Telugu star Rana Daggubati, who attained national fame after he played the villain in ‘Baahubali’, is the face of an upcoming WWE campaign in Tamil, Telugu, and English.

WWE, or World Wrestling Entertainment, headed by bodybuilder-wrestler-showman-TV mogul Vince McMahon, is the world’s No. 1 purveyor of professional wrestling on television. It has been the nursery of international celebrity wrestlers such as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and John Cena.

At a shoot recently at the Railway Sports Complex, Secunderabad, Daggubati posed for the upcoming WWE campaign, which will be aired on Sony Ten 4. The actor, incidentally, was the face of the Sony Ten 4 channels when they were launched. The channel airs sports programmes, including pro wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA), in Tamil and Telugu.

On the sets of the campaign shoot, Daggubati was spotted donning a WWE championship title and interacting with a group of children. He also posed on a Harley Davidson and performed stunts with ropes. Pictures from the shoot have now gone viral.

Commenting on the campaign, the actor said, “I can say that it will strike a chord with our native viewers.” A representative from Sony Sports added: “WWE is one of the most viewed properties on the sports channels in India and has a strong following in Tamil- and Telugu-speaking markets. Rana’s love of sports and WWE is well-documented in the public domain. So, Rana Daggubati is the ideal choice to front the campaign.”

Daggubati will soon be seen with Sai Pallavi and Priyamani in the upcoming Telugu movie ‘Virata Parvam’, which is centred around the Naxalite movement in Telangana.

Telugu handsome hunk Rana Daggubati turned into a WWE artist for his upcoming brand. The actor is to appear in a commercial for a giant media streaming app.

The media company that has designed the media streaming application- ‘Sony Liv’ has been trying to expand their footprint in both Telugu states- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Therefore, the digital marketing team from Sony Liv came up with the plan of roping in Rana to promote the brand.

They selected him as the face of the platform.

Now that the actor has the responsibility of promoting the platform in the Telugu states, he is all set to appear in an interesting commercial advertisement.

According to recent reports, Rana will be seen as a WWE artist in a special ad promo for Sony Liv, which is currently being shot.

‘Mega-power-star’ Ram Charan Tej was seen promoting Disney+ Hotstar after he was selected as the brand ambassador.

The advertisement featuring Ram Charan soon became viral and caught everyone’s attention. A similar response is expected from Rana Daggubati’s brand endorsement for Sony Liv.

On the work front, Rana’s ‘Virata Parvam’ is expected to release on a popular OTT platform. Besides ‘Virata Parvam’, Rana is currently busy shooting for a multi-starrer titled ‘Bheemla Nayak’ with Pawan Kalyan. Rana plays a baddie in this Telugu original remake of the Malayalam movie ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’.

Tollywood’s talented hunk Rana Daggubati is doing an interesting set of films. The actor’s upcoming movie Rana Daggubati Virata Parvam will release soon and it is in the final stages of shoot. For the first time in his career, Rana Daggubati is all set to lend his voice for a song. Rana will croon for a special song in Virata Parvam and the song will be recorded next week. It is a situational song and Rana Daggubati gave his nod after the director Venu Udugula pitched the idea. Suresh Bobbili composed the song as per the situation.

Rana Daggubati will be seen essaying the role of a Naxalite in this hard-hitting social drama. The teaser and the released songs gained enough buzz for the project. Virata Parvam is majorly shot in Hyderabad and Vikarabad. Sai Pallavi is the leading lady in Virata Parvam. Sudhakar Cherukuri and Suresh Babu are the producers. The suspense on the release date for Virata Parvam continues for now. Rana Daggubati is in plans to complete the pending portions of the shoot very soon.

Tollywood actor Rana Daggubati on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe linked to a 2017 drug case.

The ‘Baahubali’ fame actor reached the ED office here around 10 a.m. and walked in as a posse of security personnel escorted him through a battery of media lensmen vying with each other to capture the moment.

Rana is likely to be questioned by ED sleuths about his bank details and financial transactions as part of the probe into suspected links of some celebrities with the accused involved in the case.

Rana is the fifth Tollywood personality to appear before ED. Director Puri Jagannadh and actors Charmee Kaur, Rakul Preet Singh and Nandu were questioned since August 31.

The ED had last month issued notices to 10 persons connected to Tollywood and two others including a private club manager as part of a money laundering probe linked to the case related to the smuggling of ‘Class A’ narcotic substances, including LSD and MDMA.

Nandu was questioned for more than eight hours on Tuesday. Main accused in the case Calvin Mascarenhas and two others were also grilled by the ED sleuths on Tuesday.

Actors Ravi Teja, Navdeep. Mumaith Khan, Tanish and Ravi Teja’s driver Srinivas have also been summoned by the ED in connection the drugs racket which was busted with the arrest of drug peddlers in 2017.

Rana and Rakul Preet did not figure in the list of Tollywood celebrities questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s prohibition and excise department in 2017.

However, Rakul Preet was questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau, Mumbai, last year in an alleged drugs nexus in Bollywood.

The drugs racket was busted on July 2, 2017 when customs officials arrested Calvin Mascarenhas, a musician, and two others and seized drugs worth Rs 30 lakh from their possession.

They had reportedly told the investigators that they are supplying drugs to film celebrities, software engineers, and even students of some corporate schools. Mobile numbers of some Tollywood celebrities were allegedly found in their contact lists.

The excise department had constituted SIT for a comprehensive probe. A total of 12 cases were registered, 30 people were arrested while 62 individuals including 11 people connected with Tollywood were examined by the SIT under section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and section 161 of Criminal Procedure Code.

The SIT had collected blood, hair, nail and other samples from some of those who appeared before it for question and sent them for analysis.

The SIT filed charge sheet in eight out of 12 cases. It, however, gave clean chit to the film personalities who were questioned as part of the investigation.