Ramesh Babu

Ghattamaneni Ramesh Babu (born 13 October 1965), better known as Ramesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and film producer best known for his work in Telugu cinema. Born to actor Krishna, Ramesh Babu made his on screen debut with the film Needa in 1979. He acted in over 15 films before retiring from acting in 1997. In 2004, he became a producer and established Krishna Productions Private Ltd, a film production company named after his father. He produced films like Arjun and Athidhi, both of which had his brother Mahesh Babu in leading role. He recently acted as a presenter for 2011 successful film Dookudu.

Ramesh Babu
Born	Ghattamaneni Ramesh Babu (1965-10-13) 13 October 1965 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	G. Ramesh Babu
Occupation	Actor, film producer
Years active	1987–1997 (As actor) 2004–present (As producer)
Spouse(s)	Mrudula Ghattamaneni
Children	Bharathi Ghattamaneni Jaya Krishna Ghattamaneni
Parent(s)	Krishna Ghattamaneni Indira Devi
Relatives	Mahesh Babu (brother) Manjula Swaroop (sister) Namrata Shirodkar (sister-in-law) Vijaya Nirmala (step-mother) Jay Galla (brother-in-law) Sudheer Babu (brother-in-law)

Early life

Ramesh Babu was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to prominent Telugu Cinema Actor Ghatamaneni Siva Rama Krishna and his first wife Indira Devi on 13 October 1965. He is the first born to his parents. He has three younger sisters, actress-producer Manjula Ghattamaneni, Padmavathi and Priyadarshini and one younger brother, Mahesh Babu a prominent actor in Telugu Cinema.

Career

Acting career

In 1977, Ramesh Babu ventured into films as a child actor at the age of 12 with his father's film Manushulu Chesina Dongalu. After two years, at the age of 14, he was cast in a vital role in the film Needa, which was directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film also had his four-year-old brother, Mahesh Babu in a small role. After that, he took a brief hiatus from acting. In 1987, he made his comeback as a lead actor with the film Samraat, directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. The film had Sonam paired alongside Ramesh and Sharada in a vital role.[1] In 1988, he was seen in films such as Jandhyala's Chinni Krishnudu, A. Kodandarami Reddy's Bazaar Rowdy and in Kaliyuga Karnudu and Mugguru Kodukulu, both directed by his father.[1] Mugguru Kodukulu also had his father and brother acting alongside him.[2] Bazaar Rowdy became a blockbuster and giving Ramesh his first success as a solo hero. In 1989, he was seen in Dasari Narayana Rao's Black Tiger[3] and V. Madhusudhan Rao's Krishna Gaari Abbayi.[4] In 1990, he was seen in K. Murali Mohan Rao's Ayudham and S. S. Ravichandra's Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu.[1] In 1991, he was seen in Naa Ille Naa Swargam, also starring his father.[5] In 1993, he once again collaborated with Dasari Narayana Rao for the film Maama Kodalu[6] and was also seen in Anna Chellelu opposite Aamani.[7] In 1994, he was seen for the last time in a leading role in the film Pacha Thoranam. The film was directed by Adurthi Saibhaskar and had Rambha acting opposite Ramesh.[8] In 1997, he was seen in a supporting role in N. Shankar's Encounter.[1]

Film producer

In 2004, Ramesh Babu established a film production company named Krishna Productions Private Ltd in Hyderabad. He named the company after his father and ventured into film production with the film Arjun. Directed by Gunasekhar and starring his brother Mahesh Babu, Shriya Saran, Keerthi Reddy, Raja, Prakash Raj and Saritha, the film was successful at the box office and completed its 100-day theatrical run in 6 centres.[9] His production house was praised for the ₹ 40 million worth Meenakshi Amman Temple set that was built by Thotta Tharani for the film.[10] His next production venture was Athidhi. Directed by Surender Reddy, the film once again had his brother Mahesh Babu in lead role. Amrita Rao was paired opposite Mahesh and Murali Sharma in a negative role. For Athidhi, Ramesh Babu's production house collaborated with UTV Motion Pictures to produce the film. This was the first time a corporate company entered into Telugu film production.[11] The film opened to negative reviews and failed at the box office. In 2011, he was seen as a presenter for the film Dookudu.

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	Role(s)	Co-Star	Director	Notes
1974	Alluri Seetaramaraju	Young Alluri Seetaramaraju	Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala	V. Ramachandra Rao	Debut Child artist
1977	Dongalaku Donga	Young Gopi	Krishna, Jaya Prada	K. S. R. Das
1977	Manushulu Chesina Dongalu	Young Bhavani Prasad	Krishna, Krishnam Raju	M. Mallikharjuna Rao
1978	Annadammula Saval	Young Kishore	Krishna, Rajnikanth	K. S. R. Das
1979	Needa		Murali Mohan	Dasari Narayana Rao
1981	Paalu Neelu		Mohan Babu, Jayaprada	Dasari Narayana Rao
1987	Samrat	Samrat	Sonam, Sharada	V. Madhusudhan Rao	Debut
1988	Chinni Krishnudu	Bharat	Kushboo, Sarath Babu	Jandhyala
1988	Bazaar Rowdy	Ranjith	Nadhiya, Gouthami, Mahesh Babu	A. Kodandarami Reddy
1988	Kaliyuga Karnudu	Ravindra	Juhi Chawla, Krishna, Jayaprada	Krishna
1988	Mugguru Kodukulu	Rajendra	Krishna, Mahesh Babu, Radha	Krishna
1989	Black Tiger		Bhanupriya, Mohan Babu	Dasari Narayana Rao
1989	Krishna Gaari Abbayi	Mahesh & Ramesh	Gouthami, Neethu	V. Madhusudhan Rao	(Duelrole)
1990	Ayudam	Benerjee	Vani Viswanath, Krishna, Radha	K. Murali Mohan Rao
1990	Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu	Ravi	Shanti Priya	S. S. Ravichandra
1991	Naa Illee Naa Swargam	Vijay	Divya Bharti, Krishna	K. Rushyendar Reddy
1993	Mama Kodalu		Vani Viswanath, Dasari Narayana Rao	Dasari Narayana Rao
1993	Anna Chellelu	Ravi	Aamani, Soundarya	P. Chandrasekhar Reddy
1994	Pacha Thoranam	Venu	Rambha, Archana	Adurti Saibhaskar
1997	Encounter	Suryam	Krishna, Roja	N Shankar	Supporting role

As producer

Year	Title	Director	Language	Notes
1999	Sooryavansham	E. V. V. Satyanarayana	Hindi	Executive producer
2004	Arjun	Gunasekhar	Telugu
2007	Athidhi	Surender Reddy	Telugu	In collaboration with UTV Motion Pictures
2011	Dookudu	Srinu Vaitla	Telugu	Presenter
2014	Aagadu	Srinu Vaitla	Telugu	Presenter

References

1. "filmography of RAMESH BABU". Cinema Guide. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
2. "Chinni Krishnudu (1988)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
3. "Black Tiger (1989) – IMDb". Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
4. "Krishnagaari Abbayi (1989) – Movie Review, Story, Trailers, Videos, Photos, Wallpapers, Songs, Trivia, Movie Tickets". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
5. "Naa Ille Naa Swargam (1991) – Movie Review, Story, Trailers, Videos, Photos, Wallpapers, Songs, Trivia, Movie Tickets". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
6. "Mama Kodalu (1993)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
7. "Anna Chellelu (1993)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
8. "Pacha Thoranam (1994)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
9. "Mahesh Babu Filmography And 100 Days Centers List". Weekendcreations.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
10. "Telugu cinema Showcase – Arjun – Mahesh Babu, Shriya – Madhura Meenakshi Temple set – Guna Sekhar". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
11. "UTV eyes Telegu films; signs Mahesh Babu". Businessofcinema.com. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

External links

• Ramesh Babu on IMDb