In fact, dubbing facilities had been set up at his residence as he wanted to do it himself, family sources said.Īndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu, YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and several other leaders and film personalities condoled his death. Several producers recall that he pressed them to shift base to Hyderabad for making films with him.ĪNR recently completed shooting for his home production ‘Manam’ which casts three generations of the family - himself, Nagarjuna and his grandson Naga Chaitanya. He earned fame for his poignant portrayal of ‘Devdas’ in the film based on the novel of acclaimed Bengali author Sarat Chandra Chatterjee.ĪNR played a pioneering role in shifting the Telugu film industry from Chennai to Hyderabad and established Annapurna Studios, named after his wife, which helped the He went on to give huge hits such as ‘Batasari’, ‘Devadas’ and ‘Prem Nagar’, ‘Tenali Ramakrishna’, ‘Maya Bazaar’, ‘Missamma’ and ‘Sitaramayya gari Manavaralu’. Started his career as a stage artiste and made his film debut in early 1940s with ‘Dharmapatni’, in which he acted as a woman. Born in Krishna district of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, he ANR Best Solo Telugu Songs - 70s (2) Edagadanikenkura Tondara Paluke Bangaramayera. The body of Nageswara Rao was kept at Annapurna Studios, established by him, to enable people to pay their last respects.ĪNR, who had a stature on par with late N T Rama Rao, was one of the earliest stars of the black and white era. Check out the filmography of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao and get a complete list of all of his upcoming movies releasing in the coming months, his previous year releases, and hit and flop films on Bookmyshow. Krishna Ghattamaneni born Siva Rama Krishna Ghattamaneni. Known for his strong will power and positive attitude, he himself declared his illness to the public last year and appealed to the fans to take it in their stride. ANR / Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Rajasulochana, Relangi, Kantha Rao.