Awards & Winners

N. T. Rama Rao

Date of Birth 28-May-1923
Place of Birth Nimmakuru
(Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh)
Nationality India
Also know as NTR, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, N.T. Ramarao, NT Rama Rao, N.T. Rama Rao, Rama Rao Taraka Nandamuri, Annagaru, Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma, नन्दमूरि तारक रमा राव, तारक रमा राव नन्दमूरि, एन टी रमा राव, एन० टी० रमा राव, एन० टी० रमाराव, रमा राव तारक नन्दमूरि, अन्नागरु, विस्वा विख्याता नाता सर्वभोउम, నందమూరి తారక రామా రావు, एन टी आर
Profession Politician, Film director, Actor
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as N. T. Rama Rao or by his initials NTR, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and politician who also served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms. He received three National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu and Seetharama Kalyanam under National Art Theater, Madras, and directing Varakatnam, and He garnered the Inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu in 1972. 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. Ummadi Kutumbam film was selected 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 considered as one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema, He was referred to in the media as Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1968, recognizing his contribution to Telugu cinema.

Awards by N. T. Rama Rao

Check all the awards nominated and won by N. T. Rama Rao.

1975


Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Story Bidaai

1973


Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Honored for : Badi Panthulu