Nagarjuna Wiki, Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Education, Height, Weight, Movies List, Career, Profession, Net Worth

Nagarjuna Wiki and Biography: A household name in south India, Nagarjuna Akkineni is best recognized for his roles in action movies. In addition to his acting career, he has established himself as a prominent producer and businessman in the Telugu film industry. When it comes to performing, Nagarjuna has been busy since 1986. Only one actor has won three Filmfare South Awards, three Nandi Awards, and two National Film Awards. Nagarjuna has become one of the top-paid actors in the South Indian film industry.

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In 2019, Nagarjuna also joined the cast of the third through sixth seasons of the South Indian reality show Bigg Boss Telugu. His first major role was as a kid actor in the film Sudigundalu. In later years, he had his first major cinema appearance in the lead role of the Telugu movie Vikram. In addition, Nagarjuna has appeared in other successful films during his career, including Ninne Pelladatha, Annamaya, Manam, Mass, and a plethora of others.

Nagarjuna Wiki: Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Education, Height, Weight, Movies List, Career, Profession, Net Worth

Real Name Akkineni Nagarjuna
Nick Name Nag
Profession Actor, Producer, and Businessman
Famous For Acting
Wife Name  Amala Akkineni (Actress)
Physical Status
Age 63 Years
Height 6’ 0”
Weight 74 kg
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Black
Personal Information
Date of Birth 29 August 1959
Birth Place Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Nationality Indian
School Name Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad
College Name The Little Flower Junior College, Hyderabad
College of Engineering, Guindy
Eastern Michigan University, Michigin, USA
Qualifications M.S. in Automobile Engineering,
Bachelors of Engineering
Family Profile
Father Name Nageswara Rao Akkineni (Actor and Producer)
Mother Name Annapurna Akkineni
Siblings Akkineni Venkat, Akkineni Sathyavathi, Akkineni Naga Susheela and Akkineni Saroja
Career Actor
Source of Income Movies, and Brand Endorsements
Appeared In Movies, and Brand Endorsements
Net Worth Salary Rs. 950 Crore (Approx.)

Nagarjuna Biography

Nagarjuna Education

Nagarjuna Akkineni is the son of the late actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni and his wife, the late actress Annapurna Akkineni, and was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. After that, his family relocated to Hyderabad, where he finished his secondary education at Little Flower Junior College after attending public schools there. He started his undergraduate studies in engineering at the College of Engineering in Guindy (associated with Anna University) and finished them at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he majored in mechanical engineering.

Nagarjuna Early Life

In the 1996 action film Vikram directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, Nagarjuna made his acting debut. The movie, which was a remake of the successful Hindi film Hero, did very well at the box office. After the success of his first film, he went on to star in other films including Majnu (1987), Sankeertana (1987), Aakhari Poratam (1988), and Janaki Ramudu (1988). In 1989, he acted in the film Geetanjali, which went on to win the National Award.

This Mani Ratnam film received overwhelmingly good reviews and box office receipts upon its release. The subsequent career high point for him was the lead role in Siva. The film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, follows a student activist during his time at university. With the remake of Shiva in Hindi, the film propelled Nagarjuna to even greater fame.

Nagarjuna Career

Nagarjun’s early life was marked by intense involvement in the theatre. Debuting in the film industry in the role of a young performer in the Telugu film “Sudigundalu.” Before that, he and his father Akkineni Nageswara Rao appeared in the 1961 film “Velugu Needalu” as a father and son. Naga Arjun made his film debut in the starring role of 1986’s Vikram. A lot of people saw and loved his first film, and he became famous.

After that, he starred in films like Captain Nagarjuna, Manju, Agni Putrudu, China Babu, Vicky Dada, Agni, Geetanjali, Siva, and Siva. He successfully established himself apart from the pack in the Telugu film industry with a string of successful films. Chaitanya, Shanti Kranti, Killer, Anthem, President Gari Pellam, Allari Allludu, Hello Brother, and Criminal are just a few of the films he appeared in between 1991 and 1994.

For the film Ninne Pelladatha, which he directed in 1996, he won both the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. The next year, his film Annamayya became a commercial and critical success. He was honoured with the Best Actor Nandi Award, the Best Actor National Film Award, and the Best Actor Filmfare Award. Between 2000 and 2003, he acted in the films Ninne Premistha, Azad, Bava Nachadu, Adhipathi, LOC Kargil, and Santosham. For his performance in Santosham in 2002, he was awarded the Nandi for Best Actor. In 2006’s hit film Mass, audiences fawned over his acting.

In addition, the battle sequences in his films Ragada, Don, and King attained legendary status. In the 2012 film Shirdi Sai, he portrayed Lord Sai Baba. Greeku Veerudu, Sri Jagadguru Adi Shankara, Bhai, and Manam in 2013 and 2014. Manam, the film, was one of the most popular films of the year. Soggade Chinni Nayana, Oopiri, Nirmala Convent, and Raju Gari Gadhi 2 are only few of the films in which Nagarjuna had a role in 2016–17. The next year, he also had roles in the films Officer and Devadas.

Nagarjuna joined the cast of Manmadhudu 2 in 2019. Nagarjuna is also a part of the big-budget Bollywood film Brahmastra.

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