Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner and Legend of Telugu cinema, legendary actor and producer Akkineni Nageswara Rao (fondly called ANR), Recently Passed Away in Hyderabad. He was 91.
Today Akkineni Nageswara Rao fans meet Gudivada MLA Kodali Nani for ANR’s Bronze Statue in Gudivada. Kodali Nani supports ANR fans and appointed Committee following persons as members to Establish ANR’s Bronze Statue in Gudivada
Battling cancer for years, Mr ANR 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.He was honoured with India’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2011. He was also honoured with Padma Shri.
He is credited with being a pioneer in shifting Telugu film industry from then Madras to Hyderabad.He established Annapurna studios and his son Nagarjuna , daughter-in-law Amala and several grandsons followed in ANR’s footsteps to become actors.
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