N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

NTR Jr. is one of those rare performers who makes you forget you're watching a movie — he just pulls you in completely, and RRR (2022) proved that to audiences worldwide who'd never seen a Telugu film in their lives. I've been a fan for years, but watching him as Bheem — this ferocious, tender, unstoppable force of nature — was something else entirely. The man can carry an action sequence that defies physics and then turn around and make you genuinely emotional, all in the same film. He's been the "Man of Masses" in Indian cinema for over two decades, starring in 30-plus films and consistently landing on Forbes India's Celebrity 100, and honestly that title makes complete sense once you've seen him work a crowd, real or fictional.

Name (English)

N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

Name (Japanese)

N・T・ラーマ・ラオ・ジュニア

Reading

N・T・らーま・らお・じゅにあ

Born

May 20, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

Origin

Hyderabad, Hyderabad district, India

Occupation

actor / singer / dancer / playback singer

High school

Vidyaranya High School

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Nandi Award
• Filmfare Awards South

• Official sitehttp://www.jrntr.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/tarak9999
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.%20T.%20Rama%20Rao%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%E3%83%BBT%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3498996

Tags

• Hyderabad district
• actor
• singer
• dancer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.