Rao Ramesh

In this Telugu name, the surname is Rao.

Rao Ramesh
Rao Ramesh at the success meet of Mukunda in December 2014
Born (1968-05-25) 25 May 1968 (age 56)
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
ParentRao Gopal Rao (father)

Rao Ramesh (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television apart from some Tamil films.[1] He is the son of veteran actor Rao Gopal Rao.[2] Rao Ramesh initially appeared in Seema Simham (2002), Okkadunnadu (2007), before getting a breakthrough role in Krish's Gamyam (2008), portraying a reformed Naxalite, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year.[3][4]

His subsequent films, Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), Avakai Biryani (2008) and S. S. Rajamouli's Magadheera (2009) were box office hits, while his role in the latter as a hunchbacked old Tantric won him further acclaim.[3] Throughout the early 2010s, Rao Ramesh became a popular supporting actor and described that by 2015, he was in the "best phase of his career".[5]

  1. ^ Srivathsan Nadadhur (20 December 2015). "Ramesh Varma plays true to the script". The Hindu.
  2. ^ kavirayani, suresh (17 June 2017). "Rao Ramesh lives up to his father's name". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference idle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Rao Ramesh makes a mark". The Times of India. 15 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Rao Ramesh's 'best phase'". Deccan Chronicle.