Rana Daggubati is an Indian film actor, producer, visual effects co-ordinator, and photographer who appears in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi movies. He made his acting debut with the Telugu movie Leader and went on to star in several south Indian and Hindi movies. The actor is the recipient of the State Nandi Award for Best Special Effects for the movie Sainikudu.

Rana was born into a family that is deeply connected to the South Indian cinema. His father, Daggubati Suresh Babu is a famous Telugu movie producer and his paternal grandfather, D. Ramanaidu, was also a noted film producer, conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India`s third highest civilian award, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Rana`s cousin Naga Chaitanya and paternal uncle Venkatesh and Nagarjuna are also actors who appear in Telugu films. Before venturing into movies, Rana was a successful digital post-production entrepreneur, running his own company.