Nandamuri Harikrishna (2 September 1956 – 29 August 2018) was an Indian actor, producer, and politician. He served as the Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house the Indian Parliament representing the state of Andhra Pradesh from 2008 to 2013. His film works were predominantly in Telugu cinema. Harikrishna was the fourth son of actor and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao. His sons N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram are also actors.[1]

Nandamuri Harikrishna నందమూరి హరికృష్ణ
Member of Rajya Sabha
In office 10 April 2008 – 22 August 2013
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1996–1999
Preceded by	N. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded by	C. C. Venkataramudu
Constituency	Hindupur
Personal details
Born	(1956-09-02)2 September 1956 Nimmakuru, Andhra State (now in Andhra Pradesh), India
Died	29 August 2018(2018-08-29) (aged 61) Narketpally, Telangana, India
Cause of death	Car accident
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouses	Lakshmi ​ (m. 1973)​ Shalini ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	4; including Kalyan Ram Rama Rao Jr.
Parent	N. T. Rama Rao (father)
Relatives	See Nandamuri–Nara family
Occupation	Politician actor film producer

Early life

Harikrishna was born on 2 September 1956 in Nimmakuru village of Krishna district in present-day Andhra Pradesh to N. T. Rama Rao and Basava Ramatarakam.[1] He has eleven siblings; seven brothers and four sisters.[2]

Acting career

Harikrishna made his acting debut in 1964 as a child artist in Sri Krishnavataram, in which he played Krishna. It was directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao.[3] He then starred in Thalla? Pellama? (1970), followed by Tatamma Kala (1974), Ram Raheem (1974), and Daana Veera Shura Karna (1977). After a long sabbatical, and political stint he starred as a Character actor in works such as Sri Ramulayya (1998), followed by a full-length role alongside Nagarjuna in Seetharama Raju (1999), Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002), and Seetayya (2003). In 2002, he received Nandi Award for Best Character Actor for his work in Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002).

Political career

Harikrishna served as the member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly during 1996–1999. He became a Cabinet Minister for Road Transport in 1996. In 2008, he was a candidate of the Telugu Desam Party and was elected to Rajya Sabha.[1]

Personal life

Harikrishna married Lakshmi Kumari on 22 February 1973 and they have two sons, Janaki Ram and Kalyan Ram, and a daughter, Suhasini. He has a third son, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., with Shalini, a Kannadiga from Kundapur. Janaki Ram died in a road mishap, on 6 December 2014.[1][4]

Death

Harikrishna died in a car crash in Nalgonda district, Narketpalli on 29 August 2018 at the age of 61. He was driving without a seat belt on his way to the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh to attend a ceremony of his friend. His Toyota Fortuner crashed into a road median on Nalgonda district Highway near Narkatpally when he bent over to pick up a water bottle. His son Janaki Ram died on the same highway in 2014.[5][6]

Nandamuri Janakiram was a Telugu movie producer under the NTR arts banner who also met a tragic death in a road crash while travelling alone from Vijayawada to Hyderabad. Reports say that, his car collided with a tractor near Akumpamala village in Munagala mandal of Nalagonda district. He was rushed to a private hospital in Kodad, where he died.[7]

Filmography

Awards

• He won Nandi Award for Best Character Actor - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002)[9]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nandamuri Harikrishna.

• Nandamuri Harikrishna at IMDb

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