Ramesh Aravind

Ramesh Aravind
Ramesh Arvind in 2018
Born (1964-09-10) 10 September 1964 (age 60)
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materUniversity Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore
Occupation(s)Actor, director, television presenter, screenwriter
Years active1986–present
WorksFull list
SpouseArchana Ramesh
Children2
Websiteramesharavind.com

Ramesh Aravind (born 10 September 1964), known mononymously as Ramesh, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter. Ramesh has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films along with a few Telugu and Hindi films.

He has made his acting career with K. Balachander's Sundara Swapnagalu in 1986.[1] Ramesh has appeared in over 140 films besides directing about 10 films.[2]

He has so far received two Karnataka State Film Awards namely, for America America (1997) and Hoomale (1998) besides winning Best Story award for his writing; two Filmfare Awards South, two Udaya Film Awards and Suvarna Film Awards.

He has largely appeared in romantic drama in Kannada films such as Anuraga Sangama (1995), Karpoorada Gombe (1996), Nammoora Mandara Hoove (1996), Amruthavarshini (1997), America! America!! (1997), O Mallige (1997), Ulta Palta (1997), Mungarina Minchu (1997), Thutta Mutta (1998), Hoomale (1998), Sambhrama (1999) and Chandramukhi Pranasakhi (1999).

Later, Ramesh returned to act performance oriented roles in films such as Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (2001), Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (2001), Apthamitra (2004), Varsha (2005), Rama Shama Bhama (2005), Pushpaka Vimana (2017) and Shivaji Surathkal (2020).

Ramesh hosts the television show Weekend with Ramesh,[3] which has aired for five seasons on Zee Kannada.[4] He also hosted Season 3 of Kannadada Kotyadhipati, the Kannada version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.[5] Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) appointed Aravind as the awareness ambassador for COVID-19.[6] He is the Brand Ambassador for 7 Wonders of Karnataka campaign jointly done by Suvarna News and Tourism Dept of Karnataka.[7][8]

In 2022, he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to field of cinema by Rani Channamma University.[9][10] Also in 2022, he was awarded the Dr. Shivarama Karanth Award for his services as an actor, director and resource person.[11][12][13]

  1. ^ "A rare talent for spotting talent, Actor Ramesh Aravind on K Balachander".
  2. ^ "Kannada actors regret 'ban'". The Times of India. 24 September 2004.
  3. ^ "Weekend with Ramesh to be aired on OTT?". The Times of India. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ "'Weekend with Ramesh' team celebrates the success of season 4". The Times of India. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ R, Shilpa Sebastian (30 April 2018). "Ramesh Aravind to host Kannadada Kotyadhipati". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ^ Chakravorty, Joyeeta. "Ramesh Aravind roped in as BBMP's Covid-19 awareness ambassador". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Official 7 Wonders of Karnataka". www.7wondersofkarnataka.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  8. ^ sunita.iyer. "It's official! Seven wonders of Karnataka unveiled by CM Bommai; actor Ramesh Aravind lauds moment of glory". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Ramesh Aravind to be conferred with an honorary doctorate from Rani Channamma University". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. ^ Udayavani. "Actor Ramesh Aravind, two others to be conferred honorary doctorate by RCU". Udayavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  11. ^ Udayavani. "Actor Ramesh Aravind to receive Shivaram Karanth Huttura Award". Udayavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Shivarama Karanth award for actor-director Ramesh Arvind". Deccan Herald. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Kannada actor-director Ramesh Arvind to receive Shivarama Karanth award". The News Minute. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.