The Akkineni–Daggubati family is a prominent Indian film family with a history predominantly in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

and Daggubati Ramanaidu are the prominent heads of both families. Members of the family include

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

s, and

producers Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

Family Tree

Note: Dashed lines indicate separation.

First generation

, actor and producer, known by his initials ANR ** Married to Annapurna Kollipara *

D. Ramanaidu Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He founded Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed i ...

, producer ** Married to Rajeswari File:A.Nageswara Rao.jpg,

File:RamaNaidu.jpg,

Second generation

* Akkineni Sathyavathi; daughter of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna ** Married to Surendra Yarlagadda * Akkineni Venkat Rathnam producer; son of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna ** Married to Akkineni Jyothsna * Akkineni Naga Susheeila; daughter of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna ** Married to Anumolu Satya Bhushana Rao * Saroja Akkineni; daughter of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna *

Nagarjuna Nāgārjuna . 150 – c. 250 CE (disputed)was an Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist thinker, scholar-saint and philosopher. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers.Garfield, Jay L. (1995), ''The Fundamental Wisdom of ...

actor and producer; son of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna ** Married to Lakshmi Daggubati (divorced) ** Married to

Amala Mukherjee Amala Akkineni ('' née'' Mukherjee) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and animal welfare activist. She has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films. She was a leading ...

, actress *

D. Suresh Babu Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions. In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Awa ...

producer; son of Ramanaidu and Rajeswari ** Married to Lakshmi *

Venkatesh Venkatesh is a given name and family name from the Indian subcontinent derived from Venkateswara, a Hindu deity. Notable persons with the name include: * A. Venkatesh Naik (born 1936), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * A. Venkatesh (directo ...

actor; son of Ramanaidu and Rajeswari ** Married to Neeraja * Lakshmi Daggubati, daughter of Ramanaidu and Rajeswari ** Married to Nagarjuna (divorced) ** Married to Sharath Vijayaraghavan File:Nagarjuna at 62nd Filmfare awards south.jpg,

ANR's son File:Amala at Life is beautiful promo by post noon.jpg,

Amala Akkineni Amala Akkineni (''née'' Mukherjee) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and animal welfare activist. She has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films. She was a leading ac ...

Nagarjuna's second wife File:Daggubati Suresh Babu.jpg,

Ramanaidu's first son File:Daggubati Venkatesh.jpg,

Ramanaidu's second son

Third generation

* Sumanth Kumar Yarlagadda, actor; son of Surendra Yarlagadda and Sathyavathi Akkineni ** Married to

Keerthi Reddy Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi language films. Her notable work includes '' Tholi Prema'' (1998), ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and '' Arjun'' (2004). She has received a Filmfar ...

, actress (divorced) * Supriya Yarlagadda actress; daughter of Surendra Yarlagadda and Sathyavathi Akkineni ** Married to Charan * Annapurna Akkineni; daughter of Akkineni Venkat and Akkineni Jyothsna * Adhithya Akkineni; son of Akkineni Venkat and Akkineni Jyothsna *

Akkineni Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with '' Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed '' Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). ...

, actor; son of Nagarjuna and his ex-wife, Daggubati Lakshmi ** Married to

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian I ...

, actress (2017–2021; separated) * Sushanth Anumolu, actor; son of Anumolu Satya Bhushana Rao and Naga Susheeila Anumolu, paternal grandson of producer A. V. Subba Rao (Anumolu. V. Subba Rao) *

Akhil Akkineni Akhil Akkineni (born 8 April 1994) is an American actor of Indian descent who works in Telugu films. Born into the Akkineni family, he is the son of actors Nagarjuna and Amala. In his film career, Akkineni has earned several accolades such as ...

, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Amala *

Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...

, actor; son of Suresh Babu and Lakshmi ** Married to Miheeka Bajaj * Abhiram Daggubati; son of Suresh Babu and Lakshmi * Malavika Daggubati; daughter of Suresh Babu and Lakshmi ** Married to Bharath Krishna Rao * Aashritha; daughter of Venkatesh and Neeraja **Married to Vinayak Reddy * Bhavana; daughter of Venkatesh and Neeraja * Hayavahini; daughter of Venkatesh and Neeraja * Arjun; son of Venkatesh and Neeraja File:Naga Chaitanya at CBL Telugu Thunders team jersey launch.jpg,

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). He ...

Son of Nagarjuna and Lakshmi File:Samantha At The Irumbu Thirai Trailer Launch.jpg,

Samantha Akkineni Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian ...

Chaitanya's former wife File:Akkineni Akhil.jpg,

Son of Nagarjuna and Amala File:Rana-Daggubati.jpg,

Suresh Babu's son

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Third generation

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