Biography

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Jr.,Tarak, or just NTR, was born on the 20th of May in 1983. He is the grandson of Late Sri Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, who is a legendary actor, statesman, and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. It is said that he is the grandson who is like his grandfather in all respects. He is the son of Sri. Nandamuri Harikrishna (NTR's son) and Smt. Shalini. He is fondly called as Tarak by his family, friends and close associates. Many cine and political analysts believe that he is the upcoming king of tollywood.

Tarak began his career as a Kuchipudi dancer and a child artist. His first step into Tollywood was with the movie Bala Ramayanam, directed by Gunasekhar. Ironically, his character in the movie was Lord Sri Rama, a role "patented" by his grandfather NTR ! After a few years, Tarak made his re-entry into the Tollywood with Ninnu Choodalani in 2001; but it failed to perform well at the box office. He went on to gain fame with Student No. 1 (also released in 2001), directed by S.S. Rajamouli, followed by Aadi, which was a blockbuster, and created huge stardom for Tarak. In January 2003, Tarak came up with Naaga; though the movie raised some political issues worth giving a thought, it was average at box-office. However, in July 2003, his movie Simhadri became a block-buster and the highest grossing film in Tollywood, and made Tarak and director Rajamouli as household names. At the age of 20, he became a sensation of his generation and gave his seniors a run for their glory. When asked, what message would he like to give to fans, he responded by saying "I'm too young to give any message to all those who have so much respect and love for the Nandamuri family and me. I simply bow my head to them." His first release of 2004, Andhrawala, flopped at the box office, but the next movie, Samba, did better, and was at the top of the box office for fifty days. In 2005 his two releases, Naa Alludu and Narasimhudu, did not do too well at the box office. In 2006, his movie Ashok had good openings, His next movie Rakhi, which proved a success at the box office, has gained Tarak admirable reviews from fans and critics alike. The movie was directed by Krishna Vamsi. . Talking about the atrocities ladies in the socitey were facing, this movie created a wave in tollywood. His next movie, Yamadonga, which was inspired by his grandfather's blockbuster Yamagola, released on August 15, 2007. The movie brought him back into the super-hit stream, and became the sensational movie of the year 2007 in Tollywood. This movie holds the all-time tollywood recored of completing 50 days in 400 centres. He is the youngest actor in tollywood to recieve a FilmFare award for the best actor at the age of 25. His latest release, Kantri, which exposed his superb skill of dancing, has also done well at the box-office. This is for the first time, that Tarak has given two hit movies in a row. His all-round acting abilities, and wonderful performance in 2007 blockbuster Yamadonga, made Late Legendary Actor Shoban Babu remark Tarak as one of his favorite actors in this generation, and reckoned that Tarak has done everything in such a short span of time to impress everyone.

Besides proving to be an excellent actor, he excelled in politics as well. His campaign for the Telugu Desam Party, which was started by his grandfather was a clear stand-out in 2009.

BIO-DATA

Name :	Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Date of Birth :	May 20th, 1983
Place of Birth :	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh(INDIA)
Sun Sign :	Taurus
Marital Status :	Single
School :	Vidyaranya, Hyderabad
College :	St. Mary's Jr. College, Hyderabad
Father :	Shri. Nandamuri Hari Krishna
Mother :	Smt. Nandamuri Shalini
Brother's :	Mr. N. Janaki Ram and Mr. Kalyan Ram- both elder
Sister :	Mrs. Suhasini