# Siddhu Jonnalagadda

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.

## Early life

Sidhu Jonnalagadda was born on 7 February 1988 in Hyderabad, India to a Brahmin family hailing from Guntur district. He pursued B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering, before venturing into films.. He did his intermediate from Sri Chaitanya college in 2005 and B.Tech from Holy Mary Institute of Engineering in 2009, before venturing into films.

## 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, the Tamil film Vallinam (2014), Boy Meets Girl (2014) and Ice Cream 2 (2014).
He gained recognition for Sattaru's Guntur Talkies (2016). 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. 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". Jonnalagadda earned the name Star Boy Siddhu after the success of DJ Tillu (2022), and starred in its sequel Tillu Square (2024).

## 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 |
| 2009 | Josh | College student | credited as Siddharth |
| 2010 | Orange | Santhosh | credited as Siddharth |
| 2010 | Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu | Dhinesh | credited as Siddhartha |
| 2010 | Don Seenu | Sreeja's boyfriend | |
| 2011 | Life Before Wedding | Rishi | |
| 2014 | Vallinam | Vamsi | Tamil film; credited as Siddharth Jonnalagadda |
| 2014 | Boy Meets Girl | Siddhu | |
| 2014 | Ice Cream 2 | Filmmaker | |
| 2016 | Guntur Talkies | Hari | |
| 2019 | Kalki | Sekhar Babu | |
| 2020 | Krishna and His Leela | Krishna | Also writer and editor |
| 2020 | Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma | Siddhu | Also writer, creative producer and editor |
| 2022 | DJ Tillu | DJ Tillu | Also writer; Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu |
| 2024 | Tillu Square | DJ Tillu | Also writer |
| 2024 | Mr. Bachchan | Youth Yuvraj | Cameo appearance |
| 2025 | Jack † | TBA | Filming |
| 2025 | Telusu Kada † | TBA | Filming |

### 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 |
| 2016 | Naruda Donoruda | "Kaasu Paisa" | Sricharan Pakala |
| 2016 | Naruda Donoruda | "Pelli Beatu" (rap portions) | Sricharan Pakala |
| 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 |