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Highest Paid

Tollywood

TOP10 Actors - 2019

Prabhas

(20% cut. Then, the film)

1In a recent interview, he was asked about
the rumour going around that he is charging
Rs 100 crore for Saaho. "Baahubali has set
the bar high, but Saaho was a Rs 250 crore
film so I knew I couldn't charge my usual
remuneration. I started out with a 20 per
cent cut. Then, the film went slightly over
and though my friends were ready to pay
up, I couldn't take their money knowing they
were putting in so much without thinking of
what they'd earn," Prabhas told

Mahesh Babu(Rs 22-25 crore)

Mahesh Babu is an actor with a pan-Indian
appeal and he charges the above-mentioned
figure for a movie. If reports are to be believed,
the much-loved actor increased his salary for

Spider, because of the film being bilingual.
His most recent release Bharat Ane Nenu too

2performed in an exceedingly good way.

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Pawan Kalyan(Rs 22 crore)

Pawan Kalyan could rightly be listed
among the biggest ever stars of

Tollywood with huge popularity. His 25th
film Agnyaathavaasi had a huge hype
surrounding it and it was even tagged

3as Pawan Kalyan's last movie as he is
stepping into politics.

4Jr NTR(Rs 18 crore)
Jr NTR has been a part of some real big hits
with the actor coming up with back-to-back
hits. Most of his recent films like Temper,
Nannaku Prematho, Janatha Garage, Jai
Lava Kusa, Aravinda Sametha etc., enjoyed
a fabulous run in the theatres.
Ram Charan(Rs 17 crore)
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Ram Charan has delivered a
big blockbuster in the form of
Rangasthalam. The film shattered many
records and holds most of the non-
Baahubali records in its kitty, which is

5indeed a big achievement.

Highest Paid

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TOP10 Actors - 2019

6Allu Arjun(Rs 14 crore)
Allu Arjun has been delivering a good
number of hits with most of his recent
films enjoying a good outing in the
Telugu speaking regions. Apart from
that, his films have a market in entire
South India.

Vijay Deverakonda

(Rs 10 crore)

Vijay Deverakonda is the young
sensation of Telugu cinema and his
career has been on an upward surge.
With back-to-back big hits, this young

star is definitely one of the most

7popular celebrities of Tollywood.

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Balakrishna(Rs 9 crore)

Balakrishna movies enjoy a grand
welcome in the theatres and his fan

base is something really big. His
movies get a good run in the overseas
centres as well and is a star, whose fan

8base is simply phenomenal.
9Venkatesh(Rs 8 crore)

Venkatesh has delivered his career-best
share in the form of F2 and it has once again
assured his popularity among the Telugu movie
audiences. The Venkatesh starrer enjoyed a
fabulous outing in the USA as well. The movie
also became one among the Top 10 Tollywood
grossers of all time.

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Nagarjuna is one of the top stars of the
industry and crowds flow in to watch his film

in the theatres. Of late, he hasn't had the
desired big successes at the box office with
films like Officer and Devdas not making that

big impact but still he continues to be one

10among the highest paid actors of Tollywood.

firstLOOK

On the occasion of Independence Day, the makers
of Sarileru Neekevvaru released the first look poster

of Mahesh Babu from the film. Anil Ravipudi is the
director of this mass entertainer.

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Nandamuri Balakrishna. Unveiling his look from
his upcoming movie. Directed by KS Ravi Kumar.

Produced by C Kalyan.

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firstLOOK

Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff starrer War will
release on October 2nd. Siddharth Anand is

the director and Yash Raj Films produced
this action thriller.

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Richa Chadha plays the lead role in Section 375.
Character poster of the film. Costars Akshaye

Khanna, Meera Chopra and Rahul Bhat. Directed
by Ajay Bahl. 13th Sept 2019 release.

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firstLOOK

Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan from the film Coolie
No 1. Directed by David Dhawan. Produced by Vashu
Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh.

1st May 2020 release.

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Kartik Aaryan in horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2. Directed by Anees Bazmee. Produced by

Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani and Krishan Kumar.
31st July 2020 release.

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Regina Cassandra
Back with a Bang

Regina Cassandra' is an Indian film actress,
active primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. She
started anchoring when she was nine for Splash,
a kids' channel and then moved on to work in

commercials. She also acted in several short
films, most notably Balaji Mohan's Kadhalil
Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi alongside Adith Arun,
which was later made into a feature film in 2012

under the same name.

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sTARRYEYED Her next releases were Ra Ra
Krishnayya, which saw her reuniting
She made her on- with Sundeep Kishan and Power in
screen debut with the which she played a Bengali girl. Power
was declared as one of the biggest
Tamil Movie Kanda blockbusters of the year and this is the
Naal Mudhal as Latha biggest hit in Regina's career till date.
and Her Telugu Debut She starred in two films Subramanyam
Shiva Manasulo Shruti. For Sale opposite Sai Dharam Tej
Regina Cassandra has marking her second collaboration with
received SIIMA Award him, the film opened to positive reviews
for Best Female debut with critics and audience praising her
portrayal of character "Seeta" as an
Actress. independent, confident yet sensitive
in nature and also the onscreen pair
Regina was born in Chennai, Tamil with Sai Dharam Tej, later the movie
Nadu, India. She studied in Lady Andal was commercially successful at box
school in Chennai and completed her office. Her final release in the year was
Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Soukhyam opened to negative reviews.
Women's Christian College, Chennai.
She made her on-screen debut with In 2016, she starred in three Telugu
the Tamil Movie Kanda Naal Mudhal films: Shourya, Jyo Achyutananda
as Latha and Her Telugu Debut Shiva and Shankara. In 2017, she starred in
Manasulo Shruti. Regina Cassandra three Tamil films. Her first release was
has received SIIMA Award for Best the hyperlink anthology Maanagaram
Female debut Actress. Regina started opposite Sundeep Kishan, which
anchoring when she was nine for opened to critical acclaim and
Splash, a kids' channel and then moved was successful at the box office. It
on to work in commercials. Aged 16, was followed by Saravanan Irukka
she shot for her first film, Kanda Naal Bayamaen opposite Udhayanidhi
Mudhal directed by V. Priya, which also Stalin and Gemini Ganeshanum
starred Prasanna, Laila and Karthik Suruli Raajanum opposite Atharvaa.
Kumar. Nakshatram opposite Sundeep
Kishan opened to mixed reviews and
In 2013 she had two Tamil releases, underperformed at the box office.
Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga by Pandiraj,
in which she was one of the two lead At the right time, she bagged an
actresses, and Nirnayam in which she opportunity in Evaru, an action thriller
played a vital role. Although the former that featured Adivi Sesh in the lead role.
proved successful at the box office, she The film opened to positive response
did not sign more films in Tamil and and her performance received
instead shifted her focus to Telugu films. critical acclaim. The film directed by
Venkat Ramji released during the
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been declared as a box-office hit.

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John Abraham
Consistent in

Indian Cinema

John Abraham is an Indian film
actor, film producer and former
model who appears in Hindi films.
After modeling for numerous
advertisements and companies,
he made his film debut with Jism,

which earned him a Filmfare
Best Debut Award nomination.

This was followed by his first
commercial success, Dhoom.
He received two Filmfare Award
nominations, for his negative roles

in Dhoom, and in Zinda.

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Abraham was born into a family of mixed his biggest solo success which then changed
religious and ethnic heritage. His father shortly after with Satyameva Jayate which is
is a Malayali Protestant Syrian Christian currently his biggest commercial success.
from Kerala and his mother is an Irani.
Abraham's Zoroastrian name is "Farhan", Beyond his acting career, he is the owner of the
but he was baptized with the name "John." Indian Super League football team NorthEast
He doesn't follow any religion. He has a United FC. He has often performed many
younger brother named Alan Abraham. dangerous stunts in his films. He is also a
He considers himself a spiritual person vegetarian and is a strong advocate for animal
but does not follow any particular religion.
Abraham grew up in Mumbai and studied
at the upmarket Bombay Scottish School
in Mahim, Mumbai. He attended Jai Hind
College, University of Mumbai, and then
got an MBA from Mumbai Educational
Trust. His cousin Susy Matthew is an
author and has written novels like "In A
Bubble Of Time".

He later appeared in the major critical
success Water. He was nominated for
a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting
Actor for the film Baabul. Since then,
Abraham has starred in many critically and
commercially successful films including
Garam Masala, Taxi No. 9211, Dostana,
New York, Force, Housefull 2, Race
2, Shootout at Wadala, Madras Cafe,
Welcome Back, Dishoom, Satyameva
Jayate thus establishing himself as a
commercially successful actor of Hindi
cinema.

In 2012, Abraham produced his first film
Vicky Donor, which was a critical and
commercial success, and earned him a
National Film Award for Best Popular Film
Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He
then established his own production house,
John Abraham Entertainment. His second
film as a producer was Madras Cafe,
which garnered critical acclaim. In 2018,
after many delays, his movie Parmanu:
The Story of Pokhran released becoming

























‘Us’ director Jordan Peele does not want to cast ‘white dudes’ in
the lead

Us director Jordan Peele is not interested in casting “white dudes” as leads in
his films as he believes there are already too many movies focusing on them.
The director, who made his debut with Get Out, has once again struck box
office gold withUs, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers

Director Nadine Labaki Mandy Moore receives star
to head Un Certain on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Regard jury at Cannes
Actor Mandy Moore was
Director Nadine Labaki, whose Capernaum honoured with a star on the
was nominated for foreign film Academy Hollywood Walk of Fame.The
award this year, will preside over the jury 34-year-old actor received the
of Cannes sidebar Un Certain Regard, the star in the presence of her This Is
festival .The actor-filmmaker had won the Us castmates and her A Walk to
Jury Prize in Cannes for the Lebanese film. Remember co-star, Shane West

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SCENES

DIRECTED BY STAR CASTING PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Siddharth Anand Hrithik Roshan Yash Raj Films
Tiger Shroff
Vaani Kapoor

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SCENES

DIRECTED BY STAR CASTING PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Surender Reddy Konidela Production
Chiranjeevi Company
Vijay Sethupathi
Jagapathi Babu

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OVER STORY

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Shraddha Kapoor

Beauty with a Brain

Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian actress and singer
who works in Hindi films. The daughter of actor
Shakti Kapoor, she began her acting career with
a brief role in the 2010 heist film Teen Patti, and
followed it with her first leading role in the teen

drama Luv Ka The End.

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OVER STORY nomination for the Filmfare Award
for Best Actress. The following
She participates in year, she portrayed a character
stage shows and based on Ophelia in Vishal
concerts. Kapoor Bhardwaj's critically acclaimed
features in listings drama Haider, an adaptation of
of the most popular William Shakespeare's tragedy
and the highest-paid Hamlet. Kapoor established herself
actresses in India. with starring roles in the romantic
thriller Ek Villain, the dance drama
ABCD 2 and the action drama
Baaghi, all of which rank among
her biggest commercial successes.

Kapoor was born and raised in Following a series of commercially
Mumbai. On her father's side, unsuccessful films, she starred
Kapoor is of Punjabi descent, in the comedy horror film Stree,
and on her mother's side, she is which ranks as her highest-
of Marathi and Konkani ancestry. grossing release.
Shraddha's family members include
her father Shakti Kapoor and In addition to acting in films,
mother Shivangi Kapoor, her elder Kapoor has sung several of her
brother Siddhanth Kapoor, her film songs. She is the celebrity
two aunts Padmini Kolhapure and endorser for several brands
Tejaswini Kolhapure are all actors and products, and in 2015, she
in Indian Cinema. launched her own line of clothing.
She participates in stage shows
Kapoor did her schooling at and concerts. Kapoor features in
Jamnabai Narsee School and at listings of the most popular and the
the age of 15, she shifted to the highest-paid actresses in India.
American School of Bombay,
where she was schoolmate with In 2016, Forbes magazine featured
actress Athiya Shetty and actor her as one of the most successful
Tiger Shroff. Kapoor then enrolled Asians under the age of 30 and the
in Boston University to major in previous year, the Indian edition
psychology, but she left in her of the magazine featured her in
freshman year to appear in her their annual Celebrity 100 list.
debut film after she was seen on The actress played the female
Facebook by producer Ambika lead in Prabhas starrer Saaho
Hinduja, who cast her for a role in which released across the globe
Teen Patti. in all the Indian languages. Made
on a budget of Rs 300 crores,
Kapoor gained wide recognition for Saaho is directed by Sujeeth and
playing a singer in the commercially is bankrolled by UV Creations.
successful romantic drama Shraddha performed some
Aashiqui 2 for which she received a daredevil stunts in Saaho along
with Prabhas.
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Kiara Advani made an impressive
debut in Bollywood after

which she has been knocked
with interesting offers in

Telugu cinema. Kiara made her
acting debut in Fugly in 2014

and later made her Tollywood
debut in Bharat Ane Nenu in
2018 as well.

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Adivi Sesh

Banking on Thrillers

Adivi Sesh is an Indian film actor, director, and
screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu
cinema. Adivi Sesh was born to Chandra Adivi
and Bhavani Adivi in Hyderabad, India, but
was brought up in Berkeley, California, United

States, where he attended Berkeley High
School. He went to college at San Francisco
State University. He made his film debut as a
lead actor and director in 2010 with Karma: Do
You Believe?. Following a few supporting roles
and negative characters, he became a notable

lead actor in Telugu films.

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His notable performances and After this, he did a movie
commercial successes include called Balupu as a villain.
Panjaa, Ladies & Gentlemen, Then he did a movie called
Baahubali: The Beginning, Kiss in his direction which is
Dongaata, Kshanam, Ami the only disaster in his career
Thumi, Goodachari and till now. He did a supporting
Evaru. His film Kshanam was role in Run Raja Run after this
a super hit and it went on to he started doing leads again
get nominated for numerous in Ladies & Gentlemen and
awards. Sesh won the IIFA Dongaata in 2015 then he
Award for the Best Screenplay appeared in S.S. Rajamouli's
and the Nandi Award for the epic drama Baahubali: The
Best Screenplay Writer for Beginning. The actor took a
the movie Kshanam. Sesh is small break and did a series of
considered to be one of the thrillers Kshanam, Goodachari
most experimental stars in and Evaru out of which all the
Tollywood and has proven to films ended up as super hits at
be one of the most promising the box-office.
stars in the industry.
Adivi Sesh is now a bankable
Sesh debuted as an actor in the actor and has a decent
film Sontham in a small guest market. He signed Major in the
appearance. He debuted as a direction of Sashi Kiran Tikka
director and writer in the 2010 and the film will be produced
film Karma: Do You Believe? by Superstar Mahesh Babu's
which also starred Jade Tailor GMB Entertainment along
and Sher Ali in the lead roles. with Sony Film Corporation.
Sesh's portrayal of Dev, a The actor will be essaying the
person who can foresee events role of Army Major Sandeep
mere seconds before they Unnikrishnan in the film. Major
happen, was well appreciated. releases next year.
In 2011, Sesh appeared in
Vishnuvardhan's Panjaa which
starred Pawan Kalyan, Sarah
Jane Dias and Anjali Lavania
in the lead. In this film, Sesh
portrayed the role of Munna, an
NRI who is a wealthy spoiled
brat and a very dangerous
person to those around him.

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Nithya Menen

Picking up
Interesting Flicks

Nithya Menen is a multilingual Indian
film actress and playback singer. She
primarily works in South Indian films,
where she has established herself as a
leading actress. She is the recipient of
three Filmfare Awards for the Telugu
films Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde,

Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju and
Mersal in Tamil.

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Nithya Menen was born in Bangalore, Bangalore Days, which became
Karnataka to a Kannada Menon the highest grosser of that year.
family. She studied journalism at Her Kannada film Mynaa which
Manipal University. She once said in won the Filmfare Award for Best
an interview that she never wished to Film – Kannada in which she
become an actress but a journalist, as plays a character of a physically
she was "an idealist", but felt journalism challenged girl, became a huge
was "not what it used to be". She then blockbuster.
decided to become a filmmaker as
she could express her ideas "better In 2016, she starred in three
through films", and enrolled for a Tamil films: 24, Kotigobba 2 and
course in cinematography at the FTII Iru Mugan. Followed by Janatha
Pune. During the educational entrance Garage opposite Jr. NTR opened
examination, she met B. V. Nandini to positive reviews, though
Reddy, who spoke and convinced her her role is limited but brought
to take up acting. Nandini Reddy would raves from critics and latter
later turn director and sign Nithya for the was commercially successful
lead female role in her first Telugu film. at box office. In 2017, Her only
release was a Tamil film Mersal
After making her acting debut as a child opposite Vijay opened to critical
in the 1998 English film The Monkey Acclaim with praising portrayal
Who Knew Too Much, Nithya played of her character. In Telugu,
her first supporting role in Kannada film Her first release was Nani's
7 O' Clock. She made her debut in a Production venture an anthology
leading role in Malayalam with Akasha psychological thriller Awe.
Gopuram, Telugu with Ala Modalaindi
and Tamil with 180. In August 2019, she The actress made her debut in
made her Bollywood debut with Mission Bollywood with Mission Mangal
Mangal. and the film is a smashing box-
office hit. Akshay Kumar played
Her first 2012 release was the Telugu the lead role in the film and the
romance film Ishq with Nitin Reddy. actress is currently busy with a
She received the CineMAA Award bunch of Tamil and Malayalam
for Best Actress (jury) while received movies currently.
best actress nomination at the same
event and at the SIIMA Awards. In
2013, she starred in three Telugu
films, Okkadine, Jabardasth and
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde and one
Kannada movie Mynaa. In 2014, she
made a cameo in the Malayalam movie

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Akshay Kumar

Consistent and Impressive

Akshay Kumar, is an Indian-born Canadian actor, producer
and television personality who works in Bollywood
films. In a career spanning over 29 years, Kumar has

appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards,
including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his

performance in Rustom and two Filmfare Awards for
Ajnabee and Garam Masala.

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