List of Telugu Brahmins
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Telugu Brahmin is a sub-caste of the Brahmin community.
Carnatic music and classical arts
- Syama Sastry, Carnatic vocalist
- Emani Sankara Sastry, veena player
- Vedantam Sathya Narayana Sarma, Kuchipudi dancer and Padma Shri recipient.
Defence forces and police
- Padmapani Acharya: Kargil War hero
- Kambampati Nachiketa: Kargil War hero and first Indian POW during the war
- Devendra Kumar Joshi: Admiral, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy (2012-2014)
Films
Actors
- Chittor V. Nagaiah
- C. S. R. Anjaneyulu
- Nagabhushanam
- Mukkamala
- Kanta Rao T.L.
- Koccharlakota Satyanarayana
- Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry
- Peesapati Narasimha Murty
- Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao
- Chandra Mohan
- Raja Babu
- J. V. Somayajulu
- Suthivelu
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao
- Sakshi Ranga Rao
- Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
- Rallapalli Narasimha Rao
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Subhalekha Sudhakar
- J. D. Chakravarthy
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- Subbaraya Sharma
- Sai Kumar
- Tanikella Bharani
- L.B. Sriram
- Uday Kiran
- Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam
- Varun Sandesh
- Avasarala Srinivas
- Govindarajula Subba Rao
- Chadalavada Kutumba Rao
- Vangara Venkata Subbaiah
- Kona Prabhakara Rao
- Ranganath
Actresses
- Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
- Suryakantham (actress)
- Krishna Kumari
- Tanguturi Suryakumari
- Pushpavalli- Mother of Rekha
- Talluri Rameshwari
- Sowkar Janaki
- Krishna Kumari (actress)
- Rushyendramani
- Ramyakrishna
- Lakshmi
- Laya Gorty
- Gouthami
- Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
- Madhu Shalini
- Kanchana Mala
- Kanchana
Directors
- K. Viswanath
- B.R. Panthulu
- Puttanna Kanagal Born Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sarma
- Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry
- Bapu (Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana)
- Y. V. Rao
- Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
- B. Vittalacharya
- Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
- Trivikram Srinivas (Attharintiki dharedhi, Athadu, Julayi fame).
- Mohan Krishna Indraganti (Grahanam fame).
- Vedantam Raghavaiah
- Pingali Nagendrarao
- Harish Shankar (Gabbar Singh fame)
- Dasarath (Santhosham fame)
- Chakri Toleti
- Anand Ranga (Oye fame)
Lyricists
- Samudrala Raghavacharya (Samudrala Sr.)
- Samudrala Ramanujacharya (Samudrala Jr.)
- Acharya Atreya (Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharylu)
- Dasaradhi Krishnamacharyulu
- Arudra
- Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry(Chembolu Seetarama sastry)
- Bhuvanachandra
- Devulapalli Krishnasastri
- Srirangam Srinivasarao
- Ramajogayya Sastry
Music directors
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Susarla Dakshinamurthy
- Mani Sharma
- Vidyasagar
- S. P. Kodandapani
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Chellapilla Satyam
- C. R. Subburaman
- Parthasarathy
Producers
Singers
- M. Balamuralikrishna
- Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao: Singer, composer
- M. S. Ramarao: Singer (Sundarakandam and Hanuman Chalisa fame)
- P. B. Srinivas: Prativadi Bhayankara Srinivas is a composer and playback singer in Indian film.
- Madhavapeddi Satyam: Playback singer
- S. P. Balasubramanyam: Playback singer, music director
- S. P. Sailaja: Playback singer, music director
- S. Janaki: Playback singer, music director
- Ghazal Srinivas
- P. Suseela: Playback singer in South Indian films
- V. Ramakrishna: Playback singer
- Sunitha Upadrashta: Playback singer in South Indian films
- N. C. Karunya: Indian Idol runner-up
- Mynampati Sreerama Chandra
- Hemachandra: Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa fame
- Singer Usha
- Sravana Bhargavi
- Suneeta Rao - Pop singer
- Geetha Madhuri: Chiruta, Maghadheera, Ek Niranjan fame
- Parthasarathy
- Raghuram
- Srikrishna: asta chemma fame
Writers
- Kona Venkat
- Bhamidipati Radhakrishna
- Trivikram Srinivas
- Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry
- Bapu
- Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
- Tanikella Bharani
- Pingali Nagendrarao
Politicians and statesmen
- P.V. Narasimha Rao: Prime Minister of India.
- V.V. Giri: President of India.
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: President of India.
- Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Tanguturi Prakasam: The first chief minister of Madras Presidency
- Vundavalli Aruna Kumar: Rajahmundry Loksabha MP from 2004-14.
- Tenneti Viswanadham: Freedom fighter and played important role in establishment of Vizag Steel Plant
- Valluru Basava Raju: 1914-1986: State Minister, AP, MP - RAJYA SABHA, UN DELEGATE
- Sreedhar Babu: Congress MLA from Karimnagar
- Malladi Vishnu: MLA Vijayawada 2004-2014.
- Nanduri Prasada Rao: Freedom fighter & Ex. MP and noted Communist Leader
- Chakilam Srinivasa Rao: Ex. MP and MLA
- V. Rama Rao: Ex-Governor, Sikkim and Ex-MLA/MLC (Erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly/Council)
- DronamRaju Satyanarayana, Viskhapatnam (Member of RS, LS, MLA, MLC)
- DronamRaju Srinivas (MLA of AP Assembly)
- Bhattam SriRamMurthy (MLA, MP, AP Minister)
- Kandala S Tilak, (MP of first LokSabha from Vizianagaram)
- Jupudi YagzaNaryana (MLC)
- Kona PrabhakaraRao (AP Minister)
- Parakala Seshavataram (AP Minister)
- Kona Raghupathi (Bapatla YSRCP MLA)
Religious leaders
- Vallabha Acharya: He founded Shri Vallabha Sampradayam, now prevalent mostly in Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Social leaders, reformers and freedom fighters
- Prativadi Bhayankara Annangaracharya: Sanskrit scholar and composer of the Subrapatham is the 1430 A.D.
- Chellapilla Venkata Sastry (1870–1950): One of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu poet duo
- Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (1872–1919): One of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu poet duo
- Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma - Poet - Founding member Annamacharya Project, TTD.
- Goparaju Ramachandra Rao - Freedom fighter, propagated Atheism
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848-1919): Social reformer
Sports
- Rohit Sharma - Indian ODI and Twenty20 cricketer
- V V S Laxman - Indian ODI and Test cricketer
Business and finance
- Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao - Founder of Amrutanjan (balm) a famous pain relieving balm in India
- Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao: Founder of ECIL
- Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya: Founder, Andhra Bank
- Nikhil Kuruganti- Indian serial Entrepreneur and founder of Inno Garage
Others
- Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma: Liquor Control Movement.
References
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