Ramya Krishnan
Ramyakrishna (also spelt Ramya Krishna) is one of the successful multilingual actresses in commercial Indian cinema. She has over 200 films to her credit. She also holds a rare record of acting in five languages, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. She has played such diverse roles as Glam-doll, Caring wife, devoted mom, arrogant vamp and goddess.
Biography
Ramya Krishna was born on September 15 in Chennai into a family without any film background. She had initial training in Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi dance forms and has given many stage performances.
Ramya Krishna started her acting career at the age of 13 and has been in the field for 20+ years. She first played the lead role in Vellai Manasu in Tamil opposite Y.G.Mahendran. She was studying in 8th standard when she acted in her first film.
Career
The south Indian actress has a long career spanning over two decades and 200+ films to her credit. She has portrayed a wide range of roles from that of a innocent village belle to a hip and happening female.
Ramyakrishna's first Telugu film was Bhalae Mithrulu. Kasinadhuni Viswanath’s master piece Sutradharulu, released in 1987 has given first major break to Ramya as an actress. Under the direction of K.Raghavendra Rao Ramyakrishna established herself as a ‘star’ in Telugu film industry. She worked with all the major heroes of yester years like Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao, Krishna, Sobhan Babu and also with the next generation of heroes like Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna and Jagapathi Babu. Though a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, she never really got a chance to explore that facet of her.
Her Tamil film Padayappa (Narasimha in Telugu) has brought her recognition and fame not only in South India but also internationally in Japan, Singapore, London and Paris. Recently she gave performance in some stage shows in New York, Dallas, San Jose, and Cincinnati along with Nagarjuna and Tabu.
She bagged two prestigious Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India and a National Award from the Indian Government as well. She won the Special Jury award for her performance in Dasari Narayana Rao's film Kante Koothurne Kanu from the Andhra Pradesh state government.
Personal life
The actress married noted Telugu film director Krishna Vamsi on June 11,2003 and since then settled in Hyderabad. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy (named Ritwik)at KIMS Hospital in Hyderabad at 8.51 on February 13, 2005.
Filmography
Telugu
- Alludu
- Panchatantram
- Narasimhudu
- Budget Padmanabham
- Badrakali
- Salute
- Sri Raja Rajeswari
- Oke Maata
- Aavide Shyamala
- Premaku Velayara
- Iddaru Mitrulu
- English Pellam Eastgodavari Mogudu
- Manavudu Danavudu
- Adhirindhi Alludu
- Pellala Rajyam
- Dharma Chakram
- Soggadi Pellam
- Muggurru Monagallu
- Alluda Majaka
- Alludugaru
- Aayanaaki Iddaru
- Allari Premikudu
- Allari Priyudu
- Ammoru
- Annamaya
- Criminal
- Gharana Bullodu
- Kante Kuthurni Kanu
- Kshemamga Velli Labhamda Randi
- Love Story 1999
- Major Chandrakanth
- Neelambari
- Sutradharulu
Tamil
- Pudu Nellu Pudu Naththu
- Padikkathavan
- Padayappa
- Vellai Manasu
- Captain Prabhakaran
- Vaa Arugil Vaa
- Panchathanthiram
- Budget Padmanabhan
Malayalam
- Aryan
- Aham
- Kathanayika
- Mahatma
- Neram Pularumbol
- Orkapurathu
Hindi
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
- Chahath
- Criminal
- Parampara
Kannada
- Maangalyam Thanthnanaena
- Snaehaa
- Yare Nee Abhimani
External links
- Ramyakrishna at IMDb