NTR biopic launch held in Hyderabad

Film will cover meteoric rise of the legend as a megastar and politician

This was the moment many in the Telugu film industry have long been waiting for... The launch of a biopic on the legendary actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao.

At an impressive ceremony that brought together the who’s who of Tollywood on Thursday, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu gave the launch clap for the movie in which actor Nandamuri Balakrishna will be playing the role of N.T. Rama Rao, his father.

At the event held at Ramakrishna Studios, Balakrishna expressed his joy on the opportunity to play his legendary father on the big screen.

“We are making this film to ensure that the present and coming generations know about NTR and his great contributions to the film industry and to society,” said Balakrishna, who had dressed up as Duryodhana (a character from Hindu epic Mahabharata) for the muhurtham (inauguration) shot.

Director Teja and other members of crew created a court scene from Daana Veera Soora Karna, the blockbuster in which NTR played the roles of Karna, Lord Krishna and Duryodhana, all characters from the Mahabharata.

Balakrishna admitted that it was no N.T. Rama Rao. The grand launch ceremony.

easy task to do a film on NTR.

“It is even more difficult to do justice to his multifaceted personality. We are working hard on the script which will be the most challenging part of doing this film,” he said.