Rana Daggubati
Rana Daggubati | |
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 Daggubati in 2015 | |
| Born | Ramanaidu Daggubati[1] (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984[2] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[3] |
| Residence | Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor Film Producer Visual Effects Supervisor Presenter Host Entrepreneur Distributor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[4] |
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| Family | See Daggubati-Akkineni Family |
Rana Daggubati[1] (born 14 December 1984[5]), is an Indian actor,[6] producer, television personality, and visual effects co-ordinator known primarily for his work in Telugu cinema, as well as his works in Tamil cinema and Hindi cinema.[7][8]
In 2010, he made his acting debut with the Telugu blockbuster Leader, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He made his Hindi film debut with the hit film Dum Maaro Dum (2011), alongside Bipasha Basu, where he received positive reviews for his performance. In 2012, Rana gained prominence by starring in hit Telugu film Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum. In 2015, he played a notable supporting role in the successful Hindi film Baby (2015). He later starred as the main antagonist in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi trilingual Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), which recorded the second highest gross opening for an Indian film. He then featured in a supporting role in Tamil film Bangalore Naatkal (2016). In 2017, Rana later reprised his role as Bhallaldeva in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which became the highest grossing Indian film of all time.[9][10][11]
He has also simultaneously starred in the successful Telugu movies Rudramadevi (2015), The Ghazi Attack (2017), and Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017).
As a Visual Effects producer, Rana won the State Nandi Award for Best Special Effects in 2006 for the Telugu film Sainikudu.[12] In 2006, he received the National Film Award for co-producing Bommalata – A Bellyful of Dreams.[13]
Rana is also an established television personality, as he hosted award shows such as the 2nd IIFA Utsavam, the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards and he currently hosts his own celebrity talk show, No. 1 Yaari, which brought celebrities such as Vijay Deverakonda, S.S. Rajamouli, Nani, Kajal Aggarwal, Naga Chaitanya, Tamannaah, Rakul Preet Singh, Ram Pothineni, Navdeep, Nikhil Siddharth, and others.
Rana has established himself as one of the leading actors in Telugu cinema, as well as being described as one of the few actors in India who were able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, having taken up a variety of roles, from leading roles to supporting characters, in different languages as well.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Filmography
3.1 As actor
3.2 Other crew positions
4 Awards & Nominations
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Rana was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to Telugu film producer Daggubati Suresh Babu [14][15] and is part of the Daggubati-Akkineni Family. His paternal grandfather was Tollywood film producer D. Ramanaidu. His paternal uncle Venkatesh and his cousin Naga Chaitanya are also actors in the film industry.Rana revealed in 2016 that he is blind in his right eye, and his left eye is a transplanted one.The surgery was done in L. V.Prasad hospital, Hyderabad. Another surgery was done on his right eye when he was 14, but was unsuccessful.[16][17][18][19][20][21] He did his schooling in Hyderabad and Chennai from Hyderabad Public School and Chettinad Vidyashram. He lives with his family at his home in Hyderabad.
Career
Rana's first movie was Leader, in Telugu, directed by Shekhar Kammula, which is one of his biggest successes. Rana made his Bollywood debut with the film Dum Maaro Dum, which released on 22 April 2011. The Times of India called it a "dashing debut".[22] He was voted "The Most Promising Newcomer of 2011" in the Times Of India poll.[23] He was listed at number 20 on the Times of India's Most Desirable Men for the year 2011.[24][25] In 2012, he was voted as the 10th most desirable man in India, in the poll conducted by The Times of India.
He played a professional killer in the film Nenu Naa Rakshasi, under Puri Jagannath's direction,[26] which was a box office bomb.[27][28] His first release in 2012 was Naa Ishtam, which was followed by his second Hindi film Department. He next starred in Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, directed by Krish, which became a box office success.[29][30] He made his debut in Tamil through Thala Ajith Kumar's Aarambam.[31] Rana did a cameo role in Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.[32]
In 2013, he joined two big budget projects, Gunasekhar's Rudhramadevi[33] and S. S. Rajamouli's Baahubali, in which he is the lead antagonist.[34] Rana played Bhallaladeva, the cousin of Baahubali, who had negative shades and received unprecedented appreciation from critics. Baahubali: The Beginning was released worldwide in July 2015 and was the highest-grossing film in India at the time of its release. The concluding film of the series Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, became the first Indian film to cross 1000 crore and is currently the second highest grossing Indian film. In 2017, he did India's first underwater film, The Ghazi Attack. It opened to very positive reviews.
After Baahubali 2's epic release, he further did a Telugu political Thriller movie Nene Raju Nene Mantri in which he plays a Politician with grey shades, alongside Kajal Aggarwal. This film too received positive reviews for Rana's acting and screen presence. The film, also called NRNM, was also released in Tamil as Naan Aanaiyittal and in Malayalam as Raja Kireedam. It was also dubbed into Hindi as Main Hi Raja Main Hi Mantri.
Along with the movies, he also starred in a web series called Social. Further, he hosted a Telugu Television programme, No 1. Yaari, which created highest TVP values for a Telugu TV show.He also dubbed for the character Thanos in the Telugu dubbed version of Avengers Infinity War.
Filmography
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Leader | Arjun Prasad | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South CineMAA Award for Best Male Debut |
| 2011 | Dum Maaro Dum | DJ Joki Fernandes | Hindi | Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut |
| Nenu Naa Rakshasi | Abhimanyu | Telugu | ||
| 2012 | Naa Ishtam | Ganesh | Telugu | |
| Department | Shiv Narayan | Hindi | ||
| Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | B.Tech Babu | Telugu | SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics) | |
| 2013 | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | Vikram | Hindi | Cameo appearance |
| Something Something | Himself | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| Arrambam | Sanjay | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 2015 | Baby | Jai Singh Rathore | Hindi | |
| Dongaata | Himself | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| Baahubali: The Beginning | Bhallaladeva | Telugu | ||
| Palvaalthevan | Tamil | CineMAA Award for Best Villain | ||
| Rudramadevi | Chalukya Veerabhadra | Telugu | ||
| Inji Iduppazhagi | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Size Zero | Himself | Telugu | ||
| 2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Shiva Prasad | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Winner | Telugu | Narrator | |
| The Ghazi Attack | Lt. Commander Arjun Verma | Telugu/Hindi | ||
| Baahubali: The Conclusion | Bhallaladeva | Telugu | ||
| Palvaalthevan | Tamil | |||
| Nene Raju Nene Mantri | Radha Jogendra | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Welcome to New York | Himself | Hindi | Cameo appearance |
| Rajaratha | Rajaratham | Telugu | Narrator | |
| 2019 | Haathi Mere Saathi  | Bandev | Telugu/Hindi/Tamil | Filming |
Hiranya Kashyap | Hiranyakashyap | Telugu | Pre Production | |
Madai Thiranthu / 1945 | Tamil / Telugu | Filming | ||
Enai Noki Paayum Thota | Tamil | Filming Cameo appearance | ||
N. T. R. | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Telugu | Cameo appearance, Announced | |
Housefull 4 | Hindi | Filming |
Other crew positions
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bommalata | Producer | Telugu | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu |
| 2006 | Sainikudu | Visual effects coordinator | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Special Effects |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Dubbing artist | Telugu | Dubbed for the character Thanos |
Awards & Nominations
- Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award
Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance (Male) 2018 – Baahubali 2 The Conclusion (2018)
- National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu – Co-producer (Spirit Media) – A Bellyful of Dreams (2006)- National Film Award for Best Regional Movie in Telugu – The Ghazi Attack (2017)
- National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film – Baahubali 1: The Beginning (2015)
- Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South – Leader (2010)
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu – Baahubali: The Conclusion (2018)
- Nandi Awards
Nandi Award for Best Special Effects (Spirit Media) – Sainikudu (2006)
Nandi Award for Best Villain – Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
- Zee Cine Awards
Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut – Dum Maro Dum (2011)
- SIIMA Awards
SIIMA Award Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (2011)
SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics) – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012)- SIIMA Award for Best Negative Role' – Baahubali (2016)
- SIIMA Award for Best Negative Role' – Baahubali (2018)
- Entertainer of the Year :
Rana Daggubati - Baahubali 2: The Conclusion / Ghazi / Nene Raju Nene Mantri
IIFA Awards
IIFA Award for Best Actor (Negative role) – Baahubali (2015)
Asiavision Movie Awards
- AsiaVison Movie Award for Best Actor (From south) – Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
- Sri Kala Sudha Telugu Association's 20th Ugadi Awards 2018
Sri Kala Sudha 2018, Best Actor – Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2018)
CineMAA Awards
CineMAA Award for Best Male Debut – Leader (2010)
CineMAA Award for Best Villain – Bahubali the Beginning (2015)
References
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^ "Rana as Chalukya in Anushka's Rudrama Devi". The Times of India. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
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