Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer, film distributor, and businessman. He is regarded as one of the most successful producers in

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. He is the founder of Geetha Arts, a major film production house in the Telugu film industry. He is also the co-owner of Aha, an

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service, and the

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club,

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. Aravind won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement and two

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for his work as a producer. Some of his notable works as a producer include '' Bantrothu Bharya'' (1974), '' Subhalekha'' (1982), ''

Pasivadi Pranam ''Pasivadi Pranam'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Raghuvaran. The film was produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts banner. It was a remake of the Mala ...

'' (1987), '' Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu'' (1989)'', Mappillai'' (1989), ''

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'' (1997), '' Ninaithen Vandhai'' (1998), '' Mangalyam Tantunanena'' (1998), '' Annayya'' (2000), ''

Jalsa ''Jalsa'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana, Parvati Melton and Kamalinee Muk ...

'' (2008), '' Ghajini'' (2008), ''

Magadheera ''Magadheera'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language epic romantic fantasy action drama film co-written & directed by S. S. Rajamouli, based on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad and with dialogues by M. Rathnam. Produced by Allu Aravind under ...

'' (2009), '' Sarrainodu'' (2016), ''Ala Vaikuntapuramulo'' (2020).

Early life

Allu Aravind is born on 10 January 1949 in

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. His father,

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 rec ...

is a noted Telugu comic actor who acted in over 1000 films. His sons,

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and Allu Sirish are Telugu film actors. His sister Surekha is the wife of Telugu actor

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. Aravind is the maternal uncle of

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Career

Allu Aravind founded Geetha Arts, a film production and distribution company in 1972. The company was named after the Hindu philosophical text ''Bhagavad Geeta'' which inspired Allu Aravind. Geetha Arts marked its beginning through the 1974 Telugu film '' Bantrothu Bharya''. Aravind has produced many films over the years. ''

'', a 2008 Telugu film starring

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was the second-highest grosser in Telugu cinema at the time. Their next, '' Ghajini'', a Bollywood film starring

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grossed over $45 million at box office, making it the highest grossing Indian film. ''

'', a big-budget

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epic grossed $25 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release.

Filmography

Producer

Telugu

Hindi

Tamil

Kannada

Actor

* '' Maa Voollo Mahasivudu'' (1979) as Sub-Inspector of Police * ''

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'' (1984) * '' Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu'' (1984) * '' Chantabbai'' (1986)

Distributor

*'' Ghajini'' (2005) (Dubbed version)

Awards and honours

;

* Best Home Viewing Feature Film - ''

Pelli Sandadi ''Pelli Sandadi'' () is a 1996 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language musical romance film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Produced by C. Aswini Dutt, C. Aswani Dutt and Allu Aravind on Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation banner, the film stars ...

''(in Telugu) * Best Popular Feature Film - ''

'' (2009) ;

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

* Best Film - Telugu - ''

'' (2009) *

Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

(

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

. *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

Allu Aravind Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer, film distributor, and businessman. He is regarded as one of the most successful producers in Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema. He is the founder of Geetha Arts, a majo ...

Telugu film producers 1949 births Praja Rajyam Party politicians Telugu politicians Kerala Blasters FC owners Politicians from Hyderabad, India Santosham Film Awards winners Filmfare Awards South winners Indian Hindus Theatre owners Film exhibitors Gaddar Telangana Film Awards winners