Superstar Nagarjuna is celebrating 100 years of his father, the legendary Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR). Ahead of the veteran actor’s 100th birth anniversary, Nagarjuna and family have prepared for a special film festival, offering fans a rare chance to relive the magic of ANR’s memorable films on the big screen. ANR’s centenary falls on Friday, September 20.
In a heartfelt post on X, Nagarjuna shared a picture, featuring the evergreen classics that will be screened during the three-day festival. “Celebrating 100 years of my dear father Sri Akkineni Nageshwar Rao. #ANRLivesOn in our hearts with these evergreen classics,” he noted, further sharing the link for booking tickets for the ANR films.
The poster consists of a few handpicked films, including Devadasu, Missamma, Mayabazar, Bharya Bhartalu, Gundamma Katha, Doctor Chakravarthy, Sudigundalu, Prema Nagar, Prema Abhishekam and Manam. Audiences will be able to rewatch these classics in theatres from September 20 to September 22. “King of the Silver Screen.
Relive the Evergreen ANR Classics,” the message read on the poster shared by Nagarjuna. Ahead of the festival, the Ninne Pelladata actor opened up about his late father’s legacy that he left behind. “He literally passed away with his boots on.
Now that they are having a richly deserved festival of his films, we are very happy,” he told Times Now, adding that the negatives of his films were obtained from the National Film Archive. Nagarjuna opened up abou.