Dasari Arun Kumar

Dasari Arun Kumar is an Indian former actor and politician, who worked in Telugu-language films. He often collaborated with his father Dasari Narayana Rao.

Career In 1998, he made his debut with Dasari Narayana Rao's Greeku Veerudu co-starring Pooja Batra and further made a special appearance in Anthahpuram that same year. In 2000, Arun Kumar worked on Kondaveeti Simhasanam and Orey Thammudu co-starring Srihari but was later removed from the first film as it went through production delays. His next film Chinna (2001) garnered notice for shooting its songs in New Zealand and for its attempt to dub the film in Sinhala and release it in Sri Lanka. His next film Rifles (2002) was set in Telangana and featured Vijaya Shanthi.

He co-starred P. Sai Kumar, Thriller Manju and Vani Viswanath in the action film Janam later that same year. He played Nandamuri Harikrishna's brother in Tiger Harischandra Prasad (2003) and a critic called his performance "adequate". He returned to playing the lead role with Adivishnu co-starring Sneha.

In 2021, a case was filed against him under the SC/ST Atrocities Act after a complaint by a former employee. In 2022, he was arrested for drunk driving and later released on bail.

Filmography + List of film acting credits Year Title Role Notes 1998 Greeku Veerudu Rajesh Anthahpuram Special appearance 1999 Pellivaramandi Chanti2001 Orey Thammudu Chinna Chinna 2002 Rifles Janam Vishal Siva Rama Raju Special appearance in the song "Nirupedala Devudivaiah" 2003 Tiger Harischandra Prasad Devaprasad 2004 Pelli Kosam 2006 Samanyudu Abhi 2008 Adivishnu Vishnu 2017 Okka Kshanam Dr. T. S. Tarun 2018 Shailaja Reddy Alludu Anu's uncle 2019 Venky Mama Dora Babu