Ramakrishnan, better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in

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films. He made his debut in ''

Chinna Poove Mella Pesu ''Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Robert–Rajasekar. The film stars Prabhu, Ramki, Narmadha, Sudha Chandran and Sabitha Anand. The film, produced by S. K. Rajagopal, had musical scor ...

'' (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004. He was known for his performances in successful movies such as ''

Senthoora Poove ''Senthoora Poove'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. R. Devaraj, starring Vijayakanth, Ramki, and Nirosha, while Chandrasekhar, Sripriya, C. L. Anandan, Vijaya Lalitha, Anandaraj, Senthil, and Charle play supporti ...

'' (1988), ''

Maruthu Pandi ''Maruthu Pandi'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil language action drama film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Ramki, Seetha and Nirosha, with Nassar, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Raghavi and Pradeep Shakthi playing supporting roles. T ...

'' (1990), ''

Inaindha Kaigal ''Inaindha Kaigal'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. K. Viswanathan. The film stars Ramki, C. Arunpandian, Nirosha and Sindhu, with Nassar, Senthil, Srividya, Murali Kumar and Prabhakaran playing supporting roles. The ...

'' (1990), '' Athma'' (1993), ''

Karuppu Roja ''Karuppu Roja'' () is a 1996 Tamil-language horror film directed by Paneer, scripted by Aabavanan and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Ramki, Amar Siddique, Yosika, Vinita amongst others. The project became the first DTS fi ...

'' (1996) and '' RX 100'' (2018). He made his comeback in cinema after nine years and returned in a supporting role with the supernatural thriller film ''

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'' (2013).

Career

He started as an actor in 1987 with the film, ''

''. He appeared alongside

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. The film was a commercial success. Ramki appeared in eight films during the year 1988, including ''

'' where he co-starred with

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and his future wife Nirosha. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres and was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films. ''

Poovizhi Raja ''Poovizhi Raja'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Santhana Bharathi. The film stars Prabhu and Nishanti. It was released on 8 November 1988. Plot A man asks the former managing director of his company to recommend his son ...

'' and ''

Paravaigal Palavitham ''Paravaigal Palavitham'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Robert–Rajasekar. It stars Ramki and Nirosha. The film was released on 2 December 1988. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Chinnari Sneham''. Plot A gro ...

'' have received positive reviews. In 1989, He worked in movies such as ''Oru Thottil Sabadham'', ''Ellame En Thangachi'', ''Penn Buthi Mun Buthi'', ''Yogam Rajayogam'' and ''En Kanavar''. After the success of ''

'' (1990), in the same year, he acted in the action-adventure, ''

'' directed by

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and featured him in the second leading role alongside

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and lead actress Nirosha. The film was released to positive reviews and became a Blockbuster. In 1991, he played in ''

Vetri Padigal ''Vetri Padigal'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Manobala. The film stars Ramki and Nirosha, with Srividya, R. Sarathkumar, V. K. Ramasamy, Jaiganesh and Vinu Chakravarthy playing supporting roles. The f ...

'' directed by

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while R. Sarathkumar acted in negative role. He starred in the horror films genre that are successful as '' Athma'' (1993), '' Thanga Pappa'' (1993), ''

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'' (1995) and ''

'' (1996). In 1997, Ramki has acted in the movies such ''

Thaali Pudhusu ''Thaali Pudhusu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. R., starring Ramki, Suresh and Khushbu. The film, with a musical score by Vidyasagar and Raj, and was released on 10 April 1997. The film is a remake of the Telugu ...

'', ''

Kalyana Vaibhogam ''Kalyana Vaibhogam'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by N. Rathnam, who had previously directed the film ''Chellakannu'' (1995). The film stars Ramki, Khushbu and Sangita, with Vadivelu, R. Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy ...

'', '' Samrat'', ''

Thadayam ''Thadayam'' () is a 1997 Tamil language action film directed by Ramesh Balakrishnan. The film stars Vijayashanti, Ramki and Indraja. The film, produced by Jothi Prasad Srinivasan, had musical score by Deva and was released on 28 November 1997. ...

'' and ''

Pudhalvan ''Pudhalvan'' is a 1997 Tamil-language crime film directed by Selva Vinayagam, who had previously directed the films ''Kottai Vaasal'' (1992) and ''Aranmanai Kaavalan'' (1994). The film stars Ramki and Pragathi, with Vijayakumar, Jayanthi, new ...

''. The movie ''

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'' was not released. On the other hand, the songs were successful specially for "Sevvanthi Poovukkum". In 1990's, he was known for his onscreen chemistry with Nirosha,

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and

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. In 1999, he acted in second role in ''

Nilave Mugam Kaattu ''Nilave Mugam Kaattu'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Kalanjiyam and starring Karthik, Ramki and Devayani. The film, produced by S. Rajaram, has a musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 30 April 1999 to negati ...

'' starring with Karthik and Devayani. He appears in a few sequences in the movies such as '' Poovellam Kettuppar'' (1999) and ''

Kadhal Rojavae ''Kadhal Rojavae'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Keyaar, which was a remake of the 1991 Hindi film ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin'' by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars newcomers George Vishnu and Pooja Kumar, while Sarath B ...

'' (2000). During the 2000s, Ramki acted in second roles in devotional films such as ''

Palayathu Amman ''Palayathu Amman'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language Hindu devotional film directed by Rama Narayanan. Meena plays the lead role as goddess Amman, while Ramki, Divya Unni, Charan Raj, and Vivek play supporting roles. Plot The film starts wit ...

'' (2000), '' Sri Raja Rajeshwari'' (2001) and '' Padai Veetu Amman'' (2002). His 1991 film, he acted in a movie ''

Kuttrapathirikai ''Kuttrapathirikai'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. K. Selvamani. The film stars Ramki, Rahman, Ramya Krishnan and Roja. The film was produced by Ravi Yadav's Yadavalaya Films, had music scored by Ilaiyaraaja and has ...

'' of R. K. Selvamani's. After 15 long years, this movie finally got released in 2007; deleting some scenes. In 2013, he made his come back with films such as '' Maasani'' and ''

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''. In 2016, he acted in ''

Vaaimai ''Vaaimai'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language courtroom drama film written and directed by A. Senthil Kumar. Inspired by the script of Reginald Rose's ''Twelve Angry Men'' (1954), the film stars Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and Muktha Bhanu amongst an ...

'' and '' Atti''. In 2017, he acted in Telugu movie, ''

Aakatayi ''Aakatayi'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Rom Bhimana. Produced by K R Vijay Karan, K R Kaushal Karan, K R Anil Karan under the VKA Films, it features debutantes Aashish Raj and Rukshar Mir in the lead roles. Bollywoo ...

'', where he played a pivotal role, followed by Tamil horror comedy film, ''

Aangila Padam ''English Padam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language horror comedy film directed by Kumaresh kumar, starring Sanjeev (Tamil actor, born 1989), Sanjeev, Meenakshi (actress), Meenakshi and Ramki (actor), Ramki. Synopsis Sanjeev i ...

'' in the lead role. He acted in a Telugu film, '' RX 100'' (2018) with which he wins Best Character Actor. He also appeared in the Sundar C.'s ''

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'' (2019) starring Vishal.

Personal life

Ramki is married to actress Nirosha in 1995.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{authority control Indian male film actors Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema People from Virudhunagar district Male actors from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema 1962 births Santosham Film Awards winners