Rajiv Lakshman Ambadapudi (born 15 April 1975) is a creator and former

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of the television series, '' MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd and ''

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''.'' He is the twin brother of

Raghu Ram Raghu Ram Ambadapudi (born 15 April 1975) is an Indian television producer and actor. He was a senior supervising producer at MTV India and the creator of reality television shows ''MTV Roadies'', '' MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd'' and ''MTV Splitsvilla' ...

, who was also involved in the show. Rajiv has also worked in other productions as an actor.' They both studied at the Woodstock School in Landour, Uttarakhand. They later attended the University of Delhi in Delhi. In the first year, both were students of Deshbandhu College, but in the second year, they joined Sri Venkateswara College.

Career

Rajiv and Raghu have been involved in the show ''MTV Roadies'' since 2001. ''

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'' described them as "television's famous angry twins" as they have a reputation for being outspoken. The twin brothers studied at the

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. In February 2012,

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wrote that the twins "play the evil bullies to perfection". Rajiv is also involved in production work of the Stunt reality program ''Jaanbaaz''. He starred in 2010 alongside brother Raghu in the film ''

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''. Rajiv has appeared in ''

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''. In 2016, Rajiv appeared in a movie called "''Dhanak''", which garnered acclaim. Pairing with his brother Raghu again, Rajiv is seen in '' MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd'', a reality television show for budding entrepreneurs. In 2019, he and his brother Raghu, starred in

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's ''Skulls and Roses''. The show received negative reviews and therefore it was not continued for a second season. In 2021, he starred in the Tamil film ''

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'' as Alvin, with his twin Raghu playing Melvin.

References

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