Nandamuri Taraka Rao AKA NTR – ఈ మూడు పదాల ఒక సగటు మనిషి పయనం నిమ్మకూరులో మొదలైంది అది ఇంతింతై వటుడింతయై… తెలుగు వారు అతడిని తమ భుజాల మీదే కాకా గుండెల్లో కూడా మోసే హీరోని చేసింది, అదే స్టార్ తిరగబడితే ఒక రాజకీయ విప్లవం ఒక చరిత్ర అయ్యింది. ఇలా ఒక సగటు మనిషిగా పుట్టిన ఆ తారక రాముడు ఈరోజు ఆకాశంలో 100 సంవత్సరాలు పుట్టిన రోజు చేసుకుంటున్న తారగా మిగిలిపోయాడు అనుకుంటున్నారేమో…….
కాదు ఆ తారక రాముడు మనిషిగా మన మధ్య లేకున్నా…ఆ తారకరాముడు చేసిన సినిమాలు, పోషించిన పాత్రలు, కృష్ణుడిగా, రాముడిగా అతని దర్శనం, మన తెలుగు వారి ఆత్మ గౌరవం కోసం అయన చేసిన రాజకీయ పోరాటం….తెలుగు జాతి ఊపిరి ఉన్నంతవరకు…అజ‌రామ‌రం.
అందం,ఆహార్యం,అద్భుత అభినయం, అమేయ పాత్రలు, అకుంఠిత శ్రమ,అవిరళ కృషి,అనితరసాధ్య క్రమశిక్షణ, అభినందనీయ జీవన శైలి,అనర్గళ ఉపన్యాస సరళి, అంతులేని అభిమానగణం, కృష్ణుడిని పోలిన ఆ అందం….రాముడి లాంటి ఆ వైభవానికి ఈరోజుతో 100 సంవత్సరాలు నిండిన వేళా విశేషంలో…ఆ యుగపురుషుడి జీవితంలో జరిగిన కొన్ని అద్భుతాలను ఓ సారి తరిచి చూద్దాం పదండి….
1. From Small Roles In Stage Plays To Train To Madras For Film Chances:
NTR Played Lady Role In His First Act, At A College Anniversary Event, When There Was No One To Play A Lady Role. Everyone Was Surprised With NTR Makeover As A Lady. He Realized The Actor In Him, Moved To Chennai For Movie Offers.
2. When the whole world made fun of his dream?
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Was A Star By The Time NTR Started Acting. NTR made his name with a few small movies and roles. When someone asked ‘”Will you become Nageshwar Rao?” NTR Said “I would like to become Rama Rao & Make My Own Mark”.
No One Believed In Him & Instead Cracked Jokes Like ‘ANR Avuthadu Anta’….
3. He Was Worshiped As A God For Playing Lord Krishna & Rama Roles:
Rama Rao started his film career with a walk-on role as a policeman in Mana Desam in 1949. His first mythological film was Maya Bazaar 1957, where he portrayed the Hindu god Krishna in the blockbuster film. NTR Went On To Make Mythological movies and Krishna roles 17 times, Lord Rama and other Hindu Deities frequently.
NTR’s Makeover As Lord Krishna & Lord Rama Is Irreplaceable, No Can One Match Him. NTR Acted In Almost 300+ Movies In His 4 Decades Of Acting Career.
4. From Mythology To Man Of Masses, First Superstar Of Telugu Cinema With Commercial Movies
NTR Stopped playing a prince, Lord Krishna, Rama and did commercial films where he began to play roles of a poor yet heroic young man fighting against the existing system. Films Like Adavi Ramudu (1977), Driver Ramudu (1979), Vetagadu (1979), Sardar Papa Rayudu (1980), Kondaveeti Simham (1981), Justice Chowdary (1982) and Bobbili Puli (1982) Made Him Man Of Masses & First Superstar Of Telugu Cinema.
5. Acting, Screenwriting, Direction, FIlmmaking & Others, Everything Became Possible With His Devotion & Discipline Towards Craft:
Not just acting…Rama Rao also turned as a director with his debut movie Seeta Rama Kalyanam in 1961. Rama Rao wrote, directed & produced the first film under his own banner, ‘Daana Veera Soora Karna’ in which he also played 3 characters of Karna, Duryodhana & Krishna. The movie was a commercial success & became the first Telugu film to gross over ₹20 million.
6. NTR is a combination of MGR (action & romance ) & Sivaji Ganesan (powerful action and dialogue delivery)
Both NTR & MGR were the biggest stars when compared to others . There won’t be any bigger star in Tamil Cinema than MGR. Similarly there wouldn’t be any bigger star than NTR in the Telugu industry as Telugu People worshipped him as Lord Rama and Lord Krishna. NTR Is a Demigod Then, Now & Forever.
7. Offended After Being Called As Madrasi By Indira Gandhi:
Once during an award meeting with Late Prime Minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi, NTR was addressed as an “Actor from Madras Presidency”, for which the actor took a strong objection. In Fact, he went ahead to argue with Mrs. Gandhi and asserted that he is from Andhra Pradesh.
8. NTR Realized That Telugu People Should Have Their Own Self Respect (Athma Gouravam)
NTR Decided To Enter Into Politics, When There Is So Much Partiality Towards Andhra Pradesh In Terms Of Development, Administration & Not Even Considering Telugu People Issues During Congress Ruling.
9. Established Telugu Desam Party Just To Tell Telugu People Have Their Own Identity & Self Respect (Athma Gouravam):
His First Words After Winning Election Is ‘’ప్రజలే దేవుళ్ళు.. సమాజమే దేవాలయం’
తెలుగుజాతి ఉన్నంత వరకు ఎవ్వరు తిరగరాయలేని చరిత్ర ‘నందమూరి తారకరామారావు’.
