Happy birthday Junior NTR: Check out rare photographs of the Telugu superstar

Jr NTR or Tarak as he is affectionately called is one of Telugu cinema's most-loved actors. His charisma, talent and dancing skills have made him the darling of the masses. The grandson of Telugu actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Jr NTR has also created a niche for himself with his action-packed, romantic and comic performances. Check out these photos of the star from The New Indian Express archive.

Jr NTR or Tarak as he is affectionately called is one of Telugu cinema's most-loved actors. His charisma, talent and dancing skills have made him the darling of the masses. The grandson of Telugu actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nandamuri Ta 

Actor Junior NTR is seen here with his fan Raju, who later died tragically in a stampede during the audio launch of the actor's film 'Baadshah', at Ramanaidu studios in Hyderabad's Nanakramguda. (Photo | File/ EPS)

Junior NTR and his wife Lakshmi Pranathi at the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati following their wedding on May 5, 2011. The couple are parents to two sons, Abhay Ram and Bhargava Ram. (Photo | File/ EPS)

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao consoles Junior NTR and his brother Kalyan Ram (in black shirt) following the demise of his father and actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna in August 2018. Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is also seen. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)

A still from Narasimhudu starring Junior NTR, Amisha Patel and Sameera Reddy. The Telugu masala film released on 20 May 2005 and was directed by B. Gopal. Production had started in 2004 but the date of release kept getting postponed. The film went on to become a flop. It was later dubbed in Hindi as The Power Of Narasimha. (Photo | File/ EPS)

Junior NTR and Amisha Patel in a still from Narasimhudu. (Photo | File/ EPS)

Junior NTR with his father Nandamuri Harikrishna (left) and father-in-law Narne Srinivasa Rao (right) in Hyderabad. (Photo | File/ EPS)

NTR Junior with TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu during the latter's indefinite hunger strike demanding better compensation to farmers who lost their crops to natural calamities in Hyderabad. (Photo | File/ EPS)

Junior NTR being honoured with a plough and a turban during the TDP Mahanadu at NTR Kutiram near Gandipate in Hyderabad. (Photo | RVKR, EPS)

TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu flanked by Junior NTR (right) and N Balakrishna, actor and NTR's son, during the TDP Mahanadu at NTR Kutiram near Gandipate in Hyderabad. (Photo | RVKR, EPS)

Junior NTR campaigns for the Telugu Desam Party in Vizianagram district of Andhra Pradesh. (Photo | File/ EPS)

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu with Telugu actors Nandamuri Harikrishna, his brother Nandamuri Balakrishna, and Harikrishna's son Junior NTR in Hyderabad. (Photo | File/ EPS)