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Shanthanoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.


He has acted as a child artist in his father's film Vettiya Madichu Kattu. He was also an assistant director in his sister, Saranya Bhagyaraj's debut, Parijatham. He then made his acting debut in Sakkarakatti, produced by S. Thanu and directed by Kala Prabhu which flopped at the box office, the song Taxi Taxi composed by A. R. Rahman was a chartbuster. His performance received mixed reviews, Behindwoods cited : "Shanthanu has to play a thinly sketched hero, but he puts energy and charm into everything he does. He is more than promising- he’s star material, and he’ll survive this wreck", while Sify said: "Shantanoo has that star quality to him which is so rare to find these days. But he is wasted in a role in which he just romance his heroines and dances", Nowrunning said: "Shanthanoo is fairly convincing as a cool college dude who metro audiences would love. He has not much to do beyond hanging out with his friends and cuddling the two heroines. Though the young hero seems bubbly, Prabhu is not able to tap his potential". His next venture is Angel John, his debut film in Malayalam in which shared screen space with Mohanlal, In this film he played a youth who fedup of life tries to commit suicide but god saves and helps him. The film flopped. His next film was Siddu +2 which was directed by his father. The film didn't do well at the box-office, his performance is somewhat well received. In 2011, his next release was Kanden which managed to do well, he had another release in 2011, Aayiram Vilakku in which he played an ordinary boy by shedding his chocolate boy image. Next he did Ammavin Kaipesi which got positive response. Currently, he is doing Amali Thumali with Nakul and Telugu film Love in Hyderabad which is a remake of his own Tamil film 'Siddu +2' and Vaaimai. He has stated that he is yet to achieve stardom.

Gopika born 24 August 1984 as Girly Anto, She is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the film Pranayamanithooval (2003). She went on to appear in over 35 films, working in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries as wellGopika was born as Girly Anto in a Syrian Christian family to Anto Francis and Tessy Anto in Ollur in Thrissur, Kerala. She has one sister, Glini. After completing her 12th standard in St. Raphael’s, Ollur, she studied sociology from the Calicut University. She learnt classical dance from her teacher Kamalher. She was crowned as Miss College during her farewell. The beauty contest Miss Thrissur was turning point in her life. Though she did not win the title, she stood as the first runner up in the contest which gained her few modeling assignments. She claims that she never wanted to be an actress, and her ambition was to be airhostess.

Her first film was Pranayamanithooval, in which she starred with Jayasurya and Vineeth. Pranayamanithooval, directed by Director Thulasi Das did not do well but got her recognition in the film industry. She got a second film 4 the People which was a blockbuster and had its prints dubbed in many different Indian Languages. The film was directed by Jayaraj and she acted opposite Bharath. The song Lejjavathiye Ninde Kalla Kadaikkannil  from the film was also a big hit in Kerala. Renowned Tamil movie director Cheran signed her up for his film Autograph which was another big hit in 2004. She also acted in Kana Kandaen.

Among her other movies she has acted in Kannada film Kanasina Loka and the Telugu remake of Azhagi. Her Telugu film Leta Manasulu directed by Raju Upati crashed at the box office. She starred in the Malayalam movie Kirtichakra opposite Superstar Mohanlal. Directed by Major Ravi the movie tells the story about a soldier against the backdrop of Kargil war. Apart from Kirtichakra, she also did another movie with Dileep Pachakuthira. Her previous film with Dileep Chanthupottu was a big hit. Veruthe Oru Bharya was a phenomenal hit and it also fetched her the Asianet Best actress award of 2008.

On 17 July 2008, Gopika married Ajilesh Chacko, a doctor working in Northern Ireland. She has come back to the cinema industry after marriage, acting in the movie Swantham Lekhakan and says that she will continue to act in more films if she gets good opportunities and likes the script. She says that her husband doesn't mind her acting and that she is getting a lot of support from him and her family. A daughter, Amy, was born to them in Belfast on 14 April 2010. Gopika made a comeback to the malayalam cinema in the movie Bharya Athra Pora alongwith Jayaram, directed by Akku Akbar.

Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty is the son of noted telugu film director Raviraja Pinisetty who has directed  many hit films with big stars in Telugu like Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohan Babu, Rajasekhar and Daggubati Venkatesh. Sathya Prabhas is also the brother of actor Aadhi and now he is debuting as a director with Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka film which has his brother  Aadhi and newcomer Nikki Galrani in the lead roles. 

M. Rajesh is a Tamil film director and screenwriter, working primarily in the Tamil film industry based in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu and Known for making full-length comedy entertainers, he made his directorial debut with Siva Manasula Sakthi in 2009 and followed it up with Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), all three of which emerged very successful at the box office.

Anjali Devi (24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, former model and producer in Telugu and Tamil. She was well known for her role as the mythological Sita in Lava Kusha as well as for the titular roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.

Anjali Devi was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India, as Anjamma. She changed her name to Anjani Kumari when acting in dramas. Later, director C. Pullaiah changed her name to Anjali Devi.

Career

As actress

She was a theatre artiste before venturing into movies. Her debut film role was as Lohitasya in Raja Harishchandra in 1936. Her first movie as a heroine was Kashtajeevi by L. V. Prasad in 1940, but that movie was abandoned after three reels shooting. Later, C.Pullayya discovered her and gave her the opportunity to star as Mohini in Gollabhama. Based on her acting ability and looks, she became a star overnight in 1947. She eventually acted in more than 350 Telugu films and a few Tamil and Kannada films as the heroine.

She acted in Lava Kusha, a milestone film and the first color film in the Telugu film industry in 1963. She is well known for playing Sita in Lava Kusha and her performances in films like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali were also appreciated. She has acted in nearly 500 films. Brundavanam (1992), Anna Vadina (1993) and Police Alludu (1994) were the last few films of her career. In Balaiah's Police Alludu and Anna Vadina she appeared alongside Brahmanandam. She acted in various roles, such as a damsel, an angel, a dancer, a demon, a goddess, a traditional woman and later in mother roles.

As producer

In 1955 she produced the film Anarkali, in which she herself played the titular role, with Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Prince Salim. Then she produced V. Madhusudan Rao's Bhakta Tukaram and Chandipriya. Bollywood and Tollywood actress Jayapradha played the lead role in the latter alongside Shobhan Babu and Chiranjeevi. As a producer she has produced 27 films. She was an ardent devotee of Sathyasai Baba and produced a tele-serial on Sathyasai.

Personal life

She married P. Adinarayana Rao, a music director, in 1940.  They settled in Chennai. They have two sons. Together, they produced many Telugu films under the banner, Anjali Pictures. Their granddaughter, Saila Rao, is also an actress.

Death

She died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014 at Vijaya Hospital, in Chennai, with her organs donated to Ramachandra Medical College.