Hyderabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Telugu film actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born May 20, 1983) popularly known as Junior NTR will marry Narne Lakshmi Pranathi, daughter of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s niece Narne Mallika. Lakshmi pranathi studying intermediate 2nd year and she is 18 years old.
Jr NTR is a grandson of the late Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, who was a fine actor, founder of the Telugu Desam Party, He is the son of Harikrishna and Shalini. Called Tarak by his family, friends and close associates; he later changed his name to Taraka Rama Rao in honor of his grandfather. He has two half-brothers, Mr. N. Janaki Ram and Mr. N. Kalyan Ram (both older) and one half-sister, Mrs. Suhasini.
NTR began his career as a kid artist. His first step into Tollywood was with his grandfather’s movie Brahmarshi Viswamithra and then Bala Ramayanam, directed by Gunasekhar. Coincidentally, his character in the second movie was Lord Sri Rama, a role often played by his grandfather NTR.
Former chief minister CBN Thursday confirmed that the young actor would soon enter into wedlock with Pranita, whose father Narne Srinivas is a businessman and owns Telugu news channel Studio N.
He had campaigned for TDP in few districts in the last year’s elections but a road accident forced him to cut short his election tour.
TDP sources said the alliance would help Chandrababu Naidu to further cement his ties with the NTR family. In 2007, the former chief minister’s only son N. Lokesh had married Brahmani, daughter of popular actor N. Balakrishna, son of NTR.
Balakrishna too had campaigned for the TDP in 2004 elections while Junior NTR’s father Harikrishna is already a leader of TDP and member of the Rajya Sabha.
Naidu had led revolt against his father-in-law NTR in August 1995 with the support of Harikrishna and other family members. NTR, who had accused Naidu of back-stabbing him, died in 1996.
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