| Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. | |
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Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao |
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| Born | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao 20 May 1983 Hyderabad, India |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | NTR, Tarak |
| Education | Graduation |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–1996, 2001–present |
| Spouse | Lakshmi Pranathi |
| Parents | Shri. Nandamuri Hari Krishna and Smt. Nandamuri Shalini |
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (Telugu: నందమూరి తారక రామా రావు) (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as Jr. NTR or Tarak, is a Telugu film actor. He is son of actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini. He is the grandson of legendary actor turned politician Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao.
Starting his career as a child actor with Brahmarshi Viswamitra in 1991 and Ramayanam (1997 film), NTR began his professional career five years later as a lead actor with Ninnu Chudalani (2001). His work includes Student No. 1, Aadi, Simhadri, Yamadonga, Adhurs, Brindaavanam, and Ooservelli which were commercially successful and has established himself as one of the leading actors of Telugu cinema.
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He began his career as a child artist. His first movie he starred in was Brahmarshi Viswamithra directed by N. T. R. But his full length major role was in the movie Bala Ramayanam directed by Guna Shekar. Tarak made his re-entry into the Tollywood with Ninnu Choodalani in 2001; but it failed to perform well at the box office. He mentioned in an interview that his remuneration for "Ninnu Choodalani" was about 4 lakh Rupees.[1].However in the same year he went on to gain fame with Student No. 1, directed by S.S. Rajamouli, followed by soft love story Subbu and Aadi, which was a blockbuster, and brought immediate stardom for him. In year 2003, he came up with a political movie Naaga. Even though the movie raised some political issues worth giving a thought, it settled as an average grosser. However his next movie Simhadri went on to become a blockbuster. In 2004, his career took a down turn with Andhrawala. Though Samba fared as above average grosser his next movies Naa Alludu and Narasimhudu released in year 2005 did badly at box office. In 2006, his film Ashok had the biggest opening week gross in his career but did not appease his fans.
His next movie Rakhi directed by Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi, which proved a success at the box office, gained him admirable reviews from fans and critics alike. His next movie, Yamadonga, which was inspired by his grandfather's blockbuster Yamagola, released in August 2007 brought him back into the super-hit stream, and became the sensational movie of the year. Jr. NTR's next film was Kantri, released in May 2008 exposed his superb skill of dancing. In year 2010 he appeared in two movies, and both of them Adhurs in which he played a dual role and Brindavanam succeeded well at box-office. Shakthi released on 1 April 2011 and it failed to perform well at the box office.
Jr. NTR played the lead role in the film Ooservelli, directed by Surender Reddy, which was released on 6 October 2011. Another movie titled Dhammu under the direction of Boyapati Seenu was launched on 18 February 2011.
Jr. NTR was one of the campaigners for the Telugu Desam Party, for the Indian general election, 2009 from April to May 2009.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Tarak was engaged to his distant relative Pranathi on 1 April 2010. The couple married on 5 May 2011 at a private ceremony at Hitex,[8] Hyderabad.
Tarak is a Brand Ambassdor for Malbar Gold, Zandubalm, Navratna etc in Andhra Pradesh
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi Viswamitra | ||
| 1997 | Ramayanam (1997 film) | Lord Rama | Winner Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2001 | Ninnu Chudalani | Venu | |
| Student No.1 | Aadithya | ||
| 2002 | Subbu | subbu | |
| Aadi | Aadi Keshava Reddy | Winner Nandi Special Jury Award | |
| Allari Ramudu | Ramakrishna | ||
| 2003 | Naaga | Naaga | |
| Simhadri | Simhadri | Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actor | |
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Shankar Pehalwan Munna |
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| Samba | Samba Shiva Naidu | ||
| 2005 | Naa Alludu | Karthik Murugan |
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| Narasimhudu | Kondaveeti Narasimhudu | ||
| 2006 | Ashok | Ashok | |
| Rakhi | Ramakrishna | ||
| 2007 | Yamadonga | Raja | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Kanthri | Kranthi | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| 2010 | Adhurs | Narasimha Narasimhachari |
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| Brindaavanam | Krishna (Krish) | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) | |
| 2011 | Shakti | Shakti Rudra |
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| Oosaravelli | Tony | ||
| 2012 | Dammu | Filming | |
| As Singer | |||
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| Year | Song | Film | |
| 2007 | Olammi Tikkareginda | Yamadonga | |
| 2008 | 123 Nenoka Kantri | Kanthri | |
| 2010 | Chary | Adhurs | |
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