Nagarjuna
About
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.
Personal details
- Also known as
- Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nagarjuna, Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao
- Born
- August 29, 1959
- Birthplace
- Chennai
- Nationality
- Indian
- Parents
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Annapurna Akkineni
- Spouse
- Amala Akkineni, Lakshmi Daggubati
- Children
- Naga Chaitanya, Akhil Akkineni
- Education
- Anna University, Eastern Michigan University
- Years active
- 1986–present
Known for
- Akkineni Nagarjuna filmography
Awards
- Nandi Award
- Filmfare Awards South
