35 Facts About Ravi Teja

One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, Teja has won three state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award South.

Ravi Teja was featured by Forbes India in the list of top 100 Celebrities in 2012,2013, and 2015.

Ravi Teja started his film career with an uncredited role in Karthavyam and then played similar minor parts in films such as Allari Priyudu, Ninne Pelladata.

Ravi Teja's first lead role came with Nee Kosam, which was an average grosser at the box office but won him the Nandi Special Jury Award.

Ravi Teja was born in Jaggampeta in the erstwhile East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

Ravi Teja's father, Bhoopatiraju Rajagopal Raju was a pharmacist and his mother, Bhoopatiraju Rajya Lakshmi was a homemaker.

Ravi Teja is the eldest of three sons, the others being Bharath and Raghu, who are actors.

Ravi Teja spent most of his childhood in Northern India because of his father's work.

Ravi Teja's schooling was done in Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bhopal.

Ravi Teja was fascinated with cinema right from his childhood.

Ravi Teja idolized Amitabh Bachchan and would re-enact scenes from his films at home.

Ravi Teja completed his Bachelor's degree in Arts at Siddhartha Degree College, Vijayawada.

On May 26,2002 Ravi Teja married Kalyani who hails from Ganapavaram, West Godavari District.

Ravi Teja played small roles in the films Karthavyam, Abhimanyu, Chaitanya, Collector Gaari Alludu, and Aaj Ka Goonda Raj.

Ravi Teja became an assistant director, working in both television and film.

Ravi Teja met Krishna Vamsi and worked as an assistant director under him for the 1996 hit film Ninne Pelladata.

Ravi Teja continued to work as an assistant director for a few other films.

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.

Ravi Teja followed up with roles in the films Seetha Rama Raju, Padutha Teeyaga, Manasichhi Choodu and Krishna Reddy's Premaku Velayara.

Ravi Teja won the Nandi Award for Best Actor Special Jury for his performance.

In 2003, Ravi Teja again worked with director Puri Jagannadh for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi.

The year 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 2004, Ravi Teja starred in Venky, directed by Vaitla.

Ravi Teja appeared in Naa Autograph directed by cinematographer turned director S Gopal Reddy.

In 2005, Ravi Teja's work included Bhadra, directed by Boyapati Srinu and Bhageeratha, directed by Rasool Ellore.

Ravi Teja worked in the crime film Shock, directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Ram Gopal Varma.

Consequently, Ravi Teja went on to play the lead in Khatarnak and Dubai Seenu, his third collaboration with director Vaitla.

In 2009, Ravi Teja worked with director Surender Reddy for action comedy Kick.

Ravi Teja later starred in Ram Gopal Varma's Dongala Mutha and made a cameo appearance as a body double of himself in Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju, directed Varma.

In 2012, Ravi Teja starred in four films starring with Gunasekhar's Nippu and Siva's Daruvu.

Ravi Teja collaborated for the fifth time with director Puri for the fantasy comedy Devudu Chesina Manushulu.

In 2013, Ravi Teja started in Malineni's action comedy Balupu.

Ravi Teja gets into the skin of the character and has done well.

Ravi Teja later played the lead in Bengal Tiger, directed by Sampath Nandi.

In 2018, Ravi Teja starred in three films, Touch Chesi Chudu, Nela Ticket, and Amar Akbar Anthony, which were all huge critical and commercial failures.