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