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Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer, film distributor, and businessman. He is regarded as one of the most successful producers in South Indian cinema. He is the founder of , a major film production house in the Telugu film industry. He is also the co-owner of Aha, an online streaming service, and the Indian Super League club, Kerala Blasters FC. Aravind won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement and two for his work as a producer.

Some of his notable works as a producer include (1974), (1982), (1987), Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989) , Mappillai (1989), Master (1997), Ninaithen Vandhai (1998), Mangalyam Tantunanena (1998), Annayya (2000), (2008), Ghajini (2008), (2009), (2016), Ala Vaikuntapuramulo (2020).


Early life
Allu Aravind is born on 10 January 1949 in , West Godavari district of . His father, Allu Ramalingaiah is a noted Telugu comic actor who acted in over 1000 films. His sons, and are Telugu film actors. His sister Surekha is the wife of Telugu actor . Aravind is the maternal uncle (mama) of .


Career
Allu Aravind founded , a film production and distribution company in 1972. The company was named after the Hindu philosophical text which inspired Allu Aravind. Geetha Arts marked its beginning through the 1974 Telugu film .

Aravind has produced many films over the years. , a 2008 Telugu film starring was the second-highest grosser in Telugu cinema at the time. Their next, Ghajini, a Bollywood film starring grossed over $45 million at box office, making it the highest grossing Indian film. , a big-budget epic grossed $25 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release.


Filmography

Producer

Telugu
Co-produced with Dasari Narayana Murthy
Director - Dasari Narayana Rao
Director - Raja Chandra
Co-produced with V. V. Sastry under "Prashanthi Creations"
Director -
Director - A. Kodandarami Reddy
Co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao and Panja Prasad under "Sri Sai Ram Arts"
Co-produced with G. K Reddy and Mukesh Udeshi under "Sai Charan Combines"
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
Co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao under "Sri Sai Ram Arts"
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt under "Siri Media Arts"
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "United Producers"
Marking as KRR's 100th Film
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt under "Siri Media Arts"
Co-produced with M. Satya Narayana under "Siri Venkateswara Productions Pvt. Limited"
Santosham Best Film Award
National Film Award for Best Special Effects
Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu
CineMAA Award for Best Film
Santosham Best Film Award
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham


Hindi
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
Co-produced with Mukesh Udeshi under "Kshitij Production Combines"
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and Mukesh Udeshi under "Siri Media Arts"
Stardust Hottest New Film Award
(2013). 9780814771891, NYU Press. .
Remake of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Co-produced with , Krishan Kumar, , S. Radha Krishna and


Tamil
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation"
Presenter of the film along with Navodaya Appachan


Kannada


Actor
  • Maa Voollo Mahasivudu (1979) as Sub-Inspector of Police
  • Hero (1984)
  • Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu (1984)
  • (1986)


Distributor
  • Ghajini (2005) (Dubbed version)


Awards and honours

Filmfare Awards South
  • Best Film - Telugu - (2009)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (2022)

Other Awards
  • Champions of Change Award in 2019, for his exceptional work in social welfare in the state of .
  • Santosham Dasari Smarakam Award (producer) at 15th Santosham Film Awards.


Other works
Allu Aravind is one of the minority stake holders of the football club Kerala Blasters FC that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian Football. He is a key person and co-owner of aha, a Telugu-streaming over-the-top service.


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