Nandamuri Balakrishna filmography
 Nandamuri Balakrishna, c. 2011 | |
| Film | 109 |
|---|---|
| Web series | 1 |
| Hosting | 2 |
| Music videos | 1 |
Nandamuri Balakrishna is an Indian actor, film producer and politician in the Telugu Desam Party founded by his father and who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the sixth 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.[1][2] 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 career spanning 40 years, he has acted in over hundred films in a variety of roles.[3] Balakrishna has received two state Nandi Awards for best acting.[4]
He was the guest of honour at the 43rd International Film Festival of India.[5] He is actively involved in politics and is a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founded by his father. In 2014 and 2019 he was elected incumbent M. L. A. from Hindupur for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[6][7] He is also the chairman of the trust board for The Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute based in Hyderabad, India.[8][9]
Films
[edit]All films are in Telugu, unless mentioned.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Tatamma Kala | Balakrishna | Debut film | [10] |
| Ram Raheem | Ramu | |||
| 1975 | Annadammula Anubandham | Naveen | ||
| Vemulawada Bheemakavi | Vemulawada Bheemakavi | |||
| 1977 | Daana Veera Soora Karna | Abhimanyudu | ||
| 1979 | Akbar Salim Anarkali | Salim | ||
| Sri Madvirata Parvam | Abhimanyudu | |||
| Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam | Narada Maharshi | |||
| 1980 | Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu | Balakrishna | ||
| 1982 | Anuraga Devatha | Prakash | ||
| 1983 | Simham Navvindi | Balakrishna | ||
| 1984 | Sahasame Jeevitham | Ravi | Debut as a solo lead | |
| Disco King | Balakrishna | |||
| Janani Janmabhoomi | Ramesh | |||
| Mangammagari Manavadu | Veeranna | |||
| Palnati Puli | Raju | |||
| Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra | Sayyad / Sidda | |||
| Kathanayakudu | Ravi | |||
| 1985 | Atmabhalam | Anand Kumar Bhupathi / Durga Prasad | ||
| Babai – Abbai | Bala / Balasubramanyam | |||
| Bharyabhartala Bhandam | Radha | |||
| Bhale Thammudu | Rajendra | |||
| Kattula Kondaiah | Kiran | |||
| Pattabhishekam | Balu | |||
| 1986 | Nippulanti Manishi | Parasuram | 25th Film | |
| Muddula Krishnayya | Krishnayya | |||
| Seetarama Kalyalam | Raja | |||
| Anasuyamma Gari Alludu | Hari Krishna | |||
| Desoddarakudu | Gopi | |||
| Kaliyuga Krishnudu | Mohana Krishna | |||
| Apoorva Sahodarulu | Arun Kumar & Ramudu[a] | Double role | ||
| 1987 | Bhargava Ramudu | Bhargav | ||
| Ramu | Ramu | |||
| Allari Krishnayya | Gopala Krishna | |||
| Sahasa Samrat | Ramudu | |||
| President Gari Abbai | Rama Krishna | |||
| Muvva Gopaludu | Gopi | |||
| Bhanumati Gari Mogudu | Jaya Krishna | |||
| 1988 | Inspector Pratap | Pratap | ||
| Donga Ramudu | Rama Krishna | |||
| Tiragabadda Telugubidda | Ravi Teja | |||
| Bharatamlo Bala Chandrudu | Balachandra | |||
| Ramudu Bheemudu | Ramudu & Bheemudu[a] | Dual role | ||
| Raktabhishekam | Pardhasaradhi | |||
| 1989 | Bhale Donga | Surendra | ||
| Muddula Mavayya | Raja | |||
| Ashoka Chakravarthy | Ashok | |||
| Bala Gopaludu | Bangaru Muvva Bala Gopalam | |||
| 1990 | Prananiki Pranam | Raja | ||
| Nari Nari Naduma Murari | Venkateswara Rao | 50th Film | ||
| Muddula Menalludu | Raja | |||
| Lorry Driver | Bala Murali | |||
| 1991 | Talli Tandrulu | Anand | ||
| Brahmarshi Viswamitra | Satya Harischandra & Dushyanta[a] | Dual role | ||
| Aditya 369 | Sri Krishnadeva Rayalu & Krishna Kumar[a] | Dual role | ||
| 1992 | Dharmakshetram | Beneerji | ||
| Rowdy Inspector | Ramaraju | |||
| Aswamedham | Kireeti | |||
| 1993 | Nippu Ravva | Suryam | ||
| Bangaru Bullodu | Balakrishna | |||
| 1994 | Bhairava Dweepam | Vijaya | ||
| Gandeevam | Raja | |||
| Bobbili Simham | Vijaya Raghava Bhupathi | |||
| Top Hero | Balu | |||
| 1995 | Maatho Pettukoku | Arjun & Kishtayya[a] | Double role | |
| 1996 | Vamsanikokkadu | Raja | ||
| Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam | Lord Krishna & Arjuna[a] | Double role | ||
| 1997 | Muddula Mogudu | Vamsi | ||
| Peddannayya | Ramakrishna Prasad & Bhavani Prasad[a] | Double role | ||
| Devudu | Devudu | |||
| 1998 | Yuvaratna Raana | Raana / Ramu | [11] | |
| Pavitra Prema | Manikyam | |||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Abbulu / Vaasu / Samarasimha Reddy | ||
| Sultan | Sultan & Pruthvi[a] | Double role | ||
| Krishna Babu | Krishna Babu | 75th Film | ||
| 2000 | Vamsoddharakudu | Suryam | ||
| Goppinti Alludu | Murali Manohar / Bheemudu | |||
| 2001 | Narasimha Naidu | Narasimha Naidu | ||
| Bhalevadivi Basu | Sagar / Prabhu | |||
| 2002 | Seema Simham | Durga Prasad | ||
| Chennakesava Reddy | Chennakesava Reddy & Bharat[a] | Double role | ||
| Yuva Rathna | — | Voiceover | [12] | |
| 2003 | Palnati Bramhanaidu | Siva Sankara Satya Bhavani Prasad | ||
| 2004 | Lakshmi Narasimha | Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy | ||
| Vijayendra Varma | Vijayendra Varma | |||
| 2005 | Allari Pidugu | Rajith Kumar & Giri[a] | Double role | |
| 2006 | Veerabhadra | Murali Krishna | ||
| 2007 | Maharadhi | Bala/Krishna/Krish/Balayya/Balakrishna | ||
| 2008 | Okka Magadu | Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram & Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy | Double role | |
| Pandurangadu | Lord Krishna & Pundarika Ranganathudu | Double role | ||
| 2009 | Mitrudu | Aditya | ||
| 2010 | Simha | Narasimha & Srimannarayana[a] | Double role | |
| 2011 | Parama Veera Chakra | Jai Simha & Chakradhar[a] | Double role | [13] |
| Sri Rama Rajyam | Sri Rama / Vishnu | [14] | ||
| 2012 | Adhinayakudu | Harish Chandra Prasad, Rama Krishna Prasad & Bobby[b] | Triple role | [15] |
| Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? | Rudramaneni Narasimha Rayudu | [16] | ||
| Srimannarayana | Srimannarayana | [17] | ||
| 2014 | Legend | Jaidev alias Legend & Krishna[a] | Double role | [18] |
| 2015 | Lion | Godse / Bose | [19] | |
| 2016 | Dictator | Chandra Sekhar Dharma / Chandu | [20] | |
| 2017 | Gautamiputra Satakarni | Gautamiputra Satakarni | 100th Film | [21] |
| Paisa Vasool | Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri | [22] | ||
| 2018 | Jai Simha | Narasimha | [23] | |
| 2019 | N.T.R: Kathanayakudu | N. T. Rama Rao | Also producer and writer | [24][25][26] |
| N.T.R: Mahanayakudu | Also producer and writer | |||
| Ruler | Dharma / Arjun Prasad | [27][28] | ||
| 2021 | Akhanda | Akhanda Rudra Sikhandar Aghora & Murali Krishna[a] | Double role | |
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Veera Simha Reddy & Jai Simha Reddy[a] | Double Role | [29] |
| Bhagavanth Kesari | Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari | [30] | ||
| 2025 | Daaku Maharaaj † | Daaku Maharaaj | ||
| Akhanda 2 † | Akhanda Rudra Sikhandar Aghora & Murali Krishna[a] | [31] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–present | Unstoppable | Host | Aha | [32] |
| 2022 | Telugu Indian Idol | Guest Judge | [33] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NT Balakrishna-'Sonrise' in the TDP". Rediff. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (24 April 2011). "Balayya is a beaming daddy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Balayya back in action with Simha maker". tupaki.com. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "NBK and NKR team up". The Times of India. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ Prakash Kamat (1 December 2012). "Today's Paper / NATIONAL : Curtains down on IFFI extravaganza". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ NTR's son Balakrishna joins TDP
- ^ "NTR's son Balakrishna soon to join active politics". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". induscancer.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Cancer hospital to create corpus for poor patients". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Balakrishna turns 40 in Tollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "REVIEWS". web.archive.org. 2 February 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Review – Yuvarathna – Jeevida, N Taraka Rathna – Uppalapati Narayana – MM Keeravani". Idlebrain. 29 November 2002. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Parama Veera Chakra (2011) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Sri Ramarajyam (Review)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Adhinayakudu (Review)". 123telugu.com. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? (Review)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Srimannarayana (Review)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Legend (Review)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Lion (Review)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Dictator (Review)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (12 January 2017). "Gautamiputra Satakarni: with unwavering focus, film talks of Telugu identity". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Paisa Vasool: Puri Jagannadh reveals title and first look of Balakrishna's 101st film". Indian Express. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Balakrishna-KS Ravikumar team up for a big flick". The Hans India. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "N.T.R (New Director)". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Ram Gopal Varma to direct a biopic on legendary actor NTR. Will Balakrishna join him?". Indian Express. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Vice President Venkaiah Naidu launches NTR's biopic starring Balakrishna amid much fanfare". The New Indian Express. 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Ruler (Title)". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Balakrishna starrer Ruler wraps up its Thailand schedule". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Veera Simha Reddy BO collection day 1: Balakrishna's film collects ₹48 crore". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "NBK 108: First look of Balakrishna's next film released on Ugadi". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Official: Balakrishna's 'Akhanda 2' locks release date". The Hans India. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Unstoppable first episode promo: Mohan Babu opens up on his struggling period as an actor with Nandamuri Balakrishna". The Indian Express. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Balakrishna appears as special guest on 'Indian Idol Telugu' semi-final". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2022.