Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni brimmed with pleasure when he addressed the gathering in Hyderabad earlier than the screening of Devadasu, the 1953 Telugu movie starring his late father and legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) in one in every of his unforgettable roles. Devadasu is among the many 10 movies starring ANR restored by the Movie Heritage Basis and Annapurna Studios, in collaboration with the Nationwide Movie Growth Company and the Nationwide Movie Archive of India. The occasion was attended by Amala Akkineni, Naga Chaitanya, Akhil, Supriya Yarlagadda, Sushanth, Sumanth and several other different members of the family and dignitaries of Telugu cinema.
As a part of the centenary celebrations, ANR 100: King of the Silver Display screen movie pageant is screening 10 movies at PVR and Inox multiplexes in 31 cities throughout India this weekend. As well as, Nagarjuna revealed that the Indian authorities will probably be celebrating ANR’s centenary on the Goa Worldwide Movie Pageant and that this yr, Telugu famous person Chiranjeevi would be the recipient of the ANR award. Amitabh Bachchan will current the award to him on October 28.
Aside from Devadasu, the opposite Telugu classics which have been restored in 4K high quality are Missamma, Mayabazar, Bharya Bharthalu, Gundamma Katha, Physician Chakravarthy, Sudigundalu, Prem Nagar and Prema Abhishekam. ANR’s final movie Manam (2014), which additionally starred Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Amala and Akhil, can be a part of this pageant. “The black and white prints are great and I’m positive the viewers may have a improbable expertise watching the movies,” Nagarjuna stated.
A postal stamp was additionally launched in honour of ANR.
Printed – September 21, 2024 01:28 pm IST