Nagarjuna (actor)
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Who is Nagarjuna (actor)?
Nagarjuna (actor) is a actor from India (age 67).
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Nagarjuna (actor)
- Born
- August 29, 1959
- Birthplace
- Madras
- Age
- 67 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Virgo
- Height
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- Weight
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
- Religion
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- Ethnicity
- Telugu people
- Eye Color
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- Hair Color
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- Profession
- Actor, Director
- Net Worth
- —
- Education
- Eastern Michigan University; Anna University
- Spouse
- Amala AkkineniLakshmi Daggubati
- Children
- 2 (Naga Chaitanya, Akhil Akkineni)
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Biography
Nagarjuna (actor) is 67 years old, an actor, from India.
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian actor best known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema, as well as in a few Hindi and Tamil films. He has appeared in over 90 films and is a recipient of two National Film Awards for Ninne Pelladata (1996) and Annamayya (1997). Nagarjuna has also won ten Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2013, he represented the Cinema of South India at the Delhi Film Festival's 100 Years of Indian Cinema's celebration.
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 called Heart Animation. Nagarjuna is the co-owner of Annapurna Studios and is also the president of the non-profit film school Annapurna College of Film and Media based in Hyderabad. Akkineni Nagarjuna was born on 29 August 1959 at St.
Isabel's Hospital in Madras (present-day Chennai), into a Telugu speaking family of veteran actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Annapurna ( née Kollipara ) . He was the youngest of 5 kids . His family hails from Ramapuram in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh . The family later moved to Hyderabad, where he did his schooling in Hyderabad Public School and intermediate education from Little Flower Junior College , Hyderabad .
He completed the first year of his Mechanical Engineering undergraduation at the College of Engineering, Guindy , Anna University in Madras, where former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikanth was his college mate. He then transferred to Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Career & Filmography
Movies(86)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Coolie |
| 2024 | Kubera |
| 2024 | Naa Saami Ranga |
| 2022 | Bangarraju |
| 2018 | Devadas |
| 2017 | Raju Gari Gadhi 2 |
| 2017 | Om Namo Venkatesaya |
| 2016 | Oopiri |
| 2016 | Soggade Chinni Nayana |
| 2013 | Bhai |
Family
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Relationships
Romantic History
| Person | Status |
|---|---|
| Amala Akkineni | Married |
| Lakshmi Daggubati | Divorced |
Family
Then vs. Now
Debut in Captain Nagarjun
Nagarjuna (actor)'s debut was Captain Nagarjun (1986).
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Career Timeline
Nagarjuna (actor)'s debut was Captain Nagarjun (1986).
29 August 1959 (age 66) [ 1 ]
Nagarjuna (actor) was born on 1959-08-29 in Madras.
Interesting Facts
- Akkineni Nagarjuna (born 29 August 1959) is an Indian actor best known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema, as well as in a few Hindi and Tamil films.
- He has appeared in over 90 films and is a recipient of two National Film Awards for Ninne Pelladata (1996) and Annamayya (1997).
- In 1989, Nagarjuna starred in Mani Ratnam's romantic blockbuster Geethanjali, which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
- Nagarjuna (actor) studied at Eastern Michigan University (B.S.).
- In February 1984, Nagarjuna married Lakshmi Daggubati, the daughter of D.
- Ramanaidu, a prominent film-maker, and sister of the actor Venkatesh and producer Suresh Babu.
- Lakshmi and Nagarjuna have one son, actor Naga Chaitanya born on 23 November 1986.
- Nagarjuna then married actress Amala on 11 June 1992, and the couple have one son, actor Akhil, born on 8 April 1994.
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