Siddhu Jonnalagadda

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Siddhu Jonnalagadda
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Born
Siddharth Jonnalagadda

(1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 36) [1] [2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • playback singer
  • lyricist
  • editor
Years active2009–present
Parents
  • Saikumar Jonnalagadda (father)
  • Sharada (mother)
FamilyChaitanya Jonnalagadda (Brother)

Siddharth Jonnalagadda, credited and popularly known as Siddhu Jonnalagadda and Star Boy [3] [4] is an Indian actor and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with Josh (2009) and in Tamil with Vallinam (2014). Jonnalagadda later went on to co-write and appear in films such as Guntur Talkies (2016) and Krishna and His Leela (2020), whereas DJ Tillu (2022) and Tillu Square (2024) established him as one of the popular new-age actors of Telugu cinema. [5]

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Early life

Jonnalagadda was born on 7 February 1988 in Hyderabad, India to a Brahmin family hailing from Guntur district. He pursued B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering, before venturing into films. [6]

Career

Jonnalagadda made his lead debut with Praveen Sattaru's Life Before Wedding, then in between, he worked on the unreleased film Jagamemaaya costarring Siva Balaji, [7] the Tamil film Vallinam (2014), Boy Meets Girl (2014) and Ice Cream 2 (2014).

He gained recognition for Sattaru's Guntur Talkies (2016). [8] After a four year gap, he played the lead role in Krishna and His Leela (2020), a romantic drama film co-starring Shraddha Srinath, Shalini Vadnikatti and Seerat Kapoor. [9] In a review of the film by The Times of India, the reviewer wrote that "Siddhu is an absolute delight and a revelation in this one. ... The key to his character lies in being effortless, and he plays it well". [10] Jonnalagadda earned the name Star Boy Siddhu after the success of DJ Tillu (2022), [11] and starred in its sequel Tillu Square (2024). [12]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 Josh College studentcredited as Siddharth [6]
2010 Orange Santhoshcredited as Siddharth [6]
2010 Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu Dhineshcredited as Siddhartha [6]
2010 Don Seenu Sreeja's friend [13]
2011 Life Before Wedding RishiDebut in a lead role [8]
2014 Vallinam Vamsi Tamil film; credited as Siddharth Jonnalagadda [8]
Boy Meets Girl Siddhu [14]
Ice Cream 2 Filmmaker [8]
2016 Guntur Talkies Hari [8]
2019 Kalki Sekhar Babu [15]
2020 Krishna and His Leela KrishnaAlso writer and editor [10]
Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma SiddhuAlso writer, creative producer and editor [16]
2022 DJ Tillu DJ TilluAlso writer; Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu [17]
2024 Tillu Square Also writer [18]
Mr. Bachchan HimselfCameo appearance [19]
Jack†TBAFilming [20]
Telusu Kada †TBAFilming [21]
TBA Tillu Cube DJ Tillu [22]

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2018 Gangstars Ajay Amazon Prime Video

Discography

As playback singer

YearWorkSongComposer
2016 Guntur Talkies "Guntur Talkies" Title Track Sricharan Pakala
Naruda Donoruda "Kaasu Paisa"
"Pelli Beatu" (rap portions) [23]
2020 Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma "Shayar-E-Ishq"Joy Rayarala
2022 DJ Tillu "Nuvvala"Sricharan Pakala

As a lyricist

YearWorkSongComposer
2020 Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma "Jaana"Ravi Sharma
"Shayar-E-Ishq"Joy Rayarala
2024 Tillu Square "Oh My Lily" Achu Rajamani

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