Nandamuri Balakrishna filmography explained

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Nandamuri Balakrishna is an Indian actor, film producer and politician in the Telugu Desam Party founded by his father and who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the sixth son of Telugu matinee idol and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh legendary actor, N. T. Rama Rao. He entered the film industry as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film Tatamma Kala.[1] [2] In the mid-1980s, he graduated to acting in the lead role and soon became one of the sought after actors in Telugu cinema. In his career spanning 40 years, he has acted in over hundred films in a variety of roles.[3] Balakrishna has received two state Nandi Awards for best acting.[4]

He was the guest of honour at the 43rd International Film Festival of India.[5] He is actively involved in politics and is a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founded by his father. In 2014 and 2019 he was elected incumbent M. L. A. from Hindupur for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[6] [7] He is also the chairman of the trust board for The Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute based in Hyderabad, India.[8] [9]

Films

All films are in Telugu, unless mentioned.

List of Nandamuri Balakrishna film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
1974Tatamma KalaBalakrishnaDebut film[10]
Ram RaheemRamu
1975Annadammula AnubandhamNaveen
Vemulawada BheemakaviVemulawada Bheemakavi
1977Daana Veera Soora KarnaAbhimanyudu
1979Akbar Salim AnarkaliSalim
Sri Madvirata ParvamAbhimanyudu
Sri Tirupati Venkateswara KalyanamNarada Maharshi
1980Rowdy Ramudu Konte KrishnuduBalakrishna
1982Anuraga DevathaPrakash
1983Simham NavvindiBalakrishna
1984Sahasame JeevithamRaviDebut as a solo lead
Disco KingBalakrishna
Janani JanmabhoomiRamesh
Mangammagari ManavaduVeeranna
Palnati PuliRaju
Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami CharitraSayyad / Sidda
KathanayakuduRavi
1985AtmabhalamAnand Kumar Bhupathi / Durga Prasad
Babai – AbbaiBala / Balasubramanyam
Bharyabhartala BhandamRadha
Bhale ThammuduRajendra
Kattula KondaiahKiran
PattabhishekamBalu
1986Nippulanti ManishiParasuram25th Film
Muddula KrishnayyaKrishnayya
Seetarama KalyalamRaja
Anasuyamma Gari AlluduHari Krishna
DesoddarakuduGopi
Kaliyuga KrishnuduMohana Krishna
Apoorva SahodaruluArun Kumar & RamuduDouble role
1987Bhargava RamuduBhargav
RamuRamu
Allari KrishnayyaGopala Krishna
Sahasa SamratRamudu
President Gari AbbaiRama Krishna
Muvva GopaluduGopi
Bhanumati Gari MoguduJaya Krishna
1988Inspector PratapPratap
Donga RamuduRama Krishna
Tiragabadda TelugubiddaRavi Teja
Bharatamlo Bala ChandruduBalachandra
Ramudu BheemuduRamudu & BheemuduDual role
RaktabhishekamPardhasaradhi
1989Bhale DongaSurendra
Muddula MavayyaRaja
Ashoka ChakravarthyAshok
Bala GopaluduBangaru Muvva Bala Gopalam
1990Prananiki PranamRaja
Nari Nari Naduma MurariVenkateswara Rao50th Film
Muddula MenalluduRaja
Lorry DriverBala Murali
1991Talli TandruluAnand
Brahmarshi ViswamitraSatya Harischandra & DushyantaDual role
Aditya 369Sri Krishnadeva Rayalu & Krishna KumarDual role
1992DharmakshetramBeneerji
Rowdy InspectorRamaraju
AswamedhamKireeti
1993Nippu RavvaSuryam
Bangaru BulloduBalakrishna
1994Bhairava DweepamVijaya
GandeevamRaja
Bobbili SimhamVijaya Raghava Bhupathi
Top HeroBalu
1995Maatho PettukokuArjun & KishtayyaDouble role
1996VamsanikokkaduRaja
Sri Krishnarjuna VijayamLord Krishna & ArjunaDouble role
1997Muddula MoguduVamsi
PeddannayyaRamakrishna Prasad & Bhavani PrasadDouble role
DevuduDevudu
1998Yuvaratna RaanaRaana / Ramu
Pavitra PremaManikyam
1999Samarasimha ReddyAbbulu / Vaasu / Samarasimha Reddy
SultanSultan & PruthviDouble role
Krishna BabuKrishna Babu75th Film
2000VamsoddharakuduSuryam
Goppinti AlluduMurali Manohar / Bheemudu
2001Narasimha NaiduNarasimha Naidu
Bhalevadivi BasuSagar / Prabhu
2002Seema SimhamDurga Prasad
Chennakesava ReddyChennakesava Reddy & BharatDouble role
2003Palnati BramhanaiduSiva Sankara Satya Bhavani Prasad
2004Lakshmi NarasimhaLakshmi Narasimha Swamy
Vijayendra VarmaVijayendra Varma
2005Allari PiduguRajith Kumar & GiriDouble role
2006VeerabhadraMurali Krishna
2007MaharadhiBala/Krishna/Krish/Balayya/Balakrishna
2008Okka MagaduRaghupathi Raghava Rajaram & Veera Venkata Satyanarayana SwamyDouble role
PandurangaduLord Krishna & Pundarika RanganathuduDouble role
2009MitruduAditya
2010SimhaNarasimha & SrimannarayanaDouble role
2011Parama Veera ChakraJai Simha & ChakradharDouble role[11]
Sri Rama RajyamSri Rama / Vishnu[12]
2012AdhinayakuduHarish Chandra Prasad, Rama Krishna Prasad & BobbyTriple role[13]
Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?Rudramaneni Narasimha Rayudu[14]
SrimannarayanaSrimannarayana[15]
2014LegendJaidev alias Legend & KrishnaDouble role[16]
2015LionGodse / Bose[17]
2016DictatorChandra Sekhar Dharma / Chandu[18]
2017Gautamiputra Satakarni100th Film[19]
Paisa VasoolTheda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri[20]
2018Jai SimhaNarasimha[21]
2019N. T. Rama RaoAlso producer and writer [22] [23] [24]
Also producer and writer
RulerDharma / Arjun Prasad[25] [26]
2021AkhandaAkhanda Rudra Sikhandar Aghora & Murali KrishnaDouble role
2023Veera Simha ReddyVeera Simha Reddy & Jai Simha ReddyDouble Role[27]
Bhagavanth KesariNelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari[28]
2025Filming Telugu, Hindi[29]
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Television

List of Nandamuri Balakrishna television credits
YearTitleRoleNetwork
2021presentUnstoppableHostAha[31]
2022Telugu Indian IdolGuest Judge[32]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NT Balakrishna-'Sonrise' in the TDP. Rediff. 4 March 2009. 27 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927215731/http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/mar/04slide11-celeb-in-politics-is-polls-2009.htm. live.
  2. News: Suresh . Kavirayani . 24 April 2011. Balayya is a beaming daddy . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-24/news-interviews/29466772_1_balayya-bharatiya-vidya-bhavan-project-award . dead . 28 September 2013 . . 24 April 2011.
  3. Web site: Balayya back in action with Simha maker . tupaki.com . 4 March 2013 . 5 March 2023 . 5 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305165132/https://english.tupaki.com/politicalnews/article/Balayya-back-in-action-with-Simha-maker/823 . live .
  4. News: NBK and NKR team up. https://web.archive.org/web/20130724023318/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-19/news-interviews/27921174_1_balakrishna-ravi-actor. dead. 24 July 2013. 19 August 2008. The Times of India. 19 August 2008.
  5. Web site: Prakash Kamat . Today's Paper / NATIONAL : Curtains down on IFFI extravaganza . The Hindu . 1 December 2012 . 6 December 2012 . 4 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121204082812/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/curtains-down-on-iffi-extravaganza/article4152521.ece . live .
  6. http://urdu.inamedia.in/2012-01-30-10-34-58/68-2012-02-01-09-18-44/1977-ntrs-son-balakrishna-joins-tdp.html NTR's son Balakrishna joins TDP
  7. Web site: NTR's son Balakrishna soon to join active politics. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307064612/http://www.sify.com/news/ntr-s-son-balakrishna-soon-to-join-active-politics-news-national-lgkuEldfbhd.html. dead. 7 March 2014. Sify. 10 June 2011.
  8. Web site: Board of Trustees. induscancer.com. 5 January 2015. 30 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230131633/http://induscancer.com/. live.
  9. News: Cancer hospital to create corpus for poor patients. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626191022/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/23/stories/2011062365070500.htm. dead. 26 June 2011. 23 June 2011. Chennai, India. The Hindu. 23 June 2011.
  10. News: Balakrishna turns 40 in Tollywood . The Times of India . 11 December 2019 . 10 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190110171632/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Balakrishna-turns-40-in-Tollywood/articleshow/41198191.cms . live .
  11. Web site: Parama Veera Chakra (2011) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. 2020-12-26. Cinestaan. 20 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920061026/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/parama-veera-chakra-27587. live.
  12. Web site: Sri Ramarajyam (Review) . idlebrain.com . 13 January 2017 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127040843/http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-sriramarajyam.html . live .
  13. Web site: Adhinayakudu (Review) . 123telugu.com . 2 June 2012 . 26 October 2019 . 26 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026093451/https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-adhinayakudu-balakrishna-mark-entertainer.html . live .
  14. Web site: Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? (Review) . idlebrain.com . 13 January 2017 . 18 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118122508/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-ukup.html . live .
  15. Web site: Srimannarayana (Review) . idlebrain.com . 13 January 2017 . 18 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118121737/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-srimannarayana.html . live .
  16. Web site: Legend (Review) . idlebrain.com . 13 January 2017 . 18 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118122306/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/legend.html . live .
  17. Web site: Lion (Review) . idlebrain.com . 13 January 2017 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127035646/http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/lion.html . live .
  18. Web site: Dictator (Review) . idlebrain.com . 13 January 2017 . 18 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118122216/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/dictator.html . live .
  19. News: Gautamiputra Satakarni: with unwavering focus, film talks of Telugu identity . The Hindu . 12 January 2017 . Nadadhur . Srivathsan . 26 October 2019 . 20 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201120145831/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Gautamiputra-Satakarni-with-unwavering-focus-film-talks-of-Telugu-identity/article17028113.ece . live .
  20. Web site: Paisa Vasool: Puri Jagannadh reveals title and first look of Balakrishna's 101st film . Indian Express . 9 June 2017 . 26 October 2019 . 26 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026093446/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/paisa-vasool-puri-jagannadh-reveals-title-and-first-look-of-balakrishna-101st-film-4696624/ . live .
  21. Web site: Balakrishna-KS Ravikumar team up for a big flick . The Hans India . 11 May 2017 . 26 October 2019 . 26 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026093450/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-05-11/Balakrishna-KS-Ravikumar-team-up-for-a-big-flick/299128 . live .
  22. Web site: N.T.R (New Director) . Hindustan Times . 23 May 2018 . 1 June 2018 . 31 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180531034427/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/ntr-biopic-manikarnika-director-krish-may-direct-the-nandamuri-balakrishna-starrer/story-VJVv7MvZP95OeFVd16yz2K.html . live .
  23. Web site: Ram Gopal Varma to direct a biopic on legendary actor NTR. Will Balakrishna join him? . Indian Express . 4 July 2017 . 26 October 2019 . 26 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026093446/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/ram-gopal-varma-to-direct-a-biopic-on-legendary-actor-ntr-will-balakrishna-join-him-4735402/ . live .
  24. Web site: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu launches NTR's biopic starring Balakrishna amid much fanfare . The New Indian Express . 30 March 2018 . 11 December 2019 . 11 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191211072403/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2018/mar/30/vice-president-venkaiah-naidu-launches-ntrs-biopic-starring-balakrishna-amid-much-fanfare-1794576.html . live .
  25. News: Ruler (Title) . The Times of India . 10 November 2019 . 10 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110161833/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/confirmed-balakrishnas-forthcoming-film-with-ks-ravi-kumar-titled-as-ruler/articleshow/71633605.cms . live .
  26. News: Balakrishna starrer Ruler wraps up its Thailand schedule. The Times of India. 26 October 2019. 29 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190929032759/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/balakrishna-starrer-ruler-wraps-up-its-thailand-schedule/articleshow/70907885.cms. live.
  27. Web site: 2023-01-13 . Veera Simha Reddy BO collection day 1: Balakrishna's film collects ₹48 crore . 2023-04-25 . Hindustan Times . en . 13 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113131349/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/veera-simha-reddy-box-office-o-collection-day-1-balakrishna-s-film-collects-rs-48-crore-101673612548278.html . live .
  28. Web site: 2023-03-22 . NBK 108: First look of Balakrishna's next film released on Ugadi . 2023-05-16 . Hindustan Times . en . 16 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516040532/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/nbk-108-first-look-of-nandamuri-balakrishna-s-next-film-released-on-the-occasion-of-ugadi-101679482954511.html . live .
  29. Web site: NBK109 shoot begins today . 8 November 2023 .
  30. Web site: Balakrishna and Boyapati Sreenu reunite for one more movie | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT . 10 June 2024 .
  31. Web site: 2021-10-31. Unstoppable first episode promo: Mohan Babu opens up on his struggling period as an actor with Nandamuri Balakrishna. 2021-11-06. The Indian Express. en. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106003258/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/unstoppable-first-episode-promo-mohan-babu-opens-up-on-his-struggling-period-as-an-actor-with-nandamuri-balakrishna-7600353/. live.
  32. News: Balakrishna appears as special guest on 'Indian Idol Telugu' semi-final . The Times of India . 30 May 2022 . 7 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007123032/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/balakrishna-appears-as-special-guest-on-indian-idol-telugu-semi-final/articleshow/91884427.cms . live .

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