Telugu film star actor Akkineni Nagarjuna is all set to announce his 100th film. It is rumored to be directed by Tamil cinema director Ra Karthik. He previously helmed Ashok Selvan’s “Nitham Oru Vaanam”. Now, according to the latest reports Nagarjuna is planning to release this film in May 2026 as a summer treat for the audience.

ANR’S legacy

Any actor can only dream to act in 100 films in his career, there are only a handful of actors across the country who can say they acted in 100 films. Being the son of Late Akkineni Nageshwar Rao(ANR), Nagarjuna throughout his career carried his father’s legacy on his shoulders. 

That legacy can easily be a burden and some can crumble under its weight. But, Nagarjuna with his cool and charming personality handled that legacy well. 

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100 FILMS JOURNEY

In 1986 Nagarjuna made his debut as lead actor with the film ‘Vikram’, it is directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. This film became a commercial success giving Nagarjuna a solid start, then he acted in hit and average films, but his biggest success came with “Aakhari Poratam” directed by K. Raghavender Rao. 

Geetanjali

During the early stages of his career Ngarjuna searched throughout the country who can match his sensibilities and chose ManiRatnam as the man who can present him the best on screen, so he literally chased Mani for a month to do a film with him. Mani agreed and that film became “Geetanjali”. 

Geetanjali became an all time blockbuster film, it travelled across the country and put Nagarjuna on a star status journey.

Shiva

Immediately after Geetanjali Nagarjuna established himself as a superstar with the debut film of Ram Gopal Varma’s “Shiva”, this film presented Nagarjuna as an action hero who can be a menacing strong alpha male. From then on Nagarjuna never looked back in his career.    

Continued success 

From then on he acted in many super hit films throughout his career and donned many varied characters, ranging from devotee to an all out villain. Films like Annamayya, Ramadasu established him as a serious actor, whereas Hello Brother, Manmadhudu and King made him an actor who can crack a few jokes as well.

With Santosham, Ninne pelladtha, Nuvvu vasthavani he continued his forte as Romantic hero as well. This versatility in his filmography tells us that he is an actor that will be etched in history as best from Telugu cinema. 

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