Ravi Teja Birthday: Interesting Facts

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Actor Ravi Teja dubbed as Telugu film industry’s Akshay Kumar was born on 26 January 1968. He s celebrating his 53^rd birthday.  Born in Jaggampeta, his full name is Ravi Shankar Raju Bhupathiraju. He made his debut as a supporting artiste in Kartavyam in 1990. After this, he made his debut as a lead actor in the 1999 film 'Nee Kosam'.

Bagging Nandi Award

'Nee Kosam' was Ravi Teja's first film as a lead actor for which he was awarded the Nandi Award. Mass Maharaja fondly called by his fans has his films liked by the Hindi audience too. He had spent his early stages in North owing to his job’s father. He slowly won the hearts of the audience with his films and steadily he created a niches for himself in the Telugu showbiz.

Ravi Teja In Forbes

In 2012, Ravi Teja was on Forbes' list of 100 celebrities whose annual earnings was more than Rs 15.5 crore. Ravi had secured 50th position in this list. Apart from this, Ravi has also been the brand ambassador of footwear company Lunar in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Ravi Teja is called Akshay Kumar of Telugu films. Similar to Akshay Kumar, Mas Maharja also has the blend of  action and comic.

Scandal

Ravi Teja has also found himself in the midst of controversy. In 2017 his name was linked to drugs scandal that rocked Tollywood. Along with 12 celebrities his name was also included in the list.

Family

Speaking about Ravi Teja's family life, he married Kalyani on May 26, 2002. They have two children. The elder daughter's name is Mokshada and the son's name is Mahadhan Bhupathiraju. Ravi Teja also had a brother named Bharat Bhupathiraju. But in the year 2017, Ravi Teja completely broke down when his brother died in a car accident in June 2017. At that time, he was just 46 years old.