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Born · May 28, 1923
Died · January 18, 1996 (72 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
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.
Srinatha
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1993
Major Chandrakanth
8.0
1993
Ashoka / Chanakya
0.0
1992
Vishwamitra / Ravana
0.0
1991
Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy, Gautama Buddha, Aadi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya & Yogi Vemana
0.0
1984
Harichandra Prasad / Raja
0.0
1983
Narasimham
0.0
1983
Peddababu Prabhakar
0.0
1982
Major Chakradhar
10.0
1982
Justice Chowdhary
5.7
1982
Inspector Ranjit Kumar & Raju
7.3
1981
Raja
0.0
1981
Gaja Donga / Raja
0.0
1981
Sardar Paparayudu & Ram Mohan"Ramu" (dual role)
0.0
1980
Ramu
0.0
1980
Superman / Raja
3.2
1980
Gopi
0.0
1980
Yugandhar / Vijay
0.0
1979
Raja
0.0
1979
Lord Venkateswara
0.0
1979
Tiger Raja
6.0
1979
Lord Krishna/ Arjun/ Duryodhana/ Kichaka/ Brihannala
7.0
1979
0.0
1979
Ramu
0.0
1979
0.0
1978
0.0
1978
Lord Rama / Ravana
0.0
1978
0.0
1978
Rajesh / Kalyan
0.0
1978
Akbar
6.0
1978
0.0
1978
Karna / Duryodhana / Krishna
8.5
1977
Satyam
0.0
1977
Chandragupta Maurya
7.0
1977
Madhu
0.0
1977
Ramu
5.0
1977
Vijay Varma
0.0
1976
Gopi
8.0
1976
Raja Shekar
0.0
1975
Vijay
0.0
1975
Lord Rama
8.0
1975
Inspector Vijay
0.0
1974
Ramaiah / Musalaiah
0.0
1974
4.0
1973
Ramu
0.0
1973
Head Master Raghava Rao
7.5
1972
Raja Ramachandra Prasad / Raghunath Prasad / Shankar
0.0
1972
Lord Krishna
0.0
1971
Madhu
0.0
1970
Ali Baba
0.0
1970
Sudhakar
0.0
1970
Shyam Prasad (Paul), Shayam Prasad
0.0
1969
Gopi
5.0
1969
Saradhi
0.0
1969
Devasimha
0.0
1969
Raja
8.0
1968
Chikkadu
0.0
1967
Prakash
0.0
1967
Lord Krishna / Lord Vishnu
6.0
1967
Jaya Chandra
8.0
1967
Ramu
0.0
1967
0.0
1966
Nandivardhana Maharaju
7.0
1966
Brahmanaidu
0.0
1966
Lord Krishna / Duryodhana
0.0
1966
Raja
0.0
1966
Lord Krishna
0.0
1965
Raja / Vijay
0.0
1965
Bheema
6.5
1965
Chandrasekhar (as Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri)
0.0
1964
Arjuna
0.0
1964
Raja / Madhav
0.0
1964
Ramudu & Bheemudu
6.0
1964
Ramu
8.0
1964
Prabhakar
8.0
1964
Krishna
7.0
1964
Vasu
0.0
1964
Rangarayadu
0.0
1964
Arjuna /Brihannala
7.0
1963
Narasimham
0.0
1963
Prakash
0.0
1963
Raghu
0.0
1963
Lord Rama
10.0
1963
0.0
1963
Krishnadevaraya
0.0
1962
Anji
7.6
1962
Lord Shiva
0.0
1962
Bhishma
0.0
1962
Vijay
0.0
1962
Ranga
0.0
1962
Kishtayya
0.0
1961
Pratap
0.0
1961
Indrajeet/Meghanadhudu
0.0
1961
Ravana
10.0
1961
Vikramaditya / Vikramarka Maharaju
0.0
1960
Lord Venkateswara (Balaji)
8.0
1960
Banda Ramudu
0.0
1959
Karyavardhi
7.0
1959
Chandrasenudu
8.0
1959
Raja Rao
7.0
1959
Gopal
0.0
1958
Karthavaraya
8.0
1958
Raman
8.0
1958
Ravanudu
8.0
1958
Pundarika
1.0
1957
Lord Krishna
0.0
1957
Krishna
7.7
1957
Ravi
0.0
1957
Dr. Chandra Sekhar
8.0
1956
Pratap
0.0
1956
Bilwamangaludu
0.0
1956
Krishnadevaraya
0.0
1956
Anand / Paramanand
6.0
1955
Gireesham
8.0
1955
Jayasimha/Bhavani
0.0
1955
Mohan
0.0
1955
Kumarayalu / Kannaiah
0.0
1955
M. T. Rao
7.6
1955
Ananda Rao
0.0
1954
Raja
0.0
1954
Syam
0.0
1954
Prince Chandan
0.0
1954
Kishore
0.0
1953
Pullaiah
0.0
1953
Chandram
0.0
1952
0.0
1952
Venkata Ramana
0.0
1952
Nagaraju
10.0
1951
Thota Ramudu
9.2
1951
Jayanth
0.0
1950
Satyam
0.0
1950
British Inspector
0.0
1949