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| birth_date = c. {{Birth year and age|1954}}25 th December
| birth_date         = c. {{Birth year and age|1954}}
| birth_place = Neernalli, [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], [[Uttara Kannada|North Canara]], [[Mysore State]], India
| birth_place       = Neernalli, [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], [[Uttara Kannada|North Canara]], [[Mysore State]] (Now [[Karnataka]]), India
| othername   = Neernalli Ramakrishna
| othername         = Neernalli Ramakrishna
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'''Ramakrishna''' (born c. 1951),<ref>{{cite web|title=Affidavit Details of Neernalli Ramakrishn|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/preview.aspx?candid=113314&p=p&cid=22|website=Empowering India|access-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024062145/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/preview.aspx?candid=113314&p=p&cid=22|archive-date=24 October 2015|quote=The actor was 50-years-old as of 2004, implies he was born circa 1954.}}</ref> also known as '''Neernalli Ramakrishna''', is an Indian actor who works predominantly in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]], and known for his portrayal of character roles as a lead actor.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gowda|first1=Aravind|title=JP fields another actor|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/JP-fields-another-actor/articleshow/566427.cms?|access-date=24 October 2015|work=The Times of India|date=17 March 2004}}</ref> He was born into the [[Havyaka Brahmin]] community in Neernalli, near [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], in the erstwhile [[Uttara Kannada|North Canara]] (now Uttara Kannada) region of [[Mysore State]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bhagwat|first=Amita|title=A New Horizon|url=http://www.havyakamumbai.com/sandesh/14Jan.pdf|journal=Havya Sandesha|publisher=Havyaka Welfare Trust|volume=21|issue=9|pages=3|date=January 2014|access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref> In his career spanning over 30 years, he has appeared in over 200 films,<ref>{{cite news|title=Playboy of Kannada cinema charms students|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/playboy-of-kannada-cinema-charms-students/article5267171.ece|access-date=24 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=24 October 2013}}</ref> mostly Kannada and a handful in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema]]; he appeared in a lead role in [[K. Balachander]]'s ''[[Poikkal Kudhirai]]'' (1983). A protégé of the renowned filmmaker [[Puttanna Kanagal]], he featured in some of the latter's best works such as ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'' (1981), ''[[Maanasa Sarovara]]'' and ''[[Amrutha Ghalige]]'' (1984). Since the 1990s, he has appeared mostly in supporting roles.
'''Ramakrishna''' (born c. 1954),<ref>{{cite web|title=Affidavit Details of Neernalli Ramakrishn|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/preview.aspx?candid=113314&p=p&cid=22|website=Empowering India|access-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024062145/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/preview.aspx?candid=113314&p=p&cid=22|archive-date=24 October 2015|url-status=usurped|quote=The actor was 50-years-old as of 2004, implies he was born circa 1954.}}</ref> also known as '''Neernalli Ramakrishna''', is an Indian actor who works predominantly in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]].


At the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 general elections]], he contested from the erstwhile Kanara Lok Sabha constituency and lost, representing the [[Janata Party]] (JP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha|page=236|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref> He had revealed that he had played the role of Lakshmana alongside [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] who played the role of Lord Rama in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s ''Lava Kusha'' which also happened to be Telugu actor [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]'s maiden Kannada venture but was stalled after a week's shooting in Hyderabad.<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2JuCmlmFK8A&feature=youtu.be</ref>
==Career==
His debut being ''[[Babruvahana (film)|Babruvahana]]'' as Lord Krishna alongside the lead double role played by Dr. Rajkumar as Arjuna and Babruvahana, and known for his portrayal of character roles as a lead actor.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gowda|first1=Aravind|title=JP fields another actor|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/JP-fields-another-actor/articleshow/566427.cms?|access-date=24 October 2015|work=The Times of India|date=17 March 2004}}</ref> He was born into the [[Havyaka Brahmin]] community in Neernalli, near [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], in the erstwhile [[Uttara Kannada|North Canara]] (now Uttara Kannada) region of [[Karnataka State]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bhagwat|first=Amita|title=A New Horizon|url=http://www.havyakamumbai.com/sandesh/14Jan.pdf|journal=Havya Sandesha|publisher=Havyaka Welfare Trust|volume=21|issue=9|pages=3|date=January 2014|access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref> In his career spanning over 30 years, he has appeared in over 200 films,<ref>{{cite news|title=Playboy of Kannada cinema charms students|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/playboy-of-kannada-cinema-charms-students/article5267171.ece|access-date=24 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=24 October 2013}}</ref> mostly Kannada and a handful in [[Tamil cinema]]; he appeared in a lead role in [[K. Balachander]]'s ''[[Poikkal Kudhirai (1983 film)|Poikkal Kudhirai]]'' (1983). A protégé of the renowned filmmaker [[Puttanna Kanagal]], he featured in some of the latter's best works such as ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'' (1981), ''[[Maanasa Sarovara]]'' and ''[[Amrutha Ghalige]]'' (1984). Since the 1990s, he has appeared mostly in supporting roles.


[[File:Vimukthi Film Poster.jpg|thumb|right|Ramakrishna played supporting role in 2008 Kannada film Vimukthi]]
At the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 general elections]], he contested from the erstwhile Kanara Lok Sabha constituency and lost, representing the [[Janata Party]] (JP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha|page=236|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref> He had revealed that he had played the role of Lakshmana alongside [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] who played the role of Lord Rama in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s ''Lava Kusha'' which also happened to be Telugu actor [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]'s maiden Kannada venture but was stalled after a week's shooting in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2JuCmlmFK8A&feature=youtu.be|title = ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅವರ ಮತ್ತು "ಡಾ&#124;&#124; ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ್" ರವರ ಒಡನಾಟ ಹೀಗಿತ್ತು &#124; RAMAKRISHNA Exclusive Interview &#124;RAJAKUMAR|website = [[YouTube]]| date=5 May 2021 }}</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==


===Kannada===
===Kannada===
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* ''[[Babruvahana (film)|Babruvahana]]'' (1977)...[[Krishna]]
* ''[[Babruvahana (film)|Babruvahana]]'' (1977)...[[Krishna]]
* ''[[Bhagyavantharu]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Bhagyavantharu]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Paduvaaralli Pandavaru]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Paduvaaralli Pandavaru]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Parasangada Gendethimma]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Parasangada Gendethimma]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Madhu Chandra]]'' (1979)...Racha
* ''Prema Anuraga'' (1980)
* ''Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha'' (1980)
* ''[[Rama Parushurama]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Rama Parushurama]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'' (1981)
* ''Chellida Raktha'' (1982)
* ''[[Maanasa Sarovara]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Maanasa Sarovara]]'' (1982)
* ''Onde Guri'' (1982)
* ''[[Prema Matsara]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prema Mathsara (1982) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/prema-mathsara-1982 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=chiloka.com}}</ref> (1982)...Ravi
* ''[[Onde Guri]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu]]'' (1984)
* devate (1986)
* ''Nagabekamma Nagabeku'' (1984)
* ''Shivakanye'' (1984)
* ''Devathe'' (1986)
* ''[[Amrutha Ghalige]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Amrutha Ghalige]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Olavu Moodidaga]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Olavu Moodidaga]]'' (1984)
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* ''Bekkina Kannu'' (1984)
* ''Bekkina Kannu'' (1984)
* ''[[Mugila Mallige]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Mugila Mallige]]'' (1985)
* ''Sneha Sambandha'' (1985)
* ''Aparoopada Kathe'' (1986)
* ''Ella Hengasarinda'' (1986)
* ''Hosa Neeru'' (1986)
* ''Nannavaru'' (1986)
* ''Tiger'' (1986)
* ''[[Usha (film)|Usha]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Usha (film)|Usha]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Olavina Udugore]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Olavina Udugore]]'' (1987)
* ''Bandhamuktha'' (1987)
* ''Hrudaya Pallavi'' (1987)
* ''Mukhavada'' (1987)
* ''Sangrama'' (1987)
* ''Sri Chamundeshwari Pooja Mahime'' (1987)
* ''Yarigagi'' (1987)
* ''Dharmathma'' (1988)
* ''Gudugu Sidilu'' (1988)
* ''Kankana Bhagya'' (1988)
* ''Ladies Hostel'' (1988)
* ''Mathrudevobhava'' (1988)
* ''Mutthaide'' (1988)
* ''Sahasaveera'' (1988)
* ''Darodegala Naduve'' (1989)
* ''Muthinatha Manushya'' (1989)
* ''[[Yuga Purusha]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Yuga Purusha]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Bidisada Bandha]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Bidisada Bandha]]'' (1989)...Ramu
* ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'' (1990)...Ravi
* ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'' (1990)...Ravi
* ''[[Aata Bombata]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Aata Bombata]]'' (1990)
* ''Halliya Surasuraru'' (1990)
* ''Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa'' (1990)
* ''Uthkarsha'' (1990)
* ''Antharangada Mrudanga'' (1991)
* ''Iduve Jeevana'' (1991)
* ''Kadana'' (1991)
* ''Prema Pareekshe''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prema Pareekshe (1991) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/prema-pareekshe-1991 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=chiloka.com}}</ref> (1991)...Gopi
* ''[[Sangya Balya]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Sangya Balya]]'' (1992)
* ''Guru Brahma'' (1992)
* ''Prana Snehita'' (1992)
* ''Prana Snehita'' (1992)
* ''[[Belli Modagalu]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Belli Modagalu]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Mallige Hoove]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Mallige Hoove]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Yarigu Helbedi]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Yarigu Helbedi]]'' (1994)
* ''Mister Mahesh Kumar'' (1994)
* ''Aghatha'' (1995)
* ''Hosa Baduku'' (1995)
* ''[[Mana Midiyithu]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mana Midiyithu]]'' (1995)
* ''Dhani'' (1996)
* ''[[Laali]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Laali]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Amruthavarshini]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Amruthavarshini]]'' (1997)
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* ''[[Sneha (film)|Sneha]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Sneha (film)|Sneha]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Premotsava]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Premotsava]]'' (1999)
* ''Sankata Bandaga Venkataramana'' (2000)
* ''[[Nan Hendthi Chennagidale]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Nan Hendthi Chennagidale]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Swalpa Adjust Madkolli]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Swalpa Adjust Madkolli]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Ninagagi]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Ninagagi]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Balagalittu Olage Baa]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Nanjundi]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Nanjundi]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Excuse Me (2003 film)|Excuse Me]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Excuse Me (2003 film)|Excuse Me]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Monalisa (film)|Monalisa]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Monalisa (film)|Monalisa]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Aham Premasmi]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Aham Premasmi]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Rishi (2005 film)|Rishi]]'' (2005)
* ''[[7 O' Clock]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Ugadi (2007 film)|Ugadi]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Ugadi (2007 film)|Ugadi]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Ee Sambhashane]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Ee Sambhashane]]'' (2007)
* ''Preethigaagi'' (2007)
* ''[[Preethigaagi]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Samagama]]'' (2010)
* ''Vimukti'' (2010)
* ''Vimukti'' (2010)
* ''[[Jayahe]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Edegarike]]'' (2012)...Rashmi's father
* ''[[Edegarike]]'' (2012)...Rashmi's father
* ''Gombegala Love'' (2013)
* ''[[Gombegala Love]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Bachchan (2013 film)|Bachchan]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Bachchan (2013 film)|Bachchan]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Raja Rajendra]]'' (2015)...Neelakanta Raju
* ''[[Raja Rajendra]]'' (2015)...Neelakanta Raju
{{Div col end}}
* ''[[Paradesi C/o London]]'' (2018)
{{div col end}}


===Tamil===
===Tamil===
* ''[[Poikkal Kudhirai]]'' (1983) as Indu
*''[[Pannai Purathu Pandavargal]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Poikkal Kudhirai (1983 film)|Poikkal Kudhirai]]'' (1983) as Indu
*''[[Anney Anney]]'' (1983) as Malli
*''[[Anney Anney]]'' (1983) as Malli
* ''[[Kadhale En Kadhale]]'' (2006) as Rajiv's father
* ''[[Kadhale En Kadhale]]'' (2006) as Rajiv's father
* ''[[Nisabdham]]'' (2017) as Judge
* ''[[Nisabdham]]'' (2017) as Judge


===Telugu===
===Dubbing artist===
* ''[[1940 Lo Oka Gramam]]'' (2008)
*Anil Kapoor - ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi''
* ''Black Cat'' (2010)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:People from Uttara Kannada]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Male actors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
 
[[Category:Karnataka State Film Award winners]]
 
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Ramakrishna
Bornc. 1954 (age 71–72)
Neernalli, Sirsi, North Canara, Mysore State (Now Karnataka), India
Other namesNeernalli Ramakrishna
OccupationActor

Ramakrishna (born c. 1954),[1] also known as Neernalli Ramakrishna, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema.

Career[edit | edit source]

His debut being Babruvahana as Lord Krishna alongside the lead double role played by Dr. Rajkumar as Arjuna and Babruvahana, and known for his portrayal of character roles as a lead actor.[2] He was born into the Havyaka Brahmin community in Neernalli, near Sirsi, in the erstwhile North Canara (now Uttara Kannada) region of Karnataka State.[3] In his career spanning over 30 years, he has appeared in over 200 films,[4] mostly Kannada and a handful in Tamil cinema; he appeared in a lead role in K. Balachander's Poikkal Kudhirai (1983). A protégé of the renowned filmmaker Puttanna Kanagal, he featured in some of the latter's best works such as Ranganayaki (1981), Maanasa Sarovara and Amrutha Ghalige (1984). Since the 1990s, he has appeared mostly in supporting roles.

At the 2004 general elections, he contested from the erstwhile Kanara Lok Sabha constituency and lost, representing the Janata Party (JP).[5] He had revealed that he had played the role of Lakshmana alongside Rajkumar who played the role of Lord Rama in Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's Lava Kusha which also happened to be Telugu actor Krishna's maiden Kannada venture but was stalled after a week's shooting in Hyderabad.[6]

Partial filmography[edit | edit source]

Kannada[edit | edit source]

Tamil[edit | edit source]

Dubbing artist[edit | edit source]

  • Anil Kapoor - Pallavi Anu Pallavi

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Affidavit Details of Neernalli Ramakrishn". Empowering India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015. The actor was 50-years-old as of 2004, implies he was born circa 1954.
  2. ↑ Gowda, Aravind (17 March 2004). "JP fields another actor". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Bhagwat, Amita (January 2014). "A New Horizon" (PDF). Havya Sandesha. 21 (9). Havyaka Welfare Trust: 3. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Playboy of Kannada cinema charms students". The Hindu. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 236. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅವರ ಮತ್ತು "ಡಾ|| ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ್" ರವರ ಒಡನಾಟ ಹೀಗಿತ್ತು | RAMAKRISHNA Exclusive Interview |RAJAKUMAR". YouTube. 5 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Prema Mathsara (1982) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew". chiloka.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Prema Pareekshe (1991) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew". chiloka.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

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