Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
Birthday: 1923-09-20 | Place of Birth: Andhra Pradesh, IndiaAkkineni 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Chaitanya
as Valmiki
as Kabirdas
as Jagannatham
as Seetharamaiah
as Chief Minister Satya Murthy
as Prasad
as Rajesh
as Chanakya
as Buchi Babu
as Justice Ramachandra Rao / Raju
as Dr. Murali Krishna
as Raja
as Krishna Rao
