Akkineni Nagarjuna
| Akkineni Nagarjuna | |
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Actor Nagarjuna at F1 show run in Hyderabad in March, 2015
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| Born |
29 August 1959 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater |
Eastern Michigan University TTM |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, businessman, philanthropist |
| Years active | 1986–present |
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| Children |
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Akhil |
| Parent(s) |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Annapurna |
| Relatives | See Daggubati-Akkineni Family |
Akkineni Nagarjuna (born 29 August 1959) 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 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.
He acted as 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.
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