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- Birth nameAkkineni Nageswara Rao
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- ANR
- Height1.64 m
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao was born on September 20, 1923 in Venkataraghavapuram, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an actor and producer, known for Meghasandesam (1983), Laila Majnu (1949) and Devadasu (1953). He was married to Annapurna Akkineni. He died on January 22, 2014 in Hyderabad, India.
- SpouseAnnapurna Akkineni(February 18, 1949 - December 28, 2011) (her death, 5 children)
- ChildrenSathyavathi AkkineniSaroja Akkineni
- RelativesSupriya Yarlagadda(Grandchild)Sushanth(Grandchild)Akhil Akkineni(Grandchild)Sumanth(Grandchild)Naga Chaitanya Akkineni(Grandchild)
- Telugu megastar.
- Was awarded Padmasri and Padmabhushan by the Government of India.
- Was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke award by the Government of India for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema.
- Was awarded the prestigious Raghupathy Venkaiah award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema in 1989.
- Father of actor Nagarjuna Akkineni.
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