A biography for Rana Daggubatihasn’t been written yet.
“For two years, I was without a movie down South, and 'Department' proved a disaster; people don't even remember the film.”
“My father is someone who asks doubts, thereby triggering new thoughts.”
“When 'Dum Maro Dum' came my way, I took it up without thinking that I was crossing any boundary. It was a good film, and I wanted to do it.”
“Any skill requires training. I took the corporate approach to acting and wanted to develop the necessary skills.”
“I have grown up watching franchise-based movies like 'Star Wars' and read 'Amar Chitra Katha' and had aspired to do cinema like that.”
“Had I not done 'Baahubali,' perhaps 'Ghazi' wouldn't have happened.”
“Mumaith Khan has unbelievable energy. She is a powerhouse performer.”
“Give me something new, and I'll do it with all my heart.”
“My thatha's death was the biggest blow I've dealt with in all my life. I have never seen death in my family, especially not of someone who's so close to me... I might be this big guy from the outside, but I'm very sensitive when it comes to my family.”
“Over time, I decided to take up only those stories I love.”
“Language has never been a barrier for me. I grew up learning Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil.”
“Social media is just a platform. What some people decide to do with it results in something good or bad.”
“The pacing in Tamil and Telugu is very different from Malayalam cinema.”
“When I was doing 'Baahubali 2,' the story was being discussed with many people. The story evolved over 9-10 months in that way.”
“A myth that operated for a year was that my broad structure secretly held a deadly body. I was so wary of my burgeoning tummy that I would conceal it by wearing very loose clothes.”
“I don't enjoy doing over-the-top action entertainers.”
“It was the reason why I became an actor - to tell new stories - and I stick to that, which is how I found 'Ghazi.'”
“Most of my films have been very character driven.”
“I've been a part of cool films without even romancing.”
“My family has always believed that anybody can do anything if you are trained for it. So I trained with Barry John's in Mumbai, did marital arts, and then went to stunt school in the U.S.”