Guess Who: From Bollywood to South cinema, there are many superstars who have given big hits and blockbuster films. However, all these stars have also seen bad times in their careers. Today here we will tell you about a superstar who rules South cinema. The interesting thing is that this superstar has more flop films than hits in his account. Despite this, he enjoys stardom a lot and charges crores for each of his films. Let’s know who this superstar is?
This South superstar had studied mechanical engineering
The superstar we are talking about is a mechanical engineer. The special thing is that his father was also a popular actor and now his son is also ruling the hearts of the audience with his films. Yes, now you must have understood that we are talking about South superstar Nagarjuna.
The debut film itself was a hit
Nagarjuna is the son of very famous Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He completed one year of mechanical engineering at Anna University’s Guindy College of Engineering in Madras and then decided that he would make a career in acting. Knowing his son’s intention, the father sent him to Mumbai to attend an acting workshop and decide if he really wanted to do this. Let us tell you that Nagarjuna started his career as a lead actor in the Telugu film industry with the film ‘Vikram’. It proved to be a box office success and Nagarjuna’s career also took off.
Nagarjuna gained popularity by becoming an action star
After this, Nagarjuna established himself on the throne of a superstar with his strong acting. Nagarjuna has mainly acted in action films. With films like Aakhri Poratam, Vicky Dada, Shiva, Neti Siddhartha, Chaitanya, Nirnayam, Anthem, Killer, Khuda Gawah, Rakshan, Hello Brother, Govinda Govinda, Criminal, Ratchagan, Azad, Shivamani, Mass, Super, Don and King, Nagarjuna’s image was established as an action star.
Nagarjuna has more flops than hits to his credit
Many of Nagarjuna’s films have been remade in Bollywood and even his Bollywood films like LOC Kargil, Khuda Gawah and Brahmastra have been box office hits. However, according to Box Office India, Nagarjuna has more flops than hits. His list of flops reportedly includes 44 movies.
Charges 20 crores per film
Despite giving more flop films than hits, Nagarjuna reportedly charges Rs 20 crore per film. Along with this, the actor also lives a super luxury life. According to Financial Express, Nagarjuna, one of the most successful actors in Telugu cinema history, has a total net worth of more than $364 million (about Rs 3100 crore).
According to reports, the value of all real estate properties of Nagarjuna is around Rs 800 crore. He also owns a private jet. With this, he is much richer than other superstars like Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Chiranjeevi, Prabhas and Rajinikanth.
Nagarjuna Work Front
Talking about Nagarjuna’s work front, he will soon be seen in the film Kuber. Directed by Shekhar Kammula, the film also stars Dhanush and Rashmika Mandanna. However, the release date of the film has not been announced yet.
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