N.T. Rama Rao

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh; 28 May 1923–18 January 1996), also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician. Rama Rao made his debut as an actor in Mana Desam, a Telugu social film directed by L. V. Prasad in 1949. He first gained popularity in the 1950s when he became well-known for his portrayals of Hindu deities, especially Lord Krishna and Lord Rama, roles which have made him a mythic figure among the Telugu-speaking people of Andhra Pradesh. He later became known for portraying antagonistic characters and cementing leading roles in films. In total he starred in over 320 Telugu films and has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema. After his career in movies, Rama Rao became a political activist and a political party leader. Rao founded the Telugu Desam Party in 1982 and served three tumultuous terms as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 1983 and 1994. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1968, recognizing his contribution to Telugu cinema. He is known as an advocate of Andhra Pradesh's distinct cultural identity, distinguishing it from Madras State with which it was often associated. Besides Telugu, he has also acted in a few Tamil and Kannada films.

Known For: Acting

Born: Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1923-05-28

Died: 1996-01-18

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	Mana Desam	British Inspector	0
2	1950	Shavukaru	Satyam	0
3	1950	Palletoori Pilla	Jayanth	0
4	1951	Pathala Bhairavi	Thota Ramudu	85
5	1951	Malliswari	Nagaraju	100
6	1952	Pelli Chesi Choodu	Venkata Ramana	0
7	1952	Kalyanam Panni Paar		0
8	1952	Palletooru	Chandram	0
9	1953	Pichi Pullaiah	Pullaiah	0
10	1953	Chandirani	Kishore	0
11	1954	Chandraharam	Prince Chandan	0
12	1954	Vaddante Dabbu	Syam	0
13	1954	Sangham	Raja	0
14	1954	Parivartana	Ananda Rao	0
15	1955	Missamma	M. T. Rao	76
16	1955	Rechukka	Kumarayalu / Kannaiah	0
17	1955	Cherapakura Chedevu	Mohan	0
18	1955	Jayasimha	Jayasimha/Bhavani	0
19	1955	Kanyasulkam	Gireesham	80
20	1955	Santosham	Anand / Paramanand	60
21	1956	Tenali Ramakrishna	Krishnadevaraya	0
22	1956	Chintamani	Bilwamangaludu	0
23	1956	Jayam Manade	Pratap	0
24	1956	Charana Daasi	Dr. Chandra Sekhar	80
25	1957	Bhagyarekha	Ravi	0
26	1957	Mayabazar	Krishna	77
27	1957	Vinayaka Chavithi	Lord Krishna	0
28	1957	Panduranga Mahatyam	Pundarika	10
29	1958	Bhookailas	Ravanudu	80
30	1958	Sampoorna Ramayanam	Raman	80
31	1958	Karthavarayani Katha	Karthavaraya	80
32	1958	Intiguttu	Gopal	0
33	1959	Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu	Raja Rao	70
34	1959	Daiva Balam	Chandrasenudu	80
35	1959	Bala Nagamma	Karyavardhi	70
36	1959	Banda Ramudu	Banda Ramudu	0
37	1960	Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam	Lord Venkateswara (Balaji)	80
38	1960	Bhatti Vikramarka	Vikramaditya / Vikramarka Maharaju	0
39	1961	Seetha Rama Kalyanam	Ravana	100
40	1961	Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)	Indrajeet/Meghanadhudu	0
41	1961	Jagadeka Veeruni Katha	Pratap	0
42	1961	Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham	Kishtayya	0
43	1962	Aathma Bandhuvu	Ranga	0
44	1962	Gulebakavali Katha	Vijay	0
45	1962	Bhishma	Bhishma	0
46	1962	Dakshayagnam	Lord Shiva	0
47	1962	Gundamma Katha	Anji	76
48	1962	Mahamantri Thimmarusu	Krishnadevaraya	0
49	1963	Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham		0
50	1963	Lava Kusa	Lord Rama	100
51	1963	Paruvu-Prathishtta	Raghu	0
52	1963	Aaptha Mithrulu	Prakash	0
53	1963	Bandipotu	Narasimham	0
54	1963	Narthanasala	Arjuna /Brihannala	70
55	1964	Battle of Bobbili	Rangarayadu	0
56	1964	Karnan	Krishna	70
57	1964	Gudi Gantalu	Vasu	0
58	1964	Marmayogi	Prabhakar	80
59	1964	Desa Drohulu	Ramu	80
60	1964	Ramudu Bheemudu	Ramudu & Bheemudu	60
61	1964	Aggi Pidugu	Raja / Madhav	0
62	1964	Babruvahana	Arjuna	0
63	1964	Marriage Relation	Chandrasekhar (as Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri)	0
64	1965	Pandava Vanavasamu	Bheema	65
65	1965	Mangamma Sapatham	Raja / Vijay	0
66	1965	Veerabhimanyu	Lord Krishna	0
67	1966	Aggi Barata	Raja	0
68	1966	Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam	Lord Krishna / Duryodhana	0
69	1966	Palnati Yudham	Brahmanaidu	0
70	1966	Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha	Nandivardhana Maharaju	70
71	1966	Sri Krishna Tulabharam		0
72	1967	Ummadi Kutumbam	Ramu	0
73	1967	Bhama Vijayam	Jaya Chandra	80
74	1967	Sri Krishnavataram	Lord Krishna / Lord Vishnu	60
75	1967	Punyavathi	Prakash	0
76	1967	Chikkadu Dorakadu	Chikkadu	0
77	1968	Ramu	Raja	80
78	1968	Baghdad Gaja Donga		0
79	1969	Varakatnam	Devasimha	0
80	1969	Kathanayakudu	Saradhi	0
81	1969	Nindu Hrudayalu	Gopi	50
82	1969	Bhale Thammudu	Shyam Prasad (Paul), Shayam Prasad	0
83	1970	Thalla? Pellama	Sudhakar	0
84	1970	Ali Baba 40 Dongalu	Ali Baba	0
85	1970	Maayani Mamata	Madhu	0
86	1971	Kannan Karunai	Lord Krishna	0
87	1972	Kula Gowravam	Raja Ramachandra Prasad / Raghunath Prasad / Shankar	0
88	1972	Badi Panthulu	Head Master Raghava Rao	75
89	1973	Desa Drohulu	Ramu	0
90	1973	Errakota Veerudu		40
91	1974	Thathamma Kala	Ramaiah / Musalaiah	0
92	1974	Nippulanti Manishi	Inspector Vijay	0
93	1975	Sri Ramaanjaneya Yuddham	Lord Rama	80
94	1975	Annadammula Anubandham	Vijay	0
95	1975	Eduruleni Manishi	Raja Shekar	0
96	1976	Aaradhana	Gopi	80
97	1976	Magaadu	Vijay Varma	0
98	1977	Adavi Ramudu	Ramu	50
99	1977	Flowing Against	Madhu	0
100	1977	Chanakya Chandragupta	Chandragupta Maurya	70
101	1977	Yamagola	Satyam	0
102	1977	Daana Veera Soora Karna	Karna / Duryodhana / Krishna	85
103	1978	Sati Savithri		0
104	1978	Akbar Saleem Anarkali	Akbar	60
105	1978	Yugapurushudu	Rajesh / Kalyan	0
106	1978	Simha Baludu		0
107	1978	Sri Rama Pattabhishekam	Lord Rama / Ravana	0
108	1978	Lawyer Vishwanath		0
109	1978	KD No:1		0
110	1979	Driver Ramudu	Ramu	0
111	1979	Maavaari Manchithanam		0
112	1979	Srimadhvirata Parvamu	Lord Krishna/ Arjun/ Duryodhana/ Kichaka/ Brihannala	70
113	1979	Tiger	Tiger Raja	60
114	1979	Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam	Lord Venkateswara	0
115	1979	Vetagadu	Raja	0
116	1979	Yugandhar	Yugandhar / Vijay	0
117	1980	Aatagadu	Gopi	0
118	1980	Superman	Superman / Raja	32
119	1980	Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu	Ramu	0
120	1980	Sardar Papa Rayudu	Sardar Paparayudu & Ram Mohan"Ramu" (dual role)	0
121	1981	Gaja Donga	Gaja Donga / Raja	0
122	1981	Tiruguleni Manishi	Raja	0
123	1981	Kondaveeti Simham	Inspector Ranjit Kumar & Raju	73
124	1982	Justice Chowdhary	Justice Chowdhary	57
125	1982	Bobbili Puli	Major Chakradhar	100
126	1982	Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari Bhartalu	Peddababu Prabhakar	0
127	1983	Simham Navvindi!	Narasimham	0
128	1983	Chandashasanudu	Harichandra Prasad / Raja	0
129	1984	Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra	Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy, Gautama Buddha, Aadi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya & Yogi Vemana	0
130	1991	Brahmarshi Vishwamitra	Vishwamitra / Ravana	0
131	1992	Samrat Ashoka	Ashoka / Chanakya	0
132	1993	Major Chandrakanth	Major Chandrakanth	80
133	1993	Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu	Srinatha	0

N.T. Rama Rao

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