The movie went on to become an instant hit with both classes
and masses. However it was Aadi that catapulted him in to the big league. Suddenly the critics took notice of this wiry young man and opined that there are sparks of his grandfather in him. Aadi had stood as blockbuster of the year 2002. Aadi not only had created records, but also put him in the top league of actors. His next big blockbuster Simhadri stabilized his status as the next mass hero of tollywood. With only eight films to his credit, NTR is already claimed as a mass and heart winner, he has a track record that gives quivers to even seasoned actors. Still in his early twenties, NTR is already a highly successful, a very sought after artist, and is the heartthrob of millions. He has high voltage energy; enthusiasm and command in action, dances, fights and the charm to pull masses.



Career
Tarak began his career as a child artist. His first step into Tollywood was with his grandfather's movie Brahmarshi Viswamithra and then Bala Ramayanam, directed by Gunasekhar. Coincidentally, his character in the second movie was Lord Sri Rama, a role often played by his grandfather NTR.

After a few years, Tarak made his re-entry into Tollywood with Ninnu Choodalani in 2001; but it failed to perform well at the box office. He went on to gain fame with Student No. 1 (also released in 2001), directed by S.S. Rajamouli, followed by Subbu and Aadi, which was a blockbuster hit. In January 2003, Tarak came up with Naaga; though the movie raised some worthy political issues, it was flop at box-office. However, in July 2003, his movie Simhadri became a block-buster and made Tarak and director Rajamouli as household names.

His 2004 release Andhrawala, was a disaster at the box office, but the next movie Samba was an average film.

His next movie Rakhi, directed by Krishna Vamsi, was a critically acclaimed movie. The next one was a block-buster. Yamadonga, which gave a big break to Tarak's four-year lull period, was released on August 15, 2007.

Politics
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was one of the star campaigners for the Telugu Desam Party, for the Indian general election, 2009 from April to May 2009. During his drive home to Hyderabad from a meeting in Khammam, he met a road accident with extensive injuries, and had to be hospitalized. .though it was an average,...it gave him the boost required at that time..
 

Filmography
1991 Brahmarshi Viswamithra Child artist
1996 Bala Ramayanam Lord Rama Child artist
2001 Ninnu Choodalani Venu
Student No. 1 Aditya
Subbu Subbu
2002 Aadi Aadi Keshava Reddy Winner, Nandi Award for Special Jury
Allari Ramudu Ramakrishna
2003 Naaga Naaga
Simhadri Simhadri Winner, Santosham Best Young Performer Award
2004 Andhrawala Shankar Pehalwan/Munna
Samba Samba Shiva Naidu
2005 Naa Alludu Karthik/Murugan
Narasimhudu Kondaveeti Narasimhudu
2006 Ashok Ashok
Rakhi Ramakrishna
2007 Yamadonga Raja Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actor
2008 Kanthri Kanthri
Chintakayala Ravi Special Appearance Appearance in song "Shava Shava... Balle Balle"
2009 Adurs Filming
2010 MLA Pre-production
Brindavanam Pre-production