Moreover he is popular as hero of popular fiction (Novels) which were made into films e.g. He is specifically remembered in Andhra Pradesh for his biographical roles like Dr.Chakravarthy, Devadasu, Vipranarayana, Chakradhari, Tukaram, Kalidasu, Jayadeva, Tenali Ramakrishna, Kshethrayya etc. His younger son Nagarjuna is also an actor in Telugu.Įven at the age of 82+, Dr Akkineni Nageswara Rao still acts. He is noted for his class roles in the mid 60's. Soon after the move to Hyderabad, Nageswara Rao founded his own production house, Annapoorna Studios located in Banjara Hill. He is the first person to cause the shift of Telugu film industry to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh from Chennai, Tamilnadu in an attempt to bring together the mother tongue of industry and industry itself. He is also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Nageswara Rao was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990 for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.
That is why he is called as jithulamari nakka (cunning fox) and he always struck true to his name. But whereas NTR was more manly and shoots straight, ANR was like a fox always cunning and shooting from others shoulder. He acted with NTR who is one of the greatest actors of India for almost 40 years.They both called each other as brother.
His films include a diverse range of genres which include mythological, folk tale, social, adventure and drama. He is one of the first fully commercial Telugu Cinema heroes.
Krishna, Andhra Pradesh), also known as ANR, is a film actor from Gudivada Andhra Pradesh. Īkkineni Nageswara Rao (born Septemat Venkataraghavapuram, Dist.
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