Rana Daggubati
Biography
Rana Daggubati is an Indian film actor, producer, visual effects coordinator, and photographer. Known for his work in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Bollywood, he has achieved pan-Indian appeal by taking on a variety of roles. Born on December 14, 1984, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, he made his acting debut in 2010 with the Telugu blockbuster Leader, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South. As a visual effects producer, he won the State Nandi Award for Best Special Effects in 2006 for the film Sainikudu and received the National Film Award for co-producing Bommalata - A Bellyful of Dreams in 2006. He also received critical acclaim for his performance in the 2012 crime thriller Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum and starred as the main antagonist in Baahubali in 2015.
Career overview
Rana Daggubati is an Indian film actor, producer, visual effects coordinator, and photographer known for his work in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Bollywood. Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on December 14, 1984, he has achieved pan-Indian appeal through a variety of roles.
As a visual effects producer, he won the State Nandi Award for Best Special Effects in 2006 for the Telugu film Sainikudu, which starred Mahesh Babu. In the same year, he received the National Film Award for co-producing the film Bommalata – A Bellyful of Dreams.
He made his acting debut in 2010 with the Telugu blockbuster Leader, earning the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his performance. He later received critical acclaim for his role in the 2012 crime thriller film Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum. In 2015, he starred as the main antagonist in Baahubali.
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- Neelira (2026) Co-Producer
- Bãhubali: The Torchbearer (2026) as Self
- Parasakthi (2026) as Michael Reddy
- WrestleMania 41: Sunday (2025) as Self
- Bāhubali: The Epic (2025) as Bhallaladeva
- Premante (2025) Presenter
- Kaantha (2025) as Phoenix
- Kaantha (2025) Producer
- Kothapallilo Okappudu (2025) Producer
- Mirai (2025) as Jaithraya
- Uppu Kappurambu (2025) as Narrator
- 3BHK (2025) as House - Telegu (voice)
- Dark Chocolate (2025) Presenter
- Kalki 2898-AD (2024) Presenter
- The Rana Daggubati Show (2024) as The Host
- Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli (2024) as Self
- Jigra (2024) Presenter
- Vettaiyan (2024) as Natraj 'Nat' Shanmugam
- Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale (2024) as Self
- 35 - Chinna Katha Kaadu (2024) Presenter
- Rana Naidu (2023) as Rana Naidu
- Pareshan (2023) Producer
- Maya Bazaar - For Sale (2023) Producer
- Keedaa Cola (2023) Presenter
- Spy (2023) as Arjun (Special Appearance)
- Bheemla Nayak (2022) as Daniel "Danny" Shekar
- 1945 (2022) as Adhi
- The Journey Of India (2022) as Self
- Viraata Parvam (2022) as Dr. Ravi Shankar "Aranya / Ravanna"
- Unstoppable with NBK (2021) as Self
- Mission Frontline with Rana Daggubati (2021) as Himself
- Kaadan (2021) as Kaadan
- Sam Jam (2020) as Self
- Krishna and His Leela (2020) Producer
- Krishna and His Leela (2020) Presenter
- N.T.R: Kathanayakudu (2019) as Nara Chandrababu Naidu
- Housefull 4 (2019) as Raja Gama / Pappu Rangeela
- Social Media Star With Janice Sequeira (2019) as Himself
- Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) as Guest Appearance
- N.T.R: Mahanayakudu (2019) as Nara Chandrababu Naidu
- C/o Kancharapalem (2018) Producer
- Welcome to New York (2018) as Rana
- Rajaratha (2018) as Rajaratham (Voice)
- Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017) as Jogendra
- Bigg Boss Telugu (2017) as Himself as Guest
- Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) as Bhallaladeva
- No.1 Yaari with Rana (2017) as Himself
- The Ghazi Attack (2017) as Arjun Varma
- Bangalore Naatkal (2016) as Shiva
- Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015) as Bhallaladeva
- Baby (2015) as Jai Singh Rathod
- Rudhramadevi (2015) as Prince Chalukya Veerabhadra
- Inji Iduppazhagi (2015) as Cameo Appearance
- Dongata (2015) as Self
- Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema (2015) as Self
- Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013) as Self
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) as Vikram Jaiswal (Special appearance)
- Arrambam (2013) as ACP Sanjay
- Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) as BTech Babu
- Naa Ishtam (2012) as Ganesh
- Department (2012) as Inspector Shivnarayan
- Dum Maaro Dum (2011) as DJ Joaquim "Joki" Fernandes
- Nenu Naa Rakshasi (2011) as Abhi
- Leader (2010) as Arjun Prasad
- Koffee with Karan (2004) as Self
- Mirai Jaithraya as Jaithraya
- Untitled Akshay Kumar - Chandoo Mondeti Film
- Untitled Akshay Kumar - Chandoo Mondeti Film Producer
- Last Man in Tower Executive Producer
- Jai Hanuman