tamil superstar Rajinikanth Actor-politician Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, arrived in Vijayawada on Friday to participate in the centenary celebrations. Nandamuri Balakrishna had earlier announced that his father’s centenary celebrations would be held in Vijayawada on April 28 and would be attended by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Rajinikanth, who were seen there today at the Gannavaram airport where Balayya was warmly received. were welcoming His.
He will attend the program to be held in the city on Friday evening. Balayya has invited fans to come out and participate in the celebrations. Currently, Balayya’s team is looking after the arrangements for the event. He personally went to Vijayawada airport today to receive Rajinikanth. He also gifted an orange colored shawl to the superstar.
NTR was a legendary actor of Tollywood who enjoyed the status of a deity among Telugu speaking people. He acted in over 300 films and was known for playing mythological characters. NTR played Lord Krishna in over 17 films including Krishnarjuna Yudham (1962) and Dana Veera Sura Karna. He entered politics in 1982 by floating TDP on the slogan of self-respect and created a record of sorts by coming to power within nine months.
Born in Andhra Pradesh on May 28, 1923, NTR served as the Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh from 1983 to 1989. He brought the TDP back to power in December 1994 with a landslide victory, but faced a rebellion from his son-in-law a few months later. Kanoon Chandrababu Naidu, who was unhappy with NTR’s second wife Lakshmi Parvathi’s interference in party and administrative matters.
Supported by NTR’s children from his first wife, Naidu removed NTR from power in September 1995. The TDP founder died of cardiac arrest on January 18, 1996.