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Nithya Ram is an Indian television and film actress who works in Kannada cinema. She began her career as an actress in Kannadatelevision soap operas. She is the elder sister of actress Rachita Ram.^[1] As of 2017, she played the main lead in the mega hit show Nandini.

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Early life and career[edit]

Nithya Ram comes from a family of artists with her father K. S. Ramu and sister Rachita Ram being classical dancers themselves, and the latter has since appeared in films. Nithya is a trained classical dancer from Welight Academy as well. She holds a graduate degree in biotechnology and worked for some time, but her 'dream of becoming a heroine never died.'^[2]

Nithya started her career as an actress with a Kannada television soap opera Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu, which aired on Zee Kannada, that co-starred her sister as well. She went on to appear in other Kannada soaps such as Karpoorada Gombe, Rajkumari and Eradu Kanasu.^[3] Following this, she worked in one Telugu soap i. e., Muddhu Bidda . After that, she had been signed for a film opposite Diganth, which however failed to take off.^[2] In 2014, she was signed to play a lead role in Muddu Manase opposite Aru Gowda. Around the time, she signed to her second soap opera in Telugu, Amma Naa Kodala.^[4]Later, She also played the lead role in Tamil superhit television serial Nandini.

Nandini Serial Episodes

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Films[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Rachita Ram and Nithya Ram are sisters'. The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
2. ^ ^abA. Sharadhaa (27 August 2013). 'Nithya enters tinsel town'. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
3. ^Prasad S., Shym. 'Ranchita Ram's fairytale journey in Sandalwood'. The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
4. ^'Nithya Ram returns to the small screen'. The Times of India. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

External links[edit]

• Nithya Ram on IMDb

Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966) also known as Kempegowda Ravi, Armuga Ravishankar, Bommali Ravi Shankar or Sai Ravi^[1] is an Indian film actor, dubbing artist, director and writer. He rose to fame with the 2011 blockbuster Kempe Gowda starring Sudeep.^[2][3][4] He has also acted in a few Telugu and Tamil films. He dubbed for over 2600 films with more than 1000 films each in Telugu and Tamil languages.^[5] He dubbed for over 150 Kannada films.

He is the brother of actor Saikumar Pudipeddi.^[5] He won nine state Nandi Awards for Best Male Dubbing Artist and two Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Durgi in 2004. He also worked as a dialogue writer and penned dialogues for over 75 Telugu films and 150 Tamil films. He also worked as a playback singer for films such as Rakta Charitra and Bejawada.^[6] He won his first Filmfare Award for his performance in the film Kempe Gowda that gave him a big break in his acting career.^[7]

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Personal life[edit]

Pudipeddi grew up as a child in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Ravi's mother Krishna Jyothy Pudipeddi is a Telugu actress who acted with Kannada thespian Dr. Rajkumar and others in films such as Sri Krishna Garudi, Makkala Rajya and others. Pudipeddi's father, Pudipeddi Jogeswara Sharma, was also an actor and dubbing artist who worked in many Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. His elder brother Pudipeddi Sai Kumar entered the film industry as dubbing artist and later became a very successful actor in Telugu.^[5] He is married to a Punjabi woman, Suchil Pudipeddi and the couple has one son named Adhvey Pudipeddi.^[5] Ravishankar is all set to launch Adhvey as a hero in his own directorial film in Kannada.^[8]

Career[edit]

P. Ravi Shankar made his film debut as a lead actor in 1986 with R. Narayana Murthy's film Aalochinchandi.^[5] He later was seen in vital roles in films such as Madhura Nagarilo and Keechurallu. With no more offers, Ravi took a hiatus from acting and re-entered as a villain in 2001 with Gopi Chand's debut film Tholi Valapu. His acting and dubbing were immensely praised by the critics, but the film failed at the box office.^[9] Lack of success in his acting career forced him to pursue dubbing as a profession like his father and brother. He started dubbing professionally with the Telugu film Rowdyism Zindabad, where he dubbed for Tamil actor Mohan Raj.^[5] He continued to dub for many character artists from other languages such as Raghuvaran, Mohan Raj, Devaraj, Charan Raj, Captain Raju, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Prakash Raj, Ashutosh Rana, Sonu Sood, Mukesh Rishi, Upendra and Pradeep Rawat etc.^[10] He dubbed for over 4000 films with more than 1000 films each in Telugu and Tamil and over 150 films in Kannada.^[10] In 2004, he directed a Kannada film titled Durgi, starring Malashri, which was a huge runaway hit. The film was later remade in Telugu as Narasimhudu, starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ameesha Patel and Sameera Reddy. Ravi provided the story for the film which was directed by B. Gopal.^[11] The film was heavily criticised and bombed at the box office.^[12]

His dubbing work in the 2009 film Arundhati, where he voiced for Sonu Sood was praised by the critics and became very popular with the audience.^[13] He won a Nandi award for his performance and was referred to as 'Bommali Ravi Shankar' by the media.

In a very recent Kannada TV show called Weekend with Ramesh on Zee Kannada Channel, Ravishankar said that even after his very successful career in the dubbing field, he was extremely frustrated in life to fulfill his and his mothers dream of becoming a successful actor and he had to wait for as long as 25 years for that to happen. The biggest break in his career was when he portrayed the character of a criminal named 'Armuga' in the 2011 mega Blockbuster hit Kannada film Kempe Gowda, with actor Sudeep. The film became so popular that Ravishankar was hence called 'Kempegowda Ravishankar' or 'Arumugam Ravishankar' and he grew to become a household name in Karnataka. His performance was not only widely praised by the critics,^[14] but he also bagged his dream Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada at the 59th Filmfare Awards South.^[7] Ravi Shankar, on the TV show, continued by saying that his mother could not see his success since she had died in 2006.

Ravi Shankar, after Kempe Gowda, became the top most and the busiest supporting actor in the Kannada Film Industry and went on to become a household name in Karnataka.^[2][3][4] He then acted in super hit films such as Manikya, Dandupalya, Adhyaksha, Charulatha, Bachchan, Edegarike, Varadanayaka and others. He was also seen in Telugu films such as Kurradu and Happy Happy Gaa and in Tamil films such as Vettaikaaran and Kollaikaran.^[15]

Popularity in Kannada and fans[edit]

After the very successful Kempe Gowda that gave Ravishankar a huge break in his career, he went on to act in 60 Kannada films in just 5 years and became one of the busiest and the most sought after actors in Kannada. He has acted in many super-hit Kannada films since then. His popularity in Karnataka grew so much that he became a household name in the state. Ravishankar, in every film is welcomed by whistles and claps by his Kannada fans.^[8]

It is very common for fans to form 'Fans Associations' for film stars. Ravishankar's popularity as a supporting actor in Kannada grew to an extent where he has many fans associations across Karnataka. Fans throng to his house in Bengaluru on his birthdays like it happens for a big hero.^[8][8] One of his biggest fans associations in Bengaluru is called 'Akhila Karnataka Sakalakalavallabha Ravishankar Abhimanigala Sangha'.^[16][17]

Ravishankar, in the recent Zee Kannada show Weekend with Ramesh, said that it was his mother's all time dream and his 25-year dream to become a successful actor one day and that his mother is now not here to see my success. He went on to say that he was extremely frustrated even after Arundhati, of not being able to become a popular actor and he said that Karnataka was one state that fulfilled his dream and that he would always be indebted to the state and will always give the Kannada industry first preference. He also said: 'Telugu might be my mother tongue, but Kannada is my language of life and I will proudly call myself a Kannadiga'.

He had also revealed that his first Kannada movie was Halli Krishna Delhi Radha.^[18][19] and his second Kannada movie was Mana Mecchida Sose.^[18] His 50th movie was Jigarthanda.

Ravishankar appeared in the dance sequence for the song 'Allah, Allah, Nataraja Bartaanalla' for the film Nataraja Service. This song, which tells about the protagonist of the film Nataraja (Sharan), went viral much before its release.

Awards[edit]

He won his first Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist in 1999 for Ram Gopal Varma's Prema Katha. He dubbed for Manoj Bajpai in the film. He won his second Nandi Award in 2002 for Chiranjeevi's Indra, in which he dubbed for Mukesh Rishi. His next Nandi Award was in 2004 for his dubbing in S. S. Rajamouli's Sye. He dubbed for Pradeep Rawat in the film. He won four consecutive Nandi Awards from 2006 to 2009 for the films Pokiri, Athidhi, Arundhati and Anjaneyulu respectively. He also won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for his dubbing for Ashish Vidyarthi in 2001 film Dhill.

• Nandi Awards
  • 1999 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Prema Katha
  • 2002 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Indra
  • 2004 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Sye
  • 2006 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Pokiri
  • 2007 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Athidhi
  • 2008 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Arundhati
  • 2009 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Anjaneyulu
  • 2012 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Julai
  • 2015 - Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Baahubali: The Beginning
• Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
  • 2002 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Dhill
  • 2012 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Siruthai
• Filmfare Awards South^[7]
  • 2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada – Kempe Gowda
  • 2017 _ Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Kannada - College Kumar
• The Bangalore Times Film Awards^[20]
  • 2011 – Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male) – Kempe Gowda

2015-SIIMA AWARD for best actor in a Negative Role - Maanikya

Partial filmography[edit]

As actor[edit]

As dubbing artist[edit]

As director[edit]

As singer[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'His Master's Voice'. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. ^ ^abRavishankar - Tough Specimen of Non-Hero Cult - chitraloka.com Kannada Movie News, Reviews Image. chitraloka.com (31 December 2012). Retrieved on 2017-10-03.
3. ^ ^abIt’s fifty for Ravi Shankar Kannada Actor Jigarthanda. Ytalkies.com (8 September 2015). Retrieved on 2017-10-03.
4. ^ ^abSudeep: Sudeep is demanding, says P Ravi Shankar Kannada Movie News – Times of India. M.timesofindia.com (29 April 2014). Retrieved on 2017-10-03.
5. ^ ^abcdef'Interview with P Ravi Shankar'. Idlebrain. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
6. ^'Bommali Ravi Shankar – profile'. Raaga. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
7. ^ ^abc'Ravi Shankar receives the 'Best Supporting Actor-Male''. The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
8. ^ ^abcdKannada Cinema News Kannada Movie Reviews Kannada Movie Trailers – IndiaGlitz Kannada. M.indiaglitz.com (28 September 2017). Retrieved on 2017-10-03.
9. ^Bhashyam, Ajay. 'Tholi Valapu Review'. Full Hyderabad. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
10. ^ ^ab'Ravi Shankar Profile'. Chithr. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
11. ^'Narasimhudu Telugu Movie Review'. Idlebrain. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
12. ^B, Anuradha. 'Narasimhudu is a dud!'. Rediff. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
13. ^'Telugu Movie review – Arundhati'. Idlebrain. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
14. ^'Kempegowda Movie Review'. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
15. ^'Vettaikkaran's villain speaks out'. Indiaglitz. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
16. ^cinecircle Kannada Movies News Kannada Movies Gallery TV News Kannada Movie Reviews. cinecircle.in. Retrieved on 3 October 2017.
17. ^Actor Ravi Shankar Celebrates 49th Birthday With Fans – YouTube. M.youtube.com. Retrieved on 3 October 2017.
18. ^ ^abRavishankar scores 50. Bangalore Mirror (21 June 2016). Retrieved on 2017-10-03.
19. ^Details. Vijaykarnatakaepaper.com. Retrieved on 3 October 2017.
20. ^'Ravishankar won the Best Actor in a Negative Role'. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

External links[edit]

• P. Ravi Shankar on IMDb