Meet The Artist Who Designed NTR’s Special Rs 100 Coin!

Legendary Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao is an actor par excellence and has given many iconic performances. He also set the bar high as a director. Late NTR had an illustrious career that lasted for a few decades and he appeared in more than 300 films. NTR started a new chapter by venturing into politics.

He has a big legacy in films and politics. Given his legacy, he was recently honoured with a special Rs 100 coin with his iconic picture crafted on it. Honorary President Droupadi Murmu. Nandamuri family members and Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu were part of the event.

The special coins are receiving a super response from the people. Reports said that around five thousand coins were sold despite the high price. One coin costs over Rs 4,000 and people did not shy away from spending the amount.

With this, the debate of who was behind the coin design and who crafted the social coin. Well, the answer to this is Nagasaila Reddy, who has been working with the India Government Mint in Hyderabad, which takes care of printing such special coins.

We can understand her expertise in the craft as she was designated the responsibility of coming up with the ideal portrait of the great NTR. Nagasaila Reddy, who is from Anaparthy impressed one and all with her talent and design.

Talking about Nagasaila Reddy, she is an alumni of the famous Andhra University. She holds a master's degree in the Department of Fine Arts. She was part of many sculptures made by University students. Back in 2019, the University students made a wood carving of Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his 150th birth anniversary. She was part of the student group.