Sai Kiran Vissamraju (born 8 May 1978), known professionally as Sai Kiran Ram, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in
Telugu,
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
and
Tamil Television serials along with several
Telugu films.
Personal life
He is the son of
V. Ramakrishna who has sung more than 5000 songs in Telugu movies for stars like NTR, ANR, Sobhan babu, Krishnamraju, Krishna and many more in Telugu Film Industry. His Mother V.Jyothi is also a famous singer from Doordarshan Channel back in the 70s famously known as Jyothi Kanna.
He is the Grandson of
P. Susheela.Saikiran has involved himself in many animal rescue organizations, including the Blue Cross of Hyderabad and
Friends of Snakes Society.
He is engaged with a number of spiritually-related organisations.
Saikiran recently wed a software specialist named Vyshnavi. This marriage however created a furor over TV channels as the head priest of Tirumala, Ramana Dikshitulu attended the wedding. This was unacceptable to many TV channels. Later the issue sorted out as it is believed that the priest was Saikiran's relative.
Saikiran lives in Hyderabad.
Career
He was born in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
. He made his début with the hit film ''
Nuvve Kavali
''Nuvve Kavali'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiran Movies. A remake of the 1999 Malayalam film '' Niram'', the film stars Tarun, Richa Pallod, Sai Kiran, ...
''. This was followed by a string of successful films, including ''
Preminchu
''Preminchu'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Boyina Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu. The film stars Laya and Sai Kiran with Roopa, Murali Mohan, and Lakshmi in supporting roles. The plot follows Meena (L ...
'', ''Manasunte Chaalu'', and ''
Satta''.
He has also worked in television serials, appearing as Hindu deities such as Krishna, Vishnu, and Venkateshwara.His well known serials in Tamil are
Thangam
''Thangam'' ( en, Gold) is a 2008 Tamil action film starring Sathyaraj and Goundamani about the life of a village do-gooder in Tamil Nadu.
Plot
Set in a small town near Coimbatore, 'Thangam' portrays tw families headed by Rajendranath and Mahade ...
and
Vamsam
''Vamsam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film, starring debutante Arulnidhi and Sunaina in lead roles. The film is produced by Arulnidhi's father and M. Karunanidhi's youngest son, M. K. Thamizharasu, and features Jayaprakash, Ganja ...
, he made his debut in Malayalam industry with the serial
Vanambadi
''Vanambadi'' () is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed by G. R. Nathan, produced by K. Murukesan and Kannadasan, and written by Valampuri Somanathan. A remake of the Bengali film ''Sesh Porichoy'', it stars S. S. Rajendran an ...
which is remake of Telugu serial ''koyilamma'' he plays the same role in both languages.
His first appearance as Vishnu was in ''Shiva Leelalu'', which was made during the golden days of Ushakiran movies, e.t.v.
He is also into music, He released his first Rock music single on Lord Shiva named "Shivastaan".
Filmography
Television
Awards and nominations
References
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1978 births
Living people
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Hyderabad, India
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Telugu television
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Tamil male television actors