. Actors  Venkatesh Daggubati  and  Nagarjuna Akkineni  are Rana's uncles. His cousin is actor  Naga Chaitanya Akkineni . Other relatives include  Akkineni Nageswara Rao ,  Amala ,  Sumanth ,  Sushanth , and Akhil. Rana has attended his high school in Chennai along with his best friends actors  Ram Charan Teja Konidala