Nagarjuna Akkineni

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.

Most Known For

Nirmala Convent

as Nagarjuna

Anaganaga Oka Raju

as Narrator

Seetharama Raju

as Rama Raju

Bigg Boss Telugu

as Host

Bigg Boss Telugu

as Presenter/Host

Bigg Boss Telugu

as Himself/Host

LOC: Kargil

as Major Padmapani Acharya

Varasudu

Angaaray

Don

as Don

Krishnarjuna

Coolie

as Simon

Janaki Ramudu

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva

as Anish Shetty

Hello Brother

as Deva & Ravi Varma

Vicky Dada

as Vicky Dada

Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu

as Host

Akhil

as Cameo

Kuberaa

as Deepak Tej

Rakshana

as A.C.P Bose