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Ramana
Born
Amar Ramana

(1978-01-04) 4 January 1978 (age 46)
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer
Years active1999–present
ParentVijay Babu (father)

Ramana is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films in leading and supporting roles. He is the son of Tamil actor Vijay Babu who is known for the role of Rajinikanth's younger brother in Padikkadavan.[1] He is the wicket keeper for the team Chennai Rhinos in Celebrity Cricket League.[2] He was credited as Srinath in Telugu films until 2010.[3]

Career

Ramana was initially meant to make his acting debut through the film Kurunji by debutant Pari, which he shot for alongside actress Uma. However, the film eventually did not complete production.[4] Ramana made his debut in the films with the Tamil film Style released in the year 2002; though he is active in the industry since 1999. Ramana's first Telugu film was Utsaham released in the year 2003. He was credited as Srinath.[5] Followed by the romantic comedy film Fools directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[6] Later, he collaborates in the movies Sankharavam with Anant Nag and Sarath Babu followed by Puttintiki Ra Chelli (2004) starring Arjun Sarja.[7][8] He is also in the cast with the together both Sathyaraj and Sibiraj in the movie Jore (2004).[9] Ramana (who played the villain in (Jore) along with Kutty Radhika (she debuted in Iyarkai) play the lead in Meesai Madhavan (2004), remake of successful Malayalam film Kabooliwala.[10] In 2005, he acted in the main roles as Ayodhya, Rightaa Thappaa and Andha Naal Nyabagam.

Ramana debuting into Mollywood in the comedy movie Gopalapuranam appearing with Mukesh.[11] He is a young hero with lots of potential. Unfortunately both his films have bombed at the box office.[12] SSS Good luck films produces Ezhuthiyatharadi (2008) with Ramana the hero playing a lead role.[13] The action movie Nayagan (2008) was inspired from the English thriller Cellular based on which a Hindi movie Speed had released about this time last year. Later, Ramana impresses with his cold villainy in Thunichal (2010) starring Arun Vijay.[14] He appeared in the lead role in the latest release of 2011 Mahaan Kanakku which is considered to be impressive.[15] His next films was Karu Palaniappan’s Jannal Oram (2013) and Magizh Thirumeni’s Meaghamann (2014).[16][17] He starred in the supporting cast in the Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Kaithi (2019).[18]

Ramana and Nandha, close friends of the actors, have started a film company called Rana Productions, which produced the hit show Sun Naam Oruvar starring Vishal on Sun TV.[19] Then, he acted in the bilingual horror film Mane Number 13 (2020) who was shot in Kannada and Tamil released on Amazon Prime Video.[20][21] He produced his first movie and performs as a negative role in the action thriller Laththi (2022) starring Vishal.[22]

Filmography

As actor

Year Film Role Language Ref.
2002 Style Vetrivel Tamil
2003 Utsaham Venu Telugu
Fools Narasimha Rao Telugu
2004 Sankharavam Telugu
Puttintiki Ra Chelli Ajay Telugu
Jore Vijay Tamil
Suryam Amar Telugu
Meesai Madhavan Madhavan Tamil
2005 Ayodhya Shankar Tamil
Rightaa Thappaa Sathya Tamil
Andha Naal Nyabagam Gurumoorthy Tamil
Thanks Amar Telugu
Andari Kosam Ravi Telugu
2008 Gopalapuranam Gopalakrishnan Nair Malayalam
Ezhuthiyatharadi Bharathi Tamil
Nayagan Sakthi Tamil
2010 Thunichal Vinod Tamil
Eedu Jodu Telugu
Thambi Arjuna Arjuna Tamil
Thottupaar Lingam Tamil
2011 Mahaan Kanakku Jeeva Tamil
2012 Ajantha Anand Tamil [23]
Swaranjali Jeeva Kannada
2013 Jannal Oram Justin Tamil
2014 Meaghamann DSP Karthik Vishwanath IPS (Maalik) Tamil
2017 Smuggler Kannada
2019 Simba Deepak Tamil
Kaithi Tips Tamil
2020 Mane Number 13 Nishok Kannada
13aam Number Veedu Nishok Tamil
2022 Laththi Vellai Tamil
2023 Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Rinda Telugu

Producer

Rana Event

Year Show Channel Language
2018–2019 Sun Naam Oruvar Sun TV Tamil

Rana Productions

Year Movie Language Note
2022 Laththi Tamil

References

  1. ^ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz.com. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile of Actor Ramana - Tamil Movie Data Base of Tamilstar.com". profile.tamilstar.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Kollywood Movie Actor Ramana Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "New Launches". 5 August 2003. Archived from the original on 5 August 2003.
  5. ^ "Kollywood Movie Actor Ramana Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Fools Review". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Telugu cinema Review - Sankharavam - Srinadh, Rajiv Kanakala, Anant Nag, Sarath Kumar - Mohan Gandhi". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Telugu cinema Review - Puttintiki Raa Chelli - Arjun, Meena, Swati & Srinadh". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Jore review. Jore Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Mesai Madhavan Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Gopalapuranam review. Gopalapuranam Malayalam movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Ramana's fresh thoughts". MyMazaa.com. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Tamil movies : Ramana's love with a difference". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Thunichal - Tamil Movie Reviews - Thunichal Arun Vijay Ramana Shiva Manjal Malai Malai Majeed Premji Amaran - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  15. ^ "MAHAAN KANAKKU REVIEW - MAHAAN KANAKKU MOVIE REVIEW". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Jannal Oram (aka) Jannal Oram review". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Meaghamann (aka) Meagaamann review". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Kaithi Preview: A solid performance from Karthi expected in Kaithi". The Times of India. 25 October 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  19. ^ https://jsnewstimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-news/vishal-vishal-32-image-pooja-shooting-begins-actor-vishal-32-movie-shooting-started-today [bare URL]
  20. ^ "Mane Number 13 Movie Review : A fright fest with some predictable twists". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  21. ^ "'Mane Number 13' review: The horror lies in the fact that this film was made". The News Minute. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Laththi review. Laththi Bollywood movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  23. ^ "அஜந்தா". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 15 November 2012.
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