They’ve begun to call me a crossover artiste…
To me, language has never been a barrier. I grew up learning Telugu, Hindi and Tamil. I watch movies in all three languages and have always dreamt of making films in each of those.
FLASHBACK Behind the scene
Rana Daggubati’s favorite photo is of him looking at the world through the fascinating lens of Suresh Productions possession, a state-of-the-art camera My career in cinema started behind the camera way before I became an actor. My grandfather, Dr. D. Rama Naidu had built a huge house to be rented out for shoots but eventually [...]
BALANCING ACT Rana Daggubati on Sureshbabu
Tinsel town celebs raise a toast to their dads and tell us what makes them special. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo listens in. Hindu Sunday, 19th June 2011. My family is like a film school. My dad played the most important role as a guide, mentor and a critique which helped me shape my career and he [...]
Jun 20, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
Family Man Rana Daggubati
Mumbai Mirror, 19th June 2011 He might have played a flamboyant casanova on screen, but in real life, Rana Daggubati is quite the opposite. The actor, who crooned Te Amo in his debut film, is quite the family man. Recently, the actor who’s shooting for the Telugu flick ‘Naa Ishtam’ in Malaysia, left his co-star [...]
Jun 19, 2011 | 6 comments | View Post
Bollywood’s Newest Hunk Rana Daggubati UNCENSORED
Stardust, June 2011, Dhiren J. Trivedi , Photography: Harpreet BachcherA casual glance of him may fool one to believing him to be one of those intense, serious guys with mighty attitude. Get him talking and he’s contradiction personified to his stern exterior. Rana Daggubati, undoubtedly, has become a sensation after the release of his debut [...]
Jun 12, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
We have been blessed being born in a film family
Varsha Bansal and Uma Kannan Express News Service : 05 Jun 2011 03:06:35 PM IST When Telugu film ‘Leader’, a political thriller, hit the screens in 2010, Rana Daggubati, the smouldering new hero, became an overnight star. Thanks to director Sekhar Kammula and the teaser of ‘Leader’, Rana was spotted by ‘Dum Maro Dum’ director [...]
Most of Mumbai gets my name wrong
Son of film producer D Suresh Babu, Daggubati is the nephew of Telugu actors Venkatesh and Nagarjuna. He is a qualified industrial photographer. In 2007, Bommalata, a film that he produced, won a National Award in the Best Film in Telugu category. As an actor, he made his debut in the Telugu film Leader. With [...]
May 30, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
Casting his spell
The Hindu, May 25, 2011, MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN Having made his mark in Bollywood, Rana Daggubati opens up to Madhumitha Srinivasan on films and more. With a grandfather who’s a Dadasaheb Phalke awardwinner, a superstar for uncle and one of the biggest producers in the industry for a father, spearheading the family name into the third [...]
May 26, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
GO FROM DRAB TO CELEB-FAB
LAST SEEN in Dum Maro Dum FITNESS: Bollywood’s latest southern import has made heads everywhere turn with his performance in Dum Maro Dum. It seems fitness is key to his impish charm and good looks. Cardio and weight training 6 days a week pretty much sums it up. WELLNESS MANTRA “ Make fitness a part [...]
May 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Abhishek-Rana: All iz well
Adding to the long list of South stars making their debut in Bollywood is Rana Daggubati, a Telugu actor. Rana was noticed in his debut Bollywood film, ‘Dum Maro Dum’ and currently, he is shooting for a Telegu film with actor Genelia D’Souza. The very fact that he has been accepted in B-town with open [...]
May 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Remember my work, not link-ups
…says Rana Daggubatti as he gets candid about career, relationships and takes a rapid fire of pointed questions. Prithwish Ganguly, Mumbai Times, 19 May 2011 Your next is with Ram Gopal Varma. He does not have hits to his credit and people have written him off. Why work with him? • Despite all that you [...]
