Jr. NTR
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| Birth name | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao |
| Born | May 20, 1983 (age 23) Hyderabad, India |
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born May 20, 1983) more popularly known as Jr. NTR or just NTR, is an Indian film actor. He is the grandson of the Late Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, who was also an actor.
Rao was born and brought up in Hyderabad; his parents are Harikrishna Nandamuri and Shalini. He went to Vidyaranya School in Hyderabad, and later to St Rakesh's Junior College. He has a sister and two brothers, Kalyan Ram and Janaki Ram.
Rao began his career as a child actor and dancer. He made his first film, Ninnu Choodalani, in 2001, but it failed to perform well at the box office. He went on to gain fame with Student No. 1 (also released in 2001), directed by S.S. Rajamouli, followed by Subbu and Aadi. In January 2003, Rao's film Naaga performed poorly, even though it was produced by one of India's finest producers, A.M. Ratnam. However, in July 2003 Simhadri became the highest grossing film of the year in Tollywood, and made Rao and director Rajamouli household names.[1]
His first release of 2004, Andhrawala, did not do well at the box office,[2] though the next film, Samba, did better, and was at the top of the box office for fifty days.[2] In 2005 his two releases, Naa Alludu and Narasimhudu, both did either badly or averagely at the box office. In 2006, his film Ashok had a good opening,[3] but did not appease his fans.{cn|February 2007}}
His most recent film is Rakhi, which has proved a success at the box office, and has gained Rao good reviews.[4] The film was directed by Krishna Vamsi, and co-stars Ileana D'Cruz an Charmme Kaur.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ninnu Choodalani | Venu | |
| Student No. 1 | Aditya | ||
| Subbu | Subbu | ||
| [2002 | Aadi | Aadi Keshava Reddy | |
| Allari Ramudu | Ramakrishna | ||
| 2003 | Naaga | Naaga | |
| Simhadri | Simhadri | Winner Santosham Best Young Performer Award | |
| 2004 | Samba | Samba Shiva Naidu | |
| Andhrawala | Shankar Pehalvan/Munna | ||
| 2005 | Naa Alludu | Karthik/Murugan | |
| Narasimhudu | Kondaveeti Narasimhudu | ||
| 2006 | Ashok | Ashok | |
| Rakhi | Ramakrishna alias Rakhi | ||
| 2007 | Yamadonga | Filming |
[edit] References
- ^ greatandhra.com. Tollywood 2003 Analysis Hits and Misses. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ a b idlebrain.com. List of Telugu films released in 2004. Retrieved on February 19, 2007.
- ^ superhit.co.in. Ashok grosses 10 crores for opening week!. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ indiaglitz.com. Rakhi proves its mettle at box office. Retrieved on January 7, 2007.
[edit] External link
- Jr. NTR at the Internet Movie Database
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