Updated October 18th, 2018 at 20:02 IST

NTR Biopic: Nandamuri Kalyanram Unveils First Look As Late Nandamuri Harikrishna

The makers of NTR iopic unveiled the first look of Nandamuri Kalyanram, who plays the role of his father Nandamuri Harikrishna

Reported by: Athulya Nambiar
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 The makers of the NTR biopic, unveiled the look of Nandamuri Kalyanram as Nandamuri Harikrishna. The actor plays the role of his late father in the biopic. In the poster shared by the makers, both NTR and Nandamuri Harikrishna are seen in the frame. 

For fans, this is an emotional moment as Nandamuri Harikrishna had passed away only a few weeks ago in a car accident. Nandamuri Harikrishna was an Indian film actor, producer and politician. He was the fourth son of Telugu matinee idol, and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao, based on whose life the biopic is being made. 

The makers had revealed that the film will be released in two parts in the same month. On October 4, Thursday, the makers had initially announced the release date and new title of the film. The film has been titled as 'NTR KathaNayakudu' and 'NTR MahaNayakudu' . The first part will release on January 9, 2019, while the second part will release on January 24, 2019. 

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Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nandamuri  Taraka Rama Rao's son will be playing the role of his actor-father politician in his biopic.Around a month ago, the entire crew, including actors Rana Daggubati, Vidya Balan and Sumanth began to shoot for the film in Abids in Hyderabad where Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) resided in the 80s. The makers chose to shoot at the real location, in order to add credibility to 'NTR – the Biopic'.This film, in which Vidya Balan is playing the role of the role of NTR'S wife Basavatarakam, will mark the actress' debut in Telugu cinema. Meanwhile, Rana Daggubati, plays the role of the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,  Chandrababu Naidu, who is NTR's son-in-law. 

The Biopic is bilingual and will be released in Telugu and Hindi. Meanwhile, the music of the film will be composed by M. M. Keeravani and the film will be backed by Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sai Korrapati Ranganatha, and Vishnu Induri. 

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Published October 18th, 2018 at 19:38 IST