ᱟᱠᱷᱤᱞ ᱟᱠᱠᱤᱱᱮᱱᱤ | |
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ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ | ᱘ ᱮᱯᱨᱤᱞ ᱑᱙᱙᱔ ᱥᱟᱱ ᱡᱳᱥ, ᱠᱟᱞᱤᱯᱷᱚᱨᱱᱤᱭᱟ, ᱭᱤ.ᱮᱟ.[᱑] |
ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ | ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟᱱ[᱒] |
ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱷᱲᱟ | ᱞᱤ ᱥᱴᱨᱟᱥᱵᱚᱨᱜᱽ ᱛᱷᱤᱭᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱮᱸᱰ ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ ᱤᱱᱥᱴᱤᱪᱭᱩᱥᱚᱱ, ᱭᱩ.ᱮᱥ. |
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ | ᱟᱠᱴᱚᱨ |
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ | ᱑᱙᱙᱕; ᱒᱐᱑᱔ ᱠᱷᱚᱱᱟᱜ |
ᱟᱯᱟᱛ ᱮᱸᱜᱟᱛ | ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱨᱡᱩᱱᱚ ᱟᱢᱞᱟ |
ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ | ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱮ ᱰᱟᱜᱽᱜᱩᱵᱚᱴᱤ-ᱟᱠᱠᱤᱱᱮᱱᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ |
ᱟᱠᱷᱤᱞ ᱟᱠᱠᱤᱱᱮᱱᱤ (ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱘ ᱚᱯᱨᱮᱞ ᱑᱙᱙᱔) is an American actor of Indian origin[᱑] who predominantly works in Telugu-language films.
As an infant, Akkineni debuted in his father's production, Shiva Nageswara Rao's comedy Sisindri (1995), an Indian adaptation of Baby's Day Out (1994).[᱓] Later in his teens, he pursued cricket and became a member in his father's Kings team, in the 2010 celebrity Tollywood Trophy, which was a fundraiser for the Movie Artistes' Association. His match-winning half-century in the final against Venkatesh Daggubati's Warriors, saw him secure the man-of-the-match and man-of-the-series awards.[᱔] His performance saw him get called up to play for the Telugu Warriors in the inaugural Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) in 2011. Since then he has regularly participated in the CCL tournament, winning the 2016 edition as captain of his team.[᱕]
In 2014, Akkineni appeared in a cameo in Vikram Kumar's hit family drama Manam (2014), which featured three generations of actors from the Akkineni family. He brief cameo was an instant hit with the audience.[᱖] hel described his shoot for the film alongside his grandfather, father and half-brother, as "nervous and exciting".[᱗] Manam went on to become one of the most profitable Telugu films of 2014. Critics dubbed the film as a "classic" en route to it winning several awards, including Best Film at the Filmfare Awards.[᱘][᱙] hel subsequently went on to make appearances in several commercials, notably for Karbonn, Mountain Dew, and Titan.[᱑᱐]
Akkineni's debut film as a full-fledged lead was V. V. Vinayak's Akhil (2015).[ᱥᱟᱹᱠᱷᱭᱟᱹᱛ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ] In order to prepare for the role, the actor enrolled in a stunt workshop with his personal trainer Kicha and attended workshops in Thailand for two months.Produced by actor Nithin, the film began production in December 2014 and featured him alongside fellow debutante actress Sayesha Saigal.[᱑᱑]