NTR: A Political Biography

by Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla

In the year of N.T. Rama Rao's birth centenary in 2023, this is a comprehensive political biography that traces his journey from a remote Andhra village to the forefront of the national stage via a thriving career in Telugu films.

NTR, as he was popularly known, had an extraordinary ability to galvanize the masses, as much to watch his films as to support the party he founded - the Telugu Desam. His life and career can be divided in two distinct his stellar performance as divine characters in mythological films and his tryst with politics. NTR's transformation from a matinee idol of Telugu cinema to the political darling of the masses was swift and seamless.

This book uncovers the many facets of NTR's life, and his impact on not just on Andhra but on national politics.

557 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 20, 2023

Reviews

[Anshul Gupta · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good portrayal of the person and for millennials it would be difficult to believe such thing could have happened in Indian politics. I am surprised no biopic has been made on NTR life yet and successive tdp govts didn't do much to preserve his legacy. A cm who even his detractors accept never took bribe seems so rare today

[Raghav Pandey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish 'political biography' meant more than electoral chronology