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Akkineni Nageshwara Rao

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.


Aliases
  • A.N.R
  • Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
  • Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  • ANR
English

Mahakavi Ashethrayya

1976
as Kshetrayya

Prema Nagar

1971
as Kalyan

Laila Manju

1949
as Qais

Tenali Ramakrishna

1956
as Tenali Ramakrishna

Manase Mandiram

1966
as Dr. Raghu

Panduga

1998
as Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara Prasad

Premabhishekam

1981
as Rajesh

Dr. Chakravarthy

1964
as Dr. Chakravarthi

Sudigundalu

1968
as Gumasta

Parivartana

1954
as Satyam

Velugu Needalu

1961
as Chandram

Nammina Bantu

1959
as Prasad

Pelli Kanuka

1960
as Bhaskar

Pelli Naati Pramanalu

1958
as Krishna Rao

Iddaru Iddare

1990
as Justice Madhusudan Rao

Bharatha Vilas

1973
as Akkineni Nageshwara Rao

Buddimantudu

1969
as Madhavayya & Gopalam

Donga Ramudu

1955
as Ramudu

Iddaru Ammayilu

1972
as Madhusudhana Rao

Bhaktha Jayadeva

1961
as Jayadevudu

Illarikam

1959
as Venu

Palnati Yudham

as Balchandrudu

Murali Krishna

1964
as Krishna

Pooja Phalamu

1964
as Madhu

Bhookailas

1958
as Narada

Siri Sampadalu

1962
as Prasad

Kanna Koduku

1973
as Krishna

Aatma Balam

1964
as Anand

Sutradhaarulu

1989
as Hanumathdasu

Sri Rama Rajyam

2011
as Valmiki

Producer

Movie Sudigundalu 1968
Movie Rani Aur Jaani 1973