Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted predominantly in Telugu cinema, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and two National Film Awards namely, for Ninne Pelladata (1996), which he produced won the Best Feature Film in Telugu and a Special Mention as actor for Annamayya (1997).
Satya is a Sanskrit Concept in Indian religions that loosely translates into English as "Truth".
Mass is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence in his directorial debut. Produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner, it stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Jyothika, Charmy Kaur, Raghuvaran and Rahul Dev. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was released on 23 December 2004 and was a blockbuster at the box office. It was the highest-grossing film in Nagarjuna's career at the time. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Veeran. In 2005, the film was dubbed in Hindi as Meri Jung - One Man Army and it was also re-dubbed in Hindi as Mass in 2022.
Sumanth Kumar Yarlagadda, known mononymously as Sumanth, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the eldest grandson of Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios.
The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film. Chiranjeevi is the most nominated with 21 nominations and the most awarded with seven times winning the award.
Snehamante Idera is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language buddy comedy drama film produced by R.B. Chowdhary under the Super Good Films banner and directed by Balasekaran. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sumanth, Sudhakar, Bhumika Chawla and Prathyusha, with music composed by Shiva Shankar. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Friends. The film was an average grosser at the box office.It was dubbed into Hindi in 2007 as Naya Jigar.
Krishnarjuna is a 2008 Indian fantasy comedy film produced by M.Mohan Babu on his Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner and directed by P. Vasu. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Manchu Vishnu and Mamta Mohandas. The music composed by M. M. Keeravani. In the film, when Baba, an astrologer claims that Satya's first husband will be killed, her brother Pedababu plans to get her married to the ill-treated orphan Arjun. However, Lord Krishna comes to Arjun's assistance and rescue.
Sisindri is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Siva Nageswara Rao and produced by Nagarjuna. The film stars Nagarjuna's son Akhil Akkineni. Nagarjuna, Giri Babu, Tanikella Bharani, Sudhakar, Aamani, Sarath Babu and Subhalekha Sudhakar play supporting roles. Music is composed by Raj, his debut film. The film is inspired by the American film Baby's Day Out (1994).
Neninthe is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Ravi Teja and Siya Gautam play the lead roles. Chakri is the music director. Though the film became an Average at the box-office, The film won three Nandi Awards. The movie eventually gained a cult status in Telugu Cinema. The movie is dubbed in Hindi as Ek Aur Vinashak (2009)
Sudigundalu (transl. Whirlpools) is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language philosophical film, produced by Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Adurthi Subba Rao under the Chakravarthy Chitra banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and has music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 28 June 1968. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, The Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu. It marked the debut of Nageswara Rao's son Nagarjuna as child artist in a cameo. The cult classic film was screened at the Tashkent Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of India.
Venket Ram is an Indian celebrity and fashion photographer, who has shot principal photography stills for several notable films as well as portfolios.
Bhai (transl. Brother) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni under Annapurna Studios and directed by Veerabhadram Chowdary in association with Reliance Entertainment. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni and Richa Gangopadhyay, with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad.
The Akkineni–Daggubati family is a prominent Indian film family with a history predominantly in Telugu cinema. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Daggubati Ramanaidu are the prominent heads of both families. Members of the family include actors, film directors, and producers.
Rao Gari Illu is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Y. Surendra under Annapurna Studios and S. S. Creations banner and directed by Tharani Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha and Revathi, while Nagarjuna has given cameo appearance and music was composed by Chakravarthy. The film is loosely based on the 1965 American film The Sound of Music.
Akhil Akkineni is an American-born Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Akhil was born in San Jose, California, and was raised in Hyderabad, India. Akhil debuted into films as a child artist in the children's film Sisindri (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award. He is also the captain of Telugu Warriors cricket team that competes in Celebrity Cricket League.
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film, produced by Prasad V. Potluri under PVP Cinema, Matinee Entertainment, OAK Entertainments banner, and directed by Ohmkar. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Seerat Kapoor, with music composed by S. Thaman. The film is a sequel to Raju Gari Gadhi (2015) and second installment in Raju Gari Gadhi franchise. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Pretham (2016).
Officer is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma on his R Company Production banner. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Myra Sareen in the lead roles and music composed by Ravi Shankar. The Tamil dubbed version, Simtaangaran was released on 1 January 2021.
Surya Kiran is an Indian director and actor who works in Telugu-language films. He is known for directing Satyam. Also, he participated in Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu 4 as a contestant and is evicted on day 7.
Dhana 51 is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by R. Soorya Kiran and starring Sumanth and Saloni Aswani with Mukesh Khanna in a negative role. This film inspired the storyline of the Kannada film Bindaas (2008).
