Ram Charan Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ram Charan

• Ram Charan is an Indian philanthropist, actor, businessman, and film producer, who has predominately worked in Tollywood. Ram is the son of the famous Tollywood actor Chiranjivi. In May 2023, Ram revealed that he would be producing his maiden pan-India film The India House, which is based on the life of a freedom fighter named Veer Savarkar.

• Ram was passionate about acting since his childhood. While studying at school, he competed in numerous dance and drama shows.
  

  A photo of Ram Charan taken when he was a child

• Ram Charan’s acting in his first Telugu movie Chirutha (2007) was liked by many film critics; he won a Filmfare and a Nandi Award for it.

• His film Magadheera (2009) was a huge hit and ran for 757 days at cinema theatres. For essaying the characters of Harsha and Kala Bhairava in the film, Ram did not only receive appreciation from the film critics, but he also won Filmfare and Nandi Awards.
  

  A poster of Magadheera

• His role as Ram, an NRI, in the 2010 Telugu film Orange was liked by his fans and film critics; however, the film failed to perform well at the box office.

• He landed the role of Raj, a gambler, in the 2012 Telugu film Racha (aka Rachcha).

• After a few media houses referred to him as Ram Charan Teja in 2012, Ram posted a tweet in which he asked the media houses to avoid calling him by that name. In his tweet, Ram wrote,
  

  My dad named me ram charan not ram charan teja. So I feel good wen people call me just ram charan I also request the media to note this.”

• He essayed the dual roles of Ram Charan “Cherry” and Siddharth Naayak “Siddhu” in the 2013 Telugu film Naayak.

• In the same year, Forbes India Magazine listed his name at the 63rd position in its Celebrity 100 list.

• Ram not only acted in the 2013 Hindi film Zanjeer but also sang the Telugu dubbed version of the film’s song Mumbai Ke Hero.
  

  Ram Charan in Zanjeer

• In 2014, he was seen in two Telugu films Yevadu and Govindudu Andarivadele.

• In 2015, he essayed the dual characters of Karthik/Bruce Lee and Vikram Kumar (an IB officer) in the Telugu film Bruce Lee: The Fighter.

• In the same year, Ram ventured into the field of aviation business and established TruJet, which was closed in 2022 due to losses.

• In 2016, Ram appeared as an IPS officer in the Telugu film Dhruva.
  

  Ram Charan in a still from the film Dhruva

• Ram Charan is the owner of a production company named Konidela Production Company, which he established in 2016 in Hyderabad.

• Ram produced Khaidi No. 150, a Telugu film released in 2017.

• In Rangasthalam, a 2018 Telugu film, Ram played the role of a partially deaf villager named Chelluboina Chitti Babu.
  

  Ram Charan as Chelluboina Chitti Babu in Rangasthalam

• Ram acted along with Kiara Advani and Vivek Oberoi in the 2019 Telugu film Vinaya Vidheya Rama, which failed to do well at the box office and flopped. Later, Ram published a post on social media in which he apologized to his fans who were disappointed with him over his poor performance in the film. Ram wrote,
  

  I feel extremely honoured and humbled by all the love and adoration showered upon me and my films. I would like to thank each and every technician who strove day and night to execute ‘Vinaya Vidheya Rama’. No amount of words are sufficient to describe the support extended by our producer DVV Danayya Garu. I will always be thankful for my distributors and exhibitors who believed in our film and backed it. We worked really hard to deliver a film which would entertain all of you. Unfortunately, the vision could not get translated properly on screen and we could not meet your expectations.”

• In the same year, Ram produced Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, a Telugu film.

• He was appointed as the designated partner of Mega Talkies Llp on 12 January 2018.

• At V Mega Pictures Llp, Ram Charan assumed the post of Body Corporate DP Nominee on 16 April 2018.

• In 2022, Ram Charan was selected to portray Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary who started an armed revolt against the British Raj, in the Telugu film RRR. It was later reported by several sources that Ram charged Rs. 45 crores for acting in the film.
  

  Ram Charan in RRR

• Ram appeared as Comrade Siddha in the same year in the Telugu film Acharya; he acted along with his father in the film.

• He assumed Lifetime Wellness Rx International Limited’s directorship on 18 August 2022.

• In May 2023, Ram, through a social media post, announced that he would be casting Anupam Kher and Nikhil Siddhartha in his maiden pan-India film The India House. The film would be co-produced by Ram Charan and Vikram Reddy.

 

• Actor Rana Daggubati is his childhood friend.
  

  Ram Charan with Rana Daggubati and Allu Arjun

• In an interview, Ram said that he would have pursued a career in Automobile Engineering had he not become an actor.

• He learned acting skills from Mumbai’s Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.

• He has done ad commercials for renowned brands like Pepsi, Meesho, and Hero MotoCorp. As of May 2023, Ram has been seen in commercials for more than 34 products.
  

  Ram Charan in Meesho’s commercial

• He is the owner of a Polo Team in Hyderabad called Ram Charan Hyderabad Polo Riding Club.

• Ram is a trained horse rider, and he started taking horse riding classes in his childhood.
  

  A photo of Ram Charan taken while he was riding a horse

• Ram Charan has purchased a private jet.

• As a social activist, Ram Charan has organised numerous blood donation camps. When the country was undergoing a severe oxygen shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ram established several oxygen banks and provided ventilators and concentrators to several hospitals in Tamil Nadu.

• Ram Charan was invited along with other actors to represent Indian cinema at the G20 Summit in Kashmir in May 2023.
  

  Ram Charan greeting the guests at the G20 Summit

• When asked about Ram Charan’s habits of smoking and drinking, he said he has tried both, but he doesn’t think of himself as an addict. Speaking about it, in an interview, he said,
  

  I tried everything from smoking to drinking. But, I didn’t get addicted to them. They say your skin and voice gets affected. As we all know the side effects and before the start of every film we will be seeing an awareness video. I don’t say, I didn’t even try them.”

• Ram Charan is an avid dog lover. He owns a Poodle named Rhyme and a Jack Russell Terrier named Brat.
  

  Ram with his Poodle and Jack Russell Terrier

• Ram allegedly faced racism as actor Shah Rukh Khan called him ‘idli’ while inviting him onstage at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant‘s pre-wedding event, held in Gujarat in March 2024. Ram’s makeup artist even walked out of the event and the incident sparked discussions on social media. ^[12]Hindustan Times
  

  Ram Charan’s makeup artist’s Instagram story about Shah Rukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan is being insensitive by referring to Ram Charan as "idli," which could be perceived as a racial stereotype against South Indians. SHAME ON YOU @iamsrk#RamCharan pic.twitter.com/kUFRd6fTUj

— YoungTiger | Fan Account | (@Sallu_Stann) March 4, 2024