Allu Aravind
Allu Aravind 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.
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 Telugu films. He is the maternal uncle of actor Ram Charan. Some of his notable works as a producer are Vijetha, Master, Ninaithen Vandhai , Mangalyam Tantunanena , Annayya, Pellam Oorelithe, Gangotri, Johnny, Bunny, Jalsa, Ghajini,Magadheera, Darling , Sarrainodu and Dhruva.
Apart from film production Geetha Arts has been into film distribution network as well.
Filmography
;As actor- Hero
- Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu
- Chantabbai
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. The movie was not only the highest-grossing Telugu film ever, but the highest grossing Indian movie in 2009.
Telugu Cinema
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
1974 | Bantrotu Bharya | Dasari Narayana Rao | |
1975 | Devude Digivaste | Dasari Narayana Rao | |
1979 | Maavullo Mahasivudu | Raja Chandra | |
1982 | Subhalekha | K. Vishwanath | co-produced with V. V Sasthry under "Prashanthi Creations" |
1982 | Yamakinkarudu | Raj Bharat | |
1984 | Hero | Vijaya Bapineedu | |
1985 | Vijetha | A. Kodandarami Reddy | |
1987 | Aradhana | Bharathiraja | |
1987 | Pasivadi Pranam | A. Kodandarami Reddy | |
1989 | Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu | A. Kodandarami Reddy | |
1991 | Rowdy Alludu | K. Raghavendra Rao | co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao and Panja Prasad under "Sri Sai Ram Arts" |
1993 | Mechanic Alludu | B. Gopal | |
1994 | S. P. Parasuram | Ravi Raja Pinishetty | co-produced with G. K Reddy and Mukesh Udeshi under "Sai Charan Combines" |
1996 | Pelli Sandadi | Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao | co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt & K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation" |
1996 | Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | |
1997 | Master | Suresh Krissna | |
1998 | Paradesi | Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao | co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt & K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation" |
2000 | Annayya | Mutyala Subbaiah | co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao under "Sri Sai Ram Arts" |
2001 | Daddy | Suresh Krissna | |
2003 | Pellam Oorelithe | S. V. Krishna Reddy | co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt under "Siri Media Arts" |
2003 | Gangotri | K. Raghavendra Rao | co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt & K. Raghavendra Rao under "United Producers" Marking as KRR's 100th Film |
2003 | Johnny | Pawan Kalyan | |
2004 | Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari | K. Vasu | co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt under "Siri Media Arts" |
2005 | Bunny | V. V Vinayak | co-produced with M. Satya Narayana under "Siri Venkateswara Productions Pvt. Limited" |
2005 | Andarivaadu | Srinu Vaitla | |
2006 | Happy | A. Karunakaran | |
2008 | Jalsa | Trivikram Srinivas | Santosham Best Film Award |
2009 | Magadheera | S.S. Rajamouli | National 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 |
2011 | 100% Love | Sukumar | |
2011 | Badrinaath | V. V. Vinayak | |
2014 | Kotha Janta | Maruthi Dasari | |
2014 | Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham | A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary | |
2015 | Bale Bale Magadivoy | Maruthi Dasari | |
2016 | Sarrainodu | Boyapati Srinu | |
2016 | Srirastu Subhamastu | Parasuram | |
2016 | Dhruva | Surender Reddy | |
2018 | Geetha Govindham | Parasuram | |
2018 | Taxiwaala | Rahul Sankrityan | |
2019 | Prati Roju Pandage | Maruthi Dasari | |
2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Trivikram Srinivas | |
2020 | Most Eligible Bachelor | Bhaskar | |
2020 | Chavu Kaburu Challaga | Koushik Pegallapati | |
2020 | 18 Pages | Palnati Surya Pratap |
Hindi cinema
Kannada cinema
Tamil cinema
Awards and honors
- Champions of Change Award in 2019, for his exceptional work in social welfare in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The award was conferred by Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi on 20 January 2020.
Other works