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Occupation | Film producer |
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Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer, 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]
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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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1974 | Bantrotu Bharya | Co-produced with Dasari Narayana Murthy | [13] |
1975 | Devude Digivaste | Director - Dasari Narayana Rao | |
1979 | Maavullo Mahasivudu | Director - 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] | |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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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 |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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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] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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1998 | Mangalyam Tantunanena | [5] | |
2016 | Sundaranga Jaana |
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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Daddy is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by Suresh Krissna. It stars Chiranjeevi, Simran and Ashima Bhalla, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The film was produced by Allu Aravind under the Geetha Arts banner. The film was dubbed into Tamil and Hindi as Dance Master and Meri Izzat in 2003 and 2008 respectively.
Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is one of the largest and most successful production houses in South Indian cinema. It was established in 1972 by Allu Aravind. It has produced around 60 films majority of them in Telugu in addition to a few films in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada languages.
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Magadheera is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy romantic action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal and Dev Gill. It is themed on reincarnation and eternal love.
Badrinath is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Allu Aravind. It stars Allu Arjun as the titular samurai, along with Tamannaah Bhatia, Prakash Raj, Kelly Dorji, Ashwini Kalsekar, Rakesh Varre, Rao Ramesh and Pragathi. Allu Arjun plays a modern-day Indian samurai, where he undertakes intensive martial arts and swordfighting training in Vietnam.
Kotha Janta is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Maruthi and produced by Bunny Vasu through Geetha Arts Banner. It stars Allu Sirish and Regina Cassandra in the lead roles. The film released on 3 May 2014 to mixed reviews from critics.
Magadheera is the feature film soundtrack of the 2009 Telugu-language period action film of the same name directed by S. S. Rajamouli. M. M. Keeravani composed the soundtrack and he worked with Kalyani Malik for the film's background score. The soundtrack consists of six songs whose lyrics were penned by Bhuvanachandra, Chandrabose and Keeravani himself.
Konidela Varun Tej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Born in the Allu–Konidela family, Tej is the son of actor Nagendra Babu. Tej made his acting debut in 2014 with Mukunda.
Panja Sai Dharam Tej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. A member of the prominent Allu–Konidela family, he made his acting debut with the box office success Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014) for which he received SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut and CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut.
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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, also known by the initialism AVPL, is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside an ensemble cast of Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma, Samuthirakani, Navdeep, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, Govind Padmasoorya, Harsha Vardhan, Rohini, Vennela Kishore, Ajay, and Rajendra Prasad. It is produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations respectively.
aha is an Indian over-the-top streaming service which offers Telugu and Tamil-language content. It is owned by Arha Media & Broadcasting Private Limited, a joint venture between Geetha Arts and My Home Group. The service was soft launched on 25 January 2020 and launched officially on 25 March 2020, coinciding with Ugadi, the Telugu New Year.
Allu–Konidela family is a prominent Indian film family known for their work in Telugu cinema. At least 3 generations of the family are involved in films, business ventures, and politics. Prominent heads of the family are comic actor Allu Ramalingaiah and his son-in-law, actor-politician Chiranjeevi.
Udaya Srinivas Gavara, popularly known as Bunny Vasu, is an Indian film producer who produces Telugu films. He is a partner of GA2 Pictures, a production company which he co-founded with Allu Aravind. His films have included Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, Geetha Govindam and 100% Love. He also was the co-producer for the films Sarrainodu and Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India.
Sam Jam is an Indian Telugu-language talk show hosted by Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Directed by Arun Seshkumar and created by Allu Aravind, the show premiered on 13 November 2020 on the streaming platform Aha. It marks Samantha's second show as a host following the Telugu television reality series Bigg Boss 4.