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
2024
- Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale as Self
- Naa Saami Ranga as Kishtayya
2022
- The Ghost as Vikram Naidu
- Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva as Anish Shetty
- Bangarraju as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
2021
- Wild Dog as Vijay Varma
2019
- Manmadhudu 2 as Samba Siva Rao 'Sam'
2018
- Officer as Shivaji Rao
- Devadas as Deva
- Chi La Sow ... (Producer)
2017
- Rarandoi Veduka Chudham ... (Producer)
- Om Namo Venkatesaya as Hathiram Bhavaji
- Hello! ... (Producer)
- Raju Gari Gadhi 2 as Rudra
- Bigg Boss Telugu as Host
2016
- Soggade Chinni Nayana as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
- Nirmala Convent as Nagarjuna
- Oopiri as Vikramaditya
- Premam as Vikram's Father (Cameo Appearance)
2015
- Akhil as Cameo
- Inji Iduppazhagi as Cameo Appearance
- 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
- Bhai as Bhai
- Greeku Veerudu as Chandu
- 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
- 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
- Sivamani as Shivamani
2002
- Manmadhudu as Abhiram
- Santosham as Karthikeya alias Karthik
- Agni Varsha as Yavakri
2001
- Eduruleni Manishi as Surya Murthi / Satya Murthi
- Bava Nachadu as Actor
- Akasa Veedhilo
- Snehamante Idera
2000
- Nuvvu Vastavani
- Ninne Premistha as Srinivas
- Yuvakudu ... (Producer)
- Azad as Chandra Sekhar Azad
1999
- Seetharama Raju as Rama Raju
- Prema Katha ... (Producer)
- Ravoyi Chandamama as Shashi
1998
- Zakhm
- Gunda Mawali as Actor
- Angaaray
- Aahaa..! ... (Producer)
- Chandralekha
- Aavida Maa Aavide as Actor
1996
- Mr. Bechara as Ajay
- Ninne Pelladatha as Seenu
- Ramudochadu
1995
- Criminal as Dr. Ajay Kumar
- Vajram
- Sisindri as Raja
- Gharana Bullodu
1994
- Hello Brother as Deva & Ravi Varma
1993
- Allari Alludu as Kalyan / Rajesh
- Varasudu
- Govindha Govindha as Seenu
- Rakshana as A.C.P Bose
1992
- Killer
- Khuda Gawah as Insp. Raja Mirza
- Antam as Raghav / Shekhar
- President Gari Pellam
1991
- Chaitanya as Hero
- Nirnayam as Vamsi Krishna
- Shanti Kranti as Inspector Subhash (Telugu Version)
- Jaitra Yatra
1990
- Iddaru Iddare
- Shiva as Shiva
- Prema Yuddham as Kalyan
- Neti Siddhartha as Siddhartha
1989
- Siva as Siva
- Geethanjali as Prakash
- Vicky Dada as Vicky Dada
- Agni as Pawan Kumar
- Vijay
1988
- Chinababu
- Murali Krishnudu
- Aakhari Poratam as Vihari
- Rao Gari Illu as Himself (Guest appearance)
- Janaki Ramudu
1987
- Sankeertana
- Kirayi Dada
- Majnu as Rajesh
- Agni Putrudu
- Collector Gari Abbai as Ravi
1986
1968
- Sudigundalu as Cameo