Ravi Teja

For other people named Ravi Teja, see Ravi Teja (disambiguation).

Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja in 2023
Born
Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju[1]

(1968-01-26) 26 January 1968 (age 56)[2]
Jaggampeta, Andhra Pradesh, India[2]
Other namesMass Maharaja
Alma materSiddhartha Degree College, Vijayawada
Occupations
Years active1988–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Kalyani
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(m. 2002)​
Children2

Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer who mainly works in Telugu cinema.[1] Known for his roles in action comedy films, he is popular by the moniker Mass Maharaja.[3][4] One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, Teja has won three state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award South.[5] He was featured by Forbes India in the list of top 100 Celebrities in 2012, 2013 and 2015.[6][3]

Teja started his film career with an uncredited role in Karthavyam (1990) and then played similar minor parts in films such as Allari Priyudu (1993), Ninne Pelladata (1996). Then he essayed meatier supporting roles in Sindhooram (1997), Manasichi Choodu (1998), Premaku Velayara (1999), Samudram (1999), Annayya (2000) among others and also worked as an assistant director for several films.

Teja's first lead role came with Nee Kosam (1999), which was an average grosser at the box office but won him the Nandi Special Jury Award.[7] He established himself as a leading actor with Itlu Sravani Subramanyam (2001), Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru! (2002), and Idiot (2002). Teja then went on to star in notable films like Khadgam (2002), Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003), Venky (2004), Naa Autograph (2004), Bhadra (2005), Vikramarkudu (2006), Dubai Seenu (2007), Krishna (2008), Neninthe (2008), Kick (2009), Sambho Siva Sambho (2010), Don Seenu (2010), Mirapakay (2011), Balupu (2013), Power (2014), Bengal Tiger (2015), Raja the Great (2017), Krack (2021), Dhamaka (2022) and Waltair Veerayya (2023). Ravi Teja is widely known for his comic timing.

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  2. ^ a b "Ravi Teja: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Forbes India 2013 Celebrity 100: Ravi Teja". Forbes India. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ^ "20 Heroic Years of Ravi Teja: The Disco Raja actor completes two decades in the industry". The Times of India. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ K., Janani (25 April 2018). "Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Allu Arjun: How much do Tollywood's highest-paid actors earn?". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Forbes India 2012 Celebrity 100: Ravi Teja". Forbes India. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Ravi Teja completes 19 years in Telugu cinema". The Times of India. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2020.