N. T. Rama Rao
Politician
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known as N. T. Rama Rao or by his initials NTR, and fondly called as Anna garu ( brother) by the Telugu people was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and politician who also served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms.NTR has received three National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Seetharama Kalyanam (1960) under National Art Theater, Madras, and directing Varakatnam (1970), NTR has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Awards for his performance(s) in the films Raju Peda (1954), and Lava Kusa (1963). He garnered the Inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu in 1972 for Badi Panthulu.NTR made his debut as an actor in a Telugu social film Mana Desam, directed by L. V. Prasad in 1949. He gained popularity in the 1950s when he became well known for his portrayals of Hindu deities, especially Krishna and Rama, roles which have made him a "messiah of the masses".He later became known for portraying antagonistic characters and Robin Hood-esque hero characters in films. In total he starred in 274 Telugu films, 15 Tamil films and three Hindi films, and has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema.He was starred in films like Patala Bhairavi (1951), premiered at the first India International Film Festival, held in Mumbai on 24 January 1952, Malliswari (1951), premiered at Asia Pacific Film Festival, the enduring classics Mayabazar (1957), and Nartanasala (1963), featured at Afro Asian film festival in Jakarta. All the four films were included in CNN-IBN's list of hundred greatest Indian films of all time.He co-produced, Ummadi Kutumbam nominated by Film Federation of India as one of its entries to the 1968 Moscow Film Festival.Besides Telugu, he has also acted in a few Tamil films. Widely recognised for his portrayal of mythological characters, NTR was one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema, He is popularly referred by fans in the media as Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma (World Famous Supreme Actor). He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1968, recognizing his contribution to Indian cinema.After his career in films, NTR entered politics. He founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1982 and served three tumultuous terms as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 1983 and 1995. He was known as an advocate of Andhra Pradesh's distinct cultural identity, distinguishing it from the erstwhile Madras State with which it was often associated. At the national level, he was instrumental in the formation of the National Front, a coalition of non-Congress parties which governed India from 1989 until 1990.For his contribution to the fields of cinema, politics, shaping up andhra pradesh in several reforms as chief minister, ap state government proposed his name for the prestigious BHARAT RATNA
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| Birth date | May 28, 1923 |
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| Birth place | Andhra Pradesh , India , Nimmakuru , Madras Presidency , British Raj |
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| Date of death | January 18, 1996 |
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| Place of death | Andhra Pradesh , India , Hyderabad |
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