Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. For his performances in various films, Chaitanya won several awards including Filmfare Award South for Best Debut, Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor and SIIMA award for Best Actor Critics. He established himself as one of the leading and successful actor in Telugu cinema.
Chaitanya made his debut with Josh (2009), and later starred in Gautham Menon-directed Ye Maaya Chesave (2010). He then went onto to play the lead in successful films such as 100% Love (2011), Manam (2014), Premam (2016), Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo (2016), Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017), Majili (2019), Venky Mama (2019), and Love Story (2021). Chaitanya married actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu in 2017 who announced their separation in October 2021.
Naga Chaitanya was born on 23 November 1986 in Hyderabad to actor Nagarjuna and Lakshmi Daggubati.
