Chinna (born Arugunta Jithendra Reddy) is an Indian actor and director, known for his works predominantly in

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and Television. He made his

Telugu film Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

debut with

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

's '' Siva'' in 1989. His debut movie as hero is ''Kalyanamaala'' (1997).

Early life

Chinna was born in Vakadu,

Nellore Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division. It is the List of cities in ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

in 1965.

Awards

;Vamsi Berkley Awards *Best Actor - '' Allari Pilla'' (1992).

Filmography

As actor

Films

* ''

Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju ''Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S. an ...

'' (2015) * '' Kalyanam'' (2009) * '' Aa Intlo'' (2009) as Pavan * '' 18,20 Love Story'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Okka Magadu ''Okka Magaadu'' () is a 2008 Telugu-language vigilante action patriotic political drama film written, produced and directed by YVS Chowdary on his Bommarillu banner. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, Anushka Shetty, Nisha Kothari and mu ...

'' (2008) * '' Mee Sreyobhilashi'' (2007) as Ramakrishna * '' Kunkuma'' (2005) * ''

Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi ''Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi'' is a 2003 Telugu tragedy drama film directed by E. Srinivas. The film stars R. P. Patnaik playing the eponymous character of a blind village singer, along with Padmapriya Janakiraman and Navaneet Kaur in other pro ...

'' (2004) * ''

Ninne Ishtapaddanu ''Ninne Ishtapaddanu'' () is a 2003 Telugu-language film directed by Konda and produced by KL Narayana under Sri Durga Arts. The film stars Tarun, Sridevi and Anita Hassanandani in the lead roles. Plot Charan ( Tarun) is a fun loving colleg ...

'' (2003) as Boney's relative * '' Kabaddi Kabaddi'' (2003) as Mad man * ''

Anveshana ''Anveshana'' () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Vamsy. It stars Karthik, Bhanupriya, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Sarath Babu with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The story revolves around an or ...

'' (2002) * ''

Sontham ''Sontham'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film released on 23 August 2002. It was directed by Srinu Vaitla. The film stars Aryan Rajesh, Rohith, Sunil, Namitha and Neha Pendse. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the score. ...

'' (2002) as Shesham's friend * ''

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'' (2000) * ''Life Lo Wife'' (1998) * ''Kalyanamaala'' (1997) * '' Alluda Majaka'' (1995) as Siva * '' Aunty'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' Money Money'' (1994) as Bose * ''

Kishkinda Kanda Kishkindha (, ) is a kingdom of the vanaras in Hinduism. It is ruled by King Sugriva, the younger brother of Vali, in the Sanskrit epic ''Ramayana''. According to the Hindu epic, this was the kingdom that Sugriva ruled with the assistance of ...

'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1993) as Bose * '' Raat'' (1992) * '' Allari Pilla'' (1992) as Photographer Nethranandham * Lathi (1992) * '' Chaitanya'' (1991) as Journalist Sudhakar * ''Aatma Bandham'' (1991) * ''

Madhura Nagarilo Star Maa is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment private broadcast television network owned by the Disney Star, a subsidiary of an Indian multinational mass media corporation which is in turn owned by American mass media and entertai ...

'' (1991) * '' Puttinti Pattu Cheera'' (1990) * '' Siva'' (1989) as Chinna

Television

* ''

Naga Bhairavi ''Naga Bhairavi'' is an Indian Telugu-language fantasy television series starring Pawon, Yashmi Gowda, Kalki Raja and Ashwini in lead roles. It started airing from 12 October 2020 and ended on 21 September 2021 on Zee Telugu and also available ...

'' (Telugu; 2020–present) as Veerabhadram

References

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