Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian film actor and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was starred in a variety of roles in his seventy five year career, while becoming one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema. He was one of the instrumental figures in moving the Telugu Cinema industry from Madras to Hyderabad in the early 60s alongside D. V. S. Raju. He founded Annapurna Studios in the year 1975 to provide infrastructural support to the new film industry in Hyderabad. He later started the Annapurna International School of Film and Media within Annapurna Studios in 2011.
Manam
as ChaitanyaA married couple die in an accident, leaving behind a son. As he grows up and becomes...
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Mayabazar
as AbhimanyuBalarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. However, when he loses his...
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Gundamma Katha
as RajaGundamma has two children and a stepdaughter who she mistreats. She hopes to get a son-in-law...
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Devadasu
as DevadasuLandlord Narayan Rao's son Devdasu and Parvathi, their poor neighbour's daughter, fall in love....
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Missamma
as A. K. RajuRao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to...
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Kalyana Parisu
as uncreditedBaskar and Vasanthi are college-mates. A naughty girl creates misunderstanding between them, and...
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Dasara Bullodu
as uncreditedBoth Radha and Nirmala love a young man named Gopi. But Nirmala's father wants to make Gopi...
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Gandeevam
as ChakravarthyGandeevam is a 1994 Telugu film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Balakrishna, Roja...
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Parivartana
as SatyamZamindar of a village has no children and adopts a boy from an Orphanage. The boy grows up as...
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Manjal Mahimai
as ChandrasekharManjal Mahimai (English: Power of Turmeric) is a 1959 Tamil language drama film, produced by D....
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Pelli Kanuka
as BhaskarBhaskar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and Vasanti (B. Saroja Devi) are college mates who clash when...
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Sri Ramadasu
as KabirdasGopanna (Nagarjuna) is a happy-go-lucky guy and marries his childhood love Kamala (Sneha). He...
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Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
as SeetharamaiahSitaramayya shares an estranged relationship with his son and daughter-in-law, who die in a road...
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Ardhangi
as Raghunatha Rao / RaghuZamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara...
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Navaratri
as uncreditedRadha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home....
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Chukkallo Chandrudu
as uncreditedChukkallo Chandrudu (Telugu: చుక్కల్లో చంద్రుడు) is a Telugu film released on 14 January 2006...
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Sutradhaarulu
as uncreditedThis film is based on a story against violence shown in a rural background. This message is...
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Brahma Rudrulu
as uncreditedBrahma Rudrulu is a 1986 Telugu film directed by K Murali Mohan Rao. The film stars Venkatesh,...
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Srimanthudu
as RajaThe guardians of a boy, who is the legal heir to a property, trick him into becoming an...
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Chanakya Chandragupta
as ChanakyaThe film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya...
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Charana Daasi
as VenuThe film revolves around couples - Dr. Chandra Shekar and Parvathi ahead Venu and Lakshmi. ...
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Jayeebhava
as Ram's GrandfatherReturning from abroad, a man and his girlfriend must unite their fathers who belong to two...
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Mechanic Alludu
as JagannathamMechanic Alludu is a comedy based movie in which for the First film to have Akkineni Nageshwara...
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Pooja Phalamu
as uncreditedMadhu, a wealthy and naive boy, meets Vasanthi and develops feelings for her. However, he gets...
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Manchi Manasulu
as VenuVenu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its...
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Dr. Chakravarthy
as uncreditedDr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister's death as she reminds him of his...
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Balaraju
as BalarajuThe story begins in heaven a Devakanya Mohini and a Yaksha are in love. Indra, the ruler of...
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Pandaga
as Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara PrasadPandaga (English: Festival) is a 1998 Telugu, drama film, produced by on Jayasri Art Pictures...
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Sri Rama Rajyam
as ValmikiLord Sri Rama (Balakrishna) retains his wife Sita (Nayanthara) comes back to their kingdom...
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Collector Gari Abbai
as Collector Rama Kantha RaoA bureaucrat and his son differ from each other on various issues. However, the father finally...
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Velugu Needalu
as ChandramThe life of 2 friends suguna (Savitri) and chandram (Nageshwara Rao) is potrayed as they and...
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Iddaru Iddare
as uncreditedIddaru Iddare is a 1990 Telugu Action drama film, produced by Akkineni Venkat and Yarllagada...
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Yedanthasthula Meda
as Ranga Rao & Venu (Dual role)Yedanthasthula Meda (transl. Seven Storied Building) is a 1980 Telugu-language drama film,...
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Rojulu Maraayi
as VenuVenu enlightens the villagers against Sagarayya, a greedy landlord who grabs barren lands of the...
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Aatma Gowravam
as uncreditedA zamindar who does not have any heir wishes to adopt Srinivas. However, his wife is against it...
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Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi
as uncreditedMadhavi gets married to Krishna in their childhood, but later, Krishna is presumed dead. Years...
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Punarjanma
as uncreditedGopi, a sculptor who is in love with his niece, goes into a delirium after his sculpture catches...
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Manase Mandiram
as Dr. RaghuManase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film,...
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Andala Ramudu
as RamuduRamudu, a honest man is loved by Seetha, daughter of J.B. Rao, a rich man. But J.B. Rao wants...
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Illale Devatha
as Gopi KrishnaIllale Devatha (transl. Wife is a Goddess) is a 1985 Telugu-language drama film, produced by N....
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Aatma Balam
as AnandRama Rao (Y.B.Raju) is an affluent gentleman and he has a wife named Jagadeeshwari (Kannamba)....
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Mangalya Balam
as uncredited1959 Indian film starring Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri and S.V. Ranga Rao
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Aradhana
as Dr. Murali KrishnaDr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with...
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Bangaru Kanuka
as uncreditedBangaru Kanuka (English: Golden Gift) is a 1982 Telugu, Romance film, produced by Raola Ankhaiah...
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Premabhishekam
as RajeshRajesh falls in love with and proposes to Devi. However, a few days before their marriage, he...
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Vindhya Rani
as uncreditedDurjaya succeeds in his plot to kill and overthrow his brother and takes the throne of the...
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Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
as uncreditedAlladin throws away a magic lamp after an evil magician fools him into finding it. Years later,...
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Mayalokam
as uncreditedMayalokam is a 1945 Telugu-language film produced and directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam under...
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Tenali Ramakrishna
as Tenali RamakrishnaTenali Ramkrishna is a poet in King Krishnadeva Raya's kingdom. When he learns that the king's...
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Chakrapani
as uncreditedChakrapani, a miser, decides to save a large sum of money to gift it to his great-grandson. But...
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Rao Gari Illu
as Anand RaoAnand Rao, a public prosecutor leads a happy life with his wife Jaya and five children. One day,...
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Laila Majnu
as QaisKhayas falls in love with Laila but her father refuses the alliance, which leaves Khayas...
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Batasari
as uncreditedSurendranath, son of a landowner, leaves to Madras in search of a job. What does the future have...
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Donga Ramudu
as uncreditedEstranged siblings, Ramu and Lakshmi meet years later as she is married to a doctor and he is a...
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Matharkula Manikkam
as RaviThe film is based on two couples – where the first couple Dr. Chandra Shekar (Gemini Ganesan) &...
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Maro Prapancham
as Special CBI Officer Ravindra NathNine idealistic youngsters plan to create "Maro Prapancham", an egalitarian utopian. But when...
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Bharyabhartala Bandham
as SanjeeviSanjeevi (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and Archana (Jayasudha), a divorced couple meet just because...
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Illarikam
as uncreditedVenu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into...
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Maa Babu
as uncreditedDr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a...
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Bhookailas
as Narada MaharshiThe story is based on the Sthala Purana of Gokarna Kshetram in Karnataka
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Zamindar
as uncreditedA CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of...
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Aastiparulu
as Krishna / SeenuZamindar Janardhan Rao, a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. One of his sons, Bachi,...
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Adrushtavanthulu
as RaghuRaghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a notorious criminal released from jail after completing his...
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Raksha Rekha
as SudhakarThe film begins with Kalavathi, the only daughter of Simhala King Rajasimha, who is averse to...
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Anarkali
as SalimThe legend of the romance between Mughal prince Salim and Anarkali.
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Palletoori Pilla
as VasanthChief Jayanth raids and loots many villages of their stock, food and wealth in the region...
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Bhale Ramudu
as Rama KrishnaRamu changes his identity to help Roopa as she gets disabled because of him.
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Keelu Gurram
as VikramaA young man after knowing his past through his queen mother who has been abandoned from the...
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Daughters-in-law
as GopuLawyer Ganapathi and his wife Annapurna are the eldest members of a family. His brother Subbu...
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Mugguru Maratilu
as uncreditedAfter King Siddhoji's wife instigates him against his three nephews named Somoji, Subandhi and...
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Prema Nagar
as uncreditedA romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle...
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Dharma Daata
as Raja Raghupathi Rao & SekharRaja Raghupathi Rao, a generous Zamindar of Sripuram, iswell-renowned for his charity &...
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Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham
as uncreditedAfter vanquishing the army of the Kauravas, the Pandava Brothers preside over Indraprastha, and...
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