ANR 100th anniversary: these stars including Ram Charan arrived

ANR 100th anniversary: Akkineni Nageswara Rao’s statue unveiled on his 100th birth anniversary, these stars including Ram Charan-Mahesh Babu arrived

September 20, 2023

ANR 100th anniversary: Today is the 100th birth anniversary of famous Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. To commemorate this centenary, an iconic statue of the great actor was unveiled at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. The honor of inaugurating this statue was given to former Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu. The statue was unveiled by Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu in the presence of many film personalities including Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Akhil Akkineni, Ram Charan, Mahesh Babu and wife Namrata Shirodkar, and others.

Annapurna Studio shared the video

A moment of joy and pride for the fans of #AkkineniNageswaraRao Garu ✨💫

Former Vice President of India Shri. @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu unveils the statue of #ANR garu at @AnnapurnaStdios marking the centenary birthday ❤️

Watch ANR 100 Birthday Celebrations live now!
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— Annapurna Studios (@AnnapurnaStdios) September 20, 2023

The official Twitter handle of Annapurna Studio shared a video of Venkaiah Naidu unveiling the statue. Another post from the handle read: “A legend in his own right. A pillar of Telugu cinema. A pioneer of Indian cinema. They have entertained us and made us laugh and cry. Shri #Akkineni Nageswara Rao Garu is our founder, father, and our guiding force. Celebrating his life on this centenary birthday. In his light, we shine and spread happiness #CelebratingANR100 #ANRLivesOn @AnnapurnaStdios.”

Stars attended the birth anniversary of Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Natural Star @NameisNani attended & paid respects to the legendary #AkkineniNageswaraRao Garu at his 100th Birth Anniversary celebrations.

Watch Live here 👇
– https://t.co/GVtnbG6eVv @iamnagarjuna #CelebratingANR100 #ANRLivesOn @AnnapurnaStdios pic.twitter.com/fEIhFzYEUs

— 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 (@UrsVamsiShekar) September 20, 2023

Superstar @urstrulyMahesh along with his wife #NamrataMaheshGhattamaneni atteneded the legend Sri #AkkineniNageswaraRao Garu's 100th Birthday Celebrations & paid tributes. ✨

Watch Live here 👇
– https://t.co/GVtnbG6eVv #CelebratingANR100 #ANRLivesOn @AnnapurnaStdios pic.twitter.com/DAkp1dyChj

— 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 (@UrsVamsiShekar) September 20, 2023

Global Star @AlwaysRamCharan attended the legendary #AkkineniNageswaraRao Garu's 100th Birthday Celebrations & paid tributes. ✨

Watch Live here 👇
– https://t.co/GVtnbG6eVv @iamnagarjuna #CelebratingANR100 #ANRLivesOn @AnnapurnaStdios pic.twitter.com/hbcip1CJOr

— 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 (@UrsVamsiShekar) September 20, 2023

Marking the birth anniversary of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao on 20 September 2023, Nagarjuna and his family inaugurated his Panchaloha statue at Annapurna Studios. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the statue of ANR. Many celebs from the Telugu industry joined in to celebrate and remember ANR. Videos and pictures of the event are going viral on social media.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao was an actor and producer

Natural Star @NameisNani attended & paid respects to the legendary #AkkineniNageswaraRao Garu at his 100th Birth Anniversary celebrations.

Watch Live here 👇
– https://t.co/GVtnbG6eVv @iamnagarjuna #CelebratingANR100 #ANRLivesOn @AnnapurnaStdios pic.twitter.com/fEIhFzYEUs

— 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 (@UrsVamsiShekar) September 20, 2023

Nageswara Rao, widely known as ANR, Was an Indian actor and producer who acted in many historical films in his career spanning seventy-five years and became one of the most prominent personalities of Telugu cinema. ANR acted in more than 255 films and is known for his romantic roles in films. He was one of the key players in shifting the Telugu film industry from Madras to Hyderabad in the 1970s. Akkineni Nageswara Rao was born on 20 September 1924 in a lower-middle-class family in Andhra Pradesh. Later he became the biggest superstar of Telugu cinema. A. N. Rao died on 22 January 2014 due to stomach cancer.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao was awarded the Padma Bhushan award

Akkineni Nageswara Rao is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award as well as the Padma Bhushan Award. He also received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He made a huge contribution in his seventy-five years long career. Nageswara Rao acted in several biopics ranging from Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna to Kalidasa and Kabir and Marathi saint Tukaram. ANR played a major role in establishing the Telugu film industry in Hyderabad instead of Chennai by establishing Annapurna Studios in his wife’s name in the 1970s.

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