- Born
- Birth nameNandamuri Taraka Ram
- Nicknames
- Tarak
- Young Tiger
- Man of Masses
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr., popularly known as NTR Jr., is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. Widely regarded as one of the finest actor, he is known for his versatility, blending intense, raw acting with nuanced emotional depth and exceptional dialogue modulation across multiple languages. A trained Kuchipudi dancer, he has performed on both national and international platforms and is celebrated as one of the finest dancers in Indian cinema.
He is one of the highest-paid and highest-grossing actors in Indian cinema. He is particularly renowned for his ability to execute complex acting sequences, monologues and intricate choreography in a single take.
The grandson of Indian matinee idol and politician N.T. Rama Rao. His family hails from Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh and he was born in Hyderabad, India. He made his debut as a child artist in the National Award-winning film Ramayanam (1996). He later achieved his breakthrough with Student No: 1 (2001) and the action drama Aadi (2002). He is the youngest actor to deliver an industry hit in Telugu cinema with Simhadri (2003). Over the years, he has received numerous national and international accolades for his performances. He gained global recognition with the film RRR (Rise Roar Revolt) (2022) , which won multiple national and international honors-including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe-and became a record-breaking box office success. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
- IMDb mini biography by: Tarun Sreenivas Chavali
- SpouseLakshmi Pranathi(April 5, 2011 - present) (2 children)
- Parents
- RelativesN.T. Rama Rao(Grandparent)Nandamuri Balakrishna(Aunt or Uncle)Nandamuri Kalyan Ram(Sibling)Taraka Ratna Nandamuri(Cousin)Nandamuri Mohankrishna(Aunt or Uncle)Nandamuri Ramakrishna(Aunt or Uncle)Nara Rohith(Cousin)
- Delivery of lengthy monologues in Telugu with perfection.
- Fluid dance moves with a heavy influence of Kuchipudi dance form.
- Known for being a polyglot, NTR dubs in several languages himself.
- Apart from his native language Telugu, he also knows other Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. He can also speak international languages like English, French and German.
- Grandson of N.T. Rama Rao, son of Nandamuri Harikrishna.
- Became a father for the second time at the age of 35 when his wife Lakshmi Pranathi gave birth to their second son Bhargava Ram Nandamuri on 14th June, 2018.
- He is a fan of actresses Sridevi and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
- Was critically injured in a road accident on Indian National Highway-9 in the early hours of March 27th 2009.
- I love being called NTR's grandson. I never moved away from his shadow, may be because I didn't try enough or may be because I like it this way.
- My son's entry into my life changed the way I saw my career -- and my general outlook towards life. (September 2017)
- [on Jai Lava Kusa (2017) ] The role is sort of inspired from Ravana and a lot of thought process went into designing the character. Right from how he would walk and look, to how to pull off the stammer convincingly.
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