Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, better known as N.T. Rama Rao, who passed away on 18 January 1996, was a superstar in Telegu cinema who entered politics and became one of the most popular chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh. His first movie as a hero was Palletoori Pilla (1950),which was a huge hit. His subsequent movies-- Showkar (1950), Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Malliswari (1951) and Chandraharam (1953) -- established him as the premier hero in the Telugu film industry. He acted in a mythological role as Lord Krishna for the first time in Mayabazar (1957) and acted in most of the major roles in "Ramayana" and "Mahabharatam", even in Tamil films. He acted in a total of 254 films, including some Tamil and Hindi films. He suffered some career reversals in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but came back with a bang in the late 1970s with some major hits like Adavi Ramudu (1977), Yamagola (1977), Vetagadu (1979).Some of his major hits in the early 1980s include Sardar Papa Rayudu (1980), Bobbili Puli (1982), Kondaveeti Simham (1981). He became the first superstar of the Telugu films a position which was held by Chiranjeevi till around 2001. An intensely emotional person, he also directed films, built a studio and produced films. He established the Telugu Desam party in 1982 and within a year became the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, a position he held for seven years over three terms.
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