Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
| Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | |
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| నందమూరి తారక రామా రావు | |
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| 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
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In office 9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984 |
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| Governor |
K. C. Abraham Thakur Ram Lal |
| Preceded by | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao |
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In office 16 September 1984 – 2 December 1989 |
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| Governor | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao |
| Succeeded by | Marri Chenna Reddy |
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In office 12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995 |
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| Governor | Krishan Kant |
| Preceded by | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Nara Chandrababu Naidu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 May 1923 Nimmakuru, Madras Presidency (now Andhra Pradesh), British India (now India) |
| Died | 18 January 1996 (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 |
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Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (Telugu: నందమూరి తారక రామా రావు; 28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known as NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, director, editor 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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