Ramki

Ramki
Ramki
Born
Ramakrishnan Arunachalam

(1962-03-31) 31 March 1962 (age 64)
Sattur, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active1987–2004; 2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
RelativesRadhika Sarathkumar (sister-in-law)
AwardsSantosham Film Award for Best Character Actor (2019)

Ramakrishnan Arunachalam (born 31 March 1962), known professionally as Ramki, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema (Kollywood) and Telugu cinema (Tollywood). He made his acting debut with the romantic drama Chinna Poove Mella Pesu (1987) and was a leading man in Tamil films from 1987 to 2004, appearing in over sixty films across the action, drama, horror and devotional genres. He was noted for his distinctive hairstyle and his frequent on-screen pairings with Nirosha, Khushbu and Urvashi.[1]

His notable films as a lead include the blockbuster Senthoora Poove (1988), the rural action drama Maruthu Pandi (1990), the action-adventure Inaindha Kaigal (1990) and the horror successes Athma (1993), Mayabazar (1995) and Karuppu Roja (1996). After a nine-year hiatus, he returned to acting in a supporting role with the supernatural thriller Masani (2013) and has since established himself as a character actor in both Tamil and Telugu films. His performance in the Telugu film RX 100 (2018) won him the Santosham Film Award for Best Character Actor, and his later work includes Venkat Prabhu's bilingual Custody (2023), the period crime drama Lucky Baskhar (2024), and the 2026 releases Nilakanta, Ustaad Bhagat Singh and Lenin.

Early life

Ramki was born Ramakrishnan Arunachalam on 31 March 1962 in Sattur, in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu.

Career

Lead actor (1987–2004)

Ramki made his debut in 1987 with Chinna Poove Mella Pesu, appearing alongside Prabhu; the film was a commercial success.[2] He appeared in eight films in 1988, including Senthoora Poove, in which he co-starred with Vijayakanth and his future wife Nirosha. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres and was among the highest-grossing Tamil films of the period.[3] His other releases that year, Poovizhi Raja and Paravaigal Palavitham, received positive reviews.[4][5] In 1989, he starred in Oru Thottil Sabadham, Ellame En Thangachi, Penn Buthi Mun Buthi, Yogam Rajayogam and En Kanavar.

Following the success of the rural drama Maruthu Pandi (1990), he starred the same year in the action-adventure Inaindha Kaigal, directed by N. K. Viswanathan, in the second lead role alongside Arun Pandian and Nirosha.[6] The film opened to positive reviews and emerged a blockbuster.[7] In 1991, he starred in Vetri Padigal, directed by Manobala, in which R. Sarathkumar played the antagonist.[8]

Ramki became particularly associated with the horror film genre through a string of successes including Athma (1993), Thanga Pappa (1993), Mayabazar (1995) and Karuppu Roja (1996). In 1997, he appeared in Thaali Pudhusu, Kalyana Vaibhogam, Samrat, Thadayam and Pudhalvan. In 1999, he played the second lead in Nilave Mugam Kaattu alongside Karthik and Devayani,[9] and made brief appearances in Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and Kadhal Rojavae (2000).

In the early 2000s, Ramki played key roles in devotional films such as Palayathu Amman (2000), Sri Raja Rajeshwari (2001) and Padai Veetu Amman (2002). Kuttrapathirikai, directed by R. K. Selvamani and filmed in 1991, was finally released in 2007 after a fifteen-year delay, with some scenes removed.[10]

Character roles (2013–present)

After a nine-year break from acting, Ramki returned in 2013 with the supernatural thriller Masani and Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani. In 2016, he appeared in Vaaimai and Atti.[11][12] In 2017, he played a pivotal role in the Telugu film Aakatayi, followed by the lead role in the Tamil horror comedy Aangila Padam.[13][14]

His performance in the Telugu romantic action drama RX 100 (2018) won him the Santosham Film Award for Best Character Actor, along with a SIIMA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu.[15][16] He subsequently appeared in Sundar C's action thriller Action (2019) starring Vishal,[17] and in the Ravi Teja-starrer Disco Raja (2020).[18]

He played main roles in Vettai Naai (2021) and Gurumoorthi (2022),[19][20] and appeared in Dhanush's Maaran (2022). In 2023, Ramki played an important role in Venkat Prabhu's Tamil–Telugu bilingual Custody,[21] followed by a supporting role in the Dulquer Salmaan-starrer Lucky Baskhar (2024).[22]

In 2026, he appeared in three Telugu releases: the rural drama Nilakanta (January),[23] Harish Shankar's action comedy Ustaad Bhagat Singh (March), in which he played IG Ramesh Chandra alongside Pawan Kalyan,[24] and the rural action drama Lenin (July), directed by Murali Kishor Abburu and starring Akhil Akkineni.[25] His other projects include the Tamil film Rowdy Baby, directed by J. M. Raja Saravanan.[26]

Personal life

Ramki met Nirosha when the two were paired in films during the late 1980s, and they married in 1995.[27][28] Nirosha is the daughter of actor M. R. Radha, and actress Radhika Sarathkumar is his sister-in-law.

Filmography

Tamil films

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Chinna Poove Mella Pesu Raja Debut film; dubbed into Telugu as Abhishekam
Thangachi Raja
1988 Irandil Ondru Raja Dubbed into Telugu as Goonda Police
Ithu Engal Neethi
Sigappu Thali Inspector Paandi
Manaivi Oru Mandhiri Jeeva
Senthoora Poove Ashok Dubbed into Telugu as Sindhura Puvvu
Poovizhi Raja Inspector Kumar
Paravaigal Palavitham Sekar
Maduraikara Thambi Chinna Thambi
1989 Oru Thottil Sabadham Dubbed into Telugu as Samaram
Ellame En Thangachi Vasanth
Penn Buthi Mun Buthi Muthupandi
Yogam Rajayogam Siva
En Kanavar
1990 Maruthu Pandi Maruthu Pandi / Manickam
Amma Pillai Sathish
Inaindha Kaigal Pratap
Vellaiya Thevan Thevan
Pudhiya Sarithiram Inspector Dinakaran / Raja
Vaazhnthu Kaattuvom Vijay
1991 Vetri Padigal Mahesh
Pillai Paasam
Manitha Jaathi
En Pottukku Sonthakkaran Chinna Paandi
1992 Uyarndhavan Mohan
1993 Thanga Pappa Lawrence Guest appearance
Pass Mark Murali Dubbed into Telugu as Allari Abbayi
Athma Saravanan / Vignesh Dubbed into Telugu as Rathnagiri Ammoru
1994 Chinna Madam Gopal
Ulavaali Raja Dubbed into Telugu as Bayankara Goodachari
Vanaja Girija Raja
1995 Thottil Kuzhandhai Pitchai
Mayabazar Ram
1996 Irattai Roja Balu
Rajali Jeeva
En Aasai Thangachi Dorai
Enakkoru Magan Pirappan Balu
Karuppu Roja Aravind
1997 Thaali Pudhusu Arun
Dhinamum Ennai Gavani ACP Jai Kumar
Kalyana Vaibhogam Sakthi
Aahaa Enna Porutham Raja
Samrat Samrat / Ashok
Thadayam Chandru (Chandrasekhar) Dubbed into Telugu as Chattam
Pudhalvan Inspector Siva
1998 Ellame En Pondattithaan Muthu
1999 Nilave Mugam Kaattu Prakash
Poovellam Kettuppar Himself Cameo appearance
2000 Kadhal Rojavae Himself Special appearance
Palayathu Amman Shankar Dubbed into Telugu as Devatha
2001 Sri Raja Rajeshwari Raasaiyya
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy Vishwanathan
2002 Shakalaka Baby Himself Guest appearance
Padai Veetu Amman Shankar
2004 Super Da Kathirvel
2007 Kuttrapathirikai ACP Ramakrishnan Filmed in 1991; released in 2007
2013 Masani Vetri
Biriyani Vijaykrishna
2016 Vaaimai Thirumaaran IPS
Atti Om Prakash
2017 Aangila Padam Rail Murugan
2018 Koothan Himself Guest appearance
2019 Action Saravanan
2021 Vettai Naai Bose
2022 Maaran Maaran's father
Gurumoorthi Kandasamy
2023 Custody Maj. Gen. Philips Sathya Raj Tamil–Telugu bilingual
2026 Idhayam Murali Amudha's father [29]
Rowdy Baby [30]

Telugu films

Year Film Role Notes
1990 Ghatana Vijay
1992 Bhale Khaideelu Vijay
Doshi Siva Dubbed into Tamil as Rocky
1997 Osey Ramulamma Narasimha Special appearance; dubbed into Tamil as Adimai Penn
Rowdy Durbar Koti Dubbed into Tamil as Thalapathi Kottai
2017 Aakatayi Vikram Simha
2018 RX 100 Daddy Won – Santosham Film Award for Best Character Actor – Telugu
Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
2020 Disco Raja Bharani
2023 Custody Maj. Gen. Philips Sathya Raj Tamil–Telugu bilingual
2024 Lucky Baskhar Anthony
2026
Ustaad Bhagat Singh IG Ramesh Chandra [31]
Lenin Neelakantam [32]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Santosham Film Awards Best Character Actor – Telugu RX 100 Won [33]
2019 SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actor – Telugu RX 100 Nominated

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