Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as NTR Jr., is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema.

He played his first leading role in Ninnu Choodalani (2001) and achieved his breakthrough with the coming-of-age film Student No: 1 (2001) and the action drama Aadi (2002).

Following a decline, he made a career comeback with the 2015 action drama Temper and achieved consistent success with Nannaku Prematho (2016), Janatha Garage (2016), Jai Lava Kusa (2017) and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018).

After a four-year hiatus, Rao starred in S. S. Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR (2022), a global phenomenon which earned him Pan-India fame and universal recognition, becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever.

He was later signed by producer Ramoji Rao, and decided to work on the romantic drama Ninnu Choodalani which marked his debut as a lead actor.

Later on he played a dual role in family drama film Naa Alludu (2005) and starred in Gopal's Narasimhudu (2005) and Surender Reddy's Ashok.

RamaRao played Raja, a thief who later criticizes and insults Yama and then suddenly goes into hell due to some bad acts.

Rao later signed up for the action film Kantri which was directed by debutant Meher Ramesh, a protege of Puri Jagannadh.

[24][25] In Baadshah, he sported a new look by straightening his curly hair and growing a beard, in order to suit the don image.

The film gave a much-needed success for Rao, after a series of debacles and his performance as a corrupted cop Daya who turns a good doer was appreciated by audience and critics alike.

[27][28] Following the success of Temper, Tarak worked in Nannaku Prematho (2016) directed by Sukumar under the production of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Reliance Entertainment.

[citation needed] The movie eventually turned out to be the highest grosser in Rao's career surpassing Baadshah with a worldwide gross of ₹82.7 crore (US$9.6 million).

Later in the same year, Rao starred in the September release Janatha Garage, directed by Koratala Siva, where he was cast alongside Mohanlal.

[32] Jai Lava Kusa collected almost ₹130.90 crore worldwide and was successful at the box office[33] with critics praising his performance.In 2018, he starred in Trivikram Srinivas-directed action drama Aravinda Sametha, which went become one of the highest-grossing Tollywood films of the year.

[34] Trivikram Srivinas credited Rao for success of Aravinda Sametha, saying “a highly-capable actor like NTR is very rare to find in any generation.

[citation needed] S. S. Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR, where Rao playing 20th century freedom fighter Komaram Bheem, opened to massive success.

That is like an epic.”[citation needed] Rao reunited with Koratala Siva after Janatha Garage for a two-part period action series with the first film, Devara: Part 1, releasing in 2024.

[38] jr.ntr is uniting with director Prashanth Neel for an action entertainer film in their maiden collaboration with the working name of Dragon.

Rao's television debut was a huge success and had a record breaking ratings for Star Maa, making it the number one channel among all the shows.

[55] In 2009, NTR donated ₹20 lakhs to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to aid flood victims in Andhra Pradesh.

[56] During the audio function of Baadshah in 2013, a fan died due to a stampede and NTR extended his support by donating ₹5 Lakhs to the family of the deceased.

[57] In 2014, NTR announced a donation of ₹20 lakhs to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to support those affected by Cyclone Hudhud in Andhra Pradesh.