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Hollywood debut for Rana

Actor Rana Daggubati is going great guns. The actor, who had a release ‘Naa Istham’ last Friday, is all set to foray into Hollywood films. The film titled ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ will see Rana making his debut in Hollywood. He will be the first mainstream actor from Tollywood who will feature in an [...]

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‘Department’ a heavy-duty action film: Rana Daggubati

New Delhi: Ram Gopal Varma’s past few projects have failed to rock the box office, but actor Rana Daggubati, who has teamed up with the director in ‘Department’, is confident that the film will turn out to be one of his most stylish movies. “Ramu (Varma) dabbles in a lot of genres of films. He is [...]

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‘Lineage gives you that extra edge’

Nina C George, March 26, 2012 Rana Daggubati comes from a family of producers, directors and actors. So, by the time he was in his teens, Rana knew what went into direction, acting and was sound with the technical side of film-making.  He became a producer very young and confesses that it won’t be long [...]

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Rana goes International with ‘A Momentary LApse of Reason’

Actor Rana Daggubati has just bagged his maiden Hollywood venture, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (AMLOR), to be directed by the internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Aditya Bhattacharya. “I am very pleased to annouce that I will be making foray into a new language. It is a fantastic opportunity for a young actor like me to be a part of a [...]

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The Most Promising Newcomer of 2011 – Rana

A debutant has it tough. If your film is a success, you have it made. Offers come from quarters you least expect and in overwhelming numbers. If it doesn’t, well it doesn’t and people couldn’t care less that you existed. But if you have made your mark in either case, well, you’re the kind that [...]

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Ram Charan lauds best friend Rana

Rana Daggubati’s dancing in his upcoming release seems to have caught the attention of his best friend Ram Charan.  Looks like it has left Charan a little surprised, for all the right reasons. Ram Charan, who made a name for himself in Kollywood with the Tamil dubbed version of his Magadheera, posted on his microblogging [...]

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Summer at the BO

Rana Daggubati is living it up doing a balancing act between a rom-com and an underworld thriller. Rana Daggubati is at ease amidst a whirlwind of promotional activity. Naa Ishtam is his fourth film and his first love story, a romantic comedy at that. “Finally I am playing my age and not a politician (Leader) or a [...]

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Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men 2011

You decide! Cast your vote now and help the sexiest celebs in town make it to the top 20 of Hyderabad Times Most Desirable People 2011 To vote log on toitimes.com/polls Voting closes on April 15. Successful, stylish and super sexy – an army of drool-worthy celebs have managed to win the hearts of Hyderabadis [...]

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Learning is an everyday aspect…

“Learning is an everyday aspect. We need to learn and unlearn various facets in order to play different characters,” says the dashing hero of ‘Leader’ fame Rana Daggubati. Born in Chennai and brought up in Hyderabad, the impressive actor spoke to The Hindu in a down-to-earth manner. The actor was here for a private programme at Chaitanya [...]

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Amitabh made Rana Daggubati nervous

The actor, who was in the city recently, says that his good looks have taken him far. Rana Daggubati is all of three films old, but the actor is happy with the acceptance he’s got both in Tollywood and Bollywood. So much so, that he’s already looking at widening his horizons by venturing into Tamil cinema [...]

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Rana of Telugu flicks

Tall, dark and handsome actor Rana Daggupati was in the city to promote his upcoming release Naa Ishtam. “Work doesn’t bring me to Bengaluru often. I got this opportunity to interact with people here and grabbed it right away,” says Rana. About featuring in Kannada films, he says, “The script is similar to Telugu. I [...]

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Rana Daggubati now ambassador for Earth Hour

The “Naa Ishtam” star has been announced as the brand ambassador for the “Earth Hour 2012″ initiated by WWF ( World Wide Fund for Nature) by showing his support by switching off lights and saving electricty for an hour on March 31. Along with him, even cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will be showing his support to this cause, which [...]