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Nagarjuna is an Indian actor and producer who works in the Telugu cinema. He has acted in over 100 films as a lead actor as well as playing supporting and cameo roles, including Hindi and Tamil cinema. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, and one Special Mention at the National Film Awards. The 1996 film Ninne Pelladata which he produced, was declared the Best Telugu film of the year at the National Film Awards.

Nagarjuna 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.^[1]

In 1989, Nagarjuna acted 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, Nagarjuna represented Cinema of South India at the Delhi Film Festival's 100 Years of Indian Cinema's celebration, alongside Ramesh Sippy and Vishal Bharadwaj from Bollywood.^[3] 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.^[4] Along with his brother, Venkat Akkineni, 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]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
1986	Vikram	Vikram	Telugu	Debut lead role
	Captain Nagarjun	Nagarjuna
	Aranyakanda	Chaitanya
1987	Majnu	Rajesh
	Sankeertana	Kaasi
	Collector Gari Abbai	Ravi
	Agni Putrudu	Kalidaasu
	Kirai Dada	Vijay
1988	Aakhari Poratam	Vihari
	Chinababu	Venu Gopal
	Murali Krishnudu	Murali Krishna
	Janaki Ramudu	Ranga (Ramu)^[a]
1989	Vijay	Vijay
	Vicky Daada	Vikram
	Geetanjali	Prakash
	Agni	Pavan Kumar
	Siva	Siva
1990	Prema Yuddham	Kalyan
	Neti Siddhartha	Siddhartha
	Iddaru Iddare	Ravi
	Shiva	Shiva	Hindi
1991	Nirnayam	Vamsi Krishna	Telugu
	Chaitanya	Chaitanya
	Shanti Kranti	Inspector Subash
	Jaitra Yatra	Teja
1992	Killer	Eeswar Prasad (Prem Krishna)^[a]
	Khuda Gawah	Raja Mirza	Hindi
	Antham	Raghav (Shekar)^[a]	Telugu
	Drohi	Raghav (Shekhar)^[a]	Hindi
	President Gari Pellam	Raja	Telugu
1993	Rakshana	Bose
	Varasudu	Vinay
	Allari Alludu	Kalyan (Rajesh)^[a]
1994	Govinda Govinda	Seenu
	Hello Brother	Deva / Ravi Varma^[b]
	Criminal	Dr. Ajay Kumar		Also filmed in Hindi which is released in 1995
1995	Gharana Bullodu	Raju
	Criminal	Dr. Ajay Kumar	Hindi	Hindi version of 1994 film Criminal
	Sisindri	Raja	Telugu
	Vajram	Chakri
1996	Ramudochadu	Ram
	Mr. Bechara	Ajay	Hindi
	Ninne Pelladata	Seenu	Telugu	Also producer National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu
1997	Annamayya	Annamacharya	Telugu	National Film Award-Special Mention Nandi Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
1997	Ratchagan	Ajay	Tamil	Debut in Tamil films
1998	Aavida Maa Aavide	Vikranth	Telugu
	Auto Driver	Jagan	Telugu
	Angaarey	Raja Lokhande	Hindi
	Chandralekha	Raj Kapoor (Seeta Rama Rao)^[a]	Telugu
	Zakhm	Raman Desai	Hindi
1999	Seetharama Raju	Ramaraju	Telugu
1999	Ravoyi Chandamama	Sashi
2000	Nuvvu Vastavani	Chinni Krishna
	Ninne Premistha	Srinivas		Cameo appearance
	Azad	Chandra Shekar Azad		Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Silver
2001	Eduruleni Manishi	Surya Murthy / Satya^[b]
	Bava Nachadu	Ajay
	Adhipathi	Jagan
	Akasa Veedhilo	Chandra Sekhar (Chandu)^[a]
	Snehamante Idera	Aravind
2002	Santosham	Karthikeya		Nandi Award for Best Actor
	Agni Varsha	Yavakri	Hindi
	Manmadhudu	Abhiram	Telugu
2003	Sivamani	CI Sivamani	Telugu
2003	LOC Kargil	Major Padmapani Acharya	Hindi
2004	Nenunnanu	Venu Madhav	Telugu
2004	Mass	Ganesh (Mass)^[a]
2005	Super	Akhil
2006	Sri Ramadasu	Kancherla Gopanna			^[8]
2006	Boss - I Love You	Gopal Krishna
2007	Don	Suri
2008	Krishnarjuna	Lord Krishna (Bangaram)
2008	King	Raja Chandra Pratap Varma aka King (Bottu Seenu, Sarath)^[a]
2010	Kedi	Ramesh (Rummy)^[a]
2010	Ragada	Satya Reddy
2011	Gaganam	Major N. Raveendra		Simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Payanam
2011	Rajanna	Rajanna
2012	Shirdi Sai	Shirdi Sai Baba
2012	Damarukam	Mallikharjuna
2013	Greeku Veerudu	Chandu
	Sri Jagadguru Aadi Sankara	Chandaludu
	Bhai	Vijay
2014	Manam	Seetharamudu / Nageshwar Rao "Bittu"^[b]
2016	Soggade Chinni Nayana	Bangaruraju / Dr. Ram Mohan^[b]
	Oopiri	Vikramaditya		Simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Thozha
	Nirmala Convent	Himself		Also singer for the song "Kotha Kotha Bhasha"	^[9]
2017	Om Namo Venkatesaya	Hathiram Bhavaji
2017	Raju Gari Gadhi 2	Rudra
2018	Officer	Sivaji Rao IPS
2018	Devadas	Deva
2019	Manmadhudu 2	Sambasiva Rao
2021	Wild Dog	Vijay Varma			^[10]
2022	Bangarraju †	Bangarraju		Filming	^[11]
2022	Brahmāstra †	Vishnu	Hindi	Filming, Hindi film	^[12]^[13]^[14]
TBA	The Ghost †	TBA	Telugu	Filming	^[15]

Cameo appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1961	Velugu Needalu	8 month old baby
1967	Sudigundalu	Child artist
1987	Trimurtulu	Himself
1988	Rao Gari Illu	Himself
1995	Ghatothkachudu	Chitha
1995	Apna Desh to Apna Ho ( Meri Jann Hindustan) (Hindi)	(Video album)
2006	Style	Mass
2010	Thakita Thakita	Nag
2015	Dongaata	Himself
	Akhil
	Size Zero		Bilingual film (Tamil, Telugu)	^[16]
2016	Premam	Vikram's father

Producer

Year	Film	Ref
1979	Kalyani
1980	Pilla Zamindar
1980	Buchi Babu
1981	Premabhishekam
1981	Prema Kanuka
1982	Yuvaraju
1983	Sri Ranga Neethulu
1995	Sisindri
1996	Ninne Pelladata
1998	Aahaa..!
	Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi
	Chandralekha
1999	Prema Katha
1999	Seetharama Raju
2000	Yuvakudu
2002	Manmadhudu
2003	Satyam
2004	Mass
2005	Super
2005	Amudhey
2011	Rajanna
2013	Bhai
2013	Uyyala Jampala
2014	Manam
2014	Oka Laila Kosam
2016	Soggade Chinni Nayana
2016	Nirmala Convent
2017	Rarandoi Veduka Chudham
2017	Hello
2018	Rangula Ratnam
2019	Manmadhudu 2
2020	Loser (Web series)	^[17]^[18]
2021	Poovellam Kettuppar	^[19]

Television

Year	Title	Language	Role	Channel
2014	Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (Seasons 1-3)	Telugu	Host	MAA TV
2015
2016
2019	Bigg Boss 3		Host	Star Maa
2020	Bigg Boss 4
2021	Bigg Boss 5

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Akkineni Nagarjuna played a single character with two or more names.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Akkineni Nagarjuna played two characters.

References

^ Suresh Krishnamoorthy (2013-04-30). "At the end of the day, Nag wants to feel good". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-20.
^ Delhi festival to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema | NDTV Movies.com
^ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
^ "I need a break: Nagarjuna". The Times of India. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013.
^ "Nagarjuna is brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewellers". Thehindubusinessline.in. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
^ "Swept away by 'Nag' magic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 July 2011.
^ Sri Ramadasu had 82 working days- Times of India . 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "Nagarjuna turns singer for the first time". The Times of India. 16 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Wild Dog: Shooting of Akkineni Nagarjuna's film postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
^ Palisetty, Ramya (20 August 2021). "Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya begin Bangarraju shoot. See pics from puja ceremony". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Nagarjuna talks about working with Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
^ "Nagarjuna wraps shoot of Brahmastra, says 'can't wait for you guys to witness the outstanding world'". The Indian Express. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
^ Naman Ramachandran (14 December 2021). "Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt's Divine Hero Franchise Film 'Brahmastra' Sets 2022 Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ K., Janani (29 August 2021). "Nagarjuna's film with Praveen Sattaru titled The Ghost. First look out on his birthday". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Nagarjuna to do a cameo in 'Size Zero'". 14 May 2015.
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (2020-05-11). "Priyadarshi is an air rifle shooter in the web series 'Loser'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
^ "Annapurna Studios announces sports drama Loser - Telugu Movie News". Xappie.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
^ "Sivakarthikeyan and Kiara Advani movie launch". bollywoodlife.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

[character-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Akkineni Nagarjuna played a single character with two or more names.

[dual-9] Akkineni Nagarjuna played two characters.

[1] Suresh Krishnamoorthy (2013-04-30). "At the end of the day, Nag wants to feel good". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[2] "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-20.

[3] Delhi festival to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema | NDTV Movies.com

[45thawardPDF-4] "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

[5] "I need a break: Nagarjuna". The Times of India. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013.

[6] "Nagarjuna is brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewellers". Thehindubusinessline.in. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-24.

[7] "Swept away by 'Nag' magic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 July 2011.

[10] Sri Ramadasu had 82 working days- Times of India . 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[11] "Nagarjuna turns singer for the first time". The Times of India. 16 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[12] "Wild Dog: Shooting of Akkineni Nagarjuna's film postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-08-29.

[13] Palisetty, Ramya (20 August 2021). "Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya begin Bangarraju shoot. See pics from puja ceremony". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[14] "Nagarjuna talks about working with Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

[15] "Nagarjuna wraps shoot of Brahmastra, says 'can't wait for you guys to witness the outstanding world'". The Indian Express. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

[16] Naman Ramachandran (14 December 2021). "Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt's Divine Hero Franchise Film 'Brahmastra' Sets 2022 Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[17] K., Janani (29 August 2021). "Nagarjuna's film with Praveen Sattaru titled The Ghost. First look out on his birthday". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[18] "Nagarjuna to do a cameo in 'Size Zero'". 14 May 2015.

[19] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (2020-05-11). "Priyadarshi is an air rifle shooter in the web series 'Loser'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-28.

[20] "Annapurna Studios announces sports drama Loser - Telugu Movie News". Xappie.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.

[21] "Sivakarthikeyan and Kiara Advani movie launch". bollywoodlife.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

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Filmography Awards and nominations
Producer	Kalyani (1979) Pilla Zamindar (1980) Buchi Babu (1980) Premabhishekam (1981) Prema Kanuka (1981) Yuvaraju (1982) Sri Ranga Neethulu (1983) Sisindri (1995) Ninne Pelladata (1996) Aahaa..! (1998) Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi (1998) Chandralekha (1998) Prema Katha (1999) Seetharama Raju (1999) Yuvakudu (2000) Manmadhudu (2002) Satyam (2003) Mass (2004) Super (2005) Amudhey (2005) Rajanna (2011) Bhai (2013) Uyyala Jampala (2013) Manam (2014) Oka Laila Kosam (2014) Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016) Nirmala Convent (2016) Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017) Hello (2017) Rangula Ratnam (2018) Manmadhudu 2 (2019) Loser (web series; 2020) Bangarraju (2022)
Related	Annapurna Studios Annapurna International School of Film and Media Blue Cross of Hyderabad Mumbai Masters