ANR Awards honours actors Sridevi and Rekha for their contribution to the film industry

ANR Awards, organised on Sunday in Hyderab in hour of Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, felicitated veteran actors Rekha and Sridevi (posthumously) for ir contribution to Indian cinema. Director Boney Kapoor accepted award on behalf of his wife, late actor Sridevi as he broke into tears while thanking Akkineni family and organiser industrialist T Subbarami Reddy for award. South Indian actors Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Amala Akkineni, Naga Chaitanya and Vijay Deverakonda were among stars who graced occasion.

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Fond memories of Sridevi

Veteran actors Sridevi and Rekha were conferred with ANR National Award for 2018 and 2019 respectively, which was presented by Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. actor fondly recalled late actor as he said that he h worked with Sridevi in a few films and h kwn her as someone completely dedicated to cinema. Sri Devi h me her big-screen debut in a Tamil film Kandan Karunai at of 4. late actor h acted in several South Indian films in her career with legends like Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao and NT Rama Rao.

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Popular Telugu actor Nagarjuna also looked back in time to his first film with Sridevi. His first film with her was Akhari Poratam and duo h worked in four films toger. He reminisced about grace and beauty of late actor and called her aura and talent a gift from God. He also claimed that producer Boney Kapoor h been real gift for Sridevi as it was with his film Mr.India that she h gained recognition as a national superstar.

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Rekha's cinematic journey

Veteran actor, Rekha, who is also daughter of Tamil cinema legend Gemini Ganesan, was houred with ANR National Award for her role in film industry. 65-year-old actor h started her career as an infant in a Telugu film Inti Guttu in 1958. At award ceremony, she expressed her desire to return to Tollywood and speak fluent Tamil like late actor Sridevi did in her films.

Rekha is kwn for her versatility as an actor and also grace with which she carries herself at social events. actor has acted in films like Krrish franchise and Super Nani in recent past. actor was also rumoured to play role of Sakina Ba Begum in Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat. historical period drama film is set to hit atres on December 6 and stars Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti San in le roles. 

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