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Nagarjuna filmography

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Nagarjuna in 2010

Nagarjuna is an Indian actor and producer who works in the Telugu cinema. He has acted in over 90 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]

Film

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As actor

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1961 Velugu Needalu Baby Raghu Telugu Cameo appearance
1967 Sudigundalu Child artist Telugu Cameo appearance
1986 Vikram Vikram Telugu
Captain Nagarjun Nagarjuna Telugu
Aranyakanda Chaitanya Telugu
1987 Majnu Rajesh Telugu
Sankeertana Kaasi Telugu
Collector Gari Abbai Ravi Telugu
Agni Putrudu Kalidaasu Telugu
Kirai Dada Vijay Telugu
1988 Aakhari Poratam Vihari Telugu
Chinababu Venu Gopal Telugu
Murali Krishnudu Murali Krishna Telugu
Rao Gari Illu Himself Telugu Cameo appearance
Janaki Ramudu Ranga (Ramu)[a] Telugu
1989 Vijay Vijay Telugu
Vicky Daada Vikram Telugu
Geetanjali Prakash Telugu
Agni Pavan Kumar Telugu
Siva Siva Telugu
1990 Prema Yuddham Kalyan Telugu
Neti Siddhartha Siddhartha Telugu
Iddaru Iddare Ravi Telugu
Shiva Shiva Hindi
1991 Nirnayam Vamsi Krishna Telugu
Chaitanya Chaitanya Telugu
Shanti Kranti Inspector Subash Telugu
Jaitra Yatra Teja Telugu
1992 Killer Eeswar Prasad (Prem Krishna)[a] Telugu
Khuda Gawah Inspector Raja Mirza Hindi
Antham Raghav (Shekar)[a] Telugu Bilingual film
Drohi Hindi
President Gari Pellam Raja Telugu
1993 Rakshana Bose Telugu
Varasudu Vinay Telugu
Allari Alludu Kalyan (Rajesh)[a] Telugu
1994 Govinda Govinda Seenu Telugu
Hello Brother Deva / Ravi Varma[b] Telugu
Criminal Dr. Ajay Kumar Telugu
1995 Ghatothkachudu Chitha Telugu Cameo appearance
Gharana Bullodu Raju Telugu
Sisindri Raja Telugu
Criminal Dr. Ajay Kumar Hindi
Vajram Chakri Telugu
1996 Ramudochadu Ram Telugu
Mr. Bechara Ajay Hindi
Ninne Pelladata Seenu Telugu
1997 Annamayya Annamacharya Telugu
Ratchagan Ajay Padmanabhan Tamil
1998 Aavida Maa Aavide Vikranth Telugu
Auto Driver Jagan Telugu
Angaarey Raja Lokhande Hindi
Chandralekha Raj Kapoor (Seeta Rama Rao)[a] Telugu
Zakhm Raman Desai Hindi
1999 Seetharama Raju Ramaraju Telugu
Ravoyi Chandamama Sashi Telugu
2000 Nuvvu Vastavani Chinni Krishna Telugu
Ninne Premistha Srinivas Telugu
Azad Chandra Shekar Azad Telugu Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Silver
2001 Eduruleni Manishi Surya Murthy / Satya[b] Telugu
Bava Nachadu Ajay Telugu
Adhipathi Jagan Telugu
Akasa Veedhilo Chandra Sekhar (Chandu)[a] Telugu
Snehamante Idera Aravind Telugu
2002 Santosham Karthikeya Telugu Nandi Award for Best Actor
Agni Varsha Yavakri Hindi
Manmadhudu Abhiram Telugu
2003 Sivamani CI Sivamani Telugu
LOC Kargil Major Padmapani Acharya Hindi
2004 Nenunnanu Venu Madhav Telugu
Mass Ganesh (Mass)[a] Telugu
2005 Super Akhil Telugu
2006 Style Mass Telugu Cameo appearance
Sri Ramadasu Kancherla Gopanna Telugu Nandi Award for Best Actor [8]
Boss - I Love You Gopal Krishna Telugu
2007 Don Suri Telugu
2008 King Raja Chandra Pratap Varma aka King (Bottu Seenu, Sarath)[a] Telugu
Krishnarjuna Lord Krishna / Bangaram Telugu
2010 Kedi Ramesh (Rummy)[a] Telugu
Thakita Thakita Nag Telugu Cameo appearance
Ragada Satya Reddy Telugu
2011 Gaganam Major N. Raveendra Telugu Bilingual film
Payanam Tamil
Rajanna Rajanna Telugu
2012 Shirdi Sai Shirdi Sai Baba Telugu also singer for the song "Okkade Devudu" [9]
Damarukam Mallikharjuna Telugu
2013 Greeku Veerudu Chandu Telugu
Jagadguru Adi Shankara Chandaludu Telugu
Bhai Vijay Telugu
2014 Manam Seetharamudu / Nageswara Rao "Bittu"[b] Telugu
2015 Dongaata Himself Telugu Special appearance in the song "Break up Antu"
Akhil Telugu Special appearance in the song "Akkineni Akkineni"
2016 Soggade Chinni Nayana Bangarraju / Dr. Ram Mohan[b] Telugu also singer for the song "Dikka Dikka Dum Dum"
Oopiri Vikramaditya (Vikram) Telugu Bilingual film
IIFA Utsavam for Best Performance in a Supporting Role – Male
Thozha Tamil
Nirmala Convent Himself Telugu Extended Cameo; also Producer and singer for the song "Kotha Kotha Bhasha" [10]
Premam Vikram's father Telugu Cameo appearance
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Hathiram Bhavaji Telugu
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 Rudra Telugu
2018 Officer Sivaji Rao IPS Telugu
Devadas Deva Telugu
2019 Manmadhudu 2 Sambasiva Rao / Sam Telugu
2021 Wild Dog Vijay Varma Telugu [11]
2022 Bangarraju Bangarraju / Dr. Ram Mohan[b] Telugu also singer for the song "Laddunda" [12]
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Anish Shetty Hindi [13]
The Ghost Vikram Naidu Telugu [14]
2024 Naa Saami Ranga Kishtayya Telugu
2025 Kubera † TBA Tamil
Telugu
Hindi 		Filming
Coolie † Simon Tamil Filming

As producer

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Year Title
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
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
2022 Bangarraju

Television

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Year Title Role Network Language Notes
2014–2016 Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu Host MAA TV Telugu
2019–present Bigg Boss Star Maa
2020 Loser Producer ZEE5 [15]
2022 Bigg Boss Non-Stop Host Disney+ Hotstar
2024 Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale Himself Netflix English Documentary film

Music videos

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Year Title Performer(s) Language Ref.
1997 "Apna Desh to Apna Ho" (Meri Jann Hindustan) Hariharan Hindi
2013 "Betiyaan" (Save the Girl Child) Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam [16]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Akkineni Nagarjuna played a single character with two or more names.
  2. ^ a b c d e Akkineni Nagarjuna played two characters.

References

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  1. ^ Suresh Krishnamoorthy (30 April 2013). "At the end of the day, Nag wants to feel good". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ Delhi festival to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema | NDTV Movies.com
  4. ^ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  5. ^ "I need a break: Nagarjuna". The Times of India. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Nagarjuna is brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewellers". Thehindubusinessline.in. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Swept away by 'Nag' magic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 July 2011.
  8. ^ Sri Ramadasu had 82 working days- Times of India . 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  9. ^ Rajamani, Radhika. "First Look: Nagarjuna as Shirdi Saibaba". Rediff. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Nagarjuna turns singer for the first time". The Times of India. 16 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Wild Dog: Shooting of Akkineni Nagarjuna's film postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus?". The Times of India. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ^ Palisetty, Ramya (20 August 2021). "Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya begin Bangarraju shoot. See pics from puja ceremony". India Today.
  13. ^ Naman Ramachandran (14 December 2021). "Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt's Divine Hero Franchise Film 'Brahmastra' Sets 2022 Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  14. ^ K., Janani (29 August 2021). "Nagarjuna's film with Praveen Sattaru titled The Ghost. First look out on his birthday". India Today.
  15. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (11 May 2020). "Priyadarshi is an air rifle shooter in the web series 'Loser'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Musical campaign for girl child". Sify. Mumbai. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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