Ram Charan Teja
| Ram Charan Teja | |
|---|---|
| Born | Konidala Ram Charan Teja March 27, 1985 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1] |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Partner | Upasana Kamineni |
| Parents | Konidala Chiranjeevi Konidala Surekha |
Ram Charan (Telugu: రామ్ చరణ్) born Ram Charan Teja Konidala on 27 March 1985 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Telugu actor Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV.[2] He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime. Now he is the brand ambassador for Tata DoCoMo for Andhra region.[3][4][5]
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[edit] Early life
Ram Charan was born on 27 March 1985 in Chennai to prominent Telugu Cinema Actor Chiranjeevi and Surekha.[6] He has two sisters — Sushmita and Srija. He did his schooling in Chennai and Ooty and in Hyderabad Public School in Andhra Pradesh.It was announced that his marriage with Upasna Kamineni ( grand daughter of Apollo chairman - Prathap.C.Reddy ) will take place in the month of june.
[edit] Personal life
Ram Charan is engaged to his long time girlfriend, Upasna Kamineni. The event took place in Hyderabad on December 1, 2011. Upasna is the granddaughter of the M.D Prathap Reddy of the Apollo group and the daughter of Shobana Kamineni and Anil Kamineni. She is the vice-president of Apollo Charity and chief editor of B Positive magazine. [7]
[edit] Career
Ram Charan made his film debut in 2007 with Chirutha, which was directed by Puri Jagannadh. The movie showed a good performance at the box office. Charan's performance was well-received and eventually received Filmfare Best Male Debut (South) and Nandi Special Jury Award for the role. His second film, S. S. Rajamouli's Magadheera (2009), emerged a critical as well as huge commercial success.[8][9] This film broke all records and ran for an uninterrupted 300 plus days, and became the highest grossing Telugu film earning around 
87 crore. The movie was a show stealer at South Indian Filmfare awards for the year 2009 with six awards and Ram Charan getting the Filmfare Best Actor Award and Nandi Special Jury Award.[10] After the mega block buster Magadheera, Ram Charan came with a romantic entertainer Orange. The film was directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and produced by Nagendra Babu.The movie didn't do well at the box office but the film received appreciations from many of the legendary directors of Telugu.
Presently, Ram Charan next movie is titled Rachaa under the direction of Sampath Nandi's. The movie is being jointly produced by Paras Jain and NV Prasad under Super Good Films banner.[11] Ram Charan recently went to USA for a couple of months to get himself trained in various martial arts. Tamannaah Bhatia is the female lead.[12][13] Ram Charan has two more films in the pipeline one in the direction of V. V. Vinayak[14] to be produced by Danaiah, recently the film's first shot was filmed on Ram Charan at Annapoorna Studios in Hyderabad and another in the direction of Vamsi Paidipally and produced by Dil Raju, this movie is under pre-production phase.[15]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chirutha | Charan | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2009 | Magadheera | Kala Bhairava, Harsha |
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2010 | Orange | Ram | |
| 2012 | Rachcha | Post-Production | |
| 2012 | Untitled V. V. Vinayak Movie | Filming [16] | |
| 2012 | Yevadu | Pre-Production[17] |
[edit] References
- ^ Interview given by Ram Charan Teja. Youtube.com (2009-09-30). Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ [1]
- ^ The new Pepsi Brand Ambassador – Ram Charan Teja – Telugu Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ Ram Charan as brand ambassador for Airtel | Telugu Movies and Songs. Chitramala.com (2010-05-06). Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ Ram Charan Teja to promote Docomo in AP
- ^ http://www.telugumovietalkies.com/ram-charan-teja-profile/
- ^ Deccan Chronicle. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/hyderabad/nothing-will-change-person-i-am-says-upasana-kamineni-977.
- ^ ’Magadheera’ became the highest grosser in the history of Telugu cinema. | Latest Bollywood|Kollywood|Tollywood| News. Thebollywoodactress.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ "Tollywood’s report card of 2009". The Times Of India. 2009-12-27. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-27/news-interviews/28087275_1_small-budget-films-film-industry-tollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
- ^ Filmfare Awards 2009: Magadheera Steals the show – Telugu Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ Racha film launch – Telugu cinema. Idlebrain.com (2011-06-12). Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ Sampath Nandi to direct Ram Charan.ram nanda is one of the biggest fan of ram charan – Cinema Kaburlu – It's All About Tollywood – AllIndianSite.com. Tollywood.allindiansite.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ Telugu cinema news. idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.
- ^ http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/news/vinayak_nov092011.php
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/71855.html
- ^ http://telugu.way2movies.com/newssingle_telugu.html?id=184048&cat=4&tit=Regular-shooting-of-Ram-Charan,-VV.Vinayak-movie-started--
- ^ http://www.eenaducinema.com/news/ram-charan-and-allu-arjun-s-multi-starrer-project-details/1693.html
