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N.T. Rama Rao

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
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10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office
9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984
Governor K. C. Abraham
Thakur Ram Lal
Preceded by Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
In office
16 September 1984 – 2 December 1989
Governor Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
Succeeded by Marri Chenna Reddy
In office
12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
Governor Krishan Kant
Preceded by Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Personal details
Born (1923-05-28)28 May 1923
Nimmakuru, Madras Presidency
(now Andhra Pradesh), British India
(now India)
Died 18 January 1996(1996-01-18) (aged 72)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
(now Telangana), India
Cause of death Cardiac arrest
Political party Telugu Desam Party
(1982–1996)
Other political
affiliations
National Front (1989–1996)
Spouse(s) Basavatarakam (m. 1942–85) (deceased)
Lakshmi Parvathi (m. 1993)
Children Nandamuri Ramakrishna Sr. (deceased)
Nandamuri Jayakrishna
Nandamuri Saikrishna (deceased)
Nandamuri Harikrishna
Nandamuri Mohanakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr.
Nandamuri Jayashankar Krishna
Garapati Lokeswari
Daggubati Purandeswari
Nara Bhuvaneswari
Kantamaneni Uma Maheswari
Parents

Nandamuri Laxmaiah Chowdary

Nandamuri Venkata Ramamma
Alma mater Andhra-Christian College, Guntur
Religion Hinduism
Awards Padma Shri (1968)
National Film Awards

Nandamuri Laxmaiah Chowdary

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known as NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms.

NTR has received three National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Seetharama Kalyanam (1960) under National Art Theater, Madras, and directing Varakatnam (1970), NTR has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Awards for his performance(s) in the films Raju Peda (1954), and Lava Kusa (1963). He garnered the Nandi Award for Best Actor for Kodalu Diddina Kapuram in 1970, and the Inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu in 1972 for Badi Panthulu.

NTR made his debut as an actor in a Telugu social film Mana Desam, directed by L. V. Prasad in 1949. He gained popularity in the 1950s when he became well known for his portrayals of Hindu deities, especially Krishna and Rama, roles which have made him a "messiah of the masses". He later became known for portraying antagonistic characters and Robin Hood-esque hero characters in films. In total he starred in 300 films, and has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema. He was voted 'Greatest Indian Actor of All Time' in a CNN-IBN national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema.


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