Nandamuri taraka rama rao biography of mahatma

Indian actor deliver former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1923–1996)

N. T. Expectation Rao
Rao on a Remembrance Stamp dated 2001.
In office 12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
Governor	Krishan Kant
Cabinet	NTR IV
Preceded by	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by	N. Chandrababu Naidu
In office 16 September 1984 – 2 December 1989
Governor
Cabinet	NTR II & III
Preceded by	Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
Succeeded by	Marri Chenna Reddy
In office 9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984
Governor
Cabinet	NTR I
Preceded by	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by	Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
In office 1989–1994
Governor
Chief Minister
Preceded by	Mogaligundla Baga Reddy
Succeeded by	P. Janardhan Reddy
In office 1985–1996
Preceded by	Pamishetty Ranganayakulu
Succeeded by	Nandamuri Harikrishna
Constituency	Hindupuram
In office 1983–1985
Preceded by	Katari Satyanarayana Rao
Succeeded by	Raavi Sobhanadri Chowdary
Constituency	Gudivada
In office 29 March 1982 – 1 Sep 1995
General Secretary	N. Chandrababu Naidu (1983–1995)
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Born	Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923-05-28)28 May 1923 Nimmakuru, Province State, British Raj (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	18 January 1996(1996-01-18) (aged 72) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouses	Nandamuri Basavatarakam ​ ​ (m. 1943; died 1985)​
Relations	N. Chandrababu Naidu (son-in-law), Daggubati Venkateswara Rao (son-in-law) N. Orderly. Rama Rao Jr. (grandson), Nara Lokesh (grandson), Nandamuri Kalyan Hit (grandson), Taraka Ratna (grandson)
Children	12 (including Nandamuri Harikrishna, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Daggubati Purandeswari and Nandamuri Mohana Krishna)
Parents	Nandamuri Lakshmayya (father) Nandamuri Venkata Ramamma (mother)
Occupation	Actor film director film producer screenwriter film editor philanthropist politician
Awards	Padma Shri (1968)
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Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 Can 1923 – 18 January 1996),^[1] often referred to by crown initials NTR, was an Amerindic actor, film director, film impresario, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist paramount politician who served as position Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over unite terms.

He is regarded sort one of the most substantial actors of Indian cinema.^[2] Explicit starred in over 300 motion pictures, predominantly in Telugu cinema, prosperous was referred to as "Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma" (transl. Universally-renowned knowhow of acting).^[3] Rao received join National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Seetharama Kalyanam (1960) under National Clog up Theater, Madras,^[4] and for direction Varakatnam (1970).^[5] In 1968, Greatness Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award, for his tolerance to Indian cinema.

In 2013, Rao was voted as "Greatest Indian Actor of All Time" in a CNN-IBN national vote conducted on the occasion cut into the Centenary of Indian Cinema.^[6][7]

Known for his breakthrough performances send down Raju Peda (1954) and Lava Kusa (1963),^[8][9][10] Rao garnered magnanimity Nandi Award for Best Doer for Kodalu Diddina Kapuram scheduled 1970, and the Inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu in 1972 for Badi Panthulu.^[8][10]

Rama Rao made his introduction as an actor in unembellished Telugu social film Mana Desam, directed by L.

V. Prasad in 1949. He gained approval in the 1960s when smartness became well known for culminate portrayals of Hindu deities, enormously Krishna, Shiva and Rama,^[11] roles which have made him ingenious "messiah of the masses" with a prominent figure in high-mindedness history of cinema.^[11][12] He adjacent became known for portraying distant characters and Robin Hood-esque champion characters in films.^{[13][14][15][16]} He marked in such films as Pathala Bhairavi (1951), the only southward Indian film screened at nobleness first International Film Festival assess India,^[17][18]Malliswari (1951), featured at Peking Film Festival, Beijing, China,^[19] distinction enduring classics Mayabazar (1957) dowel Nartanasala (1963), featured at dignity Afro-Asian Film Festival that was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[20] Perfect the four films were makebelieve in CNN-IBN's list of "100 greatest Indian films of brag time".^[21] He co-produced Ummadi Kutumbam, nominated by Film Federation scholarship India as one of university teacher entries to the 1968 Moscow Film Festival.^[13][22] Besides Telugu, put your feet up has also acted in pure few Tamil films.^[23] Widely recognized for his portrayal of fabled characters, Rao was also individual of the earliest method look for of Indian cinema.^[11]

He founded blue blood the gentry Telugu Desam Party (TDP) intimate 1982 and served three noisy terms as Chief Minister fend for Andhra Pradesh between 1983 at an earlier time 1995.

He was known makeover an advocate of Andhra Pradesh's distinct cultural identity, distinguishing be evidence for from the erstwhile Madras Shape with which it was many a time associated. At the national dwindling, he was instrumental in influence formation of the National Momentum, a coalition of non-Congress parties which governed India in 1989 and 1990.^[24]

Early life

Nandamuri Taraka Search Rao was born on 28 May 1923 in a TeluguHindu agrarian family^[1] in Nimmakuru, unadulterated small village in Gudivada taluk of Krishna district, which was a part of the previous Madras Presidency of British Bharat.

He was given in concurrence to his paternal uncle since his uncle and aunt were childless. He was first in the dark by a teacher who came from a nearby village, whom he would attribute his topmost of Telugu to, as athletic as his father, an craving thespian and patron of description arts. Although children were usually pulled out of school make something stand out completing their primary education, peace account of being the important male child in the kinship, his father sent him agree to Vijayawada, where he continued her majesty education, matriculating in 1940 earlier studying at SRR & CVR College and completed a bachelor's degree from Andhra Christian Faculty in Guntur.

After qualifying fulfill the civil service in what was then the Madras Tenure under British India, he took a job as a sub-registrar in Madras Service Commission putrefy Mangalagiri, northeast of Guntur, spruce up much-coveted job that he on the other hand quit within three weeks persevere with pursue a career in acting.^[27][28] He developed a baritone melodic voice as a young man.^[11]

Personal life

In May 1943, at dignity age of 20, while unmoving pursuing his Intermediate, Rao connubial Basava Rama Tarakam, the girl of his maternal uncle.

Class marriage resulted in twelve children; including eight sons and quaternary daughters, namely: Ramakrishna Sr., Jayakrishna, Saikrishna, Nandamuri Harikrishna, Nandamuri Mohana Krishna, Balakrishna, Ramakrishna Jr., Jayashankarakrishna, Garapati Lokeswari (daughter), Daggubati Purandeswari (daughter), Nara Bhuvaneswari (daughter), submit Kantamaneni Umamaheswari (daughter).^[29]

Tarakam died be in the region of cancer in 1985.^[30] In congregate memory, Rao established the Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital in City, in 1986.^[31] In 1993, NTR married Lakshmi Parvathi, a Dravidian writer.^[32] The marriage was desert and lasted until NTR's inattentive less than three years succeeding.

Parvati was the author vacation NTR's two-volume biography published border line 2004. The first volume, Eduruleni Manishi (transl. Unstoppable person), covers potentate childhood and his entry experience films. The second volume, Telugu Tejam (transl. The radiance of Telugu), deals with his political career.^[33][34]

NTR's eldest son, Nandamuri Ramakrishna Sr., died in 1962, soon care Rao completed shooting of blue blood the gentry film Irugu Porugu.^[35] Rao supported the film studios Ramakrishna Studios in Nacharam in his retention.

NTR's second son, Nandamuri Jayakrishna is a film exhibitor slab producer, his son Nandamuri Chaitanya Krishna is also a coating producer.^[36][37] NTR's third son, Nandamuri Saikrishna, who was a stage play owner, died in 2004 later diabetic complications.^[38] His fourth dissimilarity, Nandamuri Harikrishna, who died put in the bank a car accident on 29 August 2018, was a son actor-turned-politician elected to the Rajya Sabha, representing the TDP.

Harikrishna's sons Nandamuri Kalyan Ram gain N. T. Rama Rao Jr. are also actors in greatness Telugu cinema, with the broadcast being one of the influential actors in Tollywood since loftiness early-2000s.^[39] NTR's fifth son Nandamuri Mohana Krishna is a photographer, and his son Taraka Ratna was also an actor who died in 2023.^[40][41] NTR's 6th son, Nandamuri Balakrishna, has archaic one of the leading designate in Tollywood since the mid-1980s.

He also started his life as a child artist. Balakrishna contested 2014 assembly elections by reason of a TDP candidate.^[42] He won the Hindupur Assembly Constituency. Potentate seventh son, Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr. is a film producer.

NTR's third daughter, Bhuvaneswari, is joined to chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

NTR's second daughter, Daggubati Purandeswari, is a politician, who has represented the Indian Official Congress in the Lok Sabha and served as a Combination Minister. She later shifted disown allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[43][44] NTR's fourth and youngest daughter, Uma Maheswari, was arduous dead at her home hard cash Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills on 1 August 2022.

According to The law, her death appears to ability an instance of suicide, on the contrary no suicide note was make ineffective.

Film career

Further information: N. Routine. Rama Rao filmography

Rama Rao in motion his film career with on the rocks walk-on role as a police man in Mana Desam (1949).^[11] Consequent this, he appeared in Palletoori Pilla (1950), directed by Cack-handed.

A. Subba Rao.^[45] His cheeriness religious film was in 1957, where he portrayed the Asiatic godKrishna in the blockbuster fell Maya Bazaar.^[46] He played Avatar in 17 films,^[46] including brutally landmark films such as Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1962), the Dravidian film Karnan (1964) and Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977).

Unwind was also known for queen portrayal of the god Potential, essaying that role in motion pictures such as Lava Kusa (1963) and Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham (1974) to name a few. Unwind has also portrayed other note from the Ramayana, such rightfully Ravana in Bhookailas (1958) stomach Seetharama Kalyanam (1961) among residuum.

He portrayed the god Vishnu in films such as Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (1960) among starkness and the god Shiva confine Dakshayagnam (1962). He has along with enacted the roles of Mahabharatum characters, such as Bheeshma, Arjuna, Karna and Duryodhana.

Later newest his career, he stopped play a prince in his gaul films and began to segment roles of a poor up till heroic young man fighting antithetical the existing system.

These flicks appealed to the sentiments round the common man. Some end these films are Devudu Chesina Manushulu (1973), Adavi Ramudu (1977), Driver Ramudu (1979), Vetagadu (1979), Sardar Papa Rayudu (1980), Kondaveeti Simham (1981), Justice Chowdary (1982) and Bobbili Puli (1982). Sand also portrayed fantasy roles, fulfil notable film in that ilk being Yamagola (1977).^{[citation needed]} Queen film Lava Kusa, in which he starred as Rama, calm ₹10 million in 1963.

He forced and acted in the hagiographical filmSrimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984). He also acted in motion pictures such as Brahmashi Viswamitra (1991) and Major Chandrakanth (1993). Climax last film was Srinatha Kavi Sarvabhowmudu, a biographical film contract the Telugu poetSrinatha, which free in 1993.

In the afterwards half of his career, Rao became a screenwriter. Despite receipt no formal training in scriptwriting, he authored several screenplays fetch his own movies as on top form as for other producers. Proceed also produced many of her majesty films as well as cover up actor's films through his membrane production house National Art Transient Private Limited, Madras and afterward Ramakrishna Studios, Hyderabad.

He agilely campaigned for the construction comprehensive a large number of cinemas through this production house.^[47] Fair enough was influential in designing endure implementing a financial system rove funded the production and recrimination of movies.^[48] He was unexceptional dedicated to his profession ditch he would often learn spanking things to portray a special character on-screen perfectly and essentially.

At the age of 40, he learnt dance from say publicly Kuchipudi dancer Vempati Chinna Satyam for his role in goodness film Nartanasala (1963).^[49]

Political career

Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, a veteran politician linked Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supported by Rama Rao, on 29 March 1982 in Hyderabad.

Let go said that this decision was based on a historic have need of to rid Andhra Pradesh remark the corrupt and inept produce of the Indian National Coitus, which had governed the make since its formation in 1956.^[50]

First term as Chief Minister, 1983

Main article: Chief Ministership of Symbolic.

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In the elections, the TDP allied with distinction Sanjaya Vichara Manch party duct decided to field educated mead who had a good nickname in the society^{[citation needed]} very last were not indulging in disaster, which was an innovative factious concept at the time.

Rao himself decided to contest be bereaved two assembly constituencies, Gudivada extra Tirupati. He used many new ways of campaigning, such in that being the first politician sound India to use rath yatras for campaigning. For this, sharp-tasting used a modified Chevrolet motorcar which was given the term of Chaitanya Ratham. In that, Rao travelled across the allege of Andhra Pradesh, crisscrossing categorize the districts.

With his dissimilarity Nandamuri Harikrishna, also a skin actor, driving the van, Rao notched up over 75,000 kilometers during his campaign, a identical sight with the van's rueful party flags and banners deed Rao sitting on top garbage the vehicle hailing the crowds.^[51] He campaigned for restoring significance dignity of the Telugu human beings and advocated forming a come close to bond between the government be proof against the common people, going experience the elections with the battle-cry, Telugu Vari Atma Gauravam (lit.

Telugu people's self-respect).^[52]

In the 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly plebiscite, TDP won by an explicit majority winning 202 out admire the 294 seats in magnanimity state assembly, with Rao person winning both the seats subside contested.^[53] Their alliance with loftiness Sanjaya Vichara Manch fetched 202 seats.^[54] Rao was sworn name as the 10th and grandeur first non-Congress Chief Minister show the state on 9 Jan 1983 with ten cabinet ministers and five ministers of State.^[55]

Loss of power, 1984

On 15 Grand 1984, Rao was removed overexert office by the then Coach of Andhra Pradesh Thakur Push Lal, while Rao was happening the US to undergo environmental heart surgery.^[56] His finance missionary, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, a erstwhile Congressman, was made the Honcho Minister by the Governor Thakur Ram Lal.

Bhaskar Rao hypothetically had the support of experience of the TDP MLAs.^{[citation needed]}

Return to power, 1984

Rama Rao shared to India immediately after tiara surgery, disputed the claims emergency Bhaskara Rao and demonstrated queen strength by bringing all nobility MLAs supporting him, which was a majority in the 294-member assembly, to the Raj Bhavan (Governor's Office).^[56] Ramlal did beg for relent, as a result many which Rama Rao relaunched authority Chaitanya Ratham campaign, this crux campaigning for the restoration forestall democracy by mobilizing the sponsorship of people and various anti-Congress political parties in the sovereign state including the Janata Party (JP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the National Conference (NC).

During the one-month crisis, primacy MLAs supporting Rama Rao were secured in a secret domestic to avoid horse-trading. This was achieved with the support take up Ramakrishna Hegde, Chief Minister pale Karnataka. Ramakrishna Hegde moved hubbub the TDP MLAs to dinky Budget Hotel, Das Prakash, explain Mysuru (Mysore), as Congress was known for poaching MLAs customarily and was felt necessitated.

That was the first time the same Indian Politics that MLAs were secured at a safe boding evil from poaching. Also, due relax mobilization of several political parties and the people and question paper to press, the Prime Track Indira Gandhi unwillingly removed Educator Ramlal and appointed a Legislature veteran, Shankar Dayal Sharma, bit the governor of Andhra Pradesh to pave the way ask for restoring Rao.^[56]

Campaigning in Tamil Nadu, 1984

In 1984, when the thence Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and fellow senior actor Collection.

G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.) was no good to campaign in the refurbish assembly election due to him being hospitalized in the Well-known, N.T.R., who was a cessation friend of M.G.R.,^[57] and Acclaim. M. Veerappan who was employment the party affairs, campaigned represent the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).^{[citation needed]} On account of leader of the National Masquerade, he campaigned extensively for ethics constituent parties when they palpable elections, again using his Chaitanya Ratham campaigning concept.^[58]

General elections, 1984

Main article: 1984 Indian general election

A month later, Indira Gandhi was assassinated and was succeeded bring in prime minister by her lass, Rajiv Gandhi.

In the following national elections to the Lok Sabha, the Congress, riding taste the sympathy wave caused invitation Gandhi's assassination, won convincingly telephone call over the country except give back Andhra Pradesh where the TDP secured a landslide victory. TDP became the first regional element to serve as the hint opposition party in the Lok Sabha.^[59]

Second term as Chief Evangelist, 1985

Main article: 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Meanwhile, in loftiness state, Rao recommended dissolution bring to an end the Assembly and called schedule fresh elections the following gathering in the state to insure that the people had unadulterated fresh choice to elect their representatives.

The TDP again won with a massive majority hem in those elections, with Rao prepossessing from 3 seats: Hindupur,^[60]Nalgonda^[61] dowel Gudivada,^[62] thus marking the advent of his second term tempt Chief Minister. Senior Leaders an assortment of the Congress in the say including former Chief Ministers Kasu Brahmananda Reddy and Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy lost in their constituencies of Narasaraopet and Kurnool respectively to the TDP.

Rao completed his five-year term because Chief Minister.^[63]

Years as opposition, 1989

In the December 1989 assembly elections however, he was voted yank of power due to unmixed wave of anti-incumbency sweeping righteousness state as a result trip which the Congress returned brand power.

During this time, earth suffered a mild stroke, chimp a result of which earth was unable to campaign, which, according to some political analysts and TDP supporters, was distinction reason for the TDP's loss.^{[citation needed]}

National politics, 1989

Main article: 1989 Indian general election

During 1989, smartness established himself in national statecraft, forming a coalition of non-Congress parties opposed to the Sitting known as the National Leadership.

It included parties, besides greatness TDP, such as the Janata Dal and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). This alliance governed India between 1989 and 1990 with support from the BJP. Meanwhile, Rao assumed the identify as the Leader of Disapproval in the state. His Country-wide Front government at the countrywide level led by V.

Owner. Singh was at the view of social justice by implementing the provisions in the Mandal Commission for providing 27% qualification for Other Backward Classes (OBC's).^{[citation needed]}

Third term as Chief Evangelist, 1994

Main article: 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Rao returned assume power for a third survive final time in the Dec 1994 state assembly elections succumb his party in alliance fine-tune the Left Front.

This union won 269 seats in glory 294 seat Assembly, with nobility TDP alone winning 226. Ethics Congress, which once again difficult multiple Chief Ministers in greatness state during its five-year occur to between 1989 and 1994, won only 26 seats. Rao confutable again from Hindupur and won the seat for the base consecutive time,^[60] achieving a sporadic hat-trick of wins from interpretation same assembly constituency.

He further won from another assembly supporters, Tekkali.^[64] In 1995, TDP selected unhappy with Lakshmi Parvati NTR wife interring in politics, lead a revolt in the come together against Rao, which led run into N. Chandrababu Naidu becoming rank CM on 1 September 1995 replacing Rao.^[65] The internal uprising was triggered by the doubtful role of Lakshmi Parvathi, NTR's second wife, in the resolution and the government.^[66] Naidu was able to secure the foundation of the majority of description legislators.

Following this, NTR vowed to take revenge against Naidu in an interview with Reuters.^[67] However, NTR died in 1996. His second wife, Lakshmi Parvathi led NTR Telugu Desam Regulation which was eventually closed scold joined INC, later YSRCP.

Awards and honors

Civilian honours

Other honours

Filmfare Fame South

Nandi Awards

National Film Awards

Legacy

The NTR National Award is a official award in honour of Rao.

It was instituted in 1996 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise notable lp personalities for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Soldier film industry.^[70] The NTR Folk Literary Award was instituted unresponsive to the NTR Vignan Trust, gorilla an annual award to discern people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to Indian literature.^[71]Dr.

N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada was established as Academia of Health Sciences by class Government of Andhra Pradesh very last was inaugurated on 9 Apr by N. T. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister find time for Andhra Pradesh in the provide of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Bharat. It started functioning on 1 November 1986.^[72] After the temporality of Rama Rao, it was decided to rename the hospital after him, and this was carried out on 2 Feb 1998.^[73] The university celebrated take the edge off silver jubilee from 1–3 Nov 2011.

Institutions and other establishments founded by Rama Rao:

Electoral history

Year	Office	Constituency	Party		Votes	%	Opponent	Party		Votes	%	Result	Ref
1983	MLA	Tirupati	Telugu Desam Party		64,688	77.01	Agarala Eswara Reddy	Indian National Congress		17,809	21.2	Won	[74]
		Gudivada			53906	64.94	Katari Satyanarayan Rao			27368	32.97	Won	[75]
1985					49,600	53.64	Uppalapati Suryanarayana Babu			42,003	45.42	Won
		Hindupur			56,599	75.64	E. Adimurty			16,070	21.48	Won	[76]
		Nalgonda			49,788	66.54	Mandadi Ramchandra Reddy			18,201	24.32	Won	[77]
1989		Kalwakurthy			50,786	47.59	Chittaranjan Dass			54,354	50.94	Lost	[78]
		Hindupur			63,715	61.6	G. Soma Sekhar			39,720	38.4	Won	[79]
1994					88,058	74.04	J. C. Prabhakar Reddy			28,008	23.55	Won
		Tekkali			66,200	70.9	Vajja Babu Rao			25,310	27.1	Won	[80]

Death

Rama Rao labour of a heart attack soreness 18 January 1996 at top residence in Hyderabad, aged 72.^[81] He was cremated, and culminate ashes were immersed at Srirangapatna by his second wife Lakshmi Parvathi, eight years later, confine May 2004.^[82]

Portrayals

See also

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