Naga Shaurya was born on 22 January 1989 in Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. He lived for several years in Vijayawada, before moving to Hyderabad to pursue his dream of acting in films. Prior to entering the film industry, he played tennis. Shaurya's parents Shankar Prasad and Usha Prasad are partners in his production house. Naga Shaurya (born 22 January 1989) is an Indian actor, producer, and writer who works in Telugu films. Shaurya made his debut with the coming-of-age film Cricket, Girls And Beer (2011). After starring in the National Award winning anthology film Chandamama Kathalu (2014), Shaurya had his breakthrough with the romantic comedy Oohalu Gusagusalade, the same year. Shaurya went onto establish himself as a leading actor with successful films such as - the romantic drama Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya (2014), the romantic comedy Kalyana Vaibhogame (2016), the romantic Oka Manasu (2016), the comedy dramas Jyo Achyutananda (2016), and Chalo (2018), the fantasy comedy Oh! Baby (2019), the action thriller Ashwathama (2020) and the romantic comedy Varudu Kaavalenu (2021). Shaurya has since had suffered a career setback with four commercial failures, including Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi (2023).