![]() Early Life of Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna was born on August 29, 1959 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to veteran Telugu actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni and Annapoorna Akkineni. The family later moved to Hyderabad, where he attended the Hyderabad Public School and Little Flower Junior College. He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy and later Master of Science in Automobile Engineering from Eastern Michigan University, United States.
![]() Nagarjuna started out acting as a child artist in the 1967 Telugu film ‘Sudigundalu’, directed by veteran film maker Adurthi Subbarao and starring his father Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the lead. Years later, he made his debut as a lead actor in the year 1986, with the Telugu film ‘Vikram’, directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao and a remake of the 1983 Hindi film ‘Hero’ with which Jackie Shroff made his lead role debut and achieved stardom. The film was a success and gave Nagarjuna a good start. Later, he starred in films like ‘Majnu’, directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, which was successful and well received as did Nagarjuna’s portrayal. The actor was then featured in ‘Sankeertana’ directed by debutant Geetha Krishna which was another hit. In 1988, he starred in K. Raghavendra Rao’s action blockbuster ‘Aakhari Poratam’, opposite Sridevi and Suhasini. The following year the actor starred in Mani Ratnam’s romantic drama ‘Geethanjali’, which went on to win the National Film Award for Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment and seven Nandi Awards, alongside becoming a blockbuster. Immediately, Nagarjuna saw another success with ‘Siva’, the debut film of acclaimed director Ram Gopal Varma, a crime drama based on college politics, a new genre at the time. The subsequent year, he made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi remake of ‘Siva’, titled ‘Shiva’, which premiered at the 13th International Film Festival of India.
![]() Then he produced ‘Satyam’ in 2003, a romantic drama that starred his nephew Sumanth alongside Genelia D’Souza and was a box office success. In 2005, Nagarjuna acted in and produced the box office hit ‘Super’. In 2006, he starred in ‘Sri Ramadasu’, his second period biographical film on the 18th century Telugu composer Bhakta Ramadasu, whose portrayal by Nagarjuna earned him the Nandi Award for Best Actor, along with the film being critically acclaimed and a blockbuster. In 2011, Nagarjuna signed three movies in a row, ‘Rajanna’, ‘Damarukam’ and ‘Shirdi Sai’. In 2014, he featured in another blockbuster ‘Manam’, a family drama directed by Vikram Kumar. In 2016, he acted in a dual role in ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’ and a handicapped character in commercially successful bilingual ‘Oopiri’. In 2017, he was seen as Hathiram Bhavaji in his biographical film ‘Om Namo Venkatesaya’, alongside Anushka Shetty. Selected Filmography of Akkineni Nagarjuna Some selected films of Akkineni Nagarjuna have been enlisted below, in which his acting skill has been especially praised:
Recognitions to Akkineni Nagarjuna Nagarjuna has been honoured with the awards enlisted below: National Film Awards Filmfare Awards - South: Nandi Awards: Personal Life of Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna got married to Daggubati Lakshmi Ramanaidu in 1984, but the couple got divorced in 1990. He, then, married actress Amala Akkineni in 1992, and their children are actors Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and Akkineni Akhil. (Last Updated on : 21-09-2019) |
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Akkineni Nagarjuna, Indian Movie Actor