Ram Charan
Born: 1985-03-27 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March, 1985) is an Indian actor, film producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. The son of actor Chiranjeevi, Charan made his feature-film debut in Puri Jagannadh's action film *Chirutha* (2007), for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and the Nandi Special Jury Award. Charan gained recognition with his second film, S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action epic *Magadheera* (2009). He portrayed the dual roles of the warrior Kala Bhairava and modern-day Harsha, the film became the highest-grossing Telugu film of its time and earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and a Nandi Special Jury Award. He subsequently appeared in films including *Orange* (2010), *Racha* (2012), *Naayak* (2013), his Hindi debut in Apoorva Lakhia's *Zanjeer* / *Thoofan* (2013), *Yevadu* (2014), *Govindudu Andarivadele* (2014), and Surender Reddy's cop thriller *Dhruva* (2016). In 2018, Charan portrayed Chitti Babu, a hearing-impaired village mechanic, in Sukumar's rural drama *Rangasthalam* (2018), earning widespread critical acclaim and winning his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. He later portrayed revolutionary Alluri Sitarama Raju in S. S. Rajamouli's *RRR* (2022) alongside N. T. Rama Rao Jr., earning a nomination for Best Actor in an Action Movie at the Critics' Choice Super Awards. He starred alongside Chiranjeevi in Koratala Siva's *Acharya* (2022), headlined S. Shankar's political action drama *Game Changer* (2025) opposite Kiara Advani, and starred in Buchi Babu Sana's sports action drama *Peddi* (2026). In 2016, Charan founded the production company Konidela Production Company, which produced films including *Khaidi No. 150* (2017), the historical biopic *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and *Godfather* (2022).
Filmography
2026
- Peddi as Peddi Pehelwan
2025
- Game Changer as H. Ram Nandan / Appanna
2024
- RRR: Behind & Beyond as Self
- Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli as Self
2023
- Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan as Special Appearance
2021
- Unstoppable with NBK as Himself
2019
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy ... (Producer)
- Vinaya Vidheya Rama as Konidela Rama
2018
- Titu Talks as Ram Charan
- Rangasthalam as Chelluboyina Chitti Babu
2017
- Bigg Boss Telugu as To promote himself as brand ambassador of "Disney+ hotstar"
- Khaidi No. 150 as Special Appearance
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- Dhruva as Dhruva
2015
- Bruce Lee: The Fighter as Bruce Lee / Karthik
2014
- Yevadu as Sathya/Ram/Charan
- Govindudu Andarivaadele as Abhiram
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Zanjeer as Inspector Vijay Khanna
- Naayak as Charan 'Cherry' / Siddharth Naayak
2012
- Rachcha as "Betting" Raj
2010
- Orange as Ram
2009
- Magadheera as Kala Bhairava / Harsha
2007
- Chirutha as Charan