Guinness World Records recognized Konidela Chiranjeevi as the most prolific film star in the Indian film industry in the actor/dancer category, documenting 143 films in which his dancing could be evidenced across 537 music videos. Guinness noted that his overall film count was higher, but used the 143 titles that met the record’s evidentiary criteria.

Thirty years ago, Telugu America was primarily an immigrant audience. Then it became a crucial overseas theatrical market. Now it is slowly producing filmmakers whose stories could not have originated anywhere else.

Dhruv Vikram and Anupama Parameswaram worked together in Mari Selvaraj’s 2025 Tamil film Bison Kaalamaadan. The film’s official trailer credits Dhruv and Anupama among its cast, alongside Pasupathy, Ameer, Lal and Rajisha Vijayan.

Akhil Akkineni said his future choices would be performance-driven. “I need my film to challenge me,” he said, adding that he did not want to pursue “anything surface level” over the next few years.

In a later interview, Sowcar Janaki spoke candidly about loneliness after her children married and after she and her husband separated. There were days, she recalled, when she returned from shooting with nobody at home to whom she could talk about the day’s work.

Producer Pranay Reddy Vanga revealed that the makers of Prabhas starrer Spirit intends to complete the remaining portions within the next two or three months.