Shekar Basha

TOI termed him as "The original radio guru who won tons of applause for his signature brand of infotainment, with equally successful stint on TV".

• Name — Shekar Basha • Birth Name — Gudimella Raja Sekhar • Birthplace — Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India • Occupation — Actor, director, television presenter, radio jockey • Years Active — 2005–present • Awards — India Radio Forum's "RJ of the Year 2017" and 19 more. • Website — http: www.shekarbasha.com/

Basha started his career as a video jockey on Gemini Music, an Indian Telugu music channel, on 10 April 2005. He hosted more than 3,000 live shows on the channel, but he received acclaim for his role in Hi Bujji, a kids theme based TV show, and SundayHum-Sandeham, a live comedy show based on Guru-Sishya theme.

In November 2006 he joined Red FM 93.5 (then S FM). He hosted "Thellarindoy Mama" (Breakfast Show) and "Guroo Hoja Shuro" (Afternoon Band). The latter won "The Best Program of the Year-2007" Award at India Radio Forum. He also introduced the phrase "kevvu keka" to the industry. It became so popular that both films and TV programs were titled after it, including films and lyrics of films' songs (such as Pawan Kalyan's Gabbar Singh and Allari Naresh's movie) as well as their film dialogues. • Illustration — RJ Shekar IRF Award Winning pose

In August 2007 Shekar moved from Red FM 93.5 to Big FM. There he took charge of the show "Big Sandadi" which was until then hosted by the very popular Telugu TV anchor and film actress, Jhansi (TV anchor). On 27 May 2008 the show was named the Best Radio Show of the Year by IRF. Shekar has a habit of saying "Happy mornings" instead of "Good morning", which caught on quickly with the listeners. As a result, in 2009 the program was renamed as "Happy Mornings". After the formation of the state of Telangana, the show was renamed as "Sallaam Telangana" reflecting the pride of the state, and the show was awarded the "best breakfast show (Telugu) 2017". In addition to radio and video jockeying, Shekar also produced award-winning promos and Humor capsule sparklers which include the radio humour capsules "Kotigadu & Raogaru", BigBaba, Sangeetham Mastar, Google Gurooji, and Anandam Paramaanandam.

As of August 2018 Shekar has hosted Four marathon radio jockeying feats: • 92.7 hours non-stop, the first stunt of its kind on Telugu radio, in September 2007, which created huge buzz in the city and helped radio as a whole to grow in Hyderabad. • 100 hours on-wheels, from 12 to 16 August 2008, live on-air from a mobile studio in an attempt to achieve the feat of non-stop radio jockeying, towards peace in the city and with a purpose to highlight the importance of all to stay together and support each other in times of high alert where society is being challenged constantly by people wanting to wreak havoc. • 106 hours on-wheels, from 7am on 26 January 2016 to 5pm on 30 January 2016, with a purpose to highlight the importance of using mobile Internet. • 72 hrs non-stop Rjing from 13 August 2018 7am to 16 August 2018 7am to raise awareness on the effects of using disposable plastic products.

Shekar made his debut as an actor with the movie "Welcome Obama", directed by veteran director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. He directed the movie "Vethika nenu naa ishtamga". He played a director in the movie Panchamukhi directed by Challa Bhanu Kiran, which was released in 2014.

• Welcome Obama (2013) as Subramanyam (son-in-law & purohit) • Vethika Nenu Naa Ishtamga (2014) as Basha bhai (Don) • Pancha Mukhi (2014) as Aspiring Director • Naa... Nuvve (2018) as RJ

• Year — Title — Role — Network — Notes — Ref(s) • 2024 — Bigg Boss 8 — Contestant — Star Maa — Evicted Day 14