Akhil was born in San Jose, California, United States, and was raised in Hyderabad, India.

[2][3] Akhil debuted as a child artist in the film Sisindri (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award.

Akhil Akkineni was born on April 8, 1994, in San Jose, California, United States,[1][3] to actors Nagarjuna and Amala.

[2] Later in his teens, he pursued cricket and became a member in his father's Nag Kings team, in the 2010 celebrity Tollywood Trophy, which was a fundraiser for the Movie Artistes' Association.

His match-winning half-century in the final against Venkatesh's Venky Warriors, saw him secure the man-of-the-match and man-of-the-series awards.

[7] As an infant, Akhil debuted in his father's production, Shiva Nageswara Rao's comedy, Sisindri (1995), an Indian adaptation of Baby's Day Out (1994).

In 2017, his second film, Hello (2017), directed by Vikram Kumar, was released along with Middle Class Abbayi and turned out to be a below-average grosser at the box-office, despite garnering generally positive reviews.

[19] Akhil's next film, Agent, directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Anil Sunkara, released on April 28, 2023.

It was made on a huge budget of 80 crores.upon release, it received highly negative reviews from both the critics and audience, alike.