Anyone fan of Telugu or the South Indian film industry should know Nagarjuna Akkineni. Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, born on August 29, 1959, is a multifaceted film personality who has excelled as an actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Acting is in his blood and genes as his father was the legendary Telugu film actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
Some Facts about Nagarjuna Akkineni
Nagarjuna is a predominantly Telugu actor but has acted in Tamil and a few Hindi films. He has won various awards, including two national and three Filmfare Awards (South). Like his father, Nagarjuna has excelled in biographical movies depicting different characters like Sai Baba, Hathiram Bavaji, and the 15th-century composer Annamacharya.
Though born in Madras (now Chennai) in 1959, he hails from Ramapuram in the Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He did his initial schooling in Hyderabad before joining the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, for his first year BE (Mechanical Engineering), where he was collegemates with Krishnamachari Srikanth, the flamboyant Indian Test cricket opener and commentator. He left the college early and joined Easter Michigan University, Michigan, to complete his BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Nagarjuna – The Early Life
Nagarjuna belonged to one of the most illustrious film families in the Telugu industry after NT Ramarao. His father, Nageswara Rao, was an acclaimed actor during his prime. Nagarjuna started his illustrious film career as a child artiste in 1967. He enacted his first lead role in the 1986 Telugu film Vikram, a remake of the Bollywood film Hero. After that, he established himself as a competent Telugu actor. He performed lead roles with top heroines like Shobana, Sridevi, Suhasini, Vijayashanti, and later on, Amala (who became his wife).
He has performed in some Hindi films like Shiva, Criminal, Khuda Gavah, LOC Kargil, etc. In between, he also worked in some Tamil movies like Ratchagan.
Nagarjuna married Lakshmi Daggubati, daughter of noted producer D Rama Naidu and sister of actor Venkatesh. They have one son, Naga Chaitanya (a prominent actor), who was in the news recently because of his divorce from Samantha. Nagarjuna divorced his wife Lakshmi and married his co-star from various films, Amala, in 1992. They have one son, Akhil, who is also an actor.
Nagarjuna – Awards and Accomplishments
Nagarjuna has won several awards for his performances in Telugu films.
He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award, the Nandi Award for Best Actor, and the National Award for his role as Annamacharya, a 15th-century Telugu poet and singer, in the film Annamayya in 1997.
He received another Nandi Award for Best Actor for portraying Sri Ramadasu in the film Sri Ramadasu in 2006.
Besides, he has won seven more Nandi Awards, one more National Award, and two more Filmfare Awards.
Nagarjuna debuted as a TV producer in 2009 for the soap opera Yuva. Besides, he was a significant shareholder in the TV channel Maa TV. He also hosted the Telugu version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire titled Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu in 2014. Besides, he hosted the Telugu versions of Big Boss from 2019 to 2021.
Nagarjuna – The Entrepreneur
Nagarjuna is the co-owner of Mumbai Masters in the Indian Badminton League with Sunil Gavaskar. He also owns the Mahi Racing Team in partnership with M S Dhoni. He is also a co-owner of Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League.
Nagarjuna endorses Kalyan Jewellers in Telugu. He was listed in Forbes India’s top 100 Celebrities in 2012 and 2013, at No 36 and No 43, respectively.
Nagarjuna established N3 Realty Enterprises as its founding partner.
Nagarjuna and his wife, Amala, co-founded Blue Cross of Hyderabad, an NGO recognized by the Animal Welfare Board of India. In addition, he has served as a Brand Ambassador for HIV/AIDS campaigns and starred in an animated software tutorial on the subject in 2010.
Nagarjuna – What the stars foretell
Nagarjuna turns 63 on August 29, 2022. Here is what the stars foretell about one of the top superstars from the Telugu Film Industry.
He was born in Chennai on 29 - 08 - 1959.
Nagarjuna's horoscope is the horoscope of a Taurus ascendant whose lord is Venus sitting in the 4th house owned by Leo. His birth constellation is Ardra which is dedicated to Lord Rudra i.e. Shiva.
Nagarjuna’s birth chart has Jupiter sitting in the 7th house in the Scorpio sign and is aspecting the Lagna. The 10th house, which is for professional life, is in the aspect of Venus, making it Amatyakaraka, which means highly auspicious.
Talking about Venus, it is the significator of creative work, which gives us proficiency in the line of arts and music. Nagarjuna’s natal chart has Venus in conjunction with the Sun which is placed in its own house.
Ketu is sitting in the 11th house, which makes him spiritual. If you note, Nagarjuna has also done many devotional movies, his spiritual karma is very good right from his past life.
There is a special yoga in Nagarjuna's birth chart - Rashi Parivartan Yog, also known as Exchange of Signals, and Mercury and Moon together form this yoga. Moon is posited in Gemini in the second house, and Mercury is present in Cancer in the third house. Mercury is the lord of Gemini, and Moon is the lord of the Cancer sign i.e., Mercury is sitting in the sign of Moon and Moon is sitting in the sign of Mercury, and this is called Rashi Parivartan Yoga in Vedic and Parashari Astrology. It comes in the count of very special yoga and is very beneficial for the native.
Due to mutual exchange, both planets are strong and powerful. That's why their Moon and Mercury are in a very strong and beneficial position. Rashi Parivartan Yoga is one of the very auspicious yogas, and it gives them immense success.
Now, if we talk about Varshaphal and how will the coming year 2023 be for them, then all of you people should know that it will go on moving forward and will make its mark in the film industry and business itself. Their health and fitness level will also be very good. In appearance, he seems to be only 40 years old, but in reality, his age is beyond 60.
His upcoming film Brahmastra will also give good business at the box office, and he will sign more films in the coming time in Bollywood.
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