Tarun

Tarun

1981-01-08

Biography

Tarun Kumar is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in few Tamil and Malayalam films. He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works. He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1991, for his work in Mani Ratnam's Anjali, which was India's official entry to the Oscars for that year. Tarun won critical acclaim with the Malayalam children's film, Abhayam (1991), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year, and Tarun won the Best Child artist Award at the Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan. As a child artist, Tarun starred in super hits such as Manasu Mamatha (1990), Surya IPS (1991), Aditya 369 (1991), Teja (1992), My Dear Muthachan (1992), and Johny (1993). After a seven-year break, Tarun was the lead actor in the blockbuster Nuvve Kavali in 2000, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year, and Tarun won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his work in the film.[5][6] He then starred in successful films such as Priyamaina Neeku (2001), Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002), Nuvve Nuvve (2002), Punnagai Desam (2002) (Tamil), Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Ela Cheppanu (2003), Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (2003), Sakhiya (2004), Bhale Dongalu (2008), Sasirekha Parinayam (2009), Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi (2013), Yuddham (2014), and Idhi Naa Love Story (2018), and established himself as one of the successful actors of Telugu cinema.

Also appears in

Thalapathi

Thalapathi

7.9

Aditya 369

Aditya 369

7.0

Enakku 20 Unakku 18

Enakku 20 Unakku 18

5.8

Nuvve... Nuvve...

Nuvve... Nuvve...

5.6

Anjali

Anjali

7.0

Dharma Chakkaram

Dharma Chakkaram

Not yet rated

Nuvve Kavali

Nuvve Kavali

6.8

Meera

Meera

2.0

Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi

Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi

5.0

Sakhiya

Sakhiya

4.0

Sasirekha Parinayam

Sasirekha Parinayam

5.8

Surya IPS

Surya IPS

5.0

Punnagai Desam

Punnagai Desam

5.8

Bhale Dongalu

Bhale Dongalu

5.9

Ninne Ishtapaddanu

Ninne Ishtapaddanu

5.0

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

6.0

Soggadu

Soggadu

6.5

Ela Cheppanu

Ela Cheppanu

5.5

Priyamaina Neeku

Priyamaina Neeku

6.5

Idi Naa Love Story

Idi Naa Love Story

6.0