Nandamuri Balakrishna started his journey on the silver screen with the film Tatamma Kala. Soon, Balaiya, as he is fondly known among fans, acted in films like Simha, Legend etc and carved a niche. The actor is celebrating his 62nd birthday today. We have compiled a list of some lesser known facts about him here.
Balayya’s film Legend was a super hit at the box office. Balayya received the South Indian International Movie Award and Nandi Award for the film Legend. He also won the Cinema Award in the Best Male Actor category for the film Simha.
In the field of charitable activities also Balaiya is a step ahead apart from acting brilliantly. Balakrishna is the President of an Indo-American Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital. In the last 20 years, this hospital has cured a total of 2.5 lakh patients.
Early in his career, Balakrishna got the opportunity to work with several renowned names in the industry such as writer Vishwanath and actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
At the same time, Balakrishna also acted in several period dramas and biographical films. These movies include Dana Veera Sura Karna, Akbar Salim Anarkali, Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam and many more.
Balakrishna essayed the character of the brother of his real-life father, the late NT Rama Rao, in the film Annadamula Anukram. Annadamula Anukurtam was a remake of the Hindi film Yaadon Ki Baaraat. In 1977, he portrayed the character of his real-life elder brother Harikrishna Nandamuri’s on-screen son in the film Dana Veera Sura Karna.
In his film career, Balakrishna wore the director’s cap for the film Narthanasala. Narthanasala, based on culture and traditions, was a box office success. Balakrishna played the role of Arjun in this film. Apart from Balakrishna, Sarath Babu, Sai Kumar, Soundarya and Srihari joined the cast of this film.
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