he film is set in various time periods, over the course of a hundred years up until 2013, and deals with the concepts of rebirth and eternal love. Manam (2014): Manam was the last film of Nageswara Rao, which was promoted as a "befitting send off" and a tribute from his son, Nagarjuna. Both the versions were declared blockbusters and the Telugu version ran for over 750 days. The newness in storytelling was widely appreciated and the film was remade in Tamil as Vasantha Maligai with legendary Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and in Hindi as Prem Nagar with Bollywood megastar Rajesh Khanna. Apart from Nageswara Rao, actor Savitri was lauded for her homespun character which is mixture of love, sacrifice, responsibility and service.īased on the novel written by Koduri Kausalya Devi, Prema Nagar was the all-time blockbuster of that time.
It is still regarded as one of the finest love stories of Telugu cinema. The success of the film was so much that it made look some of the Hollywood films pale in comparison of that time.ĭirected by V Madhusudhan Rao, Aradhana is a love story involving four characters based on Bengali film Sagarika. It tells the story of Krishna (NT Rama Rao) and Ghatotkacha (SV Ranga Rao), who try to reunite Arjuna's son Abhimanyu (Nageswara Rao) with his love and Balarama's daughter Sasirekha (Savitri). The story is an adaptation of the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn was based on the epic Mahabharata. Often regarded as the classic fantasy film, Mayabazar is considered a landmark in both Telugu and Tamil cinema, with praise for its cast and technical aspects, despite the limitations of technology at the time. Devadasu also became a major breakthrough in Nageswara Rao's career. The film has achieved cult status, with terms and phrases from the film being widely cited.
Upon release, the film received both critical and commercial success, especially Nageswara Rao as Devadasu gave a stellar performance. Devadasu (1953):ĭirected by Vedantam Raghavaiah, the film focuses on the iconic love story of Devadasu and Parvati, who have been in love since childhood. Here's a brief history on the iconoclastic actor and his five best performances. On Akkineni Nageswara Rao's 92nd birthday, it is worth reminiscing the artistry of the actor.
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