Background:

Ram Charan was born on March 27, 1985 to Mega Star Chiranjeevi and Surekha in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has two sisters. He is the nephew of Nagendra Babu, Pawan Kalyan and Allu Aravind. Allu Arjun, Varun Tej, Sai Dharam Tej and Niharika Konidala are his cousins. On 1 December, 2011 Charan got engaged to Upasana Kamineni, the granddaughter of Prathap C. Reddy who is the Executive Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals. On June 14, 2012 Ram Charan married Upasana Kamineni. Upasana is the he vice-chairman of Apollo Charity and chief editor of B Positive magazine. The wedding was held at Temple Trees Farm House owned by Upasana in Gandipet, for which many Legendary actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Sridevi and others honoured the wedding ceremony.

Business Career:

Ram Charan is an equestrian (horse rider) and a successful entrepreneur. He is the proud owner of Ram Charan Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club, a polo team. His team has participated in several Polo seasons and even won a few titles. Ram Charan serves as one of the board of directors of MAA TV. In 2015 he started a Hyderabad based airline business called TruJet. Ram Charan is the face and co-owner of the obstacle running series the Devil’s Circuit. Ram Charan turned producer by heading the Konidela Production Company, whose first venture is Chiranjeevi’s 150th movie Khaidi No. 150.

Film Career:

Ram Charan made his film debut in 2007 with ‘Chirutha’ under the direction of the ace director Puri Jagannadh. The movie was successful at the box office and Charan received great applause for his dancing and action performance. This even earned him his first Filmfare Award for the Best South Debutant and a Nandi Special Jury Award.

Rise to stardom

His next movie was ‘Magadheera’ directed by ace director Rajamouli in 2009. 'Magadheera' turned out be one of the biggest successes of Tollywood and Charan received praises from the critics. The movie is the biggest milestone of his career. The success of the movie made him a star overnight. Cherry played dual role in the movie which is a period drama and he has done an exceptional job. ‘Magadheera’ received 6 Awards and Charan received 4 awards including one Nandi Special jury. The movie’s success brought him the chance to be the ambassador of an international beverages company Pepsi.co.

In 2010, he acted in ‘Orange’ which was directed by 'Bommarillu' Bhaskar. The movie is about an NRI youngster living in Australia whose opinions about love are indifferent from others as he doesn’t believe in loving forever. Ram Charan improved his style statement and acting skills. This was followed by ‘Raccha’ in 2012, which came after two years of gap and gave a hat trick hit to Ram Charan. The movie garnered decent reviews and by the end of the first week, it was a winner at the box office.

In 2013, ‘Naayak’ added to his filmography of hit list.Charan sported dual role in this movie and received praises for his performance. He was praised for getting into the shoes of Chiranjeevi in continuing the legacy. His acting and the dancing skills affirmed the legacy he carried.

In the same year Charan received an offer to work in a Hindi film ‘Zanjeer’ under Apoorva Lakhia direction. It was a remake of the 1973 Hindi film of the same name. ‘Zanjeer’ marked the Bollywood debut for Ram Charan in which Priyanka Chopra was paired opposite to him and Sanjay Dutt in a pivotal role. The Telugu version of the movie was ‘Thoofan’ and Ram Charan crooned a song ‘Mumbai ke Hero’ in the film.

His next movie was ‘Yevadu’, which was released in 2014. Stylish Star Allu Arjun did a cameo in the film. The movie turned out to be another hit in Charan’s career and he was praised for his dance moves and acting variations in the movie. Adding another movie to his series of success was his next with creative director Krishna Vamsi ‘ Govindudu Andarivadele’. This also turned out to be a hit and fetched over 40 Cr at the box office. In 2015, he acted in ‘Bruce Lee’ which was directed by Srinu Vailta.

In 2016, Ram Charan chose to do a remake for the first time in his career. ‘Thani Oruvan’ the Tamil film which was a huge blockbuster in the year 2015 was considered by him to be remade under the direction of Surender Reddy.