NTR: The First Pan-Indian Star Who Elevated Telugu Cinema
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) is widely regarded as the first pan-Indian star, paving the way for today’s pan-India stars like Prabhas, Allu Arjun, and Ram Charan. Beginning his career in the 1950s, NTR worked in multilingual films and quickly became a household name. His 1952 folklore drama Pathala Bhairavi was made in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil, performing exceptionally well across all languages. This was just the beginning, as NTR followed up with successful films like C
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