The bronze statue of Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), a great actor and a cornerstone of the Telugu cinema industry, was unveiled. The iconic actor’s family put up the statue in honor of his 100th birthday at the Annapurna Studios he founded in the 1970s. The unveiling ceremony was held today.
The statue was unveiled by India’s former vice president, Venkaiah Naidu, who praised ANR as both a great actor and a wonderful human being.
Attendees included Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan, Nani, Brahmanandam, Anupam Kher, Rajamouli, MM Keeravani, Mohan Babu, Manchu Vishnu, Jagapathi Babu, and others.
Children and grandchildren of ANR greeted the guests, including sons Venkat and Nagarjuna Akkineni and grandsons and daughters Supriya, Sumanth, Naga Chaitanya, Akhil Akkineni, and Sushanth.
