Allu (surname)

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Allu is a Telugu surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Allu Arjun Indian actor

Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. Known for his dancing abilities, he is a recipient five Filmfare Awards South and three Nandi Awards.

Allu Aravind

Allu Aravind is an Indian film producer and distributor in Tollywood. He produces films under his production banner Geetha Arts. He is one of co-owners of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.

<i>Gangotri</i> (film)

Gangotri is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language drama film which was released on 28 March 2003 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. Allu Arjun and Aditi Agarwal played the lead roles. This was Allu Arjun's first film as an actor and K. Raghavendra Rao's 100th film as director. Allu Aravind and C. Ashwini Dutt, both who are big-time producers, produced the film.

Nagendra Babu Indian actor and producer

Konidela Nagendra "Naga" Babu is an Indian actor and producer associated with the Telugu film industry.

Geetha Arts Indian motion picture company

Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company established in 1972 by Allu Aravind. The company is based in Hyderabad and has produced around 40 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi languages.

Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu

The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film.

<i>Vijetha</i>

Vijetha is a 1985 Indian Telugu film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya and J. V. Somayajulu. The film released on 23 October 1985. The movie is a remake of the Hindi movie Saaheb which itself was a remake of 1981 Bengali movie of same name. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Dharma Prabhu.

Navdeep Indian actor

Navdeep Pallapolu, known mononymously as Navdeep, is an Indian film actor and television personality who stars predominantly in Telugu films along with a few Tamil films.

Kota Srinivasa Rao Indian actor and politician

Kota Srinivasa Rao is an Indian film actor, known for his excellent work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As former politician, Rao, has served as MLA from Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film Pranam Khareedu in 1978. He starred in seven hundred and fifty feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards as best character, villain and supporting actor. In 2012, he has garnered the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), for his work in Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum. In 2015, he received India's fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema.

Ram Charan Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur

Konidela Ram Charan Teja is an Indian film actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works in Telugu-language films. One of the most popular and influential actors in Telugu cinema, he has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013. Charan is the recipient of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards. Son of actor Chiranjeevi, Charan made his acting debut in the successful action film Chirutha (2007), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. Charan rose to prominence with a starring role opposite Kajal Aggarwal in S.S. Rajamouli's fantasy action film Magadheera (2009), which is one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time. He won several accolades for this film, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu.

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Pooja Hegde Indian model and film actress

Pooja Hegde is an Indian film actress who appears in Telugu and Hindi films. She was crowned as the second runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition. She made her acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film Mugamoodi (2012). She made her Telugu film debut alongside Naga Chaitanya in Oka Laila Kosam. In 2016, she made her Hindi film debut alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Mohenjo Daro.

<i>Julayi</i>

Julayi is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas, and was produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Hassine Creations banner and was presented by DVV Danayya. The film stars Allu Arjun, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood, Rajendra Prasad, Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Tanikella Bharani, Rao Ramesh and Brahmaji in the lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with cinematography handled by Chota K. Naidu and his brother Shyam K. Naidu, and editing done by Prawin Pudi. The film was released worldwide on 9 August 2012 to positive reviews, and was commercially successful. The film has garnered the Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film. It was remade into Tamil titled as Saagasam.

<i>Race Gurram</i> 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film

Race Gurram is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas under his banner Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions. The film stars Allu Arjun and Shruti Haasan in their first collaboration while S. Thaman composed the music.

Allu Sirish

Allu Sirish is an Indian film actor who works predominantly in the Telugu film industry along with a few Tamil and Malayalam films. He acted in movies like Pratibandh & Mayabazar as a child artist. He has also starred in a Telugu-Tamil tele serial directed by late actress and director Bhanumathi. However, this show was later shelved stating the directors health concerns. Before turning to acting, Allu Sirish co-produced the 2008 Bollywood blockbuster Ghajini starring Aamir Khan. Sirish starred along with Tamannaah for the Head & shoulders commercial for Telugu audience. He Was given “Crossover Star of the Year” Award at the popular Lulu Fashion Awards 2019 for his Malayalam entry.

Allu Arjun, roles and awards

Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. In 1985, at the age of three, he made his debut in the film Vijetha, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Sixteen years later, Arjun made a cameo appearance as Gopi, a dancer, in the 2001 film Daddy directed by Suresh Krissna. He had his first leading role in the 2003 film Gangotri, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao which was the latter's hundredth film as a director. In the film, Arjun played an adolescent named Simhadri living in Rayalaseema, who falls in love with a factionist's daughter.

Niharika Konidela is an Indian film actress and television presenter who predominantly works in the Telugu films. She made her debut with the film Oka Manasu (2016). She also produces under her banner "Pink Elephant Pictures".

<i>Sarrainodu</i> 2016 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu

Sarrainodu is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. Produced by Allu Aravind under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Allu Arjun, Srikanth, Aadhi Pinisetty, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa in the lead roles, while Brahmanandam, Pradeep Rawat, Sai Kumar, Jayaprakash, Suman and Adarsh Balakrishna playing supporting roles. S. Thaman composed the film's music and background score. Cinematography is by Rishi Punjabi. The Telugu and Malayalam versions of the film was released on 22 April 2016 and became one of the highest grossing Telugu film of 2016. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a major commercial success at the box office. It was also released in December 2017 in Nepal and earned 1.27 million at the box office.

<i>Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo</i> 2020 Indian Telugu-language action film

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film directed by Trivikram Srinivas and co-produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, while Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, Navdeep, Nivetha Pethuraj, Samuthirakani, Murali Sharma, Rajendra Prasad, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, and Harsha Vardhan play pivotal roles. The film features soundtrack composed by S. Thaman, while cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Naveen Nooli, respectively.

Allu–Konidela family, colloquially Mega family, is an Indian film family known for their work in Telugu cinema. Prominent members of the family are late Telugu-language comic actor Allu Ramalingaiah and his son-in-law, notable actor-politician Chiranjeevi.