Tarun (Telugu actor)

"Tarun Kumar" redirects here. For the Bengali actor, see Tarun Kumar (Bengali actor).
Tarun
Born
Tarun Kumar

(1983-01-08) 8 January 1983 (age 41)[1]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Parent(s)Roja Ramani (mother)
S Chakrapani (father)

Tarun Kumar (born 8 January 1983) is an Indian 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

He made his debut as a lead actor with Nuvve Kavali (2000) and starred in several successful films including Priyamaina Neeku (2001), Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002), Punnagai Desam (2002), Nuvve Nuvve (2002), Ninne Ishtapaddanu (2003), Soggadu (2005), Nava Vasantham (2007) and Sasirekha Parinayam (2009).

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Tarun: 5 movies that endeared the National Film Award-winning actor in our hearts". The Times of India. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ maatv. "Tarun Birthday Special". YouTube. Retrieved 19 September 2012.[dead link]
  3. ^ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Chocolate HERO". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014.