Akkineni Nagarjuna Visited Gudiwada the December 17th for the opening of her father bronze statue of ANR ANR College. The three meters high statue, weighing 450 kg and carved by sculptor based in the city Sivavara B. Prasad, was unveiled at a ceremony held at the university in December this year. Alumni Association of the decades-old college took the initiative to install the idol with the assistance of Mr. Prasad at a cost of over Rs. 6 lakh.

The idol was transported to Hyderabad for the views of family members of the NRA. The alumnus and former Rajya Sabha member Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad says the association Former student has decided to install nine meters tall, weighing 450 kg statue of legendary actor for his contribution to the development of the university.