Watch: Former VP Venkaiah Naidu unveils Akkineni Nageswar Rao's statue with Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya

Nagarjuna and his family watched former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu unveil Akkineni Nageswara Rao's statue on Wednesday on his birth anniversary. Many celebrities attended the function, including Jayasudha, Ram Charan, Namrata, and Mahesh Babu.

Hyderabad:To commemorate Nageswara Rao's 100th birth anniversary, the entire Akkineni family, together with Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Akhil, Amala, and others, assembled at Annapurna Studios. His panchaloha statue was inaugurated by former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday in a star studded event. Ram Charan, Jayasudha, Mohan Babu, Mahesh Babu, his wife Namrata Shirodkar, and many other South celebrities were spotted at the event.

On September 20, Nagarjuna and his family watched in attendance the unveiling of panchaloha statue of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao at Annapurna Studios to commemorate his birth anniversary. The statue honouring ANR was dedicated by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to honour and remember ANR. A number of Telugu film industry celebrities were in attendance, images and videos of which are going viral on social media.

Ram Charan, Mahesh Babu, and Namrata may be seen having fun together in a few social media images. In addition to many others, Nani and SS Rajamouli were also present. In a speech in honour of his grandfather ANR, Naga Chaitanya said: "His filmography, creative risks, experimenting with new genres is intself a film school. I am one of his students who studies these topics as a case study."

Nageswara Rao, better known by his stage name ANR, was an Indian actor and producer who, over the course of a 75-year career, appeared in a number of important Telugu films. He appeared in more than 255 films and is well recognised for his romantic parts. He played a key role in the 1970s relocation of the Telugu cinema industry from Madras to Hyderabad.