![]() ![]() At home he was a complete husband, father and grandfather. He carried his aura way beyond the screen. Even if he was not recognized by someone as an actor, my father still commanded the same respect. When we went out together, the respect he commanded was visible even to a child. Right from my childhood I looked at him with awe. It’s the only biographical life-sketch we have of him. He made an hour-long speech, which we fortunately recorded. He went to each and every table to talk to all his friends, some of them from America. There were 200 tables at his birthday dinner. On his 90th birthday in September he decided to call all his friends and family from India and abroad, around 2,000 people. On the other hand, maybe he did let us know in his own way that the end was near. He hadn't really prepared us for his going, although he had cancer. Telugu actor Nagarjuna remembers his father, the legendary actor-producer Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who passed away on January 22. ![]()
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