Nandamuri Balakrishna Starrer NTR Biopic’s Title Logo Released

Nandamuri Balakrishna will essay the role of his father and former chief minister of AP, NT Rama Rao in NTR.

Titled NTR, a biopic on legendary Telugu actor and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao is helmed by director Teja. Rao’s son, Nandamuri Balakrishna is on board as producer and actor. The title logo of the project was revealed on NTR’s death anniversary on Wednesday.

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Balakrishna will play his late father and his son Mokshagna is set to essay the younger version of NT Rama Rao. Teja’s recent political film, Nene Raju Nenu Mantri helped him bag the coveted project. A special teaser was to be launched to mark the occasion but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

The script is allegedly based on books written about NTR as well as inputs from close relatives, friends and aides.

“It will be a biopic and will contain many unknown facets from the life of NTR.”

Balakrishna told reporters at his ancestral village Nimmakuru last year. 

It remains to be seen how the film will deal with raging controversies about the politician, one of them being the 1995 August episode wherein his father was dethroned by his brother-in-law N Chandrababu Naidu.

Ram Gopal Verma also recently announced that he would be directing a biopic on the figure who is revered by most Telugu-speaking Indians. Balakrishna has denied any association with RGV on the project.