Rao Ramesh
Rao Ramesh at the success meet ofMukunda in December 2014
Born	(1968-05-25)25 May 1968 (age 57) Srikakulam,Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
Occupation	Actor
Parent	Rao Gopal Rao (father)

Rao Ramesh (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor who works primarily inTelugu cinema,theatre, and television apart from some Tamil films.^[2] He is the son of veteran actorRao Gopal Rao.^[3] Rao Ramesh initially appeared inSeema Simham (2002),Okkadunnadu (2007), before getting abreakthrough role inKrish'sGamyam (2008), portraying a reformedNaxalite, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year.^[1][4]

His subsequent films,Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008),Avakai Biryani (2008) andS. S. Rajamouli'sMagadheera (2009) were box office hits, and his role in the latter as a hunchbacked old Tantric won him further acclaim.^[1] Throughout the early 2010s, Rao Ramesh became a popular supporting actor and described that by 2015, he was in the "best phase of his career".^[5]

Rao Ramesh was born on 25 May 1968 to actorRao Gopal Rao.^[6][7] He was brought up inChennai. His initial schooling was from Sri Ramakrishna Mission School in T. Nagar and later completed a degree in Communications before getting into Still-photography. He later joined K. S. Prakasa Rao, a cinematographer and father ofK. Raghavendra Rao, as an assistant before going to Bangalore to learn industrial photography.^[1]

Rao Ramesh began acting in a television series directed by Ghantasala Ratna Kumar, but the production was shelved amidst schedules.^[1] He subsequently moved back toChennai and started acting in soap operas such asPavithra Bandham andKalavari Kodalu, and shot for over 1000 episodes in the space of four and half years.^[1]

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