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ANR set the trends: Kaikala Satyanarayana
ANR set the trends: Kaikala, Jagapathi Arts film, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Akkineni Nageswararao. His hairdo was a great hit and was emulated by many in the 60’s. He happens to be the first actor who started grooving on screen.
His hairdo was a great hit and was emulated by many in the 60’s. He happens to be the first actor who started grooving on screen. He danced in late 60’s for a Jagapathi Arts film and other actors followed suit - Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanaranaya, who has seen alongside the ‘Devadasu’ star in numerous flicks, recalls his recent meetings with ANR. “Whenever I met him, he said that senior actors are passing away and that they are the residual two of their generation. He emphasised on living long to extend a strong support to the industry,” shares Kaikala.
He feels the industry has lost the second eye too. “It is now dark. I’m afraid where it will head to from now. The year has started on an unpleasant note for the industry. Uday Kiran’s suicide, Anjali Devi’s death and now ANR’s passing away has come as a rude shock. The number of people who descended to have a glimpse of ANR’s mortal remains point out what kind of a life he led,” says the actor in his trademark baritone. “It’s difficult to speak about an actor who has scaled great heights in terms of acting. Instead, we need to write books on him.”
Kaikala says that ANR, in many ways, was the first trend setter. “His hairdo was a great hit and was emulated by many in the 60’s. He happens to be the first actor who started grooving on screen. He danced in late 60’s for a Jagapathi Arts film and other actors followed suit. If not for his dancing prowess, industry could have never seen dance as another art form.”
Kaikala believes that ANR has led a complete life. “He has been felicitated across the globe and no award has ever eluded him. He has set a great example on the personal front too. Some people with name and fame have wearisome kids but his kids followed his footsteps of leading a disciplined life. He is an institution. People need to worry about his demise as he will remain in the hearts of Telugu audience forever with his thoughts and actions.”
Acclaimed Tamil- Telugu filmmaker K Balachander, who was honoured with the prestigious Akkineni Nageswara Rao National award in 2010, remembers ANR as a “caring person.” “There's no doubt that he was a legend, but he also cared, loved and respected all around him. This made him a great human being. I feel there can't be another Nageswara Rao," recalls Balachander, adding, “I will relish sharing the dais with him. I was honoured to have received that award from him. I sought his blessings at that function.”
For actress Tulasi, who was seen alongside ANR in more than 40 films, he was a “mother-figure.” “If NTR was the strict disciplinarian father, ANR was the loving mother.”
