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Krishnudu

Indian actor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ6437637
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Alluri Krishna (commonly known as Krishnudu), is an Indian actor in the Telugu film industry.

Career

Originally from a farmer background from Rajavolu, Krishnudu received his diploma in automobile engineering from Bengaluru. Interested in acting in cinema, he left for Hyderabad but an injury in his leg caused him to gain weight and he was immobile for two years. He worked as a fashion photographer alongside Subi Samuel in Mumbai before returning to Hyderabad, where he established his own photo studio The Faces in 1999 and worked on films like Gangotri, Appudappudu and Puri Jagannadh's films. He worked as an assistant director for Bhageeratha (2004).

He has mostly done supporting roles until Vinayakudu, where he played the lead role. He is currently affiliated with YSRCP party as of 2018.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Krishnudu” as indian actor. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1999, 2004, 2018—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1975-07-29. The account is most persuasive where Krishnudu, Indian and actor can be independently traced.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6437637. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1999, 2004 and 2018.

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This entry incorporates text from Krishnudu” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.