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Real Name |
Akkineni Nagarjuna |
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Mother Tongue |
Telugu
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Jananam
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29th August 1959 0 hr 27
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Education
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Schooling- Little flower
school-Hyd
B.E(Mechanical)-Guindy Engg.College,Madras
MS -University of Michigan-USA. |
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Father
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao
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Mother
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Anapoorna
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Wife
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Amala (married on
11/06/1992, Adayar, Chennai) |
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Children
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Naga Chaityana (23/11/1986,
4:20 AM, Hyderabad) Akhil (08/04/1994, 1:58 AM, Sanjose, USA) |
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Other Family Members
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Venkat akkineni (brother)
Yarlagadda surendra(Bava)
Sumanth(Nephew,Premakadha fame)
Supriya(Niece,Akkada ammayi-Ikkada abbai fame)
Chalasani Ramesh(Bava)
Satyavathi(Sister) |
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The celluloid scientist Nagarjuna, son of the Akkineni Negeswara Rao, was born on 29th August 1959 . He Graduate with an Engineering Degree from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Nag's foray into films is an act of passion. His first film Vikram(1986), made a splash at the hearts of youth.
It was 'Geetanjali' that has taken Nag's image as a romantic hero to new heights. 'Shiva' gave Nag much needed action Hero image and Nag made inroads into the hearts of students. Fueled by the success of Shiva, Nag made a grand entry into Hindi filmdom with the remake of 'Shiva'. This film has also got him Amala, his soul mate.
Nag paired up with Vamsi to produce one of the biggest Telugu romantic blockbusters, 'Ninne Pelladatha'. After this film Nag faced the biggest challenge in his cine career. That is to act as Annamayya, the legendary singer/poet of Medieval times.
To his credit he blooded Geetha Krishna, Ram Gopal Varma, Uppalapati Narayana Rao, Praveen Gandhi and Pratap. He offered a new comer Krishna Vamsi just by looking at a 5 minute rushes of 'Gulabi'. Nag will be known as the person who changed the mindset of industry with his creative thinking. He encouraged the new technology in his films. And others followed him.
Nagarjuna is characterised by his soft-spoken nature. Being a frank and an open person, he has won a permanent place in the heart of Film Industry in South India.
After a decade of acting in films and becoming one of the most popular film stars in South India, he wanted to try producing a film. He made history of sorts, by producing a film "Sisindri" with his nine month old son, Akhil won several awards for his performance.
Always propagating quality cinema with clean entertainment, Nagarjuna yearns to make good movies, which would not only rise above the typical commercial movies but also enhance our heritage, rich tradition and family values. |
First Movie : Vikram (shooting
Started on
20/09/1985 at Annapurna Studios)
Release date :23.05.86
First movie heroine :Sobhana
First movie director :V.Madhusudhana Rao
First Movie producer:Venkat Akkineni
First Music director :Chakravarthy
First 100 days movie : Vikram .1 direct center(Vijayawada Sailaja
A/C)
First foreign location:Srilanka(Antham shooting)
First double action movie:Hello brother
First 175 days movie:Ninnepelladutha(Shiva-169 days-PGR
Movieland-Tirupathi)
First song sung by Nag:Vinudu vinudu ee cigarette gadha...(Seetharamaraju)
First movie acted with his father:Collector gari abbayi
First movie acted with his son:Sisindri
First movie ran for 100 days in 3, 70 mm theaters in twin cities:
Ninnepelladutha(Hyd-Devi 70mm,Konarak70 mm(Dilshuknagar),Nataraj
70mm-Secunderabad) |
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Nagarjuna in the News |
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Super Good Movies |
Nagarjuna's guest act in Adi ShankaracharyaSuper Good MoviesNagarjuna has a special liking towards devotional films. He played Annamayya and Sri Rama Dasu roles that fetched him Nandi awards as the best actor. He is currently playing Sai Baba role in Shiridi Sai. The latest information is that Nagarjuna agreed ... |
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IndiaGlitz |
Happy Birthday, RajasekharIndiaGlitzIn fact, he and Nagarjuna had planned to do a multi-starrer long back, but things did not somehow fall in place. He also reveals that Balakrishna had said to him that they'd better do a film together. Unfortunately, this too did not materialize, ... |
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Rediff |
First Look: Nagarjuna as Shirdi SaibabaRediffAfter portraying saint-poets Annamayya and Bhakta Ramadasu, Telugu actor Nagarjuna Akkineni [ Images ] plays the role of the Shirdi Saibaba in Shirdi Sai. The superstar teams up again with director K Raghavendra Rao and music director Keeravani for the ...and more » |
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IndiaGlitz |
Nag as Shiridi Sai BabaIndiaGlitzNational Award winning Tollywood actor Nagarjuna's flair for acting needs no introduction. Even as his performance in 'Annamayya' and 'Sri Ramadasu' remains etched in the hearts of audience, the 52 year old actor is back in yet another avatar, ...and more » |
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IBNLive.com |
Bollywood vs South: Prateik and Naga ChaitanyaIBNLive.comPrateik is the son of late actress Smita Patil and actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar. Naga Chaitanya is the son and nephew of the leading Tollywood actors Nagarjuna and Venkatesh respectively. Naga Chaitanya's Josh flopped at the box office but his ... |
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'No post for BSY till he is absolved of charges'Deccan HeraldHe was addressing the mediapersons after inaugurating the shooting of the movie 'Shirdi Sai Baba', starring Telugu actor Nagarjuna, at Karadigudda (SN) near Badami in the taluk on Thursday. Yeddyurappa will be given a 'respectable' position in the ...and more » |
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Tabu chooses a new beginningTimes of IndiaStaying away from Mumbai, shifting base to Hyderabad, the actress had become a rare sight in Bollywood, her last major film being Cheeni Kum in 2007. And after her reported 'breakup' with south Indian star Nagarjuna last year, Tabu had retreated into ... |
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