BALAKRISHNA

Nandamuri Balakrishna Biography

Nandamuri Balakrishna entered the film Industry at the age of 14 through his home production Tathammakala, 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 Reddy". 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.

We at Balayya fans wish him on the occasion of his 49^th Birthday(10th June 2008) and wish him all success in his future projects and life.

Nandamuri Balakrishna Filmography

S.No	Film Name	Release Date	Banner
1	Taatamma Kala	29-08-1974	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
2	Ram Raheem	30-12-1974	RajaLakshmi Combines
3	Annadammula Anubandham	14-07-1975	GajaLakshmi Chitra
4	Vemulawada Bheemakavi	08-01-1975	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
5	Dana Veera Sura Karna	14-01-1977	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
6	Akbar Salim Anarkali	09-05-1979	Tarakarama Film Unit
7	Sri Madvirata Parvam	28-05-1979	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
8	Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam	28-09-1979	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
9	Rowdy Ramudu - Konte Krishnudu	15-08-1980	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
10	Anuraga Devatha	07-01-1982	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
11	Simham Navvindi	03-03-1983	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
12	Sahasame Jeevitham	01-06-1984	GajaLakshmi Combines
13	Disco King	07-06-1984	Sri Vishnu Films
14	Janani Janmabhoomi	27-07-1984	Sri Bramharambika Films
15	Mangammagari Manavadu	07-09-1984	Bhargav Art Productions
16	Palnati Puli	04-11-1984	Sri Sai Chakra Productions
17	Sri Madvirat Veerabharhemdra Charitra	29-11-1984	RamaKrishna Cine Studios
18	Kathanayakudu	14-12-1984	Suresh Productions
19	Atmabhalam	23-01-1985	Sravallu Productions
20	Babai - Abbai	08-02-1985	Ushodaya Movies
21	Bharyabhartala Bhandam	28-03-1985	Jagapathi Art Pictures
22	Bhale Tammudu	27-04-1985	Sri Satya Chitra
23	Kattula Kondaiah	11-10-1985	Prasanna Arts
24	Pattabhishekam	21-12-1985	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
25	Nippulanti Manishi	07-02-1986	Sri RajaLakshmi Art Pictures
26	Muddula Krishnaiah	28-02-1986	Bhargav Art Productions
27	Seetarama Kalyalam	18-04-1986	Yuva Chitra
28	Anasuyammagari Alludu	02-07-1986	Rama Krishna Cine Studios
29	Desoddarakudu	07-08-1986	VijayaBhaskar Film Productions
30	Kaliyuga Krishnudu	19-09-1986	Viswashanthi Enterprises
31	Apurva Sahodarudu	09-10-1986	RK Associates
32	Bhargava Ramudu	14-01-1987	Devi Kamal Movies
33	Allari Krishnaiah	26-02-1987	Vanitha Arts
34	Sahasa Samrat	16-04-1987	Devi Kamal Movies
35	Presidentugari Abbai	14-05-1987	Prasad Art Pictures
36	Muvva Gopaludu	19-05-1987	Bhargav Art Productions
37	Ramu	31-07-1987	Suresh Productions
38	Bhanumatigari Mogudu	18-11-1987	DVS Enterprizes
39	Inspector Pratap	15-11-1988	Krishna Chitra
40	Donga Ramudu	18-02-1988	Gopi Art Pictures
41	Tiragabadda Telugubidda	11-05-1988	Tejaswi Productions
42	Bharatamlo Bala Chandrudu	24-10-1988	JayaBheri Art Productions
43	Ramudu Bheemudu	20-11-1988	Satyam Cine Enterprizes
44	Raktabhishekam	09-12-1988	Rajeev Productions
45	Bhale Donga	07-01-1989	Taraka Rama Productions
46	Muddula Mavayya	10-02-1989	Bhargav Art Productions
47	Ashoka Chakravarthy	29-06-1989	Sri Venkateswara Art Productions
48	Bala Gopaludu	13-10-1989	PB Art Productions
49	Prananiki Pranam	12-01-1990	Harish Enterprizes
50	Narinari Naduma Murari	27-04-1990	Yuva Chitra
51	Muddula Menalludu	07-07-1990	Bhargav Art Productions
52	Lorry Driver	21-12-1990	Jaya Productions
53	Talli Tandrulu	09-04-1991	Prasad Art Pictures
54	Bhahmarshi Vishwamitra	19-04-1991	Basava Tarakam Medical Trust
55	Aditya 369	18-07-1991	Sri Devi Movies
56	Dharma Kshetram	14-02-1992	Sri Rajeev Productions
57	Rowdy Inspector	07-05-1992	Vijaya Lakshmi Art Movies
58	Aswametham	25-12-1992	Vijayanthi Movies
59	Nippuravva	03-09-1993	Yuvarathna Arts
60	Bangaru Bullodu	03-09-1993	Jagapathi Art Pictures
61	Bhairava Dweepam	14-04-1994	Chandamama Vijaya Combines
62	Gandeevam	18-08-1994	Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Combines
63	Bobbili Simham	23-09-1994	Vijaya Lakshmi Art Movies
64	Top Hero	09-12-1994	Sri Chitra Creations
65	Maatho Pettukoku	28-07-1995	Bhargav Art Productions
66	Vamsanikokkadu	05-01-1996	Sri Devi Movies
67	Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam	15-05-1996	Chandamama Vijaya Combines
68	Peddannayya	10-01-1997	RamaKrishna Horticultural Cine Studios
69	Muddula Mogudu	25-04-1997	Rama Films
70	Devudu	23-10-1997	Sri Chitra Creations
71	Yuvaratna Rana	17-04-1998	Rudvega Productions
72	Pavitra Prema	04-06-1998	Srinivasa Productions
73	Samarasimha Reddy	13-01-1999	Sri Satya Narayanamma Productions
74	Sultan	27-05-1999	PB Arts
75	Krishna Babu	16-09-1999	Srinivasa Productions
76	Vamsoddarakudu	14-01-2000	Gayatri Films
77	Goppinti Alludu	21-07-2000	Rama Krishna Horticultural Cine Studios
78	Narasimha Naidu	11-01-2001	Sri Venkat Ramana Productions
79	Bhalevadivi Basu	15-06-2001	Sri Devi Movies
80	Seema Simham	11-01-2002	Balaji Creations
81	Chenna Kesava Reddy	25-09-2002	Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
82	Palnati Bramhanaidu	05-06-2003	Sri Venkat Ramana Productions
83	Lakshmi Narasimha	14-01-2004	Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
84	Vijayendra Varma	15-12-2004	Aditya Productions
85	Allari Pidugu	05-10-2005	PB Arts
86	Veerabhadra	29-04-2006	Ambika Productions
87	Maharadhi	01-02-2007	Sree Lalitha Kalanjali Productions
88	OkkaMagadu	11-01-2008	Bommarillu Productions
89	Pandurangadu	30-05-2008	RK Associates