Ramachandra Raju (born 7 July 1980), better known as Garuda Ram, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in

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and

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films. He rose to fame for his role as the antagonist Garuda in '' KGF: Chapter 1'' and for his dominant screen presence.

Career

Prior to acting, Raju worked as Yash's bodyguard. Raju made his film debut '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018), acting alongside Yash. He played the antagonist Garuda in the film and garnered acclaim for the role. This enabled him to get offers to play negative roles in several other films across the four South Indian languages. Raju made his Tamil debut playing the antagonist in '' Sulthan'' (2021) and has acted in villain roles in ''

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'' (2021) and ''

Yaanai ''Yaanai'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Hari and produced by Vedikkaranpatti S. Sakthivel under the banner of Drumsticks Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Ramachandra Raju, Samu ...

'' (2022). Raju made his Telugu debut with ''

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'' (2021) and his Malayalam debut with ''

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'' (2022).

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* * {{authority control 1980 births Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Kannada cinema Living people Male actors from Bengaluru 21st-century Indian male actors Kannada male actors South Indian International Movie Awards winners