Akkineni Nagarjuna
Published: August 17, 2015
Akkineni Nagarjuna (born 29 August 1959) is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter who works primarily in the Telugu Cinema, and Television. He has acted in over ninety films as an actor in a lead, supporting and cameo roles, including Bollywood 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 ascetic Bharadwaja) in the 2002 film Agni Varsha; as Major Padmapani Acharya in the 2003 war film, LOC Kargil; as 17th-century composer Kancherla 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.
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nagarjuna |
| Real Name | Akkineni Nagarjuna |
| DOB | 29 August 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Chennai |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| School | Hyderabad Public School & Little Flower Junior College |
| College | B.E in College of Engineering, Guindy & M.S in Eastern Michigan University |
| Height | 6′ |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Hobbies | Collecting antiques, Photography, Gardening |
| Professional | |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Businessman, Philanthropist |
| Active from | 1986 |
| Debut movie | Vikram |
| Known For | Geethanjali, Shiva, Allari Alludu, Khuda Gawah (Hindi), Criminal (Hindi), Ninne Pelladatha, Annamayya, Zakhm (Hindi), Angaarey, Santosham, LOC Kargil (Hindi), Sri Ramadasu, Mass |
| Awards | 2 National Film Awards, 9 Nandi Awards and 2 Filmfare Awards South |
| Family | |
| Home Town | Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Parents | Nageswara Rao Akkineni and Annapoorna Akkineni |
| Date of Marriage | |
| Children | Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, Akkineni Akhil |
| Siblings | Akkineni Venkat, Satyavathi |
| Relative | Akkineni Venkat, Sushanth, Ramanaidu Daggubati,Venkatesh Daggubati |
| Favourite | |
| Foods | |
| Actors | Tabu |
| Car | |
| Costume | Classic western |
| Colour | White |
| Movies | Epics |
| Location |
