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Nandamuri Balakrishna
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born June 10, 1960), also known mononymously as Balakrishna or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. H…
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Nandamuri Balakrishna (born June 10, 1960), also known mononymously as Balakrishna or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his screen debut as a child artist in *Tatamma Kala* (1974) and transitioned to leading roles a decade later with *Sahasame Jeevitham* (1984) and *Mangammagari Manavadu* (1984). During the late 1980s and 1990s, Balakrishna established himself as a mainstream star with *Muvva Gopaludu* (1987), the science fiction film *Aditya 369* (1991), the fantasy adventure *Bhairava Dweepam* (1994), and *Bobbili Simham* (1994). For his performance in *Narasimha Naidu* (2001), he won the Nandi Award for Best Actor, having previously earned the award for *Mangammagari Manavadu* (1984). He received a third Nandi Award for Best Actor for the action drama *Simha* (2010), followed by a fourth win for *Legend* (2014). His notable releases over the following years included the historical drama *Gautamiputra Satakarni* (2017), the two-part biographical feature *N.T.R: Kathanayakudu* (2019) and *N.T.R: Mahanayakudu* (2019), *Akhanda* (2021), *Veera Simha Reddy* (2023), *Bhagavanth Kesari* (2023), and *Daaku Maharaaj* (2025).
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2026
Dada
Movie
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2026
ENE Repeat
Movie Special Appearance
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2025
Akhanda 2: Thaandavam
Movie Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora / Murali Krishna
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2025
Daaku Maharaaj
Movie "Nanaji" Seetharam / Daaku Maharaj
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2023
Bhagavanth Kesari
Movie Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari
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2023
Veera Simha Reddy
Movie Veera Simha Reddy / Jai Simha Reddy
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2021
Akhanda
Movie Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora / Murali Krishna
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2021
Unstoppable with NBK
TV show Self-Host
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2020
Narthanasala
Movie Arjuna /Bruhannala / Keechakudu
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2019
Ruler
Movie Dharma / Arjun Prasad
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2019
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
Movie N.T.Rama Rao
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2019
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Movie N.T.Rama Rao
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2018
Jai Simha
Movie Narasimha
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2017
Paisa Vasool
Movie Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri
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2017
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Movie Gautamiputra Satakarni
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2016
Dictator
Movie
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2015
Lion
Movie Bose
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2014
Legend
Movie Jaidev / Krishna
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2012
Srimannarayana
Movie Srimannarayana
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2012
Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara
Movie Rudramaneni Narasimha Rayudu
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2012
Adhinayakudu
Movie
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2011
Sri Rama Rajyam
Movie Rama
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2011
Parama Veera Chakra
Movie
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2010
Simha
Movie Dr. Narasimha / Sriman Narayana
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2009
Mitrudu
Movie
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2008
Pandurangadu
Movie Pundareeka
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2008
Okka Magaadu
Movie
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2007
Maharadhi
Movie Krishna
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2006
Veerabhadra
Movie Murali
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2005
Allari Pidugu
Movie Ranjith
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2004
Vijayendra Varma
Movie Vijayendra Varma
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2004
Lakshmi Narasimha
Movie
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2003
Palnati Brahmanayudu
Movie Bhavani Prasad
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2002
Chennakesava Reddy
Movie Chennakeshava Reddy
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2002
Seema Simham
Movie
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2001
Bhalevadivi Basu
Movie
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2001
Narasimha Naidu
Movie Narasimha Naidu
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2000
Goppinti Alludu
Movie
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2000
Vamsodharakudu
Movie Suryam
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1999
Krishna Babu
Movie Krishna Babu
