Nagarjuna Akkineni
Acting • Born 1959-08-29
Biography
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter who works primarily in Telugu cinema and television. He has acted in over ninety films as an actor in a lead. He has also had supporting and cameo roles, including Bollywood and Tamil films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award-Special Mention. In 1996 he produced, Ninne Pelladata, which has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. In 2013, he represented the cinema of South India at the Delhi Film Festival's 100 Years of Indian Cinema's celebration, alongside Ramesh Sippy and Vishal Bhardwaj from Bollywood. 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. Along with his brother, Akkineni Venkata Rathnam, Nagarjuna is the co-owner of the production company Annapurna Studios. He is also the president of the non-profit film school Annapurna International School of Film and Media based in Hyderabad.
Filmography
112 credits
Agni
Movie • 1989
Pawan Kumar
Bava Nachadu
Movie • 2001
Actor
Kedi
Movie • 2010
rummy
Angaaray
Movie • 1998
Agni Putrudu
Movie • 1987
Sri Ramadasu
Movie • 2006
Bhakta Ramadasu
Rao Gari Illu
Movie • 1988
Himself (Guest appearance)
Don
Movie • 2007
Don
Annamayya
Movie • 1997
Annamayya
Boss
Movie • 2006
Gopal 'GK' Krishna
Khuda Gawah
Movie • 1992
Insp. Raja Mirza
Mass
Movie • 2004
Ganesh
King
Movie • 2008
King / Bottu Seenu / Sarath
Rakshana
Movie • 1993
A.C.P Bose
Nirnayam
Movie • 1991
Vamsi Krishna
Santosham
Movie • 2002
Karthikeya alias Karthik
Ragada
Movie • 2010
Satya Reddy
Gaganam
Movie • 2011
Major Ravindra
Agni Varsha
Movie • 2002
Yavakri
Mr. Bechara
Movie • 1996
Ajay
Shiva
Movie • 1990
Shiva
Damarukam
Movie • 2012
Mallikarjuna
Aavida Maa Aavide
Movie • 1998
Actor
Auto Driver
Movie • 1998
Actor
Azad
Movie • 2000
Chandra Sekhar Azad
Geethanjali
Movie • 1989
Prakash
Super
Movie • 2005
Akhil
Krishnarjuna
Movie • 2008
Ninne Pelladatha
Movie • 1996
Seenu
Nuvvu Vastavani
Movie • 2000
Shirdi Sai
Movie • 2012
Sai
Greeku Veerudu
Movie • 2013
Chandu
Rajanna
Movie • 2011
Rajanna
Naa Saami Ranga
Movie • 2024
Kishtayya
Kuberaa
Movie • 2025
Deepak Tej
Ravoyi Chandamama
Movie • 1999
Shashi
Manam
Movie • 2014
Nageswar Rao / Seetharamudu / Bittu
Bhai
Movie • 2013
Bhai
Jagadguru Adi Shankara
Movie • 2013
Chandaludu
Sivamani
Movie • 2003
Shivamani
Nenunnanu
Movie • 2004
Venu
Chandralekha
Movie • 1998
Killer
Movie • 1992
LOC: Kargil
Movie • 2003
Major Padmapani Acharya
Zakhm
Movie • 1998
Manmadhudu
Movie • 2002
Abhiram
President Gari Pellam
Movie • 1992
Sudigundalu
Movie • 1968
Cameo
Ratchagan
Movie • 1997
Ajay Padmanabhan
Inji Iduppazhagi
Movie • 2015
Cameo Appearance
Style
Movie • 2006
Mass
Oopiri
Movie • 2016
Vikramaditya
Akhil
Movie • 2015
Cameo
Sisindri
Movie • 1995
Raja
Soggade Chinni Nayana
Movie • 2016
Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
Varasudu
Movie • 1993
Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years
Movie • 2014
Coolie
Movie • 2025
Simon
Siva
Movie • 1989
Siva
Om Namo Venkatesaya
Movie • 2017
Hathiram Bhavaji
Criminal
Movie • 1995
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Govindha Govindha
Movie • 1993
Seenu
Raju Gari Gadhi 2
Movie • 2017
Rudra
Hello Brother
Movie • 1994
Deva & Ravi Varma
Aakhari Poratam
Movie • 1988
Vihari
Allari Alludu
Movie • 1993
Kalyan / Rajesh
Vijay
Movie • 1989
Majnu
Movie • 1987
Rajesh
Antam
Movie • 1992
Raghav / Shekhar
Officer
Movie • 2018
Shivaji Rao
Jaitra Yatra
Movie • 1991
Kirayi Dada
Movie • 1987
Snehamante Idera
Movie • 2001
Seetharama Raju
Movie • 1999
Rama Raju
Eduruleni Manishi
Movie • 2001
Surya Murthi / Satya Murthi
Ninne Premistha
Movie • 2000
Srinivas
Devadas
Movie • 2018
Deva
Premam
Movie • 2016
Vikram's Father (Cameo Appearance)
Janaki Ramudu
Movie • 1988
Chaitanya
Movie • 1991
Hero
Captain Nagarjuna
Movie • 1986
Collector Gari Abbai
Movie • 1987
Ravi
Gharana Bullodu
Movie • 1995
Chinababu
Movie • 1988
Iddaru Iddare
Movie • 1990
Murali Krishnudu
Movie • 1988
Neti Siddhartha
Movie • 1990
Siddhartha
Nirmala Convent
Movie • 2016
Nagarjuna
Prema Yuddham
Movie • 1990
Kalyan
Sankeertana
Movie • 1987
Ramudochadu
Movie • 1996
Ram
Vajram
Movie • 1995
Vikram
Movie • 1986
Thakita Thakita
Movie • 2010
Nag
Manmadhudu 2
Movie • 2019
Samba Siva Rao 'Sam'
Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva
Movie • 2022
Anish Shetty
Dongata
Movie • 2015
Self
Akasa Veedhilo
Movie • 2001
Vicky Dada
Movie • 1989
Vicky Dada
Wild Dog
Movie • 2021
Vijay Varma
The Ghost
Movie • 2022
Vikram Naidu
Bangarraju
Movie • 2022
Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale
Movie • 2024
Self
Lottery King
Movie
Shanti Kranti
Movie • 1991
Inspector Subhash (Telugu Version)
Anaganaga Oka Raju
Movie • 2026
Narrator
Vaasivaadi Tassadiyya
Movie • 2027
Bangarraju & Dr. Ram Mohan
ENE Repeat
Movie
Special appearance
Bigg Boss Telugu
TV • 2017
Host
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu
TV • 2014
Host
Bigg Boss Telugu
TV • 2017
Presenter/Host
Bigg Boss Telugu
TV • 2017
Himself/Host