Nagarjuna filmography
Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor and producer who works primarily in the Telugu cinema. He has acted in over 100 films as a lead actor as well as playing supporting and cameo roles, including Hindi and Tamil cinema. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, and one Special Mention at the National Film Awards. The 1996 film Ninne Pelladata which he produced, was declared the Best Telugu film of the year at the National Film Awards.
Nagarjuna enacted the role of 15th century composer Annamacharya in the 1997 film Annamayya; as Yavakri (the son of the ascetic Bharadwaja) in the 2002 film Agni Varsha; as Major Padmapani Acharya in the 2003 war film, LOC Kargil; as 17th-century composer Kancherla Gopanna in the 2006 film Sri Ramadasu; as Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 2012 film Shirdi Sai; and as Chandaludu (Lord Siva in disguise) in the 2013 film Jagadguru Adi Sankara.[1]
In 1989, Nagarjuna acted in the Maniratnam directed Romantic drama film, Geetanjali, which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. In the same year, he acted in Siva, an action blockbuster directed by Ram Gopal Varma, premiered at the 13th International Film Festival of India.[2] In 1990, he subsequently made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi remake of the same film titled Shiva, and tasted success. In 1997, he received the National Film Award for producing Ninne Pelladata. In 1998, he received the National Film Award-Special Mention for his performance in the historical film Annamayya.
In 2013, Nagarjuna represented Cinema of South India at the Delhi Film Festival's 100 Years of Indian Cinema's celebration, alongside Ramesh Sippy and Vishal Bharadwaj from Bollywood.[3] 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.[4] Along with his brother, Venkat Akkineni, Nagarjuna is the co-owner of the production company, Annapurna Studios and is the president of the non-profit film school Annapurna International School of Film and Media based in Hyderabad.[5][6][7]
Filmography
Actor
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Vikram | Telugu | Vikram | Debut lead role. | |
| Captain Nagarjun | Telugu | Nagarjuna | |||
| Aranyakanda | Telugu | Chaitanya | |||
| 1987 | Majnu | Telugu | Rajesh | ||
| Sankeertana | Telugu | Kaasi | |||
| Collector Gari Abbai | Telugu | Ravi | |||
| Agni Putrudu | Telugu | Kalidaasu | |||
| Kirai Dada | Telugu | Vijay | |||
| 1988 | Aakhari Poratam | Telugu | Vihari | ||
| Chinababu | Telugu | Venu Gopal | |||
| Murali Krishnudu | Telugu | Murali Krishna | |||
| Janaki Ramudu | Telugu | Ranga (Ramu)[a] | |||
| 1989 | Vijay | Telugu | Vijay | ||
| Vicky Daada | Telugu | Vikram | |||
| Geetanjali | Telugu | Prakash | |||
| Agni | Telugu | Pavan Kumar | |||
| Siva | Telugu | Siva | |||
| 1990 | Prema Yuddham | Telugu | Kalyan | ||
| Neti Siddhartha | Telugu | Siddhartha | |||
| Iddaru Iddare | Telugu | Ravi | |||
| Shiva | Hindi | Shiva | Hindi Debut | ||
| 1991 | Nirnayam | Telugu | Vamsi Krishna | ||
| Chaitanya | Telugu | Chaitanya | |||
| Shanti Kranti | Telugu | Kranti | |||
| Jaitra Yatra | Telugu | Teja | |||
| 1992 | Killer | Telugu | Eeswar Prasad (Prem Krishna)[a] | ||
| Khuda Gawah | Hindi | Raja Mirza | |||
| Antham | Telugu | Raghav (Shekar)[a] | |||
| Drohi | Hindi | Raghav (Shekhar)[a] | |||
| President Gari Pellam | Telugu | Raja | |||
| 1993 | Rakshana | Telugu | Bose | ||
| Varasudu | Telugu | Vinay | |||
| Allari Alludu | Telugu | Kalyan (Rajesh)[a] | |||
| 1994 | Govinda Govinda | Telugu | Seenu | ||
| Hello Brother | Telugu | Deva / Ravi Varma[b] | |||
| Criminal | Telugu | Dr. Ajay Kumar | |||
| 1995 | Gharana Bullodu | Telugu | Raju | ||
| Criminal | Hindi | Dr. Ajay Kumar | |||
| Sisindri | Telugu | Raja | |||
| Vajram | Telugu | Chakri | |||
| 1996 | Ramudochadu | Telugu | Ram | ||
| Mr. Bechara | Hindi | Ajay | |||
| Ninne Pelladata | Telugu | Seenu | Also producer, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu |
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| 1997 | Annamayya[8] | Telugu | Annamacharya | National Film Award-Special Mention Nandi Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu |
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| Ratchagan | Tamil | Ajay | Tamil Debut | ||
| 1998 | Aavida Maa Aavide | Telugu | Vikranth | ||
| Auto Driver | Telugu | Jagan | |||
| Angaarey | Hindi | Raja Lokhande | |||
| Chandralekha | Telugu | Raj Kapoor (Seeta Rama Rao)[a] | |||
| Zakhm | Hindi | Raman Desai | |||
| 1999 | Seetharama Raju | Telugu | Ramaraju | ||
| Ravoyi Chandamama | Telugu | Sashi | |||
| 2000 | Nuvvu Vastavani | Telugu | Chinni Krishna | ||
| Ninne Premistha | Telugu | Srinivas | Cameo appearance | ||
| Azad | Telugu | Chandra Shekar Azad | Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Silver | ||
| 2001 | Eduruleni Manishi | Telugu | Surya Murthy / Satya[b] | ||
| Bava Nachadu | Telugu | Ajay | |||
| Adhipathi | Telugu | Jagan | |||
| Akasa Veedhilo | Telugu | Chandra Sekhar (Chandu)[a] | |||
| Snehamante Idera | Telugu | Aravind | |||
| 2002 | Santosham | Telugu | Karthikeya | Nandi Award for Best Actor | |
| Agni Varsha | Hindi | Yavakri | |||
| Manmadhudu | Telugu | Abhiram | |||
| 2003 | Sivamani | Telugu | CI Sivamani | ||
| LOC Kargil | Hindi | Major Padmapani Acharya | |||
| 2004 | Nenunnanu | Telugu | Venu Madhav | ||
| Mass | Telugu | Ganesh (Mass)[a] | |||
| 2005 | Super | Telugu | Akhil | ||
| 2006 | Sri Ramadasu[9] | Telugu | Kancherla Gopanna | ||
| Boss - I Love You | Telugu | Gopal Krishna | |||
| 2007 | Don | Telugu | Suri | ||
| 2008 | Krishnarjuna | Telugu | Lord Krishna (Bangaram) | ||
| King | Telugu | Raja Chandra Pratap Varma aka King (Bottu Seenu, Sarath)[a] | |||
| 2010 | Kedi | Telugu | Ramesh (Rummy)[a] | ||
| Ragada | Telugu | Satya Reddy | |||
| 2011 | Gaganam | Telugu | Major N. Raveendra | ||
| Payanam | Tamil | Major N. Raveendran | |||
| Rajanna | Telugu | Rajanna | |||
| 2012 | Shirdi Sai | Telugu | Lord Sai Baba | ||
| Damarukam | Telugu | Mallikharjuna | |||
| 2013 | Greeku Veerudu | Telugu | Chandu | ||
| Sri Jagadguru Aadi Sankara | Telugu | Chandaludu | |||
| Bhai | Telugu | Vijay | |||
| 2014 | Manam | Telugu | Seetharamudu / Nageshwar Rao "Bittu"[b] | ||
| 2016 | Soggade Chinni Nayana | Telugu | Bangaruraju / Dr. Ram Mohan[b] | ||
| Oopiri | Telugu | Vikramaditya | |||
| Thozha | Tamil | ||||
| Nirmala Convent | Telugu | Nagarjuna Akkineni | Supporting Role | ||
| 2017 | Om Namo Venkatesaya | Telugu | Hathiram Bhavaji | ||
| Raju Gari Gadhi - 2 | Telugu | Rudra | |||
| 2018 | Officer | Telugu | Sivaji Rao IPS | ||
| Devadas | Telugu | Deva | |||
| 2019 | Manmadhudu 2 | Telugu | Sambasiva Rao | ||
| 2020 | Brahmāstra† | Hindi | Vishnu | Filming | |
| TBA | Wild Dog† | Telugu | Vijay Varma | Filming | [10] |
Cameo appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Velugu Needalu | 8 month old baby | ||
| 1967 | Sudigundalu | Child artist | ||
| 1987 | Trimurtulu | Himself | ||
| 1988 | Rao Gari Illu | Himself | ||
| 1995 | Ghatothkachudu | Chitha | ||
| 1995 | Apna Desh to Apna Ho ( Meri Jann Hindustan) (Hindi) | (Video album) | ||
| 2006 | Style | Mass | ||
| 2010 | Thakita Thakita | Nag | ||
| 2015 | Dongaata | Himself | ||
| Akhil | ||||
| Size Zero | Bilingual film (Tamil, Telugu) | [11] | ||
| 2016 | Premam | Vikram's father |
Producer
| Year | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Kalyani | |
| 1980 | Pilla Zamindar | |
| Buchi Babu | ||
| 1981 | Premabhishekam | |
| Prema Kanuka | ||
| 1982 | Yuvaraju | |
| 1983 | Sri Ranga Neethulu | |
| 1995 | Sisindri | |
| 1996 | Ninne Pelladata | |
| 1998 | Aahaa..! | |
| Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi | ||
| Chandralekha | ||
| 1999 | Prema Katha | |
| Seetharama Raju | ||
| 2000 | Yuvakudu | |
| 2002 | Manmadhudu | |
| 2003 | Satyam | |
| 2004 | Mass | |
| 2005 | Super | |
| Amudhey | ||
| 2011 | Rajanna | |
| 2013 | Bhai | |
| Uyyala Jampala | ||
| 2014 | Manam | |
| Oka Laila Kosam | ||
| 2016 | Soggade Chinni Nayana | |
| Nirmala Convent | ||
| 2017 | Rarandoi Veduka Chudham | |
| Hello | ||
| 2018 | Rangula Ratnam | |
| 2019 | Manmadhudu 2 | |
| 2020 | Loser (Web series) | [12][13] |
Television
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (Seasons 1-3) | Telugu | Host | Star Maa |
| 2015 | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2019 | Bigg Boss Telugu 3 | |||
| 2020 | Bigg Boss Telugu 4 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Suresh Krishnamoorthy (2013-04-30). "At the end of the day, Nag wants to feel good". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-20.
- ^ Delhi festival to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema | NDTV Movies.com
- ^ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "I need a break: Nagarjuna". The Times Of India. 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Nagarjuna is brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewellers". Thehindubusinessline.in. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "Swept away by 'Nag' magic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 July 2011.
- ^ Nagarjuna, KRR team up once again!- Times of India . 16 June 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Sri Ramadasu had 82 working days- Times of India . 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Wild Dog: Shooting of Akkineni Nagarjuna's film postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/nagarjuna-to-do-a-cameo-in-size-zero/
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (2020-05-11). "Priyadarshi is an air rifle shooter in the web series 'Loser'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Annapurna Studios announces sports drama Loser - Telugu Movie News". Xappie.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.