He is a famous South Indian actor. He was born on 29 August 1959 in a Telugu family in Chennai. He has worked with almost all the Bollywood actresses in the 90s. His father was also an actor of the 50s, 60s, 70s Was a famous actor. His father has been honoured with many awards. He ranks first in net worth in the South film industry. His height is 6.0 feet.His weight is 74 kg.
Education/Qualification
He received his primary education from Hyderabad Public School. He then did his Intermediate from Little Flower Junior College, Hyderabad. He did Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Later, he obtained a Master’s degree in Automobile Engineering from San Jose State University.
Career
Due to his film family, he started working in some films as a child artist with his father. He expressed his desire to work in films as soon as he completed his studies. He made his debut in the year 1986 with the film Vikram.This film was produced by his elder brother Venkat Akkineni. This film was the Telugu remake of Jackie Shroff’s Hero film released in 1983. This film did very well at the box office. Then his films started coming one after the other. Some films were hits while some films flopped badly. Acting in the 1987 film Majnu, Sankirtan was liked a lot. The film that came after this, Aakhri Portam, was a superhit. After this, he gave films one after the other. He played many different types of characters. Always thought of doing something different.
Family Members
His father’s name is Akkineni Nageswara Rao and mother’s name is Annapurna Akkineni. His elder brother Akkineni Venkat is a well-known producer. His three sisters are Late Sathyavathi, Naga Sushila and Saroja Akkineni. He has a son, Naga Chaitanya, from his wife Lakshmi. He is a famous actor of Telugu cinema. Then in 1990, he got divorced. Then he married for the second time, whose name was Amala. He has Akhil Akkineni from his second wife Amala. In this way, he has two children.
Movies Name
Manmadhudu, Geethanjali, Shiva, Oopiri, Manam, Annamayya, Zakhm, Ninna Pelladatha, Hello Brother, Payanam, Om Namo Venkatesaya, Gaganam, Santosham, Sri Ramadasu, Nirnayam, Shirdi Sai, Devadas, Sisindri, Govinda Govinda, Chandralekha, Khuda Gawah, Nuvvu Vasthavani, king, Soggade Chinni Naryan, Mass etc.
Awards Name
1.Six Nandi Awards. 2.Two South Filmfare awards. 3.Two National Awards 4.One IIFA Utsavam
Net Worth
His total net worth is Rs 3500 crore. He ranks first among the richest persons in the South film industry.