Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He worked as an assistant director and played uncredited and supporting roles in films during the 1990s. He played lead roles in Srinu Vaitla's romantic drama *Nee Kosam* (1999) and Krishna Vamsi's ensemble film *Khadgam* (2002), both of which earned him Nandi Special Jury Awards. He also collaborated with director Puri Jagannadh on *Itlu Sravani Subramanyam* (2001), *Idiot* (2002), and *Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi* (2003). His other films include *Venky* (2004), *Vikramarkudu* (2006), *Dubai Seenu* (2007), *Krishna* (2008), *Neninthe* (2008), *Kick* (2009), *Don Seenu* (2010), *Mirapakay* (2011), *Balupu* (2013), *Power* (2014), *Raja the Great* (2017), *Krack* (2021), *Dhamaka* (2022), and *Waltair Veerayya* (2023). He has won three Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Actor for *Neninthe*, and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for *Waltair Veerayya*. He produces films under the banner RT Team Works.