Tarun
Date of birth: 1981-01-08
Place of birth: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Tharun, Tarun Kumar
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.
Movie Credits
Thalapathi
1991-11-05
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends
Surya IPS
1991-09-05
Nuvve Kavali
2000-10-13
Childhood friends Tarun and Madhu do not realise they are in love until it's too late.
Nuvve... Nuvve...
2002-10-10
Vishwanath is a millionaire who loves his daughter Anjali obsessively. When Vishwanath discovers tha
Dharma Chakkaram
1997-01-14
Dharma Chakkaram is a 1997 Tamil action drama film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar.
Nava Vasantham
2007-11-09
After facing rejection from his uncle, Ganesh comes across his three friends living in hardship and
Bhale Dongalu
2008-04-11
Remake of Hindi Hit Bunty Aur Babli. The story begins when Ramu, having ditched yet another job int
Ela Cheppanu
2003-02-10
Ela Cheppanu (Telugu: ఎలా చెప్పను, English translation: How Should I Say?) is a Telugu film starring
Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu
2002-01-14
Radha Krishna and Krishnaveni constantly tease each other and deny any romantic feelings. But when
Anjali
1990-07-12
After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffer
Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi
2013-05-25
Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by
Sasirekha Parinayam
2009-01-01
Spirited Sasirekha is ordered by her father to get married to an NRI groom. When the groom’s father
Meera
1992-12-18
Meera's life changes after she witnesses a policeman committing a murder. He then vows to kill her,
Punnagai Desam
2002-01-14
Ganesh comes from village to meet his uncle and his daughter Ammu. His uncle refuses to acknowledge
Aditya 369
1991-08-18
In a series of events involving a stolen diamond, Krishna and Hema get caught in a time machine and
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
2003-12-19
Sridhar and Preeti begin to like each other, but part ways without confessing their feelings. Over t
Ninne Ishtapaddanu
2003-06-13
Hero Charan (Tarun) a middle class family guy, is cheated by Sanjana (Anitha), a girl from rich fami
Priyamaina Neeku
2001-02-11
Sandhya, who loves Ganesh, pours her thoughts about him in a diary. Ganesh finds the diary and falls
Idi Naa Love Story
2018-02-14
Abhiram is an ad filmmaker and his sister sets him on a trip to Araku Valley with an expectation of
Sakhiya
2004-12-02
A youngster's family is in financial trouble and is helped by a factionist as he saves her from a ri
Yuddam
2014-03-14
Yuddham is a 2014 Telugu drama film directed by Bharathi Ganesh. The film stars Tarun and Yami Gauta
Johnny
1993-12-31
A heart-capturing early childhood of one of the most popular saints of the last millennium – Don Bos
Ganapa
2015-06-26
Ganapa is based on an incident in Bengaluru's underworld. The film takes a realistic approach, not o
Soggadu
2005-03-31
Ravi likes Swati and helps her escape from her wedding, only to realise that she likes Chandu. He de