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Rana Daggubati

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Rana Daggubati

Rana Daggubati at the Mumbai auditions of 'Lux The Chosen One

Born

Rama Naidu Daggubati[1] December 14, 1984 (age 27) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[2]

Residence

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Occupation

Actor, Film producer

Years active

2005-present

Parents

Suresh Babu Daggubati Lakshmi Daggubati

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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1 Early life and family 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit]Early

life and family

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

Richa Gangopadhyay Telugu

Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut South CineMAA Award for Best Male Debut

Year

Film

Role

Co-Actor

Language

Notes

2011

Dum Maaro Dum

DJ Joki Fernandes Bipasa Basu

Hindi

Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut

2011

Nenu Naa Rakshasi

Abhimanyu

Ileana D'Cruz

Telugu

2012

Naa Ishtam

Ganesh

Genelia D'Souza

Telugu

2012

Department

Shiv Narayan

Hindi

2012

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum B.Tech Babu

Nayanthara

Telugu

Filming

2013

Selva Raghavan's Project

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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