Allu Arjun filmography

Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema.He debuted as a child artist in the film Vijetha directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Sixteen years later, Arjun made a small appearance as Gopi, a dancer, in the 2001 film Daddy directed by Suresh Krissna. He had his first leading role in the 2003 film Gangotri, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao which was the latter's hundredth film as a director. Arjun played the role of a college student in two films — Sukumar's directorial debut Arya, and V. V. Vinayak's Bunny. His role in the former was his breakthrough, earning him his first Nandi Special Jury Award. Arjun collaborated with A. Karunakaran on the film Happy. The film was a commercial success with its dubbed version becoming an all time blockbuster in Kerala. Arjun later collaborated with Puri Jagannadh on the film Desamuduru, in which he played the role of a crime reporter working for MAA TV. Desamuduru received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success, establishing him as an action hero. He received his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award nomination for the same, he won CineMAA Awards for Best Actor Jury. In the same year he also made a cameo appearance in the film Shankar Dada Zindabad, directed by Prabhu Deva. In 2008, Arjun starred in Bhaskar's Parugu. Upon release, Parugu received mixed reviews from critics, but was a commercial success. Arjun earned his first Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award, two CineMAA Awards for Best Actor and Best Actor Jury and his second Nandi Special Jury Award. In 2009, Arjun played the role of Arya, a sociopathic, in Sukumar's Arya 2, a spiritual sequel to their previous collaboration, Arya. The film received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success. Arjun's first release of 2010 was Gunasekhar's Varudu, which was based on Indian marriage rituals and systems. His other release that year was Krish's hyperlink film, Vedam, in which he played "Cable" Raju, a cable operator. While Varudu was considered a flop, Vedam received critical acclaim and earned Arjun his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award. In 2011, Arjun collaborated with V. V. Vinayak for the second time on Badrinath, in which he played an Indian samurai who protects Badrinath Temple in the Himalayas. The film received negative reviews from critics but performed well at the box office. In 2012, Arjun starred in Trivikram Srinivas' Julayi. The film was one of the five highest-grossing Telugu films of 2012. His next film, Iddarammayilatho, directed by Puri Jagannadh, received mixed reviews from critics, and it was declared hit at the box office. In 2014, Arjun made a crucial cameo appearance in the film Yevadu, directed by Vamsi Paidipally, for which he won critical acclaim. His next release in 2014 was Race Gurram, directed by Surender Reddy, which became the highest grossing Telugu film of the year and the fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of all time. He then produced and acted in a short film titled I Am That Change, directed by Sukumar, which was based on the theme of anti-corruption. His first release of 2015, S/O Satyamurthy directed by Trivikram Srinivas, opened to decent feedback from critics and was a commercial success. His first release of 2016, Sarrainodu directed by Boyapati Srinu, opened to mixed to positive reviews from critics and went on to be a blockbuster. With this film, Allu Arjun has scored his third consecutive blockbuster film during summer after Race Gurram and S/0 Satyamurthy. His next release was Duvvada Jagannadham directed by Harish Shankar. It received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics but went on to become one of the biggest hits of 2017. In 2018, Allu Arjun had played the role of a soldier struggling with anger issues in Naa Peru Surya, directed by Vakkantham Vamsi. His third collaboration with Trivikram Srinivas, the action drama Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020), became the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2020 and the second highest grossing Indian film of 2020. In 2021, Arjun reunited with director Sukumar for their third collaboration, Pushpa: The Rise. Arjun portrayed the titular character, Pushpa Raj, coolie-turned-red sandalwood smuggler, for which he received the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 69th National Film Awards. The film became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2021. The second installment Pushpa 2: The Rule released on 5 December 2024, which also became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024 like its predecessor, and now stands as the third highest-grossing Indian film of all time, and is also the highest-grossing Indian film by opening day, thereby solidifying Arjun's recognition as a major pan Indian superstar.