Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Nagarjuna


Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (Telugu: ఆక్కినేని నాగార్జున) (born August 29, 1959 in Chennai, India), often known as Nagarjuna, is a popular Telugu Cinema actor and a successful producer. He is the son of veteran actor, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who was an actor in the 1960s and 1970s

Nagarjuna was born to Telugu cinema star Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Annapurna Akkineni. Nagarjuna did his schooling at Hyderabad Public School and later went to Little Flower Junior College to do his intermediate. After that, he went on to do mechanical engineering in College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai(also called as Anna University). He later attended the eastern michigan university, where he got a masters degree in Automobile engineering.

He married Amala who was a popular actress in Tamil and Telugu film industries. He has two sons, Naga Chaitanya, and Akhil Akkineni (featured in Sisindri).

Filmography

Year Title Role Cast Notes
2008 King
Trisha Krishnan Filming
2007 Don Don/ Suri Anushka Shetty December 20, 2007
2006 Boss - I Love You Gopal Krishna Nayantara
Sri Ramadasu Gopanna/Sri Ramadasu Sneha Winner of Nandi Award As BEST HERO
2005 Super Akhil Ayesha Takia, Anushka Shetty Nomination
2004 Mass Ganesh aka Mass Jyothika, Charmy Kaur dubbed into Tamil
Nenunnanu Venu Shriya Saran, Aarti Agarwal
2003 LOC Kargil Maj. Padmapani Acharya, 2 Rajputana Rifles Priya Gill Hindi
Shivamani 9848022338 Shivamani aka Mani Asin, Rakshitha
2002 Manmadhudu Abhiram Sonali Bendre
Agni Varsha Yavakri Raveena Tandon Hindi
Santosham Karthikeya aka Karthik Gracy Singh, Shriya Saran Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor
2001 Snehamante Idera Aravind Bhoomika Chawla
Akasa Veedhilo Chandu Raveena Tandon
Bava Nachadu Ajay Simran Bagga, Reema Sen
Eduruleni Manishi Surya Murthy/Satya Murthy Soundarya, Shehnaz
2000 Azad Azad Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty
Ninne Premista Srinivas Soundarya
Nuvvu Vastavani Chinni Krishna Simran Bagga
1999 Ravoyi Chandamama Sashi Anjala Zhaveri, Keerthi Reddy
Seetaramaraju Ramaraju Sanghavi, Sakshi Sivanand
1998 Zakhm Raman Desai Pooja Bhatt Hindi
Chandralekha Seeta Rama Rao Ramya Krishnan, Ishaa Koppikar
Auto Driver Jagan Simran Bagga, Deepti Bhatnagar
Aavida Maa Aavide Vikranth Tabu, Heera Rajgopal
Angaarey Raja Sonali Bendre Hindi
1997 Ratchagan Ajay Sushmita Sen
Annamayya (film) Annamayya Ramya Krishnan,Roja Selvamani Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor
Winner, National Film Award for Special Jury
1996 Ninne Pelladutha Seenu Tabu
Mr. Bechara Ajay Sri Devi
Ramudochhadu Ram Soundarya
Vajram Chakri Roja Selvamani
1995 Criminal Ajay Kumar Manisha Koirala, Ramya Krishnan Hindi
Gharana Bullodu Raju Ramya Krishnan
1994 Criminal Ajay Kumar Manisha Koirala, Ramya Krishnan
Hello Brother Deva/Ravi Varma Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya
Govinda Govinda Seenu Sreedevi
1993 Allari Alludu Kalyan Nagma, Meena
Varasudu Vinay Nagma
Rakshana Bose Sobhana
1992 President Gari Pellam Raja Meena
Drohi Raghav/Shekhar Urmila Matondkar Hindi
Antham Raghav Urmila Matondkar
Khuda Gawah Insp. Raja Mirza Sreedevi, Shilpa Shirodkar Hindi
1991 Killer Eeshwar Nagma
Jaitrayatra Vijay Vijayashanti
Santhi Kranthi Kranti Juhi Chawla
Chaitanya Chaitanya Gouthami
Nirnayam Vamsi Krishna Amala
1990 Shiva Shiva Amala Hindi
Iddaru Iddare
Ramya Krishnan
Neti Siddhaartha Siddhaartha Ayesha Jhulka
Prema Yuddham
Amala
1989 Shiva Shiva Amala Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Agni
Rajini
Geethanjali Prakash Girija
Vicky Daada Vikram Radha, Juhi Chawla
Vijay Vijay Vijayashanti
1988 Janaki Ramudu Ramu Vijayashanti
Murali Krishnudu Murali Krishna Rajini
Chinna Babu
Rajini
Aakhari Poratam Vihari Sri Devi, Suhasini
1987 Kirayi Dada
Amala, Kushboo Sundar
Agni Putrudu
Rajini
Collector Gari Abbai
Rajini
Sankeertana
Ramya Krishnan
Majnu
Rajini
Aranyakanda
Ashwini
1986 Captain Nagarjuna Nagarjuna Kushboo Sundar
Vikram Vikram Shobhana

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