Akkineni Nagarjuna Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Akkineni Nagarjuna

• Akkineni Nagarjuna started his career as a child actor. In 1967, he appeared as a child artist in the Telugu film ‘Sudigundalu.’
  

  Infant Akkineni Nagarjuna

• He grew up in Hyderabad, India.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna’s childhood photo

• While he was pursuing graduation, the former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikanth was his collegemate.

• In the late 1980s, he appeared in various Telugu films like ‘Captain Nagarjun’ (1986), ‘Agni Putrudu’ (1987), ‘Murali Krishnudu’ (1988), ‘Geetanjali’ (1989), and ‘Siva’ (1989).

• As a producer, he has worked in many Telugu films like ‘Premabhishekam’ (1981), ‘Ninne Pelladata’ (1996), ‘Mass’ (2004), ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’ (2016), and ‘Bangarraju’ (2022).
  

  Bangarraju

• In 1991, he appeared in his 25th Telugu film ‘Jaitra Yatra’ in which he played the role of Teja.

• He became friends with the Indian actress Amala while working in Telugu films. After being friends for a few months, they started dating each other. In 1991, while they were on a trip to the US, Nagarjuna proposed to Amala for marriage.

• Nagarjuna has acted in many Hindi films like ‘Khuda Gawah’ (1992), ‘Criminal’ (1995), ‘Zakhm’ (1998), ‘LOC Kargil’ (2003), and ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’ (2022).
  

  Criminal

• In the 1990s, he acted in many Telugu films such as ‘Allari Alludu’ (1993), ‘Vajram’ (1995), ‘Ninne Pelladata’ (1996), and ‘Annamayya’ (1997).
  

  Allari Alludu

• In 1995, he started his film production unit operating in Seychelles.

• He has played cameo roles in many Telugu films including ‘Ghatothkachudu’ (1995), ‘Style’ (2006), ‘Rajanna’ (2011), ‘Size Zero’ (2015), and ‘Premam’ (2016).

• In 1997, after watching his Telugu film ‘Annamayya,’ one of his fans built a temple named Annamacharya temple in Hyderabad as his love for Nagarjuna.

• He has been featured in a few Hindi music videos like “Apna Desh to Apna Ho” (Meri Jann Hindustan; 1997) by Hariharan and “Betiyaan” (Save the Girl Child; 2013) by Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Sonu Nigam.
  

  Betiyaan- Save the Girl Child

• He has also appeared in a few Tamil films such as ‘Payanam’ (2011), ‘Inji Iduppazhagi’ (2015), and ‘Thozha’ (2016).
  

  Thoza

• Some of his other Telugu films are ‘Shirdi Sai’ (2012), ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’ (2016), ‘Devadas’ (2018), ‘Bangarraju’ (2022), and ‘Naa Saami Ranga’ (2024).
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna as Shirdi Sai Baba

• He has also lent his voice to many Telugu songs like “Okkade Devudu” from Shirdi Sai (2012), “Dikka Dikka Dum Dum” from Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016) and “Laddunda” from Bangarraju (2022).

• In 2013, he became the co-owner of the badminton team Mumbai Masters which played in the Indian Badminton League. The other owner of the team is the Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.

• Nagarjuna, along with the Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, owns a motorcycle racing team Mahi Racing Team India. Apart from this, he is the co-owner of the football club Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna during a racing event of his team

• On 2 August 2013, he started a sports equipment company named Akva Sports Private Limited.

• In 2013, at the 100 Years of Indian Cinema’s celebration Delhi Film Festival, he represented the South Indian cinema.

• In 2014, Amitabh Bachchan made a special appearance in his film Manam.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna and Amitabh Bachchan in Manam

• From 2014 to 2016, he hosted the reality TV show ‘Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu,’ aired on MAA TV.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna in Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu

• In 2014, Nagarjuna, along with his business partner Preetam Reddy, started two restaurants named N Grill and N Asian.

• On 3 October 2016, he became a partner in a private firm named DVSN Partners LLP. He is also a designated partner at the private company Manam Enterprises LLP.

• Since 2019, he has been hosting the popular reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’ which aired on Star Maa.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna as a host in Bigg Boss Telugu 

• In 2020, he produced the Zee5 TV sports show ‘Loser.’

• He is also the host of the reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Non-Stop’ from 2022. The show is streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.

• He has also started a few film production and entertainment companies named Annapurna Protein Family Entertainment Center Private Limited, Akkineni Arts Academy Private Limited, and Annapurna Studios Private Limited (Partix).

• He owns a few other private firms named N3 Enterprises Private Limited and Agrofarms Private Limited.

• Nagarjuna has been featured on the cover of various magazines such as Filmfare, Jade, South Scope, and Cine Josh.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna featured on Filmfare

• He once worked as a co-director of the film animation company ‘Heart Animation.’

• He has also started a non-profit film school ‘Annapurna International School of Film and Media’ in Hyderabad.

• He has been actively involved in various social welfare services like welfare campaigns by MAA TV association and HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns. He was once featured in the HIV/AIDS animated software tutorial created by TeachAids.

• He has co-started an animal welfare NGO named Blue Cross of Hyderabad.

• In a span of 20 years, he has done 90 films in various languages like Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films.

• In 2024, there were speculations that he would contest the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections in 2024 from the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party. ^[21]News 18

• He enjoys playing various sports like golf.

• He is often spotted smoking cigarettes.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna smoking a cigarette

• He enjoys consuming a glass or two of Chardonnay Wine at parties and events. ^[22]Great Andhra

• He is an avid animal lover.
  

  Akkineni Nagarjuna with a dog

• He is a good friend of business tycoon Anil Ambani.