N. T. Rama Rao is the old and highly paid actor in Tollywood. His occupation is Actor, Comedian, Producer, Politician Host, Narrator, and Presenter.
N. T. Rama Rao was born in
Nimmakuru, Madras Presidency, British India. He is one of the top actors in Tollywood and he received too many awards. He started his movie career from
Manadesam in 1949 as an actor. He worked primarily in Telugu cinema and also acted in Tamil movies. He later became known for portraying antagonistic characters and Robin Hood-esque hero characters in films. In total, he starred in 300 films and has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema. He was voted "Greatest Indian Actor of All Time" in a CNN-IBN national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema. He got the
Padma Shri (1968), National Film Awards. He died on 18 January 1996 because of Cardiac arrest at the age of 72.
N. T. Rama Rao is the son of
Nandamuri Laxmaiah Chowdary and Nandamuri Venkata Ramamma. In a career spanning three decades, he has acted in many commercially successful films. Current famous actor
Jr. NTR is the grandson of
N. T. Rama Rao. He is married to
Basavatarakam in 1942 and they had eight sons
Nandamuri Ramakrishna Sr. (deceased), Nandamuri Jayakrishna, Nandamuri Saikrishna (deceased), Nandamuri Harikrishna (deceased), Nandamuri Mohanakrishna, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr., Nandamuri Jayashankar Krishna, and four daughters
Nara Bhuvaneswari, Kantamaneni Uma Maheswari, Daggubati Purandeswari, Garapati Lokeshwari. After death of first wife in 1993 he did second marriage with Lakshmi Parvathi. He is known for his high concept, high voltage entertainers and extraordinary dialogue delivery. He served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms.
