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Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor and politician who served as a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors of Indian cinema. He starred in over 300 films, predominantly in Telugu cinema, and was referred to as "Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma" (transl. Universally ...
He was the first non-congress Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and served the state between 1983 and 1994. In 1984, his fellow actor and friend M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), who then was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was unable to campaign in the state elections because of being unwell, NTR campaigned and handled all the party affairs for All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
N. T. Rama Rao in the 1952 film Daasi. N. T. Rama Rao (1923–1996), commonly known by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director and producer who worked primarily in Telugu cinema.Through his over four-decade long career of almost 300 films, he was considered one of the most pivotal figures of the Telugu industry.
N.T. Rama Rao. Actor: Daana Veera Soora Karna. Born into a farmer's family, Rama Rao Taraka Nandamuri got his bachelors of arts degree and took a job with the government. Married to Nandamuri Basavatarakam, he began acting in films, his first being Mana Desam (1949), in which he played a police officer. His first movie as a hero was Palletoori Pilla (1950), which was a huge hit. His subsequent movies--Showkar...
Jun 1, 2024 · Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born May 28, 1923, Nimmakuru, near Machilipatnam, India—died January 18, 1996, Hyderabad) was an Indian motion-picture actor and director, politician, and government official who founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and served three terms (1983–84; 1984–89; and 1994–95) as chief minister (head of government) of Andhra Pradesh state in southeastern India.As an actor he rose to superstardom among the country’s Telugu-speaking people and parlayed his fame ...
Jun 3, 2023 · An organised man, N.T. Rama Rao chose the perfect time to launch his political career. An excerpt from a new biography in his centenary year
Mar 28, 2021 · India Today exclaimed, ‘The film star-turned-politician’s fantastic victory over a formidable leader with an international reputation like Mrs Gandhi has no precedent in world history.’. Senior Congress leaders, including several ministers, were left licking their wounds in the aftermath. Some of the stalwarts who lost included fifteen members of the outgoing cabinet, such as N. Janardhana Reddy, Kona Prabhakar Rao and M.A. Aziz, and Assembly Speaker Agarala Eswara Reddy.
May 28, 2017 · Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao popularly known as NTR was an actor-director and served as Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms.
N.T. Rama Rao. Actor: Daana Veera Soora Karna. Born into a farmer's family, Rama Rao Taraka Nandamuri got his bachelors of arts degree and took a job with the government. Married to Nandamuri Basavatarakam, he began acting in films, his first being Mana Desam (1949), in which he played a police officer. His first movie as a hero was Palletoori Pilla (1950), which was a huge hit. His subsequent movies--Showkar...
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (also known as N.T.R) served as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh for three terms, between 1983 and 1995. He was the first person to hold the office while not a member of the Indian National Congress, while representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which he himself founded in 1982. Rama Rao's time in office saw his ousting in an August 1984 coup after 1½ years in office, while he was abroad in the US undergoing coronary heart surgery. He was removed by ...
