Konidela Ram Charan (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema,[3][4] he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards. Since 2013, he has featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list.

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Charan in 2013
Born
Konidela Ram Charan[1]
27 March 1985 (age 38)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names
Cherry, Ram
Alma mater
St. Mary's College, Hyderabad
Occupations
Actorfilm producerentrepreneur
Years active
2007–present
Spouse
Upasana Kamineni (m. 2012)
Children
1
Parent
Chiranjeevi (father)
Relatives
Pawan Kalyan (uncle)
Shobana Kamineni (mother-in-law)
Allu Arjun (cousin)
Family
Allu–Konidela family
Awards
Full list
Charan made his acting debut with the action film Chirutha (2007), a box office hit, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He rose to prominence starring in S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action film Magadheera (2009), the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. His notable works include Racha (2012), Naayak (2013), Yevadu (2014), and Dhruva (2016). Charan then starred in the blockbusters Rangasthalam (2018), winning his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, and RRR (2022), which earned over ₹1,387 crore (US$170 million), thus becoming his highest grosser. For RRR, he received a nomination at the Critics' Choice Super Awards for Best Actor in an Action Movie. Charan is the only Indian Actor to have been honoured with the opportunity to present an award at a Hollywood films event.

In 2016, Charan launched his own production house Konidela Production Company, which has notably backed Khaidi No. 150 (2017) and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019). Beyond his film career, he owns the polo team Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club and was a co-owner of the regional airline service TruJet.

Early life and family
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Main article: Allu–Konidela family
Ram Charan was born in Madras (now Chennai) to Telugu film actor Chiranjeevi and his wife Surekha on 27 March 1985.[5][6] Ram Charan's family hails from Mogalthuru and Palakollu in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.[7][8] His maternal grandfather was the noted comic actor Allu Ramalingaiah.[9] He has two siblings — an older sister Sushmitha and younger sister Sreeja.[10]

Ram Charan was educated at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai,[11] Lawrence School, Lovedale,[12] The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet,[13] and at the St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.[14] He also attended Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting school in Mumbai

Other work
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Ram Charan at GQ India Awards 2016
Charan is an equestrian.[103] The Hans India reported that he had learnt horse-riding in his childhood.[104] In September 2011, he started his own polo team Ram Charan Hyderabad Polo Riding Club.[105][106] He also served on the board of directors of Maa TV.[107] In 2009, he became a spokesperson for Pepsi's advertisement campaigns.[108]

Turbo Megha Airways Private Limited was incorporated in March 2013, with Charan and Vankayalapati Umesh as promoters.[109][110] In early July 2015, the airline adopted the brand name TruJet.[111] It received its air operator's certificate for regional operations from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on 7 July 2015.[112] He is also the spokesman and co-owner of the obstacle running series Devil's circuit.[113]

Charan started his own film production company Konidela Production Company in 2016.[114] The first film produced from the studio is his father Chiranjeevi's 150th film Khaidi No. 150 (2017).[115] The film grossed over ₹164 crore at the box office, on a budget of ₹50 crore.[116] Following the success of the film, he again collaborated with his father and produced Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)[117] with a production budget of ₹270–300 crore.[118][119]

In May 2023, he announced a partnership with Vikram Reddy, of UV Creations, to launch the production house, V Mega Pictures.[120] Within the same month, V Mega Pictures announced its collaboration with Abhishek Agarwal Arts, for the production of their first film, The India House, starring Nikhil Siddharth and Anupam Kher as Shyamji Krishna Varma.[121]