Akkineni Nageswara Rao filmography

This is the filmography of prominent Telugu cinema actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

S.No.	Year	Film	Role(s)	Director(s)	Notes	Ref(s)
1	1941	Dharma Patni	—	P. Pullaiah	One of the ten school children for the song sequence	^[1]
2	1944	Seeta Rama Jananam	Lord Rama	Ghantasala Balaramayya		^[2]
3	1945	Mayalokam	Sarabandi Raju	Gudavalli Ramabrahmam
4	1946	Mugguru Maratilu	Firoji	Ghantasala Balaramayya
5	1947	Palnati Yuddham	Balachandrudu	Gudavalli Ramabrahmam		^[3]
6	1948	Ratnamala	Chandrakanth	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
7	1948	Balaraju	Balaraju	Ghantasala Balaramayya		^[4]
8	1949	Keelu Gurram	Vikrama	Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
9	1949	Raksha Rekha	Sudhakar	R. Padmanabhan
10	1949	Laila Majnu	Qais/Majnu	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
11	1950	Sri Lakshmamma Katha	Venkaiah Naidu	Ghantasala Balaramayya
12	1950	Palletoori Pilla	Vasanth	B. A. Subba Rao
13	1950	Paramanandayya Sishyulu	Chandrasena	Kasturi Siva Rao
14	1950	Swapna Sundari	Prabhu	Ghantasala Balaramayya
15	1950	Samsaram	Venu	L. V. Prasad
16	1951	Tilottama	Deva Duttudu	Raja Saheb of Mirzapur	Bilingual film, released in Tamil as Mayamalai
17	1951	Soudamini	Udaysena	Kadaru Nagabhushanam
18	1951	Or Iravu	Sekhar	P. Neelakantan	Tamil film
19	1951	Mayalamari	Raghu	P. Sridhar
20	1951	Mantra Dandam	Siva Prasad	K. S. Ramachandra Rao
21	1951	Stree Sahasam	Raja Shekara	Vedantam Raghavaiah
22	1952	Prema	Raja	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
23	1953	Paradesi	Chandram	L. V. Prasad
24	1953	Poongothai	Chandram	L. V. Prasad	Tamil film
25	1953	Bratuku Teruvu	Mohan Rao	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
26	1953	Kanna Talli	Ramu	K. S. Prakash Rao
27	1953	Vayyari Bhama	Chadraiah	P. Subba Rao
28	1953	Devadasu	Devdas	Vedantam Raghavaiah
29	1953	Devadas	Devdas	Vedantam Raghavaiah	Tamil film
30	1954	Nirupedalu	Narayaana	T. Prakash Rao
31	1954	Chakrapani	Venkatachalam	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
32	1954	Parivartana	Satyam	T. Prakash Rao
33	1954	Vipra Narayana	Vipranarayana	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
34	1954	Annadata	Bangaraiah	Vedantam Raghavaiah
35	1955	Missamma	A.K.Raju	L. V. Prasad
36	1955	Ardhangi	Raghunath Rao	P. Pullaiah
37	1955	Rojulu Marayi	Venu	Tapi Chanakya
38	1955	Anarkali	Saleem	Vedantam Raghavaiah
39	1955	Santaanam	Ramu	C. V. Ranganatha Das
40	1955	Vadina	Raghu	M. V. Raman
41	1955	Donga Ramudu	Ramu	K. V. Reddy
42	1956	Tenali Ramakrishna	Tenali Ramakrishna	B. S. Ranga
43	1956	Bhale Ramudu	Ramakrishna	Vedantam Raghavaiah
44	1956	Ilavelpu	Shekar	D. Yoganand
45	1956	Charana Daasi	Venu	T. Prakash Rao
46	1956	Mathar Kula Manikkam	Ravi	T. Prakash Rao	Tamil film
47	1957	Thodi Kodallu	Satyam	D. Madhusudhana Rao
48	1957	Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi	Gopu	D. Madhusudhana Rao	Tamil film
49	1957	Sati Savitri	Satyavanthudu	K. B. Nagabhushanam
50	1957	Mayabazar	Abhimanyudu	K. V. Reddy
51	1957	Allavuddin Adbhutadeepam	Allavuddin	T. R. Raghunath
52	1957	Suvarna Sundari	Jayanth	Vedantam Raghavaiah
53	1957	Dongallo Dora	Anand	P. Chengayya
54	1958	Bhookailas	Narada	K. Shankar
55	1958	Chenchu Lakshmi	Lord Vishnu	B. A. Subba Rao
56	1958	Chenchu Lakshmi	Lord Vishnu	B. A. Subba Rao	Tamil film
57	1958	Sri Krishna Maya	Narada	C. S. Rao
58	1958	Aada Pettanam	Krishna	Adurthi Subba Rao
59	1958	Suvarna Sundari	Jayanth	Vedantam Raghavaiah	Hindi film
60	1958	Pellinaati Pramanalu	Krishna Rao	K. V. Reddy
61	1959	Mangalya Balam	Chandra Shekar	Adurthi Subba Rao
62	1959	Manjal Mahimai	Chandra Shekar	Adurthi Subba Rao	Tamil film
63	1959	Athisaya Penn	Manivannan	M.V. Raman	Tamil film
64	1959	Pelli Sandadi	Mr.Nath / Vasu	D. Yoganand
65	1959	Jayabheri	Kasinath Sastry	P. Pullaiah
66	1959	Kalaivaanan	Kashinath	P. Pullaiah	Tamil film
67	1959	Illarikam	Venu	T. Prakash Rao
68	1959	Kalyana Parisu	Raghu	C. V. Sridhar	Tamil film
69	1960	Nammina Bantu	Prasad	Adurthi Subba Rao
70	1960	Pattaliyin Vetri	Kannan	Adurthi Subba Rao	Tamil film
71	1960	Santhi Nivasam	Gopi	C. S. Rao
72	1960	Mahakavi Kalidasu	Kalidasu	Kamalakara Kameswara Rao
73	1960	Pelli Kanuka	Bhaskar	C. V. Sridhar		^[5]
74	1960	Engal Selvi		D. Yoganand	Tamil film
75	1960	Abhimanam	Venu	C. S. Rao
76	1960	Runanubandham	Suryam	Vedantam Raghavaiah
77	1960	Maa Babu	Dr. Anand	T. Prakash Rao
78	1961	Velugu Needalu	Chandra Shekar	Adurthi Subba Rao
79	1961	Bharya Bhartalu	Anand	Kotayya Pratyagatma
80	1961	Bhakta Jayadeva	Jayadeva	P. V. Rama Rao
81	1961	Batasari	Surendra	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
82	1961	Vagdanam	Dr. Suryam	Aatreya
83	1961	Sabhash Raja	Raja	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
84	1961	Iddaru Mitrulu	Ajay & Vijay	Adurthi Subba Rao	dual role
85	1962	Aradhana	Dr. Krishna	V. Madhusudhan Rao
86	1962	Manchi Manasulu	Venu	Adurthi Subba Rao
87	1962	Gundamma Katha	Raja	Kamalakara Kameswara Rao
88	1962	Manithan Maravillai	Raja	Aluri Chakrapani	Tamil film
89	1962	Kalimilemulu	Raju	Gutha Ramineedu
90	1962	Kula Gotralu	Ravi	Kotayya Pratyagatma
91	1962	Siri Sampadalu	Prasad	P. Pullaiah
92	1963	Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu	Arjuna	K. V. Reddy
93	1963	Chaduvukunna Ammayilu	Shekar	Adurthi Subba Rao
94	1963	Punarjanma	Gopi	Kotayya Pratyagatma
95	1964	Pooja Phalam	Madhu	B. N. Reddy
96	1964	Bhakta Ramadasu	Lord Vishnu	V. Nagaiah
97	1964	Aathma Balam	Anand	V. Madhusudhan Rao
98	1964	Mooga Manasulu	Gopi	Adurthi Subba Rao
99	1964	Murali Krishna	Dr. Krishna	P. Pullaiah
100	1964	Amara Silpi Jakkanna	Jakkanna	B. S. Ranga
101	1964	Doctor Chakravarty	Dr. Chakravarti	Adurthi Subba Rao
102	1965	Sumangali	Viswam	Adurthi Subba Rao
103	1965	Antastulu	Raghu	V. Madhusudhan Rao
104	1965	Preminchi Choodu	Ranga Rao	P. Pullaiah
105	1965	Manushulu Mamathalu	Venu	Kotayya Pratyagatma
106	1966	Zamindar	Seshagiri Rao / Seshu	V. Madhusudhan Rao
107	1966	Aatma Gowravam	Srinivasa Rao	K. Viswanath
108	1966	Navaratri	Anand Rao Devadasu Karunakar Gopal Rao Shantaiyah Siripuram Sundaramaiyah Bhagavathar S.P.Rao Venu	Tatineni Rama Rao	Nine roles
109	1966	Manase Mandiram	Dr. Raghu	C. V. Sridhar
110	1966	Aastiparulu	Krishna / Seenu	V. Madhusudhan Rao
111	1967	Gruhalakshmi	Chitti Babu	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
112	1967	Prana Mithrulu	Chinna	P. Pullaiah
113	1967	Sati Sumathi	Lord Vishnu	Vedantam Raghavaiah
114	1967	Vasantha Sena	Chaarudattudu	B. S. Ranga
115	1967	Rahasyam	Mandakudu	Vedantam Raghavaiah
116	1967	Poola Rangadu	Ranga Rao	Adurthi Subba Rao
117	1968	Brahmachari	Ramakrishna	Tatineni Rama Rao
118	1968	Manchi Kutumbam	Venu Gopal Rao	V. Madhusudhan Rao
119	1968	Govula Gopanna	Gopi & Shekar	C. S. Rao	dual role
120	1968	Sudigundalu	Justice Chandra Shekar	Adurthi Subba Rao
121	1968	Bangaru Gaajulu	Ramu / Ravi	C. S. Rao
122	1969	Adrushtavanthulu	Raghu	V. Madhusudhan Rao
123	1969	Mooga Nomu	Venu	D. Yoganand
124	1969	Bandipotu Dongalu	Krishna / Kanna	K. S. Prakash Rao
125	1969	Aadarsa Kutumbam	Prasad	Kotayya Pratyagatma
126	1969	Aatmiyulu	Suryam	V. Madhusudhan Rao
127	1969	Bhale Rangadu	Ranga	Tatineni Rama Rao
128	1969	Buddhimantudu	Madhavachary & Gopi	Bapu	dual role
129	1969	Sipayi Chinnayya	Chinnayya & Bhaskar	G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao	dual role
130	1970	Akka Chellelu	Justice Ramchandra Rao & Raju	Akkineni Sanjeevi	dual role
131	1970	Jai Jawan	Captain Ravindranath	D. Yoganand
132	1970	Maro Prapancham	Ravindranath	Adurthi Subba Rao
133	1970	Dharma Daata	Raja Raghupathi Rao & Shekar	Akkineni Sanjeevi	dual role
134	1971	Iddaru Ammayilu	Madhusudhana Rao	Puttanna Kanagal
135	1971	Dasara Bullodu	Gopi	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
136	1971	Manasu Mangalyam	Ravindra Babu	Kotayya Pratyagatma
137	1971	Pavitra Bandham	Ashok / Raja	V. Madhusudhan Rao
138	1971	Rangeli Raja	Raja	C. S. Rao
139	1971	Suputhrudu	Gopi	Tatineni Rama Rao
140	1971	Amaayakuraalu	Shekar	V. Madhusudhan Rao
141	1971	Srimanthudu	Raja	Kotayya Pratyagatma
142	1971	Prema Nagar	Kalyan	K. S. Prakash Rao
143	1972	Bharya Biddalu	Mohan	Tatineni Rama Rao
144	1972	Raitu Kutumbam	Ramu	Tatineni Rama Rao
145	1972	Beedala Patlu	Kotaiah / Dayanidhi / K. V. Purushotham	B. Vittalacharya
146	1972	Manchi Rojulu Vachchaayi	Gopalam	V. Madhusudhan Rao
147	1972	Datta Putrudu	Ramanna	T. Lenin Babu
148	1972	Vichitra Bandham		Adurthi Subba Rao
149	1972	Koduku Kodalu	Raja Shekar	P. Pullaiah
150	1973	Bangaru Babu	Buchi Babu	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
151	1973	Kanna Koduku	Krishna	V. Madhusudhan Rao
152	1973	Bhakta Tukaram	Tukaram	V. Madhusudhan Rao
153	1973	Palletoori Bava	Yedukondalu	Kotayya Pratyagatma
154	1973	Andala Ramudu	Seetarama Rao	Bapu
155	1973	Marapurani Manishi	Abbi	Tatineni Rama Rao
156	1973	Manchivadu	Anand & Satyam	V. Madhusudhan Rao	dual role
157	1974	Premalu Pellillu	Dr. Madhu	V. Madhusudhan Rao
158	1974	Bangaaru Kalalu	Ravi	Adurthi Subba Rao
159	1974	Dorababu	Chandram	Tatineni Rama Rao
160	1976	Mahakavi Kshetrayya	Varadaiah / Kshetrayya	Adurthi Subba Rao C. S. Rao
161	1976	Secretary	Raja Shekar	K. S. Prakash Rao
162	1976	Mahatmudu	Venu Gopal	M. S. Gopinath
163	1977	Chakradhari	Gora Kumbhar	V. Madhusudhan Rao
164	1977	Aalu Magalu	Dr. Gopi Krishna	Tatineni Rama Rao
165	1977	Bangaru Bommalu	Gopi	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
166	1977	Raja Ramesh	Raja Rameshchandra Bhupathi	V. Madhusudhan Rao
167	1977	Chanakya Chandragupta	Chanakya	N. T. Rama Rao
168	1977	Aatmiyudu	Ranga	Tatineni Rama Rao
169	1978	Chilipi Krishnudu	Dr. Krishna	Boina Subba Rao
170	1978	Devadasu Malli Puttadu	Devadas / Sridhar Raja	Dasari Narayana Rao
171	1978	Vichitra Jeevitham	Chandra Shekar	V. Madhusudhan Rao
172	1978	Rama Krishnulu	Krishna	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
173	1978	Sri Rama Raksha	Ramu & Gopi	Tatineni Rama Rao	dual role
174	1978	Ravanude Ramudayithe?	Nagaraju	Dasari Narayana Rao
175	1979	Hema Hemeelu	Red Lion Raghuveer & Ramachandra	Vijaya Nirmala	dual role
176	1979	Muddula Koduku	Gopi	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
177	1979	Andaman Ammayi	Shekar	V. Madhusudhan Rao
178	1980	Yedanthasthula Meda	Ranga Rao & Venu	Dasari Narayana Rao	dual role
179	1980	Nayakudu Vinayakudu	Chiranjeevi	Kotayya Pratyagatma
180	1980	Buchi Babu	Buchi Babu	Dasari Narayana Rao
181	1980	Pilla Zamindar	Madhu & Balaaraju	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	dual role
182	1981	Srivari Muchatlu	Gopi	Dasari Narayana Rao
183	1981	Premabhishekam	Rajesh	Dasari Narayana Rao
184	1981	Guru Sishyulu	Kalyan	K. Bapayya
185	1981	Satyam Shivam	Satyam	K. Raghavendra Rao
186	1981	Prema Kanuka	Raja Shekar	K. Raghavendra Rao
187	1981	Prema Mandiram	Pedababu Sarva Rayudu & Chinnababu	Dasari Narayana Rao	dual role
188	1982	Raaga Deepam	Chakravarthy	Dasari Narayana Rao
189	1982	Bangaru Kanuka	Ramesh	V. Madhusudhan Rao
190	1982	Gopala Krishnudu	Gopala Krishna & Dr.Murthy	A. Kodandarami Reddy	dual role
191	1982	Meghasandesam	Ravindra Babu	Dasari Narayana Rao
192	1982	Yuvaraju	Rajesh	Dasari Narayana Rao
193	1983	Muddula Mogudu	Prasad	K. S. Prakash Rao
194	1983	Oorantha Sankranthi	Venu	Dasari Narayana Rao
195	1983	Ramudu Kadu Krishnudu	Ramu & Krishna	Dasari Narayana Rao	dual role
196	1983	Bahudoorapu Batasari	Prasad	Dasari Narayana Rao
197	1983	Amarajeevi	Dr. Murali	Jandhyala
198	1983	Sri Ranga Neethulu	Rajesh	A. Kodandarami Reddy
199	1984	Koteeswarudu	Krishna	Kommineni Seshagiri Rao
200	1984	Tandava Krishnudu	Chakravarthy	P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
201	1984	Anubandham	Rajesh	Kodi Ramakrishna
202	1984	Adarshavanthudu	Sridhar	Kodi Ramakrishna
203	1984	Vasantha Geetam	Kumar	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
204	1984	S. P. Bhayankar	Father James & S.P.John Yugandhar	V. B. Rajendra Prasad	dual role
205	1984	Justice Chakravarthy	Justice Chakravarthy & Kalyan	Dasari Narayana Rao	dual role
206	1984	Sangeeta Samrat	Kalyan	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
207	1984	Bharyabhartala Bandham	Sanjeevi	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
208	1985	Dampatyam	Dr.Satya Murthy	A. Kodandarami Reddy
209	1985	Illale Devata	Gopi Krishna	T. L. V. Prasad
210	1986	Aadi Dampatulu	Shankar Rao	Dasari Narayana Rao
211	1986	Brahma Rudrulu	Justice Jagadish Chandra Prasad	K. Murali Mohan Rao
212	1986	Guru Brahma		B. Gopal
213	1987	Collector Gari Abbai	Collector Ramakantha Rao	B. Gopal
214	1987	Agni Putrudu	Hari Hara Bhardwaja	K. Raghavendra Rao
215	1987	Aatma Bandhuvulu	Anand Rao	Dasari Narayana Rao
216	1988	Rao Gari Illu	Anand Rao	Tharani Rao
217	1989	Rajakeeya Chadarangam	CM Satya Murthy	P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
218	1989	Bhale Dampathulu	Anand Rao	Kodi Ramakrishna
219	1989	Sutradharulu	Hanumathdasu	K. Viswanath
220	1990	Rao Gari Intlo Rowdy	Anand Rao	Kodi Ramakrishna
221	1990	Iddaru Iddare	Justice Madhusudhan Rao	A. Kodandarami Reddy
222	1990	Dagudumuthala Dampathyam	Raja Shekaram	Relangi Narasimha Rao
223	1991	Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu	Sitaramayya	Kranthi Kumar
224	1992	Pranadaata	Dr.Chakravarthy	A. Mohan Gandhi
225	1992	Raguluthunna Bharatham	Raghupathi	Allani Sridhar
226	1992	Madhavayya Gari Manavadu	Madhavayya	Muthyala Subbaiah
227	1992	College Bullodu	Gopala Krishna	Sarath
228	1993	Rajeswari Kalyanam	Master	Kranthi Kumar
229	1993	Ratha Saradhi	Collector Raja Shekaram	Sarath
230	1993	Mechanic Alludu	Jagannatham	B. Gopal
231	1994	Bangaru Kutumbam	Srinivasa Rao	Dasari Narayana Rao
232	1994	Gandeevam	Chakravarthy	Priyadarshan
233	1994	Theerpu	Justice Ram Mohan Rao	Uppalapati Narayana Rao
234	1995	God Father	Raja Shekaram	Kodi Ramakrishna
235	1995	Maya Bazaar	Krishna Rao	Dasari Narayana Rao
236	1996	Rayudugaru Nayudugaru	Rayudu / Gudavalli Sarva Rayudu	Dasari Narayana Rao
237	1998	Pandaga	Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Varaprasad	Sarath
238	1998	Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi	Ramachandra Raju	Y. V. S. Chowdary
239	1998	Daddy Daddy	Anand Rao	Kodi Ramakrishna
240	2000	Pelli Sambandham	Kaasi / Sitaramayya	K. Raghavendra Rao
241	2001	Sakutumba Saparivaara Sametam	Janaki Ramaiah	S. V. Krishna Reddy		^[6]
242	2006	Chukkallo Chandrudu	Krishna Rao	Siva Ananth		^[6]
243	2006	Sri Ramadasu	Kabir Das	K. Raghavendra Rao		^[6] ^[7]
244	2011	Sri Rama Rajyam	Valmiki	Bapu		^[6] ^[8]
245	2014	Manam	Chaitanya	Vikram Kumar		^[6] ^[9]

References

^ M.L, Narasimham (3 September 2011). "Dharmapathni (1941)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ M.L, Narasimham (25 February 2012). "Blast From The Past: Sri Sita Rama Jananam (1944)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ M.L, Narasimham (9 June 2012). "Palnati Yuddham (1947)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ M.L, Narasimham (21 July 2012). "Balaraju (1948)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ M.L, Narasimham (13 March 2016). "Pellikanuka (1960)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "95th birth anniversary of Akkineni Nageswara Rao: Last 5 films of the legendary actor and doyen of Telugu cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ "2006's best Telugu movies". Rediff.com. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ Y, Sunita Chowdhary (16 July 2011). "ANR is still romancing the lens". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "Memorable to act with father, son in Manam: Nagarjuna". Hindustan Times. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

Akkineni Nageswara Rao at IMDb

[1] M.L, Narasimham (3 September 2011). "Dharmapathni (1941)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[2] M.L, Narasimham (25 February 2012). "Blast From The Past: Sri Sita Rama Jananam (1944)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[3] M.L, Narasimham (9 June 2012). "Palnati Yuddham (1947)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[4] M.L, Narasimham (21 July 2012). "Balaraju (1948)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[5] M.L, Narasimham (13 March 2016). "Pellikanuka (1960)". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[Last_5_films_of_ANR-6] "95th birth anniversary of Akkineni Nageswara Rao: Last 5 films of the legendary actor and doyen of Telugu cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[7] "2006's best Telugu movies". Rediff.com. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[8] Y, Sunita Chowdhary (16 July 2011). "ANR is still romancing the lens". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[9] "Memorable to act with father, son in Manam: Nagarjuna". Hindustan Times. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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