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Akkineni Nageswara Rao

1923 - 2014

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Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his work majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Akkineni received seven state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akkineni Nageswara Rao has received more than 5,180,028 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Akkineni Nageswara Rao is the 6,007th most popular actor (up from 6,774th in 2019), the 739th most popular biography from India (down from 729th in 2019) and the 105th most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Akkineni Nageswara Rao has had the most page views in the with 445,772 views, followed by Telugu (19,886), and Hindi (5,796). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (428.22%), Hindi (133.62%), and Spanish (86.55%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Akkineni Nageswara Rao ranks 6,007 out of 13,578. Before her are Garrett Morris, Jacques Bergerac, Toshihiko Seki, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Mia Kirshner, and Leonor Watling. After her are Elle Fanning, Elizabeth Ashley, Prem Chopra, Laura La Plante, Jack McGee, and Anne-Marie Duff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Akkineni Nageswara Rao ranks 397. Before her are John Holt, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Walter Jens, Wim van der Voort, Lee Yuan-tsu, and James E. Gunn. After her are Helen Murray Free, Paavo Lonkila, Ruth Williams Khama, Avram Davidson, Robert Sabatier, and Aleksandr Alov. Among people deceased in 2014, Akkineni Nageswara Rao ranks 416. Before her are Lucidio Sentimenti, Erik Hansen, Gerry Goffin, Christopher Jones, Iveta Bartošová, and Jacques Bergerac. After her are John Dobson, Javier Fragoso, Georg Stollenwerk, Göte Hagström, Al Pease, and Dave Power.

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In India

Among people born in India, Akkineni Nageswara Rao ranks 739 out of 1,861. Before her are Anna Chandy (1905), Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905), Radhanath Sikdar (1813), Murad Bakhsh (1624), Raja Ramanna (1925), and Bakht Khan (1797). After her are Suniel Shetty (1961), Divya Bharti (1974), Padmini (1932), N. Chandrababu Naidu (1950), Yogi Adityanath (1972), and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (1983).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Akkineni Nageswara Rao ranks 105. Before her are Govinda (1963), Danny Denzongpa (1948), Feroz Khan (1939), Saeed Jaffrey (1929), John Abraham (1972), and Sharman Joshi (1979). After her are Suniel Shetty (1961), Divya Bharti (1974), Padmini (1932), N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (1983), Kirron Kher (1955), and Nanda (1939).

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Television and Movie Roles

Manam
Chaitanya
A married couple die in an accident, leaving behind a son. As he grows up and becomes successful, he comes across reincarnations of his father and mother as youngsters, and vows to bring them back together.
May 23o 20146.9 / 10
Mayabazar
Abhimanyu
Balarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. However, when he loses his kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama has no choice but to break his promise.
Mar 27o 19577.5 / 10
Devadasu
Devadasu
Landlord Narayan Rao's son Devdasu and Parvathi, their poor neighbour's daughter, fall in love. But Devadas's family does not approve of the relationship.
Jun 26o 19535 / 10