Superstar Rajinikanth reached Vijayawada on Friday to participate in the centenary celebrations of Telugu icon Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, who was popularly known as NTR. Rajinikanth was received by NTR's son and well-known actor N Balakrishna at Gannavaram Airport.

The superstar will attend the event on Friday evening in the city. Balayya, as Balakrishna is popularly known, has invited fans to come out and take part in the celebrations. NTR, the legendary actor, has acted in over 300 films and was known for doing the role of mythological characters. NTR played Lord Krishna in over 17 films including Krishnarjuna Yudham (1962) and Dana Veera Soora Karna (1977).Born on May 28, 1923, in Andhra Pradesh, NTR served as Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh from 1983 to 1989. He died of a heart attack in 1996.