Tarun Kumar | |
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Native name | తరుణ్ |
Born |
Tarun Kumar 8 January 1983 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990 - present |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Relatives |
Roja Ramani (mother) Amulya (sister) Chakrapani(father) |
Tarun Kumar, better known as Tharun, is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He also acted in few Tamil and Malayalam films. In 2000, he was featured as a lead actor in the blockbuster Nuvve Kavali, 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.
He then starred in successful films such as Priyamaina Neeku (2000), Nuvvu leka nenu lenu (2002), Nuvve Nuvve (2002), Punnagai Desam (2002), Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Ela Cheppanu (2003), Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (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 (2017).
Tarun is the elder son of Oriya actor Chakrapani Savvana and Telugu actress Roja Ramani. Tarun started his acting career at the age of eight, under Ushakiran Movies production, before going on to win the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Anjali in 1990, alongside his co-stars Shamili and Shruti.