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 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]

Acting roles[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Telugu films[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1986 Vikram Vikram Debut lead role
Captain Nagarjun Nagarjuna
Aranyakanda Chaitanya
1987 Majnu Rajesh
Sankeertana Kaasi
Collector Gari Abbai Ravi
Agni Putrudu Kalidaasu
Kirai Dada Vijay
1988 Aakhari Poratam Vihari
Chinababu Venu Gopal
Murali Krishnudu Murali Krishna
Janaki Ramudu Ranga (Ramu)[a]
1989 Vijay Vijay
Vicky Daada Vikram
Geetanjali Prakash
Agni Pavan Kumar
Siva Siva
1990 Prema Yuddham Kalyan
Neti Siddhartha Siddhartha
Iddaru Iddare Ravi
1991 Nirnayam Vamsi Krishna
Chaitanya Chaitanya
Shanti Kranti Inspector Subash
Jaitra Yatra Teja
1992 Killer Eeswar Prasad (Prem Krishna)[a]
Antham Raghav (Shekar)[a]
President Gari Pellam Raja
1993 Rakshana Bose
Varasudu Vinay
Allari Alludu Kalyan (Rajesh)[a]
1994 Govinda Govinda Seenu
Hello Brother Deva / Ravi Varma[b]
Criminal Dr. Ajay Kumar
1995 Gharana Bullodu Raju
Sisindri Raja
Vajram Chakri
1996 Ramudochadu Ram
Ninne Pelladata Seenu
1997 Annamayya Annamacharya
1998 Aavida Maa Aavide Vikranth
Auto Driver Jagan
Chandralekha Raj Kapoor (Seeta Rama Rao)[a]
1999 Seetharama Raju Ramaraju
Ravoyi Chandamama Sashi
2000 Nuvvu Vastavani Chinni Krishna
Ninne Premistha Srinivas Cameo appearance
Azad Chandra Shekar Azad Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Silver
2001 Eduruleni Manishi Surya Murthy / Satya[b]
Bava Nachadu Ajay
Adhipathi Jagan
Akasa Veedhilo Chandra Sekhar (Chandu)[a]
Snehamante Idera Aravind
2002 Santosham Karthikeya Nandi Award for Best Actor
Manmadhudu Abhiram
2003 Sivamani CI Sivamani
2004 Nenunnanu Venu Madhav
Mass Ganesh (Mass)[a]
2005 Super Akhil
2006 Sri Ramadasu Kancherla Gopanna [8]
Boss - I Love You Gopal Krishna
2007 Don Suri
2008 Krishnarjuna Lord Krishna (Bangaram)
King Raja Chandra Pratap Varma aka King (Bottu Seenu, Sarath)[a]
2010 Kedi Ramesh (Rummy)[a]
Ragada Satya Reddy
2011 Gaganam Major N. Raveendra
Rajanna Rajanna
2012 Shirdi Sai Shirdi Sai Baba
Damarukam Mallikharjuna
2013 Greeku Veerudu Chandu
Sri Jagadguru Aadi Sankara Chandaludu
Bhai Vijay
2014 Manam Seetharamudu / Nageshwar Rao "Bittu"[b]
2016 Soggade Chinni Nayana Bangarraju / Dr. Ram Mohan[b]
Oopiri Vikramaditya
Nirmala Convent Himself Also singer for the song "Kotha Kotha Bhasha" [9]
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Hathiram Bhavaji
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 Rudra
2018 Officer Sivaji Rao IPS
Devadas Deva
2019 Manmadhudu 2 Sambasiva Rao / Sam
2021 Wild Dog Vijay Varma [10]
2022 Bangarraju Bangarraju / Dr. Ram Mohan[b] Filming; also singer for the song "Laddunda" [11]
TBA Films that have not yet been released TBA Filming [12]

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
2006 Style Mass
2010 Thakita Thakita Nag
2015 Dongaata Himself
Akhil
Size Zero [13]
2016 Premam Vikram's father

Films in other languages[]

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1989   Prakash Tamil
1991 Shiva Shiva Hindi
1992 Khuda Gawah Inspector Raja Mirza Hindi
1992 Drohi Raghav (Shekhar)[a] Hindi
1995 Criminal Dr. Ajay Kumar Hindi
1995 Apna Desh to Apna Ho (Meri Jann Hindustan) Video Album Hindi Cameo
1996 Mr. Bechara Ajay Hindi
1997 Ratchagan Ajay Padmanabhan Tamil
1998 Angaarey Raja Lokhande Hindi
1998 Zakhm Raman Desai Hindi
2002 Agni Varsha Yavakri Hindi
2003 LOC Kargil Major Padmapani Acharya Hindi
2011 Payanam Major N. Raveendran Tamil
2015 Inji Iduppazhagi Himself Tamil Cameo appearance
2016 Thozha Vikramadhithya (Vikram) Tamil
2022 Brahmāstra Films that have not yet been released Ajay Vashisht Hindi Filming [14]

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) [15][16]
2022 Bangarraju

Television[]

Year Title Language Role Channel
2014 Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (Seasons 1-3) Telugu Host MAA TV
2015
2016
2019 Bigg Boss 3 Host Star Maa
2020 Bigg Boss 4
2021 Bigg Boss 5
2022 Bigg Boss Non-Stop Host Disney+ Hotstar

See also[]

Notes[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Suresh Krishnamoorthy (2013-04-30). "At the end of the day, Nag wants to feel good". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-20.
  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. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  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. ^ "Nagarjuna turns singer for the first time". The Times of India. 16 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Palisetty, Ramya (20 August 2021). "Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya begin Bangarraju shoot. See pics from puja ceremony". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ K., Janani (29 August 2021). "Nagarjuna's film with Praveen Sattaru titled The Ghost. First look out on his birthday". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Nagarjuna to do a cameo in 'Size Zero'". 14 May 2015.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Annapurna Studios announces sports drama Loser - Telugu Movie News". Xappie.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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