Vijay Devarakonda was born on May 9, 1989. He is the elder son of Devarakonda Govardhan Rao and Madhavi in Achampet village in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana.
His father name is Devarakonda Govardhan Rao, and mother name is Devarakonda Madhavi. His father was a Television director in the Telugu language, and he has a younger brother named Anand Devarakonda who recently entered into Telugu Film Industry as an actor.
Vijay has completed his schooling at Sri Satya Sai secondary school, Intermediate in Little Flower Junior College in Hyderabad, Bachelor of Commerce (Graduation/Degree) in Badruka College of Commerce, Hyderabad.
He is one of the famous Indian actors, and he acts mostly in Telugu and Tamil films. He started working as an actor in Nuvvila movie in the year 2011.
He also served in the role of Shekar Kammula’s movie Life Is Beautiful. Those were small roles, and the movie audience did not much recognize him.
He was then introduced to an assistant director and then he was given a supporting role in the movie Yevade Subramanyam as a side actor beside actor Nani in 2015.
Vijay’s lead roles started with the movie Pelli Choopulu starring with Ritu Varma has won the “Best Feature Film-Telugu” at 64th National film awards and also nominated for Filmfare award for Best Film-Telugu, as he played the role of a chef in the movie.
He acted in the movie Dwaraka in the year 2017. The other film was Arjun Reddy, where a few dialogues of this movie became memorable and crazy to everyone. In the film, his attitude, his love, he was a sports champion and also a surgeon, but there was enormous criticism for his aggressiveness.
The way he acted as an alcoholic person, most of the audience, especially the youth, were very much attracted and crazy to the movie. It has won the “Filmfare award for the best actor-Telugu“.
His next movie “Ye Mantram Vesave” delayed for about five years and was finally released. He acted in the Tamil/Telugu movie “Mahanati” along with Samantha Akkineni, which was a biopic of the great veteran actress Savitri. It has also received many awards. Then comes the next movie released in the year 2018, a romantic comedy Geeta Govindam from Geeta arts, in which his role was an innocent person and also a college professor.
After Arjun Reddy‘s full of attitude and aggressiveness, his role was very innocent in this movie. His next film NOTA (a political thriller) released on October 5 and the subsequent film was Taxiwala in which he played the lead role opposite debut actress Priyanka Jawalkar.
He also acted in many short films, and he is said to be a “SELF MADE” person in the industry, even Stylish Star Allu Arjun accepted in an audio launch function. He calls his hardcore fans as ROWDYS’.
He started his own clothing business with the brand name “ROWDY.” He became the “Youth icon” in the Telugu film industry with his aggressive action and attitude. He won the heart of many people within a short time, his three movies released in three months.
During the shooting of Taxiwala, Vijay’s mother admitted in the hospital. On that situation, he was not able to spend his time with his mother at the hospital and was not able to keep concentration on the shooting.
Even in this situation, he had put all his efforts, but he felt terrible because anonymous pirates leaked the entire movie before the release. Also, he was very much confident of his work, and it was his first movie which has got a break even amount on the very first day.
His upcoming movie Dear Comrade is written and directed by Bharat Kamma. Vijay was starring with Rashmika Mandanna (Geeta Govindam Fame) and Shruti Ramachandran in lead roles and we don’t have information on the release date of this movie.
Vijay Devarakonda Biography/Wiki
Full Name | Vijay Sai Devarakonda, Devarakonda Vijay Sai |
Nick Name | Vijju |
Age | 30 Years (as of 2019) |
Date Of Birth | 9 May 1989 |
Profession | Actor |
Birth Place | Achampet, Nagarkurnool, Telangana |
Home Town | Hyderabad |
Current City/Residence | Hyderabad |
Address/Contact Number | Not Known |
Zodiac Sign/Sun Sign | Taurus |
Caste | Not Known |
Religion | Hindu |
Nationality | Indian |
Languages Known | Telugu, Hindi, English |
Known For (Famous Roles) | Arjun (in Arjun Reddy movie) |
Cars | Toyota Innova Crysta, Ford Mustang |
Family Details
Parents | Father: Govardhan Devarakonda Mother: Madhavi Devarakonda |
Sibling(s) | Brother(s): Anand Devarakonda Sister(s): N/A |
Educational Qualification
Educational Qualification | Degree (Graduation) in B.com |
School | Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School |
College | Badruka College of Commerce, Hyderabad |
Relationship Status
Relationship Status | Single |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Girlfriends/Affairs | Not Known |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Children | Son(s): N/A Daughter(s): N/A |
Physical Stats/Body Measurements
Height | 5’11” (in Feet Inches) |
Weight | 71 Kg (in Kilograms) |
Body Measurements | 16-32-16 |
Waist | 32 inches |
Biceps | 16 inches |
Dress Size | Not Known |
Shoe Size | 8 |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Hobbies, Likes & Dislikes
Favourite Actor | Mahesh Babu, Shah Rukh Khan |
Favourite Actress | Samantha, Raadhika Apte |
Favourite Food | Hyderabadi Biryani |
Favourite Colour | White, Blue |
Favourite Destination | Paris (France) |
Hobbies | Playing music instruments and travelling |
Net Worth
Net worth | 20 Crores |
Remuneration/Salary | 4-6 Crores per film |
Devarakonda Vijay Sai Filmography/Movies List
Year | Film | Role(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Nuvvila | Vishnu | Film Debut |
2012 | Life Is Beautiful | Ajay | Cameo Appearance |
2015 | Yevade Subramanyam | Rishi | Supporting Role |
2016 | Pelli Choopulu | Prashanth | First Lead Role |
2017 | Dwaraka | Erra Srinu/Sri Krishnananda Swamy | |
2017 | Arjun Reddy | Dr Arjun Reddy Deshmukh | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu |
2018 | Ye Mantram Vesave | Nikhil “Nikki” | |
2018 | Mahanati | Vijay Anthony | Bilingual, in Tamil as “Nadigaiyar Thilagam“ |
2018 | Geetha Govindam | Vijay Govind | |
2018 | NOTA | V Varun | Tamil Film (Dubbed and Released in Telugu) |
2018 | Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi | Cameo Appearance | |
2018 | Taxiwaala | Shiva | |
2019 | Dear Comrade | TBA | Post Production |
2019 | Meeku Maathrame Cheptha | Vijay | Cameo Appearance |
2020 | World Famous Lover | Seenayya / Gautham / Srinu / Rowdy anna | Post Production |
2020 | Thalaivi | Sobhan Babu | Filming |
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Interesting & Unknown Facts About Vijay Devarakonda
- Is Vijay Devarakonda is married? No
- Do Vijay Drink Alcohol? No
- Do Vijay Smokes? No
- He received Behindwoods Gold Medal as he became South India’s Sensation.
- Vijay Sai Devarakonda auctioned his Filmfare award and contributed the full amount Rs 25 lakh money to the “Chief Minister Fund” of Telangana Government.
- In November 2019, Vijay along with his family moved to his new house worth Rs 15 Crore at Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
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Official Social Media Profiles/Accounts
https://www.facebook.com/TheDeverakonda/ | |
https://twitter.com/TheDeverakonda | |
https://www.instagram.com/thedeverakonda/ | |
Youtube | N/A |