Nagarjuna Akkineni
Born: 1959-08-29 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter who works primarily in Telugu cinema and television. He has acted in over ninety films as an actor in a lead. He has also had supporting and cameo roles, including Bollywood and Tamil films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award-Special Mention. In 1996 he produced, Ninne Pelladata, which has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. In 2013, he represented the cinema of South India at the Delhi Film Festival's 100 Years of Indian Cinema's celebration, alongside Ramesh Sippy and Vishal Bhardwaj from Bollywood. In 1995, he ventured into film production, with a production unit operating in Seychelles, and was a co-director of an Emmy Award-winning film animation company in Michigan, U.S. Along with his brother, Akkineni Venkata Rathnam, Nagarjuna is the co-owner of the production company Annapurna Studios. He is also the president of the non-profit film school Annapurna International School of Film and Media based in Hyderabad.
Filmography
2027
- Vaasivaadi Tassadiyya as Bangarraju & Dr. Ram Mohan
2026
- Anaganaga Oka Raju as Narrator
- Lenin ... (Producer)
2024
- Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale as Self
- Naa Saami Ranga as Kishtayya
2022
- Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva as Anish Shetty
- The Ghost as Vikram Naidu
- Bangarraju as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
2021
- Wild Dog as Vijay Varma
2019
- Manmadhudu 2 as Samba Siva Rao 'Sam'
2018
- Chi La Sow ... (Producer)
- Officer as Shivaji Rao
- Devadas as Deva
2017
- Hello! ... (Producer)
- Bigg Boss Telugu as Host
- Rarandoi Veduka Chudham ... (Producer)
- Raju Gari Gadhi 2 as Rudra
- Om Namo Venkatesaya as Hathiram Bhavaji
2016
- Oopiri as Vikramaditya
- Premam as Vikram's Father (Cameo Appearance)
- Soggade Chinni Nayana as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
- Nirmala Convent as Nagarjuna
2015
- Inji Iduppazhagi as Cameo Appearance
- Akhil as Cameo
- Dongata as Self
2014
- Manam as Nageswar Rao / Seetharamudu / Bittu
- Oka Laila Kosam ... (Producer)
- Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu as Host
- Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years
2013
- Greeku Veerudu as Chandu
- Bhai as Bhai
- Jagadguru Adi Shankara as Chandaludu
2012
- Damarukam as Mallikarjuna
- Shirdi Sai as Sai
2010
- Ragada as Satya Reddy
- Thakita Thakita as Nag
- Kedi as rummy
2008
- King as King / Bottu Seenu / Sarath
- Krishnarjuna
2007
- Don as Don
2006
- Style as Mass
- Sri Ramadasu as Bhakta Ramadasu
- Boss as Gopal 'GK' Krishna
2005
- Super as Akhil
2003
- LOC: Kargil as Major Padmapani Acharya
- Satyam ... (Producer)
- Sivamani as Shivamani
2002
- Agni Varsha as Yavakri
- Manmadhudu as Abhiram
- Santosham as Karthikeya alias Karthik
2001
- Akasa Veedhilo
- Bava Nachadu as Actor
- Eduruleni Manishi as Surya Murthi / Satya Murthi
- Snehamante Idera
2000
- Nuvvu Vastavani
- Azad as Chandra Sekhar Azad
- Yuvakudu ... (Producer)
- Ninne Premistha as Srinivas
1999
- Seetharama Raju as Rama Raju
- Ravoyi Chandamama as Shashi
- Prema Katha ... (Producer)
1998
- Aavida Maa Aavide as C. I. Vikranth
- Zakhm
- Angaaray
- Chandralekha
- Auto Driver as Actor
- Aahaa..! ... (Producer)
1996
- Ninne Pelladatha as Seenu
- Mr. Bechara as Ajay
- Ramudochadu as Ram
1995
- Criminal as Dr. Ajay Kumar
- Sisindri as Raja
- Gharana Bullodu
- Vajram
- Ghatotkachudu as Himself (Cameo appearance)
1994
- Hello Brother as Deva & Ravi Varma
1993
- Varasudu
- Allari Alludu as Kalyan / Rajesh
- Govindha Govindha as Seenu
- Rakshana as A.C.P Bose
1992
- Khuda Gawah as Insp. Raja Mirza
- Antam as Raghav / Shekhar
- Killer
- President Gari Pellam
1991
- Shanti Kranti as Inspector Subhash (Telugu Version)
- Nirnayam as Vamsi Krishna
- Chaitanya as Hero
- Jaitra Yatra
1990
- Shiva as Shiva
- Neti Siddhartha as Siddhartha
- Prema Yuddham as Kalyan
- Iddaru Iddare
1989
- Siva as Siva
- Geethanjali as Prakash
- Agni as Pawan Kumar
- Vicky Dada as Vicky Dada
- Vijay
1988
- Aakhari Poratam as Vihari
- Rao Gari Illu as Himself (Guest appearance)
- Murali Krishnudu
- Janaki Ramudu
- Chinababu
1987
- Sankeertana
- Collector Gari Abbai as Ravi
- Kirayi Dada
- Majnu as Rajesh
- Agni Putrudu
1986
1981
- Prema Kanuka ... (Producer)
1968
- Sudigundalu as Cameo