Raghu Ram
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| Born | Raghu Ram Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Sugandha Garg |
Raghu Ram (Telugu: రఘు రామలింగం) (born 15 April 1975) is the senior supervising producer at MTV India and the executive producer of the reality television shows MTV Roadies and MTV Splitsvilla.[1]
Early life and education
Raghu was born in Andhra Pradesh, India, and raised in Delhi, India. He has an identical twin brother, Rajiv.
The brothers did their schooling from Delhi Tamil Education association Senior Secondary School, R.K. Puram, Delhi. They attended the University of Delhi.[2] In the first year, both were students of the university's Deshbandhu College, but in the second year, they joined its Sri Venkateswara College. They dropped out because of poor academic results in the third year.[3]
Personal life
In 2009, Raghu and Rajeev made a guest appearance on MTV Connected, a television game show about twins.[4] The brothers have been the judges of all MTV Roadies seasons including Roadies 6.0 and Roadies 8.0. Raghu is married to actress Sugandha Garg who appeared as Shaleen in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) and played Zoya in Tere Bin Laden.
Movies and television
Ram started at MTV India supervising shows including MTV Love Line with Malaika Arora Khan and Cyrus Broacha, video jockeys (VJs), and also lead MTV Select and the first few seasons of MTV Super Select with VJ Nikhil Chinapa. His idea of MTV Roadies was accepted as an experimental project in 2000. The show was tentatively titled MTV: Find The Road and was initially met with skepticism by the senior producers of the channel. The series débuted in 2003 and at January 2012 the series continues. Ram has continuously been in controversies about his style of words but thinks he remains the sole responsible for the rebirth of MTV.
He and his brother Rajiv played a set of conjoined twins who share a liver, dress alike and talk synchronously in the 2010 semi-hit Tees Maar Khan. He is set to appear on the television series The Player.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jhoota Hi Sahi | omer |
| Tees Maar Khan | Johri Brothers |
References
- ^ Staff writer (13 March 2009). "'I Am Intolerant to Intolerance' — Roadies Hosts Raghu & Rajeev Get Candid". Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Shri, Medha (25 June 2009). m/Entertainment/TV-/Raghu-Ram-a-DU-dropout/articleshow/4696510.cms "Raghu Ram, a graduate!". The Times Of India. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Staff writer (26 June 2009). "Raghu Ram Was a DU Dropout". Delhi University Blog, a blog at the University of Delhi. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Staff writer (11 June 2009). "MTV Launches Brand New Game Show — Airtel MTV Connected". radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sitwala, Shalin (8 December 2009). "Rajiv Breaks Away from Raghu, Moved on to Channel V — Raghu Rajiv Left MTV and Joined Channel [V]". MyDiddle.com. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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External links
- "Music Television (MTV) India", at the Internet Movie Database
- mtvindia.com, MTV India official website
- cooldose.com, Cool Dose official website