Nandamuri Balakrishna

Nandamuri Balakrishna is an Indian film actor, and politician, known for his works exclusively in the Telugu cinema. He is the sixth son of Telugu actor, and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao. He entered the film industry as a child artist at the age ofwith the film Tatamma Kala. In a film career spanningyears he has acted in over ninety nine films, in a variety of roles. Balakrishna has received two state Nandi Awards, and the South Indian International Movie Award for best acting. Balakrishna was the guest of honor at the 43rd International Film Festival of India. In his 100th film Balakrishna is appearing in the biographical Gautamiputra Satakarni, based on the life of 2nd century ruler of the Satavahana Empire, Gautamiputra Satakarni, directed by Krish.

Balakrishna was born in Chennai , Tamil Nadu to Telugu actor and threetime former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao and his wife Basava Tarakam. As the Telugu film industry was based in Madras at the time, he spent his entire childhood in Madras. During his adolescence, he moved to Hyderabad following the shifting of the Telugu film industry to that city. He earned a bachelors degree in commerce from Nizam College , Hyderabad, Telangana.

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