Deverakonda Vijay Sai, widely known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid actors of Telugu cinema, he has featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 since 2018. Vijay is an recipient of a Filmfare Award, a Nandi Award, three SIIMA Awards and a Gaddar Telangana Film Awards.
Deverakonda made his debut with Nuvvila and received praise for his supporting role in the coming-of-age drama Yevade Subramanyam. He rose to prominence as a leading film actor by starring in Pelli Choopulu and Arjun Reddy, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance as a volatile surgeon in the latter. He further established himself with commercially successful films such as Mahanati, Geetha Govindam, and Taxiwaala. This success was followed by a series of poorly received films, with the exception of Kushi.
In 2019, Deverakonda launched his own production house King of the Hill Entertainment, which produced Meeku Maathrame Cheptha and Pushpaka Vimanam.
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