Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who appears primarily 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 small appearance as Gopi, a dancer, in the 2001 film Daddy directed by Suresh Krissna. [1] 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. [2] In the film, Arjun played an adolescent named Simhadri living in Rayalaseema, who falls in love with a factionist's daughter.
Arjun played the role of a college student in two films — Sukumar 's directorial debut Arya , and V. V. Vinayak 's Bunny . His role in the former was his breakthrough, earning him his first Nandi Special Jury Award. Arjun collaborated with A. Karunakaran on the film Happy , in which he played a villager completing his graduation in Hyderabad while working part-time as a pizza delivery boy. [3] The film was a commercial success with its dubbed version becoming an all time blockbuster in Kerala. [4] Arjun later collaborated with Puri Jagannadh on the film Desamuduru , in which he played the role of a crime reporter working for MAA TV. [5] For the role, Arjun sported a long hairdo and worked out to develop sculpted abdominal muscles. [6] Desamuduru received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success, establishing him as an action hero. [7] He received his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award nomination for the same, he won CineMAA Awards for Best Actor Jury. [8] In the same year he also made a cameo appearance in the film Shankar Dada Zindabad , directed by Prabhu Deva. [9]
In 2008, Arjun starred in Bhaskar 's Parugu . For his role, Arjun had to shed weight and maintain a short hair style in order to appear like a common middle class man. [10] Upon release, Parugu received mixed reviews from critics, [11] [12] [13] but was a commercial success. [14] Arjun earned his first Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award, two CineMAA Awards for Best Actor and Best Actor Jury and his second Nandi Special Jury Award. [15] [16] In 2009, Arjun played the role of Arya, a behaviourally sick orphan consumed with possessiveness for his friends who never accept him, in Sukumar's Arya 2 , a sequel to their previous collaboration, Arya. Albeit receiving mixed reviews from critics, [17] [18] [19] Arya 2 became one of the few commercially successful Telugu films of 2009. [20] Arjun's first release of 2010 was Gunasekhar 's Varudu , which was based on Indian marriage rituals and systems. [21] His other release that year was Krish 's hyperlink film, Vedam , in which he played "Cable" Raju, a cable operator. [22] While Varudu was considered a flop, [23] Vedam received critical acclaim and earned Arjun his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award. [24] In 2011, Arjun collaborated with V. V. Vinayak for the second time on Badrinath , in which he played an Indian samurai living in a Badrinath Temple in the Himalayas; for the role he trained in martial arts for three months in Vietnam under Peter Hein. [25] The film received negative reviews from critics but performed well at the box office. [26]
In 2012, Arjun played the primary eye witness of a 1500 crore bank robbery, who fakes his death and leaves the city as a part of witness protection in Trivikram Srinivas' Julai . The film was one of the five highest-grossing Telugu films of 2012. [27] His next film, Iddarammayilatho , directed by Puri Jagannadh, received positive to mixed reviews from critics, [28] and it was declared hit at the box office. [29] In 2014, Arjun made a crucial cameo appearance in the commercially successful film Yevadu , directed by Vamsi Paidipally, for which he won critical acclaim. [1] His next release in 2014 was Race Gurram , directed by Surender Reddy, which became the highest grossing Telugu film of the year and the fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of all time. [30] He then produced and acted in a short film titled I Am That Change , directed by Sukumar, which was based on the theme of anti-corruption. [31] His first release of 2015, S/O Satyamurthy [32] directed by Trivikram Srinivas, opened to decent feedback from critics. [33] His first release of 2016, Sarrainodu directed by Boyapati Srinu, opened to mixed to positive reviews from critics. With this film, Allu Arjun has scored his third consecutive blockbuster film during summer after Race Gurram and S/0 Satyamurthy . [34] His next release was Duvvada Jagannadham directed by Harish Shankar. It received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics but went on to become one of the biggest hits of 2017. In 2018, Allu Arjun had played the role of an aggressive soldier in Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India , directed by Vakkantham Vamsi. His 2020 Trivikram directed action drama Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo became one of highest-grossing Telugu films.
In 2021, Allu re-united with director Sukumar for Pushpa: The Rise in their third collaboration after the Arya series. Allu stars as the titular character Pushpa Raj where a plays a coolie-turned-sandalwood smuggler. Its first installment, titled Pushpa: The Rise released in December 2021 while the second installment Pushpa 2: The Rule [35] is scheduled to release on 15 August 2024 coinciding Indian Independence Day.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1985 | Vijetha | Saratha's Son | Child artist | [36] |
1986 | Swathi Muthyam | Sivayya's Grandson | Child artist | [37] |
2001 | Daddy | Gopi Krishna | Cameo | [38] |
2003 | Gangotri | Simhadri | Debut as lead actor | [2] |
2004 | Arya | Arya | [39] | |
2005 | Bunny | Raja (Bunny) [lower-alpha 1] | [40] | |
2006 | Happy | Bunny | [3] | |
2007 | Desamuduru | Bala Govind | [41] | |
Shankar Dada Zindabad | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki" | [9] | |
2008 | Parugu | Krishna | [42] | |
2009 | Arya 2 | Arya | [43] | |
2010 | Varudu | Sandeep "Sandy" Mohan Ram [lower-alpha 1] | [44] | |
Vedam | Anand "Cable Raju" Raj [lower-alpha 1] | [45] | ||
2011 | Badrinath | Badrinath | [25] | |
2012 | Julayi | Ravindra "Ravi" Narayan | [46] | |
2013 | Iddarammayilatho | Sanjay "Sanju" Reddy [lower-alpha 1] | [47] | |
2014 | I Am That Change | Himself | Short film; Also producer | [31] |
Yevadu | Satya (pre-operation) | Cameo | [48] | |
Race Gurram | Lakshman "Lucky" Prasad [lower-alpha 1] | [49] | ||
2015 | S/O Satyamurthy | Viraj Anand | [50] | |
Rudhramadevi | Gona Ganna Reddy | [51] | ||
2016 | Sarrainodu | Gana | [52] | |
2017 | DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham | Duvvada Jagannadham Sasthri / DJ [lower-alpha 2] | [53] | |
2018 | Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India | Surya | [54] | |
2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Bantu | [55] | |
2021 | Pushpa: The Rise | Molleti Pushpa Raj | [56] | |
2024 | Pushpa 2: The Rule † | Filming | [57] |
Year | Title | Role | Performer(s) | Ref. |
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2022 | "Memu Aagamu" | Himself | Armaan Malik & Tri.be | [58] |
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Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema Allu Arjun has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He is a recipient of several awards including a National Film Award, six Filmfare Awards, and three Nandi Awards. He is considered to be one of the finest dancers in Indian cinema. He is popularly referred to as "Stylish Star" and "Icon Star".
Devi Sri Prasad, widely known by his initials DSP is an Indian composer, singer and lyricist. He is known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, ten Filmfare Awards, seven SIIMA Awards and five CineMAA Awards.
Arya is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Sukumar in his directoral debut, Produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner, the film stars Allu Arjun, Anu Mehta, and Siva Balaji. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and cinematography was by R. Rathnavelu. The plot revolves around Arya, an outgoing and free-spirited boy falling in love with Geetha, an introverted girl who is on the shield of another person Ajay.
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.
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. Chiranjeevi is the most nominated with 21 nominations and the most awarded with seven times winning the award.
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Indukuri Sunil Varma, known mononymously as Sunil, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films, and has also featured in a few Tamil films. Noted for his comic roles, Sunil has appeared in over 180 films in his career, including a few lead roles. He has won three state Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. He was widely considered as one of Tollywood's finest comedians during his peak in the 2000s, most known for his distinct laugh and delivery of jokes.
Parugu, titled In the Name of Love in the UK, is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Bhaskar. The film stars Allu Arjun, Sheela Kaur and Prakash Raj. The film is produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations whilst Mani Sharma scored the film. Vijay K. Chakravarthy and Marthand K. Venkatesh performed the cinematography and editing of the film respectively.
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 while Shaam and Ravi Kishan play supporting roles. S. Thaman composed the music. Cinematography and editing were done by Manoj Paramahamsa and Gautham Raju respectively.
Siva Balaji is an Indian actor, and television personality, who is known for his works in the Telugu film industry. He also appeared on the Telugu version of the Bigg Boss reality show that is broadcast on Star Maa.
S/O Satyamurthy is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Haasine Creations. The film stars Allu Arjun, Upendra, Samantha, Nithya Menen, Sneha, and Adah Sharma while Rajendra Prasad, Sampath Raj, Rao Ramesh, Vennela Kishore, Ali, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. Prakash Raj make a cameo appearance as Satyamurthy.
S/O Satyamurthy is the soundtrack album composed by Devi Sri Prasad for the 2015 Indian Telugu-language film of the same name, directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Allu Arjun, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen and Adah Sharma in the lead roles. Devi Sri Prasad has also composed the background score for the film. The album consists of seven songs in Telugu, with Sri Mani, Devi Sri Prasad, Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry and Ramajogayya Sastry penning the lyrics. "Super Machi" is the most popular track among the all. For the soundtrack album, Devi received two awards, out of five nominations.
Suryadevara Radha Krishna, also known as S. Radha Krishna or Chinna Babu, is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He produces films under his production house, Haarika & Hassine Creations. Even though his other production house, Sithara Entertainments, is his own, his nephew, Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, mainly produces the films under the banner, while he presents them.
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.
Pushpa: The Rise is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. It stars Allu Arjun as the title character alongside Fahadh Faasil, and Rashmika Mandanna while Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Sunil, Raj Tirandasu, Rao Ramesh, Dhananjaya, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Ajay and Ajay Ghosh play supporting roles. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers in association with Muttamsetty Media. The first installment in the Pushpa film series, the film depicts the rise of a coolie Pushpa Raj in the smuggling syndicate of red sandalwood, a rare wood that grows only in the Seshachalam Hills of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh state.
Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari is an Indian actor who prominently worked in Telugu films. He made his debut with Avanti Cinema's Nirudyoga Natulu in 2018 and was seen in Raj Rachakonda's Mallesham followed by George Reddy and Palasa 1978. His role as Kesava in the 2021 film Pushpa: The Rise brought him nationwide recognition. He was arrested in 2023 for allegedly abetting his ex-girlfriend's suicide.
Pushpa 2: The Rule is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed and written by Sukumar under his Sukumar Writings banner and produced by Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar under their Mythri Movie Makers banner. The film stars Allu Arjun in the titular role, alongside Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna, Dhananjay, Rao Ramesh, Sunil and Anasuya Bharadwaj, who are all reprising their roles from the previous film. It is the second installment in the Pushpa film series and the sequel to Pushpa: The Rise.