
Acting
Community Rating
6.3
TMDB estimate
Born
September 20, 1923
Died
January 22, 2014 (age 90)
Born in
Andhra Pradesh, India
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.
Pratibimbalu
2022

Manam
as Chaitanya, Producer
2014

Sri Rama Rajyam
as Valmiki
2011

Jayeebhava
as Ram's Grandfather
2009

Sri Ramadasu
as Kabirdas
2006

Chukkallo Chandrudu
2006

Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi
1998

Pandaga
as Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara Prasad
1998

Gandeevam
as Chakravarthy
1994
Bangaru Kutumbam
as Srinivasa Rao
1994

Mechanic Alludu
as Jagannatham
1993
Rajeswari Kalyanam
1993
Pranadaata
as Dr. Chakravarthy
1992

Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
as Seetharamaiah
1991

Iddaru Iddare
1990
Dagudumuthala Dampathyam
as Raja Shekaram
1990

Sutradhaarulu
1989

Rao Gari Illu
as Anand Rao
1988

Rajakiya Chadurangam
as Chief Minister Satya Murthy
1988
Agni Putrudu
1987