1. Konidela Ram Charan was born on 27 March 1985 and is an Indian actor, film producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu cinema.
40 Facts About Ram Charan
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Ram Charan is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and is known for his dancing.
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Ram Charan has featured in Forbes Indias Celebrity 100 list since 2013.
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Ram Charan went on to star in notable films such as Orange, Racha, Naayak, Yevadu, Govindudu Andarivadele, and Dhruva.
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In 2016, Ram Charan launched his own production house Konidela Production Company, which has notably backed Khaidi No 150 and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.
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Ram Charan was born in Madras in a Telugu family to actor Chiranjeevi and his wife Surekha on 27 March 1985.
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Ram Charan was educated at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, Lawrence School, Lovedale, The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, and at the St Mary's College, Hyderabad.
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Ram Charan attended Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting school in Mumbai.
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Ram Charan was presented with an honorary doctorate from Vels University, Chennai in April 2024.
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In 2007, Ram Charan made his film debut as the leading actor in Chirutha, an action film directed by Puri Jagannadh which completed 50 days in 178 direct cinemas and 15 other shifted cinemas.
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Ram Charan played the role of Charan, an ex-convict seeking to kill his father's murderer.
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Ram Charan stays clear of any oblique reference to his star father by way of dialogue or adopting any particular mannerism or style.
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Jeevi of Idlebrain felt that Ram Charan didn't try to stick to stardom and is not willing to repeat the mistakes performed by other stars.
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Ram Charan played the role of "Betting Raj", a gambler.
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Ram Charan played the role of ACP Vijay Khanna who swears vengeance on his parents' killer.
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Ram Charan made his debut as a playback singer with the song "Mumbai Ke Hero", composed by Chirrantan Bhatt, from the album Thoofan, the Telugu version of Zanjeer.
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Ram Charan's character has two shades, and he tries his best to bring variations.
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Ram Charan dances like there is no tomorrow and the choreography is a delight to watch.
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Ram Charan next played an IB Officer and a stunt performer in the Srinu Vaitla's action comedy film Bruce Lee: The Fighter.
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Ram Charan began learning Karate for his role in mid May 2015.
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Ram Charan next appeared in 2016 the action thriller film Dhruva, where he played as an IPS officer.
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Ram Charan made a cameo appearance in "Ammadu Let's Do Kummudu" song from the film Khaidi No 150, alongside his father Chiranjeevi, Devi Sri Prasad, and Kajal Aggarwal.
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Ram Charan next appeared in the action film Vinaya Vidheya Rama, directed by Boyapati Srinu, alongside Kiara Advani and Vivek Oberoi.
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Ram Charan starred alongside his father Chiranjeevi in Acharya directed by Koratala Siva.
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Chiranjeevi confirmed that Ram Charan would be doing the role in June 2020.
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Ram Charan starred in the film Game Changer, directed by S Shankar and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations.
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Ram Charan's upcoming projects include RC16, directed by Buchi Babu Sana, scheduled for release in 2026.
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Ram Charan served on the board of directors of Maa TV.
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Ram Charan is the spokesman and co-owner of the obstacle running series Devil's circuit.
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Ram Charan started his own film production company Konidela Production Company in 2016.
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On 26 May 2021, Ram Charan launched oxygen banks along with his father Chiranjeevi, through Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust.
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Ram Charan is married to Upasana Kamineni, the vice-chairman of Apollo Charity and Chief Editor of B Positive magazine.
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Ram Charan takes part in the 41-days-long Ayyappa Deeksha, which is done on a yearly basis in Sabarimala, Kerala.
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Ram Charan stated that "this spiritual living is like a detox holiday for him to de-stress, take healthy and simple food and maintaining inner peace from his chaotic shooting schedules and uncertain mundane things" and said that his father Chiranjeevi had inspired him in following the deeksha.
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Ram Charan was featured in GQ India's Best Dressed Men list in 2016.
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Ram Charan is popularly referred as the "Mega Power Star" in the media.
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Ram Charan has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013.
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Ram Charan was ranked twelfth on the Times' 50 Most Desirable Men for the year 2012, twenty-third in 2013, thirtieth in 2014, thirty-eighth in 2015.
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At an event held in January 2016 in Hyderabad, novelist Yandamuri Veerendranath commented that "Ram Charan is surviving on his father Chiranjeevi's popularity".
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In July 2022, Raveena Tandon said that "Yash, Prabhas and Ram Charan are now pan-Indian names".