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Ram Charan is an Indian film actor, dancer, producer, businessman and entrepreneur, who works in Telugu cinema. He won two Nandi Awards, two South Filfare awards, two CineMAA Awards, and two Santosham Best Actor Awards. Charan is one of the highest paid actors in Tollywood.

In 2016, he established his production house called Konidela Production Company.
Ram Charan was born in Chennai to Telugu actor Chiranjeevi and Surekha. He has two sisters. He is the grandson of Allu Rama Lingaiah and the nephew of Nagendra Babu, Pawan Kalyan, and Allu Aravind. He is the cousin of Allu Arjun, Varun Tej and Sai Dharam Tej. Charan got engaged to Upasana Kamineni, the vice-chairman of Apollo Charity and chief editor of B Positive magazine, in Hyderabad on 1 December 2011. Upasana is the granddaughter of Prathap C. Reddy, the Executive Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals.Subsequently, they got married on 14 June 2012 at the Temple Trees Farm House.
Ram Charan is an equestrian, and entrepreneur.He owns the polo team Ram Charan Hyderabad Polo Riding Club. He serves on the board of directors of MAA TV.

In early July 2015, he started his own Hyderabad-based airline business called TruJet.

Ram Charan is the face & co-owner of obstacle running series, Devil's Circuit.

In 2007, Ram Charan made his film debut as the leading man in the film Chirutha which was directed by Puri Jagannadh and completed 50 days in 178 direct centres and 15 other shifted centres. The film completed 100 days in 40 direct centres.He played the role of Charan, an ex-convict who is hellbent on killing the murderer of his father. Rediff.com praised his performance stating "Ram Charan is quite promising. Dance and action appear to be forte. He is rather graceful in the dance numbers. He also stays clear of any oblique reference to his star father by way of dialogue or adopting any particular mannerism or style." His performance in the film earned him a Filmfare Best South Debutant Award and Nandi Special Jury Award.

After the release of the 2009 blockbuster Magadheera, which was only his second film, directed by S.S.Rajamouli Charan established himself as one of the leading contemporary actors of Tollywood. He played a dual role in this film in which one is a brave soldier of a kingdom in Rajasthan in the 17th century who is in love with the princess but loses her and dies, the other a bike racer who falls in love with a girl who is the re-incarnation of the princess and wins her knowing their past. His portrayal got immense critical acclaim. The Times of India wrote "Ram Charan returns as a valiant soldier and breathes life into the larger-than-life role with ease. He showcases his horse-riding and dancing skills to perfection." IndiaGlitz commented "Charan has come up with a mature performance and he has carried the film very well. Both his characters were done good justice and he reminded of his father at many places." Directed by S. S. Rajamouli,the film received six Filmfare Awards including the award for Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and Nandi Special Jury Award for Charan. In 2009, he became a spokesperson for Pepsi's advertisement campaigns.

Charan starred in Bommarillu Bhaskar's Orange in 2010 as Ram, an NRI living in Australia whose opinions are against loving forever. IndiaGlitz wrote "Ram Charan gave an excellent performance all through the film. His attire, make up, dressing style, accessories and body language gives the audiences a fresh feel of an urbane guy. He improved a lot in all the departments including action, dances, dialogue modulation, body language."

His next film was Rachcha directed by Sampath Nandi. He did the role of Betting Raj, a gambler whose life takes a toll on him. IndiaGlitz wrote " He shows flashes of Chiru-ness more than he ever did in the past; be it his baritone or demeanour, he is a Megastar in effect. Helped by a strong script, he could have been much better."[The film released on 5 April 2012 and was declared a commercial success.
His first release in 2013 was Naayak directed by V. V. Vinayak. He played another dual role, one a mafia leader in Kolkata and the other a simple software employee in Hyderabad. The Times of India wrote "Ram Charan did a great job though there was no variation shown between the two characters."It opened to positive critical acclaim and became a commercial success.
Charan made his Bollywood debut through Zanjeer, a remake of the 1973 film of the same name. He played the role of ACP Vijay Khanna who swears Vengeance on his parents' killer. Charan made his debut as a playback singer with the song "Mumbai Ke Hero", composed by Chirantan Bhatt, in the album Thoofan, the Telugu version of Zanjeer.

In his next Telugu film, Yevadu (2014) directed by Vamsi Paidipally, he plays two characters, one who has received a face transplant of the other and becomes the target of underworld gangs because of the mistaken identity. Bangalore Mirror wrote "For Ram Charan, Yevadu is essential to establish his status after Toofan tanked at the box office. His character has two shades and he tries his best to bring variations. He dances like there is no tomorrow and the choreography is a delight to watch." Sify wrote "Compared to his earlier films – Nayak and Thoofan, Ram Charan has done a fairly good job here. His acting is effective in intense scenes and action episode. To satisfy his audiences, he has also done some good steps in the Freedom song."Charan's next release in the same year was the family drama Govindudu Andarivadele. The film opened to mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over ₹40 crore (US$5.9 million) at the box office.

His next film was Bruce Lee.Currently he is shooting for Dhruva (2016). He recently signed on a yet to be titled project directed by Sukumar, which will release post Diwali 2017.
He is also the producer of his father Chiranjeevi's 150th film and also signed to appear in his uncle Pawan Kalyan's production.

Varalakshmi Sarathkumar is an Indian Film Actress. She is daughter of  Actor Sarath Kumar and Chaya. Her debut Movies is Poda Podi (2012) with Silambarasan. And she doing leading roles in Gauravam (2012) with Allu Sirish and Madha Gaja Raja (MGR) with Vishal. Actor Vishal and Varalakshmi are thick friends more than 18 years.

Komal Jha is a Civil Engineer turned Indian Actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industries. Hailing from Ranchi, she studied at MSRIT, Bangalore and pursued a bachelor’s degree in engineering. She resigned her job in Dubai and returned to India to become an actress.

Komal Jha comes from an orthodox Brahmin family based in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Her father is philosopher and author Shyama Nand Jha.

Komal Jha studied in DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir Shyamali School situated in the MECON Colony in Ranchi. Komal Jha and Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni lived in the same colony in Ranchi.

Komal moved to Bangalore for further education. She has BE degree in Civil Engineering from MSRIT. She was her Department Topper and was placed on-campus by a reputed Construction Firm located in Dubai.

Komal worked for a year there and resigned her job to pursue her dream of being an actress.

Komal Jha made her first appearance in the film 3 Idiots while in college. She has worked in 24 hours in Malayalam. Her second Telugu film, Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama was released on 21 March 2013. Before the release of the film, Komal Jha lamented that her role was chopped and that actor Varun Sandesh had removed her from the posters of the film and kept her away from the promotional activities. Her performance in Chinna Cinema was appreciated for her crucial role.

In 2014 her long delayed Kannada film Nimbe Huli directed by Hemanth Hegde was released. She said that working on this project was “not a good experience for me, so much so that it put me off Sandalwood altogether”. Her next Telugu film Eduruleni Alexander released in March 2014. She has completed her shooting for Billa Ranga. She has recently completed her Telugu project Maine Pyaar Kiya, in which she is playing “an arrogant girl”.

In March 2014, it was reported that she had been signed up for a Bollywood film. She is currently preparing for her first Bollywood venture.

Komal was reported to have had affairs with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and R. Madhavan.

Komal Jha is planning to auction off her designer wears to raise fund for an orphanage named ‘Little Angels’ which is in Mumbai.

Shahid Kapoor, also known as Shahid Khattar, is an Indian film actor known for his work in Hindi cinema.


The son of actors Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem, Kapoor began his career by working in several music videos and television commercials. He made his film debut with a leading role in the romantic comedy Ishq Vishk (2003) for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He followed it with roles in lesser successful films like Fida (2004) and Shikhar (2005), before starring in Sooraj R. Barjatya's highly successful family drama Vivah (2006). He earned nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performances in the romantic comedy Jab We Met (2007) and the neo-noir Kaminey (2009). He followed this initial success with roles in a series of box office flops before starring in the commercially successful action film R... Rajkumar (2013) and the critically acclaimed drama Haider (2014).

Kapoor was born on 25 February 1981 to actor Pankaj Kapur and actor/classical dancer Neelima Azeem. Kapoor's parents divorced when he was 3. He continued living with his mother and maternal grandparents in Press Enclave, Saket in Delhi. He shares a cordial relationship with his father and stepmother Supriya Pathak.

As a child, he studied at Gyan Bharati School in Delhi until the fourth grade, where he shifted to Rajhans Vidyalaya, Mumbai. Kapoor has three half siblings: a sister named Sanah Kapur and brothers named Ishaan Khattar and Ruhaan Kapur; Ishaan acted with him in the movie Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005). His maternal grandfather was Anwar Azeem, a noted Marxist journalist and author from Bihar. His great great grandfather was the film director, screenwriter, novelist and journalist Khwaja Ahmad Abbas more popularly known as K. A. Abbas. K.A. Abbas in turn was the grandson of Hali, the chief protégé of Urdu poet, Ghalib.

Richa Panai is an Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood, Tollywood and Mollywood and various ads. Richa Panai came to prominence as a model in advertisements for the Indian jewellery company Bhima Jewellery.


She was born and brought up in Lucknow.She belongs to Uttarakhand Right from her school days when she was studying at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited School, Lucknow, she wanted to be an actress. After completing her 12th Standard she won the Miss Lucknow title after which she decided to get into modelling. However, her journey to the modelling world was a struggle because of her conservative background and her family's reservations on the showbiz industry.


After she did a correspondence course and graduated from Delhi University, she became an air hostess with Kingfisher and was simultaneously looking out for modelling assignments. Jabbar Kalarakkal gave her first ad film. She bagged a few Malayalam ads and soon, she made her film debut too.


She made her debut in the 2011 Malayalam film Vaadamalli. Same year, she starred in two more Malayalam films Bangkok Summer and Sandwich opposite Unni Mukundan and Kunchako Boban respectively. Richa Panai won the Asianet Film Awards for Best New Face of the Year '12 (Female).


She was next seen with Allari Naresh in her first Telugu film Yamudiki Mogudu.

Sivakarthikeyan is a well known face among tamil people all around the world by the Television shows he participated, presented and movies he acted.

Siva, as he is fondly called by his colleagues, is a television presenter, stand-up comedian, film actor and voice actor. His career in media started as a participant on Vijay TV's "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru", a comedy reality show, and he became the first winner of that event thus paving the way for a successful television career.

He was appointed as a regular presenter at the same television station by its executives upon witnessing his sense of humor, which consists of quick-witted satirical one-liners and often poking fun of his co-hosts and fellow contestants in shows.

He has hosted a number of shows on Vijay TV, including the third and fifth seasons of Jodi No. 1, Adhu Idhu Edhu, Boys vs. Girls and Airtel Super Singer Junior while also conducting special film-promotional interviews. He made his debut as a film actor in Marina (2012).

Siva Karthikeyan's father is Late Mr.G.Doss who was superintendent of prisons. His grandfather is a Padmashree awardee who won the award winner for Nadaswaram.

His native place is the famous Thiruvizhimizhalai near Thiruvarur which is known for its deity connection and temples.

He did his schooling in Campion Anglo Indian Hr. Sec. School, Trichy which is a boys only school which is an indication that he is not from a very poor background.

He completed his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Engineering at J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy and then MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Planning and Management, Chennai.

Sivakarthikeyan's sister is a well known doctor in Trichy and the multi-talented and gifted lad lives along with mom and wife in Chennai.

He got engaged to Aarthi, a relative of the actor, on 16th May 2010, and got married on 27th August 2010.

He won Kalakka Povathu Yaaru and got chances to participate in three other dance-reality shows, they are Vijay TV Jodi No:1 pairing up with Aishwarya, Boys Vs Girls season 1 and Boys Vs Girls season 2.

He did a minor role in an advertisement for Vivel along with Tamil actress Trisha Krishnan.

He then got opportunity to anchor several shows, events and interviews like Jodi No:1 Junior, Jodi No:1 season 5, Adhu Idhu Edhu.

He gave his voice to the movie "Pattalam" along with Premji Amaran.

He, in the past, did two well known short films namely Mugapputhagam and Identity.

He also did 360°, pairing with his close friend Priya, directed by D L Vinodd.

He also won Vikatan Award for Best Anchor for Jodi No.1 Season 5.

Sivakarthikeya's Details:

Name: Sivakarthikeyan (Siva Karthikeyan)

Occupation: Actor, Television presenter, Voice actor

DOB: 17 February 1985

Native Place: Thiruvizhimizhalai, Thiruvarur

Birth Place: Singampuneri near Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India

Father's Name: Mr.G.Doss

Wife's Name: Aarthi

Anniversary Falls on: 27th August of every year

High School: Campion Anglo Indian Hr. Sec. School, Trichy.

Degrees: BE, MBA

Alma Mater 1: J. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy (BE)

Alma Mater 2: Indian Institute of Planning and Management, Chennai (MBA)

Pavel Navageethan (born 17 January 1984) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works in Tamil cinema.

Pavel Navageethan's dream was to be a director, so he wrote scripts for films, but was unable to get producers.He then moved to acting debuting under his friend, Pa. Ranjith's Madras, where he played a henchman named Viji. His role in the film earned him the name Madras Viji.
Pavel Navageethan later played roles in several other films (including Kuttram Kadithal, Magalir Mattum, Vada Chennai, and Peranbu) before turning director.He made his directorial debut with a mystery thriller V1, after the editor was able to get a producer for the film.

An Indian model, a singer and ex-VJ on Channel V, Anushka Manchanda was born in Delhi. Anushka was born on February 11, 1985. Manchanda grew up listening to rock n roll music and playing piano. She rose to fame after winning Coke [V] Popstars - a TV talent show, in 2002. Anushka was a part of 'Viva!', an Indian pop girl group. Lateron, owing to differences, the group split away and Anushka stepped in the world of Video Jockeying on Channel [V].

After playing VJ, Anushka entered in playback singing with a Tamil film 'Manmadhan'. Its music was composed by renowned music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. Anushka sang for the same music composer in the other film-tracks like 'Kudakooli', 'Oh..Oh..Ennanamo', 'Thee Pidikka' and 'Money Money'. She got her first break in Hindi playback singing in the comedy-film 'Golmaal'. After this, she achieved offers from the other well-known music composers, such as Salim-Suleiman, Anu Malik, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Pritam Chakraborty and Amit Trivedi.

The dusky beauty has performed a cameo in the film 'Dulha Mil Gaya'. For the same film, she lent her voice to three songs. The year 2010 saw Anushka starring in 'MTV Pulsar Stunt Mania' - a reality show. She sang Dum Maaro Dum song in the film 'Dum Maaro Dum' garnered immense popularity. Anushka turned songstress for several movies like 'Aisha', 'Cash', 'Lafangey Parindey', 'Zindaggi Rocks', 'Golmaal Returns', 'We Are Family', 'Chandni Chowk to China', 'Hum Tum Shabana', 'Race 2', 'Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story', 'ABCD - Any Body Can Dance'. The latest track sung by Anushka is 'Naa Jaane' from the film 'I, Me Aur Main', featured on Chitrangada Singh, John Abraham and Prachi Desai.

The multi-faceted Bollywood girl was a judge for TV show, 'Lions of Punjab Presents'. She showcased her sporty attitude by participating in stunt show on small screen, 'Fear Factor: Khantron Ke Khiladi' and won the competition crossing all the dangerous stunts.

Azam Sheriff is an film actor and model, known for Salim (2014).

Kirat Bhattal professionally known as Kirat or Keerath is a Jat-Sikh Indian film actress. She debuted in modelling roles and then made a breakthrough in the Tamil film industry.

Kirat did her schooling at the elite boarding school The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Some of whose famous alumni are Omar Abdullah, Maneka Gandhi, Sanjay Dutt, Apoorva Lakhia, Saif Ali Khan, and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh .

Kirat debuted in the Safi ad and then went onto to various other campaigns like Fair and Lovely, Siyaram and the Lakme adverts with a fellow Indian, Raima Sen, who has since gone on to make it big in the Bollywood film industry. Then Kirat modelled for Sri Kumaran Silks in Chennai to stake her claims in South India.

Kirat debuted in Dongodi Pelli, Telugu film. She was then signed by Saran for her first major film, Vattaram after Anushka Shetty had pulled out of the project. Vattaram also features Arya and Napoleon. Vattaram tells the story of a gun seller`s love. Arya expressed his desirity to work with Kirat again in the future after Vattaram.

She signed up to do the prestigious project Desiya Nedunchalai 47 with Dhanush but however, the project was delayed and later cancelled. As the film had remained inactive for about three months, Bhattal had signed a Kannada language movie titled, Geleya opposite Prajwal Devaraj which was declared a hit. Most recently, she accepted a guest role in the film Santosh Subramaniam, which is a remake of the Telugu language film, Bommarillu which stars Genelia and Jayam Ravi.She has got rave reviews or her role in the film even though it is a short one. A few reviews have said that she outshine the heroine Genilia. She was also confirmed for the lead role in the Telugu film Yamadonga starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. but turned it down at the last minute citing other commitments, the film went on to become a huge hit, grossing 30 crores in the first month of its release. She has also signed a Tamil film with director Krishna of Sillunu Oru Kadhal and Dorai with Arjun Sarja in the lead role.

Kirat has also been brand ambassador for various products including Lakme, Claeres, Fair and Lovely, Motorola and Macleans and the new tbz t.v commercial.