Today is the birthday of Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, the legendary Telugu Star Akkineni Nageshwar Rao! A trendsetter and a brilliant artiste who gave some great performances in Telugu cinema.
I might spend my afternoon watching some of his classics!
Illustration by Bapu Garu! 🙏
I might spend my afternoon watching some of his classics!
Illustration by Bapu Garu! 🙏
Was there ever a better Devadas like Akkineni or a better Parvathi like Savithri?!
Even Bimal Roy's didn't match the acting!
Even Bimal Roy's didn't match the acting!
Or was there a better Krishnadeva Raya or Tenali Ramakrishna on screen?! ☺️
Akkineni was the first Kalidasa I knew! And I used to think the original must have sung just like Ghantasala! 😂
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Though he was not exactly the hero of the movie, he did a commendable job as Abhimanyu in Maya Bazar! He was maybe what you could call an "Almost Hero". But there were many others too!
Very tempting to watch it again! For the Nth time! 😜😎
Very tempting to watch it again! For the Nth time! 😜😎
Or the good old Gundamma Katha! ☺️
Or the drunkard who set a trend in 'Prem Nagar'. This role became a mimic's favourite! 😂
Or the 'Dasara Bullodu' with all his dance steps! 😎
Or aged gracefully in K Viswanath's 'Sutradharulu'
What lovely acting!
What lovely acting!
Or was his natural self, a grandfather by then, both on screen and in real life. 'Seetaramayyagari Manuvaralu'. ☺️
" సినిమాయే నా ఫస్ట్ లవ్", he maintained.
It is difficult to say which were his best roles in his large body of work! Too many to pick from!
A fantastic artiste! Evergreen Akkineni! 🙏
It is difficult to say which were his best roles in his large body of work! Too many to pick from!
A fantastic artiste! Evergreen Akkineni! 🙏
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