Siddu Jonnalagadda

Siddu Jonnalagadda is an Indian film 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).

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

Early life

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

Career

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

Films
  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2009Josh [1]
2010OrangeSanthosh [1]
2010Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu [1]
2011Life Before WeddingRishi [2]
2014VallinamVamsiTamil film
Ice Cream 2Film maker [2]
Jagamemaaya
2016Guntur TalkiesHariAlso writer, singer [2]
2019KalkiSekhar Babu [6]
2020Krishna and His LeelaKrishnaAlso writer, editor [4]
2020Maa Vintha Gaadha VinumaSiddhuAlso writer, editor [7]
2021That Is Mahalakshmi TBA [5]

Web series
Year Film Role Notes
2018GangstarsAjayAmazon Prime Video's First Telugu Web series

Discography
YearFilmSongMusic director
2016Guntur Talkies"Guntur Talkies" Title TrackSricharan Pakala
Naruda Donoruda"Kaasu Paisa" and "Pelli Beatu" (rap portions)[8]Sricharan Pakala

References
  1. "Siddhu Jonnalagadda chitchat". Idlebrain.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. 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. "Krishna And His Leela Movie Review: A rom-com that dares to go a little beyond". The Hindu.
  5. "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. "Naruda Donoruda releases its first song on Radio Mirchi - Times of India". The Times of India.
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