Popular Telugu star and politician Nandamuri Balakrishna is playing his father, the late NT Rama Rao aka NTR, in a film based on the latter's life. The NTR biopic will be released in two parts. NTR Kathanayakudu will be about the legend's early life and his movie career and is scheduled to release on January 9, 2019. NTR Mahanayakudu will release on February 7, 2019, and will detail NTR's political journey. Both the films are directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. NTR Biopic New Poster: Nandamuri Balakrishna as NT Rama Rao Will Leave You Spellbound!

Apart from Nandamuri Balakrishna, the movie also features an ensemble cast who play real-life personalities. Primary among those is Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is making her Telugu debut with the films. She is playing NTR's wife (and Balakrishna's mother) Basavatarakam. The makers have revealed her look in the film in a romantic still also featuring Balakrishna as NTR. The still has Vidya Balan in a sari play a harmonium while Balakrishna looks at her lovingly. NTR Biopic New Poster: Nithya Menen's Look As Mahanati Savitri in Nandamuri Balakrishna's Film REVEALED!

The NTR biopic also stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram as Nandamuri Harikrishna, Rana Daggubati as Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu, Manjima Mohan as Nara Bhuvaneswari, Sachin Khedekar as N Bhaskara Rao, Nithya Menen as Savitri, Hansika Motwani as Jaya Pradha, Rakul Preet Singh as the late Sridevi and so on. The first trailer will be revealed on December 21.

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