Legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao passed away at Care Hospital in Hyderabad early on Wednesday at around 2 am. He was 91, and was under going cancer treatment.
Modern Masters aims to showcase Rajamouli's enigmatic career and paints a context of what makes him the singular voice that defined his generation of film-makers, for millions, observes Arjun Menon.
Daughter of legendary Telugu actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister the late N T Rama Rao (NTR), Uma Maheswari, allegedly died of suicide at her residence in Hyderabad on Monday, police said.
'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.' 'Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.' 'But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.' 'The movie ran for 200 days.'
The Telugu film industry joined Nagarjuna in mourning for his father and popular actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
The Telugu film industry mourned the director.
A chat with Rajendra Prasad, the actor who plays a gun-toting cowboy in this year's promising comedy, Quick Gun Murugun.
'In his demise, the world of Telugu language and literature has lost a bright star. The void caused by his loss can never be filled.'
Rao was a Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh and served as the Union minister of state for coal.
'A fortnight ago, I met her and Boney.' 'We were laughing and joking and counting our blessings.'
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