Naga Chaitanya Akkineni is the
son of actor Nagarjuna who is
making his impact in Telugu cin-
ema. He debuted in the 2009 film
Josh, directed by newcomer Vasu
Varma and produced by Dil Raju.
Josh was an average grosser.
Prior to the release of his first
film, he signed his second film
with Indira Productions, directed
by Gautham Menon. This film Ye
Maaya Chesave co-starring Sa-
mantha Akkineni released in 2010,
and was a critical and commercial
success. His next film Sukumar's
100% Love, co-starring Taman-
naah was a super success. This
was soon followed by the flop
Dhada, co-starring Kajal Aggarwal
and Bejawada.
Chaitanya also appeared in the
movie Autonagar Surya. 2014 saw
him in the blockbuster Manam. In
2016, he starred in two films, the
hit romance dramaPremam, co-
starring Shruti Haasan, and the
average running thriller Sahasam
Swasaga Sagipo. Subsequently,
in 2017, he starred in Rarandoi
Veduka Chudham, which became
his highest grosser. In 2018, he
starred in the films Shailaja Reddy
Alludu, which was an average
grosser, and the thriller Savyasa-
chi, which was a flop. His recent
outing Majili is doing some out-
standing business at the box-office.
This will be their fourth film togeth-
er. Majili is the biggest hit in the
career of Naga Chaitanya till date.
Chaitanya was born in Chennai,
Tamilnadu. His parents are the
actor and entrepreneur Akkineni
Nagarjuna, the son of actor Ak-
kineni Nageswara Rao and Lak-
shmi Daggubati, the daughter of
producer D. Ramanaidu. While
Nagarjuna married former actress
Amala Mukherjee, Lakshmi mar-
ried Sharath Vijayaraghavan, a
corporate executive at Sundaram
Motors. Chaitanya has one half-
brother Akhil Akkineni, born to his
father and step-mother.
In 2019, Majili which is due to be
released on 5 April, directed by
Shiva Nirvana, which features
his wife Samantha Akkineni, they
both previously worked together
in Ye Maaya Chesave, Manam
and Autonagar Surya. This will be
their first collaboration after mar-
riage. After the film ended up as
a smashing hit, he tested his luck
again with Venky Mama along
with his uncle Venkatesh. The film
directed by Bobby ended up as a
decent hit.
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