Allu Aravind

Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer and distributor in Tollywood. He produces films under his production banner Geetha Arts. He is one of co-owners of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.

In this Telugu name, the surname is Allu.

Allu Aravind
Born
Allu Aravind

(1949-01-10) 10 January 1949
Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse(s)Allu Nirmala
ChildrenAllu Venkatesh
Allu Arjun
Allu Sirish
Parent(s)Allu Ramalingaiah
Allu Kanakaratnam
FamilySee Allu–Konidela family

Aravind is the son of Telugu actor Allu Rama Lingaiah. He has three sons named Allu Venkatesh, Allu Arjun, and Allu Sirish. Arjun and Sirish are actors in Tollywood.[1][2] He is the maternal uncle of actor Ram Charan. Some of his notable works as a producer are Vijetha (1985), Master (1997), Ninaithen Vandhai (Tamil) (1998), Mangalyam Tantunanena (Kannada) (1998), Annayya (2000 film), Pellam Oorelithe (2003), Gangotri (2003), Johnny (2003), Bunny (2005), Jalsa (2008), Ghajini (2008),Magadheera (2009), Darling (2015) (Tamil), Sarrainodu and Dhruva (both in 2016).Apart from film production Geetha Arts has been into film distribution network as well.

Filmography
As actor
As Producer

He has made many films in the last few years. Jalsa, a Telugu film starring Pawan Kalyan grossed $10 million at the box office. Itof 2008 and the second highest grosser amongst Telugu films. Their next – Ghajini, a Bollywood movie starring Aamir Khan grossed over $45 million at box office, making it the highest grossing Indian film. The Magadheera, a big-budget swords and sandal epic that grossed $25 million at the box office.[3] The movie was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2009.

Telugu cinema
Year Film Director Notes
1974Bantrotu BharyaDasari Narayana Rao
1975Devude DigivasteDasari Narayana Rao
1979Maavullo MahasivuduRaja Chandra
1982SubhalekhaK. Vishwanathco-produced with V. V Sasthry under "Prashanthi Creations"
YamakinkaruduRaj Bharat
1984HeroVijaya Bapineedu
1985VijethaA. Kodandarami Reddy
1987AradhanaBharathiraja
Pasivadi PranamA. Kodandarami Reddy
1989Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduA. Kodandarami Reddy
1991Rowdy AlluduK. Raghavendra Raoco-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao and Panja Prasad under "Sri Sai Ram Arts"
1993Mechanic AlluduB. Gopal
1994S. P. ParasuramRavi Raja Pinishettyco-produced with G. K Reddy and Mukesh Udeshi under "Sai Charan Combines"
1996Pelli SandadiKovelamudi Raghavendra Raoco-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt & K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
Akkada Ammayi Ikkada AbbayiE. V. V. Satyanarayana
1997MasterSuresh Krissna
1998ParadesiKovelamudi Raghavendra Raoco-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt & K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
2000AnnayyaMutyala Subbaiahco-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao under "Sri Sai Ram Arts"
2001DaddySuresh Krissna
2003Pellam OorelitheS. V. Krishna Reddyco-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt under "Siri Media Arts"
GangotriK. Raghavendra Raoco-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt & K. Raghavendra Rao under "United Producers"
Marking as KRR's 100th Film
JohnnyPawan Kalyan
2004Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo KumariK. Vasuco-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt under "Siri Media Arts"
2005BunnyV. V Vinayakco-produced with M. Satya Narayana under "Siri Venkateswara Productions Pvt. Limited"
AndarivaaduSrinu Vaitla
2006HappyA. Karunakaran
2008JalsaTrivikram SrinivasSantosham Best Film Award
2009MagadheeraS.S. RajamouliNational Film Award for Best Special Effects
Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu
CineMAA Award for Best Film
Santosham Best Film Award
2011100% LoveSukumar
BadrinaathV. V. Vinayak
2014Kotha JantaMaruthi Dasari
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
2015Bale Bale Magadivoy Maruthi Dasari
2016SarrainoduBoyapati Srinu
Srirastu SubhamastuParasuram
DhruvaSurender Reddy
2018Geetha GovindhamParasuram
TaxiwaalaRahul Sankrityan
2019Prati Roju PandageMaruthi Dasari
2020Ala VaikunthapurramulooTrivikram Srinivas
2021Most Eligible BachelorBhaskar
Chaavu Kaburu ChallagaKoushik Pegallapati
Ghani Kiran Korrapatico-produced with Allu Bobby under "Allu Bobby Company"
18 PagesPalnati Surya Pratap

Hindi cinema
Year Film Director Notes
1990PratibandhRavi Raja Pinisetty
1994The GentlemanMahesh Bhatt
1997Mere Sapno Ki RaniK. Raghavendra Raoco-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
1999Kaun?Ram Gopal Varmaco-produced with Mukesh Udeshi under "Kshitij Production Combines"
2000KunwaraDavid Dhawan
2002Kya Yehi Pyaar HaiK. Murali Mohan Rao
2003Calcutta MailSudhir Mishraco-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and Mukesh Udeshi under "Siri Media Arts"
2008GhajiniA.R. MurugadossStardust Hottest New Film Award
2021JerseyGoutham Tinnanuri

Kannada cinema
Year Film Director Notes
1998Mangalyam TantunanenaV. S. Reddy
2016Sundaranga JaanaRamesh Aravind

Tamil cinema
Year Film Director Notes
1989MappillaiRajasekhar
1998Ninaithen VandhaiK. Selva Bharathyco-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
2015DarlingSam Anton

Awards and honors

Other works

Allu Aravind is one of the minority stake holders of the football club Kerala Blasters FC that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian Football. He is a key person and co-owner of aha, a Telugu-streaming over-the-top service.

References
  1. "Allu Arjun visits Tirupathi with family". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. "Allu Sirish Biography, Profile, Date of Birth, Star Sign, Height, Siblings – Movies – Tollywood, Bollywood, Hollywood, News, Profiles". Filmcentro.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. "Tollywood Box Office Collection 2020 | Telugu Movie Collections". Tollywood Buzz. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Allu Aravind Received 'Champions of Change' Award From Former President of India | Champions of Change Awards". andhrawishesh.com.
  5. "Pranab Mukherjee confers 'Champions of Change 2019' award to Allu Aravind". thehansindia.com. 20 January 2020.
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