T. V. Ramesh (born 1 October 1983), professionally credited as Ramesh Pisharody, is an Indian
stand-up comedian
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,
impressionist
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, television presenter, actor and film director. He works in
Malayalam
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television shows, stage, and cinema.
Early life
Pisharody was born as the youngest son in the family and has four siblings. He studied his first and second grades at
Kendriya Vidyalaya
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in
Velloor
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Location
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.
It was an English-medium school, where he made his mimicry debut by imitating a dog's barking for a musical drama. After putting pressure on his family he was moved to a
Malayalam
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-medium school from his third grade onward so that he can enjoy holidays on Saturdays and there was no school uniform. Since then he has been participating in mimicry competitions.
After winning second prize at a youth festival at
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
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, he started getting stage programmes. In 2000, he joined Cochin Stallions, the mimicry troupe formed by actor
Salim Kumar
Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...
, where he worked for four years. Meanwhile, he completed graduation in politics from
Dewaswom Board College,
Thalayolaparambu
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. After which, he teamed up with mimicry artist Sajan Palluruthi and together they did several programmes.
Career
He joined
Salim Kumar
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's mimicry troupe Cochin Stallions when it was formed in 2000 and worked for four years. He also made his television debut in 2000 in an
Onam
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-special program with Salim Kumar on
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. Three years later, he began working with comedians
Sajan Palluruthy
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* Sajan (director), Indian director of Malayalam movies
* Sajan (Kikinda)
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and Kalabhavan Prajod in the comedy program ''Comedy Show'' on Asianet. Later, he went on to work in more comedy programs in Asianet, such as ''
Cinemala
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Broadcast
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'', ''Five Star Thattukada'', and ''Comedy Cousins''. It was while working in ''Cinemala'' he first met
Dharmajan Bolgatty
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, both of them would later team up to form a comedy duo. When
Asianet Plus
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was launched in 2005, Pisharody and Dharmajan co-hosted the comedy show ''Bluffmasters''. The show was a breakthrough in their career and it ran for more than 450 episodes. Besides, he also frequently performs on stage as a stand-up comedian.
He debuted as a film actor through ''
Positive
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'' (2008) in a prominent supporting role. Although his first release was ''
Nasrani'' (2007) in which he played a minor role. He then went on to act in several Malayalam films, mostly in supporting roles. In the 2014 film ''
To Noora with Love
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Pl ...
'', he acted in a negative role. His first leading role was in the comedy film ''
Kappal Muthalaali
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'' (2009).
[ His other notable films include '']Celluloid
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'' (2013), '' Left Right Left'' (2013), ''Immanuel
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'' and ''Amar Akbar Anthony
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''. In 2013, Dharmajan and Pisharody teamed again for the comedy series ''Badai Bungalow
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'' on Asianet with Pisharody as co-host (with Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...
) and Dharmajan as actor. It aired for five years.
Pisharody made his directional debut in 2018 through the comedy-drama ''Panchavarnathatha
''Panchavarnathatha'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Ramesh Pisharody and co-written with Hari P. Nair. It was produced by Maniyanpilla Raju through Maniyanpilla Raju Productions, and stars Jayaram and Kunchacko B ...
'' starring Jayaram
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and Kunchacko Boban
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, which received favourable reviews and successful run at the box office. His second directional venture was Ganagandharvan
Ganagandharvan () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by Ramesh Pisharody and written by Pisharody and Hari P. Nair. Mammootty is playing a ‘ganamela’ singer named Kalasadhan Ullas. Debutante Vanditha Manoharan play the female lea ...
'' with Mammootty
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.
Personal life
Ramesh is married to Soumya and the couple have three children.
Filmography
Films
;As actor
;As director
Dubbing Artist
Television
Awards
*2015: Asianet Comedy Awards – Best Anchor
*2016: Asianet Television Awards
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– Entertainer of the Year
*Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
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– Yuva Prathibha Puraskaram (mimicry)
*Asiavision Film Awards – Promising Director in Family Entertainment
*2018:Flowers TV awards -Best Anchor
*2019: Mazhavil Entertainment Awards – All-rounder
References
External links
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Living people
Male actors from Palakkad
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Indian male film actors
Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni
Malayalam comedians
Male actors from Kottayam
Indian male comedians
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Malayalam television
20th-century Indian male actors
1983 births