Nandamuri Balakrishna fondly called by his fans as Balayya needs no introduction. He entered the film Industry at the age of 14 through his home production tatammakala, in which he had the opportuinty to work with the two legends of Tollywood, Late Sri NTR and Dr. Bhanumati Ramakrishna. For 10 successive years he acted off and on in movies mostly produced under his home production. 1984 is the year when his first movie as a solo hero was released and interestingly he acted in very less number of movies made under his home productions after that.
Even though entered the film industry because of his father, later his hard work, discipline, talent and dedication made him stand in the industry. He had been acting in movies for the past 27 years but unlike some of his peers, he never cared to celebrate the 10th or the 25th anniversaries of his movie career. He is a simple person and likes to stay away from publicity, which is one of the factors that didn't get him the due recognition. He believes in astrology and numerology and doesn't want to do things in "Rahu Kalam".
He acted in a movie called annadammula anubandham, a remake of Dharmendra's hindi hit yadonki barat at the age of 16. Upon watching this movie, the other legend of the Telugu film industry Sri. ANR's comment was "Simham Kadupuna Simham Puttindi". Interestingly he acted in a brother's role to his real life father in that movie as well as in "Roudi Ramudu Konte Krishnudu", and in a son's role to his real life brother Hari Krishna in the movie "Dana Veera Sura Karna". He won the hearts of many people for his role of "Abimanyudu" in that movie, which also had his legendary father dominating most of the scenes in a triple role. In the year 1984, he acted in 3 blockbusters, "Mangamma gari Manavadu", "Kathanayakudu" and his home production "Sri Madvirat Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swamy Charitra".
In the year 1986, he had delivered 6 hits in a row. During the year of 1993 only two of his movies were released and surprisingly both of them were released on the same day. This is one of the unique feats that none of his contemporaries would ever dare to try. He bid farewell to the previous millennium in style by giving the biggest hit of the previous millennium with "Smara Simha Reddi". The one thing his fans are eagerly looking from him is a superduper hit in the combination of ace director Sri. K.Raghavendra Rao, who had given such blockbusters like Adavi Ramudu, Vetagadu etc. This combination was able to deliver only a mediocre hit (Apurva sahodarulu) and an average hit (Aattabishekam) out of the 5 movies they did so far.
Balayya is famous for his roles in the movies made with village backdrop. The undeniable factor is that, among his contemporaries, he is the only hero who is best suitable for playing the mythological and folklore roles in movies, for which his legendary father was famous. He worked as an associate director for his father's last directional venture (Samrat Asoka).An ardent fan and admirer of his father, he had equal if not more respect for his father's contemporaries. His dream projects are Gona Ganna Reddi and Chenghis Khan and want to direct these movies under his own banner. He needs to improve in the areas of proper planning and needs to adapt quickly to the changing trends in the industry.
Name : Nandamuri Balakrishna
Date of Birth: June 10th, 1960
Father: Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Mother: Basava Tharakam
Brothers:
Swargiya Rama Krishna,
Jaya Krishna,
Hari Krishna,
Mohana Krishna,
Sai Krishna,
Jr Rama Krishna,
Jaya Shankar Krishna,
Sisters:
Smt Uma Maheswari,
Smt Bhuvaneswari,
Smt Lokeswari,
Smt Purandheswari
Wife:
Smt Vasundhara Devi (Married in the year 1982)
Son: Tarakarama Mokshagna Teja - 06/09/1994
Daughters: Brahmini - 12/12/1987
Tejaswini - 20/07/1989
1. First movie : tatamma kala
2. First movie he acted with his father: tatamma kala
3. First movie he acted with Sri. ANR: Bharyabhartala Bandham
4. First Dual role movie: Apoorva Sahodarulu
5. First Mythological movie: Dana Veera Soora Karna
6. First Historical Movie: Akbar-Salim-Anarkali
7. First 100 days movie: Mangammagari Manavadu (after started acting full time)
8. First Silver Jubilee: Mangammagari Manavadu
9. First Golden Jubilee: Mangammagari Manavadu
10. First Director: Sri. D. Yoganand (tatamma kala)
11. First 100 days movie in Karnataka: Mangammagari Manavadu
12. First movie based on a novel: Bhargava Ramudu
13: First Heroine: Ms. Jayamalini (annadammula anubandham)
14: First black and white movie: Ram-Rahim
15: First movie with Sri. Harikrishna: Ram-Rahim
16: Heroine he acted mostly with: Ms. VijayaSanthi
17: Director he acted mostly under: Sri. A. Kodandarami Reddy
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A career spanning over 25 years as a film hero sounds colossal and is bound to have ups and downs. Nandmuri Balakrishna recently celebrated Silver Jubilee of his career. Apart from his roles as child artist, he acted in seventy Telugu movies since starting his career as a solo hero in 1984. Being the son of legendary NTR, and having already played key roles in eleven movies, his entry as a solo hero was a cakewalk and he needed no introduction to the Telugu audiences. However, his first two movies that were released in 1984, namely Sahasame Jeevitam and Disco King were disappointing, and left such a slur on his image that it took almost a decade and a half to repair the damage.
While K,Viswanath failed to endear NBK to the Class audience through Janani Janma Bhoomi, Kodi Ramakrishna established him as a mass hero through Bhargav Arts film Mangamma gari Manavadu, a runway hit and the popular song Danchave Menatta Kutura echoed in the streets of every village.
NBK suited the role of a village youth so well that he had to live that image for years. His debut year 1984 ended with another super hit film Kathanayakudu produced by Suresh Productions and put him in the top slot of young heroes. Also released in the same year, NTR's Brahmam gari Charitra created wonders at Box office and NBK got his due credit for playing an important role. NBK's first year was very promising with three out of seven movies being big hits.
NBK could not keep up the spirit of success in the following year as his first venture with comedy director Late Jandhyala Babai Abbai, a remake of NTR's Vaddante Dabbu failed miserably. His first movie with ANR Bharya Bhartla Bhandham produced by Jagapati Arts was rated as an average film. Pattabhishekam, a Ramakrishna Studios film directed by K.Raghavendra Rao who weaved a new image for NTR, saved grace by collecting close to one crore in the first week and having a decent run. But it failed in meeting the expectations set for the combination to achieve. KRR-NBK combination never worked well for one reason or other.
1986 can be regarded as the best year for NBK until 1999. His six consecutive hits elevated him to superstardom and he appeared on the cover page of The Week magazine. His Muddula Krishnnayya was the first movie to collect over one crore in the first week and NBK never looked back on openings. NBK, Vijaya Santhi's pair became one of the most sought after. Having two Golden Jubilees and three more Silver Jubilees already in three years , one would expect his career to be flourishing Green over the following years. But the next few years brought no luck and he lost momentum. In 1989, his Muddula Mavayya turned out to be the biggest hit and proved his stamina.
Lorry Driver came in 1990 and little did anyone expect that this hit combination of NBK and Gopal would one day have the annals of Telugu Film industry rewritten. Rowdy Inspector was another big hit in NBK's career that came in the next couple of years. Even dubbed version in Hindi was a big hit and ran 100 days in North India.
NBK always experimented with roles that would inhibit other stars. During his long career he chose a plethora of variety in the characters he played. Sometimes his fans were worried that he wasn't following the trend and his movies were not managed to complete 100-day run. His performances in Sci-Fi Aditya 369 and Folklore Bhairava Dweepam were admired by one and all and reflected in commercial outcome as well. He also ventured a full length mythological film in Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam that failed but proved that only NBK of present day heroes could venture mythological roles.
NBK produced a movie on his own banner and failed as a producer. His lack of management showed with Nippuravva and Bangaru Bullodu being released in the same day and the result is the high-budgeted Nippuravva failed.
Film pundits thought NBK deserved a Nandi for his Peddannyya performance. However Nandamuris don't seem to care for awards as NTR always said "Prajabhimananni Minchina Award Ledu Brother". While not being big on awards front, NBK's films continued to evoke huge response and command heavy openings over years.
After Peddannayya, nothing significant happened until 1999 for NBK other than a string of flops. It was one of those times when the industry was in slump hovered by seasonal Blues and the future looked bleak and NBK's career was in doldrums. Then came his Samarsimha Reddy which was released with deficit. Even the producer thought it would be an average movie at best. But the drizzle culminated into a storm. A thunderbolt was heard in AP and the. Telugu Film Industry was struck by a lightening. Truly speaking this movie created wonders at box office like no other movie. Adavi Ramudu and Premabhishekam come only close. Film nagar was amazed by NBK's stamina and so was NBK indeed. After all said and done, this movie changed all equations. All famous producers joined the list of 'who wish to make the next movie with NBK'. Rama Naidu, Krishna, Ramoji, Murali Mohan, Dasari and so many others showed up at his home with plans.
While Samarasimha Reddy's thunders haven't subsided, who would expect this could be repeated as early as in two years? Honestly, nobody did. But Narasimha Naidu took everybody by surprise. Opened with heavy collections, this movie went on to become industry's biggest hit in terms of revenue. Now that NBK has carved out an image that appeals to outside of his fan base too, he has a humungous challenge in front of him in terms of living up to the expectations. He won the Cine Goers Association's best actor award for 2001. The more coveted Nandi award was finally bestowed upon NBK for the year 2002 as he was adjudged the best actor for his performance in Narasimha Naidu. Also, conferred on him was the "Natasimha" tag and it was a sweet accolade that marked the silver jubilee of his career. However, to be remembered as Natasimha, he will have to hit the screen with atleast one more Samara Simha Reddy or Narasimha Naidu as these characters have benchmarked the roaring lion image.
Records
NBK has set new state record in 50 days with Laxmi Narasimha:50 days in 277 centers.He had acted in 4 Golden Jubilee movies produced under the Bhargav Arts (producer Sri. S. Gopala Reddy) banner. More than 10 of his movies collected a gross of more than 1 crore in the first week (his movie Dharma Kshethram collected a gross of 2+ crores in the first week which is a record for an average movie).He had 6 golden Jubilee movies to his credit so-far.His blockbuster Samara Simha Reddy ran for 175 days in 32 centers(all-time India record beating maine pyar kiya's 27 theatres, and interestingly the previous state record during slab time also belonged to him which is Muddula Mavayya in 21 theatres).His sensational hit 'Narasimha Naidu' turned out to be biggest hit of Telugu cinema Industry and it collected a staggering amount of 30 crores in the total run.
NBK acted in 83 movies so far. Three of the 76 movies are silver jubilee pictures. His latest movie Samara Simha Reddy,Narasimha Naidu has rewritten the annals of history of 7 decades Telugu Cinema. He entered cine field as a child artist. He got his first commercial break as Hero with 'Mangamma Gari Manavadu'. MGM ran for 332 days in Tarakarama, Hyderabad. Bhargava Arts and Kodi Rama Krishna are responsible for the elevation of Hero image for Balaiah in the early days. Balaiah did lot of 'Rural' movies that are run away hits. Another milestone in the career of NBK is 'Muddula Mavaiah' from the makers of MGM. But the director who made NBK look invincible is B Gopal. Rowdy Inspector had set the cash registers ringing in 1992 summer. SamaraSimha Reddy is the pinnacle of success for NBK. Though he is known for ferocious acting, he too had played soft roles and got the appreciation from all and sundry. Three immaculate classics of NBK career are 'Naari Naari Naduma Muraari' , 'Aditya369' and 'Bhairava Dweepam'.
NBK is known for straight forwardness had made sure that he never encouraged his fans. He is not a strategic actor. He is the one who goes by his heart in the selection of stories. NBK has come a long way from where he started, shedding his image as 'NTR son'. He has his ups and downs like any other actor. But the spirit of his acting still goes on!
NBK's 100 Days Film List
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- Sriramudu - Mangamma Gari Manavudu
- Sri Krishnudu - Mangamma Gari Manavudu
- Bhima Kavi - Vemula Vada Bhima Kavi
- Abhimanyudu - Dhana Veera Sura Karna
- Naaradhudu - Tirupathi Venkateswara Kalyanam
- Bala Chandrudu - Muddula Mamaiah
- Chatrapati Sivaji - Desoddarakudu
- Raaraaju Suyodhanudu - Desoddarakudu
- Siddhayya - Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swamy Charitra
- Sivudu - Sita Rama Kalyanam
- Pravarakyudu - Bhargava Ramudu
- Harischandrudu - Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
- Dushanthudu - Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
- Sri Krishna Devarayalu - Aditya 369
- Bruhannala - Top Hero
- Arjanudu - Sri Krishnarjuneya Vijayam
- Bramhanaidu - Palnati Bramha Naidu
Village Boy : 10 Films
1)Mangamma Gari Manavadu
2)Bharya Bharthala Bhandam
3)Muddula Krishnayya
4)Allari Krishnayya
5)President Gari Abbayi
6)Muvva Gopaludu
7)Bala Gopaludu
8)Bangaru Bullodu
9)Devudu
10)Allari Pidugu
Police / Miltary Officer : 11 Films
1)Bhale Thammude
2)Nippulanti Manishi
3)Inspector Pratap
4)Tiragabadda Telugu Bidda
5)Rowdy Inspector
6)Matho Pettukoku
7)Seema Simham
8)Chenna Kesava Reddy
9)Lakshmi Narasimha
10)Vijayendra Varma
11)Allari Pidugu
Village Head / Factionist : 7 Films
1)Bobbili Simham
2)Pedda Annayya
3)Pavitra Prema
4)Samara Simha Reddy
5)Narasimha Naidu
6)Chenna Kesava Reddy
7)Palnati Bramhanaidu
Dancer / Singer : 7 Films
1)Annadammula Anubhandam
2)Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu
3)Shasame Jeevitham
4)Disco King
5)Atma Bhalam
6)Narasimha Naidu
7)Maharadhi
Abhimanyudu : 2 Films
1)Dhana Veera Sura Karna
2)Sri Madvirat Parvam
Forest Officer : 2 Films
1)Sultan
2)Bhalevadivi Basu
Sri Krishna : 2 Films
1)Mangamma Gari Manavadu
2)Sri Krishna Vijayam
Engineer : 2 Films
1)Desordharakudu
2)Bhargava Ramudu
1)Jayamalini
2)Deepa
3)Vijji
4)Thulasi
5)Rajya Lakshmi
6)Suhasini
7)Bhanupriya
8)Sumalatha
9)Anitha Reddy
10)Rajini
11)Oorvasi
12)Vijaya Shanthi
13)Radha
14)Mandakini
15)Nirosha
16)Sobhana
17)Mohini
18)Divya Bharathi
19)Nagma
20)Meena
21)Raveena Tandan
22)Ramya Krishna
23)Soundarya
24)Roja
25)Aamani
26)Rambha
27)Priya Raman
28)Indraja
29)Heera
30)Laila
31)Rohini
32)Rathi
33)Anjala Javeri
34)Rachana
35)Raasi
36)Sakshi Sivanand
37)Preethi Jinganiya
38)Sanghavi
39)Shilpa Setty
40)Reema Sen
41)Tabu
42)Shirya
43)Aarthi Agarwal
44)Sonali Bendre
45)Simran
46)Ashin
47)Sangeetha
48)Laya
49)Ankitha
50)Katrina Kaif
51)Charmy
52)Sada
53)Tanusree Dutta
54)Meera Jasmine
55)Sneha
56)Navaneet Kaur
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