Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in

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. He has received one

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and two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

for his work as a producer. He is the general secretary of the

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and the Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council since March 2025.

Acting career

Nagendra Babu acts mainly in supporting roles, though he has also played the lead role in some films. He has acted in '' 143'', '' Anji'', ''

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''. He has produced several films with his brothers,

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and

Pawan Kalyan Konidela Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Kumar; 2 September 1971) is an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and martial artist serving as the List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Prade ...

under Anjana Productions. He has two children, actor

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and Niharika. He appeared in television serials and was a judge on the comedy show, '' Jabardasth'', which aired on

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Political career

Naga Babu joined

established by his brother

and contested as a M.P. candidate for Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency in the

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. He lost after securing 250,289 votes. On 13 March 2025, he was unanimously elected as Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.

Filmography

Films

Telugu films

Tamil films

Kannada films

As producer

He debuted as a producer with '' Rudraveena'' on the Anjana Productions banner which won the

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, He has produced eight films.

As dubbing artist

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Television

As actor

As judge

References

External links

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Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as ...

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