Tarun was born in Bangalore. He graduated his B.Com degree in MES College, Bangalore. He underwent three months acting course at Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute, before he entered into films. He first appeared as one of the lead actors in 2003 released film, Khushi. After Geleya, Hani Hani's successful run, he was approached for Parichaya and by director Prashant for his movie Love Guru, which won a state award for best movie.[1] He had also acted in a Telugu film Valliddari Vayasu Padahare which was released in 2006.
