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Allu Arjun

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Allu Arjun
Allu in June 2015
Born (1983-04-08) 8 April 1983 (age 41)
Other namesBunny,[1] Mallu Arjun[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Sneha Reddy
(m. 2011)
Children2
Parent
FamilySee Allu–Konidela family
AwardsFull list

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]

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 100 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 262 crore at the box office.[13][14]

Personal life

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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]

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

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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]
  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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  1. "Bunny puts on an accent". Deccan Chronicle. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. "They call me 'Mallu' Arjun: Allu Arjun | Telugu News - Times of India". Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Forbes 2015 Celeb 100: Mahesh, Kamal, Rajini, Suriya, Rajamouli, Prabhas, Kajal, Shruti make it to list". International Business Times, India Edition. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. "Happy birthday Allu Arjun: Five dance numbers that justify his dancing prowess". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2004". APFTVTDC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. "56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 South: The winners". The Times of India. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  8. Kavirayani, Suresh (26 September 2014). "Can Ram Charan break the jinx?". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. "అల్లు అర్జున్ కెరీర్‌‌కు 17 ఏళ్ళు.. నువ్వేం హీరో అనే దగ్గర్నుంచి." News18 Telugu. 28 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2015". APFTVTDC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. "Allu Arjun's 'Duvvada Jagannadham' joins Rs 100-crore club". Telangana Today. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. "Geetha Arts gets 'Palasa 1978' director on board". The News Minute. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  14. Navalka, Vaishnavi (23 August 2020). "Allu Arjun- Trivikram Srinivas combination has given us these blockbuster movies; See list". Republic World. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. Bhasin, Shriya (7 April 2020). "It's Allu Arjun's birthday tomorrow and fans can't keep calm, make #HappyBirthdayAlluArjun trend on top". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  16. "Allu Arjun's Pushpa poster unveiled on his 37th birthday. See pic". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  19. "Allu Arjun's starry wedding". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  20. Shiksha, Shruti (25 December 2016). "Allu Arha is Actor Allu Arjun And Sneha Reddy's Daughter's Name - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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  22. A. S., Sashidhar (28 March 2003). "Review : Gangothri". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  23. "Gangotri 100 days centers". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  24. "Arya – A cocktail of fun and more fun". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2004.
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  26. "Allu Arjun's favourite film is Arya". The Times of India. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  27. "Allu Arjun did blink and miss roles in THESE movies before his big debut as the lead". Republic World.
  28. "Fans remember Bunny's 'Swathi Muthyam' stint". Indiaglitz. 27 April 2017.
  29. "Allu Arjun on the sets of Chiranjeevi's Daddy". The Times of India.
  30. A. S., Sashidhar (28 December 2014). "Allu Arjun is on top of the world". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  31. "Allu Arjun's favourite film is Arya". The Times of India.
  32. "Chiru completes his new film". Sify. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  33. "Happy Movie Review - Study of love". IndiaGlitz. 28 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  34. "'Desamuduru' set for release in 400 theatres". IndiaGlitz. 10 January 2007.
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  39. "Allu Arjun eyes the Kollywood market". Sify.
  40. "Here comes a samurai, to entertain people". The Hindu. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  41. A. S., Sashidhar. "Allu Arjun's Julayi releasing in 1600 theaters". The Times of India.
  42. "Iddarammayilatho censored with U/A certificate". The Times of India.
  43. Sashidhar, A. S. (15 August 2014). "Allu Arjun's short film is a hit". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  44. Seshagiri, Sangeetha (11 January 2014). "'Yevadu' Set for Big Release on 12 January, Will Ram Charan Starrer Perform Better than '1 Nenokkadine'?". International Business Times India.
  45. "Race Gurram gets U/A certificate". Times Of India.
  46. H. Hooli, Shekhar (8 April 2015). "S/O Satyamurthy Set for Grand Release: Allu Arjun Starrer Fails to Beat Aagadu Record". International Business Times India.
  47. "Anushka Shetty's 'Rudhramadevi' gets 'U' certificate, to release as planned". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  48. "Sarrainodu: Marred by a yawn-inducing plot". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  49. "Naa Peru Surya movie review: This Allu Arjun starrer is a coming of age drama gone wrong". www.hindustantimes.
  50. "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo has a bit of everything — there's romance, drama, comedy, emotion and lots of swag". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  51. "Allu Arjun, Sukumar's new film titled 'Pushpa'". The Hindu. 4 November 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.

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