Shorn of parochialism, NTR’s regionalism exemplified the idea of unity in diversity. ![]() NTR was an ardent nationalist who was immensely proud of his Telugu identity. ![]() He single-handedly dethroned a well-entrenched ruling party in Andhra Pradesh, tasting extraordinary success within about nine months of floating a regional party and coming up with a sound political alternative. It is often said that NTR scripted a new political idiom when he first burst on the political scene like a blazing meteorite. A larger-than-life figure beyond cinema, he is widely seen as a rebellious non-conformist and a pioneer of “alternative politics”, who rewrote the grammar of India’s politics. NTR was one of the most iconic film stars Indian cinema has seen. As the centenary celebrations of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, the legendary actor-turned- politician popularly known as NTR, are being held across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, it is time to recollect his invaluable contribution to the fields of cinema and politics, in which he strode like a colossus.
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