Vijay Deverakonda Biography, Age, Height, Family, Net worth, Awards

Vijay Deverakonda Biography

Vijay Deverakonda (Deverakonda Vijay Sai) is a well-known Indian film producer and actor. In addition, He mainly works in Telugu cinema. Besides, he is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and a SIIMA Award. Furthermore, he made his Telugu debut with Nuvvila and received praise for the films Yevade Subramanyam and Pelli Choopulu.

Vijay Deverakonda Age|Birthday

Deverakonda is 33 years old as of 2022. Additionally, he was born on 9 May 1989, in Hyderabad, India. Therefore, he celebrates his birthday on 9th May every year.

Vijay Deverakonda Height |weight

Deverakonda has an average height of 6 feet 0 inches ( 1.82 meters) tall. In addition, he has a body weight of 70 kilograms (154 lbs).

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Vijay Deverakonda Family

Deverakonda was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (currently known as Telangana) to Govardhan Rao (father) and Madhavi (mother). Additionally, his family hails from Thummanpeta village of erstwhile Mahbubnagar district (currently Nagarkurnool). Furthermore, his father was known as a small television serial director who quit doing them due to lack of success.

Vijay Deverakonda Wife

Deverakonda has not revealed his marital life in the public. However, it is not known whether he is in a relationship or not in one. Therefore, more details to be updated .

Vijay Deverakonda Career

Deverakonda first made his debut with Ravi Babu-directed romantic comedy Nuvvila in 2011. In addition, he  appeared in Sekhar Kammula’s Life is Beautiful in a minor role. Besides, he was introduced to Nag Ashwin, who later cast him in a supporting role for the 2015 film Yevade Subramanyam together with actor Nani. Later, the film was produced by the daughters of Ashwini Dutt, a producer in the Telugu film industry; Priyanka Dutt backed him and once shooting began, and Swapna Dutt signed him onto her company.

Likewise, his first lead role was in Pelli Choopulu, a romantic coming-of-age film directed by Tharun Bhascker. Additionally, the film became commercially successful and won the Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu at the 64th National Film Awards. Besides, he starred in the masala film, Dwaraka in 2017.

Furthermore, his next film Arjun Reddy received praise and criticism alike for being very bold and radical. His portrayal as a self-destructive, short-tempered, and alcoholic surgeon won critical acclaim, and earned him awards like the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. The Film Companion ranked Deverakonda’s performance in Arjun Reddy in “100 Greatest Performances of the Decade” in 2019.

Next to Arjun Reddy was Ye Mantram Vesave, which was supposed to release (2013) but released on 2018. Additionally, he starred in Mahanati, a biographical film around the life of actress Savitri. Furthermore, his next release in 2018 was Geetha Arts’ romantic comedy Geetha Govindam, in that he starred as an innocent and nervous college professor. Later, his next film, released on 5 October, was the Tamil political thriller NOTA, directed by Anand Shankar, which performed poorly at the box office.

Brands and endorsements

Deverakonda was the brand ambassador of food delivery app Zomato. Additionally, he launched his fashion brand Rowdy Wear on 15 October 2018. In 2020, Rowdy Wear was launched on Myntra.

COVID-19 pandemic

An initiative began to battle COVID-19 pandemic crisis. In addition, the foundation has successfully aided 17,000 middle-class families with their groceries and basic essentials, spending ₹1.7 crores, with the assist of his Middle Class Fund (MCF). Furthermore, More than 8,500 volunteers donated over ₹1.5 crores to join his community effort. Besides, Organizers decided to end the initiative on 2 June 2020.

Vijay Deverakonda Education

Deverakonda attended Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School (a boarding school) till 10th grade in Puttaparthi. In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Besides, he has a younger brother, Anand, who is an actor.

Vijay Deverakonda Net worth| Salary

Deverakonda has an estimated net worth of $4 Million. Additionally, he has a Monthly Income of 50 Lakh rupees.

Vijay Deverakonda Film

  • 2011 Nuvvila
  • 2012 Life Is Beautiful
  • 2015 Yevade Subramanyam
  • 2016 Pelli Choopulu
  • 2017 Dwaraka
  • 2018 Ye Mantram Vesave
  • 2019 Dear Comrade
  • 2020 World Famous Lover
  • 2021 Jathi Ratnalu
  • 2022 Liger
  • 2023 Jana Gana Mana

Vijay Deverakonda Awards

  • 2015 Nandi Awards Special
  • 2017 Zee Golden Awards
  • 2018 Filmfare Awards South
  • 2018 South Indian International Movie Awards
  • 2019 Geetha Govindam
  • 2019 Filmfare Awards South

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