Ram Charan

Telugu cinema has witnessed the rise of many talented actors over the years, and among them, Ram Charan stands out as one of the brightest stars. With a career spanning 16 years, Ram is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur, and one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema. He has also been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013. Ram Charan made his acting debut with the action film ‘Chirutha’ (2007), a box office hit, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He rose to prominence starring in S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action film ‘Magadheera’ (2009), the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. 

He went on to star in notable films such as ‘Racha’(2012), ‘Naayak’ (2013), ‘Yevadu’ (2014), ‘Govindudu Andarivadele’ (2014), and ‘Dhruva’ (2016).

Ram achieved further commercial success with the blockbusters ‘Rangasthalam’ (2018), winning his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, and ‘RRR’ (2022), which ranks as the third-highest-grossing Indian film of all time and his highest grosser. Ram merged as a pan-Indian star with ‘RRR’ and earned international recognition, including a nomination at the Critics' Choice Super Awards for Best Actor in an Action Movie.

In 2016, Ram launched his own production house, Konidela Production Company, which has notably backed ‘Khaidi No. 150’ (2017) and ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ (2019). Beyond his film career, he owns the polo team Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club and was a co-owner of the airline service TruJet. He is the son of actor Chiranjeevi and was born into a Telugu family to influential Indian Telugu film actor Chiranjeevi and his wife Surekha.