Gangasani Rami Reddy also known as Spot Nana (1 January 1959 – 14 April 2011) was an Indian actor in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...

. He also tried as director and

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

. He is known for his negative roles, character roles and comedy timing. He was a well-known villain and he had an inimitable style with typical

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and ...

dialect. He shot to fame with his dialogue "spot pedatha" in the film Ankusam.

Early life

Gangasani Rami Reddy was born in

Chittoor district Chittoor district () is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. It lies i ...

at Valmikipuram (formerly known as Vayalpad). He did his BCJ (journalism) from

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. ...

Career

Before entering films, Reddy worked with ''Mf Daily'' as a journalist. He shot to fame with his role as 'Spot Nana' in the super hit film ''Ankusam'' and other movies including '' Osey Ramulamma'', ''

Ammoru Ammoru () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film is produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under M. S. Arts Unit. It stars Ramya Krishna as Goddess Ammoru and Soundarya as her devotee, ...

'', ''Gaayam'', ''Anaganaga Oka Roju'' and ''Peddarikam''. He acted in more than 250 films as a villain and character actor in

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, Tamil,

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

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Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

and

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

languages.

Death

Rami Reddy had developed liver and kidney ailments. He died on 14 April 2011 in a private hospital in

Secunderabad Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South Central Railway ...

. He was only 52 when he died.

Filmography

Awards

Nandi Award for Best Villain The Nandi Award for Best Villain winners since 1985: See also * Nandi Awards * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Villain Villain A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine f ...

- Ankusam (1989) (in

)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Rami 1959 births 2011 deaths Male actors in Bhojpuri cinema Telugu male actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male film actors Telugu film producers Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Film producers from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian film directors Deaths from cancer in India Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from Chittoor district Male actors in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Nandi Award winners