Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (born 14 December, 1984), is an Indian actor, producer, visual effects entrepreneur, and television host who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil cinema. Before beginning his acting career, he worked as a visual effects producer and won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu as a co-producer of *Bommalata* (2004). He made his acting debut as the lead in Sekhar Kammula's political drama *Leader* (2010), followed by his Hindi film debut in *Dum Maaro Dum* (2011). He played the antagonist Bhallaladeva in S. S. Rajamouli's two-part film series *Baahubali: The Beginning* (2015) and *Baahubali 2: The Conclusion* (2017). His other films include *Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum* (2012), *Baby* (2015), *The Ghazi Attack* (2017), *Nene Raju Nene Mantri* (2017), *Haathi Mere Saathi* / *Aranya* (2021), *Bheemla Nayak* (2022), and the Tamil action drama *Vettaiyan* (2024). He starred alongside Venkatesh in the crime drama series *Rana Naidu* (2023) and hosted the celebrity talk show *No. 1 Yaari with Rana*. He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for *Leader*, the Nandi Award for Best Villain for *Baahubali: The Beginning*, and multiple South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA). He also heads the media and entertainment company Spirit Media.
Nenu Naa Rakshasi
(Abhi)
Leader
(Arjun Prasad)
Naa Ishtam
(Ganesh)
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
(BTech Babu)
Spy
(Arjun (Special Appearance))
Department
(Inspector Shivnarayan)
Arrambam
(ACP Sanjay)
Vettaiyan
(Natraj 'Nat' Shanmugam)
Bāhubali: The Beginning
(Bhallaladeva)
Rudhramadevi
(Prince Chalukya Veerabhadra)
Baby
(Jai Singh Rathod)
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
(Bhallaladeva)
Bangalore Naatkal
(Shiva)
Inji Iduppazhagi
(Cameo Appearance)
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
(Self)
1945
(Adhi)
Enai Noki Paayum Thota
(Self)
The Ghazi Attack
(Arjun Varma)
Dum Maaro Dum
(DJ Joaquim "Joki" Fernandes)
Nene Raju Nene Mantri
(Jogendra)
Welcome to New York
(Rana)
Rajaratha
(Rajaratham (Voice))
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
(Vikram Jaiswal (Special appearance))
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
(Nara Chandrababu Naidu)
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
(Self)
Viraata Parvam
(Dr. Ravi Shankar "Aranya / Ravanna")
Housefull 4
(Raja Gama / Pappu Rangeela)
Dongata
(Self)
N.T.R: Mahanayakudu
(Nara Chandrababu Naidu)
Kaadan
(Kaadan)
Bheemla Nayak
(Daniel "Danny" Shekar)
Jai Hanuman
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale
(Self)
Mirai
(Jaithraya)
WWE WrestleMania 41: Sunday
(Self)
Uppu Kappurambu
(Narrator)
Bāhubali: The Epic
(Bhallaladeva)
Parasakthi
(Michael Reddy)
Mirai Jaithraya
(Jaithraya)
Kaantha
(Phoenix)
3BHK
(House - Telegu (voice))
Untitled Akshay Kumar - Chandoo Mondeti Film
Sam Jam
(Self)
Mission Frontline with Rana Daggubati
(Himself)
No.1 Yaari with Rana
(Himself)
Unstoppable with NBK
(Self)
Rana Naidu
(Rana Naidu)
Bigg Boss Telugu
(Himself as Guest)
Koffee with Karan
(Self)
The Rana Daggubati Show
(The Host)
Social Media Star With Janice Sequeira
(Himself)
Comedy Nights with Kapil
(Self)
The Journey Of India
(Self)
Bãhubali: The Torchbearer
(Self)
Krishna and His Leela
(Presenter)
Krishna and His Leela
(Producer)
C/o Kancharapalem
(Producer)
Keedaa Cola
(Presenter)
Kalki 2898-AD
(Presenter)
Kaantha
(Producer)
Pareshan
(Producer)
Jigra
(Presenter)
35 - Chinna Katha Kaadu
(Presenter)
Dark Chocolate
(Presenter)
Premante
(Presenter)
Kothapallilo Okappudu
(Producer)
Neelira
(Co-Producer)
Untitled Akshay Kumar - Chandoo Mondeti Film
(Producer)
Last Man in Tower
(Producer)
Scary Picture
(Producer)
Maya Bazaar - For Sale
(Producer)