Kamma caste Actors in Tollywood
Kamma Caste Actors list in Telugu film industry is longer than any one can imagine. From Writers to Directors and Stars to comedians , this caste fraternity dominates any other in telugu states. There has been long on going debate among Telugu audience about Tollywood being dominated by Kamma caste but this is not pointed by any one from with in the film industry as it is said to be out of fear of losing opportunities in the industry as the entire film industry is dominated by Kamma caste people. Whether it is production houses, writers, directors, lead actors and even film studios , the entire crucial strength lies with this caste members.
Let us find some biggest and influential kamma caste actors in Telugu film industry
Akkineni Nageshwar Rao and his Family members
The first star of Telugu cinema who went onto work as lead actor for 4 decades and introduced his son Venkat Akkineni as producer and his younger son Nagarjuna as the lead actor.
Here are some popular faces of Akkineni Family who belong to Kamma Caste.
Name | Profession | Relation with ANR |
Akkineni Nagarjuna | Lead actor and producer | Younger son |
Akkineni Venkat | Producer | Elder son |
Sumanth Yarlagadda | Lead actor | Grand son (daughter’s son) |
Supriya Yarlagadda | Actress and producer | Grand daughter ( daughter’s daughter ) |
Sushanth | Lead actor | Grand son |
Nagachaitanya | Lead actor | Grand son |
Akkineni Akhil | lead actor | Grand son |
NTR Family- A kamma Caste greatest Actor and Politician.
The NTR family includes around 10+ known Telugu actors and other film personalities. It all began with the Senior N.T.Rama Rao who was hand lifted by L.V.Prasad (A Kamma Caste businessman ) in early 1950s who went on to become the biggest superstar of Telugu cinema and eventually the chiefminister of Andhra Pradesh.
Here is the list of Kamma Film personalities from Nandamuri Family
Actor | Profession | Relation with NTR |
Harikrishna ( Late ) | Actor | Son |
Balakrishna | Lead Actor | Son |
NTR Junior | Lead actor | Grand Son |
Kalyan Ram | Lead Actor producer | Grand Son |
Nandamuri Ramakrishna | Director | Son |
Taraka Ratna ( Late ) | Actor | Grand Son |
Daggubati Family is another Tollywood Giant family belonging to Kamma Caste which dominates in acting, production , post production labs , movie distribution and theatres. Dr.D.Ramanaidu started his profession in film industry as producer. He became one of the highly successful Film producers in the history of Indian Cinema. He produced movies in all Languages in India including Bengali, Tamil , Bollywood, malayalam, Kannada , punjabi and Bhojpuri. He established Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad .
Daggubati Family members list
D. Suresh babu | Producer , film distributor | Son of Ramanaidu |
D.Venkatesh | Lead Actor | ” “ |
D. Rana | Actor | Grand son of Ramanaidu |
D.AbhiRam | Actor | Grand song of Ramanaidu |
Superstar Krishna Family
Ghattamaneni Krishna is another actor who hailed from coastal Andhra and belongs to kamma caste. He became biggest superstar in Telugu film industry and introduced various new techonologies to the Telugu cinema. From Colour movie to DTS , from Cowboy movies to thrillers , he was a trendsetter in Telugu film industry. His son Mahesh Babu went on to become one of the biggest superstars of Indian cinema .
Ramesh babu | Actor | Elder son |
Mahesh Babu | Lead Actor | Youngerson |
Sudheer babu | Lead Actor | Son in Law |
Sanjay Swaroop | Actor | Son in Law |
Galla Jayadev | Actor | Grand son |
Manchu Family – A kamma celebrity family which is known to be in News every time
Manchu Mohan Babu alias Bhaktavatsalam Naidu is a popular yesteryear actor who was groomed and lifted up by the great veteran director Dasari Narayan Rao . Mohan Babu who hails from Southern Andhra pradesh went on to become one of the top actors in 90s only to see a gradual drop down in a decade. He however known to be enmass lot of wealth through his business tactics and political connections.
Mohan babu introduced his sons as lead actors and produced multiple movies but they never had stable career.