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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

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Thota Gopala Krishna Thota Gopala Krishna (1945–2012) was an Indian politician who was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from the Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union ...

(1945–2012), Indian politician, Lok Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh *

Thota Narasayya Naidu Thota Narasayya Naidu (also spelled as Thota Narasaiah Naidu) was an Indian freedom fighter and a resident of Pagolu taluk, Machilipatnam (present-day Andhra Pradesh). He was a wrestler by profession and served in the court of the Challapa ...

, Indian wrestler and freedom fighter of the 1930s *

Thota Narasimham Thota Narasimham is an Indian politician and a member of parliament from Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of south ...

, Indian politician *

Thota Seetharama Lakshmi Thota Sitarama Lakshmi (born 12 September 1951 in Uppuluru, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam Party who presently represents the party as a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (C ...

, Indian politician, Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh *

Thota Tharani Thota Tharani is an Indian art director, production designer and painter known for his work in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. With over six decades of experience, he is recognized for his detailed set designs and visual storytellin ...

, Indian film art director and production designer *

Thota Vaikuntam Thota Vaikuntam (born 1942) is an Indian painter. His paintings capture simple lifestyle of villagers like the paddy fields, toddy pots on shoulders of men, the household chores, temple rituals etc. His drawings range from stark charcoal on ...

, Indian painter *

Raj Thota Raj Thota is an Indian cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He received praise for the film '' Arjun Reddy''. Early life Raj was born in the Kasarabad village, grew up in Suryapet, Nalgonda, Telangana, and moved to Hyderabad. He was ver ...

, Indian Telugu-language film-maker

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