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Konidela Ram Charan (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema,[1][2] he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards. Since 2013, he has featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list.
Charan made his acting debut with 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, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. His notable works include Racha (2012), Naayak (2013), Yevadu (2014), and Dhruva (2016). Charan then starred in the blockbusters Rangasthalam (2018), winning his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu, and RRR (2022), that collected over ₹1,387 crore (US$170 million).
In 2016, Charan launched his own production house Konidela Production Company, which has notably backed Khaidi No. 150 (2017) and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
Filmography
As an actor
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Chirutha | Charan | ||
2009 | Magadheera | Kala Bhairava / Harsha[lower-alpha 2] | [3] | |
2010 | Orange | Ram | ||
2012 | Racha | Betting Raj | ||
2013 | Naayak | Charan "Cherry" / Siddharth Naayak[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Zanjeer | ACP Vijay Khanna | Hindi film | ||
Thoofan | ||||
2014 | Yevadu | Charan / Satya[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Govindudu Andarivadele | Abhiram | |||
2015 | Bruce Lee: The Fighter | Karthik (Bruce Lee) / IB Officer Vikram Kumar[lower-alpha 3] | ||
2016 | Dhruva | ASP K. Dhruva IPS | ||
2017 | Khaidi No. 150 | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Ammadu Lets Do Kummudu" | |
2018 | Rangasthalam | Chelluboina Chitti Babu | ||
2019 | Vinaya Vidheya Rama | Konidela Ram | ||
2022 | RRR | Alluri Sitarama Raju | ||
Acharya | Siddha | |||
2024 | Game Changer † | Chiranjeevi IAS / Ram[lower-alpha 2] | Filming | [4] |
As a producer
Year | Title |
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2017 | Khaidi No. 150 |
2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy |
2022 | Acharya |
2022 | Godfather |
Awards
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Wins | 13 | |||||||
Nominations | 17 | |||||||
Note
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Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
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2008 | Nandi Awards | Special Jury Award | Chirutha | Won | [5] |
2010 | Magadheera | Won | [6] | ||
2014 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Male Debut | Zanjeer | Nominated | |
2008 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Male Debut – South | Chirutha | Won | [7] |
2010 | Best Actor – Telugu | Magadheera | Won | [8] | |
2012 | Racha | Nominated | |||
2013 | Naayak | Nominated | |||
2016 | Dhruva | Nominated | [9] | ||
2019 | Rangasthalam | Won | [10] | ||
2019 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor (Telugu) | Won | [11] | |
2010 | Santosham Film Awards | Best Actor | Magadheera | Won | [12] |
2015 | Govindudu Andarivadele | Won | [13] | ||
2016 | Asiavision Awards | Youth Icon of India | — | Won | [14] |
2010 | CineMAA Awards | Best Actor – Male | Magadheera | Won | [15] |
2019 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Best Actor in a Leading Role – Male | Rangasthalam | Won | |
2022 | NDTV’s ‘True Legend | Future of Young India award in Entertainment | Won | ||
2023 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Actor in an Action Movie | RRR | Nominated | [16] |
2023 | Pop Golden Awards | Golden Bollywood Actor Award | Won | [17] |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Ram Charan joins the league of highest-paid actors, charges Rs 100 crore for his upcoming films". The Times of India. 25 December 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Highest paid actors in Tollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "'Magadheera' in Tamil and Malayalam". India Glitz. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dil Raju allotted RC15's slot to Thalapathy 66?". 123telugu.com. 7 April 2022.
- ↑ "Nandi awards 2007 announced". idlebrain.com. 12 January 2008. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Nandi awards 2009 announced". idlebrain.com. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "NTR bags Filmfare award – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
- ↑ "Filmfare Awards winners". The Times of India. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Telugu Nominations For Filmfare Awards South 2017". filmfare.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ↑ "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) – 2019". Filmfare. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2019 Telugu Winners List: Ram Charan, Keerthy Suresh & Others!". Filmibeat. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Ramchander (10 August 2010). "Winners of Santosham Awards 2010". Filmibeat. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Santosham Awards 2015 (winners list): Ram Charan bags the Best actor Award! | Best actor, Entertainment channel, Actors". Pinterest. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ James, Anu (15 November 2016). "Asiavision Movie Awards 2016 announced: Sonam Kapoor, Nivin Pauly, Radhika Apte, Ram Charan, others to be honoured". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Best actor award for Ram Charan". The Hindu. 20 August 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (16 March 2023). "Everything Everywhere All at Once Wins Big at 2023 Critics Choice Super Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Golden Bollywood Actor Award (2023 NOMINEES) - POP GOLDEN AWARDS". 8 August 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.