Akkineni Nagarjuna (born 29 August, 1959) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, alongside Hindi and Tamil films. He is the son of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. After appearing as a child artist, he made his debut as a leading actor with *Vikram* (1986). He later appeared in Mani Ratnam's romantic tragedy *Geethanjali* (1989) and Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama *Siva* (1989). His other films include *Hello Brother* (1994), *Ninne Pelladata* (1996), *Annamayya* (1997), *Santosham* (2002), *Manmadhudu* (2002), *Mass* (2004), *Sri Ramadasu* (2006), *Manam* (2014), *Oopiri* (2016), and *Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva* (2022). As an actor and producer with Annapurna Studios, he has received two National Film Awards, including a Special Mention for *Annamayya* and Best Feature Film in Telugu for *Ninne Pelladata*, nine Nandi Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South. He has hosted several seasons of the reality show *Bigg Boss Telugu* and co-founded the Blue Cross of Hyderabad.

Filmography

• 2027Vaasivaadi Tassadiyya — Bangarraju & Dr. Ram Mohan
• 2026Anaganaga Oka Raju — Narrator
• 2026ENE Repeat — Special appearance
• 2026King 100 — Rudhra Nath, Producer
• 2026Lenin — Producer
• 2025Coolie — Simon
• 2025Kuberaa — Deepak Tej
• 2024Naa Saami Ranga — Kishtayya
• 2022Bangarraju — Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan, Producer
• 2022Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva — Anish Shetty
• 2022The Ghost — Vikram Naidu
• 2021Wild Dog — Vijay Varma
• 2019Manmadhudu 2 — Samba Siva Rao 'Sam', Producer
• 2018Chi La Sow — Producer
• 2018Devadas — Deva
• 2018Officer — Shivaji Rao
• Bigg Boss Telugu — Host, Presenter/Host, Himself/Host
• 2017Hello! — Producer
• 2017Om Namo Venkatesaya — Hathiram Bhavaji
• 2017Raju Gari Gadhi 2 — Rudra
• 2017Rarandoi Veduka Chudham — Producer
• 2016Nirmala Convent — Nagarjuna
• 2016Oopiri — Vikramaditya
• 2016Premam — Vikram's Father (Cameo Appearance)
• 2016Soggade Chinni Nayana — Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan, Producer, Playback Singer
• 2015Akhil — Cameo
• 2015Inji Iduppazhagi — Cameo Appearance
• 2014Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years
• 2014Manam — Nageswar Rao / Seetharamudu / Bittu, Producer
• Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu — Host
• 2014Oka Laila Kosam — Producer
• 2013Bhai — Bhai, Producer
• 2013Greeku Veerudu — Chandu
• 2013Jagadguru Adi Shankara — Chandaludu
• 2012Damarukam — Mallikarjuna
• 2012Shirdi Sai — Sai
• 2011Gaganam — Major Ravindra
• 2011Rajanna — Rajanna, Producer
• 2010Kedi — rummy
• 2010Ragada — Satya Reddy
• 2010Thakita Thakita — Nag
• 2008King — King / Bottu Seenu / Sarath
• 2008Krishnarjuna
• 2007Don — Don
• 2006Boss — Gopal 'GK' Krishna
• 2006Sri Ramadasu — Bhakta Ramadasu
• 2006Style — Mass
• 2005Super — Akhil
• 2004Mass — Ganesh, Producer
• 2004Nenunnanu — Venu
• 2003LOC: Kargil — Major Padmapani Acharya
• 2003Satyam — Producer
• 2003Sivamani — Shivamani
• 2002Agni Varsha — Yavakri
• 2002Manmadhudu — Abhiram, Producer
• 2002Santosham — Karthikeya alias Karthik
• 2001Akasa Veedhilo
• 2001Bava Nachadu — Actor
• 2001Eduruleni Manishi — Surya Murthi / Satya Murthi
• 2001Snehamante Idera
• 2000Azad — Chandra Sekhar Azad
• 2000Ninne Premistha — Srinivas
• 2000Nuvvu Vasthavani — Chinni
• 2000Yuvakudu — Producer
• 1999Prema Katha — Producer
• 1999Ravoyi Chandamama — Shashi
• 1999Seetharama Raju — Rama Raju, Producer
• 1998Aahaa..! — Producer
• 1998Aavida Maa Aavide — C. I. Vikranth
• 1998Angaaray
• 1998Auto Driver — Actor
• 1998Chandralekha — Producer
• 1998Zakhm
• 1997Annamayya — Annamayya
• 1997Ratchagan — Ajay Padmanabhan
• 1996Mr. Bechara — Ajay
• 1996Ninne Pelladatha — Seenu, Producer
• 1996Ramudochadu — Ram
• 1995Criminal — Dr. Ajay Kumar
• 1995Gharana Bullodu
• 1995Sisindri — Raja, Producer
• 1995Vajram
• 1994Hello Brother — Deva & Ravi Varma
• 1993Allari Alludu — Kalyan / Rajesh
• 1993Govindha Govindha — Seenu
• 1993Rakshana — A.C.P Bose
• 1993Varasudu
• 1992Antam — Raghav / Shekhar
• 1992Khuda Gawah — Insp. Raja Mirza
• 1992Killer
• 1992President Gari Pellam
• 1991Chaitanya — Hero
• 1991Jaitra Yatra
• 1991Nirnayam — Vamsi Krishna
• 1991Shanti Kranti — Inspector Subhash (Telugu Version)
• 1990Iddaru Iddare
• 1990Neti Siddhartha — Siddhartha
• 1990Prema Yuddham — Kalyan
• 1990Shiva — Shiva
• 1989Agni — Pawan Kumar
• 1989Geethanjali — Prakash
• 1989Siva — Siva
• 1989Vicky Dada — Vicky Dada
• 1989Vijay
• 1988Aakhari Poratam — Vihari
• 1988Chinababu
• 1988Janaki Ramudu
• 1988Murali Krishnudu
• 1987Agni Putrudu
• 1987Collector Gari Abbai — Ravi
• 1987Kirayi Dada
• 1987Majnu — Rajesh
• 1987Sankeertana
• 1986Captain Nagarjuna
• 1986Vikram
• 1981Prema Kanuka — Producer
• 1968Sudigundalu — Cameo
• Bigg Boss Buzzz — Creator
• Untitled Anil Ravipudi Film
• Untitled Suriya - H.Vinoth Film

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2024Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale — Self
• 2015Dongata — Self
• 1995Ghatotkachudu — Himself (Cameo Appearance)
• 1988Rao Gari Illu — Himself (Guest appearance)