Ramachandra Raju

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Ramachandra Raju
Born
Ramchandra Raju

7 July 1980 (1980-07-07) (age 44)
Other namesGaruda Ram [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

Ramachandra Raju (born 7 July 1980), better known as Garuda Ram, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He rose to fame for his role as the antagonist Garuda in KGF: Chapter 1 [2] and for his dominant screen presence. [3]

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Career

Prior to acting, Raju worked as Yash's bodyguard. [3] 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. [4]

Raju made his Tamil debut playing the antagonist in Sulthan (2021) [5] [6] [7] and has acted in villain roles in Kodiyil Oruvan (2021) and Yaanai (2022).

Raju made his Telugu debut with Maha Samudram (2021) and his Malayalam debut with Aaraattu (2022).

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of film credits
YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2018 KGF: Chapter 1 Garuda Kannada [5]
2021 Sulthan Jayaseelan Tamil [5]
Kodiyil Oruvan Pedha Perumal [8]
Maha Samudram Dhananjay Telugu [9]
Madhagaja TandavaKannada
Rider JD
2022 Aaraattu Badai Raju Malayalam [10]
Bheemla Nayak PrisonerTeluguCameo in title song
KGF: Chapter 2 GarudaKannadaarchival footage
Bhala Thandanana Anand BaliTelugu
Yaanai Lingam, PandiTamilDual role [11]
2023 Red Sandalwood Harimaran
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Rudra Raja ManaarTelugu
2024 Aranmanai 4 SwamiTamil [12]
Hit List Kaali [13]
Bagheera RanaKannada
Zebra Chief MinisterTeluguSpecial appearance

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2019 Zee Kannada Best Villain K.G.F: Chapter 1 Won [14]
2019 8th SIIMA Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role K.G.F: Chapter 1 Nominated [15]
2022 10th SIIMA Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Madhagaja Nominated [16]

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