Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Balayya , Balakrishna , NBK , Balakrishna Nandamuri
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Movie Involvements: 69
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Bhagavanth Kesari
(2023) Nelakonda Bhagavanth KesariN.T.R: Kathanayakudu
(2019) N.T.Rama RaoVeera Simha Reddy
(2023) Veera Simha Reddy / Jai Simha ReddyN.T.R: Mahanayakudu
(2019) N.T.Rama RaoDaana Veera Soora Karna
(1977) AbhimanyuAkhanda
(2021) Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora/Murali KrishnaRuler
(2019) Dharma / Arjun PrasadAkbar Saleem Anarkali
(1978) SaleemActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari | |
| Veera Simha Reddy / Jai Simha Reddy | ||
| 2021 | Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora/Murali Krishna | |
| Self-Host | ||
| 2020 | Arjuna /Bruhannala / Keechakudu | |
| 2019 | Dharma / Arjun Prasad | |
| N.T.Rama Rao | ||
| N.T.Rama Rao | ||
| 2018 | Narasimha | |
| 2017 | Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri | |
| Gautamiputra Satakarni | ||
| 2016 | N/A | |
| 2015 | Bose | |
| 2014 | Jaidev / Krishna | |
| 2012 | Srimannarayana | |
| Rudramaneni Narasimha Rayudu | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2011 | Lord Rama | |
| N/A | ||
| 2010 | Dr. Narasimha / Sriman Narayana | |
| 2009 | N/A | |
| 2008 | Pundareeka | |
| N/A | ||
| 2007 | Krishna | |
| 2006 | Murali | |
| 2005 | Ranjith | |
| 2004 | Vijayendra Varma | |
| N/A | ||
| 2003 | Bhavani Prasad | |
| 2002 | Chennakeshava Reddy | |
| N/A | ||
| 2001 | N/A | |
| Narasimha Naidu | ||
| 2000 | N/A | |
| Suryam | ||
| 1999 | Krishna Babu | |
| N/A | ||
| Samarasimha Reddy | ||
| 1998 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1997 | Devudu | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| Lord Krishna & Arjuna | ||
| 1995 | SP Arjun & Kishtaiyah | |
| 1994 | N/A | |
| Raja | ||
| Vijay | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | Keeriti | |
| N/A | ||
| Advocate Benarjee | ||
| 1991 | Krishna Kumar / Krishnadevaraya | |
| Satya Harichandra / Dushyanta | ||
| Anand | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| Raja | ||
| Venkateswara Rao/Venkanna | ||
| 1989 | N/A | |
| Hero | ||
| Surendra | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1988 | Parthasarathi | |
| Ramudu and Bheemudu | ||
| Balachandra | ||
| Rama Krishna | ||
| 1987 | Ramakrishna | |
| Jaya Krishna | ||
| Ramu | ||
| Bhargav | ||
| Ramudu | ||
| Gopala Krishna | ||
| Gopala Krishna Prasad | ||
| 1986 | Ramu / Arun Kumar | |
| Gopi | ||
| Harikrishna | ||
| Raja | ||
| Parasuram | ||
| 1985 | Balu | |
| Bala | ||
| Radha | ||
| 1984 | Ravi | |
| Sayyad / Siddayya | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ramesh | ||
| 1983 | Balakrishna | |
| 1980 | Balakrishna | |
| 1979 | Narada Maharshi | |
| Abhimanyudu | ||
| 1978 | Saleem | |
| N/A | ||
| 1977 | Abhimanyu | |
| 1975 | Naveen | |
| 1974 | Balakrishna | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |