Ravishankar Gowda (born 26 August 1973) is an Indian actor who works in the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based ...

. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. He acted as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom ''Silli Lalli'' which aired on

ETV Kannada Colors Kannada (previously known as ETV Kannada), is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment channel, owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programs such as serials, reality shows ...

Career

Gowda appeared in the very popular Kannada sitcom ''Silli Lalli'', playing the role of Dr. Vittal Rao, that aired on

. It ran for over 1,100 episodes. Following this stint in television, he appeared in a lead role in the 2008 film, '' Payana''. He performed in the 2012 film ''

Snehitaru ''Snehitaru'' ( Friends) is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Ram Narayan and produced by Soundarya Jagadish. The film features as an ensemble cast of Vijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Pranitha Subhash, Pran ...

''. In the film, he plays the role of a deaf character. His other movies are ''Nanjangud Nanjunda'' (2010), '' Akka Pakka'' (2013), '' Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya'' (2013) and ''

Jai Lalitha ''Jai Lalitha'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Pon Kumaran. It stars Sharan (actor), Sharan, Aishwarya Devan, Disha Pandey and Ravishankar Gowda in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Mayamohin ...

'' (2014).

Personal life

Gowda is from

Mandya Mandya is a city in the state of Karnataka. It is the headquarter of Mandya district, Sugar factories contribute to the major economic output. It is also called Sugar City (Kannada: ''Sakkare Nagara'') because sugarcane is a major crop grown ...

. He travelled to

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

in 1993 in search of opportunities to become a singer. He married Sangeetha, a singer, and daughter of singer

Manjula Gururaj Manjula Gururaj () is an Indian female playback singer and a voice-over artist who has primarily worked in Kannada cinema and also runs a music school. Career Playback singer She entered the Kannada film industry as a playback singer in Novem ...

, in an

Arya Samaj Arya Samaj () is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu ...

-style wedding in February 2003.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gowda, Ravishankar Living people Male actors from Karnataka Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Kannada television Indian male television actors 1973 births