Telugu cinema icon Akkineni Nageswara Rao died here early Wednesday, his family said. He was 89.

Nagarjuna and father Akkineni Nageswara Rao at an event. Pic/AFP

The thespian, who was battling cancer for few months, breathed his last at a private hospital. Family sources said the end came at 12.10 a.m. However, the announcement was made after 2 a.m.