Ravi Teja is an Indian film actor who works predominately in Telugu cinema.

Age and Height

Ravi Teja was born on 26th January 1968 and is 51 years of age as in 2019. He is 5 feet and 7 inches tall. 

Marriage/Relationships

Ravi Teja is married to Kalyani and the couple has two children. 

Family

Ravi Teja is the son of Bhupatiraju Rajgopal Raju and Rajya Lakshmi Bhupatiraju. He has a brother named Raghu Raju. Married to Kalyani, he has two children namely a daughter Mokshadha Bhupatiraju and a son by name of Mahadhan Bhupatiraju. The daughter was born in the year 2003 while the son was born in 2006. 

Career

Ravi Teja has worked both in the television and film industry. He worked in “Pratibandh”, “Aaj Ka Goondaraj” and “Criminal” which gave him some recognition.  However, his first movie as a lead actor was “Neekosam” in the year 1999 which was directed by SreenuVaitla. Prior to this, he played small roles in some movies.
In 2001, Ravi Teja was cast in the lead role in the movie “Itlu Sravani Subramanyam”. This movie turned out to be a big commercial hit and Ravi Teja established a name for himself. The popularity of Ravi Teja can be gauged from the fact that he has appeared in 66 movies till date and has done a cameo appearance in some others. He has also lent his voice to some songs in movies like “Balupu”, “Power” and “Raja the Great”. Ravi Teja has also done voiceover in some movies like “Maryada Ramanna”, “Doosukeltha” and “Awe”. 

Controversies

Ravi Teja was in the centre of a major controversy in the year 2017 when he was grilled by the special investigation team for over nine hours on the suspicion of taking drugs during rave parties. However, Ravi Teja later came out clean from this case.
 

Favourites

His favourite food is Pulao. Ravi Teja’s favourite director is Puri Jagannadh. He likes watching films and travelling. 

Awards

Ravi Teja was nominated for Best Actor award in Filmfare awards South in 2010 for the movie “Kick”. He was also nominated for the Best Actor award for movie “Krishna” in 2009. 
Ravi Teja won the Nandi award for best actor for the movie “Neninthe” in the year 2009. He also received the Nandi Special Jury award from his role in “Nee Kosam” in the year 1999. 

Trivia

Ravi Teja was on the 50th position on the Forbes India’s 2012 list for the top 100 celebrities.