Raj Tarun

Raj Tarun
Born (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32)
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Raj Tarun (born 11 May 1992) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films.[1] Tarun debuted with Uyyala Jampala (2013) for which won SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu.[2]

He has appeared in many successful films including Cinema Choopistha Mava, Kumari 21F, Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, Andhhagadu, Lover, Kittu Unnadu Jagratha and Iddari Lokam Okate.

Early life and career

Raj Tarun was born Prahaladapuram in Visakhapatnam, India. He has acted in 52 short films, and dreamt of becoming a film director.[3] He also worked on the screenplay and dialogues for his first film Uyyala Jampala. He won the Best Debutant Actor award at the South Indian International Movie Awards in 2014, for Uyyala Jampala.[4]

In 2015, he acted in Cinema Choopistha Mava and Kumari 21F, and received praises for his performance.[5][6] He has appeared in many successful films including Kumari 21F, Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, Andhhagadu, Lover, Kittu Unnadu Jagratha and Iddari Lokam Okate.

In 2021, he played the lead in Anubhavinchu Raja.[7] In 2022, he appear next in Stand Up Rahul.[8]

His next film directed by Ramesh Kadumula was launched on 12 April 2024 where he pairs alongside Rashi Singh[9]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Uyyala Jampala Suri Film debut, Also screenplay; SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu
2015 Cinema Choopistha Mava Kaththi
Kumari 21F Siddhu
2016 Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu Sri Ram
Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam Ashwin
Majnu Hemanth Cameo appearance
Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends Raju Cameo appearance
2017 Kittu Unnadu Jagratha Kittu Also lyricist for "Johny Johny Yes Papa"
Andhhagadu Gowtham
Balloon Jeevanandham Tamil film; cameo appearance
2018 Rangula Ratnam Vishnu Also lyricist for "Prema Prema"
Raju Gadu Raju
Lover Raj
2019 Iddari Lokam Okate Mahi
2020 Orey Bujjiga Bujji
2021 Power Play Vijay
Anubhavinchu Raja Raju a. k. a. Bangaram [7]
2022 Stand Up Rahul Rahul [8]
2023 Manu Charitra Ronson Joseph Cameo appearance
2024 Naa Saami Ranga Bhaskar [10]
Purushothamudu Rachit Ram [11]
Tiragabadara Saami Giri
Bhale Unnade Radha [12]

Television

Year Titlw Role Channel Notes
2022 Aha Naa Pellanta Seenu ZEE5

References

  1. ^ "Tollywood's rising starts under 30". The Times of India. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Uyyala Jampala grosses 16 crores 32 lac tickets sold so far". Idlebrain.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Raj Tarun's honest confessions". Indiaglitz.com. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ^ "SIIMA 2014 winners - Telugu". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Tarun and Hebah lock lips three times in Kumari 21 F". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (19 November 2015). "Kumari 21F has 3 liplock scenes: Hebah Patel, Raj Tarun talk about kissing, chemistry". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Mega Power Star Ram Charan launches teaser of Anubhavinchu Raja". Telangana Today. 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Stand Up Rahul: Samantha Akkineni shares first-look of Raj Tarun, Varsha Bollama starrer". The Times of India. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Connect movies launch their first project with Raj Tarunn and Rashi Singh". Cinema Express. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Naa Saami Ranga Telugu Movie Review". 14 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Purushothamudu review: రివ్యూ: పురుషోత్తముడు.. రాజ్‌తరుణ్‌ ఖాతాలో హిట్‌ పడిందా?".
  12. ^ "Raj Tarun's next is titled Bhale Unnade; First look poster out now". 14 January 2024.