Inspired by his father the Late K.S.Prakash Rao, (a filmmaker with 45 films to his credit), he believes in finding a strong regional voice which has helped shape the nature of Telugu Cinema for generations.

Many of his films have been huge box-office successes and he is regarded as an icon of commercial film-making. K.Raghavendra Rao is also credited with identifying and launching the careers of some of the well known artistic and technical talents in Indian Cinema.

If awards are a way of measuring one's skill, then surely K.Raghavendra Rao's achievements are something to take note of; till date he's been credited with winning 10 State awards and a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema.

It has been a long standing desire for him to work on a complete children's film, (something his father pioneered in Indian Cinema) and out of that need was born “A Belly Full of Dreams”.

PRAKASH KOVELAMUDI - Writer and Director
An IT Engineering Graduate, Prakash Kovelamudi later went on to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute, New York for one year. He has since played the lead in two feature films - Neetho and Morning Raga. That apart, Prakash has also studied writing under Mahesh Dattani , India 's leading contemporary playwright.

Prakash comes from an illustrious family of filmmakers from South India who have been in the business for 5 decades, across three generations with more than 150 films to their credit; his father K.Raghavendra Rao and his grandfather the Late K.S.Prakash Rao have been instrumental in redefining the nature of Telugu Cinema in South India .

In fact, many of the films produced by this are regarded as milestones in the history of South Indian Cinema.

Prakash, on his part, strives to find a voice that resonates an Indian milieu and at the same time is able to transcend language and cultural barriers to have a universal expression. And “A Belly Full of Dreams” is one such film and also marks his debut as a writer/director.

RANA DAGGUBATI - Co–producer
Rana Daggubati is the Managing Director of Spirit Media Inc, a group company of Suresh Productions which has produced 125 films to date and is a part of one of India's finest studio's that stands at the forefront of film production and processing – The Rama Naidu Studios.

His grandfather the legendary Dr.D. Rama Naidu who holds the world record for producing the most number of films (125, along with his son Suresh Babu ( Rana's father), have been instrumental in raising the standards of filmmaking. In fact, they are considered one of the pillars of Telugu Cinema in South India.

At 23, Rana is one of the youngest producers in the country with two films – “12” (an experimental DV film) and “A Belly Full of Dreams” already to his credit. A director in his own right, he has also made many short films and commercial specs gaining expertise in the various aspects of filmmaking.

He is among the young breed of filmmakers exploring universal expressions for Indian Cinema.

J.K. BHARAVI - Writer
A Graduate of Literature, J.K Bharavi has over 60 feature films as a writer to his credit. He started his career as a playwright and went on to write 23 plays. In addition, he has penned over 100 songs.

Bharavi is an exponent of a traditional art of oral storytelling called HariKathas which involves song and dance. He has numerous awards to his credit in a career spanning 3 decades.

He found a wider audience and popular acclaim when he extended his writing abilities to films, the most recent being Annamaya which won 11 of the 12 State Awards.

He has co-written “A Belly Full of Dreams” and brings to it a strong regional flavor.

KIRAN REDDY- Director of Photography
Kiran Reddy is one of the emerging young talents of cinematography in the country. At age 21, he was one of the youngest fellows accepted in to the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory's cinematography program in Los Angeles.

Kiran has worked extensively on a wide range of projects including short films, feature films, documentaries, music videos and spec commercials gaining valuable technical proficiency in a very short time. His first feature “Naach” by the acclaimed director Ram Gopal Varma won him widespread critical acclaim.

In “A Belly Full of Dreams” he has juxtaposed the rather gritty surroundings with a fable-like quality to his images and has developed an exciting visual language to the film.

Considered to be one of the best editors in the country, he has numerous State awards and seven National Awards to his credit, the highest by any editor in the history of Indian Cinema.