About Tollywood Hero Nagarjuna Rao Akkineni


Nagarjuna Rao Akkineni is an Indian film actor, producer and business man who works primarily in the Telugu Cinema. He has acted in over 90 films as an actor in a lead role, including Bollywood and Tamil films. He has won two National Film Awards, eight state Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. India Today issued a special edition on him in 2008.[1] He protrayed different characters especially as a famous 15th century Telugu composer Annamacharya in Annamayya, as a 17th century Telugu poet and devotee Kancharla Gopanna in Sri RamaDasu, as a freedom fighter against Razakars in Telegana region of AP in Rajanna and as a Indian Yogi and mystic guru Shiridi Sai Baba in ShiridiSai. His protrayal with wide critical
acclaim fetched him the tag of a 'Versatile Actor' and established him as a leading contemporary actor in the Telugu cinema. [2] [3] He is fondly called as Tollywood's Manmadhudu [4], King Nagarjuna and Yuva samrat in the Telugu Film Industry. He owns 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] He is a co-owner of Mahi Racing Team India. [8]. He is the co-founder of Blue Cross Of Hyderabad, a registered society recognized by the Animal Welfare Board of India. [9]
Contents

    1 Early life and Family
    2 Acting career
    3 Television production
    4 Charity
    5 Awards
    6 Filmography
        6.1 As actor
        6.2 As producer
  

Early life and Family

Nagarjuna was born on 29 August 1959 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni and Annapurna Akkineni. The family later moved to Hyderabad where he attended the Hyderabad Public School and studied at Little Flower Junior College and B.E. from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai.

He completed M.S. in Automobile Engineering from Eastern Michigan University.[10][11] He is the spouse of actress Amala Akkineni, the father of actors Naga Chaitanya Akkineni and Akhil Akkineni.
Acting career

Nagarjuna acted as a child artist in the 1968 Telugu film Sudigundalu directed by veteran Adurthi Subbarao. Years later he made his debut as a lead actor through the 1986 Telugu film Vikram directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. In 1988, he starred in Aakhari Poratam directed by K. Raghavendra Rao where he was paired opposite Sridevi and Suhasini.

In 1989, he was starred in the Maniratnam directed Romantic-drama, Geethanjali which became a major box-office success and was critically acclaimed. The film went on to win the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment in 1990.

In the same year, Nagarjuna acted in Siva, an action blockbuster directed by Ram Gopal Varma. In 1990, he subsequently made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi remake of the same film titled Shiva.

He followed it up with action films like Killer, Chaithanya and Nirnayam working with directors such as Fazil and Priyadarshan. Other films which were released in the subsequent years include President Gari Pellam, Varasudu, Gharana Bullodu and Allari Alludu. 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 Pelladatha, which was directed by Krishna Vamsi. The movie fetched a National Award for him by winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu & Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu that's his 1st Filmfare Award as a producer. The next year, Nagarjuna acted in Annamayya where he portrayed the role of Annamacharya, a 15th-century Telugu singer and poet, won him his Filmfare Best Actor Award and his first Nandi Award for Best Actor. His subsequent releases were Nuvvu Vastavani, Ninne Premistha and Azad. He starred in the romantic comedies such as Santhosham, 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.[12] Nagarjuna received the Nandi 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,[13] Damarukam and Shirdi Sai.[14] He recently signed Love Story which starts its shooting in June 2012.[15] He is going to act in three generation of Akkineni Heroes (his father 'NataSamrat' NageswaraRao Akkineni,King Nagarjuna Akkineni and his son Yuvasamrat NagaChaitanya Akkineni) movie to be directed by Vikram Kumar of 13B and Ishq fame.He also accepted to do a film under Veerabhadram Chowdary which is tentatively titled as "Bhai".
Television production

Nagarjuna made his début as a television producer in 2009 with the serial Yuva.[16] He is one of the major shareholders of the television channel Maa TV.[17]
Charity

Nagarjuna, with his wife Amala, is the co-founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad,[18] 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 of the welfare programs undertaken by the MAA TV association.[19]

In 2010, he starred in an HIV/AIDS animated software tutorial created by TeachAIDS, a nonprofit founded at Stanford University.[20]
Awards

National Film Awards

    1997 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for producing Ninne Pelladatha
    1998 - National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for acting Annamayya

Nandi Awards

    1997 - Nandi Award for Best Actor for Annamayya[21]
    1999 - Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Kansya (Bronze) for producing Prema Kadha
    2000 - Nandi Special Jury Award for producing Yuvakudu[22]
    2002 - Nandi Award for Best Actor for Santhosham[21]
    2002 - Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Swarna (Gold) for producing Manmadhudu
    2006 - Nandi Award for Best Actor for Sri Ramadasu
    2011 - Nandi Special Jury Award for Rajanna
    2011 - Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Rajata (Silver) for producing Rajanna[23]

Filmfare Awards South

    1996 - Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) for Ninne Pelladatha
    1997 - Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) for Annamayya

South Indian International Movie Awards

    2012 - Special Appreciation (Actor) for Rajanna[24]

CineMAA Awards

    2012 - Special Jury Award for Rajanna[25]

Other Awards

    1990 - Cinema Express Award for Shiva
    1996 - Akruthi Film Award for Ninne Pelladatha
    1997 - Screen Videocon Award for Annamayya
    2000 - Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Association Award for Azad
    2011- TSR Kala Ratna Award

Bharathamuni Awards

    1989 - Best Actor for Geethanjali
    1997 - Best Actor for Annamayya

Vamsee Berkeley Awards

    1986 - Best Actor for Vikram
    1990 - Best Actor for Shiva

AP Cinegoers Awards

    1989 - Best Actor for Geethanjali

Filmography
As actor
No     Year     Title     Role     Co-stars     Notes
1     1986     Vikram     Vikram     Shobhana    
2     1986     Captain Nagarjun     Nagarjun     Khusboo, Rajendra Prasad    
3     1987     Aranyakanda         Ashwini, Radhika    
4     1987     Majnu     Rajesh     Rajani    
5     1987     Sankeertana     Kali     Ramya Krishna    
6     1987     Collector Gari Abbai     Rajesh     Rajani    
7     1987     Agni Putrudu     Kalidaasu     Rajani    
8     1987     Kirai Dada     Vijay     Khusboo, Amala    
9     1988     Aakhari Poratam     Vihari     Sridevi, Suhasini    
10     1988     Chinababu     Chinababu     Amala Akkineni    
11     1988     Murali Krishnudu     Murali Krishna     Rajani    
12     1988     Janaki Ramudu     Ramu     Vijayashanti    
13     1989     Vijay     Vijay     Vijayashanti    
14     1989     Vicky Daada     Vikram     Juhi Chawla, Radha    
15     1989     Geethanjali     Prakash     Girija, Silk Smitha    
16     1989     Agni     Pawan     Shantipriya    
17     1989     Siva     Siva     Amala Akkineni    
1990     Shiva     Shiva     Amala Akkineni     Hindi Film
18     1990     Prema Yuddham     Kalyan     Amala Akkineni    
19     1990     Neti Siddhartha     Siddhartha     Shobhana, Ayesha Jhulka    
20     1990     Iddaru Iddare         Ramya Krishna, ANR    
21     1991     Nirnayam     Vamsi Krishna     Amala Akkineni    
22     1991     Chaithanya     Chaitanya     Gouthami, Silk Smitha    
23     1991     Santhi Kranthi     Kranti     Juhi Chawla    
24     1991     Jaitrayatra     Teja     Vijayashanti    
25     1992     Killer     Eeshwar / Prem     Nagma, Sharada    
26     1992     Khuda Gawah     Raja Mirza     Sridevi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Amitabh Bachchan     Hindi film
27     1992     Antham     Raghav     Urmila Matondkar    
1992     Drohi     Raghav / Shekhar     Urmila Matondkar     Hindi film
28     1992     President Gari Pellam     Raja     Meena    
29     1993     Rakshana     Bose     Shobhana, Roja(Guest Role), Silk Smitha    
30     1993     Varasudu     Vinay     Nagma, Krishna    
31     1993     Allari Alludu     Kalyan     Nagma, Meena, Vanisri    
32     1993     Govinda Govinda     Seenu     Sridevi    
33     1994     Hello Brother     Deva / Ravi Varma     Ramya Krishna, Soundarya    
34     1995     Criminal     Dr. Ajay Kumar     Manisha Koirala, Ramya Krishna     Hindi film
35     1995     Sisindri     Raja     Aamani, Tabu, Pooja Batra    
36     1995     Gharana Bullodu     Raju     Ramya Krishna, Aamani    
-     1995     Ghatothkachudu             Cameo appearance
37     1996     Ninne Pelladatha     Seenu     Tabu     Also producer,
Winner: Filmfare Best Film
38     1996     Mr. Bechara     Ajay     Sridevi, Anil kapoor     Hindi film
39     1996     Vajram     Chakri     Roja, Indraja (Guest Role)    
40     1996     Ramudochhadu     Ram     Soundarya, Ravali    
41     1997     Ratchagan     Ajay     Sushmita Sen     Tamil film
42     1997     Annamayya     Annamayya     Ramya Krishna, Kasthuri, Suman, Mohan Babu     Winner: Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Actor)
Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor
Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
43     1998     Zakhm     Raman Desai     Sonali Bendre, Ajay Devgan, Pooja Bhatt     Hindi film
44     1998     Chandralekha     Seeta Rama Rao     Ramya Krishna, Isha Koppikar    
45     1998     Angaarey     Raja Lokhande     Sonali Bendre, Akshay Kumar     Hindi film
46     1998     Auto Driver     Jagan     Simran, Deepti Bhatnagar    
47     1998     Aavida Maa Aavide     Vikranth     Tabu, Heera Rajagopal    
48     1999     Ravoyi Chandamama     Sashi     Anjala Zhaveri, Keerthi Reddy     Aishwarya Rai's only Tollywood appearance
49     1999     Seetaramaraju     Ramaraju     Sanghavi, Sakshi Shivanand    
50     2000     Azad     Chandra Sekhar Azad     Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty     Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Silver
AP Film Journalists Association Award
51     2000     Ninne Premistha     Srinivas     Soundarya, Srikanth    
52     2000     Nuvvu Vastavani     Chinni Krishna     Simran, Raksha (in a guest role)    
53     2001     Eduruleni Manishi     Surya Murthy,
Satya Murthy     Soundarya, Shahanaz    
54     2001     Akasa Veedhilo     Chandu     Raveena Tandon, Kasthuri, Rajendra Prasad    
55     2001     Bava Nachadu     Ajay     Simran, Reema Sen, Suman Ranganathan    
56     2001     Adhipathi     Jagan     Soundarya, Mohan Babu, Preeti Jhangiani     Guest appearance
57     2001     Snehamante Idera     Aravind     Bhumika Chawla, Sumanth    
58     2002     Agni Varsha     Yavakri     Raveena Tandon     Hindi film
59     2002     Santosham     Karthikeya     Gracy Singh, Shriya Saran     Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor
60     2002     Manmadhudu     Abhiram     Sonali Bendre, Anshu    
61     2003     LOC Kargil     Maj. Padmaphani Acharya         Hindi film
62     2003     Shivamani 9848022338     Shivamani     Rakshita, Asin Thottumkal    
63     2004     Mass     Mass (Ganesh)     Jyothika, Charmy Kaur    
64     2004     Nenunnanu     Venu     Shriya Saran, Aarthi Agarwal, Anitha    
65     2005     Super     Akhil     Anushka Shetty, Ayesha Takia, Sonu Sood    
66     2005     Amudhey     Ravindra Varadharajan     Jagapathi Babu, Shalini     Tamil Movie
    2006     Style     Mass         Cameo appearance
67     2006     Sri Ramadasu     Gopanna,
Sri Ramadasu     Sneha, Suman, Veda(Archana)     Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor
68     2006     Boss - I Love You     Gopal Krishna     Saloni Aswani, Nayantara, Poonam Bajwa, Shriya Saran    
69     2007     Don     Suri     Anushka Shetty, Nikitha    
70     2008     Krishnarjuna     Krishna     Vishnu Manchu, Mamta Mohandas    
71     2008     King     Bottu Seenu/King/Sarath     Trisha Krishnan, Mamta Mohandas    
72     2010     Kedi     Ramesh (Rummy)     Mamta Mohandas    
    2010     Thakita Thakita     As himself     Bhumika Chawla, Anushka Shetty     Special appearance
73     2010     Ragada     Satya Reddy     Anushka Shetty, Priyamani, Charmy Kaur    
74     2011     Payanam     Major Raveendran     Poonam Kaur     Tamil film
2011     Gaganam     Major Raveendra    
75     2011     Rajanna     Rajanna     Sneha    
76     2012     Shirdi Sai     Shirdi Sai Baba     Srikanth, Srihari, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Sarath Babu    
77     2012     Dhamarukam     Mallikharjuna     Anushka Shetty, Ganesh Venkatraman    
78     2012     Love Story[26][27]         Nayantara     Filming
79     2013     Bhai[28]     Bhai     Richa Gangopadhyay     Filming
80     2013     HUM             Script work in progress
As producer
Year     Film
1979     Kalyani
1980     Pilla Zameendaaru
Buchhibabu
1981     Money Hai To Honey Hai
Premaabhishekam
1983     Sri Ranganeethulu
Rakshana
1995     Sisindri
1996     Ninne Pelladatha
1998     Aaha
Sri Seetarama Kalyanam Chutamurarandi
Chandralekha
1999     Prema Kadha
Sitaramaraju
2000     Yuvakudu
2002     Manmadhudu
2003     Satyam
2004     Mass
2005     Super
Amudhey
2011     Rajanna
2013     Bhai
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