Nandamuri Balakrishna
Acting
Biography
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born June 10, 1960), commonly referred to as "Balayya," is a Telugu cinema superstar, known for Aditya 369 (1991), Legend (2014), and most recently, Daaku Maharaaj (2025). His theatrical performance style and unsubtle fight sequences have become a trademark of him and his films, with the "Balayya" brand becoming its own subgenre of mass cinema.
Born: June 10, 1960
Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For
Ashwamedham
Abhimanyu (Shobhan Babu) is an honest IPS officer who arrests an international mafia don smuggler Vyaghra (Amrish Puri), but Vyaghra somehow escapes from the prison. Kiriti (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is a pilot younger brother of Abhimanyu. With his brother's help; Abhimanyu kills Vyaghra. Then it is revealed that the person who has died is Anil Vyaghra who has a twin brother Sunil Vyaghra (also Amrish Puri) who owes to take revenge on the 2 brothers who are responsible for his brother's death. Anil Vyaghra proves that Abhimanyu is a corrupt officer, and has killed an honest man. Abhimanyu is arrested and he not able withstand the injustice, so he commits suicide. After that they inject poison in Kireeti's body and plan bomb blasts across India. Kireeti somehow stops the blasts from happening and kills all the baddie.
Daana Veera Soora Karna
A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/ Grandhika Basha.
Nippu Ravva
Nippu Ravva is a 1993 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Balakrishna, Vijayashanti, Shobhana and Raogopal Rao in lead roles.
Unstoppable with NBK
Unstoppable is an iconic show hosted by the legendary actor Nandamuri Balakrishna. In every episode, he interacts with different celebrities followed by interesting questions and unlimited entertainment.
Top Hero
Top Hero is a 1994 Telugu film directed by Sv Krishna Reddy. The film stars Balakrishna, Soundarya, Amani and Kota Srinivasan Rao in lead roles.
Lakshmi Narasimha
Lakshmi Narasimha is a Vijayawada police officer who agrees to take bribes for the betterment of the city.
Akhanda 2: Thaandavam
When all hope died, Akhanda arrived. He saved his family, protected his people, killed the wrongdoers, and retreated into isolation. But years later, new threats emerge putting the world in danger. And as the world burns, Akhanda returns.
Bhairava Dweepam
A boy is raised by a village chieftain after his mother loses him in the woods. As time passes and he grows up, he falls in love with a princess who is under the spell of a witch and decides to save her
Srimadhvirata Parvamu
It is an Epic story based on the book Virata Parva of Mahabharatha. After 12 years of Vanavasam, the Pandavas spend their 13th year of exile the Agnaadhavasam in an incognito state with disguised identities at the court of Virata. Follows how they end their exile & the marriage celebration of Uttara and Abhimanyu.
Narasimha Naidu
Narasimha (Balakrishna) is an unassuming dance teacher raising a young child on his own. His true identity, and the story of his violent past, begin to unravel as former enemies interrupt his quiet new life.
Filmography
as Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora / Murali Krishna
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 Narasimha
as Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri
as Gautamiputra Satakarni
as Bose
as Jaidev / Krishna
as Srimannarayana
as Rudramaneni Narasimha Rayudu
as Rama
as Dr. Narasimha / Sriman Narayana
as Pundareeka
as Krishna
as Murali
as Ranjith
as Vijayendra Varma
as Bhavani Prasad
as Chennakeshava Reddy
as Narasimha Naidu
as Suryam
as Krishna Babu
as Sultan / Prudhvi
as Samarasimha Reddy / Abbulu / Vasu
as Manikyam
as Devudu
as Lord Krishna & Arjuna
as SP Arjun & Kishtaiyah
as Raja
as Vijay
as Bala Krishna
as Keeriti
as Advocate Benarjee
as Krishna Kumar / Krishnadevaraya
as Satya Harichandra / Dushyanta
as Anand
as Raja
as Venkateswara Rao/Venkanna
as Surendra
as Parthasarathi
as Ramudu and Bheemudu
as Balachandra
as Rama Krishna
as Bhargav
as Gopala Krishna Prasad
as Ramu / Arun Kumar
as Raja
as Parasuram
as Balu
as Balasubramanyam "Abbai"
as Radha
as Ravi
as Sayyad / Siddayya
as Ramesh
as Balakrishna
as Balakrishna
as Narada Maharshi
as Abhimanyudu
as Saleem
as Abhimanyu
as Naveen
as Balakrishna