Ravi Teja is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. Ravi Teja alias Bhoopatiraju Ravishankar Raju was born in Jaggampeta, East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. He is the eldest of three sons to his father, Bhoopatiraju Rajgopal Raju, a pharmacist and mother Rajyalaxmi Bhoopatiraju, a home-maker. Ravi Teja initiated his career as a supporting actor in the movie Karthavyam and afterwards played small characters in the movies Chaitanya, Allari Priyudu, Aaj Ka Goonda Raj, Sindhooram and Ninne Pelladata. Teja has also starred as an assistant director for a number of Telugu movies.
Here are some interesting facts about Tollywood star Ravi Teja.
1. The Tollywood actor, Ravi Teja, was born on the 26th January 1968, as Ravi Shankar Raju Bhupatiraju, in Jaggampeta, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2. Ravi Teja’s father Raj Gopal Raju was a pharmacist and mother Rajya Lakshmi Bhupatiraju was a homemaker.
3. Ravi Teja got his big break in 2002 from ‘Idiot’ movie, directed by Puri Jagannadh. After its massive hit, the two teamed up five more times creating sensational movies like ‘Amma Nanna O Tamilammai’ and ‘Nenaithe’.
4. The Tollywood actor, Ravi Teja, is also received, nickname called, Mass Maharaja, and he is also having a meaty and very strong good fan following in the Tollywood, and India, vice versa.
5. He got Nandi Special Jury Award in 1999 and 2002 for his performance in the films Nee Kosam (1999) and Khadgam (2002) respectively. He also got the state Nandi Award for best actor for ‘Neninthe’ in 2008.
6. Ravi Teja also worked as an Assistant Director for some industry hits which he was not given credit for. He debuted in a movie called ‘Abhimanyu’ and also won three Nandi Awards till now.
7. Ravi Teja, as an actor, is shares some good rapport, with the Telugu movie director, like, Krishna Vamsi and Puri Jagannadh, and with the duo, he worked in the several movies, certainly.
8. Ravi Teja passion for dance is known in the industry. He was inspired by Bollywood bigshots Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda. He recently revealed his wish to direct a film in future.
9. Director YVS Chowdary gifted him a Shirdi Sai Baba bracelet when both were roommates. Ravi used to wear this bracelet in many of his films. He stopped wearing it when a co-star was hurt badly by the metal during a fight scene.
10. His ideal tourist destination is Europe and he loves to spend time with his family in European countries.
