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Nageshwara Rao Akkineni

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 20, 1923(90)

Day of Death

January 22, 2014

Place of Birth

Andhra Pradesh, India

Also Known As

Akkineni Nageswara RaoANR
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Nageshwara Rao Akkineni

Acting

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.

Known For

Filmography