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  "description": "Teja (born Dharma Teja Jasti) is an Indian cinematographer turned director, known for his works in Telugu cinema and bollywood.\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Teja (film director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
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