Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1983) is an Indian movie actor. He mainly works in Telugu cinema.[3] He is known for dancing skills. He has won five Filmfare Awards South and three Nandi Awards.[4][5]

Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun at 62nd Filmfare awards south.jpg
Allu in June 2015
Born (1983-04-08) 8 April 1983 (age 41)
Other namesBunny,[1] Mallu Arjun[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Works
Full list
Spouse(s)
Sneha Reddy (m. 2011)
Children2
Parent(s)
FamilySee Allu–Konidela family
AwardsFull list

He made his debut in Gangotri (2003). Allu appeared in Arya (2004). It was directed by Sukumar. He won the Nandi Special Jury Award for his role.[6] In next years, he acted in movies like Bunny (2005), Happy (2006) and Desamuduru (2007).

Allu won his first Filmfare Awards South as Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. He won the award for Parugu (2008).[7] His later movies, Arya 2 (2009), Vedam (2010), Varudu (2010) and Badrinath (2011), were a flop at the box office.[8][9] He acted as Gona Ganna Reddy in Rudhramadevi (2015). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and Nandi Award for Best Character Actor for his role.[10][11]

He achieved success with movies like Race Gurram (2014), Sarrainodu (2016) and Duvvada Jagannadham (2017). Each movie earned more than INR100 crore at the box office.[12] He worked with director Trivikram Srinivas three times. Allu worked with him in Julayi (2012), S/O Satyamurthy (2015) and Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020). All three are successful. The last movie earned more than INR262 crore at the box office.[13][14]

Personal life

Allu Arjun was born on 8 April 1983[15][16] in Madras (present-day Chennai). His father Allu Aravind is a movie producer. His mother is Nirmala.[17][18] His paternal grandfather was the movie comedian Allu Ramalingaiah. His paternal aunt is married to Chiranjeevi.

On 6 March 2011, He married Sneha Reddy in Hyderabad.[19] They have a son named Allu Ayaan and a daughter named Allu Arha.[20] In 2016, Allu started a nightclub named 800 Jubilee. He started a night club in partnership with M Kitchens and Buffalo Wild Wings.[21]

Career

He acted as a child artist in Vijetha and as a dancer in Daddy. Allu made his adult debut in Gangotri.[22][23] Allu then appeared in Sukumar's comedy Arya.[24][25] His role in Arya was his success. The movie was a critical and commercial success.[26]

Filmography

Key
  Denotes movies that have not yet been released
Year Title[a] Role Notes Ref.
1985 Vijetha Saratha's son Child artist [27]
1986 Swati Mutyam Sivayya's grandson Child artist [28]
2001 Daddy Gopi Cameo appearance [29]
2003 Gangotri Simhadri Debut movie [30]
2004 Arya Arya [31]
2005 Bunny Raja (Bunny)[b] [32]
2006 Happy Bunny [33]
2007 Desamuduru Bala Govind [34]
Shankar Dada Zindabad Himself Cameo appearance [35]
2008 Parugu Krishna [36]
2009 Arya 2 Arya [37]
2010 Varudu Sandeep "Sandy" Mohan Ram[b] [38]
Vedam Anand "Cable Raju" Raj[b] [39]
2011 Badrinath Badrinath [40]
2012 Julayi Ravindra Narayan [41]
2013 Iddarammayilatho Sanjay "Sanju" Reddy[b] [42]
2014 I Am That Change Himself Short movie; also producer [43]
Yevadu Satya Cameo appearance [44]
Race Gurram Lakshman "Lucky" Prasad[b] [45]
2015 S/O Satyamurthy Viraj Anand [46]
Rudhramadevi Gona Ganna Reddy [47]
2016 Sarrainodu Gana [48]
2017 Duvvada Jagannadham Duvvada Jagannadham Sasthri / DJ[c]
2018 Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India Surya [49]
2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Bantu [50]
Pushpa  Pushpa Raj Filming [51]

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Notes

  1. Movies are listed in the order of their release date
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Allu Arjun plays a single character with two or more names.
  3. Allu Arjun plays Duvvada Jagannadham Sasthri with an alter ego DJ.

References

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  2. They call me 'Mallu' Arjun: Allu Arjun | Telugu News - Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/They-call-me-Mallu-Arjun-Allu-Arjun/articleshow/12367818.cms. Retrieved 12 January 2020. 
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  5. "Allu Arjun announces three new films, to be helmed by Trivikram, Sukumar, Venu Sriram, on his 36th birthday - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 8 April 2019. https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/on-allu-arjuns-36th-birthday-a-look-at-some-lesser-known-facts-about-the-telugu-mega-star-6406971.html. Retrieved 3 September 2020. 
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  16. "Allu Arjun's Pushpa poster unveiled on his 37th birthday. See pic" (in en). Hindustan Times. 8 April 2020. https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/allu-arjun-s-pushpa-poster-unveiled-on-his-37th-birthday-see-pic/story-A9NWJ8ify7z4WuQKcVru4O.html. Retrieved 28 August 2020. 
  17. "Allu Arjun on Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo: Glad to do a lighthearted entertainer after a spate of serious films - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 11 January 2020. https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/allu-arjun-on-ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-glad-to-do-a-lighthearted-entertainer-after-a-spate-of-serious-films-7891601.html. Retrieved 28 August 2020. 
  18. Adsul, Riddhi (21 January 2020). "Allu Arjun's family tree: Know about father Allu Aravind, brother Allu Venkatesh & others". Republic World. https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/others/allu-arjuns-family-tree-know-about-brothers-venkatesh-sirish.html. Retrieved 28 August 2020. 
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