Mandya Ramesh is an Indian actor, comedian, director and theatre personality who mainly works in the

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

films and theatre. He is the founder secretary o
Natana
Rangashaale, Mysore, one of the eminent theatre training institutions of India.

Career

Ramesh started his theatre career in 1982 through a theatre workshop conducted by Ashok Badaradinni, a graduate from

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

. He has worked for

Neenasam Ninasam (Kannada: ನೀನಾಸಂ) is a cultural organisation located in the village of Heggodu in Sagar Taluk of the Shivamogga district in the state of Karnataka, India. Ninasam (also spelt as Neenasam) is the short form of Sri NIlakantesh ...

theatre institute from 1984 as an actor and technician. He then joined

Rangayana Rangayana ( kn, ರಂಗಾಯಣ) is a theatre institute which operates from Mysore, Karnataka, India. It works as an autonomous cultural institute. The organization consists of a professional repertory company, a theatre-training institute ...

in 1989 and worked under the guidance of

B. V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (Kannada: ಬಾಬುಕೋಡಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ ಕಾರಂತ) (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2002) widely known as B. V. Karanth was an Indian film director, playwright, actor, screenwriter, co ...

for around 9 years. He debuted into acting in films in 1995, with a popular role in the film ''

Janumada Jodi ''Janumada Jodi'' is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by T. S. Nagabharana and written by Baraguru Ramachandrappa, based on Pannalal Patel's 1941 Gujarati novel '' Malela Jeev''. The film was scripted by T. S. Nag ...

'' alongside

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

. In 2002 he founded his own school for theatre arts,
Natana
' which is a prominent theatre institution of India with many working wings. He has also written two books, ''Rangavalli'' and ''Kanavarike'' that are related to his life in theatre. He has acted in more than 350 films among which ''

'', ''

Nagamandala Nagamandala (; ) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed by T. S. Nagabharana based on a play of same name by Girish Karnad. It was produced by Srihari L. Khoday and the music was scored by C. Aswath. It is an adaptation of a 19 ...

'', ''

Kanasugara ''Kanasugara'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Karan. Film stars V. Ravichandran, Prema and Shashikumar, Hema Choudhary in lead roles. ''Kanasugara'' is a remake of 1998 Tamil film ''Unnidathil Ennai Kodu ...

'', '' Mata'', '' Oggarane'',

Uppina Kagada ''Uppina Kagada'' () is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. Suresha and starring T. S. Nagabharana and Apoorva Bharadwaj. Cast * T. S. Nagabharana as Aachaari, the father *Apoorva Bharadwaj as the daughter *Mandya Rames ...

Bhajarangi 2 ''Bhajarangi 2'' is an Indian Kannada-language fantasy action film written and directed by Harsha, and produced by Jayanna-Bogendra under the banner of Jayanna Combines. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavana and Cheluvaraj in the lead roles, while Kur ...

, Devara Naadalli, The Villain, Yajamana are prominent. He has also appeared in TV series like ''Janani'', ''Manethana'', '' Chi Sou Savithri'', "Shreerasthu Shubhamasthu", "Ivalu Sujatha". The popular plays he has directed include "Oorubhanga", "CHaama Chaluve", "Subhadra Kalyana", "Sayoo Aata", "Mruccha Katika", "Sankranthi" to name a few. He is currently serving as the founder director for ''Natana'' School of Theatre arts situated in

Mysuru Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

. He also appears as ''Mandya Muddesha'' in the popular

sketch comedy show ''

Majaa Talkies ''Majaa Talkies'' (''Kannada:'' ಮಜಾ ಟಾಕೀಸ್) is an Indian sketch comedy show that premiered on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada) on 7 February 2015. The episodes focus on comical scripts and usually feature celebrity guests who ...

'', hosted by Srujan Lokesh currently being aired on

Colors Kannada Colors Kannada (previously known as ''ETV Kannada''), is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United Sta ...

channel. He has successfully completed 39 years in

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

and 25 years in

Kannada Cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

Awards and honours

*Karnataka Nataka Academy state award (2017) * Samskaara Bharathi Natya Samaroha Award: Best Young Theatre Director (1981) * Karnataka State Film Awards: Best Supporting Actor (

, 1996–97) * Cultural Department, Government of India: Expert Committee Member (2000 - 2003) * Karnataka Nataka Academy: Member * Knock Out Award: Best Actor in Supporting Role * Udaya Film Award: Best Actor in Supporting Role * K V Shankare Gowda Theatre Award * Sandesha Award * Aryabhata Award * Rangayana: Member of Ranga Samaja (Governing Council)

Filmography

Selected filmography

* ''

'' * ''

'' * ''Colours'' * ''

Amruthadhare ''Amruthadhare'' is a 2005 Kannada-language film directed and co-produced by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and written by actor Ramesh Aravind. The film was released on 7 October 2005 starring Ramya and Dhyan in lead roles. The music was compos ...

'' * ''

Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige ''Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige'' (), is a 2007 Kannada-language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar starring Vishnuvardhan. The film depicts the challenges faced by the people living in rural areas of India.http://www.rediff.com/movies/ ...

'' * '' Mussanje Maathu'' * '' Mata'' * ''

Gajakesari ''Gajakesari'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language historical action film directed by cinematographer Krishna and produced by Jayanna and Bogendra. The film stars Yash in leading role along with Amulya and Anant Nag. The film also prominently f ...

'' * '' Kalla Malla Sulla'' * '' Oggarane'' * ''

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'' (2014) * ''Melody'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''Geetha Bangle Store'' (2015) * ''

Devara Nadalli ''Devara Naadalli'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada language political thriller film written and directed by B. Suresha, inspired by an article that appeared on ''The Times of India'' in 1998, of an incident that occurred in a town in coastal Karn ...

'' (2016) * ''

Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu ''Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu'' ) is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Sumana Kittur, based on a novel of the same name written by Poornachandra Tejaswi. It stars Shwetha Srivatsav, Sukrutha Wagle, Karunya Ram, Sonu, and Man ...

'' (2016) * ''

Ishtakamya ''Ishtakamya'' is a 2016 Kannada romantic comedy film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is based on the 1980s novel of the same name written by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao. The film features Vijay Suriya of ''Agni Sakshi'' fame, Mayuri Kya ...

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * '' The Villain'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' Taledanda'' (2022)

Plays (as Director)

* ''Mruccha Katika'' * ''Sankranthi'' * ''Maranayaka'' * ''Chora Chandradaasa'' * ''Nagamandala'' * ''Agni Mattu Male'' * ''Sahebru Baruttare'' * ''Yuyuthsu'' * ''Ee Kelaginavaru'' * ''Alibaba'' * ''Neeli Kudure'' * ''Govina Haadu'' * ''Nayi Thippa'' * ''Yugantha'' * ''Vakra'' * ''Ratna Pakshi'' * ''Ailudore'' * ''Chamachaluve'' * ''Samsaradalli Sa Ni Da Pa'' * ''Oorubhanga'' * ''Subhadra Kalyana'' and many morehttp://natanamysuru.org

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Mandya Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian male actors 1964 births People from Mandya district Male actors from Karnataka Male actors in Kannada theatre Indian male stage actors Male actors in Kannada television 20th-century Indian male actors