From Samantha Ruth Prabhu to Rahul Sipligunj: How 2022 was a game-changer for these Telugu TV celebs

2022 has been special to many for various reasons. While it gave a sense of hope and normalcy to a pandemic-hit world, Telugu television, on the other hand, had an eventful calendar in comparison to the past couple of years. This year has indeed been a game-changer for many celebs and here's a look at a few of them:

The South superstar continues to shine in 2022 as well. She began the year basking in the glory of her runaway hit special number in Pushpa: The Rise. From Uttarakhand to Dubai, Samantha also did extensive travelling this year as well. On the other hand, her popularity on social media continued to increase. She hit a new milestone of 22 million followers on Instagram. Samantha indeed created a stir with her sensational debut stint in the latest season of Koffee with Karan. Samantha may not forget 2022 as she was also diagnosed with the auto-immune condition Myositis, for which she even reportedly flew to South Korea for treatment.

2022 will be extremely dear to popular playback singer-Indian Idol 9 winner Revanth. He found the love of his life this year. Revanth got hitched to Anvitha in February and there was no looking back for him. While he was busy with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu and his personal life in the first half of the year, he had a controversial second half with his foray into Bigg Boss Telugu season 6. Revanth emerged as the winner of the season as well. On the personal front, Revanth embraced fatherhood, which he has been longing for a while now. He was blessed with a baby girl recently. He fulfilled his promise of taking home a trophy for his daughter.

The social media influencer and Bigg Boss Telugu season 5 runner-up had a bitter start in 2022. He broke up with long-term girlfriend Deepthi Sunaina and confirmed the same on January 1. Shanmukh focused on his acting career and released a new web series for a popular OTT platform. Besides, he also realised his long-term dream of meeting his idol, Tamil superstar Suriya Sivakumar. Shanmukh also bought a brand new luxury car recently. He is stepping into 2023 with more promise and responsibility.

It is one memorable year for playback singer and Bigg Boss Telugu season 3 winner Rahul Sipligunj. Besides expanding his clothing label, Rahul also made his acting debut with the upcoming Telugu movie 'Rangamarthanda' this year. What makes this year truly special for Rahul is the fact that Naatu Naatu, the song he co-sung with Kaalabhairava and others from SS Rajamouli's RRR, got shortlisted for Oscars 2023. It is the first Indian song to get shortlisted for the Academy Award. It is indeed a rare feat for any playback singer. On the personal front, he also bought his second luxury car and also moved into his new residence.

This noted TV actress had a dreamy year this year. While she shared the screen with her favourite actor Mahesh Babu and even hugged him for a TV show this year, she went to appear in a bunch of Telugu movies as well. On the personal front, Rohini bought a new house and moved in with her family. She also got a chance to quench her wanderlust. She could squeeze in time for some memorable trips to the UK and Bahrain this year.

Until she was crowned as the winner of the exclusive OTT season Bigg Boss Non-Stop in May this year, Bindu was an actress with a couple of notable Telugu films to her credit. She made her comeback into Telugu entertainment business with the reality show. Bindu created history by becoming the first female winner of the reality TV series in Telugu. She also earned a huge social media following and even clocked over 100k followers on Twitter recently. She has lined up back-to-back projects and is walking into 2023 on a positive note.

He was a noted actor-dancer and moreover the fiance of Bigg Boss Telugu season 5 fame Siri Hanmanth until Bigg Boss Telugu season 6 in September. He indeed took Bigg Boss fans by surprise by emerging as the runner-up of the recently concluded season 6. He not only grabbed nearly Rs. 40 lakhs out of the winner's prize money of Rs. 50 lakhs but also fulfilled his desire to erase his bitter memories with the reality TV series. To the unaware, Siri's intimacy with inmate Shanmukh Jaswanth in season 5 of BB Telugu turned controversial and Shrihan earned sympathy from a section of netizens. So, winning Bigg Boss Telugu season 6 was all the more important to him. He has been celebrating his victory with Siri and his family besides planning a memorable vacation.

Besides the celebrities, 2022 is special for a commoner like BVK Vagdevi. The young talented singer from Nellore has won the debut OTT edition of the popular Indian TV series Indian Idol in June. She was crowned the winner of Telugu Indian Idol in an eventful finale graced by none other than megastar Chiranjeevi. Though she started her singing journey quite young with prestigious shows like Paadutha Teeyaga, the young B. Arch student claims her first major victory was Telugu Indian Idol. She is hoping to make it big in the music world in 2023.