Akkineni Nageswara Rao

About

Indian actor and producer who has worked in Telugu cinema and won two Andhra Pradesh state Nani Awards in the Best Actor category and three South Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor category. He also received India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.

Before Fame

He made his acting debut at age 17 in the Telugu film Dharmapatni in 1941.

Trivia

Throughout his career, he acted in 255 films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages.

Family Life

He was married to Annapurna Akkineni from 1933 until 2011 and they had five children.

Associated With

Like him, Allu Arjun is an actor in Telugu cinema.