Akhil Akkineni (born 8 April 1994) is an Indian film actor who works in the Telugu film industry. The son of actors Nagarjuna and Amala, Akhil made his acting debut as a baby who leaves his home in the comedy film Sisindri (1994), aged one.Born into a film family on 8 April 1994 in San Jose, California, Akhil is the son of Akkineni Nagarjuna and his second wife Amala (née Mukherjee); his elder half-brother Naga Chaitanya is also an actor. He is the grandson of actor and film producer Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is of Telugu descent on his father's side, and on his mother's side he is of Bengali and Irish descent.