Vijay Deverakonda is an Indian actor and producer of Telugu Cinema. He became popular after his performance in Geetha Govindam opposite Rashmika Mandana. He is from Telangana, India.
EDUCATION
Vijay earned his schooling from Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary school. After that, he joined Little Flower Junior College for further studies. Then, he pursued his Bachelor of Commerce from Badruka College of Commerce and Arts.
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Vijay placed 72nd in the Forbes India celebrity 100 lists of 2018
- Vijay Deverakonda was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No.4 in 2018, at No.3 in 2019, at No.2 in 2020
- Nandi Award in 2015
- Zee Golden Award for Best actor in 2017
- Filmfare Awards South for Best actor of Telugu cinema in 2017
- South Indian International Movie Award for Critics Best Actor of Telugu in 2019
- SIIMA Film Award in 2019
SUCCESS STORY
Vijay's father was a tiny television serial director who quit doing them due to lack of success.
Vijay Deverakonda made his debut with Ravi Babu directed romantic comedy Nuvvila. Then, he appeared in Sekhar Kammula's Life is Beautiful in a minor role. He was introduced to Nag Ashwin, who later cast him in a supporting role for the 2015 film Yevade Subramanyam alongside actor Nani.
Vijay's first lead role was in Pelli Choopulu, a romantic coming-of-age film directed by Tharun Bhascker. It became commercially successful. He starred in the masala film, Dwaraka in 2017. After that, his next film Arjun Reddy received praise and criticism alike for being very bold and radical. Then, he performed in Mahanati. It is a biographical film around the title of actress Savitri.
Deverakonda's next release in 2018 was Geetha Arts' romantic comedy Geetha Govindam. Later, he performed in NOTA, Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi, Taziwaala, Dear Comrade, Meeku Maathrame Cheptha, and World Famous Lover.
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In 2021, Vijay's Hindi-Telugu bilingual movie Liger is under production. The film is being directed by Puri Jagannath and produced by Karan Johar.
Apart from acting, Deverakonda founded The Deveraonda foundation, a non-profit organization in April 2019. In the COVID-19 pandemic, he successfully aided 17,000 middle-class families with their groceries and basic essentials, spending Rs.1.7 crores, with the help of his Middle-Class Fund.
Vijay owns King of the Hill Entertainment, a movie production company.
Vijay Deverakonda has a huge fan base on Social Media too. He has more than 13 million followers on Instagram. In addition, he has 2M+ followers on Twitter.
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