Allu Arjun’s Profile | Biography | photos

Original Name: Allu Arjun
Born: April 8 , 1983
Birth Place: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nick Name: Bunny
Nationality: Indian
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Profession: Actor
Schooling: St Patrick School, Chennai
Education: BBA Degree from MSR College, Hyderabad

Family

Father: Allu Aravind (Mega Producer)

Sibilings: Elder Brother Allu Venkatesh and Younger brother Allu Sirish

Before cinema: Graphic Animator

Hobbies: Music, Dance, Watching movies, Reading

Favourites

Colours: Black, White, Silver

Book: Oh Life, Relax Please

Vehicle: Scorpio, Safari, Seora

Dream Project: Movies like Gang Leader, Indra

Hero: Chiranjeevi

Heroine: Rani Mukherjee

Singers: Hariharan , K.K., Shanker Mahadevan

Biography:

Allu Arjun aka BUNNY, Stylish Star of Telugu film industry was born in Chennai, in Tamilnadu on April 8th. He was born to Shri.Allu Aravind Babu and Smt Nirmala. Allu Arjun Grand Father is Allu Ramalingaiah a legendary cine personality, freedom fighter and an Ayurvedic Doctor. Grand Father Allu Ramalingaiah wanted one of his son to be in acting career, unfortunately that is happened and Allu Arjun is fulfilling his Grand Father deeds. In-fact Padmashri Dr Allu Ramalingaiag garu witnessed the rise of his grandson in the film industry with Bunny’s first two movies.

Bunny did his schooling and Plus Two in St Patrick School and later he did his BBA Degree from MSR College from Hyderabad.

Before coming into Film Industry, Bunny undergone informal training from Kishore Naveet Kapur at Mumbai in 2002, Incidentally his cousin Charan Tej also learned his basics in acting from the same Kishore Naveet Kapur. while in school Bunny acted in many stage shows, Since childhood, he has that fire and desire to become an actor. Bunny did a quick cameo in his own production movie DADDY, Megastar Chiranjeevi is his demigod and he inspired a lot from Chiranjeevi garu in many aspects in life like social service and well behaved ness. Bunny too donated lot of money in numerous occasions to orphanages as part of the social service activities.

Film Career:

Allu Arjun’s debut as an actor, was 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.

His second film Arya, which was released in 2004 was a hit at the box office. It was Arjun’s first major hit.

In 2005, his third film Bunny was released. His fourth film Happy which was released in 2006 did not prove to be as successful as his previous ones. The film managed to make a decent profit in the Indian movie scene in the U.S. He is best known for his dancing skill and style.

In 2007, his fifth film, Desamuduru, directed by Puri Jagannadh, proved to be a box office hit and the first hit of the year in Tollywood. This movie grossed 12.58 crores and a share of Rs. 9.5 crores worldwide 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, which was directed by Bhaskar.
All of Allu Arjun’s movies except Gangotri were translated into Malayalam. 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.

After the super hit of Bunny (2005), Stylish Star Allu Arjun is all set to team up with director V.V. Vinayak again in a commercial flick to be produced by hit maker Allu Aravind under the banner of Geetha Arts. This film is expected to go on floors in June.

Meanwhile, Allu Arjun’s other Telugu film, directed by Gunasekhar and produced by hit maker D.V.V. Danaiah, started rolling and tentatively titled as Varudu. The hunt is still on for a new heroine. Allu Arjun will have a foreign babe as his heroine in this film which will be shot in three schedules. The first two schedules will end by March and April. The third schedule will start in April end and will continue till the entire shooting is complete.Then later he is a planning of ating in a tamil film Whih is going to directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon.

Besides acting in films, Arjun is deeply passionate about photography. He is particularly fond of still photography. Taking pictures is something he has been doing for many years now.

Arjun says that deep down he is a shy and reserved person who hates to talk about his intimate feelings and about the people he is close to. This is where photography fills the gap.

The actor says this hobby gives him an emotional release.

“I find it very hard to talk about my relationships…that’s where the photography in me surfaces. It helps me to exteriorize my thoughts,” Arjun adds that he takes photos only for himself and has no intention of publishing them or even showing them to anyone.

Allu Arjun quotes:

* “Donate blood once or twice per year. If you spare a ten minutes, that little time can save a human life. It’s not a message it’s my request.”

* “I do read personality development books most of the film. My all time favorite has been ‘Who moved my cheese’ by Dr. Spenser Johnson.”

* “I watched Indra from 14-15 times. I absolutely love that film. Tagore I watched about 6-7 times. I would have watched it for many more number of times, but time did not permit me. Every time I watch Indra, I find something fresh and new in it.”

* “I love unknown places. Suppose if I have seen some program about Spain, immediately I get more details about that country and love to visit it. Like that I want to see almost all places in the world.”

* “All I care about is a good script. For me the target audience is not the priority. All that matter to me is to be a part of good film.”

* “My background is my strength. My determination is also strength. I am flexible. I am adaptable both mentally and physically. The character of ‘Arya’ is a reflection of my ownself.”

* ” I know where I stand now. I want to go up and be among the top bracket. I am in the rat race. I am running and I want to run in the future.”

* “I have taken interest in production. I want to give a good film to the people with high technical values. I prefer spending more on postproduction.”

Allu Arjun Trivia:

* The telugu actor is good at Dancing and received good reviews for his performances.

* He started learning Dance during his childhood days.

* He was mischievious during his school days.

* The actor enjoys playing pranks with every one in the industry.

* Every year on his birthday he donates blood and meets physically and mentally challenged kids.

* His made his film debut in a minor role in film “Daddy” with Chiranjeevi.

* His hobbies include reading Books, listening music, watching DVDs, shopping etc.

* Allu Arjun is the Grand son of great comedian Late Sri Allu Ramalingiah

* Telugu Superstar Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan are his uncles.

* He caught the attention of Telugu film lovers with his quick cameo in Chiranjeevi’s Daddy.

* He created history by becoming the debutant hero with maximum number of 100 days centers (Gangotri – 100 days in 54 centers).

* From a frail body with pretty ordinary costumes in Gangotri to a muscular Six pack body with nothing less than Diesel, Nike t-shirts in Desha Muduru, Allu Arjun has come a long way.

* Bunny is just 7 movies old and his reach is much bigger than any other contemporary heroes in Tollywood.

Filmography:

Gangotri….Simhadri

Banner: United Producers

Cast: Allu Arjun, Aditi Agarwal, Suman, Prakash Raj, Bharani, Seeta, Pragathi, Sakuntala, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, AVS, Sobha, Sunil, Master Teja, Baby Kavya

Story – Screenplay: Chinni Krishna
Music: MM Keeravani
Cinematography: Chota K Naidu
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Stunts: Vijayan
Producer: C Aswini Dutt
Direction: K Raghavendra Rao
Theatrical release date: 28th march 2003

* The film had a successful 100-day run in 53 centres.

* Chota K Naidu captured the beauty of Gangotri and other holy places with camera and presented us with the virtual tour of holy places.

* Production: The movie comes from the stable of two of the most prestigious producers of Telugu cinema – Aswini Dutt and Allu Arvind. The production values are very rich.

Arya….Aarya

Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations

Cast: Allu Arjun, Anuradha Mehta, Siva, Devi Charan, Vidya, Rajan P Dev, Subba Raju, Venu Madhav, Devi Charan, Babloo, Jogi Brothers, Sunil, Ramana Murthy

Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Action: Ram and Lakshman
Executive Producers: Sirish & Lakshman
Producer: Raju
Dialogues, Story, Screenplay, Direction: Sukumar
Release date: 7th May 2004

* The film had a 50-day run in 89 centres.The film had a 100-day run in 56 centres. it collected a share 0f 16 crores.

* The film’s dubbed version in Malayalam did a business of nearly Rs. 30-35 lakhs from Kerala.

Bunny….Bunny

Banner: Siri Venkateswara Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Cast: Allu Arjun, Gowri Mumjal, Sarath Kumar, Prakash Raj, Mukesh Rishi, Rajan P Dev, Chalapati Rao, Ahuti Prasad, Venu Madhav, LB Sriram, Raghubabu, MS Narayana, Chitram Seenu, Sudha & Seeta

Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematographer: Chota K Naidu
Art: Ashok Kumar
Fights: Kanal Kannan
Story – Screenplay – Director: VV Vinayak
Producer: Mallidi Satyanarayana Reddy
Theatrical release date: 6th April 2005

Happy……Bunny

Banner: Geeta Arts

Cast: Allu Arjun, Genelia, Manoj Bajpai, Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Suman Setty, Venu Madhav, Vijay, Rama Prabha, Seetha, Apoorva & Jahnavi.

Cinematography: RD Rajasekhar
Editing: Anthony
Music: Yuan Shankar Raja
Fights: Vijay & Allan Amin
Screenplay – direction: Karunakaran
Producer: Allu Arvind
Release date: 27th January 2006

Desamuduru….Bala Govind

Banner: Universal Media

Cast: Allu Arjun, Hansika Motwani, Pradeep Rawat, Subbaraju, Ali, Raghubabu, Ajay, Jeeva, GV, Raja Ravindra, Satyam Rajesh, Srinivasa Reddy, Chandramohan, Gowtam Raju, Ahuti Prasad, Telangana Sakuntala, Hema, Rama Prabha, Kovai Sarala, Sony Raj and Rambha (item song)

Music: Chakri
Action: Vijayan
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Story – dialogues – screenplay – direction: Puri Jagan
Producer: DVV Danayya
Release Date: 12 January 2007

* The film released in 500 screens,including 424 in Andhra Pradesh, 32 in Karnataka,8 in Orissa,2 in Chennai,3 in Mumbai and 31 in Overseas

* Despite receiving mixed talk from public, Desamuduru grossed 12.58 crores and a share of Rs.9.5 crores. worldwide in the first seven days since its release. The openings stand out as the highest in Arjun’s career.

* Desamuduru has grossed 19.75 crores in 2 weeks from its release. The film grossed 29 crores in four weeks and became a blockbuster.

* The film had completed 50-days in 243 centres.

* It completed 100 days in 129 centres. And 175 days in 9 centres

Parugu……Krishna

Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations

Cast: Allu Arjun, Sheila, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Poonam Bajwa, Subba Raju, Srinivas Reddy, Chitram Seenu, Jeeva,

Music: Manisharma
Cinematography: Vijay C Chakravarthy
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Direction: Bommarillu Bhaskar
Producer: Dil Raju
Release date: May 1,2008

* The film collected a share of Rs.10.82 crores in its first 9 days of theatrical run and collected 21 crores in 3 weeks.

* There were mixed reviews for the film.

* The film ran 100 days in 54 centres

* This movie was dubbed into Malayalam as Krishna and was a blockbuster in Kerala too.

Arya 2…..Aarya

Banner: Aditya Arts

Cast: Allu Arjun, Kajal Agarwal, Navadeep, Shraddha Das, Ajay, Brahmanandam, Mukesh Rishi, Sayaji Shinde, Srinivas Reddy, Tarzan, Radha Kumari etc

Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography: RD Rajasekhar
Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh
Direction: Sukumar
Producer: Aditya Babu & BVSN Prasad
Release date: 27 November 2009

Up Coming Movies:

Vedam…..Slumboy Role

Banner: Arka Media Works

Cast: Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj Kumar, M M Keeravani, Anushka Shetty

Music: M M Keeravanai
Direction: Jagarlamudi Krishnamurthy (Gamyam Krish)
Producer: Shobu Yarlagadda & Prasad Devineni
Release date: January, 2010

Varudu

Banner: Universal Media

Cast: Allu Arjun, Aryan, Naresh, Suhasini, Sayaji Shinde, Brahmanandam, Ashish Vidyarthi, Ahuthi Prasad, Brahmaji and Vinaya Prasad

Music: Manisharma
Art: Ashok
Cinematography: RD Rajasekhar
Action: Stun Siva
Direction: Gunasekhar
Producer: D V V Dhanaiah
Release date: 2010

* For first time in Indian Film Industry, huge number of people (100 real families) are introduced in the film.

Badrinath..Badrinath

Banner: Geetha Arts

Cast: Allu Arjun

Story: Chinni Krishna
Direction: V V Vinayak
Producer: Allu Aravind
Release date: 2010

* As per the sources the film is going to be a Temple backdrop film.

Special Appearances:

Daddy…..Gopi (2002)

Shankardada Zindabad (2007)