Rao Ramesh | |
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Rao Ramesh at the success meet ofMukunda in December 2014 | |
| Born | (1968-05-25)25 May 1968 (age 57) |
| 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kadhalna Summa Illai | Naxalite | |
| 2010 | Easan | Neethirajan | |
| 2015 | Inji Iduppazhagi | Sweety's father | |
| 2016 | Saagasam | Commissioner Rajamanikam | |
| 2021 | Jai Bhim | Attorney General Ram Mohan | |
| 2022 | Naai Sekar Returns | Maxaka Meganathan | |
| 2023 | Chandramukhi 2 | Guruji | |
| 2024 | Vettaiyan | DGP D. Shrinivas | |
| Brother | SivagurunathanIAS | ||
| 2025 | Kiss | Marcus |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jaguar | Dr. Ramachandran | |
| 2022 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Kanneganti Raghavan | |
| 2025 | Junior |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2003 | Pavithra Bandam | Gemini TV | Telugu | ||
| 2005 | Nilavai Pudippom | Chidambaram | Raj TV | Tamil | [15] |
| 2006 | Chellamadi Nee Enakku | Siva's father | Sun TV | [16] | |
| 2011 | Kalavari Kodallu | Zee Telugu | Telugu |