A Nageswara Rao

Akkineni Nageswara Rao, known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven-decade career, he became a prominent figure in the industry, and is among the most influential actors of Indian cinema. Nageswara Rao received seven state Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Awards South and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. He was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, in 1990. Additionally, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, by the Government of India for his contributions to art and cinema. Nageswara Rao's portrayals in biographical films include the Tamil saint Vipra Narayana in Vipra Narayana, the Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna in Tenali Ramakrishna, which received the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film, the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa in Mahakavi Kalidasu, the 12th-century poet Jayadeva in Bhakta Jayadeva, the legendary sculptor Jakanachari in Amarasilpi Jakkanna, the Marathi saint Tukaram in Bhakta Tukaram, the 15th-century mystic poet Kabir in Sri Ramadasu, and the Sanskrit poet Valmiki in Sri Rama Rajyam. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkinen...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)