Neeraja Kona
Neeraja Kona | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1983 Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Stylist, Costume Designer, Lyricist |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Spouse | Ajay |
| Parent | Kona Raghupathi |
| Relatives | Kona Venkat |
Neeraja Kona is an Indian stylist and costume designer who works in Telugu and Tamil films.
Career
[edit]Neeraja began her career assisting in styling for Jr NTR and Kajal Aggarwal for Baadshah (2013) directed by Srinu Vaitla. She was Nithiin's stylist for Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde. Nithiin then signed her on for his next two movies Courier Boy Kalyan and Puri Jagannadh's Heart Attack. She later met Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and became her personal stylist.[1][2]
Early on in her career Neeraja got to be part of Trivikram Srinivas and Pawan Kalyan's Attarintiki Daredi[3] and Harish Shankar's Ramayya Vasthavayya.[4] She designed costumes for Samantha Ruth Prabhu in both films. She has worked with the directors Trivikram Srinivas, Harish Shankar, Vamsi Paidipally, and V. V. Vinayak. Her other projects include Hansika's Romeo and Juliet, Gopichand Malineni's Pandaga Chesko, Krishna Vamsi's Govindudu Andarivadele, Nithin and Karunakaran's Movie. She has also assisted in styling Allu Arjun and Kajal Aggarwal in Yevadu, Nithin and Yami Gautam in Courier Boy Kalyan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Pranitha Subhash in Jr NTR - Santosh Srinivas's project and Sudheer Babu in two songs from Aadu Magaadra Bujji. She was also a lyricist for few songs in the films Thikka, Chal Mohan Ranga and Miss India which are composed by S.S.Thaman.
Her debut directorial feature film, Telusu Kada featuring Siddhu Jonnalagadda, is scheduled for release in 2024.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Costume Designer
[edit]| Year | Film | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Aadu Magaadra Bujji | |
| Autonagar Surya | ||
| Ramayya Vasthavayya | ||
| Attarintiki Daredi | ||
| Heart Attack | ||
| Courier Boy Kalyan | ||
| Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | ||
| Baadshah | ||
| 2014 | Alludu Seenu | |
| Rabhasa | ||
| Power | ||
| Oka Laila Kosam | ||
| Govindudu Andarivadele | ||
| 2015 | Pandaga Chesko | |
| 2016 | Thikka | Vellipoke |
| 2017 | Mersal (Tamil) | |
| Ninnu Kori | ||
| Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (Tamil) | ||
| Velaikkaran (Tamil)[6] | ||
| 2018 | Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (Tamil) | |
| Irumbu Thirai (Tamil) | ||
| Chal Mohan Ranga | Miami | |
| Saamy Square (Tamil) | ||
| 2019 | NGK (Tamil) | |
| 2020 | Miss India | Naa Chinni Lokkammea |
Director
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Telusu Kada † | Debut as feature film director | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ 'Neeraja Kona is Samantha's new stylist - Tv9. youtube.com Retrieved on 8 March 2014.
- ^ 'Neeraja Kona is Samantha`s new stylist. sify.com Retrieved on 8 March 2014.
- ^ 'Neeraja Kona, the name behind Pawan Kalyan’s designer costumes. cinegola.com Retrieved on 8 March 2014.
- ^ 'Samantha And Neeraja Kona From RV Sets. cinegallery.org Retrieved on 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Siddu Jonnalagadda's Next Titled Telusu Kada". film companion. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Deccan Chronicle (15 October 2016). "Stylist Neeraja forays into K'town". Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Neeraj Kona's 'Telusu Kada' featuring Siddu Jonnalagadda launched!". The Times of India. 18 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
External links
[edit]Neeraja Kona at IMDb