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Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (; born 29 August 1959) is an Indian actor, film producer, entrepreneur, and television presenter known for his work primarily in
Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N ...
, as well as in a few
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and
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films. He has appeared in over 90 films and is a recipient of two
National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...
for '' Ninne Pelladata'' (1996) and ''
Annamayya Tallapaka Annamacharya () (09 May 1408 – 23 February 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a Telugu musician, composer, and a Hindu saint. He is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called '' samkirtanas.'' His devoti ...
'' (1997). Nagarjuna has also won ten
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 ...
and three
Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...
. In 1989, Nagarjuna starred in the
Mani Ratnam Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. H ...
-directed
romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
''
Geetanjali __NOTOC__ ''Gitanjali'' () is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, for its English translation, '' Song Offerings'', making him the first non-European and the fi ...
'', which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film. In the same year, he appeared in the commercially successful '' Siva'', an
action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...
directed by
Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu films.** * * Varma has dir ...
; featured at the 13th IFFI' 90. Nagarjuna made his
Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
debut with the 1990 Hindi remake of ''
Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
''. Known by his works in
biographical films A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudrama films and histor ...
, he played 15th-century composer
Annamacharya Tallapaka Annamacharya () (09 May 1408 – 23 February 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a Telugu musician, composer, and a Hindu saint. He is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called '' samkirtanas.'' His devoti ...
in ''
Annamayya Tallapaka Annamacharya () (09 May 1408 – 23 February 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a Telugu musician, composer, and a Hindu saint. He is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called '' samkirtanas.'' His devoti ...
'' (1997), Yavakri (the son of the ascetic
Bharadvaja Bharadvaja (, ; also spelled Bharadwaja) was one of the revered Vedic sages (maharishi) in Ancient India. He was a renowned scholar, economist, grammarian and a physician. He is one of the Saptarshis (seven great sages or Maharṣis). His co ...
) in '' Agni Varsha'' (2002), Major Padmapani Acharya in the
war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...
'' LOC: Kargil'' (2003), 17th-century composer
Kancherla Gopanna Kancharla Gopanna () ( – 1688), popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu (), was a 17th-century devotee of the Hindu god Rama, a saint-poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He is a famous ''Vaggeyakara'' (classical compo ...
in ''
Sri Ramadasu ''Sri Ramadasu'' is 2006 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of musician saint '' Kancharla Gopanna''. A reboot of V. Nagayya's 1964 film '' Ramadasu''; the film is written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Produced ...
'' (2006), Suddala Hanmanthu in ''
Rajanna ''Rajanna'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language period action film written and directed by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film is produced by Nagarjuna, and starred him, Sneha, Shwetha Menon and child artist Baby Annie. The film is partially inspir ...
'' (2011),
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in ''
Shirdi Sai ''Shirdi Sai'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, produced by A.Mahesh Reddy on AMR Sai Krupa Entertainments banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Nagarjuna as the 19th-20th century spiritual guru Sai Baba of Shirdi ...
'' (2012), Chandaludu in '' Jagadguru Adi Shankara'' (2013), and Hathiram Bhavaji in ''
Om Namo Venkatesaya ''Om Namo Venkatesaya'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language Hindu devotional biographical film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by A. Mahesh Reddy on AMR Sai Krupa Entertainments banner. The film stars Nagarjuna as Hathiram Bhavaji, al ...
'' (2017). Nagarjuna has largely starred in action films, establishing himself as an action star with works such as ''
Aakhari Poratam ''Aakhari Poratam'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao based on the novel of the same name by Yandamuri Veerendranath. Produced by C. Aswini Dutt, it starred Nagarjuna, Sridevi ...
'' (1988), '' Vicky Daada'' (1989), '' Siva'' (1989), '' Neti Siddhartha'' (1990), ''
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'' (1991), '' Nirnayam'' (1991), ''
Antham ''Antham'' () is a 1992 Indian neo-noir crime film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, it has Nagarjuna, Urmila Matondkar and Danny Denzongpa. The Telugu version was released on 11 September 1992, ...
'' (1992), ''
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'' (1992), ''
Khuda Gawah ''Khuda Gawah'' (, also translated and released as ''God Is My Witness'') is a 1992 Indian epic drama film written and directed by Mukul S. Anand. The film features Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi (in a dual role), Nagarjuna, Shilpa Shirodkar, ...
'' (1992), ''
Rakshana ''Rakshana'' () is a 1993 Telugu-language action film written and directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao. It was produced by Venkat Akkineni under Annapurna Studios. It stars Nagarjuna and Shobhana, with music composed M. M. Keeravani. Upon rel ...
'' (1993), '' Hello Brother'' (1994), '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994), ''
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'' (1994), ''
Ratchagan ''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi in his directoral debut. The music and background score is composed by A. R. Rahman. It stars Nagarjuna an ...
'' (1997), '' Azad'' (2000), '' Sivamani'' (2003), ''
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'' (2004), ''
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'' (2005), '' Don'' (2007), and ''
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'' (2008). In 2013, he represented the
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at the Delhi Film Festival's 100 Years of Indian Cinema's celebration, alongside
Ramesh Sippy Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is particularly known for being the director of ''Sholay'' (1975), which is regarded as one of the List of films considered the best#Nationa ...
and
Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a mu ...
from Bollywood. In 1995, he ventured into film production, with a production unit operating in
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, and was a co-director of an
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-winning film animation company called Heart Animation. Nagarjuna is the co-owner of the
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Annapurna Studios Annapurna Studios is an Indian film studio facility founded in 1976 by the Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. It is located on a site in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. The studio provides comprehensive production and post-production services. ...
. He is also the president of the non-profit film school Annapurna College of Film and Media based in
Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
.


Early life and family

Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao was born on 29 August 1959 in
Madras Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
(present-day Chennai) in a
Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...
family to the veteran actor
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven decade career, he became a prominent figures in the industry, and is among most influential ac ...
and his wife Annapurna. His family hails from Ramapuram in
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of
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. His father moved to Madras seeking career as an actor. The family later moved to Hyderabad, where he did his schooling in
Hyderabad Public School The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (HPS, Begumpet) is a privately funded public school in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The school has grades from pre-primary to the 12th (ages 3 to 17). The school is affiliated with the Council for the Ind ...
and
intermediate education A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
from Little Flower Junior College,
Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
. He completed the first year of his
Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...
at the
College of Engineering Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles to the professional practice of engineering. It includes an initial education ( Dip.Eng.)and (B.Eng.) or ( M.Eng.), and any advanced education and specializations tha ...
,
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,
Anna University Anna University is a public state university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Guindy. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and is named after C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Histor ...
in Madras, former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikanth was his college mate during his Engineering days. He was then transferred to
Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern) is a public university, public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the fourth normal ...
in
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where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.


Career


1961-1988: Early career and success

Nagarjuna stepped into the field of acting as an infant in the movie '' Velugu Needalu'' (1961). He began acting as a child artist in '' Sudigundalu'' (1967) directed by
Adurthi Subba Rao Adurthi Subba Rao (16 December 1912 – 1 October 1975) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor, primarily recognized for his contributions to Telugu cinema, with a few works in Hindi and Tamil cinema. In an era dominate ...
. Both movies starred his father
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven decade career, he became a prominent figures in the industry, and is among most influential ac ...
in the lead role. Years later he made his debut as a lead actor through the 1986 Telugu film '' Vikram'', directed by
V. Madhusudhana Rao Veeramachaneni Madhusudhana Rao (14 June 1923 – 11 January 2012) was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is popularly known as 'Victory' Madhusudhana Rao. He directed nea ...
. It is the remake of the 1983
Hindi film Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry, producing films in t ...
''
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''. The film was a success, giving Nagarjuna a good start. Later, he starred in films like ''
Majnu ''Layla and Majnun'' ( "Layla's Mad Lover"; ) is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Arabian poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). "The Layla-Majnun theme passed from A ...
'', directed by
Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1942 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, lyricist, and politician, primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over his four decade career, he directed more than 150 feature ...
, which was well received. Nagarjuna got positive reviews for his portrayal of a heartbroken man. He then starred in '' Sankeertana'', a below average grosser directed by debutant
Geetha Krishna Geetha Krishna is an Indian film director, who has made Telugu and Tamil films. He made his debut with the Telugu film '' Sankeertana'' starring Nagarjuna, for which he won the Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director. Since then, he has ...
with music by
Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...
. The film was appreciated for its content and music. In 1988, he starred in the blockbuster ''
Aakhari Poratam ''Aakhari Poratam'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao based on the novel of the same name by Yandamuri Veerendranath. Produced by C. Aswini Dutt, it starred Nagarjuna, Sridevi ...
'', scripted by
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, and directed by
K. Raghavendra Rao Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian filmmaker known primarily for his work in Telugu cinema, besides a few Hindi film and Kannada films. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has directed over a hundred films ...
where he was paired opposite
Sridevi Sridevi Kapoor (née Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known mononymously as Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. She is regarded as one of ...
and Suhasini. In 1988, he starred in ''
Janaki Ramudu ''Janaki Ramudu'' is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by K. Murari under Yuva Chitra Arts. The film stars Nagarjuna, Vijayashanti and Jeevitha, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was dubbed ...
'' alongside
Vijayashanti Moturi Vijaya Shanthi (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, film producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu language, Te ...
was directed again by K. Raghavendra Rao.


1989-1999: Breakthrough and Stardom

In 1989, he starred in the
Mani Ratnam Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. H ...
-directed
romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
''
Geetanjali __NOTOC__ ''Gitanjali'' () is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, for its English translation, '' Song Offerings'', making him the first non-European and the fi ...
''. The film won the
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment The National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India, and was constituted in the year 1975. This is one of th ...
in 1990. Immediately, he saw another success, '' Siva''. This film marked the debut of director
Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu films.** * * Varma has dir ...
. This film is considered a trendsetter in Telugu cinema, and made Nagarjuna a superstar. In 1990, he subsequently made his
Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
debut with the Hindi remake of the same film titled ''
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''. Even the Hindi version saw huge box-office success. He followed it up with sub fare like '' Prema Yuddham'', '' Iddaru Iddare'' and '' Nirnayam''. He then starred in '' Jaitra Yatra'', for which he received critical acclaim. He followed it up with box office hits like '' Nirnayam'' (1991), ''
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'' (1992) and working with eminent directors such as Fazil and
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. Nagarjuna was fondly called "Celluloid Scientist" for his nature of experimenting with different scripts. Some of his prominent hit films released subsequently included ''
President Gari Pellam ''President Gari Pellam'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by V. Doraswamy Raju under VMC Productions. It stars Nagarjuna and Meena, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The movie was l ...
'' (1992), ''
Varasudu ''Varasudu'' () is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by D. Kishore under the Sri Jayabheri Art Productions banner, presented by Murali Mohan, directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. It star ...
'' (1993), '' Allari Alludu'' (1993), '' Hello Brother'' (1994) and ''
Gharana Bullodu ''Gharana Bullodu'' () is a 1995 Telugu-language film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and written by Vijayendra Prasad. It stars Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Aamani playing the lead roles and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film was pro ...
'' (1995). Many of his films were also dubbed into Tamil. He starred in his first Hindi-Telugu bilingual ''
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'' directed by
Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Mahesh Bhatt, a number of accolades, including four Nati ...
. In 1996, Nagarjuna starred opposite actress Tabu and produced '' Ninne Pelladata'', directed by
Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju (born 28 July 1962), known professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over a career spanning three decades, he has received three Na ...
. The movie won the
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and
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. The next year, Nagarjuna acted in ''
Annamayya Tallapaka Annamacharya () (09 May 1408 – 23 February 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a Telugu musician, composer, and a Hindu saint. He is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called '' samkirtanas.'' His devoti ...
'' (1997), in which he portrayed the role of
Annamacharya Tallapaka Annamacharya () (09 May 1408 – 23 February 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a Telugu musician, composer, and a Hindu saint. He is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called '' samkirtanas.'' His devoti ...
, a 15th-century Telugu singer and poet. This won him his
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972 The year indicates the year of release of the fi ...
and his first
Nandi Award for Best Actor The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh has won the most Best Actor a ...
. He also received a
National Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian P ...
for this role. Later that year, he starred in the Tamil film ''
Ratchagan ''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi in his directoral debut. The music and background score is composed by A. R. Rahman. It stars Nagarjuna an ...
'', directed by
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. In 1998, he appeared in the romantic comedy ''
Aavida Maa Aavide ''Aavida Maa Aavide'' () is a 1998 Telugu language, Telugu comedy drama film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and produced by D. Kishore under the Jayabheri Arts, Jayabheri Art Productions banner. The film stars Nagarjuna (actor), ...
'' and then plays as lead role in the Hindi action '' Angaaray'' with
Akshay Kumar Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar", through his career span ...
. He co-starred with
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in the drama film ''
Zakhm ''Zakhm'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Mahesh and Pooja Bhatt. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Kunal Khemu, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre and Nagarjuna. Zakhm was based on the life ...
''. In 1999, he was seen in two films ''
Seetharama Raju ''Seetharama Raju'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Y. V. S. Chowdary. Produced by Nagarjuna, and D. Sivaprasad Reddy, it stars Nandamuri Harikrishna, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sakshi Shivanand, and Sang ...
'' and ''
Ravoyi Chandamama ''Raavoyi Chandamama'' () is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. It stars Nagarjuna, Jagapathi Babu, Anjala Zhaveri, Keerthi Reddy, and the music was composed by Mani Sharma. The film was produced by ...
''.


2000-2010: Diverse roles and continued successes

His subsequent releases were Tamil remakes '' Nuvvu Vasthavani'' (2000), ''
Ninne Premistha ''Ninne Premistha'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced by R. B. Choudary on the Super Good Films banner, directed by R. R. Shinde. It stars Nagarjuna, Srikanth, Soundarya, and Rajendra Prasad. The music was composed b ...
'' (2000) and ''
Snehamante Idera ''Snehamante Idera'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language buddy comedy drama film produced by R. B. Choudary under the Super Good Films banner and directed by Balasekaran. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sumanth, Sudhakar, Bhumika Chawla and ...
'' (2001). Followed by Malalayam remakes '' Bava Nachadu'' (2001) and ''
Adhipathi ''Adhipathi'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and produced by Mohan Babu under his Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner. It stars Mohan Babu, Nagarjuna, Preeti Jhangiani and Soundarya, with ...
'' (2001). He starred in romantic comedies such as '' Santosham'', ''
Manmadhudu ''Manmadhudu'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar, who co-wrote the script with Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by Nagarjuna under the Annapurna Studios banner, the film stars Nagarjuna, Sonali ...
'', and '' Sivamani''. He produced '' Satyam'' in 2003, which starred his nephew
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. In 2004, Nagarjuna had two releases, ''
Nenunnanu ''Nenunnanu'' (telugu. నేనున్నాను, ) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by D.Sivaprasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner, directed by V. N. Aditya. The film had Nagarjuna Akkineni, Aarthi Agarwal an ...
'' and ''
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''. The latter was produced by Nagarjuna and directed by choreographer
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. In 2005, Nagarjuna acted in and produced ''
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''. In 2006, he starred in ''
Sri Ramadasu ''Sri Ramadasu'' is 2006 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of musician saint '' Kancharla Gopanna''. A reboot of V. Nagayya's 1964 film '' Ramadasu''; the film is written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Produced ...
'', his second period film based on the 18th-century Telugu Saint / poet of the same name. Nagarjuna received the
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. In 2007, he appeared in '' Don'' and a year later, he appeared in ''
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'' alongside
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. In 2010, he had the films '' Kedi'' and ''
Ragada ''Ragada'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla and produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy. It stars Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty, Priyamani and Dev Gill in lead roles, with the music composed by S. Thaman. In ...
''.


2011-present

In 2011, he appeared in the action thriller ''
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''. The Tamil version was titled '' Payanam''. He was seen also in the period action film in ''
Rajanna ''Rajanna'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language period action film written and directed by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film is produced by Nagarjuna, and starred him, Sneha, Shwetha Menon and child artist Baby Annie. The film is partially inspir ...
'' In 2012, Nagarjuna) appears as Sai Baba in ''
Shirdi Sai ''Shirdi Sai'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, produced by A.Mahesh Reddy on AMR Sai Krupa Entertainments banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Nagarjuna as the 19th-20th century spiritual guru Sai Baba of Shirdi ...
'' and then action fantasy film ''
Damarukam ''Damarukam'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action film, action fantasy film written and directed by Srinivasa Reddy, and produced by R. R. Venkat on R. R. Movie Makers. It stars Nagarjuna (actor), Nagarjuna, Anushka Shet ...
''. His next film ''
Greeku Veerudu ''Greeku Veerudu'' () is a 2013 Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Dasaradh. The film stars Nagarjuna and Nayanthara, with music composed by S. Thaman. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews upon release and completed a 50- ...
'' (2013) alongside
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. His next ''
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'' was a disaster at the box office. In 2014, Nagarjuna starred in the blockbuster family drama, '' Manam'', directed by
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. He had a dual role in ''
Soggade Chinni Nayana ''Soggade Chinni Nayana'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala and written by Satyanand and Ram Mohan P. In addition to producing the film under his Annapurna Studios banner, Nagar ...
'' (2016), which turned out to be one of his biggest blockbusters. Later he played a cripple in
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's bilingual film ''
Oopiri ''Oopiri'' () is a 2016 Indian bilingual comedy-drama film directed by Vamshi Paidipally and produced by PVP Cinema. The film is shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages; the latter titled ''Thozha'' (). It stars Akkineni Nagarjun ...
'', which Starred
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. This movie which was a hit. In 2017, he played a devotional role in the film ''
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''. It garnered average reviews from critics and turned out to be a disaster. He then starred in a horror film titled ''
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 ''Raju Gari Gadhi 2'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film directed by Ohmkar and produced by Prasad V. Potluri under PVP Cinema, Matinee Entertainment, and OAK Entertainments banner. The film is a sequel to '' Raju Gari G ...
'' (2017), which had an average run at the box office. In 2018, he starred in the film ''
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'' directed and produced by
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. In 2018, the action comedy '' Devadas'', alongside Nani was released to positive reviews. In 2019, he was seen in the romantic comedy '' Manmadhudu 2''. The next film, Nagarjuna delivers a fine performance in the action thriller, ''
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'' (2021). He plays alongside his son
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in ''
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'' (2022). Then, he acted in the Hindi fantasy action-adventure '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'' (2022). Next, Nagarjuna played as Interpol officer in the action thriller ''
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'' (2022). In 2024, ''
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'' marks a triumphant comeback for Akkineni Nagarjuna.


Other work


Television

Nagarjuna made his début as a television producer in 2009 with the soap opera ''
Yuva ''Yuva'' ( Youth) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language political drama film written, produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam''.'' It stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor and Esha Deol. It was simulta ...
''. He was a major shareholders of the television channel
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before it was sold to the Star Network. Nagarjuna hosted the Indian
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-language version of ''
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'' titled '' Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu''. The first season of the show was telecast on
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from 9 June 2014 to 7 August 2014 (40 episodes). The second season was also showcased on
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from 9 December 2014 to 27 February 2015 (55 episodes). In 2015, he was honoured with the Entertainment Leader Award (Television) for his work in the show at the TV5 Business Leaders Awards ceremony. He had hosted the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh season of ''Bigg Boss'' in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and the First Season of ''Bigg Boss Non Stop'' in 2022.


Ownerships, endorsements and earnings

Since 2013, He was a co-owner of the Mumbai Masters of the
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, along with
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, and the
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, along with
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. Nagarjuna currently endorses
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in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He was listed as No. 36 and No. 43 in ''
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India''s top 100 Celebrities for the years 2012 and 2013 respectively. He is one of the co-owners of the
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club
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.


N3 Realty Enterprises

Nagarjuna is the founding partner of N3 Realty Enterprises, the parent entity for N-Convention center, N-Grill and District N. The later two establishments are now non-existent. In 2014, the
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identified that N convention had encroached on litigated premises. Subsequently, through legal opinions, a correction path of the land was initiated by the local administrators. On 24 August 2024, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection (HYDRAA) demolished the N-Convention centre citing encroachment of adjacent lake.


Philanthropy

Nagarjuna, along with his wife Amala, are co-founders of
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, recognised by the
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. It is a non-government organisation (NGO) in Hyderabad, which works for the welfare of animals. Nagarjuna was also involved in welfare programs undertaken by the
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association, and presently serves as the brand ambassador for HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns. In 2010, he starred in an
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animated software tutorial created by
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, a nonprofit founded at
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.


Personal life

In February 1984, Nagarjuna married Lakshmi Daggubati, the daughter of D. Ramanaidu, a prominent film-maker, and sister of the actor
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and producer Suresh Babu. Lakshmi and Nagarjuna have one son, actor
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born on 23 November 1986. However, the couple got divorced in 1990. Nagarjuna then married actress Amala on 11 June 1992, and the couple have one son, actor Akhil, born on 8 April 1994. While, Lakshmi married Sharath Vijayaraghavan, a corporate executive at Sundaram Motors. Naga Chaitanya was previously married to actress
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from 2017 to 2021, and married to actress
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on 4 December 2024.


Accolades

Nagarjuna has been the recipient of two
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, ten
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and three
Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...
.


Notes


References


External links

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