Won t play my grandfather on screen: Jr. NTR

Chennai Oct 4 (IANS) Actor Jr. NTR basking in the success of his latest Telugu outing "Jai Lava Kusa" says he doesn t have the courage to ever play his grandfather Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) the legendary Telugu actor and politician on screen.

A biopic on the thespian is on the offing. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has already announced a film on the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister.

Asked if he would star in the biopic on his grandfather Jr. NTR told IANS: "I don t have the courage. It s not that I can t do it but I just don t want to attempt".

While Varma is making the biopic from the perspective of NTR s widow Lakshmi Parvathi and has titled it "Lakshmi s NTR" actor Nandamuri Balakrishna wants to showcase the story of his father from a different standpoint.

Jr. NTR says he has no objection whatsoever.

"The day my grandfather left the family and went to serve the people (join politics) he became a priced possession of the state. I don t think anybody can stop anyone from making a film on his life. All are free to do and each one would interpret his story differently " he said.

On the career front Jr. NTR will next begin work on his yet-untitled film with Trivikram.

--IANS
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