Nagarjuna Akkineni

Akkineni Nagarjuna born 29 August 1959 is an Indian actor film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema alongside Hindi and Tamil films He is the son of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao After appearing as a child artist he made his debut as a leading actor with Vikram 1986 He later appeared in Mani Ratnams romantic tragedy Geethanjali 1989 and Ram Gopal Varmas crime drama Siva 1989 His other films include Hello Brother 1994 Ninne Pelladata 1996 Annamayya 1997 Santosham 2002 Manmadhudu 2002 Mass 2004 Sri Ramadasu 2006 Manam 2014 Oopiri 2016 and Brahmāstra Part One Shiva 2022 As an actor and producer with Annapurna Studios he has received two National Film Awards including a Special Mention for Annamayya and Best Feature Film in Telugu for Ninne Pelladata nine Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South He has hosted several seasons of the reality show Bigg Boss Telugu and cofounded the Blue Cross of Hyderabad