Akhil Akkineni: Everything About The Young Telugu Actor!

Akhil Akkineni is an Indian actor who works in the Telugu cinema industry. At the early age of 1, Akhil made his entry as a child artist with the 1994 film ‘Sisindri’. He also won a Filmfare Special Award for his first movie. In 2015, Akhil made his debut in a lead role with the film ‘Akhil: The Power of Jua’. Later, the actor went on to be part of movies such as Hello, Mr. Majnu, Most Eligible Bachelor, and Agent. Akhil has a massive fan following on social media platforms with over 3 million followers on both Facebook and Instagram.

Akhil Akkineni Physical Stats

Akhil Akkineni Family

Born on 8 April 1994, Akhil hails from an actor family. The actor’s grandfather, the late Akkineni Nageswara Rao was a renowned actor-producer in the Telugu film industry. Akhil’s father Nagarjuna, and mother Amala are also famous actors in the South Indian film industry. Akhil has a half-brother Naga Chaitanya who also is a leading actor in the Telugu film industry.

Akhil Akkineni Relationships

Akhil was in a relationship with Shriya Bhupal, the granddaughter of business tycoon GVK Reddy. Shriya, who runs her own design label, ‘Shriya Som’ was four years older than the actor. After dating for two years, the couple later got engaged on December 9, 2016. However, within a few months, their marriage was called off. Reportedly, it was the huge age gap between the two that led to Akhil developing cold feet after the engagement. If rumors are to be believed, Akhil and Shriya even had a big fight at the Hyderabad airport.

Akhil Akkineni Education

The actor did his schooling at Chaitanya Vidyalaya till class VIII. Later, he went to Australia for two years, came back, and did his Inter at Oakridge International School, Hyderabad. Subsequently, the actor joined the University of South Florida for a Degree in BBA. Akhil has also attended an acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.

Akhil Akkineni Controversies

On January 22, 2023, Nandamuri Balakrishna, a leading actor in Telugu made a distasteful remark against Akkineni Nageswara Rao, the grandfather of Akhil. It was during the celebration event of his film “Veera Simha Reddy” that Balakrishna made a controversial statement that his father SV Ranga Rao had some contemporaries like Akkineni, Thokkineni, and some others. It led to a furore on social media and Akhil later issued a statement mentioning that disrespecting a legendary actor like Nageswara Rao is like degrading oneself.

Akhil Akkineni Profession

Akhil stepped into the world of films in 1994 as a child artist. Back then, he was just a 1-year-old kid and the movie was ‘Sisindri’, directed by Siva Nageswara Rao. It was an an Indian adaptation of the American film ‘Baby’s Day Out’.  For his maiden film, Akhil won the Filmfare Special Award that year. Later, in 2014, the actor played a cameo role in the film ‘Manam’. 

In 2015, Akhil made his debut as a lead actor with ‘Akhil: The Power of Jua’, directed by V. V. Vinayak. He was paired with Sayyeshaa Saigal in the film. However, the movie bombed at the box office and following its disaster, the actor went on a two-year hiatus.

Akhil made a comeback in 2017 with ‘Hello’, a film directed by Vikram Kumar. However, the movie failed to create an impact at the box office. It was followed by his third film Mr. Majnu in 2019 which also flopped. Thus, 3 of Akhil’s films tasted failure back to back at the box office.

In October 2021, Akhil delivered his first hit, ‘Most Eligible Bachelor’, a romcom directed by Bhaskar Natarajan. The last movie from the actor was ‘Agent’ directed by Surender Reddy, released in theatres on 28 April 2023.

Akhil Akkineni Source Of Income

Akhil’s main source of income is from acting in movies. Reportedly, his net worth comes close to $8 million.

Lesser Known Facts About Akhil Akkineni

• Since his childhood days, Akhil has been crazy about cricket. The actor once revealed in an interview that the real reason he moved to Australia for studies was to play cricket.

• According to the actor, he was not inclined towards academics and he hardly scraped through.

• Akhil was never forced into acting and at the age of 16, he decided to pursue a career in acting.

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