Actor and producer · Telugu cinema
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna movies: 112 Telugu films on file (95 as actor, 30 as producer), 1968–2026. Earliest on file: Sudigundalu (1968). Latest release: Lenin (10 July 2026). Next: King 100 (24 December 2026).
- Films on file
- 112 (95 as actor, 30 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1968–2026
- Born
- 29 August 1959 · August birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Manam, Criminal, Manmadhudu 2
- Record
- Q3345031 on Wikidata
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian actor and producer who works mainly in Telugu cinema, with some Hindi and Tamil films. He is the son of the actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Wikipedia credits him with more than 90 films, two National Film Awards (for Ninne Pelladata and Annamayya), ten Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South.
He was born on 29 August 1959 in Madras (now Chennai), according to Wikipedia, citing OTTPlay, and Wikidata. He grew up in Hyderabad and earned a mechanical engineering degree from Eastern Michigan University.
Career
He appeared as an infant and a child in his father’s films Velugu Needalu (1961) and Sudigundalu (1967), and made his lead debut in V. Madhusudhana Rao’s Vikram (1986). In 1989 he starred in Mani Ratnam’s Geetanjali, which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Ram Gopal Varma’s debut Siva came the same year; Wikipedia calls it a trendsetter in Telugu cinema, and it made him a star. Its Hindi remake Shiva (1990) was his Bollywood debut.
The media nicknamed him “Celluloid Scientist” for trying different kinds of scripts. His hits of the early 1990s included Chaithanya (1991), President Gari Pellam (1992), Varasudu and Allari Alludu (1993), and Hello Brother (1994). Criminal (1994) was his first Hindi-Telugu bilingual. He produced and starred in Krishna Vamsi’s Ninne Pelladata (1996), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. In K. Raghavendra Rao’s Annamayya (1997) he played the 15th-century poet Annamacharya. The role won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, his first Nandi Award for Best Actor and a National Award.
Later hits included Aavida Maa Aavide and Chandralekha (1998), Ravoyi Chandamama (1999), Akasa Veedhilo (2001) and the romantic comedy Manmadhudu (2002). His second devotional period film, Sri Ramadasu (2006), brought another Nandi for Best Actor. He played Sai Baba in Shirdi Sai (2012) and starred in Dhamarukam (2012) and Greeku Veerudu (2013).
Vikram Kumar’s Manam (2014), with his father and his son Naga Chaitanya, was a major success. So was the double-role comedy Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016), one of his biggest hits. In 2016 he also starred in the bilingual Oopiri. Later films include Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017), Devadas and Officer (2018), Manmadhudu 2 (2019) and the action film The Ghost (2022). Naa Saami Ranga (2024) was a comeback. In Sekhar Kammula’s bilingual Kuberaa (2025) he played a former CBI officer. He has also hosted Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu on television.
Awards
- National Film Awards: Best Feature Film in Telugu as producer of Ninne Pelladata, and a National Award for his role in Annamayya (45th National Film Awards).
- Nandi Award for Best Actor for Annamayya and Sri Ramadasu (Wikipedia winners list; Idlebrain, 2006). Wikipedia counts ten Nandi Awards in all.
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for Annamayya (list).
Upcoming film
One upcoming film is on our records: King 100, directed by Ra Karthik, recorded for 24 December 2026. Dates move; Nagarjuna upcoming movies is updated daily.
Where to watch his films
- Kuberaa: Prime Video, from 18 July 2025, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Naa Saami Ranga: Disney+ Hotstar, from 17 February 2024, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- The Ghost: Netflix, from 2 November 2022, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Wild Dog: Netflix, from 22 April 2021, per Wikipedia
- Officer and Sri Ramadasu: Aha, from Aha’s listings (Officer, Sri Ramadasu)
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Personal life
He married the actress Amala on 11 June 1992 (The Times of India). His sons Naga Chaitanya and Akhil Akkineni are both actors. With Amala he co-founded the animal-welfare organisation Blue Cross of Hyderabad.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film, release and OTT records.
Career on file
Akkineni Nagarjuna has 112 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1968 to 2026: 95 films as actor and 30 films as producer. The earliest of them is Sudigundalu (1968), and the most recent release is Lenin (2026). One more film, King 100 (2026), is dated for later. The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Manam (2014), Criminal (1994) and Manmadhudu 2 (2019). Other recent releases on file are Kuberaa (2025), Naa Saami Ranga (2024) and The Ghost (2022).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 30 films with Akkineni Nagarjuna, followed by Kota Srinivasa Rao (20) and Chandra Mohan (16). Among directors, K. Raghavendra Rao cast Akkineni Nagarjuna most often, in nine films; next are A. Kodandarami Reddy (6) and Ram Gopal Varma (4). Music on 19 of them is by M. M. Keeravani, with K. Chakravarthy (14) and Ilaiyaraaja (7) next. Annapurna Studios produced 33 of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 73 different directors, 44 music directors and 208 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 108 of them; they average 148 minutes, and the longest is Kuberaa at 181 minutes. 20 of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1960s (1), 1970s (1), 1980s (24), 1990s (30), 2000s (21), 2010s (28) and 2020s (7). 1987 is the busiest single year, with six films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.
Upcoming movies (1)
Akkineni Nagarjuna upcoming movies · All upcoming Telugu movies · Dates are those on record and can change.