Gangasani Rami Reddy (1 January 1959 – 14 April 2011) was an Indian actor in Telugu and Hindi cinema. He was also a film director and producer. 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 dialect. He shot to fame with his dialogue "spot pedatha" in the film Ankusam.
Early life Gangasani Rami Reddy was born on 1 January 1959 in Chittoor district at Valmikipuram (formerly known as Vayalpad). He did his BCJ (journalism) from Osmania University.
Career Before entering films, Reddy worked with The Munsif Daily as a journalist. He shot to fame with his role as 'Spot Neelakantham' in the super hit film Ankusam and other movies including Osey Ramulamma, Ammoru, Gaayam, Anaganaga Oka Roju and Peddarikam. He acted in more than 250 films as a villain and character actor in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Bhojpuri languages.
Death Rami Reddy developed liver and kidney ailments. He died on 14 April 2011 in a private hospital in Secunderabad. He was 52 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
Filmography Telugu films YearFilmRoleNotes 1989 Ankusam"Spot" Neelakantham1990 Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka SundariAbbulu1991Ramudu Kadhu RakshasuduVishwasa RaoNiyanthaBangaru Kotaiah Parama SivuduTharaka Prabhuni Deeksha Mahimalu Kshana Kshanam Inspector Yadav 1992 420 Rankaa Prema Sikharam Balarama Krishnulu NukarajuSubba Rayudi Pelli Peddarikam Son of Parvataneni Parasu Ramayya1993 Gaayam Sarkar1994 Allari PremikuduBhairavaiahRickshaw Rudraiah Jeevitha KhaidiGarudadri 1995 Ammoru Gorakh Dubbed in Tamil as AmmanAdavi DoraStreet FighterKanakarajuKhaidi InspectorSrinivas Yadav aka Seenu1996Amma Durgamma 1997Anaganaga Oka Roju ChocolateHitler RudrarajuBobbili Dora Osey Ramulamma Landlord Jagannayak Patwari Rowdy Durbar Bandi Seenu1998Sreevarante Maavare1999PoliceNarasimham2000Adavi ChukkaGurunathamSivannaSammakka SarakkaChinarama chandrayya doraOkkadu ChaluAppala NaiduBalaramHarishchandra PrasadEe Tharam NehruDurga GanapathiManasichanu2001 Mrugaraju Snehamante Idera Puliraju 2002 2 Much 2003 Raghavendra Sambhu Villain 2004 Anji Guruji Seshadri Naidu 2005 Kaki 2005 Pellam PichoduSeth Kishanlal Slokam AthanokkadePattabhai Nayakudu Vadayar Bhamakalapam 2006 Mudhu Samanyudu Ramu Yadav2008 Adhe NavvuDeepavaliSub-Inspector of Police 2009 Jagadguru Sri Shiridi Sai Baba 2010 Dammunnodu Sandadi Anaganaga Oka Aranyam
Hindi films YearFilmRoleNotes1990 Pratibandh"Spot" Nana1993Insaniyat Ke DevtaJabbar Singh Waqt Hamara Hai Colonel Chikara1994 Elaan Mana ShettyDilwale Goon Khuddar Swami Patil1995 Angrakshak VelluAndolan Baba Naayak Haqeeqat Anna Veer 1996 Angaara Honda DadaRangbaazNandu1997Jeevan Yudh MadanKaaliaBhawani SinghLohaTakla1998 Chandaal Durjan Rai Sahab Singh Hatyara Shishupal Singhania Gunda Kala Shetty1999Ganga Ki Kasam Police inspectorDadaYashwant AnnaSheraJaanwar Raghu ShettySautela2000QurbaniyaanBhoot Raaj PatlooDaku RamkaliKrodhKavre2001Galiyon Ka Badshah Nayak: The Real Hero2003 Tada Bitthal Rao Satyaghath: Crime Never PaysAbbas Ali2004Police ForceKutty Baba
Other language films YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes 1990 Abhimanyu"Spot" NagaKannada1991 Abhimanyu Abbas Ali Malayalam Naadu Athai Naadu Tamil1992 Mahaan Rama Reddy Malayalam 1993 Gadibidi Ganda Kannada1998Thulli Thirintha Kaalam Devi's fatherTamil1999 Maya Bangara Raju Jayasoorya Bangar Rao Kannada NenjinileSupari Tamil2001 Lankesha Kottai Mariamman Mantramoorthi in kottai Mariamman Tamil (kottai Mariamman) and Kannada (Lankeshan) 2007Police Story 2 Panthaya Kozhi Nachiyappa Gounder Malayalam2008 Khiladi No. 1 Bhojpuri
Awards Nandi Award for Best Villain - Ankusam (1989)(in Telugu)
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