Ramki

Ramki
Born
Ramakrishnan

(1962-03-31) 31 March 1962 (age 62)
OccupationActor
Years active1987–2004;
2013–present
Spouse
(m. 1995)
RelativesRadhika (sister in law)

Ramakrishnan (born 31 March 1962), better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil films. He made his debut in Chinna Poove Mella Pesu (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004. He is well known by his unique hair style.[1]

He was known for his performances in successful movies such as Senthoora Poove (1988), Maruthu Pandi (1990), Inaindha Kaigal (1990), Athma (1993), Karuppu Roja (1996) and RX 100 (2018).

He made his comeback in cinema after nine years and returned in a supporting role with the supernatural thriller film Masani (2013).

Career

Ramki started as an actor in 1987 with the film, Chinna Poove Mella Pesu. He appeared alongside Prabhu. The film was a commercial success.[2] Ramki appeared in eight films during the year 1988, including Senthoora Poove where he co-starred with Vijayakanth and his future wife Nirosha. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres and was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films.[3] Poovizhi Raja and Paravaigal Palavitham have received positive reviews.[4][5] In 1989, He worked in movies such as Oru Thottil Sabadham, Ellame En Thangachi, Penn Buthi Mun Buthi, Yogam Rajayogam and En Kanavar.

After the success of Maruthu Pandi (1990), in the same year, he acted in the action-adventure, Inaindha Kaigal directed by N. K. Viswanathan and featured him in the second leading role alongside Arun Pandian and lead actress Nirosha.[6] The film was released to positive reviews and became a Blockbuster.[7] In 1991, he played in Vetri Padigal directed by Manobala while R. Sarathkumar acted in negative role.[8] He starred in the horror films genre that are successful as Athma (1993), Thanga Pappa (1993), Mayabazar (1995) and Karuppu Roja (1996). In 1997, Ramki has acted in the movies such Thaali Pudhusu, Kalyana Vaibhogam, Samrat, Thadayam and Pudhalvan. He was known for his onscreen chemistry with Nirosha, Khushbu and Urvashi. In 1999, he acted in second role in Nilave Mugam Kaattu starring with Karthik and Devayani.[9] He appears in a few sequences in the movies such as Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and Kadhal Rojavae (2000).

During the 2000s, Ramki acted in second roles in devotional films such as Palayathu Amman (2000), Sri Raja Rajeshwari (2001) and Padai Veetu Amman (2002). His 1991 film, he acted in a movie Kuttrapathirikai of R. K. Selvamani's. After 15 long years, this movie finally got released in 2007; deleting some scenes.[10]

In 2013, he made his come back with films such as Maasani and Biriyani. In 2016, he acted in Vaaimai and Atti.[11][12] In 2017, he acted in Telugu movie, Aakatayi, where he played a pivotal role, followed by Tamil horror comedy film, Aangila Padam in the lead role.[13][14] He acted in a Telugu film, RX 100 (2018) with which he wins Best Character Actor.[15][16] He also appeared in the Sundar C's Action (2019) starring Vishal.[17]

In 2020, he appeared in Telegu movie, Disco Raja.[18] He plays one of the main roles in Vettai Naai (2021) and Gurumoorthi (2022).[19][20]

In 2023, Ramki joins cast of Venkat Prabhu's Tamil-Telugu bilingual, Custody.[21] He play as supporting cast in Lucky Baskhar (2024).[22]

Personal life

Ramki married actress Nirosha in 1995.[23]

Filmography

Tamil films

Year Film Role Notes
1987 Chinna Poove Mella Pesu Raja Dubbed into Telugu as Abhishekam
Thangachi Raja
1988 Irandil Ondru Raja Dubbed into Telugu as Goonda Police
Ithu Engal Neethi
Sigappu Thali Inspector Paandi
Manaivi Oru Mandhiri Jeeva
Senthoora Poove Ashok Dubbed into Telugu as Sindhura Puvvu
Poovizhi Raja Inspector Kumar
Paravaigal Palavitham Sekar
Maduraikara Thambi Chinna Thambi
1989 Oru Thottil Sabadham Dubbed into Telugu as Samaram
Ellame En Thangachi Vasanth
Penn Buthi Mun Buthi Muthupandi
Yogam Rajayogam Siva
En Kanavar
1990 Amma Pillai Sathish
Maruthu Pandi Maruthu Pandi / Manickam
Inaindha Kaigal Pratap
Vellaiya Thevan Thevan
Pudhiya Sarithiram Inspector Dinakaran / Raja
Vaazhnthu Kaattuvom Vijay
1991 Vetri Padigal Mahesh
Pillai Paasam
Manitha Jaathi
En Pottukku Sonthakkaran Chinna Paandi
1992 Uyarndhavan Mohan
1993 Thanga Pappa Lawrence Guest appearance
Pass Mark Murali Dubbed into Telugu as Allari Abbayi
Athma Saravanan / Vignesh Dubbed into Telugu as Rathnagiri Ammoru
1994 Chinna Madam Gopal
Ulavaali Raja Dubbed into Telugu as Bayankara Goodachari
Vanaja Girija Raja
1995 Thottil Kuzhandhai Pitchai
Mayabazar Ram
1996 Irattai Roja Balu
Rajali Jeeva
En Aasai Thangachi Dorai
Enakkoru Magan Pirappan Balu
Karuppu Roja Aravind
1997 Thaali Pudhusu Arun
Dhinamum Ennai Gavani ACP Jai Kumar
Kalyana Vaibhogam Sakthi
Aahaa Enna Porutham Raja
Samrat Samrat / Ashok
Thadayam Chandru (Chandrasekhar) Dubbed into Telugu as Chattam
Pudhalvan Inspector Siva
1998 Ellame En Pondattithaan Muthu
1999 Nilave Mugam Kaattu Prakash
Poovellam Kettuppar Himself Cameo appearance
2000 Kadhal Rojavae Himself Special appearance
Palayathu Amman Shankar Dubbed into Telugu as Devatha
2001 Sri Raja Rajeshwari Raasaiyya
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy Vishwanathan
2002 Shakalaka Baby Himself Guest appearance
Padai Veetu Amman Shankar
2004 Super Da Kathirvel
2007 Kuttrapathirikai ACP Ramakrishnan Production in 1991; Released 2007
2013 Masani Vetri
Biriyani Vijaykrishna
2016 Vaaimai Thirumaaran IPS
Atti Om Prakash
2017 Aangila Padam Rail Murugan
2018 Koothan Himself Guest appearance
2019 Action Saravanan
2021 Vettai Naai Bose
2022 Maaran Maaran's father
Gurumoorthi Kandasamy
2023 Custody Maj. Gen. Philips Sathya Raj

Telugu films

Year Film Role Notes
1990 Ghatana Vijaygaru
1992 Bhale Khaideelu Vijay
Doshi Siva Dubbed into Tamil as Rocky
1997 Osey Ramulamma Narasimha Dubbed into Tamil as Adimai Penn
Special appearance
Rowdy Durbar Koti Dubbed into Tamil as Thalapathi Kottai
2017 Aakatayi Vikram Simha
2018 RX 100 Daddy Won, Santosham Film Awards Best Character Actor - Telugu
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor - Telugu
2020 Disco Raja Bharani
2023 Custody Maj. Gen. Philips Sathya Raj
2024 Lucky Baskhar Anthony

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