Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Akkineni Nageshwar Rao

Full Name : Akkineni Nageshwar Rao
Title: Natasamrat
Date of Birth: September 20, 1924
Place of Birth: Venkataraghavapuram, Krishna District
Debut Film: Seetharama Jananam
Awards: Padmasri, Padmabushan, Dada Saheb Phalke award, Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu award

Akkineni Nageshwar Rao was born on September 20, 1924 in Venkataraghavapuram in Krishna district. His first film was released in 1941. Devadasu was the biggest hit in the begining of his career. He acted in many classic super hits like Mangalya balam, Missamma, Mayabazar, Dasara Bullodu, Premnagar, Premabhishekam etc. His wife's name is Annapurna. His younger son Nagarjuna is a film hero.

He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the greatest honor for an actor in this country. He is also the recipient of 'Raghupati Venkayya Award', the best award for any actor at state level. He also grabbed the 'Kalidasu' award granted by MP Government at national level.

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

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