Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Born
Siddharth Jonnalagadda[1]

Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film editor
Years active2009–present

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.

Early life

Siddhu Jonnalagadda was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He loves dining out and prefers non-vegetarian food. He completed Intermediate in Sri Chaitanya College and pursued B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering, before venturing into 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

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2009JoshCollege student [2]
2010OrangeSanthosh [2]
2010Bheemili Kabaddi JattuDhinesh [2]
2011LBW: Life Before WeddingRishiDebut in a lead role [3]
2013Jagamemaaya [7]
2014VallinamVamsiTamil film [3]
Boy Meets Girl: Tholiprema KathaSiddhu [8]
Ice Cream 2Filmmaker [3]
2016Guntur TalkiesHariAlso story, dialogues and singer [3]
2019KalkiSekhar Babu [9]
2020Krishna and His LeelaKrishnaAlso writer and editor [5]
Maa Vintha Gaadha VinumaSiddhuAlso writer, creative producer and editor [10]
2022 DJ Tillu DJ Tillu Also writer [11]
2024 Tillu Square † Releasing on 9th February 2024; Also writer [12]
#SVCC37 † TBA [13]

Television

Year Work Role Network
2018GangstarsAjayAmazon Prime Video

Discography

YearFilmSongMusic director
2016Guntur Talkies"Guntur Talkies" Title TrackSricharan Pakala
Naruda Donoruda"Kaasu Paisa" and "Pelli Beatu" (rap portions)[14]
2022 DJ Tillu "Nuvvala"

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Siddhu Jonnalagadda chitchat". Idlebrain.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (26 May 2015). "Striving for a break". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 "Krishna And His Leela Movie Review: A rom-com that dares to go a little beyond". The Hindu.
  6. ↑ Adivi, Sridhar. "Guntur Talkies boy in Telugu remake of Queen - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ ""Jagame Maya "is a new movie based on Illusion". 123telugu.com. 1 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Boy Meets Girl Tholi Prema Katha Movie Review". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Kalki Movie Review: A mediocre cop drama". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "As SS Rajamouli's RRR gets postponed, 6 Telugu films line up to cash in on Sankranthi festivities". Indian Express. 3 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Today, Telangana (7 June 2023). "Starboy Siddhu and Sithara Entertainments' 'Tillu Square' release date announced". Telangana Today. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/siddhu-jonnalagadda-bommarillu-bhaskars-svcc-37-goes-on-floors/article67630168.ece
  14. ↑ "Naruda Donoruda releases its first song on Radio Mirchi - Times of India". The Times of India.
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