Siddhu Jonnalagadda

Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Born	Siddharth Jonnalagadda; 7 February 1988 (age 37); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	2009–present
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Siddharth Jonnalagadda is an Indian actor and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with Josh (2009) and in Tamil with Vallinam (2014). Jonnalagadda later went on to co-write and appear in films such as Guntur Talkies (2016) and Krishna and His Leela (2020), whereas DJ Tillu (2022) and Tillu Square (2024) established him in Telugu cinema.^[1]

Early life

Sidhu Jonnalagadda was born on 7 February 1988 in Hyderabad, India into a family hailing from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his intermediate from Sri Chaitanya college (Tarnaka) in 2005 and B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering in 2009, before venturing into films.^[2]

Career

Jonnalagadda appeared in minor roles in Josh and Orange. He made his lead debut with Praveen Sattaru's Life Before Wedding. He then worked on the unreleased film Jagame Maya co-starring Siva Balaji,^[3] the Tamil film Vallinam (2014), Boy Meets Girl (2014) and Ice Cream 2 (2014).

He gained recognition for Sattaru's Guntur Talkies (2016).^[4] After a four year gap, he played the lead role in Krishna and His Leela (2020), a romantic drama film co-starring Shraddha Srinath, Shalini Vadnikatti and Seerat Kapoor.^[5] 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".^[6] Jonnalagadda earned the name Star Boy Siddhu after the success of DJ Tillu (2022),^[7] and starred in its sequel Tillu Square (2024).^[8]

Filmography

Films

Key
†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Josh	College student	credited as Siddharth	^[2]
2010	Orange	Santhosh	credited as Siddharth	^[2]
	Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu	Dhinesh	credited as Siddhartha	^[2]
	Don Seenu	Sreeja's boyfriend		^[9]
2011	Life Before Wedding	Rishi		^[4]
2013	Jagamemaaya			^[10]
2014	Vallinam	Vamsi	Tamil film; credited as Siddharth Jonnalagadda	^[4]
	Boy Meets Girl	Siddhu		^[11]
	Ice Cream 2	Filmmaker		^[4]
2016	Guntur Talkies	Hari		^[4]
2019	Kalki	Sekhar Babu		^[12]
2020	Krishna and His Leela	Krishna	Also writer and editor	^[6]
2020	Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma	Siddhu	Also writer, creative producer and editor	^[13]
2022	DJ Tillu	Bala Gangadhar Tilak alias D.J. Tillu	Also writer; Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu	^[14]
2024	Tillu Square	Bala Gangadhar Tilak alias D.J. Tillu	Also writer	^[15]
2024	Mr. Bachchan	Youth Yuvraj	Cameo appearance	^[16]
2025	Jack	Jack alias Pablo Neruda		^[17]
2025	Telusu Kada †	TBA	Filming	^[18]
TBA	Tillu Cube †	Bala Gangadhar Tilak alias D.J. Tillu	TBA	^[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2018	Gangstars	Ajay	Amazon Prime Video

Discography

As playback singer

Year	Work	Song	Composer
2016	Guntur Talkies	"Guntur Talkies" Title Track	Sricharan Pakala
	Naruda Donoruda	"Kaasu Paisa"
	Naruda Donoruda	"Pelli Beatu" (rap portions)^[20]
2020	Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma	"Shayar-E-Ishq"	Joy Rayarala
2022	DJ Tillu	"Nuvvala"	Sricharan Pakala

As a lyricist

Year	Work	Song	Composer
2020	Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma	"Jaana"	Ravi Sharma
2020	Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma	"Shayar-E-Ishq"	Joy Rayarala
2024	Tillu Square	"Oh My Lily"	Achu Rajamani

References

^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (5 February 2022). "'DJ Tillu's actor-screenwriter Siddhu hopes to be a star of a 100-crore film in the next three years". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Siddhu Jonnalagadda chitchat". Idlebrain.com. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ ""Jagame Maya "is a new movie based on Illusion". 123telugu.com. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (26 May 2015). "Striving for a break". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Siddu Jonnalagadda and Shraddha Srinath-starrer Krishna and His Leela to get an OTT release". The Times of India. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Krishna And His Leela Movie Review: A rom-com that dares to go a little beyond". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ "'DJ Tillu' Star Gets A Star Tag For Himself!". english.tupaki.com. 26 October 2022.
^ Sistu, Suhas (7 February 2024). "'Tillu Square' team teases fans with birthday glimpse". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ "Don Seenu Telugu Full Movie || Ravi Teja Shriya Saran Movie || Kasthuri || Srihari || Matinee Show". 4 September 2022. Event occurs at 14:21 – via www.youtube.com.
^ ""Jagame Maya "is a new movie based on Illusion". 123telugu.com. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Boy Meets Girl Tholi Prema Katha Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "Kalki Movie Review: A mediocre cop drama". Cinema Express. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (14 November 2020). "'Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma' review: For a few bright moments". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ "As SS Rajamouli's RRR gets postponed, 6 Telugu films line up to cash in on Sankranthi festivities". The Indian Express. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ Today, Telangana (7 June 2023). "Starboy Siddhu and Sithara Entertainments' 'Tillu Square' release date announced". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Siddhu Jonnalagadda's cameo steals the spotlight in Ravi Teja's 'Mr. Bachchan'". The Times of India. 15 August 2024.
^ "Siddhu Jonnalagadda - Bommarillu Bhaskar's 'SVCC 37' goes on floors". The Hindu. 12 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Sistu, Suhas (8 February 2024). "Siddhu Jonnalagadda's 'Telusu Kada' motion poster unveiled". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Siddhu Jonnalagadda teases superhero twist for 'Tillu Cube' in DJ Tillu Franchise". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
^ "Naruda Donoruda releases its first song on Radio Mirchi - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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[1] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (5 February 2022). "'DJ Tillu's actor-screenwriter Siddhu hopes to be a star of a 100-crore film in the next three years". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.

[:3-2] "Siddhu Jonnalagadda chitchat". Idlebrain.com. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[3] ""Jagame Maya "is a new movie based on Illusion". 123telugu.com. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[:0-4] Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (26 May 2015). "Striving for a break". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[5] "Siddu Jonnalagadda and Shraddha Srinath-starrer Krishna and His Leela to get an OTT release". The Times of India. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[:1-6] "Krishna And His Leela Movie Review: A rom-com that dares to go a little beyond". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[7] "'DJ Tillu' Star Gets A Star Tag For Himself!". english.tupaki.com. 26 October 2022.

[8] Sistu, Suhas (7 February 2024). "'Tillu Square' team teases fans with birthday glimpse". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[9] "Don Seenu Telugu Full Movie || Ravi Teja Shriya Saran Movie || Kasthuri || Srihari || Matinee Show". 4 September 2022. Event occurs at 14:21 – via www.youtube.com.

[10] ""Jagame Maya "is a new movie based on Illusion". 123telugu.com. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[11] "Boy Meets Girl Tholi Prema Katha Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[12] "Kalki Movie Review: A mediocre cop drama". Cinema Express. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[13] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (14 November 2020). "'Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma' review: For a few bright moments". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[14] "As SS Rajamouli's RRR gets postponed, 6 Telugu films line up to cash in on Sankranthi festivities". The Indian Express. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[15] Today, Telangana (7 June 2023). "Starboy Siddhu and Sithara Entertainments' 'Tillu Square' release date announced". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[16] "Siddhu Jonnalagadda's cameo steals the spotlight in Ravi Teja's 'Mr. Bachchan'". The Times of India. 15 August 2024.

[17] "Siddhu Jonnalagadda - Bommarillu Bhaskar's 'SVCC 37' goes on floors". The Hindu. 12 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

[18] Sistu, Suhas (8 February 2024). "Siddhu Jonnalagadda's 'Telusu Kada' motion poster unveiled". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[19] "Siddhu Jonnalagadda teases superhero twist for 'Tillu Cube' in DJ Tillu Franchise". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

[20] "Naruda Donoruda releases its first song on Radio Mirchi - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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Born	Siddharth Jonnalagadda (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 37) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	2009–present