 His first appearance was in a Kannada film "Abhimanyu" then started his career as a supporting artist in "Karthavyam" (1990) and subsequently played small roles in the films "Chaitanya" (1991), "Aaj Ka Goonda Raj" (1992), "Allari Priyudu" (1993), "Ninne Pelladata" (1996) and "Sindhooram" (1997).Teja has also worked as an assistant director for several Telugu films.Ravi Teja began his professional career as a lead actor with "Nee Kosam" in 1999 and also received the Nandi Award for his performance.