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N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
Indian actor (b. 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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, two Filmfare Awards, two Nandi Awards, and four CineMAA Awards.
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Born | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1983-05-20) 20 May 1983 (age 41) |
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Lakshmi Pranathi (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
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Family | See Nandamuri family |
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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.