After several projects as child artist, he started his career as a lead actor with Ninnu Chudalani (2001).
Personal life
NTR Jr. is son of Actor and Politician Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini. He is grandson of Telugu film industry's legend late N. T. Rama Rao (NTR). He has one sister and two step brothers viz., Kalyan Ram and Janaki Ram and one step sister. Actor Taraka Ratna is his cousin brother. His uncle Yuvaratna Nandamuri Balakrishna is also a famous Telugu actor. Jr. NTR finished his high school studies in Sri Vidyaranya School, Hyderabad, and later went to St. Mary's Jr. College.
NTR's wedding was announced on Jan 28, 2010 with Narne Lakshmi Pranathi, daughter of Narne Srinivas Rao and Smt. Narne Mallika. NTR.Jr was engaged to Lakshmi Pranathi on 1 April 2010.
Career
He began his career as a child artist. His first movie he starred in was Brahmarshi Viswamithra and then Bala Ramayanam, directed by Gunasekhar in 1996. Coincidentally, his character in the second movie was Lord Sri Rama, a role often played by his grandfather NTR. His first movie as a hero was "Ninnu choodalani" released in the year 2000. It was produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiron movies banner. Written off by critics in his first film, he made a striking comeback with the film Student No.1 which was released after 4 months. The movie went on to become an instant hit with both classes and masses. The next movie was 'Subbu' which is directed by Suresh Varma.
However it was Aadi that catapulted him in to the league. Aadi had stood as blockbuster of the year 2002. In January 2003, he came up with Naaga; though the movie raised some worthy political issues, it bombed at the box-office. However, in July 2003, his movie Simhadri made Tarak and director S. S. Rajamouli as household names and became a milestone in NTR's career. Simhadri stabilized his status as the next Super star of tollywood.
His 2004 release Andhrawala, was an average at the box office,and the next movie Samba was above average.
His next movie Rakhi, directed by Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi, was a critically acclaimed movie. The next one was Yamadonga, which became a Hit. Following Yamadonga, Jr. NTR's next film was Kantri, which was released on May 2008. Despite high expectation, the film was received as an average movie. Adhurs was released in January 2010. He played a dual role in this movie, which became a hit at the box office. His movie Brindavanam released on 14th Oct, 2010 was also a hit. NTR is presently working on Shakthi directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Ashwini Dutt.
Politics
Jr. NTR was one of the star campaigners for the Telugu Desam Party, for the Indian general election, 2009 from April to May 2009 and attracted public and media
Filmography
| As actor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi Viswamitra | Child Artist | |
| 1996 | Bala Ramayanam | Lord Rama | Child Artist |
| 2001 | Ninnu Chudalani | Venu | |
| Student No.1 | Aadithya | ||
| 2002 | Subbu | Subbu | |
| Aadi | Aadi Keshava Reddy | Winner Nandi Award for Special Jury | |
| Allari Ramudu | Ramakrishna | ||
| 2003 | Naaga | Naaga | |
| Simhadri | Simhadri | Winner Santosham Best Young Performers Award | |
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Shankar Pehalwan Munna | |
| Samba | Samba Shiva Naidu | ||
| 2005 | Naa Alludu | Karthik Murugan | |
| Narasimhudu | Kondaveeti Narasimhudu | ||
| 2006 | Ashok | Ashok | |
| Rakhi | Ramakrishna | ||
| 2007 | Yamadonga | Raja | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actor, |
| 2008 | Kanthri | Kranthi | Nominated, Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award Winner, South Scope best stylish actor Winner, Sitara Awards Best Actor - Male |
| Chintakayala Ravi | Simhadri | Special appearance | |
| 2010 | Adhurs | Narasimha Narasimhachari | |
| Brindaavanam | Krishna (Krish) | ||
| 2011 | Shakti | Shakti | Filming |
| As playback singer | |||
| Year | Song | Film | Other notes |
| 2009 |
| Adhurs | |
| 2008 |
| Kanthri | |
| 2007 |
| Yamadonga | |
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