Nandamuri Balakrishna turns 60
Nandamuri Balakrishna celebrates his 60th birthday today. The actor, who is the son of late actor-politician N T Rama Rao, has appeared in over 100 films in a career spanning almost five decades.
Balakrishna started his career at the age of 14 with 1974 film Tatamma Kala. He went on to act in films such as Sahasame Jeevitham (1984), Muvva Gopaludu (1987), Muddula Mavayya (1989), Nari Nari Naduma Murari (1990), Lorry Driver (1990), Rowdy Inspector (1992), Peddannayya (1997), and Samarasimha Reddy (1997) to name a few.
Over the years, the actor earned praise for his family dramas and actioners. The actor has received three Nandi Awards for Best Actor for his work in Narasimha Naidu (2001), Simha (2010) and Legend (2014).
The south actor featured in film titled Ruler. The fans and audience members are now eagerly waiting for the actor’s upcoming film. Nandamuri Balakrishna made headlines recently, when news reports surfaced that Teja had offered his film, Alivelu Venkataramana.
The filmmaker later offered the film to actor Gopichand after Nandamuri Balakrishna declined the film. The latest news reports suggest that Nandamuri Balakrishna’s upcoming film will also feature, south siren Shriya Saran and Anjali in key roles.
Nandamuri Balakrishna never endorses any brands?
Balakrishna is one among the few Telugu actors who have never endorsed any brands nor appeared in any print or TV commercials. While most of his contemporaries have featured in at least one or two commercial ads, he didn’t do any till date. During a latest interaction, the Nandamuri scion revealed the reason behind his strict policy.
Terming his father Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) as the reason, the Natasimham of Tollywood said that the former hasn’t endorsed any brand in his entire journey as an actor. “Fans and Telugu people have been showing love and admiration towards me for the past five decades. I can’t use their love for commercial purposes and make money out of it. As an actor, my duty is to entertain them through films and I shall do that for the rest of my life,” said Balayya.
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