Vijay 's first lead role was in '' Pelli Choopulu '' , a romantic coming-of-age entertainer directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam , with Ritu Varma as the female lead . The film went on to be commercially successful and won the Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 64th National Film Awards as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu . He received praise for his realistic portrayal of a lazy and unmotivated chef . He then starred in a masala entertainer , '' Dwaraka '' in 2017 . It opened to mixed to negative reviews and flopped at the box office . His next film '' Arjun Reddy '' received praise and criticism alike for being very bold and radical . Vijay 's portrayal as a self-destructive , short-tempered , and alcoholic surgeon received critical acclaim , which led to him winning numerous awards , including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu . Following '' Arjun Reddy '' was '' Ye Mantram Vesave '' , which was delayed for 5 years and finally released . It was given poor reviews from critics and could not fare well at the box office . He then starred in '' Mahanati '' , a biographical period film around life of actress Savitri . He won acclaim for playing a charismatic and easy going photographer . Deverakonda 's next release in 2018 was Geetha Arts ' romantic comedy '' Geetha Govindam '' , in which he starred as an innocent and nervous college professor . Deverakonda received praise for playing a subtle , boy-next-door character after an aggressive role in Arjun Reddy . The film went on to become a triple blockbuster at the box office , having only been made on a budget of 5 crores . His next film , released on October 5 , was the Tamil political thriller '' NOTA '' , directed by '' Iru Mugan '' - fame Anand Shankar . It received mixed reviews from critics and ended up as a disaster at the box office . His next project was UV Creations ' supernatural comedy thriller '' Taxiwala '' in which Vijay stumbles upon a possessed car opposite Malavika Nair . As of November 2018 , Vijay is currently filming for '' Dear Comrade '' a sports drama once again alongside Rashmika Mandanna and another untitled Kranthi Madhav 's romantic drama opposite Rashi Khanna , Aishwarya Rajesh and Izabelle Leite . He will next be seen in Hero , a Telugu film that will be dubbed in Tamil and Malayalam too . The movie will be directed by Anand Annamalai , co-writer of films like Kuttramae Thandanai and Kaakka Muttai . The film see Malavika Mohanan essay the role of Vijay 's love interest . Vijay will be taking on the role of a biker in this film
64th National Film Awards
64th National Film Awards
Vijay Deverakonda