Akkineni Nagarjuna
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| Akkineni Nagarjuna | |
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 Nagarjuna at TeachAIDS launch in 2010 | |
| Born | Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, August 29, 1959 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Yuva Samrat King |
| Alma mater | Anna University Eastern Michigan University |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Businessman |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmi Ramanaidu Daggubati (1984–1990 divorced) Amala Akkineni (1992–present) |
| Children | Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Akhil Akkineni |
| Parents | Nageswara Rao Akkineni Annapurna Akkineni |
| Relatives | Ramanaidu Daggubati (ex-father-in-law) Venkatesh Daggubati (ex-brother-in-law) Suresh Babu Daggubati (ex-brother-in-law) |
Nagarjuna Akkineni is an Indian film actor and producer who works primarily in the Telugu Cinema. He has acted in over ninty films as an actor in a lead, supporting and cameo roles, including Bollywood and Tamil films. He has won two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards and twoFilmfare Awards South. He owns 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.[1][2][3] He is the co-founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad, a registered society recognized by the Animal Welfare Board of India.[4] He was listed #56 in Forbes India top 100 Celebrities for the year 2012.[5]
Early life and Family [edit]
Nagarjuna was born on 29 August 1959 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni and Annapurna Akkineni of the Naidu Family. The family later moved to Hyderabad where he attended the Hyderabad Public School and studied at Little Flower Junior College and B.E. from theCollege of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai.
He completed M.S. in Automobile Engineering from Eastern Michigan University.[6][7] He is the spouse of actress Amala Akkineni and Lakshmi Ramanaidu Daggubati, the father of actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni and Akhil Akkineni.
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