Nandamuri Balakrishna filmography
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960) is an Indian film actor and politician, who works predominantly in Telugu Cinema.[1] He is the tenth son of Telugu matinee idol and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh legendary actor, N. T. Rama Rao. He entered the film industry as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film Tatamma Kala.[2][3] In the mid-1980s, he graduated to acting in the lead role and soon became one of the sought after actors in Telugu cinema. In his film career, spanning 40 years he has acted a hundred films, in a variety of roles.[4] Known for his dancing skills, Balakrishna has received two state Nandi Awards for best acting.[5]
Balakrishna was the guest of honour at the 43rd International Film Festival of India.[6] He is actively involved in politics and is a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founded by his father. In 2014, he was elected incumbent M. L. A. from Hindupur for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[7][8] He is also the chairman of the trust board for The Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute based in Hyderabad, India.[9][10]
This is the filmography of Nandamuri Balakrishna.
Filmography
As Lead Role
Dual Roles
| Movie No. | Year | Title | Role | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1986 | Apoorva Sahodarudu | Ramu & Arun Kumar | K. Raghavendra Rao | |
| 43 | 1988 | Ramudu Bheemudu | Ramudu & Bheemudu | K. Murali Mohana Rao | |
| 54 | 1991 | Brahmashri Vishwamitra | Satya Hari Chandra & Dushyanthudu | N. T. Rama Rao | |
| 55 | Aditya 369 | Sri Krishna Deva Rayalu & Krishna Kumar | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | ||
| 65 | 1995 | Maatho Pettukoku | Arjun & Kishtayah | A. Kodandarami Reddy | |
| 67 | 1996 | Shri Krishnarjuna Vijayam | Lord Krishna & Arjuna | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | |
| 68 | 1997 | Peddannayya | Rama Krishna Prasad & Bhavani Prasad |
Sarath | |
| 74 | 1999 | Sultan | Sultan & Pruthvi | ||
| 81 | 2002 | Chennakeshava Reddy | Chennakesava Reddy & Bharat | V. V. Vinayak | |
| 85 | 2005 | Allari Pidugu | ACP Ranjeeth Kumar & Giri | Jayanth C. Paranjee | |
| 88 | 2008 | Okka Magadu | Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram & Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy |
YVS Chowdary | |
| 89 | Pandurangadu | Lord Krishna & Pundarika Ranganadhudu | K. Raghavendra Rao | ||
| 91 | 2010 | Simha | Dr. Narasimha & Prof. Srimannarayana | Boyapati srinu | |
| 92 | 2011 | Parama Veera Chakra | Major Jayasimha & Hero Chakradhar | Dasari Narayana Rao | |
| 97 | 2014 | Legend | Jaidev & Krishna | Boyapati Srinu | [21] |
Triple Roles
| S.No. | Movie | Year | Title | Role | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | 2012 | Adhinayakudu | Harish Chandra Prasad, Rama Krishna Prasad & Bobby |
Paruchuri Murali | [22] |
Cameo Appearances
| S.No. | Year | Title | Role | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Trimurtulu | Himself | K. Murali Mohan Rao |
See also
References
- ^ "Balakrishna". IMDb.
- ^ "NT Balakrishna-'Sonrise' in the TDP". Rediff. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (24 April 2011). "Balayya is a beaming daddy". The Times of India.com. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Balayya back in action with Simha maker
- ^ "NBK and NKR team up". Times of India. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ Prakash Kamat (1 December 2012). "Today's Paper / NATIONAL : Curtains down on IFFI extravaganza". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ NTR's son Balakrishna joins TDP
- ^ "NTR's son Balakrishna soon to join active politics". Sify. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". induscancer.com.
- ^ "Cancer hospital to create corpus for poor patients". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ Balakrishna turns 40 in Tollywood- Times of India. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-sriramarajyam.html
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-ukup.html
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-srimannarayana.html
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/lion.html
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/dictator.html
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Gautamiputra-Satakarni-with-unwavering-focus-film-talks-of-Telugu-identity/article17028113.ece
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/paisa-vasool-puri-jagannadh-reveals-title-and-first-look-of-balakrishna-101st-film-4696624/
- ^ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2017-05-11/Balakrishna-KS-Ravikumar-team-up-for-a-big-flick-/299128
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/ram-gopal-varma-to-direct-a-biopic-on-legendary-actor-ntr-will-balakrishna-join-him-4735402/
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/legend.html
- ^ http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-adhinayakudu-balakrishna-mark-entertainer.html