Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Born: 1923-09-20 in Ramapuram, Madras Presidency, British India
Died: 2014-01-22
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2022
2014
- Manam as Chaitanya
2011
- Sri Rama Rajyam as Valmiki
2009
- Jayeebhava as Ram's Grandfather
2006
- Sri Ramadasu as Kabirdas
- Chukkallo Chandrudu
2000
- Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam as Janakiramayya
1998
- Pandaga as Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara Prasad
- Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi
1994
- Gandeevam as Chakravarthy
- Bangaru Kutumbam as Srinivasa Rao
1993
- Mechanic Alludu as Jagannatham
- Rajeswari Kalyanam
1992
- Pranadaata as Dr. Chakravarthy
1991
- Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu as Seetharamaiah
1990
- Dagudumuthala Dampathyam as Raja Shekaram
- Iddaru Iddare
1989
1988
- Rajakiya Chadurangam as Chief Minister Satya Murthy
- Rao Gari Illu as Anand Rao
1987
- Collector Gari Abbai as Collector Rama Kantha Rao
- Agni Putrudu
1986
1985
- Bharyabhartala Bandham as Sanjeevi
- Illale Devatha as Gopi Krishna
1984
- Tandava Krishnudu as Chakravarthy
1983
- Oorantha Sankranthi as Venu
- Muddula Mogudu as Prasad
- Bahudoorapu Batasari as Prasad
- Sriranga Neethulu as Rajesh
1982
- Meghasandesam as Ravindra Babu
- Bangaru Kanuka
- Yuvaraju
1981
- Prema Mandiram as Pedababu Sarvarayudu / Chinnababu
- Premabhishekam as Rajesh
- Guru Sishyulu as Kalyan
- Prema Kanuka as Raja Shekaram
1980
- Nayakudu Vinayakudu as Chiranjeevi
- Yedanthasthula Meda as Ranga Rao & Venu (Dual role)
- Pilla Zamindar
1979
- Hema Hemeelu as Red Lion Raghuveer & Rama Chandra
1978
- Chilipi Krishnudu as Krishna
- Vichitra Jeevitham as Chandra Shekar
1977
- Chanakya Chandragupta as Chanakya
1973
- Andala Ramudu as Ramudu
- Bharatha Vilas as Telugu actor
- Bangaru Babu as Buchi Babu
- Bhakta Tukaram as Tukaram
1972
- Koduku Kodalu as Raja Shekar
1971
- Prema Nagar
- Dasara Bullodu
- Srimanthudu as Raja
1970
- Maro Prapancham as Special CBI Officer Ravindra Nath
- Akka Chellelu as Justice Ramachandra Rao / Raju
- Dharma Daata as Raja Raghupathi Rao & Sekhar
1969
- Aadarsa Kutumbam as Prasad
- Mooga Nomu as Venu
- Aathmeeyulu as Suryam
- Adrushtavanthulu as Raghu
1968
- Manchi Kutumbam as Venu Gopal Rao
- Sudigundalu as Gumasta
1967
- Rahasyam as Mandakudu
- Vasantha Sena as Chaaru Datta
1966
- Navaratri
- Manase Mandiram as Dr. Raghu
- Zamindar
- Aastiparulu as Krishna / Seenu
1965
- Aatma Gowravam
- Antastulu as Raghu
1964
- Pooja Phalamu
- Doctor Chakravarthy as Dr. Chakravarthy
- Mooga Manasulu
- Aatma Balam as Anand
1963
1962
- Manchi Manasulu as Venu
- Gundamma Katha as Raja
- Kula Gotralu as Ravi
- Aradhana as Dr. Murali Krishna
1961
- Velugu Needalu as Chandram
- Bhaktha Jayadeva as Jayadeva
- Bharya Bharthalu as Anand
- Batasari as Surendranath / Suren
- Manithan Maravillai
1960
- Maa Babu
- Nammina Bantu
- Mahakavi Kalidasu as Kalidasa
- Pelli Kanuka as Bhaskar
1959
- Illarikam
- Mangalya Balam as Chandrasekhar
- Kalyana Parisu
- Manjal Mahimai as Chandrasekhar
1958
- Pellinaati Pramanalu as Krishna Rao
- Women's Authority
- Bhookailas as Narada Maharshi
1957
- Mayabazar as Abhimanyu
- Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
- Thodi Kodallu as Gopu
1956
- Bhale Ramudu as Rama Krishna
- Tenali Ramakrishna as Tenali Ramakrishna
- Matharkula Manikkam as Ravi
- Charana Daasi as Venu
1955
- Ardhangi as Raghunatha Rao / Raghu
- Anarkali as Salim
- Rojulu Maraayi as Venu
- Donga Ramudu as Ramudu
- Missamma as A. K. Raju
1954
- Chakrapani
- Vipra Narayana as Vipranarayana
- Parivartana as Satyam
1953
- Devadasu as Devadasu
- Poongothai as Chandram
1951
- Or Iravu as Dr. Sekhar
1950
- Swapna Sundari as Prabhu
- Samsaram as Venu
- Palletoori Pilla as Vasanth
1949
- Keelu Gurram as Vikrama
- Raksha Rekha as Sudhakar
- Laila Majnu as Qais
1948
- Balaraju as Balaraju
- Vindhya Rani
1947
- Palnati Yudham as Balachandrudu
1946
1945
- Mayalokam as Sarabandi Raju