NANDAMURI TARAKA RAMA RAO (JR.) BIOGRAPHY

ABOUT Birth name Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Born May 20, 1983 (age 23) Hyderabad, India BRIEF Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born May 20, 1983) more popularly known as Jr. NTR or just NTR, is an Indian film actor. He is the grandson of the Late Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, who was also an actor. BIOGRAPHY Rao was born and brought up in Hyderabad; his parents are Harikrishna Nandamuri and Shalini. He went to Vidyaranya School in Hyderabad, and later to St Rakesh's Junior College. He has a sister and two brothers, Kalyan Ram and Janaki Ram. Rao began his career as a child actor and dancer. He made his first film, 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 Subbu and Aadi. In January 2003, Rao's film Naaga performed poorly, even though it was produced by one of India's finest producers, A.M. Ratnam. However, in July 2003 Simhadri became the highest grossing film of the year in Tollywood, and made Rao and director Rajamouli household names. His first release of 2004, Andhrawala, did not do well at the box office,though the next film, Samba, did better, and was at the top of the box office for fifty days. In 2005 his two releases, Naa Alludu and Narasimhudu, both did either badly or averagely at the box office. In 2006, his film Ashok had a good opening, but did not appease his fans. His most recent film is Rakhi, which has proved a success at the box office, and has gained Rao good reviews. The film was directed by Krishna Vamsi, and co-stars Ileana D'Cruz an Charmme Kaur. FILMOGRAPHY 2001: Ninnu Choodalani 2001: Student No. 1 2001: Subbu 2002: Aadi 2002: Allari Ramudu 2003: Naaga 2003: Simhadri Winner Santosham Best Young Performer Award 2004: Samba 2004: Andhrawala 2005: Naa Alludu 2005: Narasimhudu 2006: Ashok 2006: Rakhi 2007: Yamadonga Filming .....