Dasari Arun Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Arun Kumar Dasari |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, politician |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Parent | Dasari Narayana Rao (father) |
Dasari Arun Kumar is an Indian former actor and politician, who worked in Telugu-language films. He often collaborated with his father Dasari Narayana Rao.
In 1998, he made his debut with Dasari Narayana Rao's Greeku Veerudu co-starring Pooja Batra and further made a special appearance in Anthahpuram that same year. [1] [2] In 2000, Arun Kumar worked on Kondaveeti Simhasanam and Orey Thammudu co-starring Srihari but was later removed from the first film as it went through production delays. [3] His next film Chinna (2001) garnered notice for shooting its songs in New Zealand and for its attempt to dub the film in Sinhala and release it in Sri Lanka. [4] [5] His next film Rifles (2002) was set in Telangana and featured Vijaya Shanthi. [6]
He co-starred P. Sai Kumar, Thriller Manju and Vani Viswanath in the action film Janam later that same year. [7] He played Nandamuri Harikrishna's brother in Tiger Harischandra Prasad (2003) and a critic called his performance "adequate". [8] He returned to playing the lead role with Adivishnu co-starring Sneha. [2]
In 2019, Arun Kumar joined the YSR Congress Party. [9]
In 2021, a case was filed against him under the SC/ST Atrocities Act after a complaint by a former employee. [10] In 2022, he was arrested for drunk driving and later released on bail. [11] [12] [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Greeku Veerudu | Rajesh | |
| Anthahpuram | Special appearance | ||
| 1999 | Pellivaramandi | Chanti | |
| 2001 | Orey Thammudu | ||
| Chinna | Chinna | ||
| 2002 | Rifles | ||
| Janam | Vishal | ||
| 2003 | Tiger Harischandra Prasad | Devaprasad | |
| 2004 | Pelli Kosam | ||
| 2006 | Samanyudu | Abhi | |
| 2008 | Adivishnu | Vishnu | |
| 2017 | Okka Kshanam | Dr. T. S. Tarun | |
| 2018 | Shailaja Reddy Alludu | Anu's uncle | |
| 2019 | Venky Mama | Dora Babu |