Biography :
Naga Chaitanya
(Nov 23, 1986)
Name :Naga Chaitanya
Date Of Birth :Nov 23, 1986 (Age-39)
Family & Relations
Parents :Nagarjuna Akkineni, Lakshmi
Brother(s):Akhil Akkineni
Mini Biography :
Naga Chaitanya was born in a family that has Telugu cinema industry heavy weights. He was born to Akkineni Nagarjuna and his first wife Lakshmi (daughter of Rama Naidu). His maternal grandfather Dr. D Raman Naidu is billed as Movie Mogul, while his paternal grandfather Akkineni Nageswara Rao was also a recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke and Padma Vibhushan awards. He is also nephew of Venkatesh, another matinee idol and his cousins include Sumanth and Sushanth, who are also into Telugu movies.
Naga Chaitanya was brought up in Chennai by his mother Lakshmi after the splitsville Nagarjuna. His schooling was in Chennai at PSBB School. Later, his father Nagarjuna ignited to act in movies and he was sent to Mumbai. He has also undergone dance and action classes at Hollywood Studios in California.
Naga Chaitanya made his debut in Josh (2009), directed by Vasu Varma and produced by Dil Raju. However, the film turned out to be a flop at the box office. But Naga Chaitanya’s performance received great applause and he even got Nandi Award and CineMAA award for Best Debut Actor (Male). So it was only awards that have brought similes to Naga Chaitanya for his debut film.
But Naga Chaitanya struck gold with his second movie Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) directed by Gautham Menon and produced by Manjula and Sanjay Swaroop under Indira Productions. AR Rahman scored music while Samantha has made her debut in Tollywood.
Ye Maaya Chesave was a super hit and Naga Chaitanya was showered with praises from all corners. This movie has changed his fortunes of his career in Telugu cinema industry. He was approached by several directors and top production houses, but Naga Chaitanya was cautious in choosing his roles. Currently, Naga Chaitanya is enacting in a movie directed by Sukumar, produced by Geetha Arts and another film directed by Ajay Bhuyan under Kamakshi movies.