Ireni Muralidhar Goud is an Indian actor who works in

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

and

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. His breakthrough came with his performance in ''

DJ Tillu ''DJ Tillu'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by debutant Vimal Krishna who co-wrote the film with Siddhu Jonnalagadda. Produced by S. Naga Vamsi, the film stars Jonnalagadda as the titular character alongside Neha ...

'' (2022) and ''

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'' (2023).

Personal life

Goud hails from

Ramayampet Ramayampet is a Municipality and a mandal in Medak District of Telangana State. Ramayampet was an Assembly Constituency in the former Andhra Pradesh State from 1952 to 2009 in Medak district in Indian States and territories of India, state of T ...

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and completed his education in

Siddipet Siddipet, also natively spelt as Siddipeta, is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of the Siddipet district. It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and from Warangal ...

. He worked as a Junior Accounts Officer at the Electricity Board of the Mint Compound in Hyderabad until retirement, after which he pursued a career in films.

Career

He began his career with small roles in television shows. Goud’s first breakthrough role in film came through with ''

'' (2022). He went on to reprise his role in its ''

Tillu Square ''Tillu Square'' (stylised as ''(TILLU)²'') is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Mallik Ram and produced by S. Naga Vamsi under the banner of Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas. A sequel to the 2022 film ...

'' (2024) as well. Speaking about his role as Tillu’s father, Abhilasha Cherukuri of ''

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'' wrote that Goud emerged in "steady form without missing a single beat." Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' wrote that Goud is naturally talented and praised his comic timing. Speaking about his role in ''Mad'' (2023), Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''

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'' stated that, "Muralidhar is easily one of the best actors in Telugu cinema today to play the frustrated father who delivers snarky lines with a deadpan expression."

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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