Raj Tarun

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Raj Tarun
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Born (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 31)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • lyricist
Years active2013–present

Raj Tarun (born 11 May 1992) [1] is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Tarun debuted with the 2013 film Uyyala Jampala [2] for which won SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu) for the film.

Contents

He has appeared in many successful films including Cinema Choopistha Mava , Kumari 21F , Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam , Andhhagadu , Lover , Kittu Unnadu Jagratha and Iddari Lokam Okate .

Career

Raj Tarun has acted in 52 short films, and dreamt of becoming a film director. [3] He also worked on the screenplay and dialogues for his first film Uyyala Jampala . He won the Best Debutant Actor award at the South Indian International Movie Awards in 2014, for Uyyala Jampala . [4]

In 2015, he acted in Cinema Choopistha Mava and Kumari 21F , and received praises for his performance. [5] [6] He has appeared in many successful films including Kumari 21F , Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam , Andhhagadu , Lover , Kittu Unnadu Jagratha and Iddari Lokam Okate .

In 2021, he played the lead in Anubhavinchu Raja . [7] In 2022, he appear next in Stand Up Rahul. [8]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2013 Uyyala Jampala SuriFilm debut, Also screenplay
SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu) – won
2015 Cinema Choopistha Mava Kaththi
Kumari 21F Siddhu
2016 Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu Sri Ram
Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam Ashwin
Majnu HemanthCameo appearance
Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends RajuCameo appearance
2017 Kittu Unnadu Jagratha KittuAlso lyricist for "Johny Johny Yes Papa"
Andhhagadu Gowtham
Balloon Jeevanandham Tamil film; cameo appearance
2018 Rangula Ratnam VishnuAlso lyricist for "Prema Prema"
Raju Gadu Raju
Lover Raj
2019 Iddari Lokam Okate Mahi
2020 Orey Bujjiga BujjiReleased on Aha
2021 Power Play VijayReleased on Amazon Prime Video
Anubhavinchu Raja Raju a. k. a. Bangaram [7]
2022 Stand Up Rahul Rahul [8]
2023 Manu Charitra Ronson JosephCameo appearance
2024 Naa Saami Ranga BhaskarReleased [9]
TBAThiragabadara SaamiTBACompleted
TBA Bhale unnadeTBAFiliming [10]

TV shows

YearShowsRoleChannelNotes
2021 Bigg Boss 5 Himself Star Maa Guest appearance
2022 Aha Naa Pellanta Seenu Zee5 Web series debut

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