Jr NTR is one among the few Tollywood actors to feature on Forbes India's Celebrity List twice, in 2012 and 2016.

8 Lesser Known facts about Jr. Ntr

Tarak as he was named after his legendary grandfather Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao

Jr NTR first appeared as a child artiste in grandpa Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao’s 'Brahmarshi Vishwamitra' (1991).

SS Rajamouli’s directorial debut 'Student No 1', which won worldwide acclaim on release in 2001, was the film that changed Jr NTR’s life.

Besides being a stellar actor, Jr NTR is also a trained Kuchipudi dancer and has been taught this art form by Master Sudhakar.

Jr NTR’s 'Andhrawala' grand audio function event was not short of a festival for the actor’s fans. The event was a happy occasion that saw the film’s entire cast and crew. A sea of people thronged Nimmarkuru, on December 5, 2003, to witness what is most likely to be the biggest film event of the year in Telugu cinema.

Superstar Jr NTR has a cult following in Japan. It all started in 2013 when the actor’s hit film hit 'Baadshah' was released in Japan. The movie turned out to be a blockbuster, and was the one of first Telugu movies to have got a big reception till that point in time. It created such a fan following for Tarak in Japan

Jr NTR is a follower of numerology. The actor was born on May 19 in 1983 in Hyderabad. It is no secret that Tarak loves the number 9 and considers it quite lucky for him. Not to forget, the actor's BMW 7 series car license plate number is 9999 for which he paid INR 10.5 lakh. In fact, 9999 number that Tarak has on all of his cars.