Akhil Akkineni (born 8 April 1994) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. The son of actors Nagarjuna and Amala, and the grandson of actor Nageswara Rao, Akhil pursued acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before making his debut in films in 2014 with a cameo appearance in Manam. His first film in a lead role came in Akhil (2015).[2]