Naga Chaitanya

In 2019, Majili was released on 5 April, directed by Shiva Nirvana, which features his wife Samantha Akkineni, they both previously worked together in Ye Maaya Chesave, Manam and Autonagar Surya. This will be their first collaboration after marriage. Majili collected ₹ 40 crore (US$5.6 million) share and ₹ 70 crore (US$9.8 million)gross Worldwide, becoming highest grossing individual film in Chaitanya's career.

In 2018, he starred in a brief role in the Savitri biopic, Mahanati, directed by Nag Ashwin, which was a huge hit. He played his grandfather Nageswara Rao. On 31 August 2018, Shailaja Reddy Alludu directed by Maruthi Dasari released mixed reviews and turned out a below average grosser. He co-starred with Anu Emmanuel and Ramya Krishnan. Times Of India wrote, "Some preaching, some family drama, some humour and Sailaja Reddy Alludu plays safe for a festive release." On 2 November, barely two months later, his next film, the thriller Savyasachi released and failed. It was directed by Chandoo Mondeti. It featured Naga Chaitanya in the role of an ambidextrous man.

After an on/off courtship since November 2015, Chaitanya got engaged to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu on 29 January 2017. Chaitanya and Samantha tied the knot in Goa, in a Hindu religious ceremony on 6 October and a Christian ceremony on 7 October. Both were private ceremonies, where only close friends and family were present. They're known as "ChaySam" by the public.

In May 2017, Rarandoi Veduka Chudham, a family drama, brought further acclaim for Chaitanya.

His subsequent film, the thriller Yuddham Sharanam released on 8 September 2017 but ended up a disaster.

In 2016, he starred in the remake of the 2015 Malayalam cult-romantic film Premam, of the same name, alongside Shruti Hassan. Premam released in October 2016 and garnered huge success and praise. This film brought him one of the biggest successes of his career. After success of Premam his next release was Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo, released two days after demonetization, received positive reviews. and won him critical acclaim but no commercial success.

In 2015, his release was the action-crime drama Dohchay, directed by Sudheer Varma released in 2015 to poor reviews. Later that year, he was brought aboard for Gautham Menon's bilingual romantic thriller film Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo.

In 2014, Chaitanya appeared in the period-drama Manam, which also featured his grandfather, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and father, Akkineni Nagarjuna. He played two roles in the film, which were of a middle class father in 1983 and a happy-go-lucky college student. Deccan Chronicle wrote: "Naga Chaitanya has done a decent job and compared to his earlier films he matured a lot as an actor." Sify.com wrote "There is lot of improvement in Naga Chaitanya`s acting. He looks natural and has done justice to his role."Samantha Akkineni played his love interest in Manam.

Chaitanya debuted in 2009 with the film Josh, directed by Vasu Varma, in which he played a college student. Rediff.com wrote: "As a debutant, Naga Chaitanya has performed well. He has his moments where he's proven himself. There is always scope for improvement and one hopes that he will hone his skills in the years to come." Chaitanya won the Filmfare Award South for Best Male Debut.

Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He 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, directed by Gautham Menon. This film Ye Maaya Chesave co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu released in 2010, and was a critical and commercial success. His next film Sukumar's 100% Love, co-starring Tamannaah was a super success. This was soon followed by the flop Dhada, co-starring Kajal Aggarwal and Bejawada. Chaitanya also appeared in the movie Autonagar Surya. 2014 saw him in the Manam. In 2016, he starred in two films, the romance drama Premam, co-starring Shruti Haasan, and the thriller Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo. In 2017, he starred in Rarandoi Veduka Chudham.In 2019, he starred in the romantic drama Majili alongside his wife Samantha Akkineni.