Rajiv Lakshman Ambadapudi (born 15 April 1973) 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 1973) is an Indian actor and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu television shows, and films. He began his career as the creator of Hindi reality shows ''MTV Roadies'' (20032014) ...

Early life

Rajiv Lakshman was born into a

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family in

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, along with his twin brother,

. He also has sister, Supriya. Lakshman studied at the Woodstock School in Landour, Uttarakhand, and later attended the University of Delhi in Delhi, Deshbandhu College, and Sri Venkateswara College.

Career

Lakshman has been involved in the show ''MTV Roadies'' since 2001. He is also involved in production work of the Stunt reality program ''Jaanbaaz''. He starred in 2010 alongside brother Raghu in the film '' Tees Maar Khan''. 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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