Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Akkineni Nageswara Rao (born September 20, 1923), also known as ANR, is a film actor from Andhra Pradesh. He is one of the first fully commercial Telugu Cinema heroes. His films include a diverse range of genres which include mythological, folk tale, social, adventure and drama.

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September 20 - 1923 - Andhra Pradesh - Telugu Cinema

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Nageswara Rao was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990 for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

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Dadasaheb Phalke Award - 1990 - Indian cinema

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He is the first person to cause the shift of Telugu film industry to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh from Chennai, Tamilnadu in an attempt to bring together the mother tongue of industry and industry itself.

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Telugu - Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh - Chennai - Tamilnadu

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Soon after the move to Hyderabad, Nageswara Rao founded his own production house, Annapoorna Studios located in Banjara Hill.

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His younger son Nagarjuna is also an actor in Telugu and Hindi films.

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Nagarjuna - Telugu - Hindi

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