Ramakrishna was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 200 films, including Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam.
Career He was a stage actor from Bhimavaram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, and moved to Chennai in the 1950s. His movie debut was in 1960 with Nithya Kalyanam Pachathoranam. He acted as a hero in hit Telugu movies such as Nomu, Pooja, Nenu Naa Desam, Bomma Borusa, Badi Panthulu, Kurukshetram, Yuvataram Kadilindi, Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Vaaibhavam, Hantakulostunnaru Jagrattha, Magadu, Katakatala Rudraiah, Doralu Dongalu, Kotalo Paga, and Viswanatha Nayakudu. He played various roles in several mythological films, including Yashoda Krishna, Vinayaka Vijayamu, Sri Krishnavatharam, Devude Digivasthe. He had also acted alongside thespians N. T. Ramarao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. His contemporary heroes were Krishna, Haranath, and Sobhan Babu.
Personal life His first married in Bhimavaram, and has a daughter. He left his first wife and daughter and came to Madras. He married Telugu actress Geetanjali in 1974 and has a son, Srinivas. He died in 2001.
Filmography Year TitleRole Notes1960Nitya Kalyanam Pacha Thoranam Debut movie Bhaktha SabariLakshmanaRama SundariMangalyam1961Kanna KodukuIndrajeet (Sati Sulochana)Lakshmana1961Pelli Kaani Pillalu1962Daksha YagnamChandruduSwarna ManjariLord Jalakanteshwara SwamyChitti Tammudu1963Sri Tirupatamma KathaLord Venkateswara1964Bangaru TimmarajuDesa DrohuluCBI Officer1965Thodu NeedaAakasaramannaAnangapalaSri Simhachala Kshetra MahimaMaha Vishnuvu1966Mohini BhasmasuraShivaHantakulostunnaru Jagratta1967ChadarangamSatyame JayamUpayamlo ApayamSri KrishnavataramArjunaPremalo PramadamRaktha Sindhooram1968RajayogamSukha DukhaluAsadhyuduRanabheriVeeranjaneyaArjunaJeevitha BandhamAggi Meeda GuggilamArindhavaPedarasi Peddamma KathaBhale KodalluRamamBangaru SankelluGuest role1969Sri Rama KathaParvatha RajuChiranjeeviKadaladu VadaladuAggi VeeruduKarpura HarathiDr. Raghu1970JanmabhoomiPachani SamsaramSuguna Sundari KathaJayanta BhoopalaMarina ManishiEvarini Nammali1971Sri Krishna VijayamuSatyakiManasu MaangalyamVikramarka VijayamVikramarkuduAndariki MonagaduKattiki kankanamRowdilaku RowdiluMadhuMaa IlavelpuAdrushta JathakuduBangaru KutumbamBomma BorusaSundaram1972Korada RaniC.I.D. SekharRaitu KutumbamPilla PidugaAmarDatta PutruduAdrushta DevathaKalavari KutumbamBaluBadi PanthuluSatyam1973Panjaramlo PasipapaDharma Rao, Sridhar Dual roleAajanma BrahmachariMallamma KathaDevudammaNenu Naa Desam Dual roleVarasuraluPasi Hrudayalu1974Kannavari kalaluAir Commodore RajuNomuNageshwar (Eshwar)NijarupaluPremalu PellilluDr. RaghuKhaidi Babai1975Sri Ramanjaneya YuddhamLakshmanuduYashoda KrishnaKrishnaRajyamlo RabanduluAdadani AdrushtamMaya MaschindraLord SivaAmmayila SapadhamPoojaRamachandrarao Devude DigivastePichodi PelliBullemma SapathamBala NagammaNaga Balayogi1976Kotalo PagaNarasimha Nayaka Also producerAasthi KosamEe Kalapu PillaluVanaja GirijaNaa Pere BhagavanDoralu DongaluMagaduAlludochaduRavi/SekharPoruginti pullakuraSeelaniki SikshaManchiki Maro PeruRaviMangalyaniki Maro MudiNijam Nidrapodu1977KurukshetramBalaramuduChakradhariLord Panduranga/ RangannaJudge Gari KodaluSwarganiki NichenaluJeevithamlo VasanthamMadhuManchi RojuSeeta Rama leelaSri Krishna Jarasandha1978Prayanamlo PadanisaluSri Rama PattabhishekamLakshmanaKatakataala RudrayyaPunniya Boomi Ramu Tamil film1979Allari PillaluOka Challani RathriNityanandSwami DrohuluSri Vinayaka VijayamuLord Maha Vishnuvu1980Asadhyulaku AsadhyuduCID SureshVenkateswara Vratha MahatyamLord VenkateswaraYuvatharam KadilindiLakshmi NilayamMaa Inti Devatha1981Ramapuram Lo Seetha Also producer1982Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra VaibhavamRaghavendra Swamy1983Bahudoorapu BatasariTarzan SundariRaghuram1984Aadadani SavalNavy officer RamuJames Bond 999SP RavindranathAdarsavanthuduChiranjeeviSangeetha SamratSudhakarUgra Roopam1986BrahmastramInspector JagannathUgra NarasimhamDharmapeetam DaddarillindhiGopalakrishnaTandra PaparayuduRangarayudu1987Viswanatha NayakuduLakshminarayana Pandit, NatyacharyuduMarana HomamMaa Voori MagaduRaghuramAkshintalu1988Rocky1989LankeswaruduAdavilo Ardharathri1992Samrat AshokaJayamalluEnkanna BabuLord Venkateswara1995Maya BazaarDharmaraju
References
Mantaralaya Sree Raghavendra Vaibhavam (1981)
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