha Satyanarayana
  Viswanatha Satyanarayana
  Viswanatha Satyanarayana , popularly known as the Kavi Samraat , was a modern Telugu poet.He was a disciple of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu duo...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Kethu Viswanatha Reddy
  Kethu Viswanatha Reddy
  Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, also known as Ketu Visvanathareddi, is a short story writer, novelist and essayist whose writings have been translated into modern Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam and English and Russian...
  
   - Poet from Rayalaseema
  Rayalaseema
  Rayalaseema is a geographic region in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It includes the districts of Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool. These Telugu speaking districts were part of Madras Presidency until 1953 when Telugu speaking districts of Madras presidency were carved out to form...
  
  
• Srirangam Srinivasarao
  Srirangam Srinivasarao
  Srirangam Srinivasarao , often called Sri Sri , was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi .-Early life:...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Cingireddy Narayana Reddy
  C. Narayanareddy
  Dr. Cingireddy Narayana Reddy is an Indian poet and writer. He is a winner of the Jnanpith Award in 1988 for his contribution to Telugu literature. He is considered a foremost authority on Telugu Literature...
  
   – poet
• Kazi Zainul Abedin
  Kazi Zainul Abedin
  Kazi Mohammed Zainul Abedin was a famous Urdu poet and a very senior officer in the government of the Nizam of Hyderabad. He was also the last Kazi of Udgir under the Hyderabad State....
  
   – Urdu poet
• Wali Mohammed Wali
  Wali Mohammed Wali
  Wali Muhammad Wali , was a classical Urdu poet of the subcontinent....
  
   – Urdu poet
• Makhdoom Mohiuddin
  Makhdoom Mohiuddin
  Makhdoom Mohiuddin or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Huzri was an Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India. He was a distinguished revolutionary Urdu poet...
  
   – Urdu poet
• Tripuraneni Ramaswamy
  Tripuraneni Ramaswamy
  Tripuraneni Ramaswamy was a lawyer, playwright and reformer active among the Telugu-speaking people. He was part of a growing movement in India to reassess the culture of India...
  
   – playwright
• Tripuraneni Gopichand
  Tripuraneni Gopichand
  Tripuraneni Gopichand was a Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright and film director. Gopichand's writings are remarkable for interplay of values, ideas and 'isms' - materialism, rationalism, existentialism, realism and humanism...
  
   – Author
• Vasireddy Seethadevi
  Vasireddy Seethadevi
  Vasireddy Seethadevi was a Telugu writer of Andhra Pradesh, India.Seethadevi published around forty-two novels, ten short-story collections, and several essays. Her novel Mareechika was banned by the state government of Andhra Pradesh. She waged a war against the government in the court, and got...
  
   – novelist
• Prof Dr N N Murthy Poet & Environmentalist, Crusader of Paryavaran Kavitodyamam
• Tummala Seetharama Murthy
  Tummala Seetharama Murthy
  Tummala Seetharama Murthy was an Indian poet writing in Telugu.Murthy was born in Kavuru village in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Works such as "Rashtragaanamu" reflect patriotism and the Indian independence struggle. He was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969, and with the...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry
  Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry
  Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry is one of the most eminent personalities in pure Telugu literature of recent times. He lived in Rajahmundry in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh of South India. His magnum opus is Andhra Puranam...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Ushasri
  Ushasri
  Ushasri is a radio and literary personality in Telugu. The original name of Ushasri is Puranapanda Dikshithulu. He is from Andhra Pradesh in South India. He lived between 1928 and 1990. He was very famous for his radio programmes broadcast from Vijayawada All India Radio Station...
  
   – writer
• Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
  Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
  Tirupati Venkata Kavulu refers to the Telugu poet duo Divakarla Tirupati Sastry and Chellapilla Venkata Sastry . This twin poets are acclaimed as harbingers of modern poetry in Telugu. They have dramatized several of the Hindu epics into dramas and plays consisting of singable verses set to...
  
   – two Telugu poets
• Gudipati Venkata Chalam
  Gudipati Venkatachalam
  Gudipati Venkatachalam aka Chalam , a Telugu writer and philosopher, was one of the most influential personalities in the modern Telugu literature...
  
   – novelist
• Gurazada Apparao
  Gurazada Apparao
  Gurazada Venkata Apparao was a Telugu poet and writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Rishi Reddi
  Rishi Reddi
  Rishi Reddi is an American author. She was born in Hyderabad, India and grew up in the United Kingdom and the United States.Reddi is a graduate of Swarthmore College, where she studied English, and the Northeastern University School of Law. In 2001, she earned a masters degree in creative writing...
  
   - American author from Andhra
• Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Venkata Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator. He is famously known as Andhra Shelley.-Early life:Krishnasastri was born in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha
  Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha
  Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha was the sixth Peethadhipathi of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram, India...
  
   – Telugu poet
• Ekkirala Krishnamacharya
  Ekkirala Krishnamacharya
  Dr Ekkirala Krisnamacharya also known as Master E K was at Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh to Sri Ananthacharya and Smt Butchamma.-Introduction:...
  
   – writer
• Keshava Reddy – Telugu Novelist
• Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
  Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
  Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham was an Indian playwright, novelist and author of short stories, who wrote in the Telugu language. He was a romantic and a social reformer in the tradition founded by Veeresalingam...
  
   – writer
• Suravaram Pratapareddy – writer
• Suddala Hanmanthu
  Suddala Hanmanthu
  Suddala Hanmanthu was a noted Indian poet of the mid 1900s. He was revolutionary troubadour, who churned out classic song like Palleturi pillagada.....
  
   – Telugu Poet

Philosophers

• Jiddu Krishnamurti
  Jiddu Krishnamurti
  Jiddu Krishnamurti or J. Krishnamurti or , was a renowned writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive change in society...
  
   – philosopher
• Sri Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami – mystic

Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...

• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
  
  , 1954
• Varahagiri Venkata Giri – former President of India

Padma Vibhushan

• Ravi Narayan Reddy
• M. Balamuralikrishna
• Kaloji Narayana Rao
  Kaloji
  Kaloji Narayana Rao more popularly known as Kaloji or Kalanna is a well known Indian freedom fighter and a political activist of Telangana. He is noted for his contributions in the social and literary fields...
  
  
• P. Venugopal
  P. Venugopal
  P. Venugopal is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Parliament of India from Thiruvallur Constituency. He represents the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...
  
  
• Kotha Sachidananda Murthy
• Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
  
  
• Cingireddy Narayana Reddy
• Y. Venugopal Reddy
  Y. Venugopal Reddy
  Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy , better known as Y.V. Reddy, is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1964 batch who served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 6 September 2003 until 5 September 2008.In 2010, he was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma...
  
  
• Prathap C. Reddy
  Prathap C. Reddy
  Dr Prathap C Reddy ,M.D, MBBS, FCCP, FICA, FRCS is a cardiologist and entrepreneur who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in India – the Apollo Hospitals Group....
  
  

Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...

• U.Manoj Kumar
• MD.Zuber Patel [Govindpur
• C.K. Nayudu
• Kongara Jaggayya
  Kongara Jaggayya
  Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known...
  
  
• Perugu Siva Reddy
• Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
• B. V. Raju
• Syed Khaja
• Shri Vavilala Gopalakrishnaya
• Raja and Radha Reddy
  Raja and Radha Reddy
  Drs. Raja Reddy & Radha Reddy are Kuchipudi dancers from Andhra pradesh, India. They are now settled in New Delhi. Raja Reddy has two wives, Radha Reddy and Kausalya Reddy, and two daughters, Yamini Reddy & Bhavana Reddy. They run a Kuchipudi Dance school in Delhi called Natya Tarangini....
  
  
• Shri Adusumalli Radha Krishna
• Raj Reddy
  Raj Reddy
  Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy , a Turing Award winner, is one of the early pioneers in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University for over 40 years. He was the founding Director of the Robotics Institute at CMU...
  
  
• Mullukutla Ramabrahmam
• A. S. Rao
• K. Srinath Reddy
  K. Srinath Reddy
  Kolli Srinath Reddy, who goes by K. Srinath Reddy, is the president of the Public Health Foundation of India.-Career:Reddy is the former head of the cardiology department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.-External links:...
  
  
• Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
  
  
• P. Susheela
  P. Susheela
  Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
  
  
• K.Chiranjeevi
• Natasekara Krishna

Padma Shree

• Gadde Rama Koteswara Rao
• K.C. Reddy
• Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
  Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
  Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was one of the most important carnatic violinists of the 20th century.-Early life and background:...
  
  
• Nuthakki Bhanu Prasad
• Chitturi Nagaiah
  Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
  
  
• Ghantasala Venkateswar Rao
  Ghantasala (singer)
  Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
  
  
• Perugu Siva Reddy
• Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
  
  
• Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
• B. V. Raju
• K. Viswanath
• Cingireddy Narayana Reddy
• Shobha Naidu
  Shobha Naidu
  Shobha Naidu is among the foremost Kuchipudi dancers of India and an outstanding disciple of the renowned master Vempati Chinna Satyam. She mastered the technique of Kuchipudi and began dancing lead roles in dance-dramas while still very young. She has performed with her guru's troupe all over the...
  
  
• Raja and Radha Reddy
  Raja and Radha Reddy
  Drs. Raja Reddy & Radha Reddy are Kuchipudi dancers from Andhra pradesh, India. They are now settled in New Delhi. Raja Reddy has two wives, Radha Reddy and Kausalya Reddy, and two daughters, Yamini Reddy & Bhavana Reddy. They run a Kuchipudi Dance school in Delhi called Natya Tarangini....
  
  
• Jeelani Bano
• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...
  
  
• Nerella Venumadhav
• B. Soma Raju
• Gullapalli N. Rao
• D. V. S. Raju
  D. V. S. Raju
  Datla Venkata Suryanarayana Raju , better known as D. V. S. Raju was an Indian film producer from Telugu Cinema....
  
  
• Kallam Anji Reddy
• Allu Ramalingaiah
• A. V. Ramarao
• M. V. Rao
• M. Mohan Babu
• Kotta Sachidanda Murthy
• Kutikuppala Surya Rao
• Brahmanandam
  Brahmanandam
  Brahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy...
  
  
• Shobha Raju
  Shobha Raju
  Dr. Shobha Raju is an Indian musician, devotional singer, writer and composer, known as an exponent of sankirtana of the gospel of the 15th century saint-composer, Annamacharya....
  
  
• V.V.S.Laxman
• Madhu Sudhan ReddyLalapet Don

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "Sports Gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash...

• Karnam Malleswari
  Karnam Malleswari
  Karnam Malleswari is an Indian Weightlifter. To her first time she participated in the 'National Junior weight lifting championship and stood First. In 1992 she participated in the Asian champion ship which took place in Thailand and stood second and won three silver medals. She also won three...
  
  , for weightlifting (1995–1996)
• Pullela Gopichand
  Pullela Gopichand
  Pullela Gopichand is an Indian Badminton player.He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 defeating Chen Hong of China in the finals by 15-12,15-6. He became the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone, who won it in 1980...
  
  , for badminton
  Badminton
  Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
  
   (2000–2001)
• M. Srinivasa Rao, for badminton
  Badminton
  Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
  
   (physically challenged)

Arjuna Award

Arjuna award

The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....

• Karnam Malleswari
  Karnam Malleswari
  Karnam Malleswari is an Indian Weightlifter. To her first time she participated in the 'National Junior weight lifting championship and stood First. In 1992 she participated in the Asian champion ship which took place in Thailand and stood second and won three silver medals. She also won three...
  
   – weightlifting
• V. V. S. Laxman
  V. V. S. Laxman
  Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman , sometimes shortened to Venkatsai Laxman but generally known as V.V.S. Laxman, is an Indian cricketer. Laxman represents Hyderabad in domestic cricket and has played for Lancashire in English county cricket. Laxman is the great grand nephew of Dr. Sarvepalli...
  
   – cricket
• Koneru Humpy
  Koneru Humpy
  Humpy Koneru is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Her January 2010 FIDE Elo rating is 2614, placing her number two in the world for women . In 2007 she surpassed the rating of 2577 set by Susan Polgar to become the second-highest ranked female player in history...
  
   – chess
• Achanta Sharath Kamal – table tennis
• Mukesh Kumar – hockey
• Mulini Reddy – volleyball
• Abdul Basith – volleyball
• M. Shyamsundar Rao – volleyball
• A. Ramana Rao
  A. Ramana Rao
  Arikapudi Ramana Rao is a former Indian volleyball player. He was born in Chamallamudi village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He is a recipient of both the Arjuna Award for the year 1977-1978 and Dronacharya Award for the year 1990-1991....
  
   – volleyball
• P. V. Ramana – volleyball
• Ravikanth Reddy – volleyball
• Yousuf Khan
  Yousuf Khan
  Yousuf Khan was an Indian soccer player who represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70.Khan received Arjuna Award in 1966.-See also:...
  
   – football
• J. J. Shobha – track & field athletics
• Anil Krishnan – rowing
• M. Srinivasa Rao – badminton, physically challenged
• Sania Mirza
  Sania Mirza
  Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
  
   – tennis
• Mohammad Azharuddin
  Mohammad Azharuddin
  Mohammad Azharuddin also known as Azhar, is an Indian politician and former cricketer. He was an accomplished batsman and captained the Indian cricket team for much of the 1990s, until his involvement in a match-fixing scandal forced him into retirement...
  
   – cricket
• Mithali Raj
  Mithali Raj
  Mithali Raj is a Test and One Day International cricketer who represents India women's cricket team. She was the captain of the Indian women's cricket team. She made her One Day International debut in 1999 against Ireland at Milton Keynes and scored 114 runs without getting out in that match...
  
   – cricket, India Women's Team Captain
• Pitchaiaha- Badminton

Dronacharya Award

Dronacharya Award

Dronacharya Award is an award presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of Rs.500,000...

• MD.Zuber PAtel, byk racing
• M. Shyamsundar Rao, Volleyball
• Pullela Gopichand
  Pullela Gopichand
  Pullela Gopichand is an Indian Badminton player.He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 defeating Chen Hong of China in the finals by 15-12,15-6. He became the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone, who won it in 1980...
  
  , Badminton 2009

Member of the Order of the British Empire

• Sekhar Tam Tam
  Sekhar Tam Tam
  Sekhar Tam Tam was awarded the MBE by Queen Elizabeth II at an investiture ceremony held at Buckingham Palace on 6 December 2006...
  
  , for service as District Medical Officer in the British Caribbean island of Grenada

Sports

Cricket

• Maharajkumar of Vizianagram - Vizzy
• C.K. Nayudu
• Buchi Babu Naidu
  Buchi Babu Naidu
  Buchi Babu Nayudu was an Indian Cricketer, known as the Father of Chennai Cricket, who established the Madras Presidency Matches.- Early life :...
  
  
• Cota Ramaswami
• Mohammed Azharuddin
• Bharath Reddy
  Bharath Reddy
  Bharath Reddy is a former Indian cricketer.-Career:Reddy played in 4 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1978 to 1981. A wicket-keeper from Nalgonda, Reddy was not a regular player for India due to the presence of Syed Kirmani....
  
  
• Venkatapathy Raju
  Venkatapathy Raju
  Venkatapathy Raju came into the Indian side in 1989–90 after capturing 32 wickets in the domestic season. He made his Test and One Day International debut in the tour of New Zealand. When sent in as a night-watchman in his first Test innings, he batted for more than two hours for 31 runs while six...
  
  
• V.V.S. Laxman
• M.S.K. Prasad
• Venugopal Rao
  Venugopal Rao
  Yalaka Venugopal Rao is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm off-break bowler. He is the first "super sub" in ODI cricket. He represents Andhra Pradesh in first class cricket, and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League...
  
  
• Ambati Rayudu
  Ambati Rayudu
  Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu , is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was banned from Indian cricket due to his signing with the rebel ICL. Subsequently Rayudu left the ICL and, following an amnesty offer from BCCI, returned to Indian domestic...
  
  
• Shivlal Yadav
  Shivlal Yadav
  Nandlal Shivlal Yadav is a former Indian cricketer who played in 35 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1979 to 1987....
  
  
• M.L. Jaisimha
• Ghulam Ahmed
  Ghulam Ahmed
  Ghulam Ahmed was an off spin bowler, who captained India in Test cricket. After his retirement, he served for many years as the secretary of BCCI....
  
  
• Syed Mohammad Hadi
  Syed Mohammad Hadi
  Syed Mohammad Hadi was one of the most gifted pioneering athletes of India. He not only represented India in cricket and tennis, but was also proficient in field hockey, soccer, table tennis, chess, and polo...
  
  
• Abid Ali
  Abid Ali
  Syed Abid Ali is a former all-rounder Indian cricketer. He was a watchful lower order batsman, a medium pace bowler and a brilliant fielder.-Early life:...
  
  
• Abbas Ali Baig
  Abbas Ali Baig
  Abbas Ali Baig is a former Indian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1959 to 1966.He was named one of Indian Cricket 's five Cricketers of the Year for 1959/60....
  
  
• Arshad Ayub
  Arshad Ayub
  Arshad Ayub is a former Indian cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 32 ODIs from 1987 to 1990. As of January 2010, he became the manager for the Indian Cricket team for the ODI's and Test-series held in Bangladesh. He is also the president of HCA....
  
  
• Noel David
  Noel David
  Noel Arthur David is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Hyderabad and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1997....
  
  

Athletics

• Kodi Rammurthy Naidu
  Kodi Rammurthy Naidu
  Kodi Ramamurthy Naidu, also known as Prof. Rammurty, was an Indian bodybuilder who earned enormous respect for India in the field of wrestling. Prof. Rammurty worked as Physical Education Teacher in the Branch College of Vizianagaram. He got profound knowledge in Vayu Stambhana Kodi Ramamurthy...
  
  
• Neelapu Rami Reddy
  Neelapu Rami Reddy
  Neelapu Rami Reddy is a former sprinter and national athletics champion from Andhra Pradesh, India. He dominated national competition for over a decade during 1980s and the first half of 1990s. After his retirement from competitive sports in 1994, he was made athletics chief coach by Southern...
  
   - Former sprinter and athletics champion

Chess

• Pendyala Harikrishna
  Pendyala Harikrishna
  Pentala Harikrishna is a chess player from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Harikrishna became the youngest grandmaster from India in 2001. He is No. 3 in India after Viswanathan Anand & Krishnan Sasikiran, No. 9 in Asia & ranked 71st in the world as per FIDE rating as on November 2011.In November...
  
  
• Koneru Humpy
  Koneru Humpy
  Humpy Koneru is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Her January 2010 FIDE Elo rating is 2614, placing her number two in the world for women . In 2007 she surpassed the rating of 2577 set by Susan Polgar to become the second-highest ranked female player in history...
  
  
• Harika
  Harika
  Harika is a clan or gotra found in Patiala, in the Punjab region of India.Harika is a normal name in India, mostly found in MALWA region specifically in SANGRUR district....
  
  

Tennis

• Sania Mirza
  Sania Mirza
  Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
  
  

Weightlifting

• Karnam Malleswari
  Karnam Malleswari
  Karnam Malleswari is an Indian Weightlifter. To her first time she participated in the 'National Junior weight lifting championship and stood First. In 1992 she participated in the Asian champion ship which took place in Thailand and stood second and won three silver medals. She also won three...
  
   – Olympic Bronze Medallist

Badminton

• Pullela Gopichand
  Pullela Gopichand
  Pullela Gopichand is an Indian Badminton player.He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 defeating Chen Hong of China in the finals by 15-12,15-6. He became the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone, who won it in 1980...
  
  , Badminton
• Saina Nehwal
  Saina Nehwal
  Saina Nehwal is an Indian Khel Ratna badminton player currently ranked 4 in the world by Badminton World Federation. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships...
  
  , Badminton
• Chetan Anand
  Chetan Anand
  Chetan Anand may refer to:*Chetan Anand , Indian badminton player*Chetan Anand , Bollywood personality...
  
  , Badminton
• Jwala Gutta, Badminton

Other Volley sports

• Achanta Sharath Kamal
  Sharath Kamal
  Achanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. His mother tongue is Telugu. He won the men's singles gold in the 16th Commonwealth table tennis championship held at Kuala Lumpur in 2004. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award for the year 2004. He lives in...
  
  , Table Tennis
• G.Gopi Chand, Volleyball
• A. Ramana Rao
  A. Ramana Rao
  Arikapudi Ramana Rao is a former Indian volleyball player. He was born in Chamallamudi village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He is a recipient of both the Arjuna Award for the year 1977-1978 and Dronacharya Award for the year 1990-1991....
  
  , Volleyball
• M. Shyamsundar Rao, Volleyball
• G.K.S Vijay Chand, Volleyball

Music

Traditional

• Tyagaraja
  Tyagaraja
  Kakarla Tyagabrahmam , colloquially known as Tyāgarājar and Tyagayya was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. He, along with his contemporaries Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastry, forms the Trinity of Carnatic music...
  
  , of the trinity of Carnatic music
  Carnatic music
  Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
  
  .
• Tallapaka Annamacharya
  Annamacharya
  Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya was the official songmaster of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, and a Telugu composer who composed around 36000 keertana songs, many of which were in praise of Venkateswara, the presiding deity of the temple...
  
  
• Bhadradri Ramadasu
• Kshetrayya
  Kshetrayya
  Kshetrayya was a prolific Telugu poet and composer of Carnatic music. He lived in the area of Andhra Pradesh in South India. He composed a number of padams and keertanas, the prevalent formats of his time. He is credited with more than 4000 compositions, although only a handful have survived...
  
  

Classical

Carnatic music

Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...

• Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
  Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
  Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was one of the most important carnatic violinists of the 20th century.-Early life and background:...
  
  
• Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna is a Carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a playback singer. He is also acclaimed as a poet, composer and respected by all Indian classical musicians for his knowledge of Carnatic Music....
  
  
• Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
  Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
  Dr. Nedunuri Krishnamurthy is a famous Indian Carnatic vocalist. His tonal quality and "Continuity" are his special assets.-Early life:...
  
  
• Sripada Pinakapani
  Sripada Pinakapani
  Professor Sripada Pinakapaani shortly S. Pinakapani is a medical doctor, administrator, professor in medicine, and carnatic musician.-Early life:...
  
  
• Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
  Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
  Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana is a Carnatic musician, a classical vocalist, musicologist, author and teacher, a great administrator and motivator. He is a performer on All India Radio and Doordarshan who has participated in Sangeeta Sammelans, outdoor broadcasts and national...
  
  
• Emani Sankara Sastry
  Emani sankara sastry
  Emani Sankara Sastry , was a renowned Veena player of Carnatic music.-Life sketch:Sankara Sastry was born on September 23, 1922 in Draksharama, Andhra Pradesh. He came from a family of celebrated classical musicians...
  
  
• U.Srinivas
• Jayaprada Ramamurthy, Flutist

Film score

Film score

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

• Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Singer, Composer
• S P Balasubrahmanyam, Singer
• Ghantasala
  Ghantasala (singer)
  Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
  
  , composer and singer
• P. Susheela
  P. Susheela
  Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
  
  , singer
• S. Janaki
  S. Janaki
  S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
  
  , singer
• P. B. Sreenivas, singer
• Saluri Rajeswara Rao, composer
• Chakravarthi
  Chakravarthi
  Chakravarthi born as Kommineni Apparao, was an Indian music director in the South Indian film industry. He scored music for 960 movies, In 1989 a total 95 films were released in Telugu cinema, in that, the music for 66 films was composed by Chakravarthi....
  
  , composer
• Master Venu
  Master Venu
  Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu was a music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander...
  
  ,Composer
• M M Keeravani, Composer,Lyricist,Singer
• Ramesh Naidu
  Ramesh Naidu
  Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu was a South Indian music director. His major works were in Telugu films in the 1970s and 1980s. The music he did for the film Megha Sandesham is consideredas his best score.-Biography:...
  
  , composer
• Chakri (music director)
  Chakri (music director)
  Chakradhar is an Indian music composer and singer. He works for Tollywood.-Early life:Chakri was born in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh. He has one brother and three sisters.-Career:...
  
  
• Talat Aziz
  Talat Aziz
  Talat Aziz is a popular ghazal singer from Hyderabad, India.-Early life:Born in Hyderabad, India to Abdul Azeem Khan and Sajida Abid, a famous Urdu writer and poet...
  
  , Ghazal Singer
• Suddala Ashok Teja
  Suddala Ashok Teja
  Suddala Ashok Teja is a popular lyric writer in Tollywood.-Early life:Born Suddala a village in Nalgonda district to a well known Telugu poet, Suddala Hanmanthu, a Padmashali poet of the Telangana Rebellion.-Career:...
  
  , lyricist
• Nagur Babu (Mano)
  Mano (singer)
  Mano is an Indian playback singer. He sings in Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.-Biography:Mano was born in a Muslim family and his original name is Nagoor Babu; he was rechristened Mano by Ilayaraja...
  
  , singer
• Devisri prasad, composer
• Ramana Gogula
  Ramana Gogula
  Ramana Kumar Gogula is a music director in Telugu films. He formed his own rock-and-roll band in Vizag at the age of 17. Since then, he has traveled around the world as a software professional and music director. His most famous albums are the musical scores to the movies Thammudu,adavilo anna,...
  
  , composer
• Mani Sharma
  Mani Sharma
  Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
  
  , composer
• Pendyala
  Pendyala
  Pendyal or Pendyala is one of the Indian surnames.* Pendyala Harikrishna, a chess player and grandmaster from Andhra Pradesh, India* Pendyala Nageswara Rao, was music director of Telugu films...
  
  ,Composer
• Satyam
  Chellapilla Satyam
  Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry, better known as Chellapilla Satyam is an eminent Indian music director. He was popular in the Telugu and Kannada cinema fields in 1960s and 1980s. Sathyam is best remembered as "Andhra RD Burman".He was born in Komarada village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra...
  
  ,Composer
• Koti,composer
• R.P.Patnaik,composer and singer

Dance

• Sidhendra Yogi, Originator of the Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
  
   dance style
• Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Vempati Chinna Satyam
  Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 25, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
  
  
• Shobha Naidu
  Shobha Naidu
  Shobha Naidu is among the foremost Kuchipudi dancers of India and an outstanding disciple of the renowned master Vempati Chinna Satyam. She mastered the technique of Kuchipudi and began dancing lead roles in dance-dramas while still very young. She has performed with her guru's troupe all over the...
  
   – Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
  
  - Padma Sri awardee
• Raja and Radha Reddy
  Raja and Radha Reddy
  Drs. Raja Reddy & Radha Reddy are Kuchipudi dancers from Andhra pradesh, India. They are now settled in New Delhi. Raja Reddy has two wives, Radha Reddy and Kausalya Reddy, and two daughters, Yamini Reddy & Bhavana Reddy. They run a Kuchipudi Dance school in Delhi called Natya Tarangini....
  
   - Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi
  Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...
  
   - Padma Bhushan awardees
• Jayapa Nayudu
  Jayapa Nayudu
  Jayapa Nayudu or Jayapa Senani was the military commander under Ganapatideva, the Kakatiya king who ruled Andhra Pradesh during the medieval period from his seat in Warangal....
  
  

Cinema

Directors

• H. M. Reddy
  H. M. Reddy
  H. M. Reddy produced the first south talkie movie, Bhakta Prahlada. His full name was Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy and he was also referred as HM Reddy. Before making his own productions, he worked as assistant to Ardeshir Irani, creator of the first Indian talkie Alam Ara...
  
   - First Telugu film director
• K. V. Reddy - Director of Mayabazar
• B. N. Reddy (Bommireddi Narasimha Reddy)-First south Indian to win Dadasaheb phalke award
• B. Nagi Reddy
  B. Nagi Reddy
  Bommireddy Nagi Reddy was a Telugu movie producer from Pottipadu Village in the Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh. He set up Vijaya Vauhini Studios in Chennai, which was then Asia's biggest film studio. As his elder brother had the same initials and was known as B. N. Reddy, Nagi Reddy was...
  
   - Owner of vijaya studios
• Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu
  Raghupathi Venkaiah
  Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was a Indian artist involved photography and in many aspects of the Cinema of India...
  
  
• Dasari Narayana Rao
  Dasari Narayana Rao
  Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao B.A. is a politician, film director, and film producer. Narayana Rao directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist.Beside graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions...
  
  
• L. V. Prasad
  L. V. Prasad
  Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao , more popularly known as L. V. Prasad was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to cinema from the Government of India for the year 1982...
  
  
• Relangi Narasimha Rao
• Shyam Benegal
  Shyam Benegal
  Shyam Benegal is a prolific 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 although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...
  
  
• K Vishwanath
• Bapu
  Bapu
  Bapu is a Hindi word for "father." The name Bapu may refer to:Bapu is a surname of Indian origin, originally meaning "A Great Leader". Bapus in northern Gujarat were very prominent farmers as well...
  
  
• K. Raghavendra Rao
  K. Raghavendra Rao
  Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...
  
  
• A. Kodandarami Reddy
  A. Kodandarami Reddy
  A. Kodandarami Reddy , is a Telugu film director who made successful films in 1980s and early 90s.His association with Chiranjeevi created blockbusters like Khaidi, Pasivadi Pranam, Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu, Nyayam Kavali, Abhilasha, Goonda, Challenge , Donga, Rakshasudu, Jebu Donga,...
  
  
• Ravi Raja Pinisetti
• S V Krishna Reddy
• Muppalaneni Siva
• Ram Gopal Varma
  Ram Gopal Varma
  Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer...
  
  
• Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu
• Jandhyala
• Kodi Ramakrishna
  Kodi Ramakrishna
  Kodi Ramakrishna is an Indian film director and writer principally in Andhra Pradesh. He has directed more than 100 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages all together.-Profile:...
  
  
• Sekhar Kammula
  Sekhar Kammula
  Sekhar Kammula is an award-winning Indian Film director, writer and producer from Telugu cinema.-Early life:Sekhar was schooled at St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad. He completed his intermediate studies from St...
  
  
• Krish (director)
• Surender Reddy
  Surender Reddy
  Surender Reddy is a Tollywood film director.. He made his directorial debut with Athanokkade and is noted for his recent movie Kick with Ravi Teja. His latest movie, Oosaravelli, starring Jr...
  
  
• Krishna Vamsi
  Krishna Vamsi
  Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti is an award-winning Indian film director in Telugu Cinema.-Early life and background:...
  
  
• Puri Jagannadh
  Puri Jagannadh
  Puri Jagannath , born 28 September 1966, is a prominent Tollywood film director and producer. He is also a two-time Nandi Award recipient.- Director :- Writer :* Bumper Offer - story, dialogues...
  
  
• Trivikram Srinivas
  Trivikram Srinivas
  Trivikram Srinivas Sarma is a dialogue writer turned screenwriter and film director in Telugu Cinema.-Background:...
  
  
• V. V. Vinayak
  V. V. Vinayak
  Veera Venkata Vinayak is a Telugu cinema director. His father is Krishna Rao.-Filmography:Veera Venkata Vinayak is a Telugu cinema director. His father is Krishna Rao.-Filmography:...
  
  
• Nagesh Kukunoor
  Nagesh Kukunoor
  Nagesh Kukunoor is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is known for movies such as Hyderabad Blues , Rockford , 3 Deewarein and Iqbal .-Early life:...
  
  
• Srinu Vaitla
  Srinu Vaitla
  Srinu Vaitla is an Indian film director associated with Telugu cinema. He is from the village of Kandulapalem, East Godavari District.His first mainstream movie as a director was Nee Kosam starring Ravi Teja and Maheshwari. Though the movie was an average flick at the box office, it was...
  
  
• Sukumar
  Sukumar
  Sukumar Bandreddi , better known by his first name, is a Tollywood film director and screenwriter. He worked as assistant director for the films Kshemanga Velli Labhanga Randi and Dil and made his directorial debut with Arya.- Background :...
  
  
• G. Neelakanta Reddy
• N.Shankar
  N.Shankar
  -Early life:Born in Nalgonda District chintapally mandal in Andhra Pradesh. He is the eldest son of Nimmala Guruvaiah and Nimmala Sakkubayamma.He is a director who made revolutionary movies like sriramulayya,encounter,jayam manadera and jai bolo telangana....
  
  
• Tapi Chanakya
  Tapi Chanakya
  Thapi Chanakya was an Indian film director and writer. He is son of the famous writer Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu. He has worked as Radio Telegraphist for Indian Army.-Filmography:# Palletoori Pilla in Telugu...
  
  
• S. S. Rajamouli
  S. S. Rajamouli
  S.S. Rajamouli is a screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He was introduced as a director by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starting from his first venture as a director, all his movies have had great success at the box office...
  
  
• Anil Kishore
• E V V Satyanarayana
  E V V Satyanarayana
  Eedara Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, better known as E. V. V. Satyanarayana, was a critically acclaimed Telugu Indian film director, writer and producer...
  
  
• Nandini Reddy
  Nandini Reddy
  Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director. She debuted with a Telugu language film, Ala Modalaindi.-Early life:Nandini Reddy was born in Hyderabad. Her father Bharath.V.Reddy was a well known chartered accountant settled in Bangalore.The family hailed from Chittoor district and her mother Roopa...
  
  

Producers

• Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu
  Raghupathi Venkaiah
  Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was a Indian artist involved photography and in many aspects of the Cinema of India...
  
  
• B. Nagi Reddy
  B. Nagi Reddy
  Bommireddy Nagi Reddy was a Telugu movie producer from Pottipadu Village in the Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh. He set up Vijaya Vauhini Studios in Chennai, which was then Asia's biggest film studio. As his elder brother had the same initials and was known as B. N. Reddy, Nagi Reddy was...
  
  
• L V Prasad
• D. Ramanaidu
  D. Ramanaidu
  Daggubati Ramanaidu is an Indian movie producer. In 2010, He was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The Guinness Book of Records lists him as the most prolific producer with 130 films...
  
  
• M.S. Reddy
• Chalasani Aswini dutt
• Allu Aravind
• M S Raju
• Shyam Prasad Reddy
  Shyam Prasad Reddy
  Mallemala Shyam Prasad Reddy is a film producer in the Telugu film industry. He made his debut film, Talambralu, in 1987. Reddy's father is film writer and film producer M.S. Reddy.- Filmography :* Talambralu * Aahuthi...
  
  
• Murali Mohan
  Murali Mohan
  Murali Mohan Maganti is an Indian film actor, producer and a businessman from Telugu cinema. He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh, in India.-Early life:...
  
  
• K.L.Narayana
• S. Gopal Reddy
  S. Gopal Reddy
  S. Gopala Reddy is a cinematographer in the Indian film industry and a producer in Tollywood. He established Durga Arts with Dr. K.L Narayana and produced Santosham. He is married to Rasool Ellore's sister, Michaela, and has a son and daughter...
  
  
• Tammareddi Bharadwaj
• Nandamuri Rama Krishna
• Dil Raju
  Dil Raju
  Dil Raju |Dil]], Arya,Bhadra, Bommarillu,Kotha Bangaru Lokam and Brindavanam . His recent film Mr.Perfect.-Biography:...
  
  
• Vikram Krishna
  Vikram Krishna
  Vikram Krishna is a film producer and a former Tamil film actor. He is the brother of noted actor, Vishal Krishna, and Vikram is married to actress Sriya Reddy.-As actor:-As producer:- External links :...
  
  
• Akkineni Nagarjuna
  Akkineni Nagarjuna
  Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
  
  

Writers

• Pingali Nagendra Rao
• Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
  Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
  Mullapudi Venkata Ramana was a Telugu story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing. He also created a child character called Budugu...
  
  
• Jandhyala
• Aathreya
  Aathreya
  Aacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...
  
  
• Paruchuri Brothers
  Paruchuri Brothers
  Paruchuri Brothers are a very famous dialogue-writing duo for Telugu Tollywood films. They are Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna. They have written story and dialogues for over 333 films. They have made a huge contribution to Telugu Cinema...
  
  
• Trivikram Srinivas
  Trivikram Srinivas
  Trivikram Srinivas Sarma is a dialogue writer turned screenwriter and film director in Telugu Cinema.-Background:...
  
  
• Guna Sekhar
• Jeelani Bano
• Chandra Sekhar Yeleti
  Chandra Sekhar Yeleti
  Chandra Sekhar Yeleti is a Tollywood film director. He directed 4 films in his career. The movies Aithe and Anukokunda Oka Roju went on to be big hits. He does not like directing art films. He prefers commercial films. He got married on 19 May 2006...
  
  
• Sukumar
  Sukumar
  Sukumar Bandreddi , better known by his first name, is a Tollywood film director and screenwriter. He worked as assistant director for the films Kshemanga Velli Labhanga Randi and Dil and made his directorial debut with Arya.- Background :...
  
  
• Gopimohan
  Gopimohan
  Gopimohan is an Indian screenplay writer and story writer who works in the Telugu film industry. His full name isPinnamaneni Gopi Mohan. He is associated with successful directors such as Dasaradh and Srinu Vytla....
  
  
• Kona Venkat
  Kona Venkat
  Kona Venkat is an Indian film dialogue writer. He is the grandson of Kona Prabhakar Rao, born in a Niyogi family.Kona Venkat works with Telugu films and Hindi films. In the past, he has written dialogues for movies such as Samba, Venky, Shivamani 9848022338, Balu ABCDEFG, Andarivadu, Bhageeradha,...
  
  
• B.V.S.Ravi
  B.V.S.Ravi
  B.V.S.Ravi is an Indian dialogue and story writer who works in the Telugu film industry.His birth name is Bachimanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam ....
  
  
• Abburi Ravi
  Abburi Ravi
  Abburi Ravi is an Indian screenwriter in Tollywood. He won Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer for the 2006 movie Bommarillu.- Filmography :* 3 Rascals * Dhada * Kudurithe cup coffee * Mr.Perfect...
  
  
• Ajay Sastry
  Ajay Sastry
  Ajay Sastry is a Director/Writer who directed his maiden film called ' Nenu Meeku Telusa ' starring Manchu Manoj, Sneha Ullal and Riya Sen.His journey started with a short film called "12" that was produced by KAD Movies And Rana Daggubati...
  
  

Actors

• Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chittor V. Nagaiah
  Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
  
  
• N T Rama Rao
• S V Ranga Rao
• Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
  
  
• Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao
  Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao
  Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, better known as Kanta Rao , was an Indian film actor and film producer from Andhra Pradesh, India. He acted in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore movies. He also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies. He produced about five films under the...
  
  
• Kongara Jaggayya
  Kongara Jaggayya
  Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known...
  
  
• Rajanala
  Rajanala
  Rajanala Kaleswara Rao Naidu was an Indian film actor well known for his negative roles in Telugu filmdom during the 1950s and 1960s. The grand old man of Telugu cinema, H M Reddy, introduced Rajanala through his film Prathigna Before coming to Cinema, he won several awards and accolades for...
  
  
• Ramana Reddy
  Ramana Reddy
  Ramana Reddy or T. V. Ramana Reddy was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Telugu cinema in the 1950s and 1960s....
  
  
• Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
  Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
  Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
  
  
• Kaikala Satyanarayana
  Kaikala Satyanarayana
  Kaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College...
  
  
• Prabhakar Reddy
  Prabhakar Reddy
  Dr. Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy better known as Prabhakar Reddy M.B.B.S. was a versatile Telugu Character actor and Story Writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He has acted in over 472 films in three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films like Karthika Deepam. The "Dr...
  
  
• Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
  Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
  Relangi Venkata Ramaiah was a comedian during the golden years of Telugu film. Hailing from East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, he has acted in several films as chief comedian, hero, anti-hero and character artiste....
  
  
• Raja Babu
  Raja Babu
  Raja Babu is a 1994 Bollywood movie directed by David Dhawan.The film stars Karisma Kapoor , Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra and Gulshan Grover, with music by Anand-Milind and lyrics by Sameer. It is a remake of K...
  
  
• Dasari Narayana Rao
  Dasari Narayana Rao
  Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao B.A. is a politician, film director, and film producer. Narayana Rao directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist.Beside graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions...
  
  
• Allu Rama Lingaiah
  Allu Rama Lingaiah
  Allu Rama Lingaiah , commonly known as Allu, was an Indian Telugu language comedic actor from Palakollou, India who appeared in over one thousand Tollywood films.- Film career :...
  
  
• Srihari
  Srihari
  Raghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is 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.-As lead actor:...
  
  
• J V Somayajulu
• Sobhan Babu
  Sobhan Babu
  Sobhan Babu was an Indian film actor in Telugu cinema. Born as Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao to a middle-class family, Sobhan went on to become a romantic icon and was one of the top Tollywood heroes for two decades...
  
  
• Ghattamaneni Krishna
  Krishna (actor)
  Warning: It is not an impartial presentation and it seems to be written by an Aficionado without any citations. Superfluous and presumptious.Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna , commonly referred to as Krishna, is a Telugu film actor...
  
  
• Krishnam Raju
  Krishnam Raju
  Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju is a former popular Telugu film actor. He was popularly known as 'Rebel Star' for his rebellious acting style...
  
  
• Ranganath
• Balakrishna
• Chiranjeevi
  Chiranjeevi
  Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
  
  
• Mohan babu
  Mohan babu
  Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...
  
  
• Murali Mohan
  Murali Mohan
  Murali Mohan Maganti is an Indian film actor, producer and a businessman from Telugu cinema. He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh, in India.-Early life:...
  
  
• Nagarjuna
  Nagarjuna
  Nāgārjuna was an important Buddhist teacher and philosopher. Along with his disciple Āryadeva, he is credited with founding the Mādhyamaka school of Mahāyāna Buddhism...
  
  
• Venkatesh
  Daggubati Venkatesh
  Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
  
  
• Jr.NTR
  N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
  Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , popularly known as Jr. NTR or Tarak, is a Telugu film actor. He is son of actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini...
  
  
• Mahesh Babu Gattamaneni
  Mahesh Babu
  Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...
  
  
• Rami Reddy
  Rami Reddy
  Rami Reddy or Ramireddy is one of the Indian names:* Duvvoori Ramireddy, was a Telugu writer.* Rami Reddy , was a Telugu film actor....
  
  
• Pawan Kalyan
  Pawan Kalyan
  Pawan Kalyan ; is an Indian film Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Action choreographer in Telugu cinema...
  
  
• Prabhas
• Nitin Kumar Reddy
• Vishal Krishna Reddy
• Tarun
• Allu Arjun
  Allu Arjun
  Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Venu
  Venu
  The venu is a bamboo transverse flute used in the Carnatic music of South India. Although it is often called Carnatic flute or simply flute in English, venu is the instrument's ancient Sanskrit name...
  
  
• Ram Charan Teja
  Ram Charan Teja
  Ram Charan Teja Konidala is an Indian film actor. He is the son of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime...
  
  
• Jagapathi babu
• Gopichand
  Gopichand
  Gopichand or Gopi Chand can refer to:*Gopi Chand Bhargava, Indian politician*Gopi Chand Narang , Indian linguist and writer* King Gopi Chand of Bengal, nephew of Râja Bharthari* Pullela Gopichand , Indian badminton player...
  
  
• Naga Chaitanya
  Naga Chaitanya
  Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh His second film, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave became a commercial as well as critical success, with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim...
  
  
• Ram
• Rana
  Rana
  Rana may refer to:In education:* Rana Institute of Higher Education, AfghanistanIn entertainment and sports:* Rana , forthcoming Indian film* Moon , the moon Rána in Tolkien's Middle-earth...
  
  
• Udaykiran
• Ajith Kumar
  Ajith Kumar
  Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
  
  

Actresses

• sankunthala
• Savitri
• Pasupuleti Kannamba
• Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
  Banumathi
  Dr. Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a noted Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages.-Early life:...
  
  
• Anjali Devi
  Anjali Devi
  Anjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :...
  
  
• Devika
  Devika
  Devika or Prameela Devi was a popular Tamil and Telugu actress. She is regarded as a versatile and graceful heroine of her era. She was known for her natural beauty which was the key in her casting in mythological films like Karnan, thiruvilaiyadal...
  
  
• Sowcar Janaki
  Sowcar Janaki
  Sankaramanchi Janaki , popularly known as Shaukar Janaki , is a south-Indian actress who has acted in over 385 Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She also performed on stage in over 300 shows, and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor...
  
  
• Santhakumari
• Suryakantham
  Suryakantham
  Suryakantham Ponnada was an Indian actress in Tollywood.-Early life:Suryakantham was born in Kakinada of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to a telugu Niyogi family. She was the 14th child to her parents, while ten children had died. She learnt dance and singing at a tender age of six...
  
  
• G. Varalakshmi
• S. Varalakshmi
  S. Varalakshmi
  Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
  
  
• Jamuna
• Sarada
  Sharada (actress)
  Sharada is a three time national award winning South Indian actress and Indian Parliament member. She originally hails from Andhra Pradesh. She has achieved success through Malayalam movies. Initially she did many supporting roles in Telugu films and later on moved to Malayalam film industry and...
  
  
• Krishnaveni
  Krishnaveni
  Krishnaveni or Krishna Veni may mean:* Krishna River, third biggest river in India. Veni means braid of hair in Sanskrit.* Krishnaveni, a famous Telugu actress, singer and producer....
  
  
• Vanisri
  Vanisri
  Vanisri or Ratna Kumari , also known as Vanisree or Vanishree, is a popular Telugu actress in the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Her portfolio also includes Kannada and Tamil films.-Early life:...
  
  
• Jayaprada
• Jayasudha
  Jayasudha
  Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....
  
  
• Bhanupriya
  Bhanupriya
  Bhanu Priya is an Indian actress. She was a former leading actress of the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries from 1980 to 1993...
  
  
• Kavitha
  Kavitha
  Kavita may refer to*Kavitha Lankesh, a movie maker and director in Kannada language*Kavita Subramaniam, an Indian playback singer...
  
  
• Farah
  Farah (actress)
  Farah Naaz was one of the most famous Bollywood actresses in the 1980s and early 90s. Her landmark films were Hamara Khandaan , Naqab , Yateem and Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri . She retired from acting at the peak of her career in 1990 at the age of 22...
  
  
• Tabu
  Tabu (actress)
  Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film...
  
  
• Sameera Reddy
  Sameera Reddy
  Sameera Reddy is an Indian film actress, primarily working in the Hindi film industry and Tamil industry. Apart from Bollywood, Reddy has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam films.-Early life:...
  
  
• Laya
  Laya (actress)
  Laya is a Telugu film actress and a Kuchipudi dancer. She entered the Telugu film industry in a movie called "Swayam Varam" along with another popular actor, Venu. She had acted in about 40 Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films...
  
  
• Swati Reddy
• Sriya Reddy
• Bindu Madhavi
  Bindu Madhavi
  Bindu Madhavi is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Telugu film industry. She has made her debut in the 2008 Telugu film, Avakai Biryani.-Career:Madhavi was born in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh. on June 14, 1984...
  
  

Music Directors

• Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
• Master Venu
  Master Venu
  Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu was a music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander...
  
  
• Chellapilla Satyam
  Chellapilla Satyam
  Chellapilla Satyanarayana Sastry, better known as Chellapilla Satyam is an eminent Indian music director. He was popular in the Telugu and Kannada cinema fields in 1960s and 1980s. Sathyam is best remembered as "Andhra RD Burman".He was born in Komarada village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra...
  
  
• Ghantasala
  Ghantasala (singer)
  Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
  
  
• Ramesh Naidu
  Ramesh Naidu
  Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu was a South Indian music director. His major works were in Telugu films in the 1970s and 1980s. The music he did for the film Megha Sandesham is consideredas his best score.-Biography:...
  
  
• Chakravarthi
  Chakravarthi
  Chakravarthi born as Kommineni Apparao, was an Indian music director in the South Indian film industry. He scored music for 960 movies, In 1989 a total 95 films were released in Telugu cinema, in that, the music for 66 films was composed by Chakravarthi....
  
  
• M.M. Keeravani
• S P Balasubramanyam
• Mani Sharma
  Mani Sharma
  Mani Sharma Yanamandra is a music director known for his works in Tollywood. He has composed music for over 140 films. He is popularly known as "Swara Brahma" for his contributions to music in Tollywood. Mani Sharma started his career as a music director in 1998. Before that Sharma used to work...
  
  
• Devi Sri Prasad
  Devi Sri Prasad
  Devi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...
  
  
• Vidyasagar
  Vidyasagar (music director)
  Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
  
  
• Ramana Gogula
  Ramana Gogula
  Ramana Kumar Gogula is a music director in Telugu films. He formed his own rock-and-roll band in Vizag at the age of 17. Since then, he has traveled around the world as a software professional and music director. His most famous albums are the musical scores to the movies Thammudu,adavilo anna,...
  
  
• Vamsi
• Sri
  Sri
  Sri , also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities .-Etymology:Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or...
  
  
• S V Krishna Reddy
• K M Radha Krishnan
• Chakri
  Chakri
  Chakri may refer to:* Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand from 1782 to 1809* The Chakri Dynasty, the royal house of Thailand* Chakri , a form of folk music in Kashmir* Chakri , Tollywood music director...
  
  
• Vandemataram Srinivas
  Vandemataram Srinivas
  Vandemataram Srinivas is a South Indian Music Director, Who is also a playback singer and an Actor and film director-Awards:* Filmfare Best Male Playback Award - Aaha...
  
  

Journalists

• G. K. Reddy
  G. K. Reddy
  Gunupati Keshava Reddy better known as G. K. Reddy was an Indian Journalist.He has reached Kashmir and worked as Editor of Kashmir Times for sometime. After the Independence, he has worked as Director of Civil Supplies in Azad Kashmir Government.He has worked in Times of India between 1951 and...
  
   - Journalist
• Manikonda Chalapathi Rau
  Manikonda Chalapathi Rau
  Manikonda Chalapathi Rau was an eminent Indian journalist and an authority on the Nehruvian thought. Rau was the reputed editor of the English daily National Herald of Lucknow for over thirty years . The National Herald was founded by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938. He has also authored several books...
  
  
• Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu
• Nimmakayala Vamsi Srinivas
• U Sudhakar Reddy
• B Krishna Prasad
• Sharieff Ameeruddin Ishaqui

Religion

Sanatana Dharma/Hinduism

Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

• Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
  Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
  Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams also referred as TTD is an independent trust which manages the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh...
  
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Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

• Acharya Nagarjuna

Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

• Khwaja Bande Nawaz
  Khwaja Bande Nawaz
  Syed Muhammad Hussaini, commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz , was a famous Sufi saint from India of the Chishti Order, who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups.Gaisu Daraz was a murid of the noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Nasiruddin...
  
  
• Sayyid Sahib Husayni
  Sayyid Sahib Husayni
  Hazrat Sayyid Sāhib Ḥasani , was a famous Sufi saint from Hyderabad State, India and had a great influence over spiritual developments in the Deccan area...
  
  
• Abul Kalam Azad
• Maulana Mohammad Ali
  Maulana Mohammad Ali
  Maulana Mohammad Ali Jouhar was an Indian Muslim leader, activist, scholar, journalist and poet, and was among the leading figures of the Khilafat Movement....
  
  

Secular

• Sathya Sai Baba
  Sathya Sai Baba
  Śri Sathya Sai Baba , born as Sathyanarayana Raju was an Indian guru, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist, and educator. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a spiritual saint and miracle worker who died in 1918 and whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and...
  
  
• Dr Umar Alisha
• Brahmarishi Hussain Sha
  Brahmarishi Hussain Sha
  Hussain Sha was the seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram. He was born in Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. He succeeded his father, Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha Sathguru. He completed his primary education at Pithapuram and passed the Final Arts course from...