Ramesh Aravind filmography explained

Ramesh Aravind has acted in predominately Kannada films apart from Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Tulu films.

1996–97 was a golden period in Ramesh Aravind's filmography.

His movies Anuraga Sangama, Karpoorada Gombe, Namoora Mandara Hoove, Amruthavarshini, America America, Ulta Palta, O Mallige and Mungarina Minchu had successfully completed a 100-day run consecutively that year.

He directed the comedy film Rama Shama Bhama and acted in movies like Apthamitra, Pushpaka Vimana (his 100th Kannada film), Shivaji Surathkal, 100 and Shivaji Surathkal 2. He is presently acting in KD.

Filmography

Kannada films

• Note: he was credited as Ramesh from 1986 to 2005 and as Ramesh Aravind from 2005 to present.

List of Ramesh Aravind Kannada film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Sundara Swapnagalu	Prem
	Mouna Geethe	Vishwa
	Maneye Manthralaya
1987	Sangrama
	Elu Suttina Kote
1988	Ganda Mane Makkalu	Chandru
1989	Madhu Masa	Vikram
	Idu Saadhya	Dr. Prathap
1990	Kempu Gulaabi
	Panchama Veda	Ravi
1991	Varagala Bete
	Punda Prachanda
	CBI Vijay
	C. B. I. Shiva	Bhaskar
	Garuda Dhwaja
	Shanti Kranti	Inspector Bharath
	Khiladi Gandu
1992	Belli Modagalu
	Vajrayudha
	Pranayada Pakshigalu
1993	Abhijith
1994	Musuku
	Hanthaka
1995	Aragini	Sathya
	Srigandha	Vivek		^[1]
	Baalondu Chaduranga
	Anuraga Sangama	Ramesh
1996	Karpoorada Gombe	Ramesha
	Boss	Kiran
	Nammoora Mandara Hoove	Praveen
1997	America America	Surya
	Rangena Halliyage Rangada Rangegowda	Ramesh
	Amruthavarshini	Abhishek Bharadwaj
	O Mallige	Krishnamurthy/Kitty	—Udaya Film Award for Best Actor
	Maduve
	Ulta Palta	Devaraj
	Mungarina Minchu	Chethan
	Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi	Kashi
1998	Anthargami	Ravi
	Megha Banthu Megha	Chandrashekhar
	Thutta Mutta	Harsha
	Avala Charitre
	Yaare Neenu Cheluve	Ramesh	Guest appearance
	O Gandasare Neevestu Oleyavaru
	Hoomale	Santosh	Also story writer
	Suvvi Suvvalali
	Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga	Bharath Kumar
	Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene	Himself	Special appearance
1999	Chandrodaya	Sunil Kumar
	Sambhrama	Murali	—Filmfans Association Award for Best Actor
	Prathyartha	Akshay/Robert
	Idu Entha Premavayya	Arun		^[2]
	Chandramuki Pranasakhi	Susheel	—Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Kannada
	Hrudaya Hrudaya	Dr. Suresh
	Aryabhata	Anand
	Arunodaya	Mohan		^[3]
	Snehaloka	Ramesh
2000	Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu	Karthik
	Deepavali	Harishchandra
	Nan Hendthi Chennagidale	Himself	Special appearance
2001	Mahalakshmi	Shyam a.k.a. Karna		^[4]
	Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu	Rommy
	Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya	Shivu
	Premi No.1	Muddu Krishna
	Shaapa	Shekar
	Amma Ninna Tholinalli
	Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu	Rommy	—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2002	Mutthu	Shivanna		^[5]
	Ninne Preethisuve	Kalyan
	Olu Saar Bari Olu	Raghu		^[6]
2003	Pakka Chukka	Rami a.k.a. Pakka, Rami's father	Dual role	^[7]
	Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu	Rommy
	Kushalave Kshemave	Murali
2004	Bisi Bisi	Vijay	Also singer and writer	^[8]
	Apthamitra	Ramesh
	Joke Falls	Prof. Ananth Patil
2005	Varsha	Ravi
	Rama Shama Bhama	Rama	Also director
	Vishnu Sena	Ramesh
2006	A Aa E Ee
	Tenali Rama	Thenali/Thengin Thotad Nagappa Lingappa		^[9]
2007	Ekadantha	Vakrathunda/Vakky
	Soundarya	Ramesh
	Sathyavan Savithri	Dr. Sathya	Also director
2008	Accident	Sawanth	Also director
2009	Venkata in Sankata	Venkata	Also director
	Mooru Guttu Ondu Sullu Ondu Nija	Appu
2010	Crazy Kutumba	Shankar Gouda Patil		^[10]
	Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro	Krishna		^[11]
	Naanu Nanna Kanasu	Jayanth	Guest appearance
	Preethiyinda Ramesh	Ramesh		^[12]
	Hendtheer Darbar	Shivaramu
	Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu	Narrator	Voice-over
	Shock	Ramesh		^[13]
2011	Rangappa Hogbitna	Ramesha		^[14]
	Kalla Malla Sulla	Ramesh
2012	Nammanna Don	Dr. Arjun	Also director
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu	Rammi	Also writer
	Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya	Manu		^[15]
2014	Mahasharana Haralayya			^[16]
2016	...Re	Papanna "Paapu"
2017	Pushpaka Vimana	Anatharamiha	100th Kannada film
	Sundaraanga Jaana	Ramesh Arvind	Cameo
2018	Hey Sarasu
2020	Shivaji Surathkal	Shivaji Suratkal	—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2021	100	Vishnu	Also director	^[17]
2023	Shivaji Surathkal 2	Shivaji Surathkal		^[18]
2024		Dharma Alam

Tamil films

List of Ramesh Aravind Tamil film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Manathil Uruthi Vendum	Ramesh	credited as Aravind
1988	Unnal Mudiyum Thambi	Charukesi	Uncredited
	Penmani Aval Kanmani	Meenakshi's husband
1990	Keladi Kanmani	Sashi
1991	Vasanthakala Paravai	Ravi
	Marikozhundhu	Seenu
	Idhaya Vaasal	Aravind
	Anbulla Thangachikku
1992	Urimai Oonjaladugirathu	James
	Mouna Mozhi
1993	Puthiya Thendral
	Maharasan	Ramesh
1994	Duet	Siva
	Chinna Pulla	Madhan	Guest appearance
	Pathavi Pramanam	Selvamani	Guest appearance
1995	Sathi Leelavathi	Arunachalam
	Paattu Vaathiyar	Ramesh
	Vetri En Pakkam
1996	Meendum Savithri	Anandakrishnan
	Kanden Seethaiyai		Unreleased
	Avvai Shanmughi	Himself	Guest appearance
1999	Jodi	Sivabalan	Guest appearance
2000	Rhythm	Srikanth
2001	Kutty	Ranganathan
2002	Panchathantiram	Ganesh Hegde
2004	Kadhale Engal Desiya Geetham			^[19]
2005	Mumbai Xpress	Thambhu
2010	Manmadhan Ambu	Rajan		^[20]
2015	Uttama Villain	Himself

Telugu films

List of Ramesh Aravind Telugu film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Indradhanassu		credited as Aravind
	Rudraveena	Charukesa	credited as Ramesh
	O Bharya Katha		Uncredited role
1989	Akhari Kshanam
1991	Parama Sivudu	Raja
1996	Neti Savithri	Anandakrishna
	Little Soldiers	Aravind
2003	Golmaal	Amar Sastry

Hindi films

List of Ramesh Aravind Hindi film credits

Year	Title	Role
1996	Aur Ek Prem Kahani	Satyamoorthy
2005	Mumbai Xpress	Thambhu

Other language films

List of Ramesh Aravind other language film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1993	Avan Ananthapadmanabhan
2013	Nirel	Ramesh		Guest appearance

Television

List of Ramesh Aravind television credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel	Notes
1995	Kaiyalavu Manasu		Tamil
	Chinna Chinna Aasai				Acted in story "Nirangal"	^[21]
2004	Diwali Interview with Kamal Haasan	Host				^[22]
2009	Preetyinda Ramesh		Kannada	Kasturi TV	52 episodes	^[23]
2011	Raja Rani Ramesh			ETV Kannada	26 Episodes	^[24]
2014–present	Weekend with Ramesh				104 Episodes	^[25]
2018	Kannadada Kotyadhipati				Season 3	^[26]
2019–2020		Narrator

As producer

List of Ramesh Aravind television credits as producer

Year	Title	Language	Channel
2019–2020		Kannada
2021–2023	Sundari			^[27]
2023–present	Neenadena
2023–present	Aase

As director and writer

List of Ramesh Aravind film credits as director and writer

Year	Title	Language	Credited as		Notes
			Director	Writer
1998	Hoomale
2004	Bisi Bisi
2005	Amrithadhare
	Rama Shama Bhama				Remake of Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi
2007	Sathyavan Savithri
2008	Accident
2009	Venkata in Sankata
2012	Nammanna Don
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu
2015	Uttama Villain
2016	Sundaranga Jaana	Kannada			Remake of Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
2021	100				Remake of Tamil film, Thiruttu Payale 2	^[28]
					Remakes of Hindi film Queen
		Tamil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Srigandha, The Kannada Classic That Was Also Made In Telugu With These Actors . News18 . 23 September 2023 . en . 27 May 2023 . 22 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022153047/https://www.news18.com/movies/srigandha-the-kannada-classic-that-was-also-made-in-telugu-with-these-actors-7934479.html . live.
2. Web site: The film's moral is money. The New Indian Express. 7 February 1999. cscsarchive.org.
3. Web site: Movie Review . www.onlinebangalore.com. 27 August 2022. 27 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220827214836/https://www.onlinebangalore.com/movi/arunodaya/. live.
4. Web site: MORONIC MAHALAKSHMI. Chitraloka.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20010412075955/http://www.chitraloka.com/english/knock_out/mahalaxmi.html. 12 April 2001. dead. 10 May 2024.
5. Web site: Review: Muthu . Sify. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050111204418/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=10954537&ctid=5&cid=2427. 11 January 2005. 6 December 2023 . Moviebiz.
6. Web site: Olu Saar Bari Olu film review. Ramesh strikes again . 3 December 2023 . 20 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220153026/http://www.viggy.com/english/review_olu.asp . live.
7. Web site: Pakka Chukka – a Kannada comedy film of Ramesh and S. Narayan . 13 September 2022 . 22 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422113326/http://viggy.com/english/review_pakkachukka.asp . live.
8. Web site: Movie Reviews News – Deccan Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516214935/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan252004/movies.asp . 16 May 2017 .
9. Web site: Tenali Rama disappoints . 27 August 2022 . 27 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220827192556/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/tenali/20061211.htm . live.
10. Web site: Take your family for Crazy Kutumba . Shruti Indira . Lakshminarayana . Rediff. 14 August 2021. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814122234/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-crazy-kutumba/20100215.htm. live.
11. Web site: V. S. . Rajapur . 11 April 2010 . Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro Review . NowRunning. 14 August 2021. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814122235/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/6754/kannada/krishna-nee-late-aagi-baaro/2566/review.htm. live.
12. Web site: 17 May 2010 . Preethiyinda Ramesh Movie Review . The Times of India. 14 August 2021. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814122233/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/preethiyinda-ramesh/movie-review/5940147.cms. live.
13. News: Shock Movie Review : Critic Review of Shock by Times of India . .
14. Web site: Review: "Rangappa Hogbitna" is a sorry effort at situational comedy . Sunayana . Suresh . 12 February 2011 . DNA India. 14 August 2021. 13 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313114755/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-rangappa-hogbitna-is-a-sorry-effort-at-situational-comedy-1506768. live.
15. Web site: 27 July 2013 . Mangana Kaili Manikya Movie Review . The Times of India. 14 August 2021. 14 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210814122233/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/mangana-kaili-manikya/movie-review/21401647.cms. live.
16. News: Mahasharana Haralayya Movie Review : Critic Review of Mahasharana Haralayya by Times of India . .
17. News: Ramesh Aravind's latest movie '100' to hit the screens on November 19 . 18 November 2021 . Deccan Herald . 16 November 2021 . en . 16 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116110039/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/ramesh-aravinds-latest-movie-100-to-hit-the-screens-on-november-19-1051320.html . live.
18. Web site: 2022-09-11 . Shivaji Surathkal-2: "IKEA"ದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾದ 'ಶಿವಾಜಿ ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್ 2' ಟೀಸರ್ . 2023-01-24 . Zee News Kannada . kn . 24 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124081057/https://zeenews.india.com/kannada/entertainment/teaser-of-ramesh-aravind-starrer-shivaji-surathkal-2-released-in-ikea-93026 . live.
19. Web site: Kadhalay Engal Desiya Geetham Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes . 23 May 2023 . 21 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230721052832/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kadhalay-engal-desiya-geetham-preview-tamil-movie-7169 . live.
20. Web site: Ramesh Aravind in Â'MAÂ' – Bollywood News . 23 December 2010. 11 February 2022. 11 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211011132/https://www.indiaglitz.com/ramesh-aravind-in-ma-hindi-news-62540.html. live.
21. Web site: Chinna Chinna Aasai (Nirangal) Episode 5 Tamil Serial Pyramid Plus . . 31 August 2021 . 7 July 2022 . 7 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707144812/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWfMKHf_89Y&gl=US&hl=en . live .
22. Web site: Ramesh Aravind to do a guest role in Kamal’s film!. 22 November 2004. Sify. https://web.archive.org/web/20041204180855/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13614399. 4 December 2004. 18 August 2024. Moviebuzz.
23. News: KANNADA TV SHOW PREETHIYINDA RAMESH. 14 August 2020. 24 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624092617/https://nettv4u.com/about/Kannada/tv-shows/preethiyinda-ramesh. live.
24. News: ರಾಜ ರಾಣಿ ರಮೇಶ್ ಗಮನಸೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಗೇಮ್ ಶೋ . filmibeat. 14 August 2020. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011192113/https://kannada.filmibeat.com/tv/20-raja-rani-ramesh-season2-by-ramesh-aravind-aid0052.html. live.
25. News: Coming soon: Weekend with Ramesh season 3 . The Times of India. 2017-05-12. 3 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303202253/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/coming-soon-weekend-with-ramesh-season-3/articleshow/57268741.cms. live.
26. News: Ramesh Aravind to host Kannada Kotyadipathi . The Times of India. 14 August 2020 . Vinay Lokesh . 29 April 2018. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011192113/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/ramesh-aravind-to-host-kannada-kotyadipathi/articleshow/63960553.cms. live.
27. News: New series 'Sundari' to be launched on Udaya TV . . subscription . 9 January 2021 . 9 January 2021 . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109083931/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/new-series-sundari-to-be-launched-on-udaya-tv/article33535544.ece . live.
28. News: R . Shilpa Sebastian . 26 August 2019 . On the sets of Ramesh Aravind's '100' . en-IN . The Hindu . 0971-751X. 4 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204224107/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-ramesh-aravinds-100-is-about-a-person-who-stalks-women-on-social-media/article29258619.ece. live.