Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born May 20, 1983), better known as Jr NTR or Tarak, is a Telugu film actor, singer, and television host. Rama Rao has appeared in more than 29 films over his 20-year cinema career. He’s most renowned for his one-take acting, no-rehearsal talking, and no-rehearsal dance. Young Tiger of Tollywood is a famous nickname for him. He was rated 28th on Forbes India Celebrity 100 list in 2018 with an annual income of 280 million, making him one of the highest-paid Telugu cinema stars.
Nandamuri Harikrishna, a Telugu cinema actor and politician, and Shalini Bhaskar Rao, a Kundapur, Karnataka native, gave birth to Rama Rao May 20, 1983, in Hyderabad. He is the grandson of N. T. Rama Rao, a Telugu actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Rama Rao married Lakshmi Pranathi, the daughter of Narne Srinivasa Rao, a realtor, and businessman. N. Chandrababu Naidu, who brokered the marriage, is Srinivasa Rao’s niece. On May 5, 2011, their wedding was held at the Hitex Exhibition Center in Madhapur, Hyderabad. They have two sons together.
Jr NTR is a versatile celebrity who can effectively wear a variety of hats. With a two-decade career under his belt, the young tiger has ushered in a new age in Telugu cinema, and he now awaits the release of SS Rajamouli’s forthcoming pan-India epic drama RRR.
We’ve compiled a list of the best Jr NTR movies, which helped put Telugu cinema on the map-
1)Aadi
Aadi is an action drama directed by VV Vinayak, released in 2002. It has since been adapted in Tamil as Jai and Bengali as Surya. The film’s massive box office success and critical praise represented a watershed moment in the superstar’s career. He plays Aadi Keshava Reddy, a fun-loving and enraged young man who discovers the truth about his parents’ death. The film follows Aadi, raised by his father’s devoted employee, and learns of his parents’ betrayal and murder by Nagi Reddy. He confronts Nagi, enraged at the injustice done to his family.
2)Jai Lava Kusa
This big-budget entertainment featured the award-winning celebrity in three parts. He played Jai Kumar (Raavan), a vicious mobster with dysphemia, Lava Kumar, a bank manager who lives by his ideals and leads an ethical life, and Kusa Kumar, an experienced mugger happy-go-lucky attitude who will do anything for money. The film chronicles identical triplets who are separated at an early age, pursue various routes in life and the anguish that occurs when reunited. The Jr NTR-starer was a box office triumph. It was presented in South Korea as part of the ‘Best of Asia’ category at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
3)Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
Jr NTR’s performance and star power in the film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas knocked it out of the park. The plot focuses on a young guy (played by the actor Veera Raghava Reddy) whose life changes after engaging in a violent battle with thugs from a rival village. He flees to Hyderabad and resolves to avoid violence to make peace to the two villages whose residents have been at odds for three decades. The film not only made the appropriate noise at the worldwide level, grossing 165 crores at the box office, but it also received excellent reviews from reviewers.
4)Simhadri
In Simhadri, Jr NTR plays the part of an orphan who is kind and good-natured. It is an action drama written and directed by SS Rajamouli. The narrative of the Jr NTR starer revolves around an orphan named Samrat, who is adopted by Ram Bhupal Varma and raised as one of their own. The patriarch’s granddaughter falls in love with him, but he abandons her to be with a mentally unstable female. The film featured Jr NTR in a fascinating character that captivated the audience. It became one of his career’s biggest hits.
5)Janatha Garage
This successful film represents Jr NTR’s maiden cooperation with Koratala Siva. The premise of the Jr NTR starer focuses on environmental activists Sathyam (Mohanlal) and Anand (Jr NTR). Anand is hired by Sathyam, who runs a big automotive service center called “Janatha Garage” and conducts law enforcement through his gang of vehicle technicians because the judicial system is deemed insufficient. It is the highest opening for a Telugu film of 2016 and the second-bestTelugu opening of all time, trailing only Baahubali: The Beginning. Jr NTR received the Nandi Award for Best Actor for his powerful performance.
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6)Student No.1
The film follows Aditya (Jr. NTR) enlisting at a law institution in Vizag. Satya’s law school is well-known for its rowdy pupils (Rajeev Kanakala). Aditya is depicted as a strange young man, and there are many flashbacks to his past throughout the first half. He makes the misbehaving students change their ways. We learn that Aditya is a criminal facing a murder charge during the intermission and is serving a life sentence in Vizag Central Jail. He can attend college thanks to special authorization from the prison authorities. His father wants him to study law, but he wants to study engineering. This creates tension between them, which leads to a conflict.
Meanwhile, Aditya kills a goon mistakenly while rescuing a girl from being raped. Aditya’s father rejects him as his son, and he surrenders to the police. The rest of the movie is about how Aditya uses his legal degree to win his father’s affection.
7)Yamadonga
Raja, an orphaned robber, dies while assisting a group in kidnapping a wealthy heiress, Mahi, to exchange money. He then arrives in Yamlok and battles Yama, the deity of death, to reclaim his life. Yama Donga is a Telugu socio-fantasy film directed by s.s. rajamouli. The film’s lead actors are Mohan Babu, Jr. NTR, Priyamani, and Mamta Mohandas. On August 15, 2007, the film was released in theatres worldwide. The film was a critical and commercial triumph upon its initial release. It is also known as lok parlok in Hindi.
