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{{short description|Indian Tamil film actor}}
{{redirect|Srinath (Telugu actor)|other actors|Srinath (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ramana
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Amar Ramana
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|01|04}}
| birth_place =
| yearsactive = 1999–present
| spouse =
| website =
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film producer|Producer]]
| parents = [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] (father)
}}

'''Ramana''' is an Indian [[actor]] and [[Film producer|producer]] who has appeared in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films in leading and supporting roles. He is the son of Tamil actor [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] who is known for the role of [[Rajinikanth]]'s younger brother in ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers | website=IndiaGlitz.com | date=2018-06-20 | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813033148/http://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 August 2014 | access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref> He is the wicket keeper for the team Chennai Rhinos in [[Celebrity Cricket League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile of Actor Ramana - Tamil Movie Data Base of Tamilstar.com |url=https://profile.tamilstar.com/actor/ramana/biography-full/1855 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=profile.tamilstar.com |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109210648/https://profile.tamilstar.com/actor/ramana/biography-full/1855 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was credited as '''Srinath''' in Telugu films until 2010.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Kollywood Movie Actor Ramana Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/ramana |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=nettv4u |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Ramana was initially meant to make his acting debut through the film ''Kurunji'' by debutant Pari, which he shot for alongside actress [[Uma (actress)|Uma]]. However, the film eventually did not complete production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/newlaunches.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030805132956/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/newlaunches.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2003|title=New Launches|date=5 August 2003}}</ref> Ramana made his debut in the films with the Tamil film ''[[Style (2002 film)|Style]]'' released in the year 2002; though he is active in the industry since 1999. Ramana's first Telugu film was ''Utsaham'' released in the year 2003. He was credited as Srinath.<ref name="auto"/> Followed by the romantic comedy film ''[[Fools (2003 film)|Fools]]'' directed by [[Dasari Narayana Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fools Review |url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/fools/telugu/fools-movie-reviews-863-2.html |access-date=2023-07-20}}</ref> Later, he collaborates in the movies ''[[Sankharavam (2004 film)|Sankharavam]]'' with [[Anant Nag]] and [[Sarath Babu]] followed by ''[[Puttintiki Ra Chelli]]'' (2004) starring [[Arjun Sarja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telugu cinema Review - Sankharavam - Srinadh, Rajiv Kanakala, Anant Nag, Sarath Kumar - Mohan Gandhi |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-sankharavam.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Telugu cinema Review - Puttintiki Raa Chelli - Arjun, Meena, Swati & Srinadh |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-puttintikiraachelli.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> He is also in the cast with the together both [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Sibiraj]] in the movie ''[[Jore (film)|Jore]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jore review. Jore Tamil movie review, story, rating |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/jore-review-tamil-movie-7152 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> Ramana (who played the villain in (''Jore'') along with [[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Kutty Radhika]] (she debuted in ''[[Iyarkai]]'') play the lead in ''[[Meesai Madhavan]]'' (2004), remake of successful Malayalam film ''[[Kabooliwala]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mesai Madhavan Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mesai-madhavan-preview-tamil-movie-7210.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> In 2005, he acted in the main roles as ''[[Ayodhya (2005 Tamil film)|Ayodhya]]'', ''[[Rightaa Thappaa]]'' and ''[[Andha Naal Nyabagam]]''.

Ramana debuting into Mollywood in the comedy movie ''[[Gopalapuranam]]'' appearing with [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gopalapuranam review. Gopalapuranam Malayalam movie review, story, rating |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/gopalapuranam-review-malayalam-movie-9244 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> He is a young hero with lots of potential. Unfortunately both his films have bombed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2006-05-12 |title=Ramana's fresh thoughts |url=https://mymazaa.com/tamil/news/ramanas-fresh-thoughts.amp.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=MyMazaa.com |language=en}}</ref> SSS Good luck films produces ''[[Ezhuthiyatharadi]]'' (2008) with Ramana the hero playing a lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamil movies : Ramana's love with a difference |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News30/23-9-05/tamil-movies-news-ramana.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The action movie ''[[Nayagan (2008 film)|Nayagan]]'' (2008) was inspired from the English thriller ''[[Cellular (film)|Cellular]]'' based on which a Hindi movie ''[[Speed (2007 film)|Speed]]'' had released about this time last year. Later, Ramana impresses with his cold villainy in ''[[Thunichal]]'' (2010) starring [[Arun Vijay]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thunichal - Tamil Movie Reviews - Thunichal Arun Vijay Ramana Shiva Manjal Malai Malai Majeed Premji Amaran - Behindwoods.com |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/thunichal.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> He appeared in the lead role in the latest release of 2011 ''[[Mahaan Kanakku]]'' which is considered to be impressive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAHAAN KANAKKU REVIEW - MAHAAN KANAKKU MOVIE REVIEW |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jan-12-01/mahaan-kanakku-review.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> His next films was [[Karu Palaniappan]]’s ''[[Jannal Oram]]'' (2013) and [[Magizh Thirumeni]]’s ''[[Meaghamann]]'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jannal Oram (aka) Jannal Oram review |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/jannal-oram/jannal-oram-review.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meaghamann (aka) Meagaamann review |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/meaghamann/meaghamann-review.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> He starred in the supporting cast in the [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]]’s ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-25 |title=Kaithi Preview: A solid performance from Karthi expected in Kaithi |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kaithi-movie-review-a-solid-performance-from-karthi-expected-in-kaithi-kaithi-review/articleshow/71751087.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Ramana and [[Nandha Durairaj|Nandha]], close friend of the actor, have started a film company called Rana Productions, which produced the hit show ''[[Sun Naam Oruvar]]'' starring [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://jsnewstimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-news/vishal-vishal-32-image-pooja-shooting-begins-actor-vishal-32-movie-shooting-started-today | title=Vishal: ‘Vishal 32’ Image Pooja: Shooting begins! – actor vishal 32 movie shooting started today | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110000927/https://jsnewstimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-news/vishal-vishal-32-image-pooja-shooting-begins-actor-vishal-32-movie-shooting-started-today |archive-date=10 January 2023 }}</ref> Then, he acted in the bilingual horror film ''[[Mane Number 13]]'' (2020) who was shot in Kannada and Tamil released on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mane Number 13 Movie Review : A fright fest with some predictable twists |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/mane-number-13/movie-review/79424287.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title='Mane Number 13' review: The horror lies in the fact that this film was made |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mane-number-13-review-horror-lies-fact-film-was-made-138457 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> He produced his first movie and performs as a negative role in the action thriller ''[[Laththi]]'' (2022) starring [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laththi review. Laththi Bollywood movie review, story, rating |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/laththi-review-hindi-movie-27447 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes and {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Style (2002 film)|Style]]'' || Vetrivel || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || credited as Amar
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003 || ''Utsaham'' || Venu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Fools (2003 film)|Fools]]'' || Narasimha Rao || rowspan="3"|Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|2004 || ''[[Sankharavam (2004 film)|Sankharavam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Puttintiki Ra Chelli]]'' || Ajay ||
|-
| ''[[Jore (film)|Jore]]'' || Vijay || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Suryam]]'' || Amar || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Meesai Madhavan]]'' || Madhavan || rowspan="4"|Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|2005 || ''[[Ayodhya (2005 Tamil film)|Ayodhya]]'' || Shankar ||
|-
| ''[[Rightaa Thappaa]]'' || Sathya ||
|-
| ''[[Andha Naal Nyabagam]]'' || Gurumoorthy ||
|-
| ''Thanks'' || Amar || rowspan="2"|Telugu ||
|-
| ''Andari Kosam'' || Ravi ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2008 || ''[[Gopalapuranam]]'' || Gopalakrishnan Nair || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Ezhuthiyatharadi]]'' || Bharathi || rowspan="3"|Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Nayagan (2008 film)|Nayagan]]'' || Sakthi ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2010 || ''[[Thunichal]]'' || Vinod ||
|-
| ''Eedu Jodu'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Thambi Arjuna]]'' || Arjuna || rowspan="4"|Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thottupaar]]'' || Lingam ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Mahaan Kanakku]]'' || Jeeva ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Ajantha (2012 film)|Ajantha]]'' || Anand || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/891/Ajantha/|title=அஜந்தா|date=15 November 2012|work=[[Dinamalar]]|language=ta}}</ref>
|-
| ''Swaranjali'' || Jeeva || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Jannal Oram]]'' || Justin || rowspan="2"|Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Meaghamann]]'' || DSP Karthik Vishwanath IPS (Maalik) ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Smuggler'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Simba (2019 film)|Simba]]'' || Deepak || rowspan="2"|Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' || Tips ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2020 || ''[[Mane Number 13]]'' ||rowspan="2"| Nishok || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Manne Number 13|13aam Number Veedu]]'' || rowspan="2"|Tamil ||
|-
|2022 ||''[[Laththi]]'' || Vellai ||
|-
|2023
|''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
|Rinda
|Telugu
|
|}

===Producer===

====Rana Event====
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Show !! Channel !! Language
|-
| 2018–2019 || ''[[Sun Naam Oruvar]]'' || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|}

====Rana Productions====
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Movie !! Language !! Note
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Laththi]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.instagram.com/actorramana_official/ Instagram]

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