Raj Tarun Explained

Raj Tarun (born 11 May 1992) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films.^[1] Tarun debuted with Uyyala Jampala (2013) for which won SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu.^[2]

He has appeared in many successful films including Cinema Choopistha Mava, Kumari 21F, Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, Andhhagadu, Lover, Kittu Unnadu Jagratha and Iddari Lokam Okate.

Early life and career

Raj Tarun was born Prahaladapuram in Visakhapatnam, India. He has acted in 52 short films, and dreamt of becoming a film director.^[3] He also worked on the screenplay and dialogues for his first film Uyyala Jampala. He won the Best Debutant Actor award at the South Indian International Movie Awards in 2014, for Uyyala Jampala.^[4]

In 2015, he acted in Cinema Choopistha Mava and Kumari 21F, and received praises for his performance.^{[5] [6]} He has appeared in many successful films including Kumari 21F, Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, Andhhagadu, Lover, Kittu Unnadu Jagratha and Iddari Lokam Okate.

In 2021, he played the lead in Anubhavinchu Raja. In 2022, he appear next in Stand Up Rahul.

His next film directed by Ramesh Kadumula was launched on 12 April 2024 where he pairs alongside Rashi Singh^[7]

Filmography

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Uyyala Jampala	Suri	Film debut, Also screenplay; SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu
2015	Cinema Choopistha Mava	Kaththi
	Kumari 21F	Siddhu
2016	Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu	Sri Ram
	Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam	Ashwin
	Majnu	Hemanth	Cameo appearance
	Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends	Raju	Cameo appearance
2017	Kittu Unnadu Jagratha	Kittu	Also lyricist for "Johny Johny Yes Papa"
	Andhhagadu	Gowtham
	Balloon	Jeevanandham	Tamil film; cameo appearance
2018	Rangula Ratnam	Vishnu	Also lyricist for "Prema Prema"
	Raju Gadu	Raju
	Lover	Raj
	2019	Iddari Lokam Okate	Mahi
	2020	Orey Bujjiga	Bujji
2021	Power Play	Vijay
	Anubhavinchu Raja	Raju a. k. a. Bangaram		[8]
2022	Stand Up Rahul	Rahul		[9]
2023	Manu Charitra	Ronson Joseph	Cameo appearance
2024	Naa Saami Ranga	Bhaskar		[10]
	Purushothamudu	Rachit Ram		[11]
	Tiragabadara Saami	Giri
			Filming	[12]

Television

!Year!Titlw!Role!Channel !Notes

2021	Bigg Boss 5	Himself	Star Maa	Guest appearance
2022	Aha Naa Pellanta	Seenu	ZEE5

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29 October 2018 . Tollywood's rising starts under 30 . 8 July 2021 . The Times of India . en.
2. Web site: 20 January 2017 . Uyyala Jampala grosses 16 crores 32 lac tickets sold so far . 25 July 2017 . Idlebrain.com.
3. Web site: Raj Tarun's honest confessions . Indiaglitz.com. 18 November 2015. 2015-11-19.
4. Web site: SIIMA 2014 winners - Telugu . 6 February 2017.
5. News: Tarun and Hebah lock lips three times in Kumari 21 F. The Times of India. 22 December 2013.
6. News: Hooli. Shekhar H.. Kumari 21F has 3 liplock scenes: Hebah Patel, Raj Tarun talk about kissing, chemistry. 18 January 2016. International Business Times. 19 November 2015.
7. Web site: 2024-04-12 . Connect movies launch their first project with Raj Tarunn and Rashi Singh . 2024-04-26 . Cinema Express . en.
8. Web site: Mega Power Star Ram Charan launches teaser of Anubhavinchu Raja . Telangana Today . 26 September 2021.
9. Web site: 24 March 2021. Stand Up Rahul: Samantha Akkineni shares first-look of Raj Tarun, Varsha Bollama starrer. 28 June 2021. The Times of India. en.
10. Web site: Naa Saami Ranga Telugu Movie Review . 14 January 2024 .
11. Web site: Purushothamudu review: రివ్యూ: పురుషోత్తముడు.. రాజ్‌తరుణ్‌ ఖాతాలో హిట్‌ పడిందా? .
12. Web site: Raj Tarun's next is titled Bhale Unnade; First look poster out now . 14 January 2024 .