Ram Pothineni
Ram Pothineni (born 15 May 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. Known for his energetic screen presence, he earned one Filmfare Award and one SIIMA Award for his work.[1]
Ram Pothineni | |
|---|---|
Pothineni in 2017 | |
| Born | 15 May 1988 |
| Other names | Ustaad, Energetic Star, RAPO |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Relatives | Sravanthi Ravi Kishore (uncle) Sharwanand (cousin) |
Pothineni made his acting debut with the box office success Devadasu (2006), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He achieved his breakthrough in 2008 with the blockbuster action comedy Ready (2008). Pothineni continued to established himself as a leading man with critical and commercial successes such as Maska (2009), Kandireega (2011), Pandaga Chesko (2015), Nenu Sailaja (2016), Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018), iSmart Shankar (2019), and Red (2021).[2]
Beyond his film career, Pothineni endorses many products and is a brand ambassador for Garnier.
Early life edit
Ram Pothineni was born on 15 May 1988, in Hyderabad, to Murali Pothineni. He is the nephew of Telugu film producer, Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.[3] Actor Sharwanand is his cousin.[4] His family hails from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Career edit
Debut and early career (2006–2010) edit
Pothineni first appeared in Tamil language short film Adayaalam (2002) where he played an 18-year old drug addict.[1] He then made his theatrical debut in 2006 with Devadasu.[5][6] His second film, Jagadam opposite Isha Sahani was directed by Sukumar. He then appeared in Ready alongside Genelia D'Souza directed by Srinu Vaitla which was a commercial success.[7] In 2009, he had two releases, Maska and Ganesh: Just Ganesh.
In 2010, Pothineni had only one release, Rama Rama Krishna Krishna, produced by Dil Raju and directed by Srivaas.
Career ups and downs (2011–2016) edit
Pothineni's next film was Kandireega (2011).[8] 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.[9]
In 2015, Pothineni starred in two films, Pandaga Chesko and Shivam . While Pandaga Chesko directed by Gopichand Malineni, was a commercial success,[10] Shivam ended up as one of the biggest failures of his career.[11]
In 2016, He had two releases, both produced by his own production house Sri Sravanthi Movies, Nenu Sailaja which was a commercial success[12] and Santosh Srinivas-directed Hyper which was an average at the box office.[13]
Success and recent work (2017–present) edit
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. The film became a commercial success for Pothineni after a series of failures.[14] It grossed over ₹90 crore, his career's highest grosser.[15] His 2021 film was Red where he played a dual role, is a remake of Tamil film Thadam (2018).[14] In 2022, he starred in the Lingusamy-directed The Warriorr where he played a police officer.[16] The film received negative reviews from critics and was huge commercial failure.[17] Pothineni then starred in Boyapati Srinu's Skanda (2023)[18] opposite Sreeleela to mixed reviews from the critics. He is next to star in Double Ismart, set for release in 2024.
Media image edit
Pothineni has featured on Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men list various times. He ranked 11th in 2017,[19] 11th in 2018,[20] 3rd in 2019[21] and 2nd in 2020.[22] Pothineni did his first ever brand endorsement for Garnier alongside John Abraham.[23]
Filmography edit
As actor edit
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Adayaalam | Naren | Tamil short film | [24] |
| 2006 | Devadasu | Devadas | ||
| 2007 | Jagadam | Seenu | ||
| 2008 | Ready | Chandu (Danayya)[a] | ||
| 2009 | Maska | Krishna "Krish" | ||
| Ganesh | Ganesh | |||
| 2010 | Rama Rama Krishna Krishna | Rama Krishna | ||
| 2011 | Kandireega | Srinivas "Sreenu" | ||
| 2012 | Endukante... Premanta! | Krishna & Ram[b] | Simultaneously shot in Tamil | [25] |
| 2013 | Ongole Githa | Dorababu (White)[a] | ||
| Masala | Ram (Rehman)[a] | |||
| 2015 | Pandaga Chesko | Karthik | ||
| Shivam | Shiva (Ram)[a] | |||
| 2016 | Nenu Sailaja | Hari | ||
| Hyper | Suryanarayana Murthy | |||
| 2017 | Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi | Abhiram | ||
| 2018 | Hello Guru Prema Kosame | Sanju | Also singer for "Idea Cheppu Friendu" | |
| 2019 | iSmart Shankar | Ustaad "iSmart" Shankar / Arun [c] | ||
| 2021 | Red | Aditya & Siddharth[b] | Dual role | |
| 2022 | The Warriorr | Satya | Telugu/Tamil bilingual | [16] |
| 2023 | Skanda | Bhaskar Raju & Skanda[b] | Dual role | |
| 2024 | Double iSmart † | Ustaad "iSmart" Shankar / Arun | Filming | [26] |
| TBA | Untitled film with Gautham Vasudev Menon † | TBA | [27][28] |
Other roles edit
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe Film Festival, Switzerland | Best Actor | Adayaalam | Won | [29] |
| 2007 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Male Debut | Devadasu | Won | [30] |
| 2008 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor – Telugu | Ready | Nominated | [31] |
| 2011 | Filmfare Awards South | Kandireega | Nominated | [32] | |
| 2020 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Sensational Star of the Year | iSmart Shankar | Won | [33] |
| Best Actor | Nominated | [34] | |||
| 2021 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Nominated | [35] |
Notes edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Happy Birthday Ram Pothineni: Do You Know These Lesser-known Facts About the Tollywood Star?". News18. 15 May 2019. from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Ram Pothineni: 5 career-best performances of the energetic star". The Times of India. 15 May 2020. from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ . Telugucinema.com. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
- ^ "8 lesser-known Siblings of Tollywood, see the list". Times Of India. 22 August 2021.
- ^ Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of year 2006 – idlebrain.com 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CineGoer.com – Box-Office Records And Collections – All Time Long Run List 15 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (13 August 2011). "Kandireega: This bee has no buzz". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Venkatesh joining hands with Ram for Bol Bachchan remake". Oneindia Entertainment. 30 January 2013. from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Twitterati shower love on Ram's Pandaga Chesko as the film completes five years". The Times of India. 29 May 2020. from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Girl, Gossip (23 December 2015). "Hero Ram Pothineni is desperate". www.thehansindia.com. from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ kavirayani, suresh (28 September 2016). "I love spending time with myself: Ram". Deccan Chronicle. from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Ram speaks on his gap after Hyper flop". My First Show. from the original on 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Ram Pothineni's Red to have a digital release? The iSmart Shankar actor responds". India Today. 12 April 2020. from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "iSmart Shankar completes 100 days; Ram, Puri and Charmme reminisce the success". The Times of India. 25 October 2019. from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Ram Pothineni's The Warrior will be something beyond the usual cop film: Lingusamy". The Times of India. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "'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. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "RAPO20: Ram Pothineni says he is excited to see himself 'through the eyes of daddy of mass emotions' Boyapati". Pinkvilla. 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Vijay turns most desirable man of 2017, beating Prabhas, Mahesh, Ram Pothineni and Allu Arjun". IB Times. 13 March 2018.
- ^ "These Dishy dudes score high in Hyderabad's desirable man of 2018 list". Times Of India. 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men of 2019 List". The Prime Talks. 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men: See the top 10 on the list". Times Of India. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Ram Pothineni first ever brand endorsement for Garnier". Tollywood.net. 6 October 2020.
- ^ Ram pothineni first short film | Adayalam, retrieved 18 July 2021
- ^ "Ram Pothineni's neck injury halts the shoot of his next with director N Lingusamy". OTTPlay. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Ram Pothineni-Puri Jagannadh return for Double iSmart, film to release in 2024". The Indian Express. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "'The Life of Muthu' director Gautham Vasudev Menon to do a film with Rampothineni next year under 'Sri Sravanthi Movies'". The Times of India. 3 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Gautham Vasudev Menon to team up with Ram Pothineni next". The Times of India. 15 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Ram Pothineni: Do You Know These Lesser-known Facts About this Tollywood Actor?". 15 May 2019. from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2007". Idlebrain.com. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 South: The winners". The Times of India. August 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "The 58th Filmfare Award (South) winners". CNN-News18. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2020 Full Winners List: Megastar Chiranjeevi, Samantha Akkineni, Pooja Hegde win big". www.msn.com. from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Complete winner list of Zee Cine awards Telugu 2020". 12 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Team 'Pushpa' wins big in 'SIIMA 2022' Winners list". The Times of India. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.