N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

NTR Born Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
May 20, 1983(1983-05-20) (age 25)
Hyderabad, IndiaOther 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.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links

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

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.

Filmography

Year Title Role Co-Star Director Notes 1996 Bala Ramayanam Lord Rama Smitha Madhuri Gunasekhar Debut 2001 Ninnu Choodalani Venu Raveena RajputV.R.Pratap Student No. 1Aditya GajalaS.S.Raja Mouli Subbu Subbu Sonali JoshiR.Suresh Varma 2002 AadiAadi Keshava Reddy Keerti ChawlaV.V.Vinayak Allari RamuduRamakrishna Arti Agarwal, GajalaB.Gopal 2003 NaagaNaaga SadhaD.K.Suresh SimhadriSimhadri Bhoomika Chawla, AnkithaS.S.Rajamouli Winner Santosham Best Young Performer Award2004 AndhrawalaShankar Pehalwan/Munna RakshithaPuri Jagannadh SambaSamba Shiva Naidu Bhoomika Chawla, Genilia D'SouzaV.V.Vinayak 2005 Naa AlluduKarthik/Murugan Shriya Saran, Genilia D'SouzaVara Mullapudi NarasimhuduKondaveeti Narasimhudu Amisha Patel, Sameera ReddyB.Gopal 2006 AshokAshok Sameera ReddySurendra Reddy RakhiRamakrishna Ileana D'Cruz, Charmy KaurKrishna Vamsi 2007 YamadongaRaja Priyamani, Mamta MohandasS.S.Raja Mouli 2008 KantriKantri Hansika Motwani, Tanisha MukherjeeMehar Ramesh 2008 Srirama Navami Trisha Krishnan, Tamanna Bhatia Dil Raju

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References

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