Nandamuri Balakrishna
Birthday: 1960-06-10 | Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaNandamuri 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).
Known For
Acting
Role
as "Nanaji" Seetharam / Daaku Maharaj
as Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari
as Veera Simha Reddy / Jai Simha Reddy
as Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora/Murali Krishna
as Self-Host
as Arjuna /Bruhannala / Keechakudu
as Dharma / Arjun Prasad
as N.T.Rama Rao
as N.T.Rama Rao
as Gautamiputra Satakarni
as Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri
as Bose
as Jaidev / Krishna
as Rudramaneni Narasimha Rayudu
as Srimannarayana
as Rama
as Dr. Narasimha / Sriman Narayana
as Pundareeka
as Vijayendra Varma
as Bhavani Prasad
as Chennakeshava Reddy
as Narasimha Naidu
as Krishna Babu
as Samarasimha Reddy
