Actor

Nageshwara Rao Akkineni

Acting

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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Movies: 89Series: 0Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 237254

IMDb ID: nm0004463

Known for: Acting

Born: September 20, 1923

Died: January 22, 2014

Age: 90

Place of birth: Andhra Pradesh, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1945 - 2014

Years active: 70

Average TMDB rating: 7.44

Wikidata: Q278980

Also known as

Akkineni Nageswara Rao • ANR

Other jobs

Producer (2)

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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.