A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman

I joined the Madras Christian College but dropped out after three months. Telugu music director Ramesh Naidu asked me to assist him, and I did so for over a year. I did think of rejoining college, but by then, I was discovering the musician in me. I worked with Illaya Raja and Raj Koti and soon shifted to commercials. This led to movie offers.

Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari

My formative years were not spent in Hyderabad, so I can only understand Telugu, but I love the culture.

Aishwarya Rajesh
Aishwarya Rajesh

My mother tongue is Telugu. I was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu.

Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun

I want to thank the audience of both the Telugu speaking states for standing by me throughout my journey.

Amala Akkineni
Amala Akkineni

I speak Tamil and Telugu better than Bengali.

Amisha Patel
Amisha Patel

I was in Hyderabad shooting for a Telugu film with Mahesh Babu when Aamir called, saying he wanted me to play the widow Jwala in 'Mangal Pandey.'

Amy Jackson
Amy Jackson

I started with Tamil film, then Hindi. Now, I am also doing a Telugu film. The journey has been wonderful so far.

Amyra Dastur
Amyra Dastur

I really respect Telugu cinema and the fact that people out here have a totally different style of working and are at par with Bollywood. Sometimes, they beat Bollywood with the kind of films they make.

Amyra Dastur
Amyra Dastur

The fact that I did a Tamil film is going to help me a lot in learning Telugu.

Amyra Dastur
Amyra Dastur

I have worked really hard to reach where I am - I worked hard on my Hindi and diction because I am a Parsi and Hindi is not my strong point, and I've also learnt Tamil and Telugu because I want to get my lines right. I want to be known as a performer.