Naga Chaitanya

[1][2] Chaitanya was born on 23 November 1986 in a Telugu family to actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and Lakshmi Daggubati in Hyderabad.

[18] He next starred in the 2010 romantic drama Ye Maaya Chesave, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, which was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, with a different cast and climax.

The Times of India wrote, "After good performances in his last two films, Naga Chaitanya doesn't live up to expectations.

While the young actor still needs to work on his facial expressions, he was saddled with a poorly sketched character in this film, devoid of all heroism, and he fails to rise above it.

The Hindu wrote: "Naga Chaitanya shows tremendous improvement even his last outing, the debacle called Bejawada.

[31] In 2014, Chaitanya appeared in the period-drama Manam, which also featured his grandfather, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and father, Nagarjuna.

Deccan Chronicle wrote: "Naga Chaitanya has done a decent job and compared to his earlier films he matured a lot as an actor.

Chaitanya brings in the right amount of grit and intensity required for his role and shows that he can carry a film on his shoulders with the help of an able director.

[39] In 2016, Naga Chaitanya starred in the remake of the 2015 Malayalam cult-romantic film Premam, of the same name, alongside Shruti Hassan.

[44] The New Indian Express stated, "Naga Chaitanya's casting for a role like this was spot on, and the actor delivers one of his finest performances till date".

Firstly, the family drama Rarandoi Veduka Chudham, directed by Kalyan Krishna opposite Rakul Preet Singh.

[50][51] Chaitanya starred in a brief role in the 2018 Savitri's biopic, Mahanati, directed by Nag Ashwin, which was a huge hit.

Hindustan Times wrote, "The film is a commercial entertainer and the same old formula of a sincere son-in-law who helps his lady love's family is presented well."

Two months later, his next film, the thriller Savyasachi directed by Chandoo Mondeti featured Chaitanya in the role of an ambidextrous man.

India Today wrote, "Chaitanya does his part well but looks caricaturish in the romantic portions and they test your patience.

[60][61] In 2021, Chaitanya starred as a lower caste boy in the film Love Story opposite Sai Pallavi.

[63] Deccan Chronicle noted, "Naga Chaitanya delivers his career's best; he's brilliant as a guy constantly facing caste discrimination yet moving on.

[69] The film received mixed to negative reviews, The Hans India wrote "Though, Chaitanya nailed it with his performance but that is not sufficient to save this rudderless drama with no proper mission.

"[70][71] Chaitanya made his Hindi film debut with Laal Singh Chaddha, his final release of the year.

[74] Filmfare noted, "Naga Chaitanya isn't playing the central character, but manages to leave an impact through his sincerity and commitment to the role.

"[78] Chaitanya then made his digital debut with the Amazon Prime Video's web series, Dhootha, where he played an investigation journalist alongside Priya Bhavani Shankar.

[79] Hindustan Times stated, "Dhootha gives Naga Chaitanya the chance to do something he hasn't before – shed his 'good boy' image.

[89] Chaitanya first met actress Sobhita Dhulipala in a Mumbai event for the launch of his OTT show, and they began dating.

[96] Karthik Kumar of Hindustan Times noted, "Chaitanya has proved himself as the heartthrob of Telugu cinema with his good looks and his romantic films.

[103] Chaitanya is a celebrity endorser for brands and products including Ariel, Big Bazaar, Myntra and Colgate among others.