Ramakrishna (born c. 1951), also known as Neernalli Ramakrishna, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in

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, and known for his portrayal of character roles as a lead actor. He was born into the

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community in Neernalli, near Sirsi, in the erstwhile

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(now Uttara Kannada) region of

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. In his career spanning over 30 years, he has appeared in over 200 films, mostly Kannada and a handful in

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and

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; he appeared in a lead role in

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's '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' (1983). A protégé of the renowned filmmaker

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influent ...

, he featured in some of the latter's best works such as ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' and ''

Amrutha Ghalige ''Amrutha Ghalige'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on the novel ''Avadhana'', by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao. The film stars Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi and Sridhar. Plot This movie d ...

'' (1984). Since the 1990s, he has appeared mostly in supporting roles. At the 2004 general elections, he contested from the erstwhile Kanara Lok Sabha constituency and lost, representing the

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(JP). He had revealed that he had played the role of Lakshmana alongside Rajkumar who played the role of Lord Rama in

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's ''Lava Kusha'' which also happened to be Telugu actor

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's maiden Kannada venture but was stalled after a week's shooting in Hyderabad.

Partial filmography

Kannada

* ''

Babruvahana In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', Babruvahana ( sa, बब्रुवाहन) is the son of Arjuna, a Pandava prince, and Chitrangada, the princess of Manalura. Babruvahana was adopted as the heir of Manalura by his maternal grandfath ...

'' (1977)...

* ''

Bhagyavantharu ''Bhagyavantharu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by H. R. Bhargava, making his debut. The film featured an ensemble cast including Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Ashok, Balakrishna and Ramakrishna playing the pivotal rol ...

'' (1977) * '' Paduvaaralli Pandavaru'' (1978) * ''

Parasangada Gendethimma ''Parasangada Gendethimma'' () is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Maruthi Shivram, based on a novel of the same by Srikrishna Alanahalli. It stars Lokesh in the lead role and the supporting cast features Reeta Anchan, B. R. ...

'' (1978) * ''Prema Anuraga'' (1980) * ''Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha'' (1980) * ''

Rama Parushurama ''Rama Parashurama'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Vijay and produced by Smt Gowramma Somashekar and Smt Dhanalakshmi Vijay. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Manjula and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film has musical sco ...

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981) * ''Chellida Raktha'' (1982) * ''

'' (1982) * ''Onde Guri'' (1982) * ''

Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu ''Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu'' () is a 1983 Indian Kannada language film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Chandulal Jain. It revolves around Kavitha (Suhasini) who wonders when she will have time to live her own life, as she is too busy ...

'' (1984) * ''Nagabekamma Nagabeku'' (1984) * ''Shivakanye'' (1984) * ''Devate (1986) * ''

'' (1984) * '' Olavu Moodidaga'' (1984) * ''

Baddi Bangaramma ''Baddi Bangaramma'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada language film directed by Kommineni. It is the remake of Telugu movie Konte Koddulu, directed by Kommineni. It stars Srinath, Jai Jagadish, Bhavya, Mahalakshmi, Ramakrishna and Uma Shivakumar, who p ...

'' (1984) * ''Runamukthalu'' (1984) * ''Bekkina Kannu'' (1984) * ''

Mugila Mallige ''Mugila Mallige'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film written and directed by K. Balachander and produced by his own Kavithalaya Productions. Starring Saritha and Srinath in the lead roles, the film also featured Ramakrishna and Ashok in ...

'' (1985) * ''Sneha Sambandha'' (1985) * ''Aparoopada Kathe'' (1986) * ''Ella Hengasarinda'' (1986) * ''Hosa Neeru'' (1986) * ''Nannavaru'' (1986) * ''Tiger'' (1986) * '' Usha'' (1986) * ''

Olavina Udugore ''Olavina Udugore'' is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language film directed, written and co-produced by D. Rajendra Babu. The film stars Ambareesh, Manjula Sharma and Ramakrishna. The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao and the script was written by B. ...

'' (1987) * ''Bandhamuktha'' (1987) * ''Hrudaya Pallavi'' (1987) * ''Mukhavada'' (1987) * ''Sangrama'' (1987) * ''Sri Chamundeshwari Pooja Mahime'' (1987) * ''Yarigagi'' (1987) * ''Dharmathma'' (1988) * ''Gudugu Sidilu'' (1988) * ''Kankana Bhagya'' (1988) * ''Ladies Hostel'' (1988) * ''Mathrudevobhava'' (1988) * ''Mutthaide'' (1988) * ''Sahasaveera'' (1988) * ''Darodegala Naduve'' (1989) * ''Muthinatha Manushya'' (1989) * ''

Yuga Purusha A ''yuga'', in Hinduism, is generally used to indicate an age of time. In the ''Rigveda'', a ''yuga'' refers to generations, a long period, a very brief period, or a yoke (joining of two things). In the ''Mahabharata'', the words ''yuga'' and ...

'' (1989) * '' Bidisada Bandha'' (1989) * '' Panchama Veda'' (1990)...Ravi * ''

Aata Bombata ''Aata Bombata'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada language film directed by B. C. Gowrishankar starring Shankar Nag and Srilatha. The supporting cast features Sudheer, Ramakrishna, Mysore Lokesh, Ramesh Bhat and Thriveni. The dialogues in the film were ...

'' (1990) * ''Halliya Surasuraru'' (1990) * ''Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa'' (1990) * ''Uthkarsha'' (1990) * ''Antharangada Mrudanga'' (1991) * ''Iduve Jeevana'' (1991) * ''Kadana'' (1991) * ''Prema Pareekshe'' (1991) * ''

Sangya Balya ''Sangya Balya'' (Kannada: ಸಂಗ್ಯಾ ಬಾಳ್ಯಾ) is a 1992 Indian Kannada film directed by Sundar Krishna Urs. The film's story is based on folktale of same name, written more than hundred years earlier. The music was scored b ...

'' (1992) * ''Guru Brahma'' (1992) * ''Prana Snehita'' (1992) * ''

Belli Modagalu ''Belli Modagalu'' (transl. Silver clouds) ( kn, ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಮೋಡಗಳು) is a 1992 Indian Kannada language drama film, starring Ramesh Aravind, Malashri, Doddanna and Jayanthi in the lead roles. The film is directed by K. V. R ...

'' (1992) * ''

Mallige Hoove ''Mallige Hoove'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed and written by Raj Kishor and produced by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu. The film featured Ambareesh, Shashikumar and Rupini in the lead roles. The film's music was ...

'' (1992) * ''

Yarigu Helbedi ''Yarigu Helbedi'' (transl. Don't Tell Anyone) is a 1994 Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Vaishali Kasaravalli among others. The movie has become a cult film ...

'' (1994) * ''Mister Mahesh Kumar'' (1994) * ''Aghatha'' (1995) * ''Hosa Baduku'' (1995) * ''

Mana Midiyithu ''Mana Midiyithu'' is a 1995 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by M. S. Rajashekar based on novel of same name by Ashwini. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, in his 25th feature film, and Priya Raman, making her Kannada debut,. The ...

'' (1995) * ''

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(1996) * ''

Laali ''Laali'' ( kn, ಲಾಲಿ) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed, written and scripted by Dinesh Babu, starring Vishnuvardhan, Mohini and Shanthi Krishna in the lead roles. The film was produced by Rockline Venkatesh under ...

'' (1997) * ''

Amruthavarshini Amruthavarshini (Kannada: ಅಮೃತ ವರ್ಷಿಣಿ, Hindi: अमृत वर्षिणी ) 100.10 FM, is a classical music channel from All India Radio, Bangalore. It plays everyday from 6a.m. to 9:30a.m. in morning and in even ...

'' (1997) * ''

Preethsod Thappa ''Preethsod Thappa'' () is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by V. Ravichandran, Ravichandran and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty. Actors Lokesh and Lakshmi ...

'' (1998) * ''

Nishyabda ''Nishyabda'' ( kn, ನಿಶ್ಯಬ್ದ; ''Silence'') is a 1998 Indian Kannada thriller film directed and written by Dinesh Babu and stars Vishnuvardhan, Sumanth, Mohini and Revathy in the lead roles. The film was produced by Jayashri Dev ...

'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Premotsava'' (1999) * ''Sankata Bandaga Venkataramana'' (2000) * ''Nan Hendthi Chennagidale'' (2000) * '' Swalpa Adjust Madkolli'' (2000) * ''

Ninagagi ''Ninagagi'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada language romantic musical film directed by S. Mahendar. The film stars Vijay Raghavendra in his first role as an adult and newcomer Radhika. The film is about a special friendship between a boy and gir ...

'' (2000) * ''

Nanjundi ''Nanjundi'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by S. R. Brothers and produced by Ramu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Debina Bonnerjee along with Umashri and Lokesh in other pivotal roles. The film's highlig ...

'' (2003) * '' Excuse Me'' (2003) * '' Monalisa'' (2004) * ''

Aham Premasmi ''Aham Premasmi'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by V. Ravichandran. The film stars his brother Balaji and Aarti Chhabria. Besides acting, V. Ravichandran has written, produced, edited and composed music for the film. ...

'' (2005) * ''Rishi'' (2005) * '' Aishwarya'' (2006) * ''

Ugadi Ugadi or Yugadi, also known as Samvatsarādi (), is New Year's Day according to the Hindu calendar and is celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka in India. It is festively observed in these regions on the first ...

'' (2007) * '' Ee Sambhashane'' (2007) * ''Preethigaagi'' (2007) * ''Vimukti'' (2010) * ''

Edegarike ''Edegarike'' (transl. Guts) is a 2012 Indian Kannada crime drama film directed by Sumana Kittur. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Agni Shridhar and stars Aditya in the lead role, while Atul Kulkarni, Achyuth Kumar, Srujan ...

'' (2012)...Rashmi's father * ''Gombegala Love'' (2013) * ''Jailalitha'' (2014) * '' Bachchan'' (2013) * ''

Raja Rajendra ''Raja Rajendra'' is a 2015 Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Pon Kumaran. It stars Sharan, Ishita Dutta, Vimala Raman and P. Ravi Shankar in the stellar roles. The film marks the reunion of director Kumaran and actor Sharan ...

'' (2015)...Neelakanta Raju

Tamil

*''

Pannai Purathu Pandavargal Pannai, Panai or Pane was a Buddhist kingdom located on the east coast of Northern Sumatra that existed between the 11th and 14th centuries. The kingdom was located on the Barumun River and Panai River valleys, in today's Labuhan Batu and South ...

'' (1982) * '' Poikkal Kudhirai'' (1983) as Indu *''

Anney Anney ''Anney Anney'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Mouli for Kalaivani. The film stars Mouli, Viji and Sumithra. The film was hit at the box office. Cast * Mouli as Krishnagiri *Sumithra as Durga Krishnagiri * Viji as Rat ...

'' (1983) as Malli * ''

Kadhale En Kadhale ''Kadhale En Kadhale'' () is a 2006 Tamil-language romance film directed by PC Shekhar, making his directorial debut. The film stars newcomers Naveen, Shrutha Keerthi and Roma Asrani, with Ramakrishna, Chitra Shenoy, Avinash, newcomer Vijayala ...

'' (2006) as Rajiv's father * '' Nisabdham'' (2017) as Judge

Telugu

* ''

1940 Lo Oka Gramam ''1940 Lo Oka Gramam'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language period drama film directed by Narasimha Nandi. It stars Baladitya and Sri Ramya, with Rallapalli, Mukkuraju, Rajitha, Jenni, Vinodh and Gundu Hanumantharao in supporting roles. It is ...

'' (2008) * ''Black Cat'' (2010)

References

External links

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Filmography of Ramakrishna
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