Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is making her Tollywood debut with NTR Biopic. The film is a biopic on legendary Telugu actor and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao (NTR). Vidya Balan will be essaying the role of NTR's first wife Basavatarakam. NTR's son Nandamuri Balakrishna will be playing the titular role. Vidya Balan who joined the team for the shoot received a warm welcome from Balakrishna's family and was gifted a saree by them. 

NTR Biopic was officially launched on 29 March in Hyderabad by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. The film will be directed by Krish Jagarlamudi who has directed Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika. Being jointly produced by Balakrishna, Vishnu Induri and Sai Korrapati, the film will have music by MM Keeravani. While Santhosh Thundiyil will crank the camera, Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao will take care of editing. The Hindi version of the film has been titled 1983 Biopic.