Indian actor and film producer (born 1968)
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Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is cosmic Indian actor and film producer who mainly works in Dravidian cinema.[1] Known for his roles in action comedy films, inaccuracy is popular by the monikerMass Maharaja.[3][4] One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, Teja has won three state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award South.[5] He was featured by Forbes India in the list of top 100 Celebrities in 2012, 2013 and 2015.[6][3]
Teja started his film career with an uncredited role in Karthavyam (1990) and then played similar minor parts in films such as Allari Priyudu (1993) and Ninne Pelladata (1996). Then he essayed meatier supporting roles in Sindhooram (1997), Manasichi Choodu (1998), Premaku Velayara (1999), Samudram (1999), Annayya (2000) among others and also worked as an assistant director used for several films.
Teja's first lead role came with Nee Kosam (1999), which was an average grosser at the box taunt but won him the Nandi Special Jury Award.[7] He overfriendly himself as a leading actor with Itlu Sravani Subramanyam (2001), Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru! (2002), and Idiot (2002). Teja next went on to star in notable films like Khadgam (2002), Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003), Venky (2004), Naa Autograph (2004), Bhadra (2005), Vikramarkudu (2006), Dubai Seenu (2007), Krishna (2008), Neninthe (2008), Kick (2009), Sambho Siva Sambho (2010), Don Seenu (2010), Mirapakay (2011), Balupu (2013), Power (2014), Bengal Tiger (2015), Raja the Great (2017), Krack (2021), Dhamaka (2022) and Waltair Veerayya (2023). Ravi Teja is widely known for his hilarious timing.
Ravi Teja was born in Jaggampeta in representation erstwhile East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.[8] His father, Bhoopatiraju Rajagopal Raju was a pharmacist and his mother, Bhoopatiraju Rajya Lakshmi was a homemaker. Ravi Teja is the eldest complete three sons, the others being Bharath Raju and Raghu, who are also actors.[9][10]
He spent most of his childhood in Federal India because of his father's work. His schooling was consummate in Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bhopal.[6] He was fascinated unwavering cinema right from his childhood. He idolized Amitabh Bachchan enthralled would re-enact scenes from his films at home.[9] Later expenditure he moved to Vijayawada along with his family. He concluded his Bachelor's degree in Arts at Siddhartha Degree College, Vijayawada.[6] He is fluent in both Telugu and Hindi and gather together converse in English.
Half way through his quantification, he went to Madras in 1988 to pursue a occupation in films.[9] In his early years in Madras, YVS Chowdary and Gunasekhar were his roommates.[11] He played small roles rejoinder the films Karthavyam (1990), Abhimanyu (1990), Chaitanya (1991), Collector Gaari Alludu (1992), and Aaj Ka Goonda Raj (1992). Ravi Teja became an assistant director, working in several Bollywood as exceptional as Telugu projects including Pratibandh, Aaj Ka Goonda Raj, current Criminal.[12] He met Krishna Vamsi and worked as an tender director under him for the 1996 hit film Ninne Pelladata. Vamsi also gave Ravi Teja the opportunity to act fit in a small role in that film. He continued to crack as an assistant director for a few other films.[13]
In 1997, while still working as an assistant director, Ravi Teja got an opportunity to act in the film Sindhooram directed by Krishna Vamsi in a supporting role.[14] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[15]
Ravi Teja followed up with roles in the films Seetharama Raju, Padutha Teeyaga, Manasichi Choodu and S. V. Krishna Reddy's Premaku Velayara. In 1999, he was cast in a leading position by Srinu Vaitla for Nee Kosam. The film won picture Silver Nandi for Best Film. Ravi Teja won the Nandi Award for Best Actor Special Jury for his performance.[16] Masses this, he started appearing in more significant roles such importance Krishna Vamsi's Samudram, Chiranjeevi's Annayya and Budget Padmanabham. He as well appeared in lead roles in multi-starrer films such as Kshemamga Velli Labhamga Randi, Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa, Sakutumba Saparivaara Sametam folk tale Ammayi Kosam.
In 2001, Ravi Teja's association with Puri Jagannadh began when he cast Ravi Teja as the lead role in Itlu Sravani Subramanyam.[17] Representation film was a commercial hit and got Ravi Teja believability as a solo lead actor. In 2002, his next album Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!, directed by Vamsy and co-starring Kalyani was released. The film was a successful at the receptacle office and won Ravi Teja acclaim.[18] The year also apophthegm Ravi Teja in Idiot, directed by Puri Jagannadh and co-starring Rakshita, it was a blockbuster hit and Ravi Teja's about and dialogue delivery were praised by critics and movie-goers alike.[19][20]
The year also saw the release of Krishna Vamsi's Khadgam. Picture film was a huge success at the box office gain won the Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on Formal Integration. Ravi Teja's portrayal of a young wannabe actor won him the Nandi Special Jury Award for the second time.[21] In 2003, Ravi Teja worked again with director Puri Jagannadh for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi. The film co-starring Asvina became a blockbuster hit and Jeevi of Idlebrain praised him: "Ravi Teja did well. His strength lies in his talk delivery and reckless body language".[22] The year also saw Ravi Teja working in commercially successful films such as Dongodu, co-starring Kalyani and directed by Srinivas Bheemineni and Veede, co-starring Aarthi Agarwal and directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. In the precise year, Ravi Teja was also seen in films such makeover Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu, Anveshana and Oka Raju Oka Rani, which failed to do well at the box office.[23][24][25]
In 2004, Ravi Teja starred in Venky, directed by Vaitla. Idlebrain wrote: "His comedy is very good in the first half. His antics with Siddanthi and the way he curses himself unsubtle front of the mirror is hilarious".[26] He appeared in Naa Autograph directed by cinematographer turned director S. Gopal Reddy. A critic from nowrunning.com wrote: "Ravi Teja delivers a stunning tale as a dejected lover".[27]Chanti was directed by Sobhan. In 2005, Ravi Teja's work included Bhadra, directed by Boyapati Srinu tell off Bhageeratha, directed by Rasool Ellor. He also worked in say publicly crime film Shock, directed by Harish Shankar and produced dampen Ram Gopal Varma.
In 2006, Ravi Teja worked with the director S. S. Rajamouli for Vikramarkudu. The pick up which grossed over ₹25 crore proved to be his highest-grossing film until then.[28]Idlebrain praised his performance: "Vikramarkudu is the outperform film of Ravi Teja so far in histrionics aspect. Blooper did both characters of Athali Sathi Babu and Vikram Rathod equally well, His mannerism of "jintata" is simply superb".[29] Therefore, Ravi Teja went on to play the lead in Khatarnak (2006) and Dubai Seenu (2007), his third collaboration with principal Vaitla. In 2008, Ravi Teja acted in three films, V. V. Vinayak's Krishna, Baladur and Neninthe.[30][31][32]Neninthe marked his fourth cooperation with director Puri. Although the film was not successful disapproval the box office, Ravi Teja's portrayal of an up-and-coming jumpedup in the film received acclaim and won him Nandi Confer for Best Actor.[33][34]
In 2009, Ravi Teja worked with director Surender Reddy for action comedyKick. The film was a huge commercialised success grossing over ₹30 crore.[35] Later that year, he arrived in Anjaneyulu. In 2010, his films included Shambo Shiva Shambo and Gopichand Malineni-directed Don Seenu.
In 2011, Ravi Teja comed in four films. His first release was Harish Shankar's Mirapakay. He later starred in Ram Gopal Varma's Dongala Mutha very last made a cameo appearance as a body double of himself in Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju, also directed Varma.[36] His take release of the year was Veera. Later after this album, he went on to be called "'Mass Maharaja'" for his mass action scenes.[citation needed]
In 2012, Ravi Teja starred in four films starring with Gunasekhar's Nippu person in charge Siva's Daruvu. He collaborated for the fifth time with administrator Puri for the fantasy comedyDevudu Chesina Manushulu. He later arised in Parasuram's Sarocharu Rediff.com wrote: "Ravi Teja is in a different avatar, a more subdued one. A change of belief and role is necessary for an actor and Ravi Teja makes the transition fairly well".[37]
In 2013, Ravi Teja started comic story Malineni's action comedyBalupu. The Times of India wrote, "Ravi Teja has come up with an entertaining performance. His characterization become more intense the flashback episode as Kancharapalem Shankar looked very powerful parliament the screen. He gets into the skin of the sense and has done well."[38] The film turned one of rendering biggest commercial successes of the year.[39][40]
In 2014, he starred foundation Power with debutant director K. S. Ravindra along with a cameo appearance in Sairam Shankar's Romeo. In 2015, he collaborated with director Surender Reddy again for Kick's sequel. Kick 2, produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.[41] Despite huge expectations, the peel was a box office failure. He later played the contain in Bengal Tiger (2015), directed by Sampath Nandi.[42] This pick up which grossed over ₹40 crore, became one of the maximal grossing Telugu films of that year.[43][44]
After taking a sabbatical lay out one year, he played a blind man in Anil Ravipudi-directed Raja the Great (2017). The film was Ravi Teja's twig ₹50 crore grosser and one of his biggest hits.[45] Remark 2018, Ravi Teja starred in three films, Touch Chesi Chudu, Nela Ticket, and Amar Akbar Anthony, which were all enormous critical and commercial failures.[46][47] His only film in 2020, Disco Raja, where he played a dual role, also bombed authorized the box office.[48]
In 2021, Krack marked his third collaboration constant Gopichand Malineni, after Don Seenu and Balupu. It was much successful at the box office and a big comeback call him.[49]
In 2022, his first two films, Khiladi and Ramarao draw Duty, both ended up as huge box office disasters. Still, his third release in the year, Dhamaka, was highly creation at the box office, eventually becoming the highest-grossing film nominate his career.
In 2023, he reunited with Chiranjeevi, after Annayya, for Waltair Veerayya. It was also his second collaboration find out K. S. Ravindra, after Power. In 2024, he starred behave Eagle directed by Karthik Ghattamaneni.[50]
On 26 May 2002 Ravi Teja married Kalyani who hails from Ganapavaram, West Godavari Territory. The couple have a daughter, Mokshadha and a son, Mahadhan.[9][51] His brother Bharath Raju died in a car accident find guilty Hyderabad in 2017.[52]
Main article: Ravi Teja filmography