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
- Lenin ... (Producer)
- Anaganaga Oka Raju as Narrator
- ENE Repeat as Special appearance
2024
- Naa Saami Ranga as Kishtayya
- Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale as Self
2022
- Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva as Anish Shetty
- Bangarraju as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
- The Ghost as Vikram Naidu
2021
- Wild Dog as Vijay Varma
2019
- Manmadhudu 2 as Samba Siva Rao 'Sam'
2018
- Devadas as Deva
- Chi La Sow ... (Producer)
- Officer as Shivaji Rao
2017
- Bigg Boss Telugu as Host
- Om Namo Venkatesaya as Hathiram Bhavaji
- Hello! ... (Producer)
- Rarandoi Veduka Chudham ... (Producer)
- Raju Gari Gadhi 2 as Rudra
2016
- Premam as Vikram's Father (Cameo Appearance)
- Nirmala Convent as Nagarjuna
- Oopiri as Vikramaditya
- Soggade Chinni Nayana as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
2015
- Inji Iduppazhagi as Cameo Appearance
- Akhil as Cameo
- Dongata as Self
2014
- Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu as Host
- Manam as Nageswar Rao / Seetharamudu / Bittu
- Oka Laila Kosam ... (Producer)
- Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years
2013
- Greeku Veerudu as Chandu
- Jagadguru Adi Shankara as Chandaludu
- Bhai as Bhai
2012
- Shirdi Sai as Sai
- Damarukam as Mallikarjuna
2010
- Ragada as Satya Reddy
- Thakita Thakita as Nag
- Kedi as rummy
2008
- Krishnarjuna
- King as King / Bottu Seenu / Sarath
2007
- Don as Don
2006
- Boss as Gopal 'GK' Krishna
- Sri Ramadasu as Bhakta Ramadasu
- Style as Mass
2005
- Super as Akhil
2003
- LOC: Kargil as Major Padmapani Acharya
- Sivamani as Shivamani
- Satyam ... (Producer)
2002
- Manmadhudu as Abhiram
- Santosham as Karthikeya alias Karthik
- Agni Varsha as Yavakri
2001
- Eduruleni Manishi as Surya Murthi / Satya Murthi
- Akasa Veedhilo
- Snehamante Idera
- Bava Nachadu as Actor
2000
- Nuvvu Vasthavani as Chinni
- Ninne Premistha as Srinivas
- Azad as Chandra Sekhar Azad
- Yuvakudu ... (Producer)
1999
- Ravoyi Chandamama as Shashi
- Prema Katha ... (Producer)
- Seetharama Raju as Rama Raju
1998
- Chandralekha
- Auto Driver as Actor
- Angaaray
- Aavida Maa Aavide as C. I. Vikranth
- Aahaa..! ... (Producer)
- Zakhm
1996
- Mr. Bechara as Ajay
- Ramudochadu as Ram
- Ninne Pelladatha as Seenu
1995
- Ghatotkachudu as Himself (Cameo Appearance)
- Criminal as Dr. Ajay Kumar
- Sisindri as Raja
- Gharana Bullodu
- Vajram
1994
- Hello Brother as Deva & Ravi Varma
1993
- Varasudu
- Rakshana as A.C.P Bose
- Govindha Govindha as Seenu
- Allari Alludu as Kalyan / Rajesh
1992
- Killer
- Khuda Gawah as Insp. Raja Mirza
- President Gari Pellam
- Antam as Raghav / Shekhar
1991
- Nirnayam as Vamsi Krishna
- Shanti Kranti as Inspector Subhash (Telugu Version)
- Chaitanya as Hero
- Jaitra Yatra
1990
- Prema Yuddham as Kalyan
- Shiva as Shiva
- Neti Siddhartha as Siddhartha
- Iddaru Iddare
1989
- Vicky Dada as Vicky Dada
- Geethanjali as Prakash
- Siva as Siva
- Agni as Pawan Kumar
- Vijay
1988
- Aakhari Poratam as Vihari
- Janaki Ramudu
- Murali Krishnudu
- Rao Gari Illu as Himself (Guest appearance)
- Chinababu
1987
- Collector Gari Abbai as Ravi
- Kirayi Dada
- Agni Putrudu
- Sankeertana
- Majnu as Rajesh
1986
1981
- Prema Kanuka ... (Producer)
1968
- Sudigundalu as Cameo