AVS

                AVS(Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam): (2 January 1957 – 8 November 2013) was a journalist, actor, comedian, producer and director. He was born in 1957 January, 2nd at Tenali town, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to the film industry by director Bapu through his film Mister Pellam in the year 1993. With his first film Mr. Pellam, he became a comedy star in Telugu film. For his first film he bagged many awards including Nandi Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh. From then till now he acted nearly 500 films in the Past 19 years as comedian, villain and character artiste.
         AVS sustained severe kidney and liver trauma for some days. He had a liver transplant in 2008. He died on 8 November 2013 at his son's residence in Manikonda, Hyderabad after a multiple organ failure.
         

Awards

Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Nandi Award for his Debut Movie Mr. Pellam in the Year 1993.

• మొదటి సినిమా మిస్టర్ పెళ్ళాం (1993) లో నంది ఉత్తమ హాస్యనటుడు
• కోతి మూక చిత్రానికి ఉత్తమ నంది ఉత్తమ కథా రచయితలు
• అంకుల్ చిత్రానికి ఉత్తమ నంది ఉత్తమ సహాయనటులు