Ramachandra Raju

Ramachandra Raju (born 7 July 1978), popularly known as Garuda Ram, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He rose to fame for his role as the antagonist Garuda in KGF: Chapter 1. Raju made his film debut K.G.F: Chapter 1, 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.

Raju made his Tamil debut playing the antagonist in Sulthan (2021) 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

+ List of film credits Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes 2018 KGF: Chapter 1 Garuda Kannada Maha Samudram Dhananjay Telugu Madhagaja Tandava Kannada Rider JD 2022 Aaraattu Badai Raju Malayalam Bheemla Nayak Prisoner Telugu Cameo in title song KGF: Chapter 2 Garuda Kannada Archival footage Bhala Thandanana Anand Bali Telugu Yaanai Lingam, Pandi Tamil Dual role 2023 Red Sandalwood Harimaran Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Rudra Raja Manaar Telugu 2024 Aranmanai 4 Swami Tamil Hit List Kaali Bagheera Rana Kannada Zebra Chief Minister Telugu Special appearance 2025 Badava Valava Tamil Vidyapati Jaggu Kannada Padai Thalaivan Thilagan Tamil Bakasura RestaurantWizardTelugu Dude Gajanna Tamil Cameo appearance Vrusshabha Guna Telugu Partially reshot in Malayalam 2026Sattendru Maarudhu VaanilaiChakravarthyTamilNagabandham: The Secret TreasureBhairagiTelugu

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result 2019 Zee Kannada Best Villain K.G.F: Chapter 1 2019 8th SIIMA Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role K.G.F: Chapter 1 2022 10th SIIMA Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Madhagaja