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| Born | Allu Arjun April 8, 1983 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Allu Arjun (born April 8, 1983) is a Telugu actor from India.
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Biography
Early life
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Arjun is the nephew of a famous Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He is also the grandson of the Telugu comedy actor Allu Ramalingaiah. His cousin Ram Charan Teja is also a young and upcoming Tollywood actor. He has two siblings - an older brother named Allu Venkatesh, and a younger brother named Allu Sirish. He now lives in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh with his family. He is the only leading actor in tollywood who has no flops in his career.He was spot kissing a girl at a hotek which cameto be a huge contreversy.
Career
Early Career
Allu Arjun's debut as an actor was in a Telugu movie named Daddy which was produced by his father. His first starring role was in Gangotri, directed by K.Raghavendra Rao . 1. His second film Arya, released in 2004, Arjun claims it to be his first major hit. 2 Arjun's third film Bunny was released in 2005 and his fourth film Happy, which was released in 2006. 3 The film managed to make a decent profit in the Indian movie scene in the U.S.4
2007 - present
In 2007, his fifth film, Desamuduru, directed by Puri Jagannadh, proved to be a box office hit5 and the first hit6 of the year in Tollywood. This movie grossed Rs.19 crores and a share of Rs.15.50 crores in the first week of its release. This opening remains his highest grossing opening so far in his career. In the same year, he also made a guest appearance in his uncle, Chiranjeevi's film, Shankardada Zindabad.
His sixth film Parugu was released on May 1st, 2008. Produced by successful producer 'Dil' Raju, it was directed by Bhaskar. Sheela played the female lead in the movie and Prakash Raj played another major role. This film opened to a mixed talk but later went on to run 100 days successfully. It brought good recognition to Allu Arjun as an actor too. He entertained his audience with his dances and acting skills.
He is also a well known star in Kerala. All of Allu Arjun's movies except Gangotri were translated into Malyalam. Desamudrudu was renamed to Hero and Parugu was renamed to Krishna when dubbed. This helped him gain some popularity in the state of Kerala where his movies were received with spits and brickbats.
Awards
Santosham Film Awards
- 2005: Best Young Performer for Arya
- 2006: Best Young Performer for Bunny
Nandi Awards
- 2005: Special Jury for Arya
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Daddy | Gopi | Special appearance |
| 2003 | Gangotri | Senapathy | |
| 2004 | Arya(arya) | Arya | Winner, Santosham Best Young Performers Award Winner, Nandi Award for Special Jury |
| 2005 | Bunny(banny) | Bunny | Winner, Santosham Best Young Performers Award |
| 2006 | Happy | Bunny | |
| 2007 | Desamuduru(hero) | Bala Govind | |
| Shankardada Zindabad | Special appearance | ||
| 2008 | Parugu(krishna) | Krishna | |
| 2009 | Arya 2 | Arya | Filming |
References
- ^ "greatandhra.com". Tollywood 2003 Analysis Hits and Misses. Retrieved on 16 February, 2007.
- ^ "idlebrain.com". List of Telugu films released in 2004. Retrieved on 16 February, 2007.
- ^ "nonstopcinema.com". Tollywood’s mid-year report card. Retrieved on 16 February, 2007.
- ^ "idlebrain.com". First half of year 2006. Retrieved on 16 February, 2007.
- ^ "indiaglitz.com". Desamudrudu evokes hit talk. Retrieved on 16 February, 2007.
- ^ "greatandhra.com". Single Hit till Now in 2007. Retrieved on 16 February, 2007.
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