Putting speculations to rest, Rana Daggubati recently confirmed that he will be playing Chandrababu Naidu in NT Rama Rao biopic that stars Balakrishna in the titular role.
Recently, the actor tweeted saying that it was an honor to play the role of the Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu.
What an honour it is to play the role of the Honourable ChiefMinister of Andhra Pradesh Mr.N.ChandraBabuNaidu @ncbn in the #NTR biopic. Thank you sir for giving us your valuable time. pic.twitter.com/LusYx6F9tJ
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) August 6, 2018
Last week the actor had confirmed that he will be a part of the film.
Coming together to tell you a story of an incredible human phenomenon called “N.T.RamaRao” pic.twitter.com/O1j8TKkQnx
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) August 3, 2018
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao was a leading Telugu actor during the 1950s-70s. He was given the moniker of ‘messiah of the masses’. He received three National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Seetharama Kalyanam (1960) under National Art Theater, Madras, and directing Varakatnam (1970). He also founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1982 and served three terms as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 1983 and 1995.
Earlier it was reported that Vidya Balan will play the role of NTR’s wife Basavatarakam. She was quoted as saying that the lack of information about Basavatarakam was what excited her the most about the role. Basavatarakam Nandamuri married NTR in 1942 and had 12 children with him. She passed away in 1985 after suffering from cancer.
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The biopic went on floors early last month and is slated for a Sankranthi release next year. Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, who is also working on Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika, the film is being produced by NTR’s son, Balakrishna, Vishnu Induri and Sai Korrapati. Reports also suggest that the film will star Keerthy Suresh, Mohan Babu, and Sumanth.
On the work front, Rana is currently busy shooting for a Tamil-Telugu period drama titled 1945, directed by Sathiyasiva of Kazhugu fame. He also has the remake of the yesteryear classic Haathi Mere Saathi. It will release in Tamil as Kaadan and in Telugu as Aaranya. The film also Kalki Koechlin and Vishnu Vishal. Rana will be making his Malayalam debut with the period drama Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma: The King of Travancore.