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Ram Pothineni
Ram at Unnadi Okate Zindagi interview.png
Pothineni in 2017
Born (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36)[1]
Hyderabad, Telangana India
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
RelativesSravanthi Ravi Kishore (uncle)

Ram Pothineni (born 15 May 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut with the box office success Devadasu (2006), for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He is a receipent of several awards including two Filmfare Award South and one South Indian International Movie Award nomination.[2]

Post his debut, he starred in the commercial and critical success, Ready (2008). This was followed by a series of commercial failures, before success with Kandireega (2011). For both these films, he received Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu nomination. Pothineni went onto appear in successful and notable films such as Pandaga Chesko (2015), Nenu Sailaja (2016), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017), Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018), iSmart Shankar (2019) and Red (2021). For his performance in iSmart Shankar, he received SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu nomination.[3]

Early life and family

Ram Pothineni was born on 15 May 1988,[4][5] in Hyderabad. Born into a Telugu family and hailing from Vijayawada, he is the son of Murali Pothineni and Padmasree Pothineni. He is the nephew of Telugu film producer, Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.[6] Actor Sharwanand is his cousin.[7]

Career

Debut and early career (2002–2012)

Pothineni first appeared in Tamil language short film Adayaalam (2002) where he played an 18-year old drug addict.[1] He then made his feature film debut in 2006 with Devadasu portraying a college student opposite Ileana D'Cruz.[8][9] idlebrain noted, "Ram is impressive. He does not have any camera consciousness and did whatever he is supposed to unabashedly." He won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut - South.[10] He next appeared in Jagadam opposite Isha Sahani in 2007. Rediff.com stated, "Ram has done a good job and proves he is not a one hit film wonder."[11]

Pothineni portrayed Chandu in Ready opposite Genelia D'Souza in 2008. It was a commercial success.[12][13] Rediff.com mentions, "Ram and Genelia impart a youthful feel with their presence. Ram flexes his muscles and is totally at ease." He received Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu nomination for the film.[14]

In 2009, he had two releases. He first appeared as a happy-go-lucky guy in Maska opposite Hansika Motwani.[15] He then portrayed an orphan in Ganesh: Just Ganesh opposite Kajal Aggarwal.[16] 123telugu said, "Ram is the main attraction of the movie and he delivers a sincere performance."[17] In 2010, he appeared in Rama Rama Krishna Krishna opposite Priya Anand. The New Indian Express stated, "Raam exudes energy in the dance and fight sequences, but he is surely handicapped by a weak script."[18]

Pothineni in 2011, portrayed a high school dropout in Kandireega opposite Hansika Motwani. The film was a commercial success.[19][20] Times of India stated, "Ram carries the whole film on his shoulders and is a bundle of talent and energy. His lively act and fun dialogue delivery livens up the screen."[21] In 2012, he portrayed dual roles in Endukante... Premanta! opposite Tamannaah.[22][23] CNN-IBN noted, "Ram has undoubtedly matured as an actor and carries the role as if it was a breeze for him."[24]

Career fluctuations (2011–2016)

Pothineni's next film was Kandireega (2011).[25] Later he starred in Endukante... Premanta! (2012) alongside Tamannaah, directed by Karunakaran and produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. In 2013, Pothineni appeared in Ongole Githa with Kriti Kharbanda directed by Bhaskar and produced by B.V.S.N. Prasad. In the same year, he co-starred alongside Venkatesh in the action comedy Masala, the remake of the Hindi film Bol Bachchan, directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and jointly produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore and D. Suresh Babu.[26]

In 2015, Pothineni starred in two films, Pandaga Chesko and Shivam . While Pandaga Chesko directed by Gopichand Malineni, was a commercial success,[27] Shivam ended up as one of the biggest failures of his career.[28] In 2016, He had two releases, both produced by his own production house Sri Sravanthi Movies, Nenu Sailaja which was a commercial success[29] and Santosh Srinivas-directed Hyper which was an average at the box office.[30]

Success and recent work (2017–present)

His 2017 coming-of-age film Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi received mixed reviews. In 2018, he starred in the romantic comedy Hello Guru Prema Kosame directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina. In 2019, he collaborated with director Puri Jagannadh for the action thriller iSmart Shankar. Pothineni tasted success with the film after a series of flops.[31] It grossed over ₹90 crore, his career's highest grosser.[32]

His 2021 film is Red where he played a dual role, is a remake of Tamil film Thadam (2018).[31] In 2022, he starred in the Lingusamy-directed The Warriorr where he played a police officer.[33] The film received negative reviews from critics and was huge commercial failure.[34]

Pothineni is signed onto star in Boyapati Srinu's #RAPO20. It will be his first pan-India film.[35]

Other work and public image

Pothineni is considered among the most popular actor in Telugu cinema.[36] He is popularly referred to as "Energetic Star", in the media.[37] Pothineni is widely known for his work in films such as Ready, Kandireega, Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi,[38] Hello Guru Prema Kosame and iSmart Shankar. He is the only South Indian actor to have 2 billion views on his films on Youtube.[39]

Pothineni is a humanitarian and lends support to a number of social causes. He participated in Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan in 2014.[40] He donated a sum of Rs 25 lakh to CM Relief Fund during the 2020 Hyderabad floods.[41] He is associated with Pratyusha Organisation, and provides them funds regularly.[1]

Pothineni has fequently featured on the Hyderabad Times' 30 Most Desirable Men list. He ranked 11th in 2017 and 2018,[42][43] 3rd in 2019 and 2nd in 2020.[44][45] He did his first ever brand endorsement for Garnier alongside John Abraham.[46][47]

Filmography

Films

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Adayaalam Naren Tamil short film [48]
2006 Devadasu Devadas
2007 Jagadam Macha Srinivas "Seenu"
2008 Ready Chandu / Danayya[lower-alpha 1]
2009 Maska Krishna "Krish"
Ganesh Ganesh
2010 Rama Rama Krishna Krishna Rama Krishna
2011 Kandireega Srinivas "Sreenu"
2012 Endukante... Premanta! Krishna & Ram[lower-alpha 2] Dual role; Simultaneously shot in Tamil as Yen Endral Kadhal Enben! [49]
2013 Ongole Githa Dorababu / White[lower-alpha 1]
Masala Ram / Rehman[lower-alpha 1]
2015 Pandaga Chesko Karthik Pothineni
Shivam Shiva / Ram[lower-alpha 1]
2016 Nenu Sailaja Hari
Hyper Suryanarayana "Suri" Murthy
2017 Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Abhiram "Abhi"
2018 Hello Guru Prema Kosame Sanju
2019 iSmart Shankar Shankar / Arun[lower-alpha 3]
2021 Red Aditya & Siddharth[lower-alpha 2] Dual role
2022 The Warriorr DSP Dr. Satya Simultaneously shot in Tamil [33]

Other roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Rey Narrator
2021 Romantic Shankar Cameo appearance [50]

Discography

Year Film Song Co-singer(s) Ref.
2018 Hello Guru Prema Kosame "Idea Cheppu Friendu" Prakash Raj [51]

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2002 Europe Film Festival, Switzerland Best Actor Adayaalam Won [52]
2007 54th Filmfare Awards South Best Male Debut – South Devadasu Won [53]
2009 56th Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Telugu Ready Nominated [54]
2012 59th Filmfare Awards South Kandireega Nominated [55]
2020 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Sensational Star of the Year iSmart Shankar Won [56]
Best Actor Nominated [57]
2021 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor – Telugu Nominated [58]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pothineni played a single character with two or more names.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pothineni played two characters.
  3. ↑ Pothineni played a single character with two different personalities.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Happy Birthday Ram Pothineni: Do You Know These Lesser-known Facts About the Tollywood Star?". News18. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "SIIMA 2022: Pushpa wins big, Allu Arjun is best actor". The Economic Times. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022. Awards for Tamil and Malayalam films will be distributed on Sunday evening.
  3. ↑ "Ram Pothineni: 5 career-best performances of the energetic star". The Times of India. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Samantha Akkineni, Genelia Deshmukh and more share sweet birthday wishes for iSmart Shankar star Ram Pothineni". Zoom TV. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Truly Dinchak: On Ram Pothineni's birthday, get into the groove with the 'energetic star'". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Stars : Star Interviews : 'Sravanthi' Ravi Kishore – Interview". Telugucinema.com. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
  7. ↑ "Check out the 8 lesser-known siblings of Telugu Cinema". Times Of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of year 2006 – idlebrain.com Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ CineGoer.com – Box-Office Records And Collections – All Time Long Run List Archived 15 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Ram and Ileana's Devadasu Movie Review (2006)". Idlebrain. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  11. ↑ "Review: Jagadam is a good effort by Sukumar". www.rediff.com. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Surprise success". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "2008- Top 5 films at the box-office". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ready Review: Watch Ready for Ram and Genelia". Rediff.com. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  15. ↑ [email protected]. "'Maska' - 100 days collections in just one week - Andhravilas.com -Telugu Cinema, Telugu Movies, India News & World News , Bollywood , Songs". Andhravilas.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "Muhurat of Ram's film with Kajal Agarwal". Idlebrain.com. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  17. ↑ "Ganesh Movie Review - Ram, Kajal". 123telugu.com. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "RRKK: Rama Rama Krishna Krishna Movie Review". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  19. ↑ "Tollywood top hits of 2011 2". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Dhawan duos to team up for remake of Telugu movie Kandireega". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "Kandireega Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Kandireega Telugu Movie". Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "'Endukante Premanta' is about the confusion of love". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  23. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (16 June 2012). "Staying in a safe zone". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  24. ↑ "Telugu Review: 'Endukante Premanta' disappoints". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  25. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (13 August 2011). "Kandireega: This bee has no buzz". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "Venkatesh joining hands with Ram for Bol Bachchan remake". Oneindia Entertainment. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  27. ↑ "Twitterati shower love on Ram's Pandaga Chesko as the film completes five years – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  28. ↑ Girl, Gossip (23 December 2015). "Hero Ram Pothineni is desperate". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  29. ↑ kavirayani, suresh (28 September 2016). "I love spending time with myself: Ram". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  30. ↑ "Ram speaks on his gap after Hyper flop". My First Show. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Ram Pothineni's Red to have a digital release? The iSmart Shankar actor responds". India Today. 12 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  32. ↑ "iSmart Shankar completes 100 days; Ram, Puri and Charmme reminisce the success – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Ram Pothineni's The Warrior will be something beyond the usual cop film: Lingusamy". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  34. ↑ "'The Warrior' Day 5 box office collection: Here is how much Ram Pothineni and Krithi Shetty's bilingual action drama mints over the first weekend". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. ↑ "RAPO20: Ram Pothineni says he is excited to see himself 'through the eyes of daddy of mass emotions' Boyapati". Pinkvilla. 19 February 2022.
  36. ↑ "From Prabhas, Mahesh Babu to Ram Pothineni, the staggering fee Tollywood stars charge for a film". News18 India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  37. ↑ "Energetic Star Ram Pothineni completes 15 years in the Telugu film industry!". Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  38. ↑ "Ram Pothineni: राम पोथिनेनी की इन फिल्मों ने फैंस को बना दिया था दीवाना, मानी जाती हैं एक्टर के करियर की बेस्ट मूवी". TV9 Hindi. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  39. ↑ "Ram Pothineni Record On YouTube: యూట్యూబ్‌లో ఆ రికార్డ్ సాధించిన ఫస్ట్ సౌతిండియన్ హీరో రామ్". ABP News Telugu. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  40. ↑ "Tollywood Star Ram Pothineni Joins Swachh Bharath Abhiyaan in Hyderabad". India Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  41. ↑ "Hyderabad Floods: Actor Ram Pothineni hands over Rs 25 lakh cheque to Minister KTR". Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  42. ↑ "Vijay turns most desirable man of 2017, beating Prabhas, Mahesh, Ram Pothineni and Allu Arjun". IB Times. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  43. ↑ "These Dishy dudes score high in Hyderabad's desirable man of 2018 list". Times Of India. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  44. ↑ "Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men of 2019 List". The Prime Talks. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  45. ↑ "Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men: See the top 10 on the list". Times Of India. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  46. ↑ "Ram Pothineni first ever brand endorsement for Garnier". Tollywood.net. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  47. ↑ "Ram Pothineni stars in his first Pan India ad with John Abhraham". Great Andhra. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  48. ↑ Ram pothineni first short film | Adayalam, retrieved 18 July 2021
  49. ↑ "Ram Pothineni's neck injury halts the shoot of his next with director N Lingusamy". OTTPlay. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  50. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (30 October 2021). "'Romantic' Telugu movie review: Voyeuristic drama at best". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  51. ↑ "Energetic Star Ram Pothineni turns singer for 'Hello Guru Prema Kosame'". Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  52. ↑ "Happy Birthday Ram Pothineni: Do You Know These Lesser-known Facts About this Tollywood Actor?". 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  53. ↑ "54th FairOne Filmfare Awards South 2007". Idlebrain.com. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  54. ↑ Andrew Stephenson (2 August 2009). "A Sparkling Triumph – The 56th Filmfare South Awards". BollySpice. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  55. ↑ "59th Filmfare awards on July 7". The Times of India. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  56. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2020 Full Winners List". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  57. ↑ "Complete winner list of Zee Cine awards Telugu 2020". 12 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  58. ↑ "SIIMA 2021 nominations: Allu Arjun's Pushpa, Dhanush's Karnan, Tovino Thomas' Minnal Murali lead the race". The Indian Express. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

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