In this Telugu name, the person is referred to by his given name, Chaitanya.
In this Telugu name, the surname is Akkineni.
Naga Chaitanya
Chaitanya in 2016
Born
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya
(1986-11-23) 23 November 1986 (age 37)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names
Yuva Samrat, Chay (nickname)
Alma mater
St. Mary's College, Hyderabad
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2009–present
Spouse
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
(m. 2017; div. 2021)
Parents
Nagarjuna (father)
Amala Akkineni (step-mother)
Family
Daggubati–Akkineni family
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986), known professionally as Naga Chaitanya, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He has received one Filmfare Award South and one Nandi Award for his work.[1][2]
Son of actor Nagarjuna, Chaitanya made his acting debut in 2009 with Josh, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He achieved his career breakthrough with the romantic drama Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and went on to further establish himself with notable films such as 100% Love (2011), Tadakha (2013), Manam (2014), Premam (2016), Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017), Majili (2019), Venky Mama (2019), Love Story (2021), and Bangarraju (2022), while receiving the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor for Manam and three Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu nominations for Ye Maaya Chesave, Premam, and Love Story.[3] In 2022, Chaitanya made his Hindi film debut with the comedy drama Laal Singh Chaddha.
In addition to his film career, Chaitanya is the owner of the cloud kitchen chain Shoyu and is a celebrity endorser for numerous brands and products. He was married to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu from 2017 to 2021.[4]
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girl living in Hyderabad, with whom the male protagonist, played by NagaChaitanya, falls in love. Upon release of the film, Samantha received highly positive...
sequel to the 2016 film Soggade Chinni Nayana and stars Nagarjuna, NagaChaitanya, Ramya Krishna, and Krithi Shetty. Bangarraju was filmed from August...
Prasad under the banner Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. The film stars NagaChaitanya and Kriti Sanon with Brahmanandam, Ravi Babu, Posani Krishna Murali...
by Nagarjuna on his home banner Annapurna Studios, the film features NagaChaitanya and Pooja Hegde. Anoop Rubens composed the music for this film while...
performance. In December 2019, She had two releases, Venky Mama opposite NagaChaitanya and Venkatesh which received mixed reviews and Prati Roju Pandage marking...
thriller television series created and directed by Vikram Kumar. It stars NagaChaitanya, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Prachi Desai, Gnaneswari Kandregula, Anish Kuruvilla...
Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Bobby. It stars Venkatesh, NagaChaitanya, Raashii Khanna, and Payal Rajput in the lead roles, while Nassar, Prakash...
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S. Radha Krishna, Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, PDV Prasad under the banner of Sithara Entertainments. It stars NagaChaitanya, Anu Emmanuel and Ramya Krishna...
stars Aamir Khan as the title character alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan, NagaChaitanya and Mona Singh. The adaptation of Forrest Gump underwent a series of...
film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars NagaChaitanya and Samantha in her debut as lead. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni...
produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni under Annapurna Studios banner. It stars NagaChaitanya, Rakul Preet Singh, Jagapathi Babu and Sampath Raj. The film was released...
Telugu-language political action film directed by Deva Katta. The film stars NagaChaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, with Brahmanandam and Sai Kumar in pivotal...
banner and directed by debutant Krishna Marimuthu. The movie stars NagaChaitanya and Lavanya Tripathi in the lead roles. Srikanth plays the main antagonist...
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by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under Dwaraka Creations. The film stars NagaChaitanya and Manjima Mohan. The plot follows a happy-go-lucky young man who is...
Ajay Bhuyan and produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy. The film features NagaChaitanya and Kajal Aggarwal. The music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, cinematography...
Kumar Pardasani. A remake of the 2012 Tamil film Vettai. The film stars NagaChaitanya, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil and Andrea Jeremiah with the music composed...
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