N. T. Rama Rao Jr. filmography and awards
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Television series | 6 |
N. T. Rama Rao Jr., also referred as Jr. NTR, is an Indian actor, television presenter, and playback singer who works in Telugu films. Rama Rao first appeared as a child artiste in the film Brahmashri Vishwamitra, written, directed and starred by his grandfather N. T. Rama Rao in 1991.[1] He went on to play the titular role as Rama in the 1996 mythological film Ramayanam. Rama Rao made his debut as a lead actor in 2001 with the film Ninnu Choodalani, which was a box office failure. He tasted his first success in the same year with the S. S. Rajamouli's directorial debut, coming-of-age action film Student No.1.[2]
Though Subbu which released in the same year could not impress the audience,[3] his 2002 action film Aadi was a massive success.[4] For the film, Rama Rao received Nandi Special Jury Award presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[5] The two next films Allari Ramudu and Naaga were back-to-back failures. His second collaboration with the director S. S. Rajamouli was the 2003 action film Simhadri, which ended up as one of the biggest blockbusters of that year. In the film, Rama Rao is seen as a kind-hearted man, Simhadri who has a violent past.[6] In 2005, Rama Rao played a dual role for the first time film Andhrawala directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film could not reach the high expectations and bombed at the box office.[7] Samba which released in the same year had a decent response but his subsequent films Naa Alludu, Narasimhudu and Ashok were a string of failures.[8][9]
In 2006, Rama Rao starred in the film Rakhi, which is considered as one of his finest performances.[10] Though the film was an average grosser, his performance in the role of innocent man-turned vigilante and climax sequence were praised particularly.[11] In 2007, Rama Rao made his third collaboration with the director S. S. Rajamouli for the socio-fantasy film, Yamadonga. For this film, the actor made a complete body transformation and shed extra kilos.[11][12] The film was praised for its unique story and performances and became one of the biggest hits of that year.[13] Rama Rao has won his first Filmfare Award as Best Actor – Telugu for the film.[14]
In 2010, Rama Rao featured in two films, Adhurs and Brindavanam, both of the were successful ventures. Over the next few years, Rama Rao starred in several films, notably Oosaravelli and Baadshah. His consequent films, Ramayya Vasthavayya and Rabhasa were box office failures which received lukewarm response both audience and his fans alike, for which Rama Rao was deeply disappointed and promised his fans to work harder.[15] In 2015, Rama Rao made his second collaboration with the director Puri Jagannadh in the action film Temper which gave the actor a much needed comeback.[16] In the film, he played a corrupt police officer, whose life changes after stumbling upon a rape case. In his landmark 25th film, Rama Rao featured in the 2016 thriller - drama, Nannaku Prematho written and directed by Sukumar. The film explored emotional relationship between a father and his son spanning the last 30 days of the father's life.[17] Despite being an average grosser domestically, the film performed exceedingly well in the overseas.[18] In the same year, his film Janatha Garage, directed by Koratala Siva and co-starred by Malayalam actor Mohanlal, became the highest-grossing Tollywood film of that year collecting nearly ₹134.8 crore.[19] In 2017, Rama Rao played triple role for the first time in the action film Jai Lava Kusa which also grossed more than ₹100 crores. In the same year, he featured as the host for the first season of the television series Bigg Boss .[20]
In 2018, the actor teamed up with the director Trivikram for the action drama film, Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava. In the film, Rama Rao played a young man who decides to put an end to the bloodshed between two warring villages.[21] The film remains the biggest hit of his career, grossing more than ₹165 crore.[22] In his fourth collaboration with the director S. S. Rajamouli, Rama Rao is set to play the role of the Indian revolutionary, Komaram Bheem in the period action film titled RRR.[23]
Film
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1991 | Brahmarshi Vishwamitra | Bharata | Debut movie, child artiste[1] |
1996 | Ramayanam | Rama | Lead role, child artiste[24][25] |
2001 | Ninnu Choodalani | Venu | First adult lead role |
Student No. 1 | Aditya | ||
Subbu | Balasubramanyam | ||
2002 | Aadi | Aadi Keshava Reddy | |
Allari Ramudu | Ramakrishna | ||
2003 | Naaga | Nagaraju | |
Simhadri | Simhadri / Singamalai[a] | ||
2004 | Andhrawala | Munna / Shankar Pehlawan[b] | |
Samba | Samba Siva Naidu | ||
2005 | Naa Alludu | Karthik / Murugan[a] | |
Narasimhudu | Narasimhudu | ||
2006 | Ashok | Ashok | |
Rakhi | Ramakrishna "Rakhi"[a] | ||
2007 | Yamadonga | Raja | |
2008 | Kantri | Kantri / Kranthi | |
Chintakayala Ravi | Himself | Special appearance in song "Shaava Shaava" | |
2010 | Adhurs | Narasimhacharlu "Chari" / Narasimha[b] | |
Brindavanam | Krishna "Krish" | ||
2011 | Shakti | Shakti Swaroop / Maha Rudra[b] | |
Oosaravelli | Tony | ||
2012 | Dammu | Ramachandra / Raja Vijay Dhwaja Sri Simha[a] | |
2013 | Baadshah | Baadshah / N. T. Rama Rao[a] | |
Ramayya Vasthavayya | Nandu / Ramu[a] | ||
2014 | Rabhasa | Karthik | |
2015 | Temper | Daya | |
2016 | Nannaku Prematho | Abhiram | |
Janatha Garage | Anand | ||
2017 | Jai Lava Kusa | Jai "Raavan" Kumar / Lava Kumar / Kusa[c] | |
2018 | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | Veera Raghava Reddy | |
2021 | RRR† | Komaram Bheem | Filming |
Television
Year | Program | Role | Network | Produced by | Notes | Ref |
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1996 | Bhaktha Markandeya | Bhaktha Markandeya | ETV Telugu | ETV Network | At the age of 13 | [26] |
2008 | Dhee 2 | Finale Guest | Mallemala Entertainments | [27] | ||
2016 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu: Season 3 | Guest Contestant | Star Maa | BIG Synergy | [28] | |
2017 | Bigg Boss: Season 1 | Host | Endemol Shine India | [20] | ||
2018 | Dhee 10 | Finale Guest | ETV Telugu | Mallemala Entertainments | [29] | |
2021 | style="background:#ffc;"Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu † | Host | Gemini TV | BIG Synergy | [30] |
Playback singing
Year | Title | Language | Song Name | Music Director | Notes | Ref |
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2007 | Yamadonga | Telugu | Olammi Thikka Regindha | M M Keeravani | ||
2008 | Kantri | 1,2,3 Nenoka Kantri | Mani Sharma | |||
2010 | Adhurs | Chary | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
2014 | Rabhasa | Raakasi Raakasi | S. Thaman | [31] | ||
2016 | Nannaku Prematho | Follow Follow | Devi Sri Prasad | Mirchi Music Awards - Star as a Singing Sensation (Telugu)[32] Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu |
[33] | |
Chakravyuha | Kannada | Geleya Geleya | S. Thaman | Kannada Singing Debut Mirchi Music Awards - Star as a Singing Sensation (Kannada) |
[34] |
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
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- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (28 December 2016). "Best of Tollywood 2016: Top 25 highest-grossing Telugu movies of the year". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b "It's official: Junior NTR to host Telugu version of Bigg Boss". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Aravinda Sametha Review {3.5/5}: Jr NTR delivers another fine performance in Aravindha Sametha Veera Raghava, retrieved 1 June 2020
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- ^ "RRR UPDATE! 'Komaram Bheem' Junior NTR heads to Vizag for shoot; gets papped at airport - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "45th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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- ^ Dhee - 2 - Episode -- 60, retrieved 3 June 2020
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