Siddharth "Siddhu" Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor, screenwriter, playback singer and editor who works in

Telugu cinema 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 ...

. He debuted in a lead role with the film '' Life Before Wedding'' (2011). Jonnalagadda went onto to co-write and star in films such as ''

Guntur Talkies ''Guntur Talkies'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Praveen Sattaru who co-wrote the film with Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film stars Jonnalagadda, Rashmi Gautam, Shraddha Das, and Naresh. The film was a sleeper hit. ...

'' (2016), ''

Krishna and His Leela ''Krishna and His Leela'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravikanth Perepu who co-wrote and co-edited the film with Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film is produced by Suresh Productions and Viacom18 Studios. It sta ...

'' (2020), '' Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma'' (2020) and ''

DJ Tillu ''DJ Tillu'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic crime comedy film directed by debutant Vimal Krishna who co-wrote the film with Siddhu Jonnalagadda. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film stars Jonnalagadda as the title character ...

'' (2022).

Early life

Siddhu Jonnalagadda was born and brought up in

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. He pursued

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before venturing into a career in films.

Career

Jonnalagadda made his lead debut with

Praveen Sattaru Praveen Sattaru is an Indo-American film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2011 film, '' LBW: Life Before Wedding''. In 2014, he directed the critically acclaimed an ...

's '' LBW: Life Before Wedding'' and then in between he did a

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film ''

Vallinam ''Vallinam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports film written and directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Aascar Ravichandran. The film stars Nakul and newcomer Mrudhula Basker. It was released on 28 February 2014. Plot The film starts ...

'' (2014), and ''

Ice Cream 2 ''Ice Cream 2'' is a 2014 Telugu slasher film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma which released on 21 November 2014 to negative reviews from critics. The film is a sequel to ''Ice Cream'' (2014), also directed by Varma, starring Naveena and J. D. Cha ...

'' (2014) before playing the lead role in Sattaru's ''

'' (2016). Siddu plays the lead role in ''

'', a romantic drama film starring

Shraddha Srinath Shraddha Rama Srinath known Professionally as Shraddha Srinath (born 29 September 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She debuted with the Malayalam film '' Kohinoor'' and gained wide acclai ...

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and

Seerat Kapoor Seerat Kapoor is an Indian actress, model, choreographer and dancer who predominantly works in the Telugu cinema. She began her career as an Assistant Choreographer. She made acting debut in 2014 Telugu film ''Run Raja Run''. Early life Kapoor ...

. 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". He will reprise the role of

Rajkummar Rao Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...

in '' That Is Mahalakshmi'', the Telugu remake of ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Discography

, '' MBG ESPORTS 63'' , , , " YT, ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonnalagadda, Siddu Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian singers Telugu playback singers Telugu screenwriters Telugu male actors Indian male playback singers Male actors from Hyderabad, India Screenwriters from Hyderabad, India