Ranga, the film had ANR playing the lead role of Tenali and NTR played the King, Srikrishnadevaraya, along with stars like Chittor V.

Tenali Rama Krishna(1956): Produced and directed by B. It was remade in Tamil and Hindi because of its pan India appeal. A romantic comedy, the story still holds appeal to the audience as it talks about inter-religious marriage which is shown in a very subtle way.

Missamma(1955): This is a true cult classic where NTR, Savitri, ANR & Jamuna acted together in this multi starrer,which was directed the doyen L V Prasad. Spoiler alert: ANR plays the sacrificial hero who gives up the heroine and his life in the movie. May not really excite the younger generation, but it's nice to watch as its their first film. Subba Rao the film stars Anjali Devi, ANR, and NTR in the lead roles. Palleturi Pilla (1950): A folklore film which was also their first film together was released in 1950. Moreover, another interesting fact was that they both had acted in more than 14 films together, which made it a delight to watch these titans competing on-screen.Ĭurating the top eight films of these stalwarts, which you can watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon or probably during the family-time movie watching session.

The doyens of the TFI, these two stalwarts had worked in many films, which are cult classics now. And what better to see then the movies which starred the late NT Rama Rao (NTR) and Akkineni Nageshwara Rao (ANR). No matter how many movies are churned out by the Telugu Film Industry (TFI), the evergreen classics of the black and white era are something we can always go back and watch.

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