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Rana Daggubati
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (born 14 December, 1984), is an Indian actor, producer, visual effects entrepreneur, and television host who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and T…
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Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (born 14 December, 1984), is an Indian actor, producer, visual effects entrepreneur, and television host who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil cinema. Before beginning his acting career, he worked as a visual effects producer and won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu as a co-producer of *Bommalata* (2004). He made his acting debut as the lead in Sekhar Kammula's political drama *Leader* (2010), followed by his Hindi film debut in *Dum Maaro Dum* (2011). He played the antagonist Bhallaladeva in S. S. Rajamouli's two-part film series *Baahubali: The Beginning* (2015) and *Baahubali 2: The Conclusion* (2017). His other films include *Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum* (2012), *Baby* (2015), *The Ghazi Attack* (2017), *Nene Raju Nene Mantri* (2017), *Haathi Mere Saathi* / *Aranya* (2021), *Bheemla Nayak* (2022), and the Tamil action drama *Vettaiyan* (2024). He starred alongside Venkatesh in the crime drama series *Rana Naidu* (2023) and hosted the celebrity talk show *No. 1 Yaari with Rana*. He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for *Leader*, the Nandi Award for Best Villain for *Baahubali: The Beginning*, and multiple South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA). He also heads the media and entertainment company Spirit Media.
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2026
Last Man in Tower
Movie Producer
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2026
Bãhubali: The Torchbearer
TV show Self
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2026
Neelira
Movie Co-Producer
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2026
Parasakthi
Movie Michael Reddy
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2025
Dark Chocolate
Movie Presenter
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2025
Premante
Movie Presenter
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2025
Kaantha
Movie Phoenix
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2025
Bāhubali: The Epic
Movie Bhallaladeva
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2025
Mirai
Movie Jaithraya
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2025
Kothapallilo Okappudu
Movie Producer
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2025
3BHK
Movie House - Telegu (voice)
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2025
Uppu Kappurambu
Movie Narrator
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2025
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
Movie Self
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2024
The Rana Daggubati Show
TV show The Host
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2024
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale
Movie Self
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2024
Jigra
Movie Presenter
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2024
Vettaiyan
Movie Natraj 'Nat' Shanmugam
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2024
35 - Chinna Katha Kaadu
Movie Presenter
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2024
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Movie Self
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2024
Kalki 2898-AD
Movie Presenter
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2023
Keedaa Cola
Movie Presenter
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2023
Maya Bazaar - For Sale
TV show Producer
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2023
Spy
Movie Arjun (Special Appearance)
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2023
Pareshan
Movie Producer
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2023
Rana Naidu
TV show Rana Naidu
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2022
The Journey Of India
TV show Self
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2022
Viraata Parvam
Movie Dr. Ravi Shankar "Aranya / Ravanna"
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2022
Bheemla Nayak
Movie Daniel "Danny" Shekar
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2022
1945
Movie Adhi
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2021
Unstoppable with NBK
TV show Self
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2021
Kaadan
Movie Kaadan
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2021
Mission Frontline with Rana Daggubati
TV show Himself
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2020
Sam Jam
TV show Self
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2020
Krishna and His Leela
Movie Producer
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2019
Enai Noki Paayum Thota
Movie Guest Appearance
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2019
Housefull 4
Movie Raja Gama / Pappu Rangeela
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2019
Social Media Star With Janice Sequeira
TV show Himself
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2019
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
Movie Nara Chandrababu Naidu
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2019
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Movie Nara Chandrababu Naidu
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2018
C/o Kancharapalem
Movie Producer
