Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who stars in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh. His second film was, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim.
Naga Chaitanya was born on 23 November 1986 to actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and Lakshmi Daggubati, of the Naidu Family.Chaitanya was born in Hyderabad, but moved to Chennai.
He received schooling at the PSBB School in Chennai. He played the guitar and keyboard occasionally for the PSBB school band. He studied his college education in Hyderabad. He was then sent to an acting school in Mumbai, and subsequently to Hollywood Studios in California (USA) to learn dance and fights before he made his debut. He is also anautomotive enthusiast and occasionally participates in organised motorsports.
Chaitanya debuted in the 2009 film Josh, directed by newcomer Vasu Varma and produced by Dil Raju. Prior to the release of his first film, he signed his second film with Indira Productions, which was to be directed by Gautham Menon. Ye Maaya Chesave released in February 2010 with comparisons drawn to his father's romantic film, Geethanjali.
His next movie was Sukumar's 100% Love which was followed by Dhada and Bejawada. Chaitanya also appeared in the movie Autonagar Surya.In 2013, he appeared in Thadaka.
