The son of Indian matinée idol and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao, Balakrishna made his debut as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film Tatamma Kala (1974). [6][7] In 2025, the Government of India honoured him with third-highest civilian award in India, the Padma Bhushan. [8][9] Balakrishna is a recipient of ...
Nandamuri Balakrishna is a leading actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema and is also a politician. He has acted in more than a hundred films. His father was N.T. Rama Rao, a legendary actor, and three-time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is the uncle of N.T. Rama Rao Jr..
While most senior stars have moved to sleeker, subtler and more modern formats of storytelling, Nandamuri Balakrishna continues to headline films filled with physics-defying action and unapologetic mass extravagance.
Nandamuri Balakrishna at 65: Last man standing of the genre he shaped
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born ), commonly referred to as "Balayya," is a Telugu cinema superstar, known for Aditya 369 (1991), Legend (2014), and most recently, Daaku Maharaaj (2025).
Nandamuri Balakrishna is one of the towering personalities in the history of Telugu cinema. Carrying his father’s legacy, Balakrishna began his acting career and successfully transitioned into a politician.
Nandamuri Balakrishna has been missing from action after the failure of Akhanda 2 in December last year. If reports are to be believed, he is teaming up with Koratala Siva, whose last movie ...
Balakrishna, fondly known as Balaiah in Tollywood, made his debut as a bespectacled teenager in the black-and-white film. “There wasn’t a grand launch,” he recalls, attributing his early success to his father’s guidance, which was neither excessively critical nor effusive.