==Acting career==

Nagarjuna, began his acting as a child artist in the 1967 [[Telugu film]] ''[[Sudigundalu]]'' directed by veteran [[Adurthi Subbarao]]. It stars his father [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] in lead role. Years later he made his debut as a lead actor through the 1986 Telugu film ''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]'' directed by [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]]. It is the remake of 1983 [[Hindi film]] ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]''. The film was a success giving Nagarjuna a good start.

Later, he was starred in films like ''[[Majnu]]'', directed by [[Dasari Narayana Rao]], which was well received and became successful, Nagarjuna received positive reviews for his portrayal. He was then starred in [[Sankeertana]], another hit directed by debutant [[Geetha Krishna]] with music by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. He is an excellent hero. The film was appreciated for its content and music.

In 1988, he starred in the blockbuster ''[[Aakhari Poratam]]'', scripted by [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]], and directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] where he was paired opposite [[Sridevi]] and [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]]. In 1988 he starred in ''[[Janaki Ramudu]]'' paired along with [[Vijayashanti]] directed again by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] was also a decent runner. Though his acting was not up to the standards, he was lucky enough to get more opportunities.

In 1989 He was starred in the [[Maniratnam]] directed [[Romantic drama film|Romantic-drama]], ''[[Geethanjali (1989 film)|Geetanjali]]''. The film went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] in 1990.

Immediately, he saw another success, ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]''. This film marked the debut of leading Bollywood director [[Ram Gopal Varma]]. The film is based on college politics, a new genre at that time. In 1990, he subsequently made his [[Bollywood]] debut with the Hindi remake of the same film titled ''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]''. Even, the Hindi version saw a huge box-office success. He was then starred in the [[social problem]] film ''[[Jaitra Yatra]]'' for which he received critical reception. He followed it up with average fares like ''[[Prema Yuddham]]'', ''[[Nirnayam (1991 film)|Nirnayam]]'' and ''[[Iddharu Iddhare]]''. All the films did nothing exceptional to Nagarjuna's career as they were only moderately acclaimed and saw only average success.

He followed it up with box office hits like ''[[Killer (1991 film)|Killer]]'', ''[[Neti Siddhartha]]'', ''[[Chaithanya]]'', and ''[[Nirnayam (1991 film)|Nirnayam]]'' working with eminent directors such as [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]], [[Prathap Pothen]] and [[Priyadarshan]]. Nagarjuna thus gained the tagline ''Celluloid Scientist'' for experimenting with different genres. Other films which were released in the subsequent years include ''President Gari Pellam'', ''[[Varasudu]]'', ''[[Gharana Bullodu]]'' and ''Allari Alludu''. Among them, ''[[President Gari Pellam]]'', ''[[Gharana Bullodu]]'' and ''Allari Alludu'' were big hits at box-office.

In 1994 he starred in a Hindi-Telugu bilingual ''[[Criminal (1994 film)|Criminal]]'' directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. The same year he ventured into comedy for the first time with ''[[Hello Brother(film)|Hello Brother]]''. It was later remade into Hindi as ''[[Judwaa]]'' and dubbed into Tamil. In 1996, Nagarjuna starred and produced ''[[Ninne Pelladata]]'', which was directed by [[Krishna Vamsi]]. The movie won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu]]. The next year, Nagarjuna acted in ''[[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]]'' where he portrayed the role of [[Annamacharya]], a 15th-century Telugu singer and poet, won him his [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] and his first [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] for [[Nandi Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]].He also received a National Award for Special mention for the film Annamayya. His subsequent releases were ''[[Nuvvu Vastavani]]'', ''Ninne Premistha'' and ''[[Azad (film)|Azad]]''.

He was starred in the romantic comedies such as ''[[Santosham (2002 film)|Santosham]]'', ''[[Manmadhudu]]'', and ''[[Shivamani (film)|Shivamani]]'' as well. He produced ''[[Satyam (2003 film)|Satyam]]'' in 2003, that starred his nephew [[Sumanth]]. In 2004, Nagarjuna had two releases, ''[[Nenunnanu]]'' and ''[[Mass (film)|Mass]]''. The latter was produced by Nagarjuna and directed by choreographer [[Lawrence Raghavendra]]. In 2005, Nagarjuna acted in and produced ''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''. In 2006, he starred in ''[[Sri Ramadasu]]'', his second period film based on the 18th-century Telugu composer of the same name.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sri Ramadasu floors them all |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/15/stories/2006041503530200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 April 2006 |accessdate=2 March 2010 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Nagarjuna received the [[Nandi Award]] for Best actor for the film. In December 2007, he appeared in ''[[Don (2007 film)|Don]]'' and a year later, he appeared in ''[[King (2008 film)|King]]'' alongside [[Trisha Krishnan]] and [[Srihari]].

In the year 2010, he had releases such as ''[[Kedi (2010 film)|Kedi]]'' and ''[[Ragada]]''. His latest film ''[[Gaganam]]'' was released on 11 February 2011. Its Tamil version was titled ''[[Payanam]]''. In 2011 Nagarjuna signed three movies in a row. They are [[Rajanna]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Nagarjuna Rajanna movie details |url=http://cinema.currentweek.net/2011/04/nagarjunas-rajanna-set-caught-fire-rs.html }}</ref> ''[[Damarukam]]'' and ''[[Shirdi Sai]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.currentweek.net/2011/05/nagrjuna-saibaba-movie-titled-as-shirdi.html |title=Nagarjuna Saibaba Movie Titled As ‘Shirdi Sai’ &#124; Complete Cost And Crew Details Exclusively &#124; Currentweek Cinema |publisher=Cinema.currentweek.net |date= |accessdate=2012-10-24}}</ref> He completed two new films Greekuveerudu starring Nayanatara opposite him and this was an average grosser at the box office. His next release was Bhai which was a disaster at the box office starring Richa Gandhopadhyay opposite to him.<ref>[http://www.ifilmish.com/nag-looks-handsome-in-love-story/ Nagarjuna's Love Story] ifilmish.com</ref> In 2014, Nagarjuna, was starred in the [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]], family drama, [[Manam (film)|Manam]], directed by [[Vikram Kumar]]. Later, he has acted in [[Soggade Chinni Nayana]], in a dual role, and later he did a handicapped role in Vamshi Paidipally's bilingual film [[Oopiri]], which is a recent blockbuster hit.Overall, he is a good human being everyone have come across.