N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, Jr.
Born	Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao 20 May 1983 (age 28) Hyderabad, India
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names	Jr. NTR, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr.
Occupation	Dancer and Actor
Years active	1991 to present
Spouse	Lakshmi Pranathi
Parents	Harikrishna Nandamuri Shalini Nandamuri
Relatives	Kalyan Ram Nandamuri (brother) Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri (paternal grandfather) Balakrishna Nandamuri (paternal uncle) Taraka Ratna Nandamuri (paternal cousin) Purandhareswari Daggubati (paternal aunt) Chandrababu Naidu Nara (paternal uncle and in-law)

popularly as Jr. NTR, is an Indian film actor in Telugu Cinema and an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer.^[1]^[2] Tarak made his Telugu film debut as a child actor with Brahmarshi Viswamitra (1991) and Ramayanam (1997), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film in 1998.
Five years later he was starred in a lead role with Ninnu Chudalani (2001). His notable filmography includes Student No. 1, Aadi, Simhadri, Yamadonga, Kantri, Adhurs, Brindaavanam, and Ooservelli which were blockbusters and have established himself as one of the leading actors in contemporary Telugu cinema.

Personal Life

Tarak is the grandson of yesteryear's Telugu film super star turned politician Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. He was born to politician and actor Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini. Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna is Tarak's uncle. Tarak attended his schooling at Vignan vidyalayam, and Intermediate at St. Mary's College, Yousufguda, Hyderabad.

Tarak was trained in Kuchipudi, under Master Sudhakar and has performed dance stage shows at several auditoriums in Andhra Pradesh^[3]. Tarak was engaged to Lakshmi Pranathi, who is the daughter of Narne Mallika, the niece of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandra Babu Naidu.^[4] on 1 April 2010. The couple got married on 5 May 2011 in a private ceremony held at Hyderabad International Convention Center.^[5]

Political Stint and accident

Tarak was one of the campaigners for the Telugu Desam Party, for the Indian general election, 2009 from April to May 2009.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] On March 26, 2009, After electioneering, en route to Hyderabad, the SUV in which he was a passenger was struck head-on with another vehicle, at Khammam. He and his companions were thrown from the SUV and suffered brutal injuries, Tarak, was treated at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, in Secunderabad to recuperate.^[14]

As Actor
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Brahmarshi Viswamitra
1997	Ramayanam	Lord Rama	National Film Award for Best Children's Film^[15]
2001	Ninnu Chudalani	Venu
2001	Student No.1	Aadithya
2002	Subbu	Subbu
	Aadi	Aadi Keshava Reddy	Winner Nandi Special Jury Award
	Allari Ramudu	Ramakrishna
2003	Naaga	Naaga
2003	Simhadri	Simhadri	Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actor
2004	Andhrawala	Shankar Pehalwan Munna	Dual role
2004	Samba	Samba Shiva Naidu
2005	Naa Alludu	Karthik Murugan	Dual role
2005	Narasimhudu	Kondaveeti Narasimhudu
2006	Ashok	Ashok
2006	Rakhi	Ramakrishna
2007	Yamadonga	Raja	Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actor
2008	Kanthri	Kranthi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
2010	Adhurs	Narasimha Narasimhachari	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Dual role
2010	Brindaavanam	Krishna (Krish)	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
2011	Shakti	Shakti Rudra	Dual role
2011	Oosaravelli	Tony
2012	Dammu		Filming
2012	Badshah		Announced