This would become the defining genre of NTR’s career. Maya Bazaar would also have dialogues written in the contemporary diction, making it more accessible for people. NTR would star in several Vijaya hits following this, including Pathala Bhairavi (1951) and Pelli Chesi Chudu (1952).Ī significant step in his career would come in 1957 when he starred in Maya Bazaar, which was the first time he donned the mantle of Krishna. It was the debut film for Vijaya Studios and began a new era for Telugu melodramas which adopted a more realist tone. While this film was a success, his breakthrough came in the same year in another melodrama - Shavukaru (1950). Interestingly, the film would be remade as Insaniyat (1955) in Hindi as the only film to star Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand together. His first lead role came in Palletoori Pilla (1950) alongside another future megastar Akkineni Nageshwara Rao. His first role was a small one - in L V Prasad's political melodrama Mana Desam (1949).
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He soon quit the job to pursue acting full time. After his studies, he briefly worked as a sub-registrar in Prathipadu but his heart was always in acting. He also established the National Art Theatre group in 1946. He collaborated with K Jaggaiah while at Andhra-Christian College. During his student days he was engaged in theatre, sometimes performing female roles as well. After attending school in his village and later in Vijayawada, he studied first at SRR & CVR College and later in Andhra-Christian College, Guntur.
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He was adopted by his uncle and aunt as they were childless.
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These populist portrayals led him to be called Messiah of the Masses.īorn on 28 May, 1923 in Nimmakuru, his parents Nandamuri Lakshmayya Chowdary and Nandamuri Venkata Ramana were farmers. He also portrayed several Robin Hood-esque characters in socials, building up a credible man-of-the-people persona.
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Starring in primarily mythological films, NTR was known for portraying a variety of characters like Rama, Krishna and even Duryodhana and Ravana. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, was the undisputed megastar of Telugu cinema and went on to serve as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms. Few actors have commanded the kind of mass following and even fewer have successfully politically mobilised said following as N T Rama Rao did.