| # | Movie | Year | Director | Co-Star | Verdict | Exclusive Note | |---|-------|------|----------|---------|---------|----------------| | 1 | Gangotri | 2003 | K. Raghavendra Rao | Aditi Agarwal | Average | Allu Arjun’s debut; traditional Telugu hero setup – no dance or style hints yet | | 2 | Arya | 2004 | Sukumar | Anu Mehta, Siva Balaji | Blockbuster | – Created “angry lover boy” archetype; remade in 4 languages | | 3 | Bunny | 2005 | V. V. Vinayak | Gowri Munjal | Super Hit | First film to brand him as “Stylish Star” – introduction of his signature swag | | 4 | Happy | 2006 | A. Karunakaran | Genelia D’Souza | Hit | Underrated family drama; proved he can do soft romance without action | | 5 | Desamuduru | 2007 | Puri Jagannadh | Hansika Motwani | Super Hit | First action-mass avatar; iconic intro scene with “Bombay” song |