Tarun (born January 8, 1983) is a south inian film actor and is the son of Roja Ramani (telugu actress) who works in the Telugu & Tamil Cinema. He came to prominence as a child artist in Mani Ratnam'sAnjali. Tarun acted as the elder brother of the mentally challenged Anjali, earning him and his co-stars, Shyamili and Shruthi, National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1991.