{"id":123509,"date":"2022-09-14T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T08:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=123509"},"modified":"2022-09-14T02:08:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T20:38:49","slug":"vijay-deverakonda-early-life-professional-journey-awards-and-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/movies\/vijay-deverakonda-early-life-professional-journey-awards-and-recognition","title":{"rendered":"Vijay Deverakonda: Early life, Professional Journey, Awards And Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The man who gained popularity all over India without even debuting in the popular Hindi film industry is none other than Vijay Devarakonda. This \u2018Rowdy\u2019 star of the south Indian film industry is known for his roles in Yevade Subramanyam Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam. An actor par excellence, he is set to make his Bollywood debut with \u2018Liger\u2019 opposite Ananya Pandey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s know more about the life of Vijay Devarakonda:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Personal Life<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Deverakonda Vijay Sai, aka Vijay Devarakonda, was born on May 9, 1989, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana). His family involves his father, Govardhan Rao, his mother, Madhavi and his younger brother Anand Devarakonda. He had his schooling till 10th standard from the Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School in Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh and has graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Professional Career<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">South Indian Film Industry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2011, he made his south Indian film industry with a Telugu romantic comedy titled \u2018Nuvvila\u2019. After this, he appeared in \u2018Life is Beautiful and \u2018Yevade Subramanyam&#8217; in supporting roles. He got his first break in 2016 with \u2018Pelli Choopulu\u2019 which became a commercial hit. In 2017, he appeared in a film titled \u2018Dwarka\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After this movie, he gave the first blockbuster of his career \u2018Arjun Reddy\u2019. While his portrayal in the film was appreciated, the film also received criticism. He was also ranked in the Film Companion\u2019s 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following Arjun Reddy, he did \u2018Ye Mantramm Vesave\u2019and \u2018Mahanati\u2019. In 2018, he gave his next career-best film \u2018Geetha Govindam\u2019. He then acted in \u2018NOTA\u2019, \u2018Taxiwala\u2019, and \u2018Dear Comrade\u2019. His last release was \u2018World Famous Lover\u2019 in 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hindi Film Industry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He is all set to make his Bollywood debut with \u2018Liger\u2019, a bilingual film shot in Hindi and Telugu simultaneously. The film will release on August 25, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Other than acting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apart from acting, he has been the brand ambassador of Zomato. He also launched Rowdy Wear&#8217;s fashion brand in 2018, later launching on Myntra 2020. He also runs the Devarakonda Foundation, a nonprofit organisation, and he contributed during the COVID-19 Pandemic by providing essentials to the needy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Awards and Recognition<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vijay Devaraknda has won the following awards for his work:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nandi Award for Special Jury Award for Yevade Subramanyam in 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zee Golden Award for Best Actor for Arjun Reddy in 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Filmfare Award South for Best Actor &#8211; Telugu for Arjun Reddy in 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actor (Critics) &#8211; Telugu for Geetha Govindam in 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ranked 72 in Forbes India Celebrity 100 List in 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ranked 4 in The Times Most Desirable Men in 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ranked 3 in The Times Most Desirable Men in 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ranked 2 in The Times Most Desirable Men in 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What next?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vijay Devarakonda was last seen in Dharma Productions&#8217; Liger. He is filming for a Telugu rom-com film titled \u2018Kusi\u2019. Devarakonda is also filming for \u2018Jana Gana Mana\u2019 opposite Pooja Hegde, which will release in August next year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man who gained popularity all over India without even debuting in the popular Hindi film industry is none other than Vijay Devarakonda. This \u2018Rowdy\u2019 star of the south Indian film industry is known for his roles in Yevade Subramanyam Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam. An actor par excellence, he is set to make his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21831,"featured_media":124750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12190,10028,11411,11315,12278,9,12191,12279],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-123509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-actors","8":"category-bollywood","9":"category-entertainment","10":"category-india","11":"category-internet-sensation","12":"category-movies","13":"category-personality","14":"category-popular"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123509"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124697,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123509\/revisions\/124697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}