1. In 2022, Naga Chaitanya expanded to Hindi films with the comedy drama Laal Singh Chaddha.
37 Facts About Naga Chaitanya
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Naga Chaitanya has since starred in the horror mystery series Dhootha and the romantic action film Thandel, which ranks as his highest grossing release.
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Naga Chaitanya was married to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu from 2017 to 2021.
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Naga Chaitanya has a paternal half-brother, actor Akhil Akkineni, and a maternal step-brother.
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Naga Chaitanya grew up in Chennai, where he was raised for.
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Naga Chaitanya was educated at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai and at AMM School, Chennai.
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Naga Chaitanya then completed his graduation from St Mary's College, Hyderabad.
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Naga Chaitanya expressed his desire to Nagarjuna to take up acting as his profession during his second year in college.
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Naga Chaitanya enrolled in a three-month acting course in Mumbai.
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Naga Chaitanya received further training in acting and martial arts in Los Angeles, apart from taking voice and dialogue coaching for one year before making his acting debut.
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Naga Chaitanya debuted in 2009 with the film Josh, directed by Vasu Varma, in which he played a college student.
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Naga Chaitanya next starred in the 2010 romantic drama Ye Maaya Chesave, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, which was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, with a different cast and climax.
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Naga Chaitanya played a Hindu Telugu assistant director who falls in love with a Christian Malayali girl.
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Naga Chaitanya's asset is his voice and his casual acting style.
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Naga Chaitanya has the same expression stuck on his face throughout the movie.
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The film saw Naga Chaitanya portraying the role of a college student-turned-gangster.
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Naga Chaitanya is in sync with his role, exudes over confidence and seems to have had funny stunt sequences and comic portions.
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In 2014, Chaitanya appeared in the period-drama Manam, which featured his grandfather, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and father, Nagarjuna.
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Naga Chaitanya played two roles in the film, which were of a middle class father in 1983 and a happy-go-lucky college student.
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Naga Chaitanya looks natural and has done justice to his role.
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Naga Chaitanya brings in the right amount of grit and intensity required for his role and shows that he can carry a film on his shoulders with the help of an able director.
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In 2016, Naga Chaitanya starred in the remake of the 2015 Malayalam cult-romantic film Premam, of the same name, alongside Shruti Hassan.
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The New Indian Express stated, "Naga Chaitanya's casting for a role like this was spot on, and the actor delivers one of his finest performances till date".
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Naga Chaitanya starred in a brief role in the 2018 Savitri's biopic, Mahanati, directed by Nag Ashwin, which was a huge hit.
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Naga Chaitanya featured in the 2019 film Majili along with Samantha Ruth Prabhu, in their fourth film together.
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Naga Chaitanya looks the part and shines in his portrayal of a young, aspiring cricketer.
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In 2021, Naga Chaitanya starred as a lower caste boy in the film Love Story opposite Sai Pallavi.
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Naga Chaitanya appeared in Bangarraju along with his father, Nagarjuna Sakshi stated, "Nagarjuna and Chaitanya are the core strength of the film".
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Naga Chaitanya next appeared in Thank You with Raashi Khanna.
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Naga Chaitanya married Samantha in Goa on 6 October 2017, following traditional Hindu wedding customs, and had a Christian ceremony on 7 October 2017.
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Naga Chaitanya first met actress Sobhita Dhulipala in a Mumbai event for the launch of his OTT show, and they began dating.
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Naga Chaitanya married Sobhita Dhulipala on 4 December 2024 at Annapurna Studios.
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Naga Chaitanya has frequently featured on the Hyderabad Times' Most Desirable Men list.
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Naga Chaitanya ranked 12th in 2017,7th in 2018,11th in 2019 and 6th in 2020.
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Naga Chaitanya is a celebrity endorser for brands and products including Ariel, Big Bazaar, Myntra and Colgate among others.
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In 2022, Naga Chaitanya started his own chain of cloud kitchen brand "Shoyu" in Hyderabad.
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Naga Chaitanya ventured into Motor Racing by acquiring the ownership of Motorsport racing team "Hyderabad Blackbirds ".