N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Explained
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known by the initialism Jr. NTR, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema.[1] He is one of the highest-paid actors in Telugu cinema and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2012.[2] [3] Referred to in the media as the "Man of Masses", he has appeared in over 30 films.[4] He is a recipient of several accolades including, three Filmfare Awards, two Nandi Awards, two Siima Awards,four CineMAA Awards & one IIFA Award.
Grandson of Telugu matinee idol, N. T. Rama Rao, who was also the former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh,[5] Rama Rao appeared as a child actor in works such as Brahmarshi Viswamitra (1991), and Ramayanam (1997), the latter winning the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year. He made his debut as a lead actor with Ninnu Choodalani (2001). He achieved his breakthrough with the coming-of-age film Student No. 1 (2001) and the action drama Aadi (2002). He went on to star in other commercially successful films such as Simhadri (2003), Yamadonga (2007), Adhurs (2010), Brindavanam (2010) and Baadshah (2013). Following a brief setback, he made a career comeback with the 2015 action drama Temper. Further commercial successes came with Nannaku Prematho (2016), Janatha Garage (2016), Jai Lava Kusa (2017), Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018), and RRR (2022), some of which rank among the highest-grossing Telugu films and highest-grossing Indian films.
In 2017, he hosted the first season of the Telugu language reality TV show Bigg Boss on Star Maa. He also hosted the fifth season of Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu in 2021 on Gemini TV.
Early life and family
Rama Rao was born on 20 May 1983 to film actor and politician, Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini Bhaskar Rao. His father is of Telugu descent and was born and raised at Nimmakuru, in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.[6] His mother is a Kannadiga, who hails from Kundapur, Karnataka.[7] [8] He is the grandson of Telugu actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao.[9] Initially named Tarak Ram, he was renamed N. T. Rama Rao at the suggestion of his grandfather.[10]
Rama Rao did his schooling at Vidyaranya High School, Hyderabad, and completed his intermediate education at St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.[11] He also studied in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh for some time.
Rama Rao is a trained Kuchipudi dancer.[12] He is the half-brother of actor and producer, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram,[13] the nephew of actor and politician Nandamuri Balakrishna and current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu, and the cousin of actor Taraka Ratna and politician Nara Lokesh.[14]
Film career
1991–2006: Debut and initial career
Rama Rao made his debut in the film Brahmarshi Vishwamitra (1991) as a child artiste at the age of seven. Written and directed by his grandfather N. T. Rama Rao, he played the role of Bharata. After a long gap, he then played the title role of Rama in the Gunasekhar-directed mythological film Ramayanam (1997), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film.[15] His performance in the film received critical appreciation.
K. Raghavendra Rao recommended Rama Rao to S. S. Rajamouli for his directorial debut, Student No. 1 (2001), during mid-2000 after being impressed with his performance in the auditions and his previous film, Ramayanam (1997). However, the film went under production for too long. He was later signed by producer Ramoji Rao, and decided to work on the romantic drama Ninnu Choodalani which marked his debut as a lead actor. By that time, he was only 17. Student No. 1, which released later, went onto be successful while Subbu (2001) was a commercial failure.[16]
In Aadi (2002) directed by debutant V. V. Vinayak, he played a man is trying to take revenge on a landlord for the death of his parents. The film was one of the highest-grossers of 2002.[17] He went to appear in other films such as B. Gopal's Allari Ramudu (2002) and A. M. Rathnam's political thriller Naaga (2003). Simhadri (2003), his second collaboration with Rajamouli, on a budget of ₹8.5 crore, the film ended up becoming the highest-grossing Telugu film in history at the time.[18] He sported a new look, in order to get rid of the youth one, and grew a light beard. giving him the title of Young Tiger. He later quit youth films and started experimenting with faction dramas.[19]
He next appeared in Puri Jagannadh's action drama Andhrawala (2004) created much hype but was a box office failure. He then starred in action film, Samba (2004) in his second collaboration with Vinayak. Later on he played a dual role in family drama film Naa Alludu (2005) and starred in Gopal's Narasimhudu (2005) and Surender Reddy's Ashok. All the three films failed at the box office.[20] His performance in Krishna Vamsi's Rakhi (2006) is considered to be one of his finest.[21]
2007–2012: Breakthrough and career fluctuations
Rama Rao collaborated with director Rajamouli for the third time for a socio-fantasy film Yamadonga. For this film, he had to sport a new look by shedding more than 20 kg, as he used to be 94 kg. RamaRao played Raja, a thief who later criticizes and insults Yama and then suddenly goes into hell due to some bad acts. The film received positive reviews and made him receive Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. Actor Mohan Babu praised Rama Rao's performance in the film. Rama Rao later signed up for the action film Kantri which was directed by debutant Meher Ramesh, a protege of Puri Jagannadh. In 2009, Rama Rao took a year hiatus to campaign for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the 2009 general elections.[22] [23]
Rama Rao signed up for the action-comedy Adhurs, in which he played dual roles for the third time after Andhrawala, and Naa Alludu. Adhurs grossed more than 300 million.[24] He then returned to romantic films after several years in the romantic comedy Brindavanam (2011), directed by Vamsi Paidipally.[25]
Rama Rao collaborated with director Ramesh for the fantasy action film Shakti, and with director Surender Reddy for the romantic action film Oosaravelli.[26] The Boyapati Srinu-directed Dammu (2012) become an average grosser.[27] [28]
2013–present: Commercial successes and RRR
In Baadshah, he sported a new look by straightening his curly hair and growing a beard, in order to suit the don image. The film became a sleeper hit. Baadshah's final figures was over 480 million in 50 days. This film was later dubbed into Hindi and Malayalam.[29] Rama Rao's next release of 2013, was the revenge drama Ramayya Vasthavayya, directed by Harish Shankar. This was the worst period in Rama Rao's career and Baadshah was the only film that gave him success. Baadshah was premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014 held in Japan.[30]
In 2015, he starred in Temper directed by director Puri Jagannadh. The film gave a much-needed success for Rama Rao, after a series of debacles and his performance as a corrupted cop Daya who turns a good doer was appreciated by audience and critics alike.[31] [32]
Following the success of Temper, Rama Rao worked in Nannaku Prematho (2016) directed by Sukumar under the production of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Reliance Entertainment. He has second Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance.[33] [34] NTR sported a new look with gelled up hair and long beard for the film.[35] received positive reviews from critics and audience. The movie eventually turned out to be the highest grosser in Rama Rao's career surpassing Baadshah with a worldwide gross of .[36] Later in the same year, Rama Rao starred in the September release Janatha Garage, directed by Koratala Siva, where he was cast alongside Mohanlal.[37] The film registered the highest opening for a Tollywood film in 2016, and became the highest grossing Telugu film of the year.[38]
In 2017, Rama Rao essayed a triple role in Jai Lava Kusa under the direction of K. S. Ravindra on N.T.R. Arts banner with his half-brother Nandamuri Kalyan Ram as the producer.[39] Jai Lava Kusa collected almost ₹130.90 crore worldwide and was successful at the box office[40] with critics praising his performance.In 2018, he starred in Trivikram Srinivas-directed action drama Aravinda Sametha, which went become one of the highest-grossing Tollywood films of the year.[41] Trivikram Srivinas credited Rama Rao for success of Aravinda Sametha, saying “a highly-capable actor like NTR is very rare to find in any generation. When it comes to acting, he is like a torchbearer. Staying in the moment is a very great quality. He is such a rare Actor. NTR has the capability to match his Grandfather. He is disciplined, honest, straight-forward, doesn't get involved in unnecessary issues and goes to any extent to achieve what is necessary. We needn't have to stop such a personality, just need to offer claps during his journey”.[42]
S. S. Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR, where Rama Rao playing 20th century freedom fighter Komaram Bheem, opened to massive success.[43] [44] Rajamouli said, “I would really say there is no other actor on the Indian screen who can do what Tarak did in Komaram Bheemudo song. Showing pain, showing betrayal, showing subjugation to the motherland, but not even batting an eyelid at the oppressor. Not just showing all these emotions, but showing all these emotions in one shot, in one frame. That is like an epic.”[45]
Upcoming projects
Rama Rao is reuniting with Koratala Siva, after Janatha Garage, for his 30th film, Devara, which went on floors in March 2023 after enormous delays.[46] It is scheduled for a theatrical release on 27 September 2024. He is also reuniting with Mythri Movie Makers, after Janatha Garage, for a film to be helmed by Prashanth Neel.[47] Both these films are being produced under N. T. R. Arts, with Nandamuri Kalyan Ram as a co-producer. In April 2023, he was signed by Yash Raj Films to make his debut in Hindi cinema with the sequel to War, War 2, co-starring Hrithik Roshan and directed by Ayan Mukerji. He will enter the YRF Spy Universe with the film.[48]
Television career
Rama Rao hosted the reality show, Bigg Boss 1 that was broadcast on the Star Maa. Rama Rao's television debut was a huge success and had a record breaking ratings for Star Maa, making it the number one channel among all the shows.[49] The show began airing from 16 July 2017.[50] He has also been as a guest in Telugu reality game show Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu[51] [52] and Telugu reality dance shows Dhee 2 and Dhee 10.[53] In February 2021, he was confirmed to be the host of Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu.[54] Later, on 10 July 2021, he joined the production of the show.[55]
Personal life
Family
Rama Rao married Lakshmi Pranathi, the daughter of realtor and businessman Narne Srinivasa Rao. Srinivasa Rao's wife is the niece of N. Chandrababu Naidu, who mediated the marriage.[56] Their wedding took place on 5 May 2011 in Hyderabad at Hitex Exhibition Center, Madhapur.[57] The couple have two sons.[58]
Rama Rao is popularly referred to as Young Tiger in Telugu cinema and media.[59]
Political stint and accident
Rama Rao was one of the campaigners for the Telugu Desam Party, for the 2009 Indian general election from April to May 2009 in Andhra Pradesh.[60] [61] [62] [63] On 26 March 2009, after electioneering, en route to Hyderabad, the SUV in which he was a passenger, was struck head-on with another vehicle, at Suryapet. He and his companions were thrown out of the SUV and suffered injuries. He was treated at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, in Secunderabad, where he recuperated well.[64]
Philanthropy
In 2009, Jr. NTR announced his plan to donate ₹20 Lakhs to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to aid flood victims.[65] During the audio function of Baadshah in 2013, a fan died due to a stampede and NTR extended his support by donating ₹5 Lakhs to the family of the deceased. Additionally, he pledged to take care of the family following the sudden loss.[66]
In 2014, NTR once again announced a donation of ₹20 Lakhs to the CM's Relief Fund to support those affected by Cyclone Hudhud in Andhra Pradesh.[67]
Filmography
See main article: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. filmography.
Accolades
See main article: List of awards and nominations received by N. T. Rama Rao Jr..
Discography
Playback singing
See also
Notes and References
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