Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer and distributor in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...

under his banner

Geetha Arts Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is established in 1972 by Allu Aravind. The company is based out of Hyderabad. It has produced around 60 films majority of them in Tel ...

. He co-owns the

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club ''

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''. A part of the

Allu–Konidela family Allu–Konidela family is a prominent Indian show business family known for their work in Telugu cinema, with atleast 3 generations of the family involved in films, business ventures, and politics. Prominent heads of the family are comic actor A ...

, Aravind is the son of actor

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he r ...

. His sons are Allu Venkatesh,

Allu Arjun Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Award ...

and

Allu Sirish Allu Sirish (born 30 May 1987) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films. He debuted as a lead actor with '' Gouravam'' (2013) and later went on to appear in films such as ''Kotha Janta'' (2014), ''Srirastu Subhamastu'' (2016), ...

. He is the maternal uncle of

Ram Charan Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awa ...

and brother-in-law of

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu, as well as some fil ...

. Some of his notable works as a producer are ''

Vijetha Vijetha () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, and J. V. Somayajulu. The film released on 23 October 1985. The film was a remake of the 1981 Benga ...

'' (1985), ''

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'' (1997), '' Ninaithen Vandhai'' (Tamil) (1998), ''

Mangalyam Tantunanena ''Mangalyam Tantunanena'' ( kn, ಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯಂ ತಂತುನಾನೇನ) is a 1998 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by V. S. Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ravichandran along with Ramya Krish ...

'' (Kannada) (1998), '' Annayya'' (2000), ''

Pellam Oorelithe ''Pellam Oorelithe'' () is 2003 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy starring Srikanth, Venu Thottempudi, Sangeeta, and Rakshita. The film is a remake of Tamil film ''Charlie Chaplin'' (2002). Plot Vivek (Srikanth ...

'' (2003), '' Gangotri'' (2003), '' Johnny'' (2003), ''

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'' (2005), '' Jalsa'' (2008), '' Ghajini'' (2008), ''

Magadheera ''Magadheera'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal and Dev Gil ...

'' (2009), '' Darling'' (2015) (Tamil), ''

Sarrainodu ''Sarrainodu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Srikanth, and Aadhi Pinisetty. B ...

'' and ''

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'' (both in 2016). Apart from film production Geetha Arts has been into film distribution network as well. GA2 Pictures is an indie production arm of Geetha Arts which they produce small and medium budgeted movies. He won two

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and one

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. He is also a founder and co-owner of aha, a Telugu-streaming over-the-top service.

Early life

Allu Aravind is born to

, former Telugu film actor, in Madras state of India. His son

is a Telugu film actor.His sister Surekha Konidala is a wife of famous Telugu film actor

Filmography

;As actor * ''

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'' (1984) * ''

Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu ''Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu'' () is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Vijaya Bapineedu. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti. Plot Chiranjeevi plays the role of Raja, whose main aims are to make money by hook or by crook, and g ...

'' (1984) * '' Chantabbai'' (1986) ;As Producer He has made many films in the last few years. '' Jalsa'', a Telugu film starring Pawan Kalyan grossed $10 million at the box office. Itof 2008 and the second highest grosser amongst Telugu films. Their next – '' Ghajini'', a Bollywood movie starring Aamir Khan grossed over $45 million at box office, making it the highest grossing Indian film. The ''

'', a big-budget swords and sandal epic that grossed $25 million at the box office. The movie was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2009.

Telugu cinema

Hindi cinema

Kannada cinema

Tamil cinema

Awards and honours

;

* Best Home Viewing Feature Film - ''Pelli Sandadi'' * Best Popular Feature Film -

'' (2009) ; Filmfare Awards South * Best Film - Telugu -

'' (2009) * Lifetime Achievement (

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) ;Other Awards * Champions of Change Award in 2019, for his exceptional work in social welfare in the state of

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. The award was conferred by Shri

Pranab Mukherjee Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 193531 August 2020) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the India ...

at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi on 20 January 2020. *Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (Producer) at 15th Santosham Film Awards.

Other works

Allu Aravind is one of the minority stake holders of the football club ''

'' that competes in the

, the top tier of Indian Football. He is a key person and co-owner of aha, a Telugu-streaming over-the-top service.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Allu Aravind Living people Film producers from Hyderabad, India Telugu film producers 1947 births Praja Rajyam Party politicians Telugu politicians Telangana politicians

Allu Aravind Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer and distributor in Telugu cinema under his banner Geetha Arts. He co-owns the Indian Super League club ''Kerala Blasters FC''. A part of the Allu–Konidela family, Aravind is t ...

Politicians from Hyderabad, India Santosham Film Awards winners Filmfare Awards South winners Indian Hindus