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My Take
Akkineni Nagarjuna represents something I deeply respect in Indian cinema: the star who builds rather than merely shines. Ninety-plus films, two National Film Awards, ten Nandi Awards — the numbers are impressive, but what interests me more is his dual identity as actor and producer, investing back into the Telugu film industry that made him. He has moved between romance, devotional epics like Annamayya, and commercial spectacle with an ease few stars manage, staying relevant across four decades without clinging to a single persona. To me he embodies the institutional memory of Telugu cinema, a bridge between its golden past and its global present.
Overview
Akkineni Nagarjuna (born 29 August 1959) 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Akkineni Nagarjuna
- Name (Japanese)
- ナーガールジュナ・アッキネーニ
- Reading
- なーがーるじゅな・あっきねーに
- Born
- August 29, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- Chennai, Chennai district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Anna University
Awards & achievements
- Nandi Award
- Filmfare Awards South
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Akkineni Nagarjuna filmography | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.