Siddhu Jonnalagadda | |
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Born | Siddharth Jonnalagadda 7 February 1988 [1] [2] |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Family | Chaitanya 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]
Jonnalagadda was born on 7 February 1988 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh(Combined State), India to a family hailing from Guntur district. He pursued B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering, before venturing into films. [6]
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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Josh | College student | credited as Siddharth | [6] |
2010 | Orange | Santhosh | credited as Siddharth | [6] |
2010 | Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu | Dhinesh | credited as Siddhartha | [6] |
2010 | Don Seenu | Sreeja's friend | [13] | |
2011 | Life Before Wedding | Rishi | Debut 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 | Krishna | Also writer and editor | [10] |
Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma | Siddhu | Also writer, creative producer and editor | [16] | |
2022 | DJ Tillu | DJ Tillu | Also writer; Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu | [17] |
2024 | Tillu Square | Also writer | [18] | |
Mr. Bachchan | Youth Yuvraj | Cameo appearance | [19] | |
Jack† | TBA | Filming | [20] | |
Telusu Kada † | TBA | Filming | [21] | |
TBA | Tillu Cube† | DJ Tillu | Filming | [22] |
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2018 | Gangstars | Ajay | Amazon Prime Video |
Year | Work | Song | Composer |
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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 |
Year | Work | Song | Composer |
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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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