Tollywood actors who portrayed politicians on-screen successfully

The subject of politics has always been an inspiration for several filmmakers with Tollywood churning out political backdrop films based on some real incidents that occurred in the society. Even some of the actors have their own interest in doing politicians in films yet have often refrained from imitating them in order to avoid controversies. There are multiple actors came up with playing the politicians on the silver screen and here're six actors who have portrayed them on-screen successfully.

Mahesh Babu portrayed the Chief Minister in the Koratala Siva directorial Bharat Ane Nenu. If this film has taught us anything, it's obviously an outstanding performance by Mahesh Babu. We'd also like to thank the director Koratala Siva for making such an influential film, deals with the empowerment of accountability and responsibility for the society. The plot thickens when Bharat played by Mahesh joins his father's responsibility for the state. It has a massive star cast including Kiara Advani, Prakash Raj, Ra Sarathkumar, Devraj, Aamani, Sithara, Posani Krishna Murali, Jayalalitha, Sachin Khedekar, Anish Kuruvilla, Rahul Ramakrishna and Rao Ramesh.

Rana Daggubati made his acting debut with the political drama Leader to be directed by Sekhar Kammula. The story is about how Arjun played by Rana tries to put an end to the corruption as a Chief Minister by stepping his father's shoes. Leader was critically acclaimed and did well at the box office. Bankrolled by AVM Productions, the film also features Priya Anand, Richa Gangopadhyay, Tanikella Bharani, Rao Ramesh, Ahuti Prasad, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Subbaraju, Harsha Vardhan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Suman and Gollapudi Maruti Rao in crucial roles. Rana was also seen playing the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandrababu Naidu in the film NTR.

Nandamuri Kalyanram was seen playing the politician in the Upendra Madhav directorial MLA (Manchi Lakshanalunna Abbayi). His character name is Kalyan Chaturvedi who falls love with a girl named Indu played by Kajal Aggarwal and decides to become a politician for her passion. The film has managed to entertain the audience and undoubtedly, Kalyanram stole the show. Kalyanram and Kajal have worked together for the second time in this film after Lakshmi Kalyanam to be directed by Teja. MLA also starred Ravi Kishan, Brahmanandam, Manali Rathod, Vennela Kishore, Prudhviraj, Prabhas Sreenu, Posani Krishna Murali, Ajay, Jayaprakash Reddy and Sivaji Raja.

One of the most sought-after actors in Tollywood, Vijay Deverakonda has essayed the young and dynamic Chief Minister in the Anand Shankar directorial NOTA, which was received a mixed response from the audience. He tries to make a change in society after his corrupted Chief Minister father and gets succeeded. The show is a political satire set in contemporary issues in the society. Produced by Studio Green, the film also starred Nassar as Vijay's father, Sathyaraj, Sanchana Natarajan, Mehreen Pirzada, MS Bhaskar, Priyadarshi Pullikonda, Yashika Aannand, Karunakaran, Rajendran and KS G Venkatesh.

Malayalam superstar Mammootty stunned one all with his look as the late former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and legendary politician YS Rajasekhara Reddy in Yatra. The star actor looked strikingly similar to the great leader in the film. To be directed by Mahi V Raghava, Yatra also has Jagapathi Babu as YS Raja Reddy, Suhasini Maniratnam as Sabitha Indra Reddy, Rao Ramesh, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Posani Krishna Murali, Vinod Kumar and Sachin Khedekar. Despite mixed reviews, the second installment in the Yatra franchise has gone on to rake in the moolah. Recently, during the promotion of Yatra, Mahi V Raghava revealed that the film will have another part and that Yatra 2 is on the cards.

Another biopic that had managed to pique the interest of filmgoers is NTR, the life of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and legendary actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. Nandamuri Balakrishna was seen reprising his father's role in the film, which was released in the two parts; Kathanayakudu and Mahanayakudu. It has an ensemble star cast including Vidya Balan as Basavatarakam, NTR's first wife, Aamani as Lakshmi Parvathi, NTR's second wife, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram as Nandamuri Harikrishna, Rana Daggubati as Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Bharath Reddy as Daggubati Venkateswara Rao.