It’s legendary thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao’s 97th birth anniversary today. On this occasion, leading Tollywood producer Anil Sunkara, who’s producing Akhil Akkineni’s 5th film, released a special tribute video that’s touching every Akkineni fan’s heart.
The short video features a few statements of Akhil about his stalwart grandfather. The statements include Akhil’s speech about his experience of sharing screen space with his grandpa in Manam and how ANR, who was a staunch atheist, treated his fans like gods.
Akhil’s 5th film had its official announcement around a week ago. The film will be directed by star director Surender Reddy and produced jointly under AK Entertainments and Surrender 2 Cinema banners.
A Special Day to Remember the Evergreen Legend ANR Garu on his birth anniversary, your Love towards cinema 🎬will always inspire us – Our special glance from team #Akhil5 #AkhilwithANR ❤️@AkhilAkkineni8 @DirSurender @AnilSunkara1 @AKentsOfficial @S2C_Offl #ANRLivesOn pic.twitter.com/ueI8rrp5b7
— AK Entertainments (@AKentsOfficial) September 20, 2020