Siddharth Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in

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. He made his debut with '' Josh'' (2009) and in

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with ''

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'' (2014). Jonnalagadda later went on to co-write and appear in films such as ''

Guntur Talkies ''Guntur Talkies'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film produced and directed by Praveen Sattaru, who co-wrote the film with Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film stars Jonnalagadda, Rashmi Gautam, Shraddha Das, and Naresh. The music was ...

'' (2016) and ''

Krishna and His Leela ''Krishna and His Leela'' (also known as ''Its Complicated''), is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravikanth Perepu who co-wrote and co-edited the film with Siddhu Jonnalagadda. The film is produced by Suresh P ...

'' (2020), whereas ''

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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'' (2024) established him in Telugu cinema.

Early life

Sidhu Jonnalagadda was born on 7 February 1988 in

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, India into a family hailing from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He did his intermediate from Sri Chaitanya college in 2005 and B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering in 2009, before venturing into films.

Career

Jonnalagadda appeared in minor roles in '' Josh'' and ''

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''. He made his lead debut with

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's '' Life Before Wedding''. He then worked on the unreleased film ''Jagame Maya'' co-starring

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, the

film ''

'' (2014), '' Boy Meets Girl'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2014). He gained recognition for Sattaru's ''

'' (2016). After a four year gap, he played the lead role in ''

'' (2020), a romantic drama film co-starring

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and Seerat Kapoor. In a review of the film by ''The Times of India'', the reviewer wrote that "Siddhu is an absolute delight and a revelation in this one. ... The key to his character lies in being effortless, and he plays it well". Jonnalagadda earned the name Star Boy Siddhu after the success of ''

'' (2022), and starred in its sequel ''

'' (2024).

Filmography

Films

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Discography

As playback singer

As a lyricist

References

External links

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