Rana Daggubati is an actor, producer, and entrepreneur. He started his career as the co-producer of a National Award-winning film, Bommalata: A Belly Full of Dreams (2004) and went on to make his acting debut in the Telugu film Leader (2010) and the Hindi film Dum Maro Dum (2011). He is widely known for his portrayal of the antagonist Bhallaladeva in the multilingual, magnum opus films Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), both of which won National Awards, and are among the top 10 highest-grossing Indian films globally. He leads operations at one of South India's leading production houses – Suresh Productions, runs an entertainment and talent management firm - Kwan Entertainment, mentors and supports tech start-ups in media with Anthill Studios, and has invested in one of India's most reputed comic book companies – Amar Chitra Katha.
