AkkineniNageshwar rao is No More

Dr.Akkineni Nageswara Rao expired in the early hours of today, leaving entire Tollywood tear filled. 91yr old ANR, known as Nata Samrat passed away around 3.30AM in Care Hospital, Hyderabad. ANR was born in Sep 20th,1924 in Venkata Raghavapuram village in Krishna District. He became hero with Dharmapatni after making his debut with ‘SeethaRama Jananam’ in 1944. He received many awards and notable among them are Padma Vibhushan, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Raghupathi Venkaiah award. Nagarjuna, his son said “Dad has passed away. He spoke happily with everyone one last time. We will be bringing his body to Annapurna Studios at 9:30am on Wednesday morning and fans can pay their respects over there”.