Rana Daggubati
Rana Daggubati
Rana Daggubati
Rana Daggubati
Born
Rama Naidu Daggubati[1] December 14, 1984 (age 27) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[2]
Residence
Occupation
Years active
2005-present
Parents
Website
www.ranadaggubati.com
Rana Daggubati(Telugu:
)' better known as Rana, is an Indian film actor and producer. He made his acting debut with the Telugu film Leader. The film, written and
directed by Sekhar Kammula, hit the theatres on 19 February 2010, and became an instant success, gaining Rana Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut South.[3] Contents
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[edit]Early
He was born on 14 December 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to prolific film producer Suresh Babu Daggubati, the latter being the elder son of Ramanaidu Daggubati. Actors Venkatesh Daggubati and Nagarjuna Akkineni are Rana's uncles. His cousin is actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni. Other relatives include Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Amala, Sumanth, Sushanth, and Akhil. Rana has attended his high school in Chennai along with his best friends actorsRam Charan Teja Konidala.[4][5] and Allu Arjun.
Grandson of Telugu movie Mughol and Dada Saheb Phalke award winner Dr. D. Ramanaidu, son of producer D. Suresh Babu, and nephew to Telugu superstar Venkatesh, Rana Daggubati made a sensational debut as the lead actor in the political thriller Leaderin the year 2010. His debut performance in the Leader directed by Sekhar Kammula and produced by AVM Studios, established him as an accomplished actor and star.
Having inherited a passion for cinema from his family, Rana produced his very first filmBommalata A Bellyful of Dreams (2006), which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Before embarking on an acting career, Rana was a successful Digital Post entrepreneur, and is accredited with having transformed the evolution of the postproduction landscape in South India. Having identified an emerging need for digital services he established DI and state-of-art postproduction technologies through his company, Spirit Media.
He made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi film Dum Maaro Dum which released on 22 April 2011 and received mixed to positive response. [6] As a Visual Effects Producer, Rana won the state Nandi award 2005 for best VFX in the Mahesh Babu starrer Sainikudu. He was voted 'The Most Promising Newcomer of 2011 in the Times Of India poll conducted recently. He was listed at number 20, on the Times Of India's Most Desirable Men for the year 2011. [7][8]
[edit]Filmography
Year
Film
Role
Co-Actor
Language
Notes
2010
Leader
Arjun Prasad
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut South CineMAA Award for Best Male Debut
Year
Film
Role
Co-Actor
Language
Notes
2011
Hindi
Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2011
Abhimanyu
Ileana D'Cruz
Telugu
2012
Naa Ishtam
Ganesh
Genelia D'Souza
Telugu
2012
Department
Shiv Narayan
Hindi
2012
Nayanthara
Telugu
Filming
2013
Telugu Tamil
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rana-Daggubati-in-Selvaraghavans-next/articleshow/12894335.cms
[edit]References
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
^ "Rana Daggubati Biography". cinebasti. Retrieved 23 March 2012. ^ Rajamani, Radhika (24 November 2009). "An entrepreneur who acts too". Rediff. Retrieved 24 October 2010. ^ "Leader' Rana Daggubati launches website". Sify.com. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-18. ^ "The new entrants in Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2011". The Times Of India. 4 February 2012. ^ "Rana Daggubati's a family man". The Times Of India. 19 June 2011. ^ "Dum Maaro Dum-Gripping thriller". Times of India. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012. ^ "Times Most Desirable Men of 2011: Rana Daggubati - No. 20 - Video". The Times Of India. ^ "Bipasha is like family: Rana Daggubati". The Times Of India. 16 December 2011.
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