Dr. B. Somaraju

Prof. B. Soma Raju, Cardiologist from Hyderabad has been providing dedicated service to the people for the last 20 years as Cardiologist, Researcher, Teacher and Philanthropist.

Born on the 25th September 1948, he studied at the Guntur Medical College in Andhra Pradesh from where he qualified for MD in 1974. He joined the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in 1975 and obtained DM., in Cardiology in 1978.

Prof. B. Soma Raju returned to Andhra Pradesh in the same year and joined the State Government Service as an Asst. Prof. of Cardiology at Osmania Medical College. In 1984 he joined the Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences at Hyderabad as Additional Professor and left the Institute in 1993 as Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology and Dean. During his stay at the Institute he has built a department which is comparable to the best. A whole generation of Cardiologists has qualified under his training.

Prof. Soma Raju has published and presented over 120 papers in various National and International Journals and Forums. He has also authored a textbook on “Clinical Methods in Cardiology” He has to his credit, conducted the first PTCA in India and heads a team which has the distinction of performing the largest number of cardiac interventions in the country.

He has been involved in various research projects during the last 20 years individually, in collaboration with American Universities and the Defense Scientific Laboratories. The last association culminated in the development of India’s first Coronary Stent, which has been named the Kalam Raju Stent after Professor A.P.J Kalam and Dr. Raju. This stent was first implanted in December 1996 and since then has been used on over 500 patients. The development of the stent resulted in reducing the cost of stents in the country and brought it within the reach of the people. In October 1998 the second research product of Dr.Raju’s endeavor, India’s first Coronary Balloon Catheter was released. Dr. Raju and his team are working on various medical devices which are used in Interventional Cardiology with the aim of having an Indian alternative for most devises, reducing the cost and making treatment affordable by all.

Dr. Soma Raju has conducted numerous free medical camps in various parts of Andhra Pradesh and also set up the Department of Cardiology at the Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh and provided free professional service. Innumerable patients have benefited out of this service. The free service continues on a daily basis even today to poor patients at the CARE hospital.

Dr. Raju is presently Chairman and Chief of Cardiology at CARE Hospitals, The Heart Institute at Hyderabad.

RESEARCH PROJECTS
Randomized Study of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Vs Surgical Closed Mitral Commissurotomy – Immediate and long-term results.

Randomized Study of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Vs Surgical Closed Open Mitral Valvotomy – Immediate and long-term results.

(Both the above trials are conducted in collaboration with Dept. of Cardiology, Wayne State university, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.)

Dietary correlation’s with lipid profiles in patients with and without Coronary Artery Disease in Indian Population.

Phase-III Clinical Investigation of E.B.Sideri’s Button Device for Closure of Arterial Septal Defects and patent ductus arteriosus.(In collaboration with Prof.E.B.Sideri’s, University of Athens, Greece and University of Texas Tech.U.S.A.)

Indigenous development of Cardiovascular Catheters i.e.Diagnostic Catheters, Coronary Angioplasty Balloon Catheters Valvuloplasty Balloon Catheters in Collaboration with Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur.

Indigenous development of external and implantable pacemakers in collaboration with Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.

Development of indigenous Coronary Stent in association with Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Centre (DMRL), Hyderabad.

Development of PC based Cardiac Stress Test System in association with Defence Bio-Engineering & Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bangalore.
CITATION INDEX OF SIX BEST PAPERS PUBLISHED BY DR. B. SOMA RAJU

Percutaneous Balloon versus Surgical closed Commissurotomy for Mitral Stenosis- A prospective, randomized trial: Circulation, Vol 83, No.4, April 1991. PMID: 2013139

Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty in Mirror-Image Dextrocardia and Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, October 1993. PMID: 8221866

Thrombolysis in left sided Prosthetic Valve Occlusion: Immediate and Follow-up results. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, August 1994.PMID: 8067850

Reyes V P, Raju B S, Wynne J, et al. Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty compared with Open Surgical Commissurotomy for Mitral Stenosis. New England Journal of Medicine: 1994; 331: 961-7. PMID: 8084354

Clinical Evaluation of New Balloon Mountable Coil Stent: In-hospital and follow-up results. Indian Heart Journal 1998: 50:40-44.PMID: 9583285

Prospective Observational Study of Primary Angioplasty of the Infarct Related Artery for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Indian Heart Journal 1999: 51: 167-72.PMID: 1040754

AWARDS AND HONORS

Honored by Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences on National science Day 1997.

Asian Innovation Award in 1998 by The Far Eastern Economic Review.

Andreas Gruentzig Memorial Award – 1998.

Conferred the 8th Yudhvir memorial award by the Yudhvir foundation for outstanding contribution to cardiac Medicare.

“Padma Shri” by Govt. of India – 2001.

Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences-2002.

Madhavi Dandu, MD, MPH

Title Associate Professor of Clinical
School UCSF School of Medicine
Department Medicine
Address 533 Parnassus Ave, UC Hall
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone 415-476-4824
Email dandum@medicine.ucsf.edu

Education & Training
Dr. Dandu is an Associate Professor of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature and medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She completed her residency training in the Categorical Medicine Program at UCSF in 2003. Afterwards, Dr. Dandu attended the University of California, Berkeley and received a Masters in Public Health with a focus on international health and health and human rights.

Prior to returning to UCSF, Dr. Dandu spent two years back at the University of Michigan with the Department of Medicine in the hospitalist group providing inpatient clinical care to patients and teaching residents and medical students. At UCSF, Dr. Dandu spends time on the inpatient clinical and neurosurgical consult services supervising and teaching medical students and residents.

Her main nonclinical areas of focus are in global health education, curriculum development, and mentorship. She is Interim Director of the MS in Global Health, a one-year program designed for students or practitioners in a health science profession or related field who wish to achieve mastery and leadership skills in the field of global health. Additionally, she is Associate Director of the Pathways to Discovery Program in Global Health, a cross-University program designed to prepare UCSF undergraduate and graduate trainees to be successful in global health careers. Finally, she directs the Global Health Pathway/Area of Distinction for the Internal Medicine Residency. In this capacity she coordinates international experiences of residents, assists with their scholarly projects, and provides curriculum for those committed to careers in global health.

Gottumukkala S. Raju, M.D. FACG, FASGE

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepat,& Nutr, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Bio Statement

I am passionate about colon cancer prevention. It is truly a great privilege to collaborate with several outstanding clinicians, scientists, and educators to provide Comprehensive Colon Cancer Prevention Service.

Please watch these videos to learn about the following topics (Received National Health Information Award, 2011):

1. About colonoscopy

2. Prepare for a colonoscopy

3. After colonoscopy

YOUTUBE education channel dedicated for COLON CANCER PREVENTION

Appreciate your time surfing my facebook and ENDOSCOPIST.

Research Interests

Our laboratory developed endoscopic techniques for closure of colon perforations and colon resections at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. We are trying to develop techniques to take care of patients referred to us with benign polyps that are tethered to the colon wall from previous resections to avoid surgery. Watch this recording of institutional grandrounds on colon perforation closure by G.S.Raju. Please click here to see it. The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy featured a column on ask the expert on this subject.

At The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, we are applying the knowledge and technical skill garnered in endoscopic closure of perforations to remove large flat lesions in the colon without surgery using the endoscopic mucosal resection technique; in addition our team is developing a teaching video for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy to help others learn and refine this technique. Please see this video on Endoscopic Closure of Colon Perforations.

My research profile can be accessed.

Our goal is to build the best colon cancer prevention program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Clinical Interests

My clinical research interests include colon cancer screening and prevention. Our group utilizes advanced techniques for resection of large and flat lesions that required surgery in the past. Using a comprehensive colonoscopy screening techniques, the adenoma detection rate, which is a surrogate marker of the quality of colonoscopy screening, is high at our center. You could look up our adenoma detection rates.

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1992 Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom, MRCP, Medicine
1989 Delhi University, New Delhi, India, DM, Gastroenterology
1986 PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, MD, Internal Medicine
1982 Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India, MBBS, Medicine

Postgraduate Training

7/1997-6/1998 Interventional Endoscopy, Beth Israel & Deaconess Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
7/1995-6/1997 GI Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA
7/1993-6/1995 Internal Medicine Residency, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Board Certifications

2005 Gastroenterology (ABIM) - Top 10 decile
Experience/Service

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

GI Fellowship Site Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepat,& Nutr, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2011-present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Member of the ASGE Task Force on Assessment and Certification, ASGE, Chicago, IL, 1/2012-12/2013
Chair, Patient Education Video Production on Pancreatic Cancer, EUS and ERCP, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1/2011-12/2012
Member, Faculty Leadership, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1/2010-present
Editor, CME Section, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Chicago, IL, 1/2010-12/2014
Chair, Patient Education Video Production on Colon Cancer and Colonoscopy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1/2010-12/2010
Chair, Web Education Committee, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endosocpy, Chicago, 2010-2013
Co-Chair of Gastrointestinal Self Assessment Program (GESAP-VII), ASGE, Chicago, IL, 2010-2012
Co-Chairman of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Self-Assessment Program VI, ASGE, Galveston, TX, 2009-present
Planning Committee Member, Texas Society of Gastroenterology, Houston, TX, 2009-present
Managing Editor, Digital Atlas of Video Endoscopy (DAVE PROJECT), Boston, MA, 2009-present
Vice-Chairman of the Web-Education Committee, ASGE, Glaveston, TX, 2008-2010
Vice-Chairman, Web Education Committee, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Chicago, IL, 2007-present
Vice-Chairman of the Video Editing Course, ASGE, Galveston, TX, 2005-present
Member of the Postgraduate Education Committee, ASGE, Galveston, TX, 2002-present
Institutional Committee Activities

Strategic Planning Committee Member, Comprehensive Colon Cancer Prevention Center, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2009-present

Honors and Awards

2013-present Chair, ASGE Educational Products Committee, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2013-present Editor, Video GIE, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2012-present Super Doctors, SuperDoctors.com
2012-2013 King of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - EndoFest, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2012 33rd Annual Telly Award for the Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Story of Choices. Patient Education Video, The Telly Awards
2012 Co-Director - ASGE Postgraduate Course at the Annual ACG Meeting, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2012 GOLD LEVEL AWARD in the Association TRENDS' 2012 All-Media Contest for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Self Assessment Program (GESAP VII), the TRENDS ALL Media Contest
2011-present Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Marquis
2011 Health and Science Communications Association Award -"Colonoscopy & Colon Cancer Prevention" Patient Education Video, National Health Information Awards Judges
2011 MarCom Award - Gold Level Award for the Online Learning Center of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals
2011 National Health Information Award, National Health Information Award
2010 ASGE Audio Visual Award, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010 ASGE Audio-Visual Award for the production of an educational video "Endoscopic Management of GI Leaks", American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008-present Alfa Omega Alfa Society, AOA of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
2007-present Fellow, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2007-present Top Docs of America, Top Doctors of America
2006 Physician of the year honoree, Mardi Gras, Galveston, TX, Galveston, Texas
2004-present Best Doctors of America, Best Doctors of America
2004-present Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, UK
2002-present Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
1993-1995 Best Graduating Resident of the Year in Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio,
1981 Vemuri Shivaji Rao Gold Medal in Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnum, India
1980-1981 Ranked first in Internal Medicine among 150 medical students, Andhra University, Visakhapatnum, India
1980-1981 Ranked second in Final MBBS among 150 medical students, Andhra University, Visakhapatnum, India
1980 Ranked second in Eye & ENT among 150 medical students, Andhra University, Visakhapatnum, India
1980 Sri Ramachandrula Hanumantha Rao & Rajya Lakshmi Merit Scholarship, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnum, India
1980 Tatachari Gold Medal in Pathology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnum, India
1979-1980 Ranked first in Microbiology among 150 medical students, Andhra University, Visakhapatnum, India
1979-1980 Ranked first in Pathology among 150 medical students, Andhra University, Visakhapatnum, India
1979-1980 Ranked first in Second MBBS among 150 medical students, Andhra University, Visakhapatnum, India
1976-1977 Ranked first in Organic Chemistry among 150 medical students, Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AP, India
1976 Andhra Pradesh State Merit Scholarship- Top 1% of the candidates, Andhra Pradesh High School Board, Hyderabad, AP, India
Professional Memberships

American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow, 2002-present
American Soceity of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Fellow, 2007-present
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Chicago
Chair, Web Education Committee, 2010-present
Royal College of Physicians, UK
Fellow, 2004-present

DR P KRISHNAM RAJU

1. Name : Dr P Krishnam Raju

2. Age : 59 Years

3. Qualification : MD., DM (Cardiology)

4. Year of Post DM experience : 30 Years

5. Trained at : MBBS : Guntur Medical College
MD : Guntur Medical College
DM : All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi

Education
MBBS, MD from Guntur Medical College
DM from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Practice Information of Dr.P. Krishnam Raju [Cardiologist]
Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills

Dr.Suryanarayana Raju

Dr.Suryanarayana Raju is a fellowship trained surgical oncologist from the prestigious Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences. Dr.Suryanarayana Raju is a native of Andhra Pradesh who attended Andhra University medical school in 1983 and M.S., KMC, Manipal, Mangalore University, Mangalore, 1988 is dedicated to serving the people of this community, and region. In order to provide the highest level of care, Dr.Suryanarayana Raju complete 8 years of additional surgical training after medical school and specializes in the surgical treatment of cancer patients. As a surgical oncologist, Dr.Suryanarayana Raju has unsurpassed surgical training regarding the critical and up-to-date surgical treatment of cancer and orchestrates the best timing of different additional therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation if and when indicated. This comprehensive specialty care results in better outcomes when treating the most serious conditions.
Dr.Suryanarayana Raju is consistently recognized as one of Hyderabad’s favorite physicians and has been awarded many times by state and central governaments every year since starting practice. The significant milestone in a patient’s life such as complete remission of disease or cure; moments like this give us all strength. This type of care, delivered in this way, makes a difference that cannot be measured.
Dr.Suryanarayana Raju is a surgeon scientist and is an Professor and Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences as well as a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Dr.Suryanarayana Raju actively participates in clinical trials and through research can find solutions to currently unsolved cancer problems. Widely recognized as an expert in the field, Dr.Suryanarayana Raju serves as a reviewer for the most prestigious surgical journals and frequently participates in national and international cancer symposiums. All of the achievements and recognition mean nothing without result; it all comes down to providing the best care to you right now. It is only through combining this level of training and innovation with dedication, heart, commitment and passion that you can expect extraordinary results. These results provide opportunity for moments that matter most. When facing the challenge cancer presents in your life you need a person on your side like Dr.Suryanarayana Raju.

Dr. G. Suryanarayana Raju, M. S., M. Ch., FUICC., FRCS.
Professor and Head,
Department of Surgical Oncology
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences
Hyderabad
Dr. G. Suryanarayana Raju, M. S., M. Ch., FUICC., FRCS.
Qualifications:
M.B., B.S, Andhra Medical College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 1983.
M.S., KMC, Manipal, Mangalore University, Mangalore, 1988.
M.Ch., Cancer Institute, Adyar, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Madras, 1992.
FUICC, Fellow, International Union Against Cancer, 1996.
FRCS, Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2009

Administrative Experience:

Member, Governing Council, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, 2001-2004.
Executive Registrar, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, 2002.
Member, Academic Senate, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, 1996-2004.
Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, 1997.
Member, Committee, Project report for Upgradation of NIMS in lines of AIIMS.

Examiner:

M.B.,B.S.,
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. 2007
M.S.,(General Surgery)
NIMS, , Hyderabad. 1995
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. 2002-2005
BLDE University, Bijapur, Karnataka.
M.Ch., (Neuro Surg Part I)
NIMS, Hyderabad, 1996 -2004.
M.Ch., (Surgical Oncology)
The Tamilnadu Dr. M G R Medical University, Chennai. 1996-
2009.

AJAY VARMA

Ajay Varma has a multifaceted personality. He is an aeronautic engineer, entrepreneur, TV serial producer, filmmaker and now an actor. He is making his debut as actor with Neelakanta’s Nandanavanam 120 kms. Idlebrain.com catches up with this sophisticated man for chitchat -

Tell us about your background?
I was born in Hyderabad and did my preliminary education in Hyderabad. Then I moved into US. I did my graduation in Denver and then moved to New York. I did my graduation in Aeronautics Engineering. I spent 9 years in NY.

What did you want to become?
When I did Aeronautic Engineering, I wanted to be a flight engineer. By the time I finished my graduation, I decided to quit aviation. I joined my friends who are into IT field in 1997. We started a company.

When did you develop your interest in films?
I was always interested in films. I produced a TV serial called ‘Seeta Mahalakshmi’ in year 2000. This TV serial ran on Gemini TV for 390 episodes. It also won 11 Nandi awards which is a record so far. That was the only one program I did for television, as TV channel business was not in an organized state at that time. Though I got lot of appreciation, I lost huge money in that venture. I went to NY after that stint and wrote a few scripts. I also produced few short films.

I wrote one script I wanted to direct and I came back to Hyderabad. It is an experimental crossover feature film called ‘Animal’. I finished shooting and postproduction of the film and I was about to go back to Hyderabad when Neelakanta offered me the role of hero in Nandanavanam 120 kms.

Were you interested in acting?
I was so excited when I watched ‘Show’ film by Neelakanta. It is one of the best films I have seen. I told Neelakanta that I would like to act in his films if he were to continue making films like Show. Three years after show Neelakanta still had me in his mind and offered me this role in N120kms.

Tell us about your experimental film Animal?
Animal is 1.50 hrs experimental feature film. It deals with the end of humanity. My take was if humans evolved from animals because of necessities, the same necessities can push a human being into an animal. It was pretty much an apocalyptic look at humanity. I shot the entire film in Hyderabad in 22 days with in a budget of 5000 USD. This film has multiple languages like Telugu, English and Hindi. I let the characters talk in their own languages. I took two characters of a farmer turned thief and a prostitute in the city. The story follows how these people from being what they are pushed into doing as incredible as killing people. The characters of thief and prostitutes are played by Kavi and Sini respectively.

Animal is very raw in narration and it appeals only to the crossover audiences. I planned this film for film festival circuit. I am planning to tie up with an art house agency in NY. I can reach those art house agencies only through film festivals.

Tell us about N120kms?
It is a wonderfully woven drama which ends up being a thriller. Neelakanta is known for good drama in his films. I can classify this film as a dramatic thriller. It has tightly knit characters. There is so much depth in the subject and it is surprising that Neelakanta opted for fresh faces.

What are your observations on Neelakanta as a filmmaker?
There are certain things in Neelakanta that inspired me. Neelakanta has the unique way of exploiting the poetic realism – metaphysical relationships between two objects. He does excellent detailing of each character. I always admire Neelakanta because he is downright original. It is very difficult in this competitive industry for the filmmakers to be original. He is very simple in his narrative. There is an interesting elegance that flows in his scenes. Originality, simplicity and elegance are three things Neelakanta should be branded with.

You are an entrepreneur, filmmaker, TV serial producer and actor. Where do you see yourself in future?
The moment I became a filmmaker, I got myself rid of duties as entrepreneur and I decided to focus of my film Animal. I want to focus on films.

What exactly is acting in opinion?
I don’t know how I can describe acting. I don’t think I have acted in N120kms at all. Neelakanta has written the script so in detail that I did not need any reference for acting.

Are you considering any future acting projects?
I have been listening to few scripts. I will probably choose one to go with by end of this month.

Have you done any courses in filmmaking?
No. I had a big decision to make in the year 2000. That is to whether put 60000 USD for the film course in Tisch School of Arts, New York University or probably produce something in India. So I decided to go and produce TV serial in Hyderabad.

Tell us about your co-artist Manasa?
She is a student who is doing her film editing course. There is always a technical inclination in her approach. Like me, she also stumbled into acting by chance. She is a quick learner. She does catch things sometimes quicker than I could. She has got interesting ease in her acting which will take her to places.

What’s your immediate step after N120kms?
I am looking at a script to act in now. I am keeping my directorial ambitions under wraps for sometime.

RAMARAJU

Ramaraju’s passion for cinema is undying. He has gone through many professions and processes and came right back to the work he has aspired to do. That is to make a film - in a honest way with heart-touching content. He didn’t bother about economics, calculations, pulses of moviegoer and made a film ‘Mallela Theeramlo Sirimalle Puvvu’ the way he wanted to see. Mallela Theeram film is releasing on 6 July. Here are the excerpts of idlebrain.com exclusive interview with Ramaraju -

Background:
I am basically from Bhimavaram and just a graduate. After my graduation, I have prepared for civils exams. I had gone to the interview as well. Dr. S Rao has suggested that I can’t handle bureaucracy and asked me to explore in other fields. Ram Gopal Varma is a distant relative of me and I went and joined him in direction department and worked for films like Deyyam. RGV told me that the work of AD (assistant director) is more of a labor work and has very less creativity and script orientation attached to it. He asked me to concentrate on creativity and work on script. There was a gap after that.

Then I joined IT field and worked on Oracle database. I realized that it was not my cup of tea. I decided that I should discover myself and cinema should be a self-discovery for me. My life is more like discovering myself. Then I went back to cinema and joined the team of Nivas for Shool film. Anurag Kashyap is also a part of Shool team. I bonded well with Anurag and worked with him for films like Black Friday, Paanch etc. Then there was a mysterious gap.

After making a name for himself in Bollywood as a director with different vision, Anurag Kashyap suggested that I should make a small film in Telugu with different and niche content and make them commercially appealing. Makes film that connect well with moviegoers and at the same time, they should also be contenders at film festivals. That’s a trend started by Anurag Kashyap in Bollywood and it worked tremendously well for him. Mallela Theeram is such an attempt to make a honest and decent film without looking at what people like in a film. There are no calculations in Mallela Theeram, I just kept my heart’s content.

What’s the content of Mallela Theeramlo Sirimalle Puvvu?
Mallela Theeramlo Sirimalle Puvvu is nothing but my reflections. Love can happen at any point of time. Most of our films end the moment the lead pair gets married. But story of Mallela Theeram deals with after marriage. This film is narrated from woman’s point of view who has dignity and voice. She wants to fall in love with her husband after the arranged marriage. It’s about she exploring another option when she finds her husband to be materialistic and unreciprocated to love.

What’s the economics of the movie?
We have shot the film using Red MX camera and the budget is under one crore.

You made an honest film. Getting people to watch it is very difficult for such films?
Yes. I must thank my friends in media for going out of their way to promote the film. Mallela Theeram is the love of labor for many people.

I always believe that ‘commerciality=connectivity’. Irrespective of the genre of the film, connectivity drives the economics. I must thank Sekhar Kammula who offered to buy the film and promote it as he has gone through similar struggles when he had to release Anand film. He watched the film twice as it made him nostalgic. He arranged a special screening for himself by paying theater rent at Prasad labs preview theater.

You look like a honest guy with integrity. How did you end up joining Ram Gopal Varma?
Ram Gopal Varma is a distant relative and he is the only connection to film industry for me. But personally I am not a fan of Ram Gopal Varma. You will be surprised if I say that I hated Shiva film. But I like Ram Gopal Varma as a businessman. My most favorite director is Balachandar. You can see integrity in the characters of Balachandar’s film. I tried bringing such integrity in Mallela Theeram film. I like Bapu films to certain extent like Muthyala Muggu, Gorantha Deepam and Vamsavruksham. I have a lot of respect for K Viswanath.

What is your next film?
I want to make a true romance film with a unique flavor.

IVA KRISHNA

Filmography
| Meenakshi Actor
2005 - Meenakshi 
( Telugu ) 2002 - Sreeram
( Telugu ) 2002 - Eshwar
( Telugu ) 2002 - Chennakeshava Reddy
( Telugu ) 2002 - Jayam ( Telugu )

Siva Krishna Profile

Siva Krishna
Name: Siva Raju
Star Name: Siva Krishna
Mother Tongue: Telugu
Middle Name: Rama
Complexion: Black
Facts: He won Kinnera award in 1998
Debut Movie: Maro Malupu - 1981

Siva Krishna Filmography:
1.) Rs 999 Matrame Supporting Cast
2.) Jagadguru Sri Shiridi Sai Baba (2009) Supporting Cast
3.) Police Police (2009) Supporting Cast
4.) Venkatadri (2009) Supporting Cast
5.) Shh (2009) Supporting Cast
6.) Meenakshi (2005) Supporting Cast
7.) Ammai Bagundhi (2004) Supporting Cast
8.) Shankaravam (2004) Supporting Cast
9.) Athade Oka Sainyam (2004) Supporting Cast
10.) Villan (2003) Supporting Cast
11.) Vijayam (2003) Supporting Cast
12.) Aesu Mahimalu (2003) Actor
13.) Eshwar (2002) Supporting Cast
14.) Chennakesavareddy (2002) Supporting Cast
15.) Allari Ramudu (2002) Supporting Cast
16.) Jayam (2002) Supporting Cast
17.) Ammo Policeollu (1999) Actor
18.) Gayam (1993) Supporting Cast
19.) Adadhi (1990) Actor
20.) Nayaniki Siksha (1988) Actor
21.) Uregimpu (1988) Actor
22.) Kulala Kurukshetram (1987) Actor
23.) Adapaduchu (1986) Actor
24.) Padhandi Munduku (1985) Actor
25.) Mantra Dhandam (1985) Actor
26.) Aagraham (1985) Actor
27.) Bebbuli Veta (1985) Actor
28.) Nagabhairava (1984) Actor
29.) Rojulumarai (1984) Actor
30.) Dandayatra (1984) Actor
31.) Vugraroopam (1984) Actor
32.) Eduruleni Monagadlu (1984) Actor
33.) Garana Rowdy (1984) Actor
34.) Idi Kadu Muginpu (1983) Actor
35.) Ee Desamlo Okaroju (1983) Actor
36.) Eecharitra Ee Sirato (1982) Supporting Cast

Srinivasa Raju - Art director

2008 Nagaram
2007 Athidhi
2007 Chandamama 
2005 Sri
2004 Samba
2004 Nenunnanu
2003 Vishnu
2002 Manmadhudu
2002 Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu
2001 Bava Nachadu (as V. Srinivasa Raju)
2000 Azaad
2000 Pelli Sambandham
2000 Yuvakudu
1999 Raja Kumarudu
1999 Sitaramaraju
1998 Panduga
1995 Alluda Mazaaka...!
1994 M Dharmaraju M.A.
1993 Chinna Alludu
1989 Vicky Dada
1989 Bala Gopaludu
1987 Kirayi Dada
1985 Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu

Chaitanya Dantuluri
Birth Name - Dantuluri Chaitanya
Nickname-Chaitu
Height - 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography
Born as Dantuluri Chaitanya at Gollala Mavidada, a small town near Kakinada in East Godavari Dist.

of Andhra Pradesh, India. Raised in Chennai(Madras) since his L.K.G. and now settled in Chennai &

Hyderabad. Son of D. Narayana Varma (Late), a senior Telugu Film Journalist, Lyricist, Film & T.V.

Writer. Passed out from Nightingale Matriculation High School, Chennai in the year 1992. Graduated

from The New College (Madras University) in the year 1995. Founded an advertising agency "Sree Ads"

in the year 1996 with 2 of his childhood friends and successfully operated it, before joining films.

One day during his visit to London, King Jai Singh was walking in casual dress in Bond Street. He saw a Rolls Royce showroom and went inside to inquire about the Price and Features etc of their cars.
Considering him a just another Poor Indian citizen, showroom salesmen insulted him and almost showed him the way out of the showroom. After this insult, King Jai Singh came back to his Hotel room and asked his servants to call the showroom that King of Alwar city is interested in purchasing their few Cars.

After few hours King reached the Rolls Royce showroom again but with his full astonishing royal manner and in his royal costume. Until he reached the showroom there was already red carpet on the floor and all the salesmen were bent with respect. The King purchased all the six cars that they had at showroom at that time and paid full amount with delivery costs.

After reaching India, King ordered municipal department to use all those six Rolls Royce cars for cleaning and transporting city’s waste. World’s number one Rolls Royce cars were being used for transportation of City’s waste, the news spread all over the world rapidly and the reputation of Rolls Royce Company was in drains.

Whenever someone used to boast in Europe or America that he owned a Rolls Royce, people used to laugh saying, “which one? The same that is used in India for carrying the waste of the City?”

Due to such reputation damages, sales of Rolls Royce dropped rapidly and revenue of company owners started falling down. Then they sent a Telegram to the king in India for apologies and requested to stop transportation of waste in Rolls Royce cars. Not only this but they also offered Six new cars to king free of cost.

When King Jai Singh observed that Rolls Royce has learnt a lesson and they are sorry for their mistakes, king stopped using those cars for carrying wastes.

G.S.Raju
M.S.(Calif.) F.A.F.Ph.E.(New York)

Mr. G.S.Raju, was born in a family of freedom fighters in a small village in Andhra Pradesh. He took his M.S. Degree in the University of California, Medical Centre, Sanfrancisco, U.S.A after obtaining the Bachelor of Science Degree from the Banaras Hindu University. He is also an awardee of the "Fellow of the American Council for Pharmaceutical Education".
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES:

After completion of his studies, he traveled round the world, and as an industrialist, he began his career in the year 1950, and started SOUTH INDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE PVT. LTD., a pharmaceutical formulations manufacturing Company at VIJAYAWADA, which is popularly known as SIRIS. Since then, he has established several other industries in Andhra Pradesh, and he is the Chairman of all the SIRIS Group of Industries, viz.,

SIRIS Ltd., Hyderabad
SIRIS Agro Ltd., Hyderabad, Kakinada, Alapadu.
SIRIS India Ltd., Hyderabad
SIRIS Agro-Tech Ltd., Hyderabad
SUDARSAN Drugs & Intermediates Ltd., Hyderabad.
BIOCHEM Industries, Vijayawada
SIRIS Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Vijayawada
SUDARSAN International, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Seesali (W.G.Dist)
SIRIS Impex, Vijayawada.
SIRIS Herbex, Vijayawada.
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES:

From the childhood, Mr.G.S.Raju was always inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Being further inspired by the Stature and dynamism of Pdt. Jawaharlal Nehru, he became an active member of the Congress Organisation in the year 1950 after his return from U.S.A after completing his education, and since then he was serving the Congress Organisation continuously without any break.

Mr.Raju had the privilege of hosting Pdt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) in the year 1959 in the factory premises of South India Research Institute Pvt. Ltd.

As a true Congressman, Mr.Raju served the Congress Organisation as the PRESIDENT of Vijayawada City Congress Committee ( Dist. Congress) for a period of 10 years from 1958-1968 continuously, during which time, he strengthened the Congress Organisation in the city by leaps and bounds.

Mr. Raju. was nominated by the Government for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council , and later he served the Legislative Council as its first DEPUTY CHAIRMAN for a full term of six years from 1958- 1964.

He was the CHAIRMAN of Amaravati Seema Urban Development Authority,VIJAYAWADA during 1981-82. He worked as the Congress (I) corporator of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation from 1981-1986, and as the leader of the Opposition.

He was serving the public as the PRESIDENT, Vijayawada City Congress Committee, and he voluntarily retired to give the place to a Harijan, to gain the support of Harijans, Backward class and schedule castes during the elections.

Seeing that the Congress Organisation was very weak at the gross root level, Mr. Raju worked for several years to strengthen the Congress Organisation without aspiring for any post either in the State Legislature, or in the Parliament.

He was sent by All India Congress Committee (I) to Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections in the year 1990, and a report was given by him to the then President of AICC, Sri Rajiv Gandhi.

Mr. Raju's active service in the political field has resulted in his close association with Pdt. Jawaharlal Nehru ; Smt. Indira Gandhi; Sri Rajiv Gandhi; Sri Morarji Desai; Sri P.V.Narasimha Rao-the former Prime Ministers of INDIA, and also with Babu Rajendra Prasad ; Dr. Zakir Hussian; Dr. Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan; Dr. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, Sri. Jnani Zail Singh, Sri. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed and Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma - former Presidents of India.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

Mr. G.S Raju served the three leading Organisations as PRESIDENT viz.,

All India Manufacturers' Organisation (AIMO), A.P.State Board during 1976-77.
Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA), A.P.State Board during 1978-79.
Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), A.P.State Branch, HYDERABAD.
Apart from the above, he also served the following :

PRESIDENT ,Vijayawada Co-operative Central Stores during 1965-66.
Member, Advisory Board of Life Insurance Corporation of India , for Southern Zone consisting of four States viz., Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka & Kerala- for a period of two terms.
Member, Research Advisory Council, Regional Research Laboratory,HYDERABAD.
Member , Andhra Pradesh Drug Advisory Board , HYDERABAD.
He is now serving the public as

Vice President , Indian Red Cross Society , A.P.State Branch, HYDERABAD.
Member, Regional Advisory Committee, Central Excise , GUNTUR.
Senate Member, Nagarjuna University, NAGARJUNA NAGAR, Guntur.
SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES ;

From the childhood , Mr. Raju had a strong desire to divert his mind on the spiritual side. He associated with the Chinmaya Mission as its first Secretary; as an Advisory Board Member of Andhra Pradesh for Satya Sai Seva Samithi. He is now serving as

Vice President of Sri Sukabrahma Ashramam , SRIKALAHASTI
Hony . President of Viswamji Mission of VIJAYAWADA
Trust Board Member of Jeear Swamiji's Vedic University,VIJAYAWADA
National Director of Maharishi Institute of Creative Intelligence INDIA.
He is a staunch believer of Transcendental Meditation, as a result of which , he introduced Yoga & Meditation in his Industries , and all the employees practice Yoga & Meditation in a big hall specially constructed in the Factory premises at VIJAYAWADA , every day during working hours. Attached to this, a Psycho -Physiological Laboratory with sophisticated electronic equipment is established, to test the depth of the meditation.

A V S Raju
Alluri Venkata Sathyanarayana Raju familiarly known as AVS Raju is a person in the Indian construction industry. He is also now as doyen of Indian construction industry. He is the promoter and founder chairman of Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd.

AVS Raju

Early life:

AVS Raju was born on 18 April 1937 and hails from a family that has been in the construction for over three generations. He left his village Antervedipalem in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India, after matriculation at the age of 18 years to make his career in Hyderabad and started contributing his share in developing the state in the areas of Industry, Infrastructure, Agriculture and Power. Last 45 years of his career, he has contributed in promoting many industries around Hyderabad and various parts of Andhra Pradesh while spreading the Construction activity in the country.He was the Secretary and Treasurer of Sri Nagarjuna Cooperative Housing Society Limited in 1975 and presently is its President.He was one of the promoters of M/s Nagarjuna Steels Ltd., during 1975-76, the first company of the present popular Nagarjuna group of Companies in Hyderabad and Deccan Cements Ltd., during 1983-84 a successfully and the first mini-cement plant in the country.He was also Promoter and Managing Director of M/s AVS Containers Ltd. in 1983-84.
Literature
Despite hectic business occupation for last 45 years, he has devoted time for literary, cultural and social activities and earned a great name as a freelance writer. He was member of many social and literary associations in Andhra Pradesh. He wrote more than 10,000 poems on various subjects including his two well-known books one on Sri Rama entitled Rama Rasamrutham and another one is on Bhagawan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba entitled Sri Sai Sudha Madhuri.He has received UGADI PURASKAR from Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, India in 1998.AVS Raju has set a new Guinness world record by writing the largest single volume biography Sri Sai Sudha Madhuri on the life of Sri Satya Sai Baba between 1996 and 2007. The single bound book consists of 32 separate volumes.Raju has recently been appointed as chairman of the Hyderabad District Dharmic Council. He was also conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Acharya Nagarjuna University in 2008.He has also had the rare distinction of being mentioned in the Limca Book of World Records for four consecutive years (2005–08).

Social service and other achievements

He had undertaken social forestry with a target of planting 2 lakh trees on large scale as a protagonist of environmental protection and preservation of ecological balance and achieved the goal.Chairman for a Unique Venture “Galaxy of Prominent Telugus 1st World Conference-1995? which was successfully organised on 30.12.1995 and 31.12.1995 at Sri Sathya Sai Nigamagam, Hyderabad and documented the achievements of 1000 distinguished personalities of World Telugus Origin, in varied fields.Developed along with Associates a Mega Horticulture farm with 100 varieties of fruit bearing trees in an extent of 550 acres (2.2 km2) in Medak, East and West Godavari Districts of A.P., along with other farmers.He was awarded “Life Time Achievement award” instituted by the Builders’ Association of India. The Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, presented the award to AVS Raju at a function held in Kochi in 2006.He was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2010 in the field of Trade and Industry.

Krishnudu was born and brought up in a family of landlords in Chintalapalli, Razole, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. His great grandfather was Alluri Varha Venkata Suryanarayana Raju Zamindar of Chinchinada. He is known for his comedy.

Filmography (Select)

Year Title Role
2013 Chandamama Kathalu filming
2013 Thurum filming
2013 Dalam
2012 Mr.Manmadha
2012 Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu Prakash
2012 Nippu
2011 Mogudu
2011 Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju Banda
2010 Chandrudu
2010 Mango
2010 Aamayakudu
2010 Kothi Mooka
2010 Pappu
2010 Ye Maaya Chesaave himself
2009 Arya 2
2009 Villagelo Vinayakudu Karthik
2009 Oy! Fatso
2008 Vinayakudu Karthik
2008 Vaana
2007 Happy Days Fat senior

Ram Gopal Varma also known as RGV is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. His work is predominantly in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. Varma has directed, written and produced films across multiple genres — psychological thrillers, underworld gang warfare, road movies, horrors, fictional films, politician-criminal nexus, experimental films, musicals, parallel cinema, and docudrama.Two of his films Siva (1989), and Satya (1998) were show cased among CNN-IBN's list of hundred best Indian films of all time. In 2005, Indiatimes Movies included Satya in its list of 25 Must See Bollywood Movies.[7] The film marked the introduction of a new genre of film making, a variation of film noir that has been called Mumbai noir, of which Varma is the acknowledged master.
He directed path breaking film's like Siva (1989) and Kshana Kshanam (1991) for which he has garnered Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for Best Direction. In 1999, He has garnered the National Film Award for scripting and producing Shool. In the same year He directed Prema Katha for which he received his third Nandi Award for Best Director. He garnered three Filmfare Awards and five Bollywood Movie Awards. In 2010, He received critical acclaim at the International film festival of Fribourg, Switzerland, where in, a retrospective of Mumbai noir, was staged by film critic, Edward Waintrop.
He gained recognition in Bollywood with the 1990 Hindi film, Shiva premiered at International Film Festival of India, and the 1991 supernatural thriller, Raat. In 1995 he directed another blockbuster Rangeela. He then directed Satya (1998), which won six Filmfare Awards, including the Critics Award for Best Film, and was show cased among the Indian panorama section, at the 1998 International Film Festival of India. Varma received the Bimal Roy memorial award for best direction for this film.
Satya, together with his 2002 film Company (which he directed, won three IIFA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards, and a Bollywood Movie Award for best direction, and was premiered at the 2004 Austin Film Festival) and the 2005 film D (which he produced), form an "Indian gangster trilogy". In 2006, he re-made a new version of Shiva, which was screened at the New York Asian Film Festival, where a retrospective featuring several of his previous movies was staged. Alongside Shiva, the festival screened his earlier successful films Company, Ek Hasina Thi, Ab Tak Chhappan and Sarkar.
In 2008, he directed another blockbuster, Sarkar Raj, which was archived at the Academy of Motion Pictures library. In 2013, he directed a docudrama, The Attacks of 26/11 showcased to critical acclaim at the Berlin International Film Festival, in the Panorama as well as the Competition section. Other acclaimed films at the box office, that Varma directed include Gaayam (1993), Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997), Kaun (1999), Jungle (2000), Bhoot (2003), Sarkar (2005), Phoonk (2008), Rakta Charitra (2010), and Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju (2011).
Varma completed BE in civil engineering from V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada. Even during this period, Varma remained a film buff, through his uncle. Varma would skip classes often and watch films instead. He would watch the same film repeatedly "just to watch certain scenes which interested him." According to him, that is how he learned film direction.
After a brief stint as a site engineer for Krishna Oberoi hotel in Hyderabad, he put his dreams on the back burner and decided to go to Nigeria to make some money. It was at this moment that he visited a video rental library in Hyderabad. He loved the idea and decided to start one of his own at Ameerpet in Hyderabad, through which he slowly developed connections with the film world. Without being successful as a fourth assistant director in B. Gopal's film Collector Gari Abbai, Varma directly ventured into film direction, with the 1989 Telugu film, Siva.
Before Varma started his career in the Telugu film industry, he lingered on the sets of films such as Collector Gari Abbai and Rao Gaari Illu. His father Krishnam Raju Varma, was a sound recordist at Annapurna Studios, which was then owned by thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Varma managed to meet Nagarjuna Akkineni and narrated a scene to the actor which impressed him. The result of their collaboration was a film on the criminalisation of student politics — Siva. It was a blockbuster with Varma demonstrating his technical expertise and storytelling skills. The success of the film in Telugu led to a Hindi remake with similar success.
Varma's next film was Kshana Kshanam with Venkatesh and Sridevi which got him noticed by Bollywood critics. It was dubbed into Hindi as Hairaan. Then he made films such as Raatri and Antham. While Gaayam with Jagapathi Babu and Anaganaga Oka Roju with J.D. Chakravarthy were successful, Govinda Govinda with Nagarjuna and Sridevi proved to be a moderate success at the box office. During this period, Varma produced films such as Money and Money Money and was the screenwriter for Mani Ratnam's Tamil movie Thiruda Thiruda.
National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (producer) – Shool – 1999
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie – Satya (1998)
Filmfare Best Story Award – Rangeela (1995)
Nandi Awards
Nandi Award for Best Director – Siva (1989)
Nandi Award for Best Director – Kshana Kshanam (1991)
Nandi Award for Best Director – Prema Katha (1999)
Bollywood Movie Awards
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Director
Satya (1998)
Jungle (2000)
Company (2002)
Bhoot (2003)

Vasudha Foundation was established in the year 2002. Sri Mantena Venkata Rama Raju is the founder Chairman. It was started with Objectives of fulfilling its social responsibilities of helping the needy from diffrent sections of society. It has started its charitable services from garagaparru village, near Bhimavaram town, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh with development of school and providing infrastructure facilities in the school.

The objectives of the Foundation are to help the people at time of Natural Disasters, conducting of Medical Camps; Finincial assistance to the poor students to persue higher education; Medial assistance to the poor people suffering from various diseases; Finincial assistance to old age homes; giving old age pension to poor and senior citizens; Finincial assistance to Institutions rendering services to orphanages, mentally and physically disabled students; distribution of clothes to the poor school children, blankets to the poor and senior citizens.

SERVICE TO THE MANKIND IS SERVICE TO GOD:

This popular saying is the mother of VASUDHA FOUNDATION, a social service organization that is extending its helping hand both physically and financially to all the people of all the classes and all age groups those who are affected by the fury of the nature and due to their ill luck.

MISSION:

The mission of VASUDHA FOUNDATION is to stand beside and provide the deprived classes all they need in the hour of need, makes them a part of the growth of the nation and provide leadership and motivation along with financial assistance.

The mission is being carried out by its programmes :

Akshara (Vidya):

Programme designed to extend helping hand to poor students pursuing higher education like engineering, medicine, post graduate courses etc.

Aarogya:

Programme designed to save the lives of the people affected by general diseases, heart diseases, cancer, kidney diseases, eye diseases etc.

Aashraya:

Programme designed to address the problems faced by the senior citizens and taking care of them during their sacred phase of life (Vruddhapya ).

Aadarana:

Programme designed to enable physically and mentally disabled people to face the challenges in life and join the growth of the nation.

Akshaya:

Programme designed to stand forefront to extend helping hand to the people who are in crisis at the time of natural calamities and helping them to revert back to their normal life.

SERVICES:

Distribution of school books to the poor students
Distribution of clothes to the weaker sections
Distribution of dresses and blankets to the old people
Distribution of food grains in the flood and drought effected areas
Distribution of medicines in the areas where epidemic outbreak is there.
Organizing medical camps in flood effected areas.
Organizing medical check up programmes periodically.

VASUDHA FOUNDATION strongly believes that sharing not only joys but also sorrows is one of the duties of the human being.

Zamindaris of Rajus
Nizam/Colonial Period:

The Sultans, Nizams and British all employed Rajus as the governors of estates with the responsibility of collecting taxes. In 1857 the British broke up the estates and realigned the bigger brigands into Princely states and the lesser ones as Zamindars or Jagirdars. These zamindars were abolished after the formation of the Indian Union in 1947.

Zamindaris of Rajus:

Zamindars and the families that controlled them in parenthesis.

Anegundi (Narapathi)
Ankapilli (Pusapadi)
Golconda (Bhupathiraju)
Chemudu (Vyricharla)
Charmahal (Kalidindi)
Chintalapalli (Alluri)
Darlapudi (Chintalapati)
Dimili (Pusapati)
Ellore (Thirupathiraju)
Gandhavaram (Pakalapati)
Godi (Rudraraju)
Godicharla (Vatsavai)
Godilanka (Rudraraju)
Karvetinagar
Kasipuram (Pusapati)
Kumili (Pusapati)
Kuppili (Jampana)
Kottakota (Pinnamaraju)
Kota Uratla (Raja Sagi)
Kondakirla (Sagi)
Kurupam (Vyricharla)
Korukonda (Thirupathiraju)
Kottur (Sagi)
Koppuram (Nallaparaju)
Madgole (Chintalapati) Claim descent from Matsya desa.
Merangi (Satrucharla)
Mogalthur (Kalidindi)
Moida (Penumatsa)
Nakkapilli (Kakarlapudi)
Peddapuram (Vatsavai)
Puttur(Madiraju)
Rajamundry (Pusapati)
Ramachandrapuram Kota royal family SRK Raja Gopal Narasa Raju.
Rayavaram (Sagi)
Rajala (Sagi)
Rajapalayam(Valivarthi)
Razolu (Kanumuri)
Revidi(Bhupathiraju)
Padmanabham(Raja Sagi)
Srirampuram (Kakarlapudi)
Salur (Satrucharla)
Thangedu (Raja Sagi)
Tuni (Vatsavai)
Uppada (Pusapati)
Vemalapudi (Sagi)
Velchur Kodur (Sagi)
Vizianagaram (Pusapati)
pedamajjipalem (siruvuri)
Wurutla (Dantuluri)
Jeypore In 1768, Vijayarama Raju had granted the Jeypore country as a jagir.
Muppala

Modern community:

After the Independence of India Zamindari was abolished. During this time many Raju zamindars donated their property and land liberally for the upliftment of poor and Education. Vizianagaram is the oldest and largest Hindu Princely State of Andhra Pradesh (Samsthanam). Maharaja PVG Raju donated his Royal State to Republic of India. He also donated enormous wealth, Khazana, Land, Gold, Diamonds, Propertis, Palaces to Korukonda Sainik school, Andhra University, Mansas Trust and to poor and needy for schools, colleges and hospitals. Rajus of Andhra are designated as forward caste. Most of Rajus are doing well in Education, Information Technology and other fields. Despite sizeable population of Rajus being economically backward, Andhra Kshatriya Rajus never asked for Reservation.

Legends History :

There have been varying accounts about the origins of the Raju community. Some include them among the military tribes of Rajput descent.

Regarding this community Edgar Thurston in his seven volume Castes and Tribes of Southern India writes...The Maharajas of Vizianagaram claim to be Kshatriyas from the Rajputana and the leaders of the people of gotrams said to have come to the Northern Circars centuries ago. It is noted in connection with the battle of Padmanabham(in present Visakhapatnam district) in 1794 AD that Rajputs formed a rampart round the corpse of Vijay Rama Raju. Padmanabham will long be remembered as the Flodden of the Rajputs of Vizianagaram...as a class they are the handsomest and best developed men in the country and differ so much in feature and build from other Hindus that they may usually be distinguished at a glance...they are mostly Vaishnavites, and their priests are Brahmans...Rajus of course assume the sacred thread, and are very proud and particular in their conduct. Brahmanical rites of Punya Havachanam (Purification), Jata Karma (Birth ceremony), Nama Karanam (Naming ceremony), Chaulam (Tonsure), and Upanayanam (Thread ceremony) are performed...at weddings the Kasi Yatra (Mock flight to Benares) is performed...at their wedding they worship a sword, which is a ceremony usually denoting a soldier caste...they use a wrist string made of cotton and wool, the combination peculiar to Kshatriyas, to tie the wrists of the happy couple...in some villages, Rajus seem to object to the construction of a pial, or raised platform, in front of their houses. The pial is the lounging place where visitors are received by day.

Historically South Indian royal families of Kshatriyas (Rajus) had marital relationship with Central and North Indian royal families, like Rajas of Vizianagaram, Salur and Kurupam had marital relationships with the Rajputana royal families.

The history of South India and the Puranas reveal that the Andhra Kshatriyas descended from the Aryavarta (northern India) to the south due to internal conflicts, foreign invasions, famine etc. Vayu Purana, Buddhist and Jain literatures mention about migration of Ikshvakus Kshatriyas to southern India.

Rajus traditional accounts claim descent from Ikshvaku, Vishnukundina, Chalukya, Paricchedi and Kota Vamsa.

Some historians and traditional accounts link Rajus to ancient Andhra Ikshvakus, which was the first Kshatriya kingdom in Andhra which ruled during 2nd and 3rd Centuries CE and are purportedly linked to ancient Ikshvakus of Kosala.

According to most historians and by the inscriptional evidences of Paricchedi and Chagi ruling clans, during 4th - 5th century AD few Kshatriyas of four clans travelled from northern India to the south, where they initially worked as feudatories of Vakatakas before establishing the Vishnukundina Kingdom. While some Kshatriyas of Andhra are said to be descendents of Eastern Chalukyas and few other Kshatriya dynasties.

Raju surnames:

The surnames of Andhra Kshatriyas were created or formed during the 12th, 13th and 14th Centuries (AD). Prior to that, there were only Gotras (clans) but no surnames. Marriage alliances were being made between persons of different Gotras but not with persons of the same Gotras. At the time of formation of surnames, the villages where persons were residing generally became their surnames.

From the data collected by Sri Buddharaju Varahala Raju, there were 109 surnames for Andhra Kshatriyas. 80 surnames were based on village names; 20 were based on Chivalry names; 1 based on nature and 8 based on other ways. It did not include Kshatriya Raju surnames of Karnataka. For some families the names of their famous and prominent ancestors became their surnames. For example - Bhupathi Raju, Rudra Raju, Tirumala Raju etc.

Gotra (clan), Vamsam means heredity. The Vamsams are of two types:

Janma Vamsam (based on Birth)
Vidya Vamsam (based on Education)

Those Kshatriyas who were educated under certain Sages (Rishis) became their Vamsiyas. They belong to the respective Vidya Vamsams.

Sage Apastamba wrote a book named Apastamba Sutramulu incorporating the traditions of persons wearing the sacred thread (Dvija). All the traditions and ceremonies of Rajus are based on these Gotras. The Rajus of Northern Circars belong to these Four Gotras:

Kaundinya
Vasistha
Dhananjaya
Kasyapa

The Rajus of Vijayanagaram have these additional Gotras:

Atreya
Bharadwaja
Pasupati
Viswamitra

They have marriage alliances with the persons belonging to the other Gotras. As Vasistha was the guru of both Koundinya and Vasistha Gotras, he is considered as the Pithru (Father) of both of them and so there were no marriage alliances between these two Gotras. However, for the last few centuries they discarded this tradition.
Most surnames in Andhra Pradesh come from the family's town of origin so some of the surnames are found in other Andhra communities. Some of the Kshatriya names are actually the same but due to regional pronunciation differences they are spelt differently.

Surnames

Gotra: Dhanunjaya
Descended from: Kota
Sub-clans of Dhanunjaya Gotra

Addala
Adluri
Byrraju
Bhupathiraju
Chekuri
Chintalapati
Cherukuri
Dandu
Dantuluri
Datla
Dasaraju
Dasariraju
Ellamraju
Gadiraju
Gandham
Guduru
Gundraju
Gandraju
Gokaraju
Gottumukkala
Guntimadugu
Guntumadugu
Gunturi
Jampana (Kota Jampana)
Jujjuri
Keertipati
Kondaraju
Kallepalli
Kammela
Kankipati
Kasi
Kasiraju
Kokkerlapati
Konduri
Koppella/Kopperla
Kothapalli
Kovvuri
Kusampudi
Kunaparaju
Mahali/Maka raju
Mudundi
Nandimandalam
Nallaparaju
Nunna
Panduraju
Pakalapati
Patchamatla/Patsamatla
Penmetsa
Penumuchuru
Poranki
Pusampudi
Rachakonda
Rasiraju
Renati
Rudraraju
Sagiraju
Suraparaju
Thotakura
Thotakuri
Tirumalaraju
Uddaraju
Vanapala
Vuddaraju
Vuyyuri/Uyyuri
Vandaraju
Vempalli
Vengamaraju
Vadlamudi
Vegiraju
Vetukuri
Yarakaraju

Gotra: Kaundinya
Descended from: Chalukyas, Vishnukundina
Sub-clans of Kaundinya Gotra

Addepalli
Ainampudi
Barapati
Eemanamanda
Inampudi
Jampana (Chalukya Jampana)
Kalidindi
Kunadharaju
Mudunuri
Saripalli/Saripella
Vemulamanda
Yamanamanda

Gotra: Vasistha
Descended from: Gajapati, Chagi/Sagi, Parichcheda
Sub-clans of Vashista Gotra

Adduri
Alluri
Bezawada
Byrraju
Balaraju
Bontaraju
Buddharaju
Chekuri
Chamarthi
Chiluguri
Chiluvuri
Chodaraju
Dendukuri
Etikuri
Vetikuri
Gadiraju
Ganapathiraju
Godavarthi
Gudipalli
Gurajala/Gurijala
Indukuri
Isikapalli
Kakarlapudi
Kolukuluri
Kosuri
kalluri
Kucharlapati
lavutu
Mahali/Maka raju
Manthena
Mulagapati
Munagapati
Muppala
Nadimipalli/Nadimpalli
Nagaraju
Nandela/Nandilla/Nandyala
Pericherla
Pinnamaraju
Pusapati/Poosapati
Potturi
Raavipati/Raayapati
Sagi
Sakhineti/Sagineti
Sagiraju
Samanthapudi
Siruguri/Siruvuri
Ulasi
Vadapalli
Valivarthi
Vatsavayi.
vatsavai.
Vegesna
Vejandla
Vejarla/Yejerla/Vejella
Velaganati

Gotra: Kasyapa
Descended from: Eastern Chalukya, Chalukya-Cholas, Kalachuri, Kakatiya (Mandapati)
Sub-clans of Kasyapa Gotra

Bellamkonda
Bhimaraju
Chodaraju
Chirutani
Dandu
Eedurapalli/Eedarapalli
Ellenti
Ganapathiraju
Gangaraju
Gobburi
Gorinta
Jillela
jaggaraju
jagapati
Kanumuri
Katari
Kondaraju
kadimella
Kuriseti
Lakhamraju
Machiraju
Madiraju
Mandapati
Manubolu
Matla
Malyapati
Mungara
Nagalpati
Namburu/Namburi
Pathapati
Sayyaparaju
Solanki
Tirumalaraju
Uppalapati/Vuppalapati
Yallamraju

Gotra: Pasupati
Descended from:
Sub-clans of Pasupati Gotra

Alugunuru
Anatharaju
Anjiraju
Ayyaparaju
Balaraju
Bayalraju
Betharaju
Bogaraju
Bontaraju
Buttamraju
Chamarthi
Chejerila
Chennamraju
Chennapay
Chevuru
Chokkaraju
Cibyala
Daasanapu
Dakshiraju
Dalavayi
Dommaraju
Gadi
Gouripuram
Govindaraju
Gunlapalli
Hasthi
Inkula
Jagadabhi
Kalvala
Kaluvala
Kamparaju
Kanchiraju
Katri
Konduru
Kocherla
Lingaraju
Medidaraju
Mudhuluru
Nandyala
Nimmaraju
Padmaraju
Patarapalli
Peddiraju
Penugonda
Raghava
Sangama
Sangaraju
Solaraju
Tipparaju
Ummalaraju
Valavarthi
Vanipanta
Vankeraju
Veligandla
Venkataraju
Yadavalli
Yellaturu
Yerramraju

Gotra: Atreya
Descended from: Vijayanagar (Saluva, Aravidu, Narapathi)
Sub-clans of Atreya Gotra

Agili
Atmakuri
Amaravathi
Bopparaju
Bontaraju(Bonta)
Dalavayi
Dorraju
Gunti
Madapalli
Mallapuraju
Mallaparaju
Juturi
Kadapa
Kadimella
Koneti
Matla
Narapathi
Nandyala
Nandela
Oruganti
Pocharaju
Saluva
Sammeta
Siddiraju
Simhadri
srinadaraju
Timmaraju
Varadaraju

Gotra: Vishwamitra
Descended from: Vijayanagar
Sub-clans of Vishwamitra Gotra

Dalavai
Pocharaju