Allu Aravind

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Allu Aravind
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Born (1949-01-10) 10 January 1949 (age 75)
Palakollu, Madras Province, India
Occupation Film producer
SpouseAllu Nirmala
Children
Parents
Family Konidela–Allu family

Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer, film distributor, and businessman. He is regarded as one of the most powerful and successful producers in South Indian cinema. [6] He is the founder of Geetha Arts, a major film production house in the Telugu film industry. He is also the co-owner of Aha, an online streaming service, and the Indian Super League club, Kerala Blasters FC. [7] Aravind won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement and two Nandi Awards for his work as a producer. [8] [3]

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Some of his notable works as a producer include Bantrothu Bharya (1974), Subhalekha (1982), Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989), Mappillai (1989), Master (1997), Ninaithen Vandhai (1998), Mangalyam Tantunanena (1998), Annayya (2000), Jalsa (2008), Ghajini (2008), Magadheera (2009), Sarrainodu (2016), Ala Vaikuntapuramulo (2020). [2] [3]

Early life

Allu Aravind is born on 10 January 1949 in Palakollu, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. His father, Allu Ramalingaiah is a noted Telugu comic actor who acted in over 1000 films. [2] [9] His sons, Allu Arjun and Allu Sirish are Telugu film actors. [10] His sister Surekha is the wife of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. [4] Aravind is the maternal uncle of Ram Charan. [9]

Career

Allu Aravind founded Geetha Arts, a film production and distribution company in 1972. [11] The company was named after the Hindu philosophical text Bhagavad Geeta which inspired Allu Aravind. [12] Geetha Arts marked its beginning through the 1974 Telugu film Bantrothu Bharya . [2] [13]

Aravind has produced many films over the years. Jalsa , a 2008 Telugu film starring Pawan Kalyan was the second-highest grosser in Telugu cinema at the time. Their next, Ghajini , a Bollywood film starring Aamir Khan grossed over $45 million at box office, making it the highest grossing Indian film. [14] Magadheera , a big-budget sword-and-sandal epic grossed $25 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release. [15]

Filmography

Producer

Telugu

YearTitleNotesRef
1974 Bantrotu Bharya Co-produced with Dasari Narayana Murthy [13]
1975Devude DigivasteDirector - Dasari Narayana Rao
1979Maavullo MahasivuduDirector - Raja Chandra
1982 Subhalekha Co-produced with V. V. Sastry under "Prashanthi Creations"
Yamakinkarudu Director - Raj Bharat
1984 Hero
1985 Vijetha
1987 Aradhana
Pasivadi Pranam Director - A. Kodandarami Reddy
1989 Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu
1991 Rowdy Alludu Co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao and Panja Prasad under "Sri Sai Ram Arts"
1993 Mechanic Alludu
1994 S. P. Parasuram Co-produced with G. K Reddy and Mukesh Udeshi under "Sai Charan Combines"
1996 Pelli Sandadi Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi
1997 Master
1998 Paradesi Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
2000 Annayya Co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao under "Sri Sai Ram Arts" [13]
2001 Daddy
2003 Pellam Oorelithe Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt under "Siri Media Arts"
Gangotri Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "United Producers"
Marking as KRR's 100th Film
Johnny
2004 Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt under "Siri Media Arts"
2005 Bunny Co-produced with M. Satya Narayana under "Siri Venkateswara Productions Pvt. Limited" [13]
Andarivaadu
2006 Happy
2008 Jalsa Santosham Best Film Award
2009 Magadheera National Film Award for Best Special Effects
Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu
CineMAA Award for Best Film
Santosham Best Film Award
2011 100% Love
Badrinaath [13]
2014 Kotha Janta
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
2016 Sarrainodu [5]
Srirastu Subhamastu
Dhruva [13]
2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo [13]

Hindi

YearTitleNotesRef
1990 Pratibandh [13]
1994 The Gentleman
1997 Mere Sapno Ki Rani Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
1999 Kaun? Co-produced with Mukesh Udeshi under "Kshitij Production Combines" [13]
2000 Kunwara
2002 Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai [5]
2003 Calcutta Mail Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and Mukesh Udeshi under "Siri Media Arts"
2008 Ghajini Stardust Hottest New Film Award [16]
2022 Jersey [5]
2023 Shehzada Co-produced with Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Aman Gill, S. Radha Krishna and Kartik Aaryan

Tamil

YearTitleNotesRef
1989 Mappillai [5]
1998 Ninaithen Vandhai Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
2003 Magic Magic 3D Presenter of the film along with Navodaya Appachan
2015 Darling [5]

Kannada

YearTitleNotesRef
1998 Mangalyam Tantunanena [5]
2016 Sundaranga Jaana

Actor

Distributor

Awards and honours

Nandi Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Other Awards

Other works

Allu Aravind is one of the minority stake holders of the football club Kerala Blasters FC that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian Football. He is a key person and co-owner of aha, a Telugu-streaming over-the-top service. [20] [21]

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