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Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu ( 15 October 1887  15 March 1941 ), known widely as the father of Telugu cinema , was an Indian artiste and film maker . Naidu was a pioneer in the production of silent Indian films and talkies . Starting in 1909 , he was involved in many aspects of Indian cinema ' s history , like travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work . He was the first to build and own cinema halls in Madras . The Raghupati Venkaiah ___MASK2___ is an annual ___MASK2___ incorporated into ___MASK37___ to recognize people for their contributions to the Telugu film industry . 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 ( 1999 ) starring Ravi Teja and Maheswari . Though the movie was an average flick at the box office , it was critically acclaimed . He shot to fame with his second movie Anandam ( 2001 ) , released in 2001 . He made his own impression on the Telugu Cinema comedy . Most importantly , he is known for implementing parabolic narrative for the first time in Indian cinema . This can be observed in his movies Venky , Dhee , Dubai Seenu and Ready . He played cameo in Rainbow and Parama Veera Chakra movies . One of the biggest blockbusters in his career was Dookudu starring Mahesh Babu and Samantha Ruth Prabhu . Since Venky , Gopimohan and Kona Venkat have been script writers for his movies . He worked with top actors in Tollywood like , with Chiranjeevi , Nagarjuna , Venkatesh , Mahesh Babu , Ram Charan , Ravi Teja and N . T . Rama Rao Jr . . Devi Sri Prasad is an Indian music composer , singer , and director . He is best known for his works in the cinema of South India , especially in Telugu cinema . He has won seven ___MASK100___ , six are Filmfare Best Music Director South Awards and one Special Jury ___MASK2___ , five CineMAA Awards - Best Music Director . Devi also choreographed a song in the Telugu film " Kumari 21F ". Anandam ( English : " Happiness ") is a 2001 Telugu romance film , directed by Srinu Vaitla and starred Jai Akash and Rekha Vedavyas in lead roles . The music of the film is composed by Devi Sri Prasad . Film was a commercial and critical success of the time . The film was remade into Tamil as " Inidhu Inidhu Kaadhal Inidhu " and Kannada as " Ananda ", all the three versions being produced by Ramoji Rao . Mahesh Babu ( born Mahesh Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 ) is an Indian actor , producer , media personality , and philanthropist known for his works in Telugu cinema . He owns the production house G . Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt . Ltd . The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna , Mahesh made his cameo as a child artist in " Needa " ( 1979 ), at the age of four , and acted in eight other films as a child artist . He made his debut as a lead actor with " Rajakumarudu " ( 1999 ) and won the State Nandi ___MASK2___ for Best Male Debut . Samantha Ruth Prabhu ( born 28 April 1987 ) is an Indian actress and model . She has established a career in the Telugu and Tamil film industries , and is a recipient of three ___MASK100___ . Kona Venkat ( born 19 February 1965 ) is an Indian film screenwriter , producer , director , dialogue writer , lyricist and actor known for his works in Telugu cinema , and Bollywood . He is known for his works in box office hits such as " Alludu Seenu ", " Baadshah ", " Dookudu ", " Adurs ", " Ready ", " Dhee ", " Venky ", " Geethanjali ", " Happy ", " Samba ", and " Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi ". Neninthe ( English translation : " I Am Like This ") is a 2008 Telugu masala film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh . Ravi Teja plays the lead role while Siya is the female lead in her debut . Chakri is the music director . Though this film failed miserably at the box office , it won three ___MASK37___ - Ravi Teja as best actor , best story by Puri Jagannadh and best fight sequences by Ram - Lakshman . The movie is dubbed in Hindi as " Ek Aur Vinashak " and in Tamil as " Natchathiram ". Cherukuri Ramoji Rao , better known as Ramoji Rao ( born 16 November 1936 ), is an Indian businessman , film producer , educationist , journalist 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 and film production company Ushakiran Movies , established in 1983 . He has garnered four ___MASK72___ , and the ___MASK66___ for his works in Telugu cinema . In 2016 , he was selected to be honored with the ___MASK58___ , India ' s second highest civilian honor , for his contributions in journalism , literature and education . Dubai Seenu is a 2007 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja in the lead role and Nayantara as Teja ' s love interest . The film is directed by Srinu Vaitla , who directed two other films of Ravi Teja , " Nee Kosam " and " Venky ". DVV Danayya produced this film after the box office success of his maiden film , " Desamuduru ". Venky is a 2004 Telugu comedy thriller film that released on 26 March 2004 and was directed by Srinu Vaitla . Ravi Teja and Sneha played the lead roles . Devi Sri Prasad composed music for the film . Srinu Vaitla ' s first film association with writers Kona Venkat and Gopimohan happened with this film . They did screenplay for the film . The film was highly successful at the Box Office at that time . The movie is dubbed in Hindi as " Police Police ". Telugu cinema , also known by its sobriquet Tollywood , is a part of Indian cinema producing films in the Telugu language , based in the Hyderabad neighbourhood of Film Nagar in the Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . Since 1909 , filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in many aspects of Indian cinema ' s history , like producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work . In 1921 , he produced the first Telugu silent film , " Bhishma Pratigna ". He is cited as the father of Telugu cinema . Ravi Teja ( born Ravi Shankar Raju Bhupatiraju on 26 January 1968 and popularly referred to as " MassMahaRaja ") is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema . He is widely considered as one of the most popular and highest paid actor of Telugu cinema who has appeared in over a sixty films . He won the Nandi Special Jury ___MASK2___ in 1999 and 2002 for his performance in the films " Nee Kosam " ( 1999 ) and " Khadgam " ( 2002 ) and also won the state Nandi ___MASK2___ for best actor for his film " Neninthe " in 2008 . Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (" Mom , Dad and a Tamil Girl ") is a Telugu martial arts action romantic comedy film directed by Puri Jagannadh that was released on 19 April 2003 . Ravi Teja plays the lead role . Asin Thottumkal , Prakash Raj and Jayasudha play supporting roles . This film won 3 ___MASK72___ Best Supporting Actress , Best Actress and Best Comedian categories .