Actor profile

Nagarjuna Akkineni

29th August 1959 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Acting

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.

98 Movies 3 TV Shows 1 In Production 114 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Anaganaga Oka Raju poster

Anaganaga Oka Raju 14th January 2026 as Narrator

Coolie poster

Coolie 13th August 2025 as Simon

Kuberaa poster

Kuberaa 19th June 2025 as Deepak Tej

Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale poster

Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale 18th November 2024 as Self

Naa Saami Ranga poster

Naa Saami Ranga 15th January 2024 as Kishtayya

The Ghost poster

The Ghost 5th October 2022 as Vikram Naidu

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva poster

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva 8th September 2022 as Anish Shetty

Bangarraju poster

Bangarraju 14th January 2022 as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan

Wild Dog poster

Wild Dog 2nd April 2021 as Vijay Varma

Manmadhudu 2 poster

Manmadhudu 2 9th August 2019 as Samba Siva Rao 'Sam'

Devadas poster

Devadas 27th September 2018 as Deva

Officer poster

Officer 1st June 2018 as Shivaji Rao

Raju Gari Gadhi 2 poster

Raju Gari Gadhi 2 13th October 2017 as Rudra

Om Namo Venkatesaya poster

Om Namo Venkatesaya 10th February 2017 as Hathiram Bhavaji

Nirmala Convent poster

Nirmala Convent 16th September 2016 as Nagarjuna

Premam poster

Premam 9th September 2016 as Vikram's Father (Cameo Appearance)

Oopiri poster

Oopiri 25th March 2016 as Vikramaditya

Soggade Chinni Nayana poster

Soggade Chinni Nayana 15th January 2016 as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan

Inji Iduppazhagi poster

Inji Iduppazhagi 27th November 2015 as Cameo Appearance

Akhil poster

Akhil 11th November 2015 as Cameo

Dongata poster

Dongata 8th May 2015 as Self

Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years poster

Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years 8th October 2014

Manam poster

Manam 23rd May 2014 as Nageswar Rao / Seetharamudu / Bittu

Bhai poster

Bhai 25th October 2013 as Bhai

Jagadguru Adi Shankara poster

Jagadguru Adi Shankara 15th August 2013 as Chandaludu

Greeku Veerudu poster

Greeku Veerudu 2nd May 2013 as Chandu

Damarukam poster

Damarukam 23rd November 2012 as Mallikarjuna

Shirdi Sai poster

Shirdi Sai 6th September 2012 as Sai

Rajanna poster

Rajanna 12th November 2011 as Rajanna

Gaganam poster

Gaganam 11th February 2011 as Major Ravindra

Ragada poster

Ragada 23rd December 2010 as Satya Reddy

Thakita Thakita poster

Thakita Thakita 9th March 2010 as Nag

Kedi poster

Kedi 11th February 2010 as rummy

King poster

King 25th December 2008 as King / Bottu Seenu / Sarath

Krishnarjuna poster

Krishnarjuna 1st February 2008

Don poster

Don 20th December 2007 as Don

Boss poster

Boss 27th September 2006 as Gopal 'GK' Krishna

Sri Ramadasu poster

Sri Ramadasu 31st March 2006 as Bhakta Ramadasu

Style poster

Style 12th January 2006 as Mass

Super poster

Super 20th July 2005 as Akhil

Mass poster

Mass 23rd December 2004 as Ganesh

Nenunnanu poster

Nenunnanu 7th April 2004 as Venu

LOC: Kargil poster

LOC: Kargil 12th December 2003 as Major Padmapani Acharya

Sivamani poster

Sivamani 23rd October 2003 as Shivamani

Manmadhudu poster

Manmadhudu 20th December 2002 as Abhiram

Agni Varsha poster

Agni Varsha 30th August 2002 as Yavakri

Santosham poster

Santosham 9th May 2002 as Karthikeya alias Karthik

Snehamante Idera poster

Snehamante Idera 26th October 2001

Akasa Veedhilo poster

Akasa Veedhilo 23rd August 2001

Bava Nachadu poster

Bava Nachadu 7th June 2001 as Actor

Eduruleni Manishi poster

Eduruleni Manishi 30th March 2001 as Surya Murthi / Satya Murthi

Azad poster

Azad 29th September 2000 as Chandra Sekhar Azad

Ninne Premistha poster

Ninne Premistha 14th September 2000 as Srinivas

Nuvvu Vasthavani poster

Nuvvu Vasthavani 5th April 2000 as Chinni

Ravoyi Chandamama poster

Ravoyi Chandamama 15th October 1999 as Shashi

Seetharama Raju poster

Seetharama Raju 5th February 1999 as Rama Raju

Zakhm poster

Zakhm 14th December 1998

Chandralekha poster

Chandralekha 30th July 1998

Angaaray poster

Angaaray 24th July 1998

Auto Driver poster

Auto Driver 24th April 1998 as Actor

Aavida Maa Aavide poster

Aavida Maa Aavide 14th January 1998 as C. I. Vikranth

Ratchagan poster

Ratchagan 29th October 1997 as Ajay Padmanabhan

Annamayya poster

Annamayya 22nd May 1997 as Annamayya

Ninne Pelladatha poster

Ninne Pelladatha 4th October 1996 as Seenu

Mr. Bechara poster

Mr. Bechara 29th August 1996 as Ajay

Ramudochadu poster

Ramudochadu 25th April 1996 as Ram

Sisindri poster

Sisindri 14th September 1995 as Raja

Criminal poster

Criminal 21st July 1995 as Dr. Ajay Kumar

Ghatotkachudu poster

Ghatotkachudu 27th April 1995 as Himself (Cameo Appearance)

Hello Brother poster

Hello Brother 20th April 1994 as Deva & Ravi Varma

Allari Alludu poster

Allari Alludu 6th October 1993 as Kalyan / Rajesh

Govindha Govindha poster

Govindha Govindha 10th May 1993 as Seenu

Varasudu poster

Varasudu 5th May 1993

Rakshana poster

Rakshana 18th February 1993 as A.C.P Bose

President Gari Pellam poster

President Gari Pellam 30th October 1992

Antam poster

Antam 11th September 1992 as Raghav / Shekhar

Khuda Gawah poster

Khuda Gawah 8th May 1992 as Insp. Raja Mirza

Killer poster

Killer 10th January 1992

Jaitra Yatra poster

Jaitra Yatra 13th November 1991

Shanti Kranti poster

Shanti Kranti 19th September 1991 as Inspector Subhash (Telugu Version)

Chaitanya poster

Chaitanya 7th June 1991 as Hero

Nirnayam poster

Nirnayam 21st February 1991 as Vamsi Krishna

Shiva poster

Shiva 7th December 1990 as Shiva

Iddaru Iddare poster

Iddaru Iddare 5th September 1990

Neti Siddhartha poster

Neti Siddhartha 15th June 1990 as Siddhartha

Prema Yuddham poster

Prema Yuddham 23rd March 1990 as Kalyan

Siva poster

Siva 5th October 1989 as Siva

Vicky Dada poster

Vicky Dada 3rd September 1989 as Vicky Dada

Agni poster

Agni 9th August 1989 as Pawan Kumar

Geethanjali poster

Geethanjali 10th May 1989 as Prakash

Rao Gari Illu poster

Rao Gari Illu 6th June 1988 as Himself (Guest appearance)

Aakhari Poratam poster

Aakhari Poratam 12th March 1988 as Vihari

Kirayi Dada poster

Kirayi Dada 12th November 1987

Collector Gari Abbai poster

Collector Gari Abbai 8th April 1987 as Ravi

Sankeertana poster

Sankeertana 26th February 1987

Majnu poster

Majnu 14th January 1987 as Rajesh

Vikram poster

Vikram 23rd May 1986

Captain Nagarjuna poster

Captain Nagarjuna 1st January 1986

Bigg Boss Telugu poster

Bigg Boss Telugu 16th July 2017 as Host

Bigg Boss Telugu poster

Bigg Boss Telugu 16th July 2017 as Presenter/Host

Bigg Boss Telugu poster

Bigg Boss Telugu 16th July 2017 as Himself/Host

ENE Repeat poster

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ENE Repeat 19th November 2026 as Special appearance