N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | |
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Born | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao 20 May 1983 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Works | Full list |
Spouse |
Lakshmi Pranathi (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Father | Nandamuri Harikrishna |
Family | Nandamuri family |
Awards | Full list |
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as NTR Jr., is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema.[1] He 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 starred in 30 films.[4] Rao's accolades include three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards.
Grandson of the Indian matinee idol N. T. Rama Rao, who was also the former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh,[5] Rao appeared as a child actor in Brahmarshi Viswamitra (1991) and the National Film Award-winning Ramayanam (1997). He played his first leading role in Ninnu Choodalani (2001) and achieved his breakthrough with the coming-of-age film Student No: 1 (2001) and the action drama Aadi (2002). This was followed by the commercially successful films Simhadri (2003), Yamadonga (2007), Adhurs (2010), Brindavanam (2010) and Baadshah (2013).
Following a decline, he made a career comeback with the 2015 action drama Temper and achieved consistent success with Nannaku Prematho (2016), Janatha Garage (2016), Jai Lava Kusa (2017) and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018). After a four-year hiatus, Rao starred in S. S. Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR (2022), a global phenomenon which earned him Pan-India fame and universal recognition, becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever. He has since played the titular role in the action drama Devara: Part 1 (2024).
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. Predominantly called as "Man of Masses".