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Neeraja Kona
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Born | Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
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29 April 1983
Occupation | Stylist, Costume Designer, Lyricist |
Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse(s) | Ajay |
Parent(s) | Kona Raghupathi |
Relatives | Kona Venkat |
Neeraja Kona is a talented Indian stylist and costume designer. She helps actors look their best in movies made in the Telugu and Tamil languages. She also writes lyrics for songs and has directed a film.
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Her Career Journey
Neeraja Kona started her career in 2012. She began by helping with styling for famous actors like Jr NTR and Kajal Aggarwal. This was for the 2013 movie Baadshah, directed by Srinu Vaitla.
Becoming a Stylist
Neeraja became the stylist for actor Nithiin for his film Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde. Nithiin was very happy with her work. He then asked her to style him for two more movies. These were Courier Boy Kalyan and Puri Jagannadh's Heart Attack.
Later, Neeraja met the popular actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu. She became Samantha's personal stylist, helping her choose outfits for many events and films.
Working with Top Directors
Early in her career, Neeraja worked on big movies. She was part of Trivikram Srinivas and Pawan Kalyan's Attarintiki Daredi. She also worked on Harish Shankar's Ramayya Vasthavayya. For both films, she designed costumes for Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
Neeraja has worked with many well-known directors. These include Trivikram Srinivas, Harish Shankar, Vamsi Paidipally, and V. V. Vinayak.
Other Projects and Roles
Her other projects include styling for Hansika's Romeo and Juliet. She also worked on Gopichand Malineni's Pandaga Chesko. She designed costumes for Krishna Vamsi's Govindudu Andarivadele. She also styled for Nithin and Karunakaran's movie.
Neeraja also helped style Allu Arjun and Kajal Aggarwal in Yevadu. She worked with Nithin and Yami Gautam in Courier Boy Kalyan. She styled Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Pranitha Subhash for a project with Jr NTR. She also styled Sudheer Babu for two songs in Aadu Magaadra Bujji.
Besides styling, Neeraja is also a lyricist. She wrote songs for films like Thikka, Chal Mohan Ranga, and Miss India. These songs were composed by S.S.Thaman.
Directorial Debut
Neeraja Kona made her debut as a film director. Her first feature film is called Telusu Kada. It stars Siddhu Jonnalagadda. This movie was released in 2025.
Filmography
As a Costume Designer
Year | Film | Lyrics |
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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) | ||
2018 | Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (Tamil) | |
Irumbu Thirai (Tamil) | ||
Chal Mohan Ranga | Miami | |
Saamy Square (Tamil) | ||
2019 | NGK (Tamil) | |
2020 | Miss India | Naa Chinni Lokkammea |
As a Director
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Notes | Ref |
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2025 | Telusu Kada | Debut as feature film director |