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 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 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 and a critic called his performance "adequate". He returned to playing the lead role with Adivishnu co-starring Sneha.
Personal life
In 2019, Arun Kumar joined the YSR Congress Party.In 2021, a case was filed against him under the Scheduled Caste and [Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989|SC/ST Atrocities Act] after a complaint by a former employee. In 2022, he was arrested for drunk driving and later released on bail.