Tollywood celebs who ring in their birthdays today on April 17

Actor Siddharth, one of the multitalented actors in Southern film industry, is celebrating his 40th birthday today. He is not just a talented actor, but also a screenwriter, producer, and playback singer. From delivering some powerful performances in films like 'Boys', 'Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana', 'Chukkallo Chandrudu', 'Bommarillu', 'Aata', 'Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam', 'Oye!', 'Oh My Friend', 'Love Failure' and recently released ‘Gruham’ to mesmerizing people with his vocal skills, the charming actor proved that talent is the only thing that is needed to survive in the showbiz. The actor with the infectious performance made his Tollywood debut alongside Trisha Krishnan and Srihari with Prabhu Deva’s Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. After that, there was no looking back. He gave back-to-back hits and became one of the top actors.

'Aparichitudu', 'I', 'Sivaputrudu' and 'Inkokkadu' are some of the films considered by Tollywood film buffs to describe the performance stamina of Chiyaan Vikram, who is celebrating his 53rd birthday today. Vikram got his break in the Malayalam film industry when he made his debut with 'Dhruvam' in 1993. But what really put the star on the map was the romantic drama ‘Sethu’ in 1999. His charm and terrific performances were immediately put a spell on all the viewers, and he quickly became everyone’s favourite. In fact, his amazing presence was so dynamic that even Tollywood couldn't ignore the guy, and Vikram finally made his debut in the film industry with the movie 'Chirunavvula Varamistava' in 1993, and there has been no looking back for the actor since then.

Indraganti Mohan Krishna is one of the prominent directors of the Telugu film industry. He gave us 'Grahanam', 'Ashta Chamma', 'Golconda High School', 'Gentleman', 'Ami Thumi' and 'Sammohanam', the films that not only received praises in the industry but also left a mark at the ticket window. He made his directorial debut in 2004 with ‘Grahanam’, which was not only screened at the 2005 International Film Festival of India, the 2004 Seattle First Independent South Asian Film Festival and the 2004 Mumbai Asian Film Festival but also received National Film Award, for the Best Debut Film of a Director. Now, he is planning to make a multistarrer with Sudheer Babu and Nani. Aditi Rao Hydari is on board as one of the leading ladies in the film, which will be produced by Dil Raju under his home banner Sri Venkateswara Creations.

Merlapaka Gandhi, who has turned a year older today is one of the talented directors of the industry. His real name is Merlapaka Che Guevara, and he was born in Vedulla Cheruvu, Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. He studied B. Tech engineering degree in Allagadda. He made his directorial debut with ‘Venkatadri Express’ (2013), which emerged as the one of the biggest hits of the year. No director before him has attempted this feat of making a film like 'Express Raja' (2016). The story, comedy, and songs got the audience hooked, and it became a blockbuster hit. The film showcases Gandhi’s finesse as a director.