Hyderabad: legendary actor and producer Akkineni Nageswara Rao (fondly called ANR), died in the early hours in Hyderabad today. He was 91. Battling cancer for years, Rao had an acting career spanning 75 years and had acted in the lead role as hero in 240 Telugu films apart from working in several Tamil films as well.
Born Sep 20, 1924, Rao’s 70-year-old career comprises a filmography of over 250 films. He had predominantly worked in Telugu as well as in a few Tamil films. He started his career in theatre and plated even women roles in the initial years of his career. In 1944, he essayed the lead role in Telugu drama “Sitarama Jananam”.
Some of his best films include “Batasari”, “Devadasu” and “Prem Nagar”. He was currently shooting for Telugu family drama “Manam” with son Akkineni Nagarjuna and grandson Akkineni Naga Chaitanya.
In 2011, he received the Padma Vibhushan award. He is survived by two sons and two daughters.
Bureau Report
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