Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Siddhu Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor, screenwriter, playback singer and editor who works in Telugu cinema. He debuted, as a lead, with Life Before Wedding (2011). He also went on to make his debut in Tamil cinema with Vallinam, which was highly acclaimed. Jonnalagadda later went onto to co-write and star in films such as Guntur Talkies (2016), Krishna and His Leela (2020), Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma (2020), and DJ Tillu (2022), which have cemented him as a lead actor.
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Born | Siddharth Jonnalagadda[1] |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Early life
Siddhu Jonnalagadda was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He pursued MBA before venturing into a career in films.[2]
Career
Jonnalagadda made his lead debut with Praveen Sattaru's LBW: Life Before Wedding and then in between he did a Tamil film Vallinam (2014), and Ice Cream 2 (2014) before playing the lead role in Sattaru's Guntur Talkies (2016).[3] Siddu plays the lead role in Krishna and His Leela, a romantic drama film starring Shraddha Srinath, Shalini Vadnikatti and Seerat Kapoor.[4] 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".[5] He will reprise the role of Rajkummar Rao in That Is Mahalakshmi, the Telugu remake of Queen.[6]
Filmography
Films
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Josh | College student | [2] | |
2010 | Orange | Santhosh | [2] | |
2010 | Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu | Dhinesh | [2] | |
2011 | LBW: Life Before Wedding | Rishi | Debut in a lead role | [3] |
2013 | Jagamemaaya | [7] | ||
2014 | Vallinam | Vamsi | Tamil film | [3] |
Boy Meets Girl: Tholiprema Katha | Siddhu | [8] | ||
Ice Cream 2 | Filmmaker | [3] | ||
2016 | Guntur Talkies | Hari | Also story, dialogues and singer | [3] |
2019 | Kalki | Sekhar Babu | [9] | |
2020 | Krishna and His Leela | Krishna | Also writer and editor | [5] |
Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma | Siddhu | Also writer, creative producer and editor | [10] | |
2022 | DJ Tillu | DJ Tillu | Also writer | [11] |
2023 | Tillu Square † | DJ Tillu | Fliming; Also writer | [12] |
Television
Year | Work | Role | Network |
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2018 | Gangstars | Ajay | Amazon Prime Video |
Discography
Year | Film | Song | Music director |
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2016 | Guntur Talkies | "Guntur Talkies" Title Track | Sricharan Pakala |
Naruda Donoruda | "Kaasu Paisa" and "Pelli Beatu" (rap portions)[13] | ||
2022 | DJ Tillu | "Nuvvala" |
References
- Siddhu Jonnalagadda and Bithiri Sathi (8 February 2022). DJ Tillu fame Siddhu Hilarious Interview with Garam Sathi - Garam Muchatlu. Sakshi TV. Event occurs at 1:11.
- "Siddhu Jonnalagadda chitchat". Idlebrain.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (26 May 2015). "Striving for a break". The Hindu.
- "Siddu Jonnalagadda and Shraddha Srinath-starrer Krishna and His Leela to get an OTT release". The Times of India. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "Krishna And His Leela Movie Review: A rom-com that dares to go a little beyond". The Hindu.
- Adivi, Sridhar. "Guntur Talkies boy in Telugu remake of Queen - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ""Jagame Maya "is a new movie based on Illusion". 123telugu.com. 1 September 2013.
- "Boy Meets Girl Tholi Prema Katha Movie Review". The Times of India.
- "Kalki Movie Review: A mediocre cop drama". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (14 November 2020). "'Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma' review: For a few bright moments". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "As SS Rajamouli's RRR gets postponed, 6 Telugu films line up to cash in on Sankranthi festivities". Indian Express. 3 January 2022.
- Today, Telangana (7 June 2023). "Starboy Siddhu and Sithara Entertainments' 'Tillu Square' release date announced". Telangana Today. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- "Naruda Donoruda releases its first song on Radio Mirchi - Times of India". The Times of India.