Will NTR Jr win an Oscar? USA Today thinks so!

Tollywood star and ‘RRR’ lead actor NTR Jr is having a dream year!

He has been in the global limelight after the pan-India movie’s wins at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.

Now, in more good news for the talented actor the website of the influential American publication ‘USA Today’ has shortlisted NTR Jr as one of the hottest contenders for the Best Actor Oscar, for his performance in RRR.

This is a welcome development after BAFTA snubbed ‘RRR’.

The website has predicted that NTR Jr’s Komaram Bheem performance in ‘RRR’ will not go unnoticed by the Academy when it gets down to vote for the shortlists.

Previously NTR Jr was also mentioned by ‘Variety’ among their unranked predictions for the 2023 Academy Awards.

Now that ‘USA Today’ has also predicted that NTR Jr will be among the nominees for Best Actor, his chances will definitely go up.

That’s good news for the film and its maker, SS Rajamouli, despite his recent statement that he makes films to earn money and not just to win awards.

On the work front, NTR Jr will begin shooting for his upcoming 30th and as-yet-untitled film, now only known as NTR30, directed by Koratala Siva of ‘Janatha Garage’ fame.

The film will hit the cinemas on April 5, 2024. The actor also has NTR31 on the cards which will be helmed by ‘KGF’ director Prashanth Neel.