Anna is a writer, actor and director whose career spans 30 years and is comprised of work for stage, film, television and individual consumption. Produced plays include "Our Dark Connection," "The Elegant Dinner," "Searching for Mary Jane," commissioned for Theatre In The Dark, The Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles (2012-13) Nominated for LA Weekly Theatre Award; LU/LOU (Dorothy Lyman), The Beaver Suite (Friends and Artists Theatre and Metropolitan Stage NYC) and Incunabula, performed for radio by Los Angeles Theatre Works, available on Audible. Her plays have been included in reading series at Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Women's Theatre Project in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2014) and Rogue Machine Theatre, Los Angeles. Her play, VILLA THRILLA, will have its world premier at the Atwater Village Theatre in the Fall of 2014. She wrote, produced and directed the international festival prize-winning film, Univers'L (starring Tony Todd), a multilingual mockumentary about the LA riots of 1992, rebroadcast on PBS; Her short film, The Big Bowling Ball, with James Remar, was nominated for best live action short. Nicholas is the author of the novels, The Muffia, the first of a "chick lit" series published in 2013 by Water Street Press and Homegrown: The Terror Within (written under the pseudonym, Cialan Haasnic). She has contributed columns for Vine Times and Touring & Tasting Magazines, as well as articles for the Los Angeles Times, The Chronicle of the Horse and others. Her first book of non-fiction, Royal Mack's Teeny Tiny Wine Guide (2005), was reissued in 2012, and an essay, "On Wine and Men," appears in Penguin Books' In My Mother's Kitchen. She blogs at themuffia.us As an actress, Nicholas was a member of Theatre In The Dark at the Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles (nominated for LA Weekly Award 2013 for Best Ensemble). Other favorite roles include Lane in Sarah Ruhl's The Clean House (also at The Odyssey), Alice in A.R. Gurney's Post mortem, Kate in Harold Pinter's Old times (Ensemble Theatre), Shakespeare in Snoo Wilson's More Light and Eva in Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular. Films include: Final Analysis, Cotton Club, Bloodstone And Funny About Love. She's been on TV as Sue Ellen's secretary on Dallas, Mike Hammer's sidekick, and Mary Tyler Moore's foil. She has taught writing at the University of Oregon, and has been involved with the Ojai Playwrights Conference, both as dramaturg and Managing Director (2010). She is a member of the Playwrights Unit of Ensemble Studio Theatre LA and the Dramatists Guild of America.

A two-time winner and five-time nominee of the Academy Award, A. R. Rahman is popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music. Rahman, according to a BBC estimate, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and albums across over half a dozen languages, including landmark scores such as "Roja", "Bombay", "Dil Se", "Taal", "Lagaan", "Vandemataram", "Jodhaa Akbar", "Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours". Rahman pursued music as a career at a very young age. After assisting leading musicians in India, he went on to compose jingles and scores for popular Indian television features. He also obtained a degree in western classical music from the Trinity College of Music, London and set up his own in-house studio called Panchathan Record-Inn in Chennai. In 1991, noted filmmaker Mani Ratnam offered Rahman a movie called "Roja" which was a run-away success and brought nationwide fame and acclaim to the composer. The movie also won Rahman the Indian National Award for Best Music Composer, the first time ever by a debut. Since then, Rahman has gone on to win the National Award three more times - the most ever by any music composer. In 1997, to commemorate 50 years of Indian Independence, Sony Music signed Rahman as its first artist in South Asia. The result was "Vande Mataram", an album that instantly and successfully rekindled the spirit of patriotism among Indians around the world. In 2001, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, renowned music composer of musicals including "Phantom of the Opera" and "Jesus Christ Superstar", invited Rahman to compose for his musical, "Bombay Dreams", which was the first production that Sir Webber did not compose for. "Bombay Dreams" opened to packed houses at London's West End and had an unprecedented run for two years. The show later premiered in New York. In 2005, Rahman composed the score for the stage production of "The Lord of the Rings", one of the most expensive productions mounted on stage. In 2008, Rahman's work gained global prominence with the extraordinary success of his score for "Slumdog Millionaire" that won eight Academy Awards including two for Rahman - Best Score and Best Song. Rahman won over 15 awards for this score including two Grammys, the Golden Globe and the BAFTA. Rahman's music led him to be noticed internationally with several of his tracks featured in movies such as "The Lord of War", "Inside Man" and "The Accidental Husband". His composition, "Bombay Theme" holds the distinction for being featured in over 50 international compilations. Aside from "Slumdog Millionaire", he also scored the music for Hollywood productions, "Elizabeth - The Golden Age", "Couples Retreat", "127 Hours", "People Like Us", "Warriors of Heaven & Earth", "The 100 Foot Journey", "Million Dollar Arm" and "Pele". Rahman has been conferred with honorary doctorates from the Trinity College of Music, Aligarh Muslim University, Anna University, Middlesex University and Berklee College of Music. In 2009, he was featured in Time Magazine's "Time100: The Most Influential People." In 2011, Rahman joined a super band, SuperHeavy, comprised of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and Dave Stewart. Rahman has collaborated with several other international artists including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Michael Jackson, Michael Bolton, MIA, Vanessa Mae, the Pussycat Dolls, Sarah Brightman, Dido, Hossam Ramzy, Hans Zimmer and Akon. Rahman remains one of the few mainstream artists whose works have been performed live by the likes of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Babelsberg Film Orchestra and the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Rahman has expanded his focus to newer horizons including the establishment of the A. R. Rahman Foundation to help poor and underprivileged children. Rahman has also announced initiatives to establish a tradition in western classical music in India and has embarked on an ambitious venture to set up the KM Music Conservatory and the KM Music Symphony Orchestra based out of Chennai, India.

A.R. Raja Ganesh is known for Hridayam (2022), Premalu (2024) and Varshangalkku Shesham (2024).

A.R. Rama is known for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Special Chabbis (2013) and Padman (2018).

A.R. Sankara Pandi is known for Pattathari (2016).

A.R. Sreedhar is known for Liger (2022), iSmart Shankar (2019) and English Vinglish (2012).

A.S. Hamrah is an actor, known for Notes on an Appearance (2018), Fourteen (2019) and Spiral Jetty (2017).

A.S. Pragasam is known for Randil Onnu (1978), Aalappiranthavan (1987) and Saadhanai (1986).

A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014), Aatadista (2008) and Soukhyam (2015). He is married to Naga Bindhu.

A.T. is known for Cinema Fighters (2018).