N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NTR
Born Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
May 20, 1983 (1983-05-20) (age 25)
Flag of India Hyderabad, India
Other name(s) Jr. NTR. The Dance Master

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 a legendary actor and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.[1] He is fondly called as Tarak by his family, friends and close associates.

Contents

[edit] Career

Rao began his career as a child actor and dancer. His first step into Tollywood was with the movie "Bala Ramayanam", directed by Gunasekhar. He made his first film after he grew older, 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. However, in July 2003 Simhadri became the highest grossing film of the year in Tollywood, and made Rao and director Rajamouli household names.

His first release of 2004, Andhrawala, flopped 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, flopped again at the box office. In 2006, his film Ashok had a good opening,[3] but did not appease his fans.[citation needed]

His film Rakhi, which proved a success at the box office, has gained Rao good reviews.[4] The film was directed by Krishna Vamsi, and co-stars Ileana D'Cruz and Charmme Kaur. His film, Yamadonga, which was released on August 15, 2007 , brought back him and S.S. Rajamouli became the sensational movie of the year 2007 in Tollywood. His latest film, Kantri has made a hit (mainly for his extraordinary dancing skills).

His all-round acting abilities and wonderful performance in 2007 Blockbuster Yamadonga, made Late Legendary Actor Shoban Babu remark that along side Mahesh Babu, Rao is his favorite actor and reckoned he has done everything in a short span of time to impress everyone.Now the latest film kantry going to celebrate 50days in 15

[edit] Personal life

Tarak owns a Porsche 911 Carrera turbo, making him the only person in Andhra Pradesh to own a 911 Turbo, and the second actor in Tollywood to own a Porsche, after Vishnu Babu, who owns a Porsche Cayenne.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Co-Star Director Notes
1996 Bala Ramayanam Lord Rama Smitha Madhuri Gunasekhar Debut
2001 Ninnu Choodalani Venu Raveena Rajput V.R.Pratap
Student No. 1 Aditya Gajala S.S.Raja Mouli
Subbu Subbu Sonali Joshi R.Suresh Varma
2002 Aadi Aadi Keshava Reddy Keerti Chawla V.V.Vinayak
Allari Ramudu Ramakrishna Arti Agarwal, Gajala B.Gopal
2003 Naaga Naaga Sadha D.K.Suresh
Simhadri Simhadri Bhoomika Chawla, Ankitha S.S.Rajamouli Winner Santosham Best Young Performer Award
2004 Andhrawala Shankar Pehalwan/Munna Rakshitha Puri Jagannadh
Samba Samba Shiva Naidu Bhoomika Chawla, Genilia D'Souza V.V.Vinayak
2005 Naa Alludu Karthik/Murugan Shriya Saran, Genilia D'Souza Vara Mullapudi
Narasimhudu Kondaveeti Narasimhudu Amisha Patel, Sameera Reddy B.Gopal
2006 Ashok Ashok Sameera Reddy Surendra Reddy
Rakhi Ramakrishna Ileana D'Cruz, Charmy Kaur Krishna Vamsi
2007 Yamadonga Raja Priyamani, Mamta Mohandas S.S.Raja Mouli
2008 Kantri Kantri Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee Mehar Ramesh
2008 Srirama Navami Trisha Krishnan, Tamanna Bhatia Dil Raju

| Srirama Navami | | Trisha Krishnan, Tamanna Bhatia | Dil Raju |} | Srirama Navami | | Trisha Krishnan, Tamanna Bhatia | Dil Raju |} | Srirama Navami | | Trisha Krishnan, Tamanna Bhatia | Dil Raju |}

[edit] References

  1. ^ NTR Jr breaks record. Rediff.com.
  2. ^ a b idlebrain.com. List of Telugu films released in 2004. Retrieved on 19 February 2007.
  3. ^ superhit.co.in. Ashok grosses 10 crores for opening week!. Retrieved on 16 February 2007.
  4. ^ indiaglitz.com. Rakhi proves its mettle at box office. Retrieved on 7 January 2007.


[edit] External links