NTR Biopic: This Vidya Balan & Prakash Raj Starrer Gets A New Title & Release Date

The makers of NTR, the highly anticipated two-part Telugu biopic on the life of legendary actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR), announced on Thursday that the film will now be titled Kathanayakudu.

The change was announced via a new poster. It was also confirmed that the first part of the biopic will release on January 9 next year.

The film was officially launched on March 29 in Hyderabad by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.

The who’s who of Telugu filmdom came together for the grand launch of this prestigious project, which will feature NTR’s son Nandamuri Balakrishna in the titular role.

Teja was originally opted the direct the project. However, a month after the film’s launch, Teja opted out of the project due to creative differences and he was eventually replaced by filmmaker Krish Jagarlamudi, the director of Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika.