Twitter User Charges Rana With Nepotism

Actor Rana Daggubati naturally gets peeved when social media users point fingers at him and talk of nepotism.

Rana is the son of Telugu producer Daggubati Suresh Babu, who owns the mighty banner, Suresh Productions. His paternal grandfather was Tollywood Moghul D. Ramanaidu. His paternal uncle is Telugu superstar Venkatesh and his cousin is the new-age Telugu star Naga Chaitanya.

A section of the audience, it seems, thinks Rana owes his success to such a heady lineage. A social media user recently posted a photograph of Rana's interview in a newspaper, with the headline, "I had failed class 10, but that did not discourage me from following my dreams.”

Plugging the interview, a social media user (@GoneWorse) commented that Rana could follow his dreams "because his family owns a production house and a big a$$ studio."

The actor then triggered a debate by giving a reply to the user. "Not really bro....that’s of no use if you don’t learn the craft. India had many studios run to ground with dying storytelling skills. Follow your dreams even if the world tells you that you are a failure!!" Rana said.

On the professional front, Rana awaits the release of 'Aranya', a jungle adventure drama, on April 2. This one will release in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.

The actor will soon be seen in the Bollywood film "Haathi Mere Saathi". The flick is being hawked as a tribute of sorts to the late legendary actor Rajesh Khanna who, in 1971, delivered a blockbuster of the same name. Rana's version, it is claimed, will have a different storyline.