Akkineni Nageswara Rao is no More

Tollywood Legend Akkineni Nageswara Rao is no More

 

 Natasamrat Dr.Akkineni Nageswara Rao expired in the early hours of today, leaving entire Tollywood tear filled. 91yr old ANR, known as Nata Samrat passed away around 3.30AM in Care Hospital, Hyderabad. ANR was born in Sep 20th,1924 in Venkata Raghavapuram village in Krishna District. He became hero with Dharmapatni after making his debut with ‘SeethaRama Jananam’ in 1944. He received many awards and notable among them are Padma Vibhushan, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Raghupathi Venkaiah award. Nagarjuna, his son said “Dad has passed away. He spoke happily with everyone one last time. We will be bringing his body to Annapurna Studios at 9:30am on Wednesday morning and fans can pay their respects over there”.

ANR Biography

Reel Name: Akkineni Nageswara Rao Real Name: Akkineni Nageswara Rao Birth Place: September 20, 1924 , Venkataraghavapuram, Gudivada Taluk, Krishna District, AP, India Occupation : Actor, Producer, Studio Owner Spouse(s): Annapurna Children: Akkineni Nagarjuna, Akkineni Venkat, Sathyavathi Akkineni Nageswara Rao (born 20 September 1924 at Ramapuram,Gudivada Taluk, Krishna District), also known as ANR, is a Telugu Cinema film actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh.Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films - mythological, social, drama in his 69 year old acting career. Nageswara Rao has been with the Telugu film industry since 1941 and he is considered as the one of the vetaran actors in Telugu Cinema.