Akkineni–Daggubati family

The Akkineni–Daggubati family is a prominent Indian film family with a history predominantly in Telugu cinema. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Daggubati Ramanaidu are the prominent heads of both families. Members of the family include actors, film directors, and producers.^[1]

Akkineni–Daggubati family
Family
Current region	Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Place of origin	Prakasam and Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
Members	Akkineni Nageswara Rao D. Ramanaidu D. Suresh Babu Venkatesh Nagarjuna Amala Akkineni Sumanth Sushanth Rana Daggubati Naga Chaitanya Akhil Akkineni
Traditions	Telugu
Heirlooms	Annapurna Studios, Ramanaidu Studios

Family Tree

Daggubati-Akkineni family tree
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Annapurna D. Ramanaidu Rajeswari Sathyavathi Yarlagadda Akkineni Amala Akkineni Nagarjuna Lakshmi Daggubati D. Suresh Babu Lakshmi Venkatesh Anumolu Susheeila Akhil Akkineni Naga Chaitanya Rana Daggubati Sumanth Sushanth

Note: Dashed lines indicate separation.

First generation

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao, actor and producer, known by his initials ANR
  • Married to Annapurna Kollipara
• D. Ramanaidu, producer
  • Married to Rajeswari
• A. V. Subba Rao (Anumolu. V. Subba Rao)

• 
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao
• 
  D. Ramanaidu

Second generation

• Akkineni Sathyavathi; daughter of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna
  • Married to Surendra Yarlagadda^[2]
• Akkineni Venkat Rathnam producer; son of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna
  • Married to Akkineni Jyothsna
• Akkineni Naga Susheeila; daughter of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna
  • Married to Anumolu Satya Bhushana Rao, son of Anumolu. V. Subba Rao
• Saroja Akkineni; daughter of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna
• Nagarjuna actor and producer; son of Nageswara Rao and Annapurna
  • Married to Lakshmi Daggubati (divorced)^[3]
  • Married to Amala Mukherjee, actress^[4]
• D. Suresh Babu producer; son of Ramanaidu and Rajeswari
  • Married to Lakshmi
• Venkatesh actor; son of Ramanaidu and Rajeswari
  • Married to Neeraja^[5]
• Lakshmi Daggubati, daughter of Ramanaidu and Rajeswari
  • Married to Nagarjuna (divorced)
  • Married to Sharath Vijayaraghavan^[6]

• 
  Nagarjuna
  ANR's son
• 
  Amala Akkineni
  Nagarjuna's second wife
• 
  D. Suresh Babu
  Ramanaidu's first son
• 
  Venkatesh
  Ramanaidu's second son

Third generation

• Sumanth Kumar Yarlagadda, actor; son of Surendra Yarlagadda and Sathyavathi Akkineni
  • Married to Keerthi Reddy, actress (divorced)
• Supriya Yarlagadda, actress and producer; daughter of Surendra Yarlagadda and Sathyavathi Akkineni
  • Married to Charan
• Annapurna Akkineni; daughter of Akkineni Venkat and Akkineni Jyothsna
• Adhithya Akkineni; son of Akkineni Venkat and Akkineni Jyothsna
• Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Daggubati Lakshmi
  • Married to Samantha Ruth Prabhu, actress (2017–2021; separated)^[7]
  • Engaged to Sobhita Dhulipala, Actress (8 August 2024)^[8]
• Sushanth Anumolu, actor; son of Anumolu Satya Bhushana Rao and Naga Susheeila Anumolu, paternal grandson of producer A. V. Subba Rao (Anumolu. V. Subba Rao)
• Akhil Akkineni, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Amala
• Rana Daggubati, actor; son of Suresh Babu and Lakshmi
  • Married to Miheeka Bajaj^[9]
• Abhiram Daggubati; son of Suresh Babu and Lakshmi^[10]
• Malavika Daggubati; daughter of Suresh Babu and Lakshmi^[11]
  • Married to Bharath Krishna Rao^[11]
• Aashritha; daughter of Venkatesh and Neeraja^[12]
  • Married to Vinayak Reddy^[13]
• Bhavana; daughter of Venkatesh and Neeraja^[12]
• Hayavahini; daughter of Venkatesh and Neeraja^[12]
• Arjun; son of Venkatesh and Neeraja^[12]

• 
  Naga Chaitanya
  Son of Nagarjuna and Lakshmi
• 
  Sushanth
  Son of Satya Bhushana and Susheeila
• 
  Akhil Akkineni
  Son of Nagarjuna and Amala
• 
  Rana Daggubati
  Suresh Babu's son

See also

• Konidela–Allu family

References

1. Nitin, B (3 September 2017). "Tollywood's first families: The kings and queens who rule the Telugu film industry". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017.
2. "Akkineni Nageswara Rao: The Tollywood baton has been handed down for three generations now". The Times of India. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
3. "Happy Birthday Nagarjuna: Marital Life of Tollywood's Handsome Hunk in Five Pictures". The Times of India. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
4. "Akkineni Nagarjuna and Amala celebrate 26th wedding anniversary". The Times of India. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
5. "Venkatesh and Neeraja - Tollywood celebs and their less famous spouses". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
6. Sharma, Bhavana (14 March 2020). "Did you know who Naga Chaitanya's step-father and half-brother are? Take a look. [Photo]". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
7. "Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya announce divorce: Give us privacy to move on". Pinkvilla. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
8. "It's Official".
9. "Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj Wedding Photos, Marriage Video, Images, Latest Pictures & Live News Update: Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj get hitched in an intimate wedding ceremony at Hyderabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
10. "Abhiram Daggubati gearing up for his debut film with director Teja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
11. "Photos: Rana Daggubati's sister Malavika's wedding". 12 December 2012.
12. "Relationship goals! Venkatesh Daggubati's wife Neeraja clicks her superstar husband on a cool evening". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
13. "Aashrita Daggubati's marriage". The Times of India.