Ravi Teja
Acting
Born: January 26, 1968 (age 58) · Jaggampeta, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Highest Rated
Biography
Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju, known professionally as Ravi Teja and popularly referred to as "Mass Maharaja", is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Born on January 26, 1968, in Jaggampeta, Andhra Pradesh, he spent much of his childhood across northern India before studying at Siddhartha Degree College in Vijayawada. He began his film journey in Chennai working as an assistant director and playing uncredited and supporting roles in movies throughout the 1990s. He earned his breakthrough as a lead actor with Srinu Vaitla's romantic drama *Nee Kosam* (1999) and Krishna Vamsi's patriotic ensemble *Khadgam* (2002), both earning him Nandi Special Jury Awards. He cemented his status as a bankable mainstream star through a career-defining collaboration with director Puri Jagannadh, beginning with *Itlu Sravani Subramanyam* (2001) and the runaway blockbusters *Idiot* (2002) and *Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi* (2003). Celebrated for his high-energy screen presence, sharp comic timing, and fast-paced dialogue delivery, he delivered widespread commercial hits including *Venky* (2004), *Vikramarkudu* (2006), *Dubai Seenu* (2007), *Krishna* (2008), *Neninthe* (2008), *Kick* (2009), *Don Seenu* (2010), *Mirapakay* (2011), *Balupu* (2013), *Power* (2014), *Raja the Great* (2017), *Krack* (2021), *Dhamaka* (2022), and *Waltair Veerayya* (2023). Over a career spanning more than three decades and over 70 films, he has won three Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Actor for *Neninthe*, as well as a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for *Waltair Veerayya*. He has also been featured multiple times on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list and produces films under his banner RT Teamworks.
Known for
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Movies (81)
Irumudi
Trinadh Rama Kasu
Raja the Great
Raja
Mirapakay
Rishi
Daruvu
Ravindra
Hanu-Man
Koti (voice)
Devudu Chesina Manushulu
Ravi Teja
Vikramarkudu
Athili Sathi Babu / Vikram Singh Rathore
Dubai Seenu
Seenu
Mass Jathara
Lakshman Bheri
Krack
CI Potharaju Veera Shanker
Kick 2
Robin Hood / Kalyan
Balupu
Ravi
Kick
Kalyan
Disco Raja
Disco Raja / Vasu
Ramarao On Duty
Ramarao
Maryada Ramanna
Bicycle (Voice)
Bengal Tiger
Akash Narayan
Don Seenu
Seenu (Don Seenu)
Amar Akbar Anthony
Amar / Akbar / Anthony
Power
ACP Baldev Sahay / Tirupathi
Dongala Mutha
Sudheer
Waltair Veerayya
ACP Vikram Sagar
Romeo
Cameo
Shankar Dada Zindabad
Special appearance in the song "Jagadeka Veerudiki"
Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi
Ram Satyanarayana
Tiger Nageswara Rao
Tiger Nageswara "Nagi" Rao
Ammayi Kosam
Ravi
Idiot
Chanti
Eagle
Eagle / Sahadev
Sindhooram
Chanti
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Chandu
Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju
Cameo
Venky
Venkateswarulu "Venky"
Touch Chesi Chudu
Karthikeya
Neninthe
Ravikumar
Khadgam
Koteswara Rao
Ravanasura
Advocate Ravindra
Dhamaka
Anand Chakravarthy / Swamy
Khiladi
Mohan Gandhi
Premaku Velayera
1999
Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam
Ravi
Nippu
Surya/Nippu
Doosukeltha
Narrator (Voice)
Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa
Tirupati
Seetharama Raju
Seenu
Vande Matharam
2001
Anveshana
2002
Nela Ticket
Nela Ticket
Ninne Pelladatha
guy who misbehaves with Mahalakshmi in disco
Shambo Shiva Shambo
Karunakar AKA Karna
Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
Raja's Friend
Bhadra
2005
Oka Raju Oka Rani
2003
Khatarnak
Dasu
Naa Autograph Sweet Memories
Seenu
Awe!
Bonsai Tree "Chanti" (Voice)
O Panaipothundi Babu
1998
Itlu Sravani Subramanyam
Subramanyam
Shock
Sekhar
Mr Bachchan
Indukuri Anand 'Mr. Bachchan'
Anjaneyulu
Anjaneyulu / Pavan / Abhimanyu
Samudram
Chepala Nani
Veede
Yedukondalu
Baladur
Chanti
Annayya
Ravi
Bhageeratha
Chandu
Krishna
Krisha
Dongodu
2003
Budget Padmanabham
2001
Karthavyam
1991
Veera
Veera
Manasichi Choodu
1998
Sarocharu
Karthik
Preminche Manasu
1999
Vajrakaya
Cameo
Manasichanu
2000
Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru!
Anil Kumar
Nee Kosam
1999
Chanti
Chanti
Chiranjeevulu
2001
Ghutan
(as Amit Shankar)
