Nandamuri Balakrishna.. the hero who came as the heir of actor Natasarvabhauma… make his father proud with his first film ‘Thathamma Kala’. Looks like a village lion in dhoti and moustache .’Simha’.. his movie.. but Simham.. the name given to him by his fans. From folklore to mythology… from fiction to faction… the one and only legend Balakrishna’s birthday is today (June 10).
In the early days, Balayya was only recognized as NTR’s son, later he created an image for himself with his own talent and hard work and rose to become a top hero. As a mass hero earned the love of Telugu people. There is no other hero among his contemporaries who has appeared in so many varied roles like Balayya. Even though the generations are changing, Balayya has an indelible place in the hearts of the people. If the story is perfect… Balayya can dictate the silver screen with his style .
While studying, he used to appear in films with his father. And the movie that showed the spark in Balakrishna for the first time was ‘Daana veera soora karna’. In this film directed by NTR, Balakrishna impressed with his good performance as Abhimanyu. Especially in the Padma Vyuham scene, Mahabharata’s Abhimanyu is also praised for being like this.Also ‘Akbar Saleem Anarkali’ also came in order to make Balayya a perfect actor. Balayya’s acting as Akbar’s son and lover of Anarkali looks very mature in this movie. In total, he acted in the shadow of his father for about 11 films while he was still a teenager.
Balakrishna’s first film as a solo hero was in 1984, ‘Sahasame Jeevitham’. After this movie, he did the movies ‘Disco King’ and ‘Janani Janmabhumishcha’ directed by K Vishwanath. But the movie that brought Balayya an unshakeable image was ‘Mangammagaari Manavadu’ which was released in the same year. It can be said that Balayya’s personal fan following started with this movie, where he showed an excellent performance in village dhoti attire. Also, he created a record by releasing seven films in the same year he entered as a hero.
It must be said that a light shone in Balayya’s career in the 90’s. On the other hand, at a time when the heroes of his generation like Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna and Venkatesh were making waves, he achieved great success in this decade with many varied roles. In a way, in the 90s, Balayya did many trend-setting movies.From his 50th film ‘Naari Naari Naduma Murari’ to ‘Muddula Menalludu, Lorry Driver, Aditya 369, Rowdy Inspector, Bangaru Bullodu, Bhairavadweepam, Bobbili Simham’, his career continued with incredible success.
Balayya’s Blockbuster ‘Samarasimha Reddy’ broke the records of the entire Telugu industry. Balayya Seema became a brand ambassador for the man with this movie which came in the background of Rayalaseema factionalism. He took some wrong steps after ‘Samara Simha Reddy’. He did some regular commercial films. But after watching a movie like Samarasimha Reddy, the audience did not like to see Balayya like this again. That’s why he got shifted to Seema again. Another blockbuster this time.’Narasimhanaidu’ is the film that broke his records. Balayya also received the Nandi Award as an actor for the first time with this film.
Balakrishna is the director’s hero. Once he likes the story and tells it once, he never puts a finger on it. If the story is right, Balayya will show the universe. It’s not that he doesn’t do that in other roles.. His style is to do what the director says. Director Boyapati Srinu once again showed the audience the actor Simha in Balayya by capturing that style brilliantly. ‘Simha’… came at the right time in Balayya’s career.He returned to form with ‘Simha’.. He not only shook the box office once again, but also received his second Nandi Award with the film.
After ‘Simha’, he once again made ‘Legend’ with Boyapati at a time when he was thinking that success would go away with some flops and set records again. He also cut down the variety of films and said OK for full-scale mass and commercial films. Some were blockbusters while others were disasters. However, there is no change in Balayya’s attitude which is the reason why he is so funny even at this age.
Along with director Krish, he showed the Telugu manhood to the world as ‘Gautamiputra Satakarni’. This is his 100th film. All hail Balayya’s performance. Natasimham’s style is to always be busy with a series of films, regardless of hits and flops. And.. the film ‘Akhanda’, which once again made Balayya a box office legend after his hat-trick of flops. After ‘Simha, Legend’, Balakrishna-Boyapati’s combo ‘Akhanda’ was a resounding success.
After ‘Akhanda’, he had two more blockbusters with ‘Veerasimha Reddy and Bhagwant Kesari’. Natasimham once again showed his raudra rasa in Peaks on the silver screen with these movies. Currently he is doing his 109th film under the direction of Bobby. Sithara Entertainments will produce this film.
Today Natasimha, Telugu 70MM wishes Happy Birthday to God of Masses Nandamuri Balakrishna on his birthday .
