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

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and

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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 sc ...

'' (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 supporting role ...

'' (1988), '' Maruthu Pandi'' (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. T ...

'' (1990), '' Athma'' (1993), '' Karuppu Roja'' (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 Vijayakanth and his future wife

Nirosha Nirosha is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. After her debut in Tamil in the film '' Agni Natchathiram'' (1988, directed by Mani Ratnam), Nirosha wen ...

. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres and was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films. '' Poovizhi Raja'' and '' Paravaigal Palavitham'' 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 '' Maruthu Pandi'' (1990), in the same year, he acted in the action-adventure, ''

'' directed by N. K. Viswanathan 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 film ...

'' directed by

Manobala Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lank ...

while

R. Sarathkumar Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards ...

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

Thanga Pappa ''Thanga Pappa'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror film directed by R. Aravindraj. The film stars Shamili, Ramki, M. N. Nambiar, Thalaivasal Vijay, Aishwarya and Sreeja, with Chandrasekhar, Keerikkadan Jose, Thyagu, Ravi ...

'' (1993), ''

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'' (1995) and '' Karuppu Roja'' (1996). In 1997, Ramki has acted in the movies such '' Thaali Pudhusu'', '' Kalyana Vaibhogam'', '' 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''. The movie '' Putham Puthu Poove'' 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

, Khushbu 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 negativ ...

'' starring with Karthik and

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. He appears in a few sequences in the movies such as '' Poovellam Kettuppar'' (1999) and '' Kadhal Rojavae'' (2000). During the 2000s, Ramki acted in second roles in devotional films such as '' Palayathu Amman'' (2000), '' Sri Raja Rajeshwari'' (2001) and ''

Padai Veetu Amman ''Padai Veetu Amman'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Pugazhmani. The film stars Meena, Ramki, Devayani and Ravali. It was released on 4 November 2002. Plot Meena plays the dual role of Goddess Padai Veettu 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 R.K. Selvamani (born 21 October 1965) is an Indian film director. He was known to make films in the police or whodunit genres. Career Born in Chengalpattu, R. K. Selvamani, an assistant of Manivannan, narrated a story line to Vijayakanth who t ...

'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 '' Biriyani''. In 2016, he acted in '' Vaaimai'' and '' Atti''. In 2017, he acted in Telugu movie, '' Aakatayi'', where he played a pivotal role, followed by Tamil horror comedy film, '' Aangila Padam'' 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

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's '' Action'' (2019) starring Vishal.

Personal life

Ramki is married to actress

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