Tarun (Telugu actor)

Tarun Kumar (born 8 January 1983 ) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in few Tamil and Malayalam films. He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works.[2] He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1991, for his work in Mani Ratnam's Anjali, which was India's official entry to the Oscars for that year.[3] Tarun won critical acclaim with the Malayalam children's film, Abhayam (1991), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year, and Tarun won the Best Child artist Award at the Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan.[4] As a child artist, Tarun starred in super hits such as Manasu Mamatha (1990), Surya IPS (1991), Aditya 369 (1991), Teja (1992), My Dear Muthachan (1992), and Johny (1993).[5]

Tarun
Born
Tarun Kumar

(1983-01-08) 8 January 1983[1]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Parent(s)Roja Ramani (mother)
S Chakrapani (father)

Early life

Tarun is the son of Roja Ramani and Odia Director Sushant Chakrapani. He started his career as a child actor with Manasu Mamatha (1990).[1]

Career as lead actor

After a seven-year break, Tarun was the lead actor in the big blockbuster Nuvve Kavali in 2000, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year, and Tarun won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his work in the film. Some of his films include Priyamaina Neeku (2001), Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002), Nuvve Nuvve (2002), Punnagai Desam (2002) (Tamil), Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Ela Cheppanu (2003), Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (2003), Sakhiya (2004), Bhale Dongalu (2008), Sasirekha Parinayam (2009), Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi (2013), Yuddham (2014), and Idhi Naa Love Story (2018).

Non-film work

Tarun is an accomplished cricketer and participates in Indian Celebrity Cricket League. He is the brand ambassador of Medak Mavericks team of Telangana T20 League cricket.

Filmography
Actor
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1990Manasu MamathaTeluguNandi Award for Best Child Actor
Bujjigadi Babai
AnjaliArjunTamilNational Film Award for Best Child Artist
1991ThalapathiPetty thiefCameo appearance
Surya IPSTelugu
Pillalu Diddina KapuramNandi Award for Best Child Actor
AbhayamVinuMalayalamBest Child Artist Award - Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan
Aditya 369Kishore KumarTelugu
1992MeeraJesuTamil
TejaTejaTeluguNandi Award for Best Child Actor
My Dear MuthachanManuMalayalam
1993JohnyJohny
1995VajramYoung ChakriTelugu
2000Nuvve KavaliTarun SavvanaNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
UncleRaj
2001Priyamaina NeekuGaneshreleased in Tamil as Kadhal Sugamanathu
ChirujalluVamsi
2002Nuvvu Leka Nenu LenuRadha Krishna
Punnagai DesamGaneshTamil
AdrustamTarunTelugu
Nuvve NuvveRishi
2003Ninne IshtapaddanuCharanTelugu
Ela CheppanuSekhar
Enakku 20 Unakku 18SridharTamil
Nee Manasu Naaku TelusuSridharTelugu
2004SakhiyaHari
2005SoggaduRavi
Oka OoriloSeenu
2007Nava VasanthamGaneshRemake of Punnagai Desam
2008Bhale DongaluRamuRemake of Bunty aur Babli
2009Sasirekha ParinayamAnand/Abhi
2013Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina AbbayiSanjay
2014YuddhamRishi
VetaKarthik
2018Idi Naa Love StoryAbhi
Dubbing artist
YearFilmActorNotes
2020Anukoni AthidhiFahadh FaasilTelugu dubbed version of Athiran

References
  1. "Happy Birthday Tarun: 5 movies that endeared the National Film Award-winning actor in our hearts". The Times of India. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. maatv. "Tarun Birthday Special". YouTube. Retrieved 19 September 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. "Chocolate HERO". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014.
  5. "Nava Vasantham - Review". oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
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