, who was the founder of the Telugu Desam Party and son of Harikrishna and Shalini. Called Tarak by his family, friends and close associates; he later changed his name to Taraka Rama Rao in honor of his grandfather. He has two half-brothers, Mr. N. Janaki Ram and Mr. N. Kalyan Ram (both older) and one half-sister, Mrs. Suhasini.

He began his career as a child artist. his first movie he starred in was .Brahmarshi Viswamithra and then Bala Ramayanam, directed by Gunasekhar. Coincidentally, his character in the second movie was Lord Sri Rama, a role often played by his grandfather N.T.R.

After a few years, Jr. NTR made his re-entry into Tollywood with Ninnu Choodalani in 2001; but it failed to perform well at the box office. He went on to gain fame with Student No .1 (also released in 2001), directed by S.S. Rajamouli,and the movie is a success and also showed his talent to the Telugu film industry.Next movie was Subbu which is directed by Suresh Varma. Aadi,directed by V.V.Vinayak which is his debut, was a huge box office hit and also took him into the masses. In January 2003, Tarak came up with Naaga; though the movie raised some worthy political issues, it was bombed at the box-office. However, in July 2003, his movie Simhadri made Tarak and director Rajamouli as household names.It broke all the Telugu Film Industry records and became a milestone in NTR'r career.

His 2004 release Andhrawala, was a disaster at the box office, and the next movie Samba was an average film.

His next movie Rakhi, directed by KrishnaVamsi, was a critically acclaimed movie. The next one was Yamadonga, which gave Tarak a breather to his otherwise dull career.It has collected huge amounts at the box office. Following Yamadonga, Jr. NTR's next film was Kantri, which was released on May 2008. Very high Range of expectation, the film had bad face on screen with respectable box office collections. Adhurs was released in January 2010,in which he played a dual role.

Jr. NTR is son of Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini,grand son of Andhra Pradesh's Former Chief Minister NTR. Jr. NTR's wedding was announced on Jan 28, 2010 with Narne Lakshmi Pranathi, daughter of Narne Srinivas Rao and Smt. Narne Mallika.NTR.Jr was engaged to Lakshmi Pranathi on 1 April 2010.

Jr. NTR was one of the star campaigners for the Telugu Desam Party, for the Indian General Election-2009 from April to May 2009 and attracted public and media.

Name: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nickname: Jr.NTR
Born: May 20th, 1983
Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actor
Marital Status: Single

FAMILY:

Father: Shri. Nandamuri Hari Krishna
Mother: Smt. Nandamuri Shalini
Brother's: Mr. N. Janaki Ram and Mr. Kalyan Ram- both elder
Sister: Mrs. Suhasini

School: Vidyaranya, Hyderabad
College: St Rakesh's Junior College, Hyderabad

FAVOURITES:

Actor: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao garu and Nandamuri BalaKrishna
Actress: Sridevi and Catherine Zeta Jones
Car: Mercedes Benz SLK500
Colour: White
Dress: Any Casual wear that suits
Drink: Watermelon juice
Food: Anything eatable
Fruit: Watermelon
Game: Cricket and Badminton
Movie: Dana Veera Sura Karna
Music: Rock Music (Metallica Group)

Debut Film: Ninnu Choodalani