05/28/1923
Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India:
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.
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శ్రీనాథ కవి సార్వభౌముడు (1993) as Srinatha |
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మేజర్ చంద్రకాంత్ (1993) as Major Chandrakanth |
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సామ్రాట్ అశోక (1992) as Ashoka / Chanakya |
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బ్రహ్మర్షి విశ్వామిత్ర (1991) as Vishwamitra / Ravana |
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శ్రీమద్విరాట్ వీరబ్రహ్మేంద్రస్వామి చరిత్ర (1984) as Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy, Gautama Buddha, Aadi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya & Yogi Vemana |
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చండశాసనుడు (1983) as Harichandra Prasad / Raja |
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సింహం నవ్వింది! (1983) as Narasimham |
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వయ్యారి భామలు వగలమారి భర్తలు (1982) as Peddababu Prabhakar |
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బొబ్బిలి పులి (1982) as Major Chakradhar |
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జస్టస్ చౌదరి (1982) as Justice Chowdhary |
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కొండవీటి సింహం (1981) as Inspector Ranjit Kumar & Raju |
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అగ్గిరవ్వ (1981) as Ramu |
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Tiruguleni Manishi (1981) as Raja |
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గజదొంగ (1981) as Gaja Donga / Raja |
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సర్దార్ పాపారాయుడు (1980) as Sardar Paparayudu & Ram Mohan"Ramu" (dual role) |
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రౌడీ రాముడు కొంటె కృష్ణుడు (1980) as Ramu |
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సూపర్మేన్ (1980) as Superman / Raja |
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ఆటగాడు (1980) as Gopi |
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యుగంధర్ (1979) as Yugandhar / Vijay |
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వేటగాడు (1979) as Raja |
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శ్రీ తిరుపతి వేంకటేశ్వర కళ్యాణం (1979) as Lord Venkateswara |
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టైగర్ (1979) as Tiger Raja |
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శ్రీమద్విరాట పర్వము (1979) as Lord Krishna/ Arjun/ Duryodhana/ Kichaka/ Brihannala |
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మావారి మంచితనం (1979) as |
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డ్రైవర్ రాముడు (1979) as Ramu |
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కేడి నెంబర్ 1 (1978) as |
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లాయర్ విశ్వనాథ్ (1978) as |
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శ్రీ రామ పట్టాభిషేకం (1978) as Lord Rama / Ravana |
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సింహబలుడు (1978) as |
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యుగపురుషుడు (1978) as Rajesh / Kalyan |
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అక్బర్ సలీమ్ అనార్కలి (1978) as Akbar |
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సతీ సావిత్రి (1978) as |
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దాన వీర శూర కర్ణ (1977) as Karna / Duryodhana / Krishna |
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యమగోల (1977) as Satyam |
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చాణక్య చంద్రగుప్త (1977) as Chandragupta Maurya |
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ఎదురీత (1977) as Madhu |
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అడవి రాముడు (1977) as Ramu |
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మగాడు (1976) as Vijay Varma |
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ఆరాధన (1976) as Gopi |
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ఎదురులేని మనిషి (1975) as Raja Shekar |
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మాయామశ్చీంద్ర (1975) as Lord Vishnu / Maya Machhindra |
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అన్నదమ్ముల అనుబంధం (1975) as Vijay |
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శ్రీ రామాంజనేయ యుద్ధం (1975) as Lord Rama |
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నిప్పులాంటి మనిషి (1974) as Inspector Vijay |
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తాతమ్మ కల (1974) as Ramaiah / Musalaiah |
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ఎర్రకోట వీరుడు (1973) as |
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దేశ ద్రోహులు (1973) as Ramu |
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బడిపంతులు (1972) as Head Master Raghava Rao |
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కులగౌరవం (1972) as Raja Ramachandra Prasad / Raghunath Prasad / Shankar |
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கண்ணன் கருணை (1971) as Lord Krishna |
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Jeevitha Chakram (1971) as Raja |
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మాయని మమత (1970) as Madhu |
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Ali Baba 40 Dongalu (1970) as Ali Baba |
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తల్లా? పెళ్లామా (1970) as Sudhakar |
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Ekaveera (1969) as Puttan Sethupathi |
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భలే తమ్ముడు (1969) as Shyam Prasad (Paul), Shayam Prasad |
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నిండు హృదయాలు (1969) as Gopi |
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Kathanayakudu (1969) as Saradhi |
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వరకట్నం (1969) as Devasimha |
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Baghdad Gaja Donga (1968) as |
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రాము (1968) as Raja |
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నిలువు దోపిడీ (1968) as Ramu |
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చిక్కడు దొరకడు (1967) as Chikkadu |
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పణ్యవతి (1967) as Prakash |
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శ్రీ కృష్ణావతారం (1967) as Lord Krishna / Lord Vishnu |
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స్త్రీ జన్మ (1967) as Shekar |
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భామ విజయం (1967) as Jaya Chandra |
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ఉమ్మడి కుటుంబం (1967) as Ramu |
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Nirdoshi (1967) as Ananda Rao / Sundaram |
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Sri Krishna Tulabharam (1966) as |
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పరమానందయ్య శిష్యుల కథ (1966) as Nandivardhana Maharaju |
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Palnati Yudham (1966) as Brahmanaidu |
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శ్రీ క్రిష్ణపాండవీయం (1966) as Lord Krishna / Duryodhana |
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అగ్గి బరట (1966) as Raja |
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వీరాభిమన్యు (1965) as Lord Krishna |
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Satya Harishchandra (1965) as Harishchandra |
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మంగమ్మ శపథం (1965) as Raja / Vijay |
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Dorikithe Dongalu (1965) as Nandan Rao |
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పాండవ వనవాసము (1965) as Bheema |
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వివాహ బంధం (1964) as Chandrasekhar (as Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri) |
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Babruvahana (1964) as Arjuna |
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అగ్గి పిడుగు (1964) as Raja / Madhav |
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Ramudu Bheemudu (1964) as Ramudu & Bheemudu |
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దేశ ద్రోహులు (1964) as Ramu |
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మర్మయోగి (1964) as Prabhakar |
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గుడి గంటలు (1964) as Vasu |
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கர்ணன் (1964) as Krishna |
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బొబ్బిలి యుద్ధం (1964) as Rangarayadu |
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నర్తనశాల (1963) as Arjuna /Brihannala |
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బందిపోటు (1963) as Narasimham |
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ఆప్త మిత్రులు (1963) as Prakash |
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పరువు-ప్రతిష్ఠ (1963) as Raghu |
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లవకుశ (1963) as Lord Rama |
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Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) as |
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మహామంత్రి తిమ్మరుసు (1962) as Krishnadevaraya |
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గుండమ్మ కథ (1962) as Anji |
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దక్షయజ్ఞం (1962) as Lord Shiva |
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భీష్మ (1962) as Bhishma |
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గులేబకావళి కథ (1962) as Vijay |
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ఆత్మ బంధువు (1962) as Ranga |
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Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham (1961) as Kishtayya |
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జగదేక వీరుని కథ (1961) as Pratap |
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సతీ సులోచన (ఇంద్రజీత్) (1961) as Indrajeet/Meghanadhudu |
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సీతారామ కళ్యాణం (1961) as Ravana |
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భట్టి విక్రమార్క (1960) as Vikramaditya / Vikramarka Maharaju |
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శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర మహాత్మ్యం (1960) as Lord Venkateswara (Balaji) |
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బండరాముడు (1959) as Banda Ramudu |
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Bala Nagamma (1959) as Karyavardhi |
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దైవ బలం (1959) as Chandrasenudu |
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రాజమకుటం (1959) as Prince Pratapa Simha |
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అప్పు చేసి పప్పు కూడు (1959) as Raja Rao |
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ఇంటిగుట్టు (1958) as Gopal |
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కార్తవరాయని కథ (1958) as Karthavaraya |
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சம்பூர்ண ராமாயணம் (1958) as Raman |
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Bhookailas (1958) as Ravanudu |
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పాండురంగ మహత్యం (1957) as Pundarika |
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Saarangadhara (1957) as Sarangadhara |
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వినాయక చవితి (1957) as Lord Krishna |
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మాయాబజార్ (1957) as Krishna |
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భాగ్యరేఖ (1957) as Ravi |
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చరణ దాసి (1956) as Dr. Chandra Sekhar |
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జయం మనదే (1956) as Pratap |
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చింతామని (1956) as Bilwamangaludu |
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తెనాలి రామకృష్ణ (1956) as Krishnadevaraya |
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సంతోషం (1955) as Anand / Paramanand |
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కన్యాశుల్కం (1955) as Gireesham |
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Jayasimha (1955) as Jayasimha/Bhavani |
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చెరపకురా చెడెవు (1955) as Mohan |
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రేచుక్క (1955) as Kumarayalu / Kannaiah |
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మిస్సమ్మ (1955) as M. T. Rao |
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పరివర్తన (1954) as Ananda Rao |
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సంఘం (1954) as Raja |
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వద్దంటే డబ్బు (1954) as Syam |
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Chandraharam (1954) as Prince Chandan |
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Chandirani (1953) as Kishore |
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పిచ్చి పుల్లయ్య (1953) as Pullaiah |
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పల్లెటూరు (1952) as Chandram |
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Kalyanam Panni Paar (1952) as |
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పెళ్లి చేసి చూడు (1952) as Venkata Ramana |
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Malliswari (1951) as Nagaraju |
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పాతాళ భైరవి (1951) as Thota Ramudu |
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సంసారం (1950) as Raghu |
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Maaya Rambha (1950) as Nalakubharudu |
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పల్లెటూరి పిల్ల (1950) as Jayanth |
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షావుకారు (1950) as Satyam |
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మన దేశం (1949) as British Inspector |
