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.

Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Born
Siddharth Jonnalagadda[1]

Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film editor
Years active2009–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
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]
2023 Tillu Square † DJ Tillu Fliming; Also writer [12]

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)[13]
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. "Siddhu Jonnalagadda chitchat". Idlebrain.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. 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. "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. "Naruda Donoruda releases its first song on Radio Mirchi - Times of India". The Times of India.
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