Ramakrishna (Telugu actor) explained

Ramakrishna
Birth Place:Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Death Place:Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Known For:Indian Telugu Cinema
Years Active:1960-1995
Spouse:Geetanjali

Ramakrishna (Telugu: రామకృష్ణ) was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu cinema. He has acted in over 200 films, including Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. He has acted in several super 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', '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 (Telugu actor), Haranath, and Sobhan Babu.

He was a stage actor from Bhimavaram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, moved to Chennai in the 1950s. His movie debut was in 1960 with Nithya Kalyanam Pachathoranam.[1]

His first marriage was 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.[1]

Filmography

YearMovie nameRoleNotes
1960Nitya Kalyanam Pacha Thoranam[2] Debut movie
Bhaktha SabariLakshmana
Rama Sundari[3]
Mangalyam
1961Kanna Koduku
Pelli Kaani PillaluJaggaiah, Kantharao, Ramakrishna, Haranath
1962Daksha YagnamChandrudu
Swarna ManjariLord Jalakanteshwara Swamy
Chitti Tammudu
1963Sri Tirupatamma KathaLord Venkateswara
1964Bangaru Timmaraju[4]
Desa DrohuluCBI Officer
1965Thodu NeedaFirst movie with future wife, Geethanjali
Aakasaramanna[5] Anangapala
Sri Simhachala Kshetra MahimaMaha Vishnuvu
1966Mohini Bhasmasura[6] Shiva
Hantakulostunnaru Jagrattha
1967Chadarangam
Satyame Jayam
Upayamlo ApayamActed as a Villain with Krishna as Hero
Sri KrishnavataramArjuna
Premalo pramadam
Raktha sindhooram3 Heroes, Ramakrishna, Balaiah, Shoban Babu
1968Rajayogam[7]
Sukha DukhaluPaired with Jayalalitha
Asadhyudu[8]
Ranabheri
Veeranjaneya[9] Arjuna
Jeevitha bandham[10] Kantha Rao
Aggi Meeda Guggilam[11] Arindhava
Pedarasi Peddamma KathaPaired with Kantha Rao
Bhale KodalluRamam
Bangaru SankelluGuest role
1969Sri Rama Katha[12] Parvatha Raju
Chiranjeevi[13] Paired with Savitri
Kadaladu Vadaladu
Aggi Veerudu
Karpura Harathi[14] Dr. Raghu
1970Janmabhoomi
Pachani Samsaram
Suguna Sundari Katha[15] Jayanta Bhoopala
Marina Manishi
Evarini nammali
1971Sri Krishna VijayamuSatyaki
Manasu Maangalyam
Vikramarka VijayamVikramarkudu
Andariki Monagadu[16]
Kattiki kankanam[17]
Rowdilaku RowdiluMadhu
Maa Ilavelpu
Adrushta jathakudu
Bangaru Kutumbam[18]
Bomma BorusaSundaram
1972Korada Rani[19]
Raitu Kutumbam
Pilla Piduga[20] Amar
Datta Putrudu
Adrushta Devatha[21]
Kalavari Kutumbam[22] Balu
Badi PanthuluSatyamActed as NTR elder son
1973Panjaramlo PasipapaDharma Rao, SridharDual role
Aajanma Brahmachari[23]
Mallamma Katha
Devudamma
Nenu Naa Desam[24] Dual role
Varasuralu
Pasi Hrudayalu
1974Kannavari kalaluAir Commodore Raju
Premalu PellilluDr. Raghu
Khaidi Babai[25]
NomuSuper Hit and gave stardom to Ramakrishna
1975Sri Ramanjaneya YuddhamLakshmanudu
Yashoda KrishnaKrishna
Rajyamlo Rabandulu[26]
Adadani Adrushtam
Maya MaschindraLord Siva
Ammayila Sapadham[27]
PoojaBiggest Hit as a Solo Hero
Devude Digivaste
Pichodi pelli
Bullemma Sapatham[28]
Bala Nagamma
Naga Balayogi
1976Kotalo pagaNarasimha NayakaOwn production
Aasthi Kosam
Ee Kalapu Pillalu
Vanaja Girija
Naa Pere Bhagavan
Doralu Dongalu
Magadu[29]
Alludochadu[30] Ravi/Sekhar
Poruginti pullakura
Seelaniki siksha
Manchiki Maro PeruRavi
Mangalyaniki Maro Mudi[31]
Nijam Nidrapodu
1977KurukshetramBalaramudu
ChakradhariLord Panduranga/ Ranganna
Judge Gari Kodalu
Swarganiki Nichenalu
Jeevithamlo Vasantham[32] Madhu
Manchi Roju[33]
Seeta Rama leela
Sri Krishna Jarasandha
1978Prayanamlo Padanisalu
Sri Rama PattabhishekamLakshmana
Katakataala Rudrayya
Punniya BoomiRamuTamil film
1979Allari Pillalu[34]
Oka Challani RathriNityanand
Swami Drohulu[35]
Sri Vinayaka VijayamuLord Maha Vishnuvu
1980Asadhyulaku Asadhyudu[36] CID Suresh
Venkateswara Vratha Mahatyam[37] Lord Venkateswara
Yuvatharam Kadilindi
Lakshmi nilayam
Maa Inti Devatha[38]
1981Ramapuram lo SeethaOwn production
1982Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra VaibhavamActed as Raghavendra Swamy
1983Bahudoorapu Batasari
Tarzan Sundari[39] Raghuram
1984Aadadani SavalNavy officer Ramu
James Bond 999SP Ravindranath
AdarsavanthuduChiranjeevi
Sangeetha Samrat
Ugra Roopam
1986BrahmastramInspector JagannathHeroine's brother
Ugra Narasimham
Dharmapeetam DaddarillindhiGopalakrishna
Tandra PaparayuduRangarayudu
1987Viswanatha NayakuduLakshminarayana Pandit, Natyacharyudu
Marana Homam
Maa Voori MagaduRaghuramBrother of Krishna, SP
Akshintalu
1988Indra Dhanusu
1989Lankeswarudu[40]
Adavilo Ardharathri
1992Samrat AshokaJayamallu
Khaidi Pratap
Enkanna BabuLord Venkateswara
1995Maya BazaarDharmaraju

References

Mantaralaya Sree Raghavendra Vaibhavam (1981)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telugu Actor Ramakrishna Dead. The Times of India. 23 October 2001.
  2. Web site: Nityakalyanam Patcha Thoranam (1960) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Ramaa Sundari (1960) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Bangaru Thimmaraju (1964) . 2023-04-18 . Indiancine.ma.
  5. Web site: Aakasaramanna (1965) . 2023-09-29 . Indiancine.ma.
  6. Web site: Mohini Bhasmasura 1966 Telugu Movie Cast Crew,Actors,Director, Mohini Bhasmasura Producer,Banner,Music Director,Singers & Lyricists . 2024-01-21 . MovieGQ . en.
  7. Web site: Raja Yogam (1968) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  8. Web site: Asadhyudu (1968) . Indiancine.ma.
  9. Web site: Veeranjaneya (1968) . 2024-01-25 . Indiancine.ma.
  10. Web site: Jeevitha Bandam (1968) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Aggi Meeda Guggilam (1968) . 2023-10-08 . Indiancine.ma.
  12. Web site: Sri Rama Katha (1969) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  13. Web site: Chiranjeevi (1969) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  14. Web site: Karpura Harathi (1969) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  15. Web site: Suguna Sundari Katha . 2024-01-26 . TVGuide.com . en.
  16. Web site: Andhariki Monagadu (1971) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  17. Web site: Kathiki Kankanam (1971) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  18. Web site: Bangaru Kutumbam (1971) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  19. Web site: Korada Rani (1972) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  20. Web site: Pilla Piduga (1972) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  21. Web site: Adhrusta Devatha (1972) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  22. Web site: Kalavari Kutumbam (1972) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  23. Web site: Aajanma Brahmachari (1973) . Indiancine.ma . 18 April 2023.
  24. Web site: 2015-10-23 . Nenu Naa Desam Mp3 Songs Free Download 1973 Telugu . 2023-04-20 . SenSongsMp3.Tv . en-US.
  25. Web site: Khaidi Babai (1974) . 2023-04-19 . Indiancine.ma.
  26. Web site: Rajyamlo Rabandulu 1975 Telugu Movie Cast Crew,Actors,Director, Rajyamlo Rabandulu Producer,Banner,Music Director,Singers & Lyricists . 2023-04-20 . MovieGQ . en.
  27. Web site: Ammayila Sapadham (1975) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  28. Web site: Bullemma Sapadam 1975 Telugu Movie Cast Crew,Actors,Director, Bullemma Sapadam Producer,Banner,Music Director,Singers & Lyricists . 2023-04-19 . MovieGQ . en.
  29. Web site: Magadu (1976) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  30. Web site: Alludochadu (1976) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  31. Web site: Mangalyaniki Maromudi (1976) . Indiancine.ma . 19 April 2023.
  32. Web site: Jeevithamlo Vasantham (1977) . 2024-04-21 . Indiancine.ma.
  33. Web site: Manchi Roju on Moviebuff.com . 2023-04-21 . Moviebuff.com.
  34. Web site: Allari Pillalu (1979) . 2023-04-21 . Indiancine.ma.
  35. Web site: Swamy Drohulu 1979 Telugu Movie Wiki,Cast Crew,Songs,Videos,Release Date . 2023-04-21 . MovieGQ . en.
  36. Web site: Asadhyulaku Asadhyudu Movie Info .
  37. Web site: Venkateswara Vratha Mahatyam (వేంకటేశ్వర వ్రత మహత్యం) 1980 ♫ tunes . 2023-11-14 . en-US.
  38. Web site: Maa Inti Devatha (1980) . 2023-04-21 . Indiancine.ma.
  39. Web site: Tarzan Sundari . 2024-01-01 . Spicyonion.com . en.
  40. Web site: Lankeswarudu (1989) . 2023-04-21 . Indiancine.ma.