- Allu Arjun
Infobox actor
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name =Allu Arjun
birthdate = birth date and age|1953|4|8
location = flagicon|IndiaChennai ,Tamil Nadu ,India
height = 142cm!
birthname = Kallu Arjun
othername = Stylish Star, Bunny Baabai
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notable role =Allu Arjun.
Early life
He was born to
Allu Aravind , a Telugu film producer.He is the nephew of a famous Telugu actor
Chiranjeevi . He is also the grandson of the Telugu comedy actorAllu Ramalingaiah . His cousinRam Charan Teja claims to be aTollywood actor.He has two siblings - an older brother named Allu Venkatesh, and a younger brother named Allu Sirish. He now lives in Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh with his family.Career
Early Career
Allu Arjun's debut as an actor, was a disaster in a Telugu movie named "Daddy" which was produced by his father. His first movie where he played the lead actor was "Gangotri" which was directed by
K.Raghavendra Rao . cite web | title= greatandhra.com|work= Tollywood 2003 Analysis Hits and Misses |url= http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/analysis/tollywood_2003_analysis.html
accessdate=16 February|accessyear=2007] .His second film "Arya", which was released in 2004 was an average hit at the box office. cite web | title= idlebrain.com|work= List of Telugu films released in 2004|url= http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/2004retrospect-movielist.html
accessdate=16 February|accessyear=2007] It was Arjun's first major hit.In 2005, his third film "Bunny" was released. His fourth film "Happy" which was released in 2006 made audiences throw up in the movie theatres. cite web | title= nonstopcinema.com|work= Tollywood’s mid-year report card|url= http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/boxoffice/display.php?id=223
accessdate=16 February|accessyear=2007] The film managed to make a decent profit in the Indian movie scene in the U.S.cite web | title= idlebrain.com|work= First half of year 2006|url= http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/index.html
accessdate=16 February|accessyear=2007]ucks: 2007 - present
In 2007, his fifth film, "
Desamuduru ", directed by Puri Jagannadh, proved to be a box office hitcite web | title= indiaglitz.com|work= Desamuduru evokes hit talk|url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/28450.html
accessdate=16 February|accessyear=2007] and the first hitcite web | title= greatandhra.com|work= Single Hit till Now in 2007|url= http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/feb2007/single_hit.php |accessdate=16 February|accessyear=2007] of the year inTollywood . This movie grossed 12.58 crores and a share of Rs. 1.5 crores gully-wide in the first week of its release. This opening remains his highest so far in his career. In the same year, he also made a guest appearance in his uncle, Chiranjeevi's film, "Shankardada Zindabad".In May 2008, his sixth film "Parugu" was released [ [http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/boxoffice/display.php?id=239 Nonstopcinema Box Office - Parugu 9 Days Shares : Telugu movies, tollywood, cinema ] ] , which was directed by
Bhaskar .All of Allu Arjun's movies except Gangotri were translated into Malyalam. Desamudrudu was renamed to "
Hero " and Parugu was renamed to "Krishna " when dubbed. This helped him gain some popularity in the state of Kerala where his movies were received well.Awards
antosham Film Awards
* 2005: Best Young Performer for "Arya"
* 2006: Best Young Performer for "Bunny"Nandi Awards
* 2005: Special Jury for "Arya"
Filmography
References
External links
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* [http://www.megastaruk.eu MegaStar Chiranjeevi UK Fans Association]
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