Ramesh Aravind

Ramesh Aravind (born 10 September 1964), known mononymously as Ramesh (in Kannada), is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter, who predominantly works in Kannada and Tamil films in addition to a few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Widely known for his romantic dramas and comedy roles, Ramesh has appeared in over 140 films besides directing about 10 films in Kannada and Tamil. He has received numerous accolades including two Karnataka State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards South, two Udaya Film Awards and Suvarna Film Awards. Ramesh made his acting debut in Kannada with Sundara Swapnagalu (1986), in Tamil with Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987) and in Telugu with Rudraveena (1988), all directed by K. Balachander. Throughout the 1990s, he has largely appeared in romantic drama in films such as Panchama Veda (1990), Keladi Kanmani (1990), Vasanthakala Paravai (1991), Belli Modagalu (1992), Duet (1994), Sathi Leelavathi (1995), 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). In the 2000s, Ramesh returned to act performance oriented roles in films such as Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (2001), Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (2001), Apthamitra (2004), Varsha (2005), Pushpaka Vimana (2017) and Shivaji Surathkal (2020). Ramesh made his directorial debut with Rama Shama Bhama (2005) and since then he has directed over ten films both in Kannada and Tamil languages. In addition to his acting career, Ramesh has worked as a writer on his films, hosted television programs and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. His talk show Weekend with Ramesh, which has aired for five seasons on Zee Kannada gained huge popularity among audience. He also hosted Season 3 of Kannadada Kotyadhipati, the Kannada...