Nandamuri Kalyan Ram

Biography

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is a popular Indian film actor and producer who mainly works in Telugu cinema. Although the actor comes from a very influential family in films and politics, Nandamuri has managed to establish his own identity in the Telugu cinema industry and has played lead roles in several films like Athanokkade (2005), Hare Ram (2008) and Pataas (2008). Apart from acting, Nandamuri produces films under the N.T.R. Arts banner.

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram made his foray into the film industry at a very young age; he made his debut as a child artist in the 1989 Telugu film Bala Gopaludu. The film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna featured Nandamuri Balakrishna, Suhasini Maniratnam, and Rao Gopal Rao in the lead roles. Four years later, in 2003, the actor made his debut as a lead actor in the Telugu film Abhimanyu, which was a remake of the Kannada film, Abhi.

With no release to his name in 2004, the actor starred in the hit film Athanokkade, a Telugu film directed by Surender Reddy. The film, which received appreciation from the critics for its brilliant screenplay and thrilling pace was remade in Tamil as Aadhi and in Kannada as Lakshmana and was dubbed in Hindi as International Don.

 The actor had a forgettable year in 2007 as he starred in the Tollywood action drama film, Lakshmi Kalyanam directed by Teja. The film, which marked the debut of Kajal Aggarwal in the Telugu film industry was declared a box office flop and was one of the biggest disasters of the year.

 The film was later dubbed in Tamil as Machakaalai and in Hindi as Meri Saugandh. In the same year, he appeared in the Vijayadasami, a Telugu remake of the Tamil film titled Sivakasi. The film featuring Vedhika Pooja Kumar as the female lead had a very low-key release and it earned mostly negative reviews. A critic from GreatAndhra.com stated, "The film turned up dull on a whole."

The actor has produced several movies, which he has acted in under the N.T.R Arts Production Company including Athanokkade (2005), Hare Ram (2008), Jayeebhava (2009), Kalyanram Kathi (2010), Om 3D (2013), Pataas (2015) and Ism (2016). Some of the other movies that he has produced include Kick 2, a Telugu action film starring superstar, Ravi Teja, Rakul Preet Singh, and Ravi Kishan.