编辑“︁小NTR”︁（章节）

== 早年及家族 ==
{{main|{{le|南達穆里—納拉家族|Nandamuri–Nara family}}}}
小南達穆里·塔拉卡·拉瑪·拉奧1983年5月20日生於[[安得拉邦]][[海得拉巴 (印度)|海得拉巴]]，父親是電影演員兼政客{{le|南達穆里·哈里克里希納|Nandamuri Harikrishna}}，母親名為沙利尼·巴斯卡·拉奧（{{lang|en|Shalini Bhaskar Rao}}）。父親是[[泰盧固人]]，生長於安得拉邦[[克利須那縣]]的{{le|尼馬庫魯|Nimmakuru}}。<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Vadlapatla |first=Sribala |date=2018-08-30 |title=Like his dad N T Rama Rao, Nimmakuru Harikrishna was where his soul lay |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/like-his-dad-n-t-rama-rao-nimmakuru-harikrishna-was-where-his-soul-lay/articleshow/65603682.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416194936/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/like-his-dad-n-t-rama-rao-nimmakuru-harikrishna-was-where-his-soul-lay/articleshow/65603682.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2023-04-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>母親是來自[[卡納塔克邦]][[昆达普拉]]的[[卡納達人]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is Junior NTR a Kannadiga? Know his connections with Kundapura |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/is-junior-ntr-a-kannadiga-know-his-connections-with-kundapura |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122173627/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/is-junior-ntr-a-kannadiga-know-his-connections-with-kundapura |archive-date=2022-01-22 |access-date=2020-12-05 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=en}}</ref>。拉奧是{{le|日場偶像|Matinée idol}}兼[[安得拉邦]]前[[首席部长 (印度)|首席部長]]{{le|N·T·拉瑪·拉奧|N. T. Rama Rao}}之孫<ref name="grandson">{{Cite news |last=Thakur |first=Shweta |title=I love being called NTR's grandson |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/I-love-being-called-NTRs-grandsonJr-NTR/articleshow/5572580.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114151052/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/I-love-being-called-NTRs-grandsonJr-NTR/articleshow/5572580.cms |archive-date=2015-11-14 |access-date=2014-09-16 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>。他的藝名起初為「塔拉克·拉姆」（{{lang|en|Tarak Ram}}），在祖父的建議下改名為「N·T·拉瑪·拉奧」（{{lang|en|N. T. Rama Rao}}）<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kavirayani |first=Suresh |date=2018-08-30 |title=For Harikrishna, family came first |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/300818/for-harikrishna-family-came-first.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122173632/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/300818/for-harikrishna-family-came-first.html |archive-date=2022-01-22 |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>。

拉奧在海得拉巴的{{le|維迪亞蘭亞高中|Vidyaranya High School}}接受教育，並在海得拉巴的{{le|聖瑪麗學院 (海得拉巴)|St. Mary's College, Hyderabad|聖瑪麗學院}}完成了中學教育<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-07 |title=Jr. NTR Biography: Movies, Family, Career, News and Photos |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/biography/jr-ntr-biography-movies-age-family-more-772345 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112103416/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/biography/jr-ntr-biography-movies-age-family-more-772345 |archive-date=2023-01-12 |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref>。他也曾在安得拉邦克利須那縣就學了一段時間<ref name=":2" />。

拉奧是訓練有素的{{le|庫奇普迪舞|Kuchipudi|庫奇普迪舞者}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-31 |title=Jr. NTR is a Kuchipudi Dancer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/jr-ntr-is-a-kuchipudi-dancer/articleshow/13687014.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416194938/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/jr-ntr-is-a-kuchipudi-dancer/articleshow/13687014.cms |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2023-04-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>。演員{{le|南達穆里·卡延·拉姆|Nandamuri Kalyan Ram}}是他同父異母的兄長<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-30 |title=Jr. NTR's salute to half-brother Kalyan Ram: No one else can play Bimbisara |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/jr-ntrs-salute-to-half-brother-kalyan-ram-no-one-else-can-play-bimbisara/articleshow/93232511.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413233040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/jr-ntrs-salute-to-half-brother-kalyan-ram-no-one-else-can-play-bimbisara/articleshow/93232511.cms |archive-date=2023-04-13 |access-date=2023-04-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>，演員兼政客{{le|南達穆里·巴拉克利希納|Nandamuri Balakrishna}}、2024年就任的安得拉邦首席部長{{le|N·錢德巴布·奈杜|N. Chandrababu Naidu}}都是其叔叔、演員{{le|塔拉卡·拉納|Taraka Ratna}}與政客{{le|納拉·洛克希|Nara Lokesh}}則是拉奧的表親<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=Jr. NTR's cousin Nandamuri Taraka Ratna collapses during political rally and suffers cardiac arrest, admitted in ICU |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/jr-ntr-s-cousin-nandamuri-taraka-ratna-collapses-in-rally-due-to-cardiac-arrest-101674827135897.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075226/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/jr-ntr-s-cousin-nandamuri-taraka-ratna-collapses-in-rally-due-to-cardiac-arrest-101674827135897.html |archive-date=2023-04-13 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>。