Siddu Jonnalagadda

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Siddu Jonnalagadda
Born
Hyderabad, India
Occupation
  • Film actor
  • screenwriter
  • editor
Years active2009–present

Siddu Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and editor who works in Telugu cinema. He played lead role in films such as Life Before Wedding (2011), Guntur Talkies (2016), Krishna and His Leela (2020) and Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma (2020).

Early life[edit]

Siddhu Jonnalagadda was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He pursued MBA before venturing into a career in films.[1]

Career[edit]

He made his debut with Praveen Sattaru's 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).[2] Siddu plays the lead role in Krishna and His Leela, a romantic drama film starring Shraddha Srinath, Shalini Vadnikatti and Seerat Kapoor.[3] 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".[4] He will reprise the role of Rajkummar Rao in That Is Mahalakshmi, the Telugu remake of Queen.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2009 Josh [1]
2010 Orange Santhosh [1]
2010 Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu Dhinesh [1]
2011 Life Before Wedding Rishi [2]
2014 Vallinam Vamsi Tamil film [2]
Ice Cream 2 Film maker [2]
Jagamemaaya
2016 Guntur Talkies Hari Also writer, singer [2]
2019 Kalki Sekhar Babu [6]
2020 Krishna and His Leela Krishna Also writer, editor [4]
2020 Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma Siddhu Also writer, editor [7]
2021 That Is Mahalakshmi dagger
TBA
[5]
Narudi Bratuku Natana dagger DJ Tillu Filming; also writer [8]

Web series[edit]

Year Film Role Network
2018 Gangstars Ajay Amazon Prime Video

Discography[edit]

Year Film Song Music director
2016 Guntur Talkies "Guntur Talkies" Title Track Sricharan Pakala
Naruda Donoruda "Kaasu Paisa" and "Pelli Beatu" (rap portions)[9] Sricharan Pakala

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Siddhu Jonnalagadda chitchat". Idlebrain.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (26 May 2015). "Striving for a break". The Hindu.
  3. "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.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Krishna And His Leela Movie Review: A rom-com that dares to go a little beyond". The Hindu.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Guntur Talkies boy in Telugu remake of Queen - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. "Kalki Movie Review: A mediocre cop drama". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. "Siddhu Jonnalagadda-starrer 'Narudi Bratuku Natana' resumes shoot". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Naruda Donoruda releases its first song on Radio Mirchi - Times of India". The Times of India.

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