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Allu Aravind was born on January 10, 1949, to famous actors Allu Ramalingaiah and Kankaratnam.
Apart from producing, Allu Aravind also played some small roles in films like Hero, Mahanagarmallo Mayagadu and Chantabai.
Telugu filmmaker Allu Aravind is celebrating his 74th birthday today, January 10. He is scaling new heights of success as a producer not only in Telugu but also in Malayalam and Kannada film industries. He is one of the most successful producers with films like Magadheera and Jalsa. On Allu Aravind’s special day, we bring to you some lesser known facts about him.
Allu Aravind was born on January 10, 1949, to famous actors Allu Ramalingaiah and Kankaratnam. Unlike his father who was one of the popular actors, Allu Aravind decided to follow a different path and started his career as a producer. He founded Geetha Arts Company in 1974 and backed Dasari Narayana Rao’s Bantrothu Bharya, which was a super hit at the box office. Buoyed by this success, he geared up for his next film as a producer, titled Devadu Digivaste by Dasari Narayana Rao. As per reports, it was a moderately successful film.
This was followed by hit films like Subhalekha and Yamakinkarudu. His films like Prabandha were also nominated for the Filmfare Award under the Best Film category. These awards and nominations cemented Allu Aravind’s position as a producer in the film industry. Apart from production, he also played some small roles in films like Hero, Mahanagarmallo Mayagadu and Chantabai. Allu Aravind failed to make big progress as an actor and decided to put his acting career on hold.
Allu Aravind has also been instrumental in raising the career graph of many actors. He cast his brother-in-law Chiranjeevi in important roles for films such as Hero, Winner, Aradhana, Pasivadi Pranam, Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu, Mechanic Alludu, Master, Daddy and Andarivaadu. Most of these films earned box office success and are still remembered by the audience. Besides Chiranjeevi, Allu Aravind introduced Pawan Kalyan to the Telugu film industry with the film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. He also selected Pawan for films like Johny and Jalsa.
As of now, Allu Aravind is all set for his upcoming production Vinro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha directed by Murali Kishore Abburu.
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