Born 1981 (age 45) · Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Appears in 24 titles

Tarun Kumar is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in few Tamil and Malayalam films. He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works. He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1991, for his work in Mani Ratnam's Anjali, which was India's official entry to the Oscars for that year. Tarun won critical acclaim with the Malayalam children's 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. As a child artist, Tarun starred in super hits such as Manasu Mamatha (1990), Surya IPS (1991), Aditya 369 (1991), Teja (1992), My Dear Muthachan (1992), and Johny (1993). After a seven-year break, Tarun was the lead actor in the 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.[5][6] He then starred in successful films such as Priyamaina Neeku (2001), 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 (2009), Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi (2013), Yuddham (2014), and Idhi Naa Love Story (2018), and established himself as one of the successful actors of Telugu cinema.

Filmography

Thalapathi
7.9
Thalapathi
1991
as Petty Thief
Anjali
7.2
Anjali
1990
as Arjun
Aditya 369
7.2
Aditya 369
1991
as Kishore
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
6.1
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
2003
as Sridhar
Nuvve... Nuvve...
6.3
Nuvve... Nuvve...
2002
as Rishi
Nuvve Kavali
7.0
Nuvve Kavali
2000
Bhale Dongalu
5.9
Bhale Dongalu
2008
as Ramu
Sasirekha Parinayam
5.8
Sasirekha Parinayam
2009
as Anand
Surya IPS
6.3
Surya IPS
1991
as Child artist
Ela Cheppanu
4.7
Ela Cheppanu
2003
as Sekhar
Ninne Ishtapaddanu
Soggadu
5.3
Soggadu
2005
as Ravi
Meera
4.5
Meera
1992
as Jesu
Punnagai Desam
5.8
Punnagai Desam
2002
Priyamaina Neeku
6.5
Priyamaina Neeku
2001
as Ganesh
Sakhiya
4.0
Sakhiya
2004
Nava Vasantham
6.0
Nava Vasantham
2007
as Ganesh
Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu
6.0
Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu
2002
as Radha Krishna
Idi Naa Love Story
6.0
Idi Naa Love Story
2018
as Actor