NTR Kathanayakudu starring Nandamuri Balakrisna, Vidya Balan, Rana Daggubati, Sumanth, Nithya Menen, Hansika Motwani, Rakul Preet Singh, directed by Krish has hit the theaters today. Legendary actor, filmmaker, producer, politician and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR)’s life story is brought to life by Nandamuri Balakrishna, who will be playing the legend in this biopic. After quitting his job, NTR joined the film industry with his film releasing in 1949. From 1949 he made movies up until 1982 before quitting it to form his political party. NTR was married twice in his life. His first wife Basavtarakam Nandamuri played a pivotal role in his life. However she passed away and after 9 years, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao married Lakshmi Parvathi. NTR Kathanayakudu Review live updates: We bring you some viewers’ verdict on the movie shared on Twitter. Manish‏ @endhukureturns :Just done with the 1st half. Disappointing fare so far. I am sure Balakrishna will take it to another level in the second half #NTRKathanayakudu Adithi @itz_aditi10 : 1st half done. I never thought im gonna say this but story screenplay everything is pretty decent so far. easily the career best performance of balakrishna. #NTRkathanayakudu Peter‏ @urstrulyPeter :Too good 2nd half .. some scenes were feast … over all an average to abv avg product.. appreciate balayya’s performance 3/5 #NTRKathanayakudu iSMART Sainikudu ⭐️‏ @urstrlyhogwarts :Ultimate movie… this is the sankranti winner…congo nandamuri fans, Balayya babu and team #NTRKathanayakudu NandamuriFans.com‏ @Nandamurifans : Manam party peduthunnam…TeluguDesam First ever Premier Show completed ! #NTRKathanayakudu One Word – B.L.O.C.K.B.U.S.T.E.R Thank you @DirKrish #NTRBiopic #NTRMahanayakudu #NBK @NBKFilms_ @VaaraahiCC @SMTollywood @UrsVamsiShekar @LahariMusic @vidya_balan Sushanth Nallapareddy‏ @sushanthreddy : There so many nice moments from so many classics of NTR… Gundamma katha, Ravanasudu episode and Mayabazar were my personal favorites. Personally I fee this Krish’s best work since Vedham. #NTRKathanayakudu MB ‏ @Keshav4005 : Super bommaaaa!! Second half #Balayya as #NTR kummesadu. @DirKrish taking Emotional Journey! 2nd half #NTR – #ANR scenes Lab prints scene, Diviseema episode and climax Telugu Desam Party announcement scene Go watch Legend’s (Hi)story #NTRKathanayakudu Vardhan Reddie‏ @Vardhan55837347: #NTRKathanayakudu JUST NOW WATCHED NTR MOVIE….. MY REVIEW EPIC BIOPIC KUDOS TO BALAYA AND KRISH BRILLIANCE IN EVERY ASPECT CLIMAX 20 MINS IS NEXT LEVEL STUFF KEERAVANI BGM IS TOP NOTCH EMOTION DRAMA THROUGOUT MUST WATCH MOVIE MY RATING 4/5 Anil Tarak ™ ®®®‏ @TarakFreak9999: #NTRBiopic #NTRKathanayakudu Done with Second Half too !! So far So Good. Every scene, Every frame You can see N. T. R in Balayya. KUDOS to Director @DirKrish #NTRKathanayukudu #NTRKathanayakuduOnJan9th #NTR #NTRBiopic #NTRBiopic AKKINENI SIVARAJA‏ @AKKINENI_9999 :Sankranti Blockbuster fix flawless movie @DirKrish is master director aa Krishnudu character lo #NTR entry scene dramatisation Keervani BGM Deviseema episodes, NTR emotional connect with people Part Announcement is just Goosebumps #NTRBiopic #NTRKathanayakudu MB ‏ @Keshav4005 : Super bommaaaa!! Second half #Balayya as #NTR kummesadu. @DirKrish taking Emotional Journey! 2nd half #NTR – #ANR scenes Lab prints scene, Diviseema episode and climax Telugu Desam Party announcement scene Go watch Legend’s (Hi)story #NTRKathanayakudu The Vincible‏ @TheVincible : #NTRKathanayakudu Initial 30 mins into the movie, If Mahanati made us look back and watch Savitri’s movies on YouTube, this will make us forget NTR totally. Biggest Minus is the casting of Bala Krishna in the role of NTR. Forced Comedy and nothing nostalgic about it<doc-sep>But that rarely happens as in scene after scene, characters are shown pointing to the Great Man and then heavenwards to let us know that we are indeed in the presence of unhampered greatness. Where “Mahaniti”, the Savithri biopic scored, was in bringing out the human side of the legend, flaws and all. “NTR Kathanayakudu” wants us to believe NTR was flawless. That may or may not be true. It depends on which side of the papier-mache halo you are standing on. The film can lay no claim to being without flaws. It heaves and groans with adulation and eventually gets entertaining for the vast cast of unlikely actors playing well-known filmmakers.<doc-sep>Read AlsoNTR Kathanayakudu Movie Review Read Also Read Also The first part of NTR biopic - ' NTR Kathanayakudu '- released today to packed screens and high expectations.Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, the biopic features an extensive cast including Balakrishna in the titular role and Vidya Balan as his wife Basavatarakam. The film that features music by MM Keeravani charts the journey of a man who rose to fame from nothing and went on to rule the film industry and win millions of hearts over a career spanning five decades.NTR (Balakrishna) is a theatre artist who works at a sub-registrar office soon after India achieves freedom but quits within a month because he detests the corruption that surrounds him. With the support of his wife Basavatarakam (Vidya Balan), he decides to try his luck in the Telugu film industry in Madras. It's not long before he lands a role in Manadesam and Palletoori Pilla, with his roles in Patala Bhairavi , Mayabazar and more making him a household name.A good biopic offers an insight into the kind of person a well-known personality was or could have been. NTR Kathanayakudu manages to do that only in parts so far. His home life and equation with his children and wife are never explored fully, but his love and obsession for acting definitely is. There are enough scenes that elevate NTR as the larger-than-life hero he was, particularly an episode from his first stint as Ravana, coupled with few scenes that offer an insight on who the man behind the star might have been. A scene right before the interval promises to do that with the second half, picking up pace considerably.However, while the performances from Balakrishna, Vidya Balan and even the star-studded cameos are honest so far, the film lags pace despite the stupendous cinematography and direction. It remains to be seen how the second half will fare.<doc-sep>NTR Kathanayakudu starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vidya Balan and Rana Daggubati among others has hit the screens today. Check out audience review here. Directed by Krish, NTR Kathanayakudu starring Balakrishna as his late father NTR has finally released at the box office. The film portrays the cine life of the legendary actor. The much awaited Telugu biopic has hit the screens today. Apart from Balakrishna, NTR Kathanayakudu biopic sees Rakul Preet as , Rana Daggubati as Chandrababu Naidu, Hansika Motwani as Jaya Prada, Vidya Balan as Basvatharakam, Sumanth as Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kalyan Ram as Nandamuri Harikrishna and Nithya Menen as Savitri among others. The biopic has released in over 1,000 screens in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and certain parts of Tamil Nadu. The makers of the film have balanced the life of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) by showing his cine life in the first half and his political success in the second half of the film. Going by the early reviews, the film has managed to enthrall the audience. Well, the film has hit the screens today and let's take a look if it has managed to live up to the audience expectations. Check out what moviegoers have to say about NTR Kathanayakudu movie. Check out tweets: #NTRKathanayakudu legendary characters framed in a great way balayya nice screen presence and great screenplay by @DirKrish — nara simha (@narsi202) January 9, 2019 Set to witness the history! #NTRKathanayakudu — Manoj Kumar (@ImMKR) January 9, 2019 One will understand the greatness of Nag Ashwin and Keerthy Suresh after watching #NTRKathanayakudu , NBK should have preferred Nag Ashwin for this film at least for the first part .. I deeply feel Ashwin would have made it a wonder — Siddhu Manchikanti (@SiDManchikanti) January 9, 2019 If anyone is saying Negative Views on #NTRKathanayakudu it's pure hatred, Don't Believe , Best Biopic in Telugu — Srinivas Sharma (@srinivasbgs) January 9, 2019 1st half baaunda ..2nd half baaunda anukunteee... Its a Story of NTR ... Go watch it ... Must watch #NTRKathanayakudu — Proud 2 b Mahesh Fan (@naveenkumar_345) January 9, 2019 #NTRKathaNayakudu movie is very good.. credit goes to @DirKrish for making it crisp.. showing important scenes.. liked roles of ANR .. Harikrishna and Basavatarakam Balayya did decent job ..he suited more in second half..sometimes real NTR scenes should have been shown on screen — chakri (@chakrireview) January 9, 2019 #NTRKathanayakudu concludes with NTR announcing Telugu Desam Party. Second half: On par with first half. More emotional and has a lot more than NTR’s cinema life. Common audience will see the unknown of NTR High tribute to NTR — Vamsi-Shekar (@UrsVamsiShekar) January 9, 2019 Krish Jagarlamudi, the director of 's Manikarnika, has managed to impress the audience yet again. Have you watched the film? Let us know your review in the comments section below. Meanwhile, ahead of the film's release, Vidya Balan and Nandamuri Balakrishna visited NTR's village. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Balakrishna said, "The audio was supposed to be released here, but we couldn’t do it because of the heavy rains. So, we just visited and got the blessings of all the elders of the village." Credits :Twitter Read More<doc-sep>
By IANS If anyone can do justice to the sprawling splendour of Telugu actor-politician NT Rama Rao's amazing lifescape, it is his son Balakrishna. To be sure, Balakrishna sinks his teeth into his father's role, opting to touch the core of humanism in the artiste rather than skimming the surface of his iconic image. There is a wonderfully staged sequence in this eagerly-awaited, but alas, ultimately disappointing biopic where NTR, all decked up as Lord Krishna, strides across the studio premise in all his Godly glory for the first time. The sheer impact of his supernatural walk from earthly star to demi-divinity, accompanied by MM Kreem's nostalgia-dipped music, is magical. There aren't too many such magical moments to hold on to in this three-hour marathon on the mythic maestro who changed the course of Telugu cinema and politics. This film, sadly, won't change anything. It is doubtful without the overpowering panegyric that the film will introduce the Legend to a new generation of moviegoers. But the cascade of gush cannot connect with the young. The youth today favour flaws. This film shuns it like a disease. NT Rama Rao's greatness should and could have emerged organically from the plot. When his screen avatar is shown shooting through a comic sequence after the death of a close family member, we feel his greatness without having it spoonfed to us. And Lord Krishna knows, Balakrishna exudes that sense of greatness whenever the script allows him to look into his father's life objectively. But that rarely happens as in scene after scene, characters are shown pointing to the Great Man and then heavenwards to let us know that we are indeed in the presence of unhampered greatness. Where Mahaniti, the Savithri biopic scored, was in bringing out the human side of the legend, flaws and all. 'NTR Kathanayakudu' wants us to believe NTR was flawless. That may or may not be true. It depends on which side of the papier-mache halo you are standing on. The film can lay no claim to being without flaws. It heaves and groans with adulation and eventually gets entertaining for the vast cast of unlikely actors playing well-known filmmakers. Why on earth is the Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta cast as the celebrated producer LV Prasad? Even more ludicrous is director Krish as filmmaker KV Reddy. Every time he talks about NTR, he gets a glazed faraway look in his eyes. NTR's well-known gallery of gorgeous heroines gets to be a part of this exercise in image-boosting. While Nithya Menen is convincing as Savithri, the other actresses, including Rakul Preet Singh as Sridevi and Hansika Motwane as Jaya Prada, are woefully inadequate. But the funniest encounter of the God kind is with Mrs Indira Gandhi. When NTR receives his Padma Shri, Indira Gandhi, played by Supriya Vinod (who also played a similar role in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Indu Sarkar') calls the actor 'Madrasi'. NTR flares up about Telugu identity, blah blah. A good cue for audiences' applause. But a scene done in extreme bad taste. Eulogise your hero, by all means. But not at the cost of facts and certainly not at the cost of an iconic politician. Balakrishna strides across the imminently ruinous mediocrity creating a figure not as formidable as his father, but still convincing. Vidya Balan as his wife looks radiant and her body language of a traditional Telugu housewife is bang on. At death, she wails with professional ferocity. But she doesn't have much to do except look worried when her unpredictable husband makes suicidal career moves and look happy when he triumphs. I guess we are supposed to react the same way. And the truth can rest in peace.