Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
Known For
Acting
Born
1923-09-20 in Andhra Pradesh, India
Died
2014-01-22
Biography
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian film actor and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was starred in a variety of roles in his seventy five year career, while becoming one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema. He was one of the instrumental figures in moving the Telugu Cinema industry from Madras to Hyderabad in the early 60s alongside D. V. S. Raju. He founded Annapurna Studios in the year 1975 to provide infrastructural support to the new film industry in Hyderabad. He later started the Annapurna International School of Film and Media within Annapurna Studios in 2011.
Most Known For
Dharma Daata
as Raja Raghupathi Rao & Sekhar
Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
as Sekhar
Velugu Needalu
as Chandram
Keelu Gurram
as Vikrama
Raksha Rekha
as Sudhakar
Women's Authority
Prema Nagar
Anarkali
as Salim
Maro Prapancham
as Special CBI Officer Ravindra Nath
Laila Majnu
as Qais
Aadarsa Kutumbam
as Prasad
Swapna Sundari
as Prabhu
Navaratri
Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
as Seetharamaiah
Balaraju
as Balaraju
Parivartana
as Satyam
Manchi Manasulu
as Venu
Manam
as Chaitanya
Mangalya Balam
as Chandrasekhar
Bangaru Kutumbam
as Srinivasa Rao