India, Aug. 24 -- Jr NTR is one of Tollywood's top stars today, and he was somewhat of a child prodigy even before he made it big in films. The actor debuted as a child artist in the 1997 film Bala Ramayanam, and would also give Kuchipudi performances in India and abroad. Sreeleela's mother, Swarnalatha, spoke on Jagapathi Babu's talk show, Jayammu Nischayammu Raa, about how one such performance left a profound impression on her.

On the show, Jagapathi showed some childhood pictures of Jr NTR performing on stage and receiving awards in the 1990s. Looking at them, Swarnalatha said, "This photo is the reason why I decided that if I ever had a girl child, I would ensure she was classically trained in dance."

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