Rana Daggubati 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 theaters on February 19, 2010 and became an instant success, gaining Rana Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South.
Contents
1 Early life and family
2 Career
3 Filmography
Early life and family
He was born on December 14, 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 Vengal Rao nagar , Hyderabad along with his classmates Ram Charan Teja Konidala and Allu Sirish.[4][5]
Career
As a Visual Effects producer, Rana won the Andhra Pradeshh State Nandi Award for Best Special Effects in 2006 for Telugu film Sainikudu. In 2006, Rana produced his first film Bommalata – A Bellyful of Dreams, which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Rana Daggubati then made his debut in 2010, as the lead actor in the critically acclaimed political thriller Leader.
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] 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]
Filmography
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
2011 Nenu Naa Rakshasi Abhimanyu Telugu
2012 Naa Ishtam Ganesh Telugu
2012 Department Shiv Narayan Hindi
2012 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum B tech babu Telugu
2013 Untitled Vishnuvardhan Project Tamil Filming
2013 Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani Hindi Special appearance
Filming
Contents
1 Early life and family
2 Career
3 Filmography
Early life and family
He was born on December 14, 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 Vengal Rao nagar , Hyderabad along with his classmates Ram Charan Teja Konidala and Allu Sirish.[4][5]
Career
As a Visual Effects producer, Rana won the Andhra Pradeshh State Nandi Award for Best Special Effects in 2006 for Telugu film Sainikudu. In 2006, Rana produced his first film Bommalata – A Bellyful of Dreams, which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Rana Daggubati then made his debut in 2010, as the lead actor in the critically acclaimed political thriller Leader.
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] 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]
Filmography
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
2011 Nenu Naa Rakshasi Abhimanyu Telugu
2012 Naa Ishtam Ganesh Telugu
2012 Department Shiv Narayan Hindi
2012 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum B tech babu Telugu
2013 Untitled Vishnuvardhan Project Tamil Filming
2013 Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani Hindi Special appearance
Filming
