Nagarjuna’s wife, Amala Akkineni on getting close to stepson Naga Chaitanya during college days, says ‘His mother used to live in Chennai’

Providing context to their family history, Nagarjuna first married Lakshmi Daggubati — daughter of the late producer D Ramanaidu and sister of actor Venkatesh and producer Suresh Babu — in 1984.

Telugu superstar Nagarjuna’s wife, Amala Akkineni, recently opened up about her relationship with her stepson Naga Chaitanya, reflecting on how their bond evolved gradually over the years and grew stronger as he stepped into adulthood.

In a conversation with NTV, Amala explained that while she had always remained “in touch” with Naga Chaitanya during his childhood, she truly connected with him only after he moved to Hyderabad for his college education. Until then, he had been living in Chennai with his mother.

When asked about the influence she had as a parent on both Chaitanya and Akhil, Amala shared, “Chaitanya was a young man when I really got to know him because his mother used to live in Chennai. He grew up there. He came to Hyderabad only for college. Of course, I was very much in touch with him, but I really got to know him when he moved to Hyderabad. Lovely human being. He has maturity and wisdom beyond his age. Very responsible. He is the kind of person who has never made mistakes and has always listened to his father. So, he always had his own planning and thought.”

She then spoke about Akhil Akkineni, her son with Nagarjuna, and continued, “Akhil, of course, is my son, and I had a lot of influence on him. We brought up our boys to be very independent. They have been taught to make decisions for themselves from a young age. They have been taught to make decisions and move on with them, not be a cat on the wall. When we encouraged they were able to face their own success and failures. They grew up beautifully. They had the love and support of not just the family, but the audience, too. They have been able to learn from both the good times and the bad times.”

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Providing context to their family history, Nagarjuna first married Lakshmi Daggubati — daughter of the late producer D Ramanaidu and sister of actor Venkatesh and producer Suresh Babu — in 1984.

Their son, Naga Chaitanya, was born in 1986. The couple parted ways in 1990, and in 1992, Nagarjuna married Amala. Their son, Akhil Akkineni, was born in 1994.