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{{short description|Indian film actor (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tarun
| image = https://images.app.goo.gl/fYnm1HBWCQwUnDYY9
| birth_name = Tarun Kumar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|1|8}}<ref name="toi">{{Cite web|date=2020-01-08|title=Happy Birthday Tarun: 5 movies that endeared the National Film Award-winning actor in our hearts|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-tarun-5-movies-that-endeared-the-national-film-award-winning-actor-in-our-hearts/photostory/73157513.cms|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1990–present
| parents = [[Roja Ramani]] (mother)<br/>S Chakrapani (father)
}}
'''Tarun Kumar''' (born 8 January 1981) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]]. He has also appeared in few [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films. He has received three state [[Nandi Awards]] and the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for his works.<ref>{{cite news|author=maatv |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-mVkwPo-Y |title=Tarun Birthday Special |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-09-19}}</ref>

==Early life==
Tarun is the son of [[Roja Ramani]] and Chakrapani. He started his career as a child actor with ''Manasu Mamatha'' (1990).<ref name="toi" />

== Career ==
He received the [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]] in 1991, for his work in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'', which was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India's official entry to the Oscars]] for that year.<ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web|title=38th National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf|access-date=9 January 2012|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|format=PDF}}</ref> Tarun won critical acclaim with the Malayalam children's film, ''[[Abhayam (1991 film)|Abhayam]]'' (1991), which won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] for that year, and Tarun won the Best Child artist Award at the ''Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chocolate HERO|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/05/stories/2004020500310100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141005123217/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/05/stories/2004020500310100.htm|archive-date=2014-10-05|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> As a child artist, Tarun starred in super hits such as ''Manasu Mamatha'' (1990), ''[[Surya IPS]]'' (1991), ''[[Aditya 369]]'' (1991), ''[[Teja (film)|Teja]]'' (1992), ''[[My Dear Muthachan]]'' (1992), and ''[[Johny (film)|Johny]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web|title=Nava Vasantham - Review|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/nava-vasantham-review-261107.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721180508/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/nava-vasantham-review-261107.html|archive-date=21 July 2011|work=oneindia.in}}</ref>

After a seven-year break, Tarun was the lead actor in the [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' in 2000, which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for that year, and Tarun won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South]] for his work in the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Filmfare Awards South - 2001 - Winners & Nominees|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/filmfare-awards-south/2001/|work=awardsandwinners.com}}</ref> Some of his films include ''[[Priyamaina Neeku]]'' (2001), ''[[Nuvvu leka nenu lenu|Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu]]'' (2002), ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]'' (2002), ''[[Punnagai Desam]]'' (2002) (Tamil), ''[[Ninne Istapaddanu]]'' (2003), ''[[Ela Cheppanu]]'' (2003), ''[[Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu]]'' (2003), ''[[Sakhiya]]'' (2004), ''[[Bhale Dongalu]]'' (2008), ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam (film)|Sasirekha Parinayam]]'' (2009), ''[[Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi]]'' (2013), ''[[Yuddham]]'' (2014), and ''Idhi Naa Love Story'' (2018).

==Non-film work==
Tarun is an accomplished [[cricketer]] and participates in Indian [[Celebrity Cricket League]]. He is the brand ambassador of Medak Mavericks team of Telangana T20 League cricket.

==Filmography==
;Actor
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |1990 || ''Manasu Mamatha'' || ||rowspan="2" | Telugu ||[[Nandi Award for Best Child Actor]]
|-
| ''Bujjigadi Babai'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' || Arjun ||rowspan="2" | Tamil || [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |1991 || ''[[Thalapathi]]'' || Petty thief || [[Cameo appearance]]
|-
| ''[[Surya IPS]]'' || ||rowspan="2" | Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Pillalu Diddina Kapuram]]'' || || [[Nandi Award for Best Child Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Abhayam (1991 film)|Abhayam]]'' || Vinu || Malayalam ||Best Child Artist Award - ''Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan''
|-
| ''[[Aditya 369]]'' || Kishore Kumar || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |1992 || ''[[Meera (1992 film)|Meera]]'' || Jesu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Teja (film)|Teja]]'' || Teja || Telugu ||[[Nandi Award for Best Child Actor]]
|-
| ''[[My Dear Muthachan]]'' || Manu ||rowspan="2" | Malayalam ||
|-
|1993 || ''[[Johny (film)|Johny]]'' || Johny ||
|-
|1995 || ''[[Vajram (1995 film)|Vajram]]'' || Young Chakri ||rowspan="6" | Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000 || ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' || Tarun Savvana ||[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|-
| ''Uncle'' || Raj ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001 || ''[[Priyamaina Neeku]]'' || Ganesh ||
|-
| ''Chirujallu'' || Vamsi ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2002 || ''[[Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu]]'' || Radha Krishna ||
|-
| ''[[Punnagai Desam]]'' || Ganesh || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Adrustam (2002 film)|Adrustam]]'' || Tarun ||rowspan="2" | Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]'' || Rishi ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2003 || ''[[Ninne Ishtapaddanu]]'' || Charan || rowspan="2" |Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Ela Cheppanu]]'' || Sekhar ||
|-
| ''[[Enakku 20 Unakku 18]]'' || Sridhar || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu]]'' ||Sridhar ||rowspan="11" |Telugu ||
|-
|2004 || ''[[Sakhiya]]'' || Hari ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005 || ''[[Soggadu (2005 film)|Soggadu]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
| ''[[Oka Oorilo]]''|| Seenu ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Nava Vasantham]]''|| Ganesh || Remake of ''Punnagai Desam''
|-
|2008 || ''[[Bhale Dongalu]]''|| Ramu ||Remake of [[Bunty aur Babli]]
|-
|2009 || ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam (2008 film)|Sasirekha Parinayam]]''|| Anand/Abhi ||
|-
|2013|| ''[[Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi]]''||Sanjay ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014 || ''[[Yuddham]]''||Rishi||
|-
| ''[[Veta (2014 film)|Veta]]''||Karthik ||
|-
|2018|| ''[[Idi Naa Love Story]]''|| Abhi ||
|}

;Dubbing artist
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Actor !! Notes
|-
|2020||''[[Athiran|Anukoni Athidhi]]'' ||[[Fahadh Faasil]] || Telugu dubbed version of ''[[Athiran]]''
|-
|}

==References==
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