Ramachandran Raju is an Indian actor who has worked in many South Indian films. He is best known for playing Garuda, the main antagonist, in the movie, KGF: Chapter One. Apart from working in the Kannada Film Industry, Ramachandran Raju has also worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries.
Wiki/Biography
Ramachandran Raju was born on Monday, July 7, 1980 (age 42 years; in 2022) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 0″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (approx): 46-32-16
Family
Not much information is available about his parents’ names or professions.
Ramachandran Raju with his family
Parents & Siblings
He has a younger brother named Madhu Gowda.
Ramachandran Raju with his sister Madhu Gowda
He has another brother named Venkatswamy Raju, who is an entrepreneur.
Ramachandran Raju with his brother Venkatswamy Raju
Wife & Children
His wife’s name is Suma Raju. He is a Doctor by profession. The couple got married on February 21, 2014.
Ramachandran Raju with his wife Suma Raju
He has an elder son named Reyansh. He was born on March 26, 2016.
Ramachandran Raju’s eldest son, Reyansh
He has a younger daughter named Teeyara. He was born on November 21, 2019.
Ramachandran Raju’s daughter Teeyara
Religion/Religious Views
Ramachandran Raju was a Hindu.
Ramachandran Raju with his family outside a temple
Career
Ramachandran’s big debut as a villain
Ramachandran Raju made his debut as the main villain in the film, KGF: Chapter One. In the film, he played the role of Garuda. The role for the film was offered to him in 2016, and the film was released in 2018.
Ramachandran Raju as Garuda in the movie KGF: Chapter One
The film’s director, Prasanth Neel, chose Ramachandran for the negative role, as soon as he saw him. During the interview, Ramachandran Raju said,
I was there as a bodyguard to Yash’s boss. I calmly stood by Yash when director Prasanth Neel came to his house to offer him the lead role for the film, KGF. He saw me, and gave me a long look and asked Yash if I could come to his office for an audition. I didn’t know what was really going on and stood there in confusion. Yash’s boss immediately agreed to send me to Prasanth Neel’s office, where I gave my audition for the film in which I was later selected to debut.”
Growth by leaps and bounds in career after KGF
Ramachandran Raju instantly became very popular in the South Indian film industry. Since 2018, he has received many offers from different film producers. In 2021, he played the role of Jayaseelan, in the Tamil blockbuster, Sultan. The film was loved by Ramachandran fans. This is his debut film in the Tamil film industry.
Ramachandran Raju as Jayaseelan in the movie Sultan
In the same year, she played the role of Pedha Perumal, in the super hit Tamil film, Kodiyil Oruvan.
Ramachandran Raju as Pedha Perumal in the film Kodiyil Oruvan
Ramachandran Raju, in 2021, was also selected for a role in the film, AV33. In 2021, Ramachandran Raju played the role of Dhanunjay in the Telugu film Maha Samudram.
Ramachandran Raju as Dhanunjay in the Tamil film Maha Samudram
In 2021, he played the role of Tandava in the Kannada blockbuster Madhagaja.
Ramachandran Raju as Tandava in the movie Madhagaja
Ramachandra Raju played the role of JD in the Kannada film Rider. The film is released in 2021.
Ramachandran Raju as JD in the movie, Rider
Ramachandran Raju, in 2021, portrayed the role of Anand Baali, in the film Bhala Thandanana.
Ramachandran Raju on the sets of Bhala Thandanana
In 2022, he made his debut in a Malayali film titled, Aaraattu. He portrays a character named Bada Raju. In the film, she acted alongside famous Malayali actor Mohan Lal.
Ramachandran Raju as Bada Raju in the movie, Aaraattu
In 2022, Ramachandran Raju made two cameo appearances. His first cameo appearance was in the title song of the Telugu blockbuster film titled, Bheemla Nayak, where he played the role of a prisoner. His other cameo was in the movie KGF: Chapter Two, as Garuda, where he is shown in Garuda’s flashback story.
Garuda movie is coming
In 2021, Ramachandran Raju was offered an important role in a Tamil film titled, Jana Gana Mana. In the same year, Ramachandran Raju was offered a role in the Malayali film Sthambam 2. For the film, the actor was offered the lead role.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2019, Ramachandran Raju won the Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award, in the ‘Best Villain’ category.
Ramachandran Raju, received the Zee Kannada Award for Best Villain
- In 2019, Ramachandran Raju was nominated for the 8th South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA), in the ‘Best Actor in a Negative Role’ category.
- In 2019, Ramachandran Raju won the Chitra Santhe Award for Best Villain; for the film, KGF: Chapter One.
Ramachandran Raju received the Chitra Santhe Best Villain Award for KGF: Chapter One
Car Collection
- Ramachandran Raju owns a Toyota Fortuner TRD.
Ramachandran Raju with his Toyota Fortuner TRD
- He also owns a Hummer.
Ramachandran Raju with his Hummer
Facts/Trivia
- Ramachandran Raju is also known as Garuda Rama.
- Before making his big debut, Ramachandran Raju worked as a driver and was Yash’s bodyguard.
- Ramachandran Raju’s fans recognize him as Garuda. Across the country, there are several fan clubs named after characters from KGF. The fan club is called ‘Garuda Fan Club. During the interview, Ramachandran stated,
I love it when people recognize me by my screen name Garuda. They looked at me and said, that’s Garuda. I never imagined that I would be loved by so many people across the country.”
- Ramachandran Raju has known Yash, for almost a decade. In an interview, he said,
I know Yash since Moggina Manasu days. In fact, I have been friends with Yash and director Anil for years and we all want to work together one day. Nothing concrete has emerged. We are waiting for the right project to come along.”
Ramachandran Raju works as Yash’s bodyguard
- KGF actor Yash supports Ramachandran Raju’s dream of becoming an actor and supports him in every way he can. While giving an interview, Ramachandran said,
Boss Yash supported me when I needed him the most. He once told me, I just need to focus on improving my acting skills. He supports me financially as well. I can’t forget this.”
- Yash is Ramachandran Raju’s idol. In an interview, he stated,
I have seen Yash grow to fame in the film industry through hard work and determination. I idolized him from a long time ago.”
- Ramachandran Raju always dreamed of becoming an actor, and Yash was well aware of this fact, which is why, when the director, Prasanth Neel, wanted to cast Ramachandran as Garuda in KGF, Yash happily agreed to it.
- To improve his acting skills, Ramachandran Raju trained for 1.5 years in different acting workshops.
- Ramachandran Raju was unaware of the role he would be given in the film. During an interview, he said,
I didn’t know what role I was cast. Mr. Prasanth Neel did not tell me anything. I only knew, that this was an important role in the film, for which I trained hard. But did not know that I will be the main villain in the film itself. I didn’t think the film and my role would be so powerful. It was only when the film came out that I realized its success…that’s when it dawned on me that KGF is indeed a very big project. We all knew it was a great film, but never imagined it would become a pan-Indian hit.”
- Ramachandran Raju played the role of Garuda in such a way, that it struck fear in the mind of Sanjay Dutt himself. Raju in an interview said,
When I met Sanju Baba for the first time, he told me – Garuda ke role me pehli bar dekh ke bohot darr laga (I was very scared when I saw you as Garuda for the first time).”
- Ramachandran Raju goes to the gym regularly and puts a lot of emphasis on staying fit.
Ramachandran Raju works out at the gym
- Ramachandran Raju believes that with the release of the film, KGF, the Kannada film industry has gained respect from other film industries. In an interview, he said,
This movie is the pride of Kannada cinema. It sends a message that we are not inferior to the rest of the film industry. Even the actor’s attitude has also changed a lot. People have realized that there are many new ways one can approach a role or a story.”
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
