Actor · Telugu cinema
Nagma
Nagma movies: 18 Telugu films on file, 1991–2002. Earliest on file: Peddintalludu (1991). Latest release: Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu (21 December 2002).
- Films on file
- 18 (18 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1991–2002
- Born
- 25 December 1974 · December birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Gharana Mogudu, Allari Ramudu, Varasudu
- Record
- Q3523851 on Wikidata
Nagma is an Indian politician and former actress who was a leading heroine in the 1990s, working mainly in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Bhojpuri films. In Telugu she starred opposite Chiranjeevi in K. Raghavendra Rao’s Gharana Mogudu (1992), opposite Nagarjuna in Allari Alludu (1993), and with N. T. Rama Rao and Mohan Babu in Major Chandrakanth (1993).
She was born Nandita Arvind Morarji on 25 December 1974 in Bombay (now Mumbai), according to Wikipedia and Wikidata. She studied at Mount Mary Convent High School and took a commerce degree from R. D. National College, University of Mumbai.
Career
Her debut, Baaghi (1990) opposite Salman Khan, was the seventh highest-grossing Hindi film of its year, and she was one of the leads in Suhaag (1994). She then moved to Telugu and Tamil films, at the suggestion of her friend Divya Bharti.
Her Telugu films on our records begin with Peddintalludu (1991). Gharana Mogudu brought her a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress – Telugu. She followed it with Aswamedham and Killer (1992), Allari Alludu, Kondapalli Raja, Major Chandrakanth and Varasudu (1993), Mugguru Monagallu, Super Police and Gangmaster (1994), Rikshavodu and Adavi Dora (1995), and Saradha Bullodu (1996). In Tamil she starred in Kaadhalan (1994) with Prabhu Deva, which brought her a Filmfare Tamil nomination, and Baashha (1995) with Rajinikanth.
After returning to Mumbai she took supporting roles in Hindi films such as Chal Mere Bhai (2000), while still working in Telugu films such as Hands Up! (2000), Allari Ramudu and Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu (2002). She later starred in Bhojpuri films, winning Best Actress at the Bhojpuri Film Awards for Dulha Milal Dildar and for Ganga (2006), in which she played the title role opposite Amitabh Bachchan.
She joined the Indian National Congress in 2004, contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Meerut, and was appointed general secretary of the All India Mahila Congress in 2015.
Awards
- Best Actress at the Bhojpuri Film Awards, twice, and Filmfare Awards South nominations for Gharana Mogudu and Kaadhalan, per Wikipedia.
Where to watch her films
- Gharana Mogudu: Aha, per the platform listing (OTT details)
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film and OTT records.
Career on file
Nagma appears in 18 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1991 to 2002. The earliest of them is Peddintalludu (1991), and the most recent release is Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu (2002). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Gharana Mogudu (1992), Allari Ramudu (2002) and Varasudu (1993). Other recent releases on file are Hands Up! (2000), Saradha Bullodu (1996) and Rikshavodu (1995).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 14 films with Nagma, followed by Kota Srinivasa Rao (6) and Chiranjeevi (4). Among directors, K. Raghavendra Rao cast Nagma most often, in four films; next are B. Gopal (2) and Ravi Raja Pinisetty (2). Music on six of them is by M. M. Keeravani, with Ilaiyaraaja (3) and A. R. Rahman (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 13 different directors, 8 music directors and 49 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 12 of them; they average 146 minutes, and the longest is Allari Alludu at 158 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1990s (15) and 2000s (3). 1993 is the busiest single year, with four films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.