Person · film actor & politician
N. T. Rama Rao
Also known as NTR
N.T. Rama Rao (28 May 1923 - 18 January 1996), the Telugu film actor and politician who founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1982 and served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms (1983-1984, 1984-1989, 1994-1995). Born at Nimmakuru village in Krishna district, NTR acted in over 300 Telugu films (as Lord Krishna in 17, Lord Rama in 11), building a mass political base. His March 1982 founding of the TDP broke the Congress's 35-year monopoly on Telugu-speaking Andhra politics within nine months (TDP won 199 of 294 seats in January 1983). His 1986 Welfare Hostel programme, the 1 rupee rice scheme and the Andhra Pradesh District Reorganisation (1986) remade state administration. The 2015 Hyderabad NTR Memorial and the 2023 Centenary celebrations honour his legacy.
- Date
- 1923–1996
- Function
- Social reform & movement
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
Connections (1)
- CampaignVijayawada
N.T. Rama Rao's Telugu Desam Party was founded on 29 March 1982 at a public rally in Hyderabad. His 1983-1995 three-term chief ministership of Andhra Pradesh re-shaped the state's politics and administration from the former Hyderabad capital (and later Amaravati-Vijayawada), making Vijayawada and the Krishna delta region central to the TDP's traditional vote-bank base.
Sources
Standard biography; regional historiography.
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