Nagarjuna is one of the most popular stars in the Telugu film industry. Nagarjuna is not only an Indian actor but also a film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. He acted in more than 100 movies predominantly in Telugu, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and two National Film Awards. Nagarjuna is one of the stars who always encourages new talent. Here are a few filmmakers who were introduced by Nagarjuna.
Ram Gopal Varma:
Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu and Hindi films, in addition to television. He is known for presenting the Indian Political Trilogy, and the Indian Gangster Trilogy. He started his career as a director with the movie, Siva in which Nagarjuna acted as the male lead.
YVS Choudary:
YVS Choudary is an Indian Telugu cinema writer, director, producer, distributor, exhibitor and a music company owner. He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the film Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi financed by Nagarjuna under the banner Great India Entertainments.
Dasaradh:
Dasaradh, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Tollywood. Santosham, a Telugu-language comedy drama directed by Dasaradh who co-wrote the film with Gopimohan and Trivikram Srinivas. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Prabhu Deva, Gracy Singh and Shriya Saran.
Kalyan Krishna:
Kalyan Krishna Kurasala is an Indian film screenwriter and director known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the movie Soggade Chinni Nayana which was released in 2016. Later, he directed Rarandoi Veduka Chudham, Nela Ticket and Bangarraju.
Geetha Krishna:
Geetha Krishna is an Indian film director, who has made Telugu and Tamil films. He made his debut with the Telugu film Sankeertana starring Nagarjuna. Sankeerthana, financed by M. Gangaiah under the Konark Movie Creations banner and directed by Geetha Krishna. It stars Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishna. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as En Paadal Unakkaga and later remade in Tamil as Deiva Vaakku. The filmmaker won Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director.