Ramya Krishnan
| Ramya Krishnan | |
|---|---|
 Krishnan at the IIFA Utsavam awards 2016 held at Hyderabad, India in January 2016. | |
| Born |
15 September 1970[1][2] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse(s) | Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi (m. 2003)[3] |
| Children | Rithvick |
Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970[1] in Chennai) is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Predominantly, she acted in almost 100 Telugu and 60 Tamil movies.
Early life and background
Ramya was born in Chennai. She is the niece of veteran Tamil comedian Cho Ramaswamy. She received initial training in Bharathanatyam, Western and Kuchipudi dance forms and has given many stage performances.[4] Her mother tongue is Tamil.
Film career
Krishnan started her acting career at the age of 13 with the Malayalam film Neram Pularumbol featuring Mammootty and Mohanlal in the lead.[5] This film had a delayed release in 1986. Her first release was Vellai Manasu (1985), a Tamil film opposite Y. G. Mahendra.
Krishnan's first Telugu film was Bhalae Mithrulu. She achieved fame through Kasinadhuni Viswanath’s Sutradharulu, released in 1987. She emerged as leading actresses in the Telugu industry alongside Soundarya, Meena, Roja and Nagma in the 1990's. As her breakthrough came from K.Raghavendra Rao directorial movies where she emerged as a commercial romantical diva of the season, which include movies like Allari Mogudu and Alludugaru paired with Mohan Babu and Allari Priyudu paired with Rajasekhar. She also performed well as a devoted wife of Sri Annamacharya, role performed by Nagarjuna in Annamayya. She has been paired with leading actors such as N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Srikanth, Rajasekhar, Junior NTR, and Mahesh Babu.[6] She received a prestigious Nandi Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her performance in Dasari Narayana Rao's film Kante Koothurne Kanu.
She was a judge in a dancing show on STAR Vijay: Jodi Number One, season 1, followed by season 5.
Her most recent film is Baahubali: The Beginning where she played Shivagami the Rajamata and the caretaker of King Bahubali and soggade chinni nayana where she played the role of satyabhama and she is also playing a very important role in Allari Naresh's upcoming movie Mama Manchu, Alludu Kanchu.[7][8]
Personal life
She married Telugu film director Krishna Vamsi on 12 June 2003. They have a son named Ritwik.[6]
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil – Padayappa (1999)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu – Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu - Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)[9]
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Actress (Special Prize) - Padayappa (1999)
- Nandi Award for Best Actress - Kante Koothurne Kanu (1998)
- Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress - Raju Maharaju (2009)
- Dubai Amma Awards 2007
- Amrita Film Awards 2007
- Sun TV Family Awards
- Best Actress Special Award - Thangam (2009)
- Vikatan Awards 2015
- IIFA Utsavam Awards 2016
- Best Supporting Actress - Tamil - Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
- Best Supporting Actress - Telugu - Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Filmography
References
- 1 2 Media, Sampurn (16 September 2009). "Actress Ramya Krishnan celebrates her birthday". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ramya Krishnan Blog (Fan Made)". Ramya Krishnan Family, Biography, Wiki, Height, Weight, Husband, Affairs & Much More. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ramya Krishnan Husband & Marriage Date". StarsFact.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ↑ "Eternal beauty 'Nilambari' Ramya Krishnan celebrates her b'day". Indiaglitz. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ Sujith P. Nair (April 1, 2015). "Interview with Ramya Krishnan". Vanitha (in Malayalam): 18–20.
- 1 2 "Heroines who fell for their directors". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Ramya Krishna and Meena are paired with Mohan Babu in Mama Manchu, Alludu Kanchu". tollywoodshow.com.
- ↑ "Mohan Babu is all thrilled to work with Ramya Krishnan and Meena again, 23 years after the release of "Allari Mogudu".". ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Retrieved 3 September 2016.