The Telugu film legend
acted in 256 films spanning social, romantic and mythological themes.
Legendary Telugu actor
Akkineni Nageswara Rao passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad at 2.12
am on Wednesday after battling cancer for several months. He was 91 and is
survived by three daughters and two sons, one of whom is actor Nagarjuna.
He has been ailing for a
while now and surprised people by calling a press conference on October 19,
2013 to announcethat he was diagnosed with cancer. He also said that with the
wishes of his fans, he wanted to live upto a 100 years.
He died in his sleep, Nagarjuna
said in Hyderabad.
Soon as news of his demise
spread, there was a steady stream of people from the Telugu film industry and
other fields of society, to his house in Jubilee Hills. His body is being
shifted to Annapurna Studios, where it will be kept for people to pay their
last respects.
Born on September 20, 2014
in Venkata Raghavapuram of Krishna district, this first generation actor in
Telugu debuted with Dharmapatni in 1941. There was no looking back and he went
on to showcase his skills as an actor par excellence in 256 films, including
Devadasu, Laila Majnu, Anarkali, Premabhishekham, Prema Nagar and Megha
Sandesham to name a few.
Among the awards he has
received in recognition of his work are Padma Vibhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke
Award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award and the NTR National Award too. His death
marks the end of another glorious, unforgettable chapter in Telugu cinema, an
industry that makes the second largest number of films, next only to Bollywood.
ANR wrapped up his work
with Manam that saw three generations of the Akkineni family including himself,
actor Nagarjuna and grandson Naga Chaitanya in it.
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