N.T. Rama Rao
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 28, 1923 (103 years old)
Place of Birth
Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Biography
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh; 28 May 1923–18 January 1996), also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician. Rama Rao made his debut as an actor in Mana Desam, a Telugu social film directed by L. V. Prasad in 1949. He first gained popularity in the 1950s when he became well-known for his portrayals of Hindu deities, especially Lord Krishna and Lord Rama, roles which have made him a mythic figure among the Telugu-speaking people of Andhra Pradesh. He later became known for portraying antagonistic characters and cementing leading roles in films. In total he starred in over 320 Telugu films and has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema. After his career in movies, Rama Rao became a political activist and a political party leader. Rao founded the Telugu Desam Party in 1982 and served three tumultuous terms as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 1983 and 1994. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1968, recognizing his contribution to Telugu cinema. He is known as an advocate of Andhra Pradesh's distinct cultural identity, distinguishing it from Madras State with which it was often associated. Besides Telugu, he has also acted in a few Tamil and Kannada films.
Known For
| 1993 | Major ChandrakanthMajor Chandrakanth | |
| 1993 | Srinatha Kavi SaarvabhoumuduSrinatha | |
| 1992 | Samrat AshokaAshoka / Chanakya | |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi VishwamitraVishwamitra / Ravana | |
| 1984 | Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami CharitraSri Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy, Gautama Buddha, Aadi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya & Yogi Vemana | |
| 1983 | Simham Navvindi!Narasimham | |
| 1983 | ChandashasanuduHarichandra Prasad / Raja | |
| 1982 | Justice ChowdharyJustice Chowdhary | |
| 1982 | Bobbili PuliMajor Chakradhar | |
| 1982 | Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari BhartaluPeddababu Prabhakar | |
| 1981 | Kondaveeti SimhamInspector Ranjit Kumar & Raju | |
| 1981 | Tiruguleni ManishiRaja | |
| 1981 | Gaja DongaGaja Donga / Raja | |
| 1980 | Rowdy Ramudu Konte KrishnuduRamu | |
| 1980 | SupermanSuperman / Raja | |
| 1980 | Sardar Papa RayuduSardar Paparayudu & Ram Mohan"Ramu" (dual role) | |
| 1980 | AatagaduGopi | |
| 1979 | Srimadhvirata ParvamuLord Krishna/ Arjun/ Duryodhana/ Kichaka/ Brihannala | |
| 1979 | Driver RamuduRamu | |
| 1979 | TigerTiger Raja | |
| 1979 | Sri Tirupati Venkateswara KalyanamLord Venkateswara | |
| 1979 | Maavaari Manchithanam | |
| 1979 | YugandharYugandhar / Vijay | |
| 1979 | VetagaduRaja | |
| 1978 | Akbar Saleem AnarkaliAkbar | |
| 1978 | Sri Rama PattabhishekamLord Rama / Ravana | |
| 1978 | KD No:1 | |
| 1978 | Simha Baludu | |
| 1978 | Sati Savithri | |
| 1978 | Lawyer Vishwanath | |
| 1978 | YugapurushuduRajesh / Kalyan | |
| 1977 | Adavi RamuduRamu | |
| 1977 | Daana Veera Soora KarnaKarna / Duryodhana / Krishna | |
| 1977 | Flowing AgainstMadhu | |
| 1977 | Chanakya ChandraguptaChandragupta Maurya | |
| 1977 | YamagolaSatyam | |
| 1976 | MagaaduVijay Varma | |
| 1976 | AaradhanaGopi | |
| 1975 | Annadammula AnubandhamVijay | |
| 1975 | Sri Ramaanjaneya YuddhamLord Rama | |
| 1975 | Eduruleni ManishiRaja Shekar | |
| 1975 | Maya MaschindraLord Vishnu / Maya Machhindra | |
| 1974 | Thathamma KalaRamaiah / Musalaiah | |
| 1974 | Nippulanti ManishiInspector Vijay | |
| 1973 | Desa DrohuluRamu | |
| 1973 | Errakota Veerudu | |
| 1972 | Kula GowravamRaja Ramachandra Prasad / Raghunath Prasad / Shankar | |
| 1972 | Badi PanthuluHead Master Raghava Rao | |
| 1971 | Kannan KarunaiLord Krishna | |
| 1971 | Life CycleRaja | |
| 1970 | Thalla? PellamaSudhakar | |
| 1970 | Maayani MamataMadhu | |
| 1970 | Ali Baba 40 DongaluAli Baba | |
| 1969 | Bhale ThammuduShyam Prasad (Paul), Shayam Prasad | |
| 1969 | VarakatnamDevasimha | |
| 1969 | Nindu HrudayaluGopi | |
| 1969 | KathanayakuduSaradhi | |
| 1969 | EkaveeraPuttan Sethupathi | |
| 1968 | RamuRaja | |
| 1968 | Baghdad Gaja Donga | |
| 1968 | Niluvu DopidiRamu | |
| 1967 | PunyavathiPrakash | |
| 1967 | Ummadi KutumbamRamu | |
| 1967 | Bhama VijayamJaya Chandra | |
| 1967 | Sri KrishnavataramLord Krishna / Lord Vishnu | |
| 1967 | Chikkadu DorakaduChikkadu | |
| 1967 | Stree JanmaShekar | |
| 1967 | NirdoshiAnanda Rao / Sundaram | |
| 1966 | Sri Krishna PandaveeyamLord Krishna / Duryodhana | |
| 1966 | Paramanandayya Sishyula KathaNandivardhana Maharaju | |
| 1966 | Palnati YudhamBrahmanaidu | |
| 1966 | Aggi BarataRaja | |
| 1966 | Sri Krishna Tulabharam | |
| 1965 | VeerabhimanyuLord Krishna | |
| 1965 | Pandava VanavasamuBheema | |
| 1965 | Mangamma SapathamRaja / Vijay | |
| 1965 | Satya HarishchandraHarishchandra | |
| 1965 | Dorikithe DongaluNandan Rao | |
| 1964 | Aggi PiduguRaja / Madhav | |
| 1964 | KarnanKrishna | |
| 1964 | Vivaha BandhamChandrasekhar (as Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri) | |
| 1964 | Desa DrohuluRamu | |
| 1964 | MarmayogiPrabhakar | |
| 1964 | Ramudu BheemuduRamudu & Bheemudu | |
| 1964 | BabruvahanaArjuna | |
| 1964 | Bobbili YuddhamRangarayadu | |
| 1964 | Gudi GantaluVasu | |
| 1963 | Lava KusaLord Rama | |
| 1963 | Paruvu-PrathishttaRaghu | |
| 1963 | NarthanasalaArjuna /Brihannala | |
| 1963 | Aaptha MithruluPrakash | |
| 1963 | BandipotuNarasimham | |
| 1963 | Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham | |
| 1962 | Aathma BandhuvuRanga | |
| 1962 | Gundamma KathaAnji | |
| 1962 | Gulebakavali KathaVijay | |
| 1962 | DakshayagnamLord Shiva | |
| 1962 | Mahamantri ThimmarusuKrishnadevaraya | |
| 1962 | BhishmaBhishma | |
| 1961 | Jagadeka Veeruni KathaPratap | |
| 1961 | Kalasi Unte Kaladu SukhamKishtayya | |
| 1961 | Seetha Rama KalyanamRavana | |
| 1961 | Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)Indrajeet/Meghanadhudu | |
| 1960 | Sri Venkateswara MahatmyamLord Venkateswara (Balaji) | |
| 1960 | Bhatti VikramarkaVikramaditya / Vikramarka Maharaju | |
| 1959 | Daiva BalamChandrasenudu | |
| 1959 | Appu Chesi Pappu KooduRaja Rao | |
| 1959 | Bala NagammaKaryavardhi | |
| 1959 | Banda RamuduBanda Ramudu | |
| 1959 | Raja MakutamPrince Pratapa Simha | |
| 1958 | BhookailasRavanudu | |
| 1958 | Karthavarayani KathaKarthavaraya | |
| 1958 | Sampoorna RamayanamRaman | |
| 1958 | IntiguttuGopal | |
| 1957 | MayabazarKrishna | |
| 1957 | Vinayaka ChavithiLord Krishna | |
| 1957 | Panduranga MahatyamPundarika | |
| 1957 | BhagyarekhaRavi | |
| 1957 | SaarangadharaSarangadhara | |
| 1956 | Charana DaasiDr. Chandra Sekhar | |
| 1956 | ChintamaniBilwamangaludu | |
| 1956 | Tenali RamakrishnaKrishnadevaraya | |
| 1956 | Jayam ManadePratap | |
| 1955 | SantoshamAnand / Paramanand | |
| 1955 | JayasimhaJayasimha/Bhavani | |
| 1955 | KanyasulkamGireesham | |
| 1955 | RechukkaKumarayalu / Kannaiah | |
| 1955 | Cherapakura ChedevuMohan | |
| 1955 | MissammaM. T. Rao | |
| 1954 | ChandraharamPrince Chandan | |
| 1954 | Vaddante DabbuSyam | |
| 1954 | ParivartanaAnanda Rao | |
| 1954 | SanghamRaja | |
| 1953 | Pichi PullaiahPullaiah | |
| 1953 | ChandiraniKishore | |
| 1952 | Kalyanam Panni Paar | |
| 1952 | PalletooruChandram | |
| 1952 | Pelli Chesi ChooduVenkata Ramana | |
| 1951 | MalliswariNagaraju | |
| 1951 | Pathala BhairaviThota Ramudu | |
| 1950 | ShavukaruSatyam | |
| 1950 | Palletoori PillaJayanth | |
| 1950 | SamsaramRaghu | |
| 1950 | Maaya RambhaNalakubharudu | |
| 1949 | Mana DesamBritish Inspector |
| 1992 | Samrat AshokaProducer | |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi VishwamitraProducer | |
| 1984 | Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami CharitraProducer | |
| 1983 | ChandashasanuduProducer | |
| 1980 | Rowdy Ramudu Konte KrishnuduProducer | |
| 1979 | Sri Tirupati Venkateswara KalyanamProducer | |
| 1979 | Srimadhvirata ParvamuProducer | |
| 1978 | Sri Rama PattabhishekamProducer | |
| 1978 | Akbar Saleem AnarkaliProducer | |
| 1977 | Daana Veera Soora KarnaProducer | |
| 1977 | Chanakya ChandraguptaProducer | |
| 1974 | Thathamma KalaProducer | |
| 1970 | Thalla? PellamaProducer | |
| 1967 | Ummadi KutumbamProducer |
| 1992 | Samrat AshokaDirector | |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi VishwamitraDirector | |
| 1984 | Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami CharitraDirector | |
| 1983 | ChandashasanuduDirector | |
| 1979 | Sri Tirupati Venkateswara KalyanamDirector | |
| 1979 | Srimadhvirata ParvamuDirector | |
| 1978 | Akbar Saleem AnarkaliDirector | |
| 1978 | Sri Rama PattabhishekamDirector | |
| 1977 | Daana Veera Soora KarnaDirector | |
| 1977 | Chanakya ChandraguptaDirector | |
| 1974 | Thathamma KalaDirector | |
| 1972 | Kula GowravamDirector | |
| 1971 | Kannan KarunaiDirector | |
| 1970 | Thalla? PellamaDirector | |
| 1969 | VarakatnamDirector | |
| 1966 | Sri Krishna PandaveeyamDirector | |
| 1962 | Gulebakavali KathaDirector | |
| 1961 | Seetha Rama KalyanamDirector |
| 1992 | Samrat AshokaWriter | |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi VishwamitraScreenplay | |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi VishwamitraWriter | |
| 1984 | Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami CharitraWriter | |
| 1983 | ChandashasanuduScreenplay | |
| 1979 | Sri Tirupati Venkateswara KalyanamScreenplay | |
| 1979 | Srimadhvirata ParvamuAdaptation | |
| 1978 | Akbar Saleem AnarkaliWriter | |
| 1977 | Daana Veera Soora KarnaWriter | |
| 1977 | Chanakya ChandraguptaScreenplay | |
| 1974 | BidaaiWriter | |
| 1974 | BidaaiStory | |
| 1974 | Thathamma KalaWriter | |
| 1972 | Kula GowravamWriter | |
| 1970 | Thalla? PellamaWriter | |
| 1969 | VarakatnamStory | |
| 1969 | VarakatnamWriter | |
| 1966 | Sri Krishna PandaveeyamScreenplay |














