Naga Chaitanya

Some Lesser Known Facts About Naga Chaitanya

• Naga Chaitanya is an Indian actor mainly known for his work in the Telugu film industry. He became popular for his role as Karthik in the Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave (2010). He is also known for the films Premam (2016), Majili (2019), Venky Mama (2019), Love Story (2021) and Bangarraju (2022).

•  He was born into the Akkineni-Daggubati family, which has nurtured a lineage of Telugu actors, directors, and producers.

  

• He completed his studies in Chennai and returned to Hyderabad to pursue his graduation. He used to play keyboard and bass guitar in his school band and also went on to study keyboard at Trinity College London.

• When he was in the second year of his college, he told his father that he wanted to take up acting as his career.

• His parents got divorced when he was a child.

• Before becoming an actor, he did a three-month acting course in Mumbai. Later, he received training in acting and martial arts in Los Angeles.

• Other Telugu films in which he appeared include Dhada (2011), Dohchay (2015), Yuddham Sharanam (2017), Venky Mama (2019), and Thank You (2022).

  

• He made a cameo appearance in the Telugu films Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini (2015), Aatadukundam Raa (2016), Mahanati (2018), and Oh! Baby (2019).

  

• In 2014, he played a dual role in the Telugu film Manam as Radha Mohan.
  

• He was featured on the Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men list consecutively three times from 2017 to 2020.

• In October 2021, Samantha took to Instagram to announce that she and Chaitanya had decided to separate. ^[8]Hindustan Times She wrote,
  

  To all our well wishers. After much deliberation and thought Chay and I have decided to part ways as husband and wife to pursue our own paths. We are fortunate to have a friendship of over a decade that was the very core of our relationship which we believe will always hold a special bond between us. We request our fans, well wishers and the media to support us during this difficult time and give us the privacy we need to move on. Thanking you for your support.”

• In 2022, he appeared in the Hindi film Laal Singh Chaddha as Balaraju Bodi.

  

• He got his first car at the age of 18 from his father.

• He is an introvert and is not very active on social media. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
  

  I’m very disconnected from social media, to be honest. It’s… I’m such a boring person online. Of course, around my film releases, I’m reading more than posting. Reading conversations, reviews, and reactions. But I don’t attach myself too much to it, because there’s a lot of toxic material there, there is a lot of toxic material and if you can’t filter it in and figure out what’s good for you, and what’s not good for you, it can drain you and it can put you on the wrong path.”