Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
Acting
🎂 1923-09-20
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.
Cast credits(108)
Ravindra Babu
1982
Chaitanya
2014
Abhimanyu
1957
Valmiki
2011
1959
Kabirdas
2006
Chanakya
1977
Raja
1971
1963
Gumasta
1968
Chakravarthy
1994
1961
2006
Narada Maharshi
1958
1951
Devadasu
1953
Chandram
1961
Dr. Raghu
1966
Jagannatham
1993
1969
Raja
1962
Qais
1949
Justice Ramachandra Rao / Raju
1970
1971
Krishna Rao
1959
Ram's Grandfather
2009
1966
A. K. Raju
1955
1964
Srinivasa Rao
1994
Venu
1962
Collector Rama Kantha Rao
1987
Telugu actor
1973
Chandrasekhar
1959
Bhaskar
1960
Prasad
1983
Seetharamaiah
1991
Chief Minister Satya Murthy
1988
Anand
1964
Raghunatha Rao / Raghu
1955
1986
Chandram
1953
Anand Rao
1988
1961
1960
1990
Ramudu
1973
Krishna / Seenu
1966
Ranga Rao & Venu (Dual role)
1980
Rajesh
1981
Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara Prasad
1998
1960
Gopi Krishna
1985
1963
1998
1965
Prabhu
1950
Raghu
1969
1945
1966
1964
1981
Sanjeevi
1985
1955
1961
1993
1959
Dr. Murali Krishna
1962
Satyam
1954
1971
Buchi Babu
1973
1989
1963
Tenali Ramakrishna
1956
1982
1957
Gopu
1957
1965
Raja Shekaram
1990
1959
Tukaram
1973
Venu
1955
Dr. Chakravarthy
1992
Venu
1956
1954
1982
Special CBI Officer Ravindra Nath
1970
1987
Vasanth
1950
Prasad
1969
Rajesh
1983
1958
2022
1960
Salim
1955
Ravi
1956
Raja Raghupathi Rao & Sekhar
1970
Prasad
1983
Suryam
1969
Rama Krishna
1956
Chandra Shekar
1978
Sudhakar
1949
Vipranarayana
1954
Balaraju
1948
1946
1948
Vikrama
1949
1963