Allu Arjun

 

Allu Arjun (Telugu: అల్లు అర్జున్; born 8 April 1983) is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.

Personal life

Arjun was born on 8 April 1983 to Allu Aravind and Nirmala. He is the grandson of Telugu comedian Allu Ramalingaiah. He has two brothers Allu Venkatesh and Allu Sirish. He is the nephew of actor Chiranjeevi and actor Pawan Kalyan, and cousin of actor Ram Charan Teja. He married Sneha Reddy on 6 March 2011.

Early career

Arjun worked as a child artist in the film Vijetha and made a guest appearance in Daddy. Arjun made his debut as actor in K. Raghavendra Rao's Gangotri (2003).

2003–2006

His first lead role was in Gangotri, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao which did moderate business despite well received music, composed by MM Keeravani. His second movie Arya, released in 2004, became his first success at the box office. This film was produced by Dil Raju and directed by Sukumar. It was the role that first made Allu Arjun a common name among the youth, which till date is his major audience. Music composed by Devisri Prasad became highly successful and contributed to the success of the film. In 2005, his third film Bunny was released. His fourth film Happy, was released in 2006 and was directed by Karunakaran.

2007 – present

Desamuduru (2007), directed by Puri Jagannadh, proved to be a box office success and the first hit of the year in Tollywood. The movie grossed 12.58 crores in the first week of its release. In the same year, he also made a guest appearance in his uncle Chiranjeevi's film, Shankar Dada Zindabad.
Parugu (2008), his sixth film directed by Bhaskar, won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu In 2009, Arjun had one release, Arya 2. The film was directed by Sukumar who directed the first film. In 2010, Arjun appeared in Varudu directed by Gunasekhar which was released in 2010. He next acted in Vedam, directed by Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, in which his portrayal of Cable Raju won him the second Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu.
In 2011, Arjun appeared in Badrinath directed by V. V. Vinayak. Produced by his father in his home banner Geetha Arts with budget of 40 crores, the film grossed 6.5 crore on the first day, becoming the biggest opener in Arjun's career.

 

In the media

Arjun was signed as Brand Ambassador for 7Up soft drinks and also Colgate in Andhra Pradesh.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Vijetha	Venkatesh	Child artist
2001	Daddy	Gopi	Guest appearance
2003	Gangotri	Simhadri
2004	Arya	Arya
2005	Bunny	Bunny
2006	Happy	Bunny
2007	Desamuduru	Bala Govind	Nominated—Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
2007	Shankar Dada Zindabad		Guest appearance
2008	Parugu	Krishna	Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
2009	Arya 2	Arya	Nominated—Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
2010	Varudu	Sandeep
2010	Vedam	Cable Raju	Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
2011	Badrinath	Badri
2012	Julayi
2012	Yevadu		Pre-Production

Awards

Nandi Awards

• Nandi Special Jury Award – Arya (2004)
• Nandi Special Jury Award – Parugu (2008)

Filmfare Awards South

Wins

• Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu – Parugu (2008)
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu – Vedam (2010)

Nominations

• Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu – Desamuduru (2007)
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu – Arya 2 (2009)