Akkineni Nagarjuna
Actor Nagarjuna at F1 show run in Hyderabad
Born 29 August
1959 (age 55)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Residence Film
Nagar, Hyderabad,Telangana, India
Alma mater Eastern
Michigan University
Anna University
Occupation Actor,
Producer, Businessman,Philanthropist
Years active 1986–present
Spouse(s) • Daggubati Lakshmi Ramanaidu(m.
1984–90)
• Amala
Akkineni (m. 1992)
Children Akkineni
Naga Chaitanya
Akkineni Akhil
Parent(s) Akkineni
Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Annapurna
Relatives Akkineni
Venkat (brother)
Sumanth (nephew)
Sushanth (nephew)
Ramanaidu Daggubati
(ex Father-in-law)
Venkatesh Daggubati
(ex Brother-in-law)
Akkineni Nagarjuna (born August 29, 1959) is an Indian film
actor, producer and television presenter who works primarily in theTelugu
Cinema, and Television. He has acted in over ninety films as an actor in a
lead, supporting and cameo roles, includingBollywood and Tamil films. He has
received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards
South. He received critical reception for his performance in biographical and
historical films.
He enacted the role of 15th century composer Annamacharya in
the 1997 film Annamayya; as Yavakri (the son of the asceticBharadwaja) in the
2002 film Agni Varsha; as Major Padmapani Acharya in the 2003 war film, LOC
Kargil; as 17th-century composerKancherla Gopanna in the 2006 film Sri
Ramadasu; as Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 2012 film Shirdi Sai; and as Chandaludu
(Lord Siva in disguise) in the 2013 film Jagadguru Adi Sankara.[1]
In 1989, he was starred in the Maniratnam directed Romantic
drama film, Geetanjali, which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film
Providing Wholesome Entertainment. In the same year, he acted in Siva, an
action blockbuster directed by Ram Gopal Varma, premiered at the 13th
International Film Festival of India.[2] In 1990, he subsequently made his
Bollywood debut with the Hindi remake of the same film titled Shiva, and tasted
success. In 1997, he received the National Film Award for producing Ninne
Pelladata. In 1998, He received the National Film Award-Special Mention for his
performance in the historical film Annamayya.
In 2013, he has represented Cinema of South India at the
Delhi Film Festival's 100 Years of Indian Cinema's celebration, alongsideRamesh
Sippy and Vishal Bharadwaj from Bollywood.[3] In 1995, He ventured into film
production, with a production unit operating inSeychelles, and was a
co-director of an Emmy Award-winning film animation company in Michigan, U.S.[4]
Along with his brother,Akkineni Venkat, Nagarjuna is the co-owner of the
Production company, Annapurna Studios and is the president of the non-profit
film school Annapurna International School of Film and Media based in
Hyderabad.[5][6][7]
Contents
[hide]
• 1 Early
life and family
• 2 Acting
career
• 3
Non-film work
o 3.1
Television
o 3.2
Ownerships, endorsements and earnings
o 3.3 N3
Realty Enterprises
o 3.4
Charity
• 4 Awards
and nominations
o 4.1
National Film Awards
o 4.2 Nandi
Awards
o 4.3
Filmfare Awards South
o 4.4 Other
awards
• 5
Filmography
• 6
References
• 7
External links
Early life and family[edit]
Nagarjuna with wife Akkineni Amala, and sons Akkineni Naga
Chaitanya (left) andAkkineni Akhil (right)
Akkineni . Nagarjuna Rao, was born on 29 August 1959 at
Chennai, Tamil Nadu[8] to veteran actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni and Annapoorna
Akkineni. The family later moved to Hyderabad where he attended the Hyderabad
Public School and Little Flower Junior College. He got his Bachelor of
Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy. He completed M.S. in
Automobile Engineering from Eastern Michigan University.[9][10] He is the
spouse of actress Amala Akkineni, the father of actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni
and Akkineni Akhil.
Acting career[edit]
Nagarjuna, began his acting as a child artist in the 1967
Telugu film Sudigundalu directed by veteran Adurthi Subbarao. It stars his
father Akkineni Nageswara Rao in lead role. Years later he made his debut as a
lead actor through the 1986 Telugu film Vikramdirected by V. Madhusudhana Rao.
It is the remake of 1983 Hindi film Hero. The film was a success giving
Nagarjuna a good start. Later, he was starred in films like Majnu, directed by
Dasari Narayana Rao, which was well received and became successful, Nagarjuna
received positive reviews for his portrayal. He was then starred in
Sankeertana, another hit directed by debutant Geetha Krishna with music by
Ilaiyaraaja. The film was appreciated for its content and music. In 1988, he
starred in the blockbuster Aakhari Poratam, scripted by Yandamuri
Veerendranath, and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao where he was paired opposite
Sridevi andSuhasini. In 1988 he starred in Janaki Ramudu paired along with
Vijayashanti directed again by K. Raghavendra Rao was also a decent runner.
Though his acting was not up to the standards, he was lucky enough to get more
opportunities.
In 1989 He was starred in the Maniratnam directed
Romantic-drama, Geetanjali. The film went on to win the National Film Award for
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment in 1990. Immediately, he
saw another success, Siva. This film marked the debut of leading Bollywood
director Ram Gopal Varma. The film is based on college politics, a new genre at
that time. In 1990, he subsequently made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi
remake of the same film titled Shiva. Even, the Hindi version saw a huge
box-office success. He was then starred in the social problem film Jaitra Yatra
for which he received critical reception. He followed it up with average fares
like Prema Yuddham, Nirnayam and Iddharu Iddhare. All the films did nothing
exceptional to Nagarjuna's career as they were only moderately acclaimed and
saw only average success.
He followed it up with box office hits like Killer, Neti
Siddhartha, Chaithanya, and Nirnayam working with eminent directors such as
Fazil, Prathap Pothen and Priyadarshan. Nagarjuna thus gained the tagline
Celluloid Scientist for experimenting with different genres. Other films which
were released in the subsequent years include President Gari Pellam, Varasudu,
Gharana Bullodu and Allari Alludu. Among them, President Gari Pellam, Gharana
Bullodu and Allari Alludu were big hits at box-office.
In 1994 he starred in a Hindi-Telugu bilingual Criminal
directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The same year he ventured into comedy for the first
time with Hello Brother. It was later remade into Hindi as Judwaa and dubbed
into Tamil. In 1996, Nagarjuna starred and produced Ninne Pelladata, which was
directed by Krishna Vamsi. The movie won theNational Film Award for Best
Feature Film in Telugu and Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu. The next
year, Nagarjuna acted in Annamayya where he portrayed the role ofAnnamacharya,
a 15th-century Telugu singer and poet, won him his Filmfare Best Actor Award
and his first Nandi Award for Best Actor.He also received a National Award for
Special mention for the film Annamayya. His subsequent releases were Nuvvu
Vastavani, Ninne Premistha and Azad.
He was starred in the romantic comedies such as Santosham,
Manmadhudu, and Shivamani as well. He produced Satyam in 2003, that starred his
nephew Sumanth. In 2004, Nagarjuna had two releases, Nenunnanu and Mass. The
latter was produced by Nagarjuna and directed by choreographer Lawrence
Raghavendra. In 2005, Nagarjuna acted in and produced Super. In 2006, he
starred in Sri Ramadasu, his second period film based on the 18th-century
Telugu composer of the same name.[11] Nagarjuna received theNandi Award for
Best actor for the film. In December 2007, he appeared in Don and a year later,
he appeared in King alongside Trisha Krishnan and Srihari.
In the year 2010, he had releases such as Kedi and Ragada.
His latest film Gaganam was released on 11 February 2011. Its Tamil version was
titled Payanam. In 2011 Nagarjuna signed three movies in a row. They are
Rajanna,[12] Damarukam and Shirdi Sai.[13] He completed two new films
Greekuveerudu starring Nayanatara opposite him and this was an average grosser
at the box office. His next release was Bhai which was a disaster at the box
office starring Richa Gandhopadhyay opposite to him.[14] In 2014, Nagarjuna,
was starred in the blockbuster, family drama, Manam, directed by Vikram Kumar.
Non-film work[edit]
Television[edit]
Co-owner Nagarjuna during Mumbai Masters Match at Indian
Badminton League 2013
Nagarjuna made his début as a television producer in 2009
with the soap opera Yuva.[15] He is one of the major shareholders of the
television channel Maa TV.[16] Nagarjuna hosts the Telugu version of KBC -
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu. The first season of show was telecasted on MAA TV
From June 9, 2014 to August 7, 2014 (40 episodes).The second season of show was
also telecasted onMAA TV From December 9, 2014 to February 27, 2015 (55
episodes).[17][18]
Ownerships, endorsements and earnings[edit]
As of 2013, He is the co-owner of Mumbai Masters of Indian
Badminton League along with Sunil Gavaskar, and Mahi Racing Team India along
with Mahendra Singh Dhoni.[17][19][20] Nagarjuna currently endorses Kalyan
Jewellers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.[21] He is listed #56 and #61 in
Forbes India top 100 Celebrities for the year 2012 and 2013
respectively.[22][23]
N3 Realty Enterprises[edit]
Nagarjuna is the founding Partner of N3 Realty Enterprises,
the parent entity for N-Convention center, N-Grill and District N in Hyderabad,
and is jointly owned by himself and Nalla Preetham Reddy. In 2014, the Greater
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, identified that the convention facility had
encroached upon the Full Tank Level boundary.[24]Subsequently, through legal opinions
sought by Nagarjuna, a correction path of the land has been initiated by the
local administrators.[25]
Charity[edit]
Nagarjuna at TeachAIDSlaunch in 2010
Nagarjuna, with his wife Amala is the co-founder of Blue
Cross of Hyderabad, a registered society recognized by the Animal Welfare Board
of India.[26][27] a non-government organization (NGO) in Hyderabad, India,
which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights.
He is also involved in some welfare programs undertaken by the MAA TV
association, and serves as the brand ambassador for HIV/AIDS awareness
campaigns.[28] In 2010, he starred in an HIV/AIDS animated software tutorial
created by TeachAIDS, a nonprofit founded at Stanford University.[29]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Nagarjuna has been the recipient of 2 National Film Awards,
9 Nandi Awards and 2 Filmfare Awards South.
National Film Awards[edit]
Year Film Category Result
1996 Ninne
Pelladatha
Best Feature Film in Telugu (Producer)
Won
1997 Annamayya
Special Mention - Actor
Nandi Awards[edit]
Year Film Category Result
1996 Ninne
Pelladatha
Akkineni Award for Best Home viewing Feature Film (Producer)
Won
1997 Annamayya
Best Actor[30]
1999 Prema Katha
Best Feature Film - Kansya (Bronze) (Producer)
2000 Yuvakudu
Special Jury Award (Producer)[31]
2002 Santosham
Best Actor[30]
Manmadhudu
Best Feature Film - Swarna (Gold) (Producer)
2006 Sri Ramadasu
Best Actor
2011 Rajanna
Special Jury Award (Actor)[32]
Best
Feature Film - Rajata (Silver) (Producer)[32]
Filmfare Awards South[edit]
Year Category Result
1996 Ninne
Pelladatha
Best Film (Telugu) (Producer)
Won
1997 Annamayya
Best Actor (Telugu)
2014 Manam
Best Film (Telugu) (Producer)
Won
Other awards[edit]
Year Film Awards Category Result
1986 Vikram
Vamsee Berkeley Awards Best
Actor Won
1989 Geetanjali
AP Cinegoers Awards
Bharatamuni
Awards
1989 Siva
Vamsee Berkley Awards
Cinema
Express Award
1996 Ninne
Pelladuta
Akruthi Film Award
1997 Annamayya
Screen Videocon Award
Bharatamuni
Awards
2000 Azad
Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Association Award
2005 Mass
CineMAA Awards
2012 Rajanna[33][34]
South Indian International Movie Awards
Special Appreciation (Actor)
CineMAA
Awards
Best Actor (Jury)
2013 Shirdi
Sai[35]
CineMAA Awards
Best Actor (Jury)
Filmography[edit]
Main article: Akkineni Nagarjuna filmography
Below are the selected filmography of Nagarjuna.
• 1986:
Vikram as Vikram
• 1987:
Majnu as Rajesh
• 1988:
Aakhari Poratam as Vihari
• 1989:
Geethanjali as Prakash
• 1989: Siva
as Siva
• 1990:
Shiva as Shiva
• 1992:
President Gari Pellam as Raja
• 1992:
Drohi as Raghav
• 1993:
Allari Alludu as Kalyan/Rajesh
• 1994:
Hello Brother as Deva/Ravi Varma
• 1995:
Criminal as Dr. Ajay Kumar
• 1995:
Gharana Bullodu as Raju
• 1996:
Ninne Pelladata as Seenu
• 1997:
Ratchagan as Ajay Kumar
• 1997:
Annamayya as Annamacharya
• 2000:
Nuvvu Vastavani as Chinni Krishna
• 2002:
Santosham as Karthikeya
• 2002:
Manmadhudu as Abhiram
• 2003:
Sivamani as Sivamani
• 2004:
Mass as Mass/Ganesh
• 2004: Nenunnanu
as Venu Madhav
• 2006: Sri
Ramadasu as Kancherla Gopanna
• 2007: Don
as Suri
• 2011:
Rajanna as Rajan
• 2012:
Dhamarukam as Mallikarjuna
• 2014:
Manam as Nageshwar Rao/ Bittu/ Sitaram
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