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Ram Pothineni

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Ram Pothineni is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Telugu film industry.

His uncle, Ravi Kishore, owns a film production company, Sri Sravanthi Movies. He is known for producing hit romantic comedies like Nuvvu Naaku Nachchav (2001), Linga Babu Love Story (1995) and many others.

Actor Sharwanand, who has acted in numerous films like Engeyum Eppodhum (2011), for which he received the SIIMA Award for the best male debut- Tamil is his cousin.

Pothineni made his theatrical debut with the film Devadasu (2006). This film is a romantic drama directed by Y.V.S. Chowdary. He played the role of Devadas and won the Filmfare Award South under the category of Best Male Debut in 2007.

He went on to work in the Telugu film Jagadam (2007), written and directed by Sukumar.

In 2008, he worked in the action-comedy film Ready (2008) directed by Sreenu Vaitla, opposite actress Genelia D'Souza. He was nominated under the category of Best Actor - Telegu in the Filmfare awards South for his role in the film.

Pothineni worked in two movies in 2009. He worked in the romantic action-comedy film Maska (2009) where he played the role of Krishna, and the romantic drama film Ganesh (2009) where he played the role of Ganesh.

In 2010, he worked in Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (2010), an action-drama film produced by Dil Raju, where he played the role of Rama Krishna.

In 2011, Pothineni acted in the film Kandireega (2011) as Srinivas or Sreenu. This film is a romantic comedy action film directed by Santosh Srinivas. He was again nominated under the Best Actor - Telegu category in the Filmfare awards South.

He played the dual role of Ram and Krishna in Endukante... Premanta (2012), a fantasy romantic comedy written and directed A. Karunakaran.

He went on to act in films like Ongole Githa (2013), Masala (2013), Pandaga Chesko (2015), Shivam (2015), Nenu Sailaja (2016), Hyper (2016), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017), and Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018).

In 2019, Pothineni acted in the film iSmart Shankar (2019) as Sankar. He was nominated for Best Actor in the 10th South Indian International Move Awards and Zee Cine Awards Telugu in 2021 for his role in this film.

He also won the Zee Cine awards Telugu Sensational star of the year.

In 2021, he worked in the film Red (2021). He also made a cameo appearance in Romantic (2021).

Besides Telegu films, Pothineni acted in a Tamil short film titled Adayaalam, in which he essayed the role of an 18-year-old drug addict. He was highly appreciated for this role and won the Best Actor award at the European Movies Festival. He was only 11 when he played this role.

In 2022, he debuted in the Tamil film industry with the film The Warriorr (2022).
BornMay 15, 1988
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BornMay 15, 1988
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations

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Ram Pothineni and Nabha Natesh in iSmart Shankar (2019)
Ram Pothineni and Nabha Natesh in iSmart Shankar (2019)
Ram Pothineni in iSmart Shankar (2019)
Ram Pothineni, Priya Anand, and Bindhu Madhavi in Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (2010)
Ram Pothineni in Shivam (2015)
Ram Pothineni in Shivam (2015)
Ram Pothineni in Shivam (2015)
Ram Pothineni and Raashi Khanna in Shivam (2015)
Ram Pothineni and Raashi Khanna in Shivam (2015)
Ram Pothineni in Pandaga Chesko (2015)
Ram Pothineni and Rakul Preet Singh in Pandaga Chesko (2015)
Ram Pothineni and Rakul Preet Singh in Pandaga Chesko (2015)

Known for

iSmart Shankar (2019)
iSmart Shankar
5.4
  • Shankar
  • 2019
Ileana D'Cruz and Ram Pothineni in Devadasu (2006)
Devadasu
5.0
  • Devdas(as Ram)
  • 2006
Ram Pothineni in Ready (2008)
Ready
7.2
  • Chandu(as Ram)
  • 2008
Ram Pothineni in Kandireega (2011)
Kandireega
6.1
  • Seenu(as Ram)
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • BoyapatiRapo
    • In Production
    • 2023
  • Double Ismart
    • Pre-production
    • 2024
  • Untitled Ram Pothineni/Saiee M Manjrekar Project
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Ram Pothineni/Gautham Vasudev Menon Project
    • Pre-production
  • Pathaan 2 (2023)
    Pathaan 2
    • Ram
    • 2023
  • The Warriorr (2022)
    The Warriorr
    • DSP Dr. Satya
    • 2022
  • Ram Pothineni, Nivetha Pethuraj, Amritha Aiyer, and Malvika Sharma in Red (2021)
    Red
    • Siddharth
    • Aditya
    • 2021
  • Anurag Kulkarni: Ismart Title Song
    • Ram Pothineni
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Keerthana Sharma & Saketh: Dimaak Kharaab
    • Ram Pothineni
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • iSmart Shankar (2019)
    iSmart Shankar
    • Shankar
    • 2019
  • Ram Pothineni and Anupama Parameswaran in Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018)
    Hello Guru Prema Kosame
    • Sanju
    • 2018
  • Ram Pothineni and Lavanya Tripathi in Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017)
    Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi
    • Abhiram
    • Abhi
    • 2017
  • Ram Pothineni and Raashi Khanna in Hyper (2016)
    Hyper
    • Surya Murthy 'Suri'
    • 2016
  • Ram Pothineni and Keerthy Suresh in Nenu Sailaja (2016)
    Nenu Sailaja
    • Hari (as Ram)
    • 2016
  • Ram Pothineni and Raashi Khanna in Shivam (2015)
    Shivam
    • Shiva
    • Ram (as Ram)
    • 2015
  • Ram Pothineni in Pandaga Chesko (2015)
    Pandaga Chesko
    • Karthik Pothineni (as Ram)
    • 2015
  • Venkatesh Daggubati and Ram Pothineni in Masala (2013)
    Masala
    • Raheem
    • Ram (as Ram)
    • 2013
  • Ram Pothineni and Kriti Kharbanda in Ongole Githa (2013)
    Ongole Githa
    • Dorababu
    • White (as Ram)
    • 2013
  • Tamannaah Bhatia and Ram Pothineni in Endukante... Premanta (2012)
    Endukante... Premanta
    • Ram
    • Krishna (as Ram)
    • 2012

Music Department

  • Ram Pothineni and Anupama Parameswaran in Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018)
    Hello Guru Prema Kosame
    • playback singer
    • 2018

Videos10

The Warriorr-Trailer
Trailer 2:18
The Warriorr-Trailer
Endukante... Premanta (2012) Trailer
Trailer 1:40
Endukante... Premanta (2012) Trailer
Ongole Githa (2013) Teaser
Trailer 0:22
Ongole Githa (2013) Teaser
Nenu Sailaja Movie Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Nenu Sailaja Movie Theatrical Trailer
Red (2021) Trailer
Trailer 2:04
Red (2021) Trailer
Shivam (2015) Trailer
Trailer 2:01
Shivam (2015) Trailer
Pandaga Chesko (2015) Trailer
Trailer 2:10
Pandaga Chesko (2015) Trailer
Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017) Trailer
Trailer 1:42
Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017) Trailer
iSmart Shankar (2019) Trailer
Trailer 2:14
iSmart Shankar (2019) Trailer
Hello Guru Prema Kosame trailer
Trailer 0:40
Hello Guru Prema Kosame trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ram
  • Height
    • 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • May 15, 1988
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • Parents
      Murali Pothineni
  • Relatives
      Sravanthi Ravi Kishore(Sibling)

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