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Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun
Born	Arjun Allu; April 8, 1983 (age 41); Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Arjun, Bunny, Allu Arjun, Stylish Star
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986,2003–present
Height	5'8
Spouse	Sneha Reddy
Parent(s)	Aravind Allu ; Nirmala Allu
Website	www.alluarjunonline.com

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Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1983) is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award for Parugu and Vedam films as a excellent acting, two Nandi Special Jury Award for Arya and Parugu films won,one CineMAA Award for debut acting film Gangotri. Desamuduru & Arya 2 nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Telugu.^[2]

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).He did complete his college in Chennai.Due to his mixed background , Allu speaks Telugu,Tamil,English and Hindi fluently.

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.^[3] 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.^[4] It was the role that first made Allu Arjun a common name among the youth, which till date is his major audience.^{[citation needed]} Music composed by Devisri Prasad became highly successful and contributed to the success of the film.^{[citation needed]}

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^[5] and the first hit^[6] 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.^[7] In 2009, Arjun had one release, Arya 2. The film was directed by Sukumar. In 2010, Arjun appeared in Varudu directed by Gunasekhar. He next acted in Vedam, directed by Krish (director), in which his portrayal of Cable Raju won him Second Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu.^[8]

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 but had an average run at the Box Office. His next project was Julayi with Trivikram Srinivas. The film's audio was released on June 10, 2012.^[9] The film was released on the 9th of August 2012^[10] in 1600 theaters.^[11] It received positive reviews and was a blockbuster. He is making a Cameo Appearance in Ram Charan Teja's Yevadu and is working with Puri Jagannadh for the movie Iddarammayilatho. He also signed a new film with Surender Reddy.^[12] He is also well received in Kerala due to his films being blockbusters and is also called as "Mallu Arjun".^[13]

In 2012 he was signed as the Brand Ambassador of Joyalukkas Jewellery, a famous Jewellery Retail Chain spread Across the Globe. The Campaign "Mannasu Chepthundey.. Joyalukkas" launched by Joyalukkas Feature Allu Arjuni in a very stylish Avatar. The Ads & the campaign slogan have become an instant hit.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Gangotri	Simhadri
2004	Arya	Arya
2005	Bunny	Bunny
2006	Happy	Bunny
2007	Desamuduru	Bala Govind	Nominated—Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
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	Julai	Ravindra Narayan
2013	Iddarammayilatho		Post-production Releasing May 24, 2013
2013	Yevadu		Filming
2013	Race Gurram		Pre-production
2013	Untitled Tamil project with M. Rajesh

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)

References

^ http://www.celebritiesheight.com/allu-arjun-height-and-weight/
^ http://telugumovie.co/allu-arjun-3/
^ "greatandhra.com". Tollywood 2003 Analysis Hits and Misses. Retrieved 16 February 2007. ^{[dead link]}
^ "idlebrain.com". List of Telugu films released in 2004. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "indiaglitz.com". Desamuduru evokes hit talk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "greatandhra.com". Single Hit till Now in 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
^ Nonstopcinema Box Office – Parugu 9 Days Shares : Telugu movies, tollywood, cinema
^ The glitter, the gloss, the razzmatazz
^ "Julayi Music Launch". ifilmish. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
^ "Julai hits 1600 Screens on 9th Aug". ifilmish. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
^ "Julayi Movie Ratings". TollywoodAndhra.in. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
^ http://timesofap.com/cinema/allu-arjuns-new-movie-titled-as-race-gurram/
^ "'Iddarammayilatho' shooting date". Mirchi9. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.

External links

Allu Arjun at IMDb

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[1] ttp://www.celebritiesheight.com/allu-arjun-height-and-weight/

[2] ttp://telugumovie.co/allu-arjun-3/

[List_of_2003_films-3] "greatandhra.com". Tollywood 2003 Analysis Hits and Misses. Retrieved 16 February 2007. ^{[dead link]}

[List_of_Telugu_films-4] "idlebrain.com". List of Telugu films released in 2004. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Desamuduru_hit-5] "indiaglitz.com". Desamuduru evokes hit talk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Single_Hit-6] "greatandhra.com". Single Hit till Now in 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2007.

[7] Nonstopcinema Box Office – Parugu 9 Days Shares : Telugu movies, tollywood, cinema

[8] The glitter, the gloss, the razzmatazz

[9] "Julayi Music Launch". ifilmish. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-07-12.

[10] "Julai hits 1600 Screens on 9th Aug". ifilmish. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-07-12.

[11] "Julayi Movie Ratings". TollywoodAndhra.in. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-08-09.

[12] ttp://timesofap.com/cinema/allu-arjuns-new-movie-titled-as-race-gurram/

[13] "'Iddarammayilatho' shooting date". Mirchi9. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.

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v t e Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
1972–1990	N. T. Rama Rao (1972) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1973) Sobhan Babu (1974) Sobhan Babu (1975) Sobhan Babu (1976) Krishnam Raju (1977) Chandra Mohan (1978) Sobhan Babu (1979) Somayajulu (1980) Kamal Haasan (1981) Chiranjeevi (1982) Kamal Haasan (1983) Krishnam Raju (1984) Chiranjeevi (1985) Krishnam Raju (1986) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1987) Krishnam Raju (1988) Kamal Haasan (1989) Rajasekhar (1990)
1991–2010	Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1991) Chiranjeevi (1992) Chiranjeevi (1993) Rajasekhar (1994) Mohan Babu (1995) Venkatesh (1996) Nagarjuna (1997) Venkatesh (1998) Chiranjeevi (1999) Venkatesh (2000) Uday Kiran (2001) Chiranjeevi (2002) Mahesh Babu (2003) Chiranjeevi (2004) Siddharth (2005) Mahesh Babu (2006) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2007) Allu Arjun (2008) Ram Charan (2009) Allu Arjun (2010)
2011–present	Mahesh Babu (2011) Pawan Kalyan (2012) Mahesh Babu (2013) Allu Arjun (2014) Mahesh Babu (2015) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2016) Vijay Deverakonda (2017) Ram Charan (2018) Allu Arjun (2020–2021) N. T. Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan (2022) Nani (2023)