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Rao Ramesh

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Rao Ramesh

Born April 21, 1968 in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India167 films

Rao Ramesh (born April 21, 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil and Kannada films. After working in theatre and television, he gained wider recognition in Telugu films with *Gamyam* (2008), *Kotha Bangaru Lokam* (2008), *Avakai Biryani* (2008), and *Magadheera* (2009).

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Over the following decade, he established an extensive filmography as a character actor, appearing in *Leader* (2010), *Maryada Ramanna* (2010), *Julai* (2012), *Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu* (2013), and *Attarintiki Daredi* (2013). For his performance in *Mukunda* (2014), he received a SIIMA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu. His subsequent credits included *S/O Satyamurthy* (2015), *A Aa* (2016)—earning a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu—*Duvvada Jagannadham* (2017), *Rangasthalam* (2018), *Bharat Ane Nenu* (2018), and *Jersey* (2019).

In the 2020s, Ramesh expanded his presence across multi-industry productions, appearing in *Pushpa: The Rise* (2021), the legal drama *Jai Bhim* (2021), and the Kannada feature *K.G.F: Chapter 2* (2022). He later appeared in *Dhamaka* (2022), *Guntur Kaaram* (2024), played the titular lead in the comedy drama *Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam* (2024), and featured in the Tamil film *Vettaiyan* (2024) and *Pushpa 2: The Rule* (2024).

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Jai Bhim posterFirst watchJai Bhim20217.4as Ram MohanA pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody.View film

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K.G.F: Chapter 2 poster7.4K.G.F: Chapter 22022Magadheera poster7.3Magadheera2009Pushpa: The Rise poster6.8Pushpa: The Rise2021Jersey poster8.0Jersey2019Pushpa 2 - The Rule poster6.2Pushpa 2 - The Rule2024Khaleja poster7.4Khaleja2010Son of Satyamurthy poster6.9Son of Satyamurthy2015Naai Sekar Returns poster7.1Naai Sekar Returns2022

Filmography

167 films as actor
  1. TBARainbow
  2. TBAPushpa 3 - The RampageBhumireddy Siddappa Naidu
  3. TBAPolice Station Mein Bhoot
  4. TBAVishwambhara
  5. TBAAntha Ramuloru Chusukuntaru
  6. 2026Legacy
  7. 2026Sri Sri
  8. 2026Mysaa
  9. 2026Aadarsha Kutumbam
  10. 2026PeddiSubhadra Rao
  11. 2026Ustaad Bhagat Singh
  12. 2026S. SaraswathiChief Justice Uma Maheswar
  13. 2026Anaganaga Oka Raju
  14. 2025Andhra King TalukaSimhadri
  15. 2025The GirlfriendBhooma's Father
  16. 2025KissDr. Marcus
  17. 2025JuniorGopalam
  18. 2025Sri Sri Sri Raja Vaaru
  19. 2025HIT: The Third CaseNageswara Rao
  20. 2025MazakaVenkata Ramana
  21. 2024Bachhala Malli
  22. 2024Pushpa 2 - The RuleBhumireddy Siddappa Naidu
  23. 2024BrotherSiva Gurunathan
  24. 2024VettaiyanDGP D. Shrinivas
  25. 2024Maruthi Nagar SubramanyamSubramanyam
  26. 2024Geethanjali Malli VachindiRamesh Rao
  27. 2024Naa Saami Ranga
  28. 2024Guntur KaaramNarayana
  29. 2023Extra Ordinary ManSomu
  30. 2023Chandramukhi 2Guruji
  31. 2023Peddha Kapu - 1
  32. 2023Bhola Shankar
  33. 2023Anni Manchi SakunamuleDiwakar
  34. 2023RavanasuraHome Minister Mudi Reddy
  35. 2023Das Ka DhamkiSanjay's Paternal Uncle
  36. 2022Butterfly
  37. 2022DhamakaPranavi’s father
  38. 2022LeharaayiPurushotham
  39. 2022Naai Sekar ReturnsMax
  40. 2022HIT: The 2nd CaseNageswara Rao
  41. 2022YashodaCentral Minister Giridhar
  42. 2022Swathi MuthyamVenkatrao, Bala's father
  43. 2022Pakka CommercialVivek
  44. 2022K.G.F: Chapter 2Kanneganti Raghavan
  45. 2022Bheemla NayakNagaraju
  46. 2022Khiladi
  47. 2022BangarrajuSarpanch Ramesh
  48. 2021Pushpa: The RiseBhumireddy Siddappa Naidu
  49. 2021Jai BhimRam Mohan
  50. 2021Pelli SandaDVashistha's father
  51. 2021Maha SamudramGooni Babji
  52. 2021SeetimaarrSarpanch
  53. 2021Tuck JagadishDevudu Babu
  54. 2021Narappa
  55. 2021Sreekaram
  56. 2021A1 Express
  57. 2020Solo Brathuke So Better
  58. 2020Sarileru NeekevvaruRaghav
  59. 2019Prati Roju PandaageAnand Rao
  60. 2019Venky MamaMLA Pasupathi
  61. 201990ML
  62. 2019Operation Gold Fish
  63. 2019Manmadhudu 2Attharu Pushparaju
  64. 2019Oh! BabyShekar "Nani"
  65. 20191st Rank Raju
  66. 2019MaharshiProfessor
  67. 2019JerseyLawyer
  68. 2019MajiliRama Chandra Rao
  69. 2019YatraK. V. P. Ramachandra Rao
  70. 2019Mr. MajnuSatya Prasad
  71. 201824 Kisses
  72. 2018SavyasachiDoctor
  73. 2018Aravinda Sametha Veera RaghavaKrishna Reddy
  74. 2018DevadasDr. Bharadwaj
  75. 2018Saakshyam
  76. 2018RX 100Vishwanath, Indhu's Father
  77. 2018Raju GaduAnji
  78. 2018Ammammagarillu
  79. 2018Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu IndiaSurya’s Godfather
  80. 2018Bharat Ane NenuVasumathi’s Father
  81. 2018Chal Mohan RangaRamesh
  82. 2018Hyderabad Love Story
  83. 2018Chalte Chalte
  84. 2018Howrah Bridge
  85. 2018AgnyaathavaasiVarma
  86. 2017Raju Gari Gadhi 2Amurtha's father
  87. 2017Yuddham SharanamMurali Krishna
  88. 2017DJ: Duvvada JagannadhamRoyyala Naidu
  89. 2017KeshavaKrishnamoorthy
  90. 2017KatamarayuduNarsappa
  91. 2017GunturoduMinister Krishna Rao
  92. 2017Om Namo VenkatesayaGovindarajulu
  93. 2017Nenu Localbride's father
  94. 2016Naanna Nenu Naa BoyfriendsRaghava Rao
  95. 2016JaguarKrishna's Father
  96. 2016HyperThe Minister
  97. 2016Thikka
  98. 2016Srirastu SubhamastuAnu's father
  99. 2016A AaPallam Venkanna, Nagavalli’s father
  100. 2016BrahmotsavamPranitha's Father
  101. 2016Sardaar Gabbar SinghRamesh Talwar
  102. 2016SaahasamInspector Rajamanickam
  103. 2016SpeedunnoduRamachandrappa
  104. 2016Abbayitho AmmayiPrardhana's father
  105. 2015Inji IduppazhagiSweety's Father
  106. 2015Subramanyam For SaleB.M. Bujji
  107. 2015Cinema Chupista MaavaSomnath Chaterjee
  108. 2015Tripura
  109. 2015Where Is Vidya Balan?Doctor
  110. 2015Pandaga CheskoKarthik's Father
  111. 2015DohchayChandu's Father
  112. 2015Son of SatyamurthyPallavi's father
  113. 2015Kaali Charan
  114. 2015Surya Vs SuryaDoctor
  115. 2015BandipotuSeshagiri
  116. 2014MukundaMunicipal Chairman
  117. 2014Lakshmi Raave Maa IntikiSarvesh Anand Rao
  118. 2014Rowdy Fellow
  119. 2014KarthikeyaPrudhviraj
  120. 2014Govindudu AndarivaadeleRajendra