N.T. Rama Rao Jr.

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Known for his action star persona, N.T. Rama Rao Jr. , commonly referred to as Tarak or Jr NTR is the grandson of legendary Telugu actor and politician N.T. Rama Rao. Tarak is the most successful star from Nandamuri family working in the Telugu film industry.

Tarak was born on 20th May 1983 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (currently in Telangana), India to Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini Rao. Tarak learnt the Kuchipudi dance form in his early childhood and gave many stage performances in India and abroad.

Tarak was selected by acclaimed Telugu director Gunasekhar to star as the mythological character Lord Ram in the children's film Ramayanam (1996), marking his debut in movies. After starring in a few TV serials, he made his adult debut in movies with Ninnu Choodalani (2001) directed by V.R. Pratap. He has since then starred in over thirty movies in leading roles. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards, two Nandi awards and four CineMAA awards.

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Awards
- 15 wins & 20 nominations total

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Known for

Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., and Ram Charan in RRR (2022)

RRR

7.8

Komaram Bheem(as NTR)

2022

Nannaku Prematho

7.5

Abhiram(as Junior N.T.R.)

2016

Janatha Garage

7.2

Anand

2016

Aadi

7.3

Aadi Keshava Reddy(as N.T.R. Rao Junior)

2002

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Actor

War 2
6.6
- Vikram
- 2025
Devara Part 1
6.0
- Devara
- Vara (voice)
- 2024
RRR
7.8
- Komaram Bheem (as NTR)
- 2022
Aravindha Sametha Veera Raghava
7.3
- Veera Raghava Reddy
- 2018
Jai Lava Kusa
6.8
- Jai
- Lava
- Kusa (as Junior N.T.R.)
- 2017
Janatha Garage
7.2
- Anand
- 2016
Nannaku Prematho
7.5
- Abhiram (as Junior N.T.R.)
- 2016
Temper
7.4
- Daya (as Young Tiger N.T.R.)
- 2015
Rabhasa
4.8
- Karthik (as Junior N.T.R.)
- 2014
Ramayya Vastavayya
5.1
- Nandu
- Ramu (as N.T.R. Rao Junior)
- 2013
Baadshah
6.3
- N. T. Rama Rao (Baadshah) (as N.T.R. Rao Junior)
- 2013
Dhammu
4.9
- Rama Chandra
- Raja Vasireddy Vijayadwaja Srisimha (as N.T.R. Rao Junior)
- 2012
Oosaravelli
6.5
- Tony (as N.T.R. Rao Junior)
- 2011
Sakthi
3.5
- Shakti Swaroop
- Rudra (as N.T.R. Rao Junior)
- 2011
Brindavanam
7.1
- Krishna alias Krish (as N.T.R. Rao Junior)
- 2010

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Official sites
- Jr NTR Facebook
- Jr NTR Instagram
Alternative names
- N.T.R. Rao Junior
Height
- 1.68 m
Born
- May 20, 1983
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse
- Lakshmi PranathiApril 5, 2011 - present (2 children)
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- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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Trivia
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.

Quotes
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.