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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 90 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.
Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao [a] (born 29 August 1959) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema, as well as in a few Hindi and Tamil films. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He has appeared in over 90 films and is a recipient of two National Film Awards for Ninne Pelladata (1996) and Annamayya (1997).
Ninne Pelladata was an Industry Hit, [3] marking Nagarjuna's first silver jubilee hit in Telugu. [4] It received several accolades, including three Filmfare Awards South (Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress), two Nandi Awards (including Best Home-viewing Feature Film), and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.
It stars Nagarjuna and Shobhana, with music composed M. M. Keeravani. Upon release, the film received widely positive reviews and remained a box office hit. [1] Regarded as one of the top cop movies in Telugu, it was subsequently dubbed in Tamil and released as Kaaval Thurai. The film was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as Banglar Hero (1998).
The film stars Nagarjuna in the titular role, alongside Jyothika, Charmy Kaur, Raghuvaran and Rahul Dev. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while Shyam K. Naidu and Marthand K. Venkatesh handled the cinematography and editing respectively. Mass was released on 23 December 2004 and became the highest-grossing film in Nagarjuna's career.
Azad (transl. Independent) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language superhero film written and directed by Thirupathisamy, and produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Shilpa Shetty and Soundarya music composed by Mani Sharma. The film completed 100 days run in 4 centres and won four Nandi Awards.
Nagarjuna, starring in his first direct Tamil film in 13 years, was part of an ensemble cast that includes around 45 actors from both Tamil and Telugu industries, the cast being retained for both versions. [5] This was Nagarjuna's first film without a love interest for his character. [8] Nagarjuna's Tamil voice was dubbed by Sekar. [9]
The film stars Nagarjuna as Hathiram Bhavaji, alongside Anushka Shetty, Jagapathi Babu, Saurabh Raj Jain, and Pragya Jaiswal. Sai Kumar, Rao Ramesh, Sampath Raj, Ashmita Karnani, Brahmanandam, and Ajay play supporting roles. It has music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Akhilandakoti Brahmandanayagan.