# Ramki

Ramakrishnan (born 31 March 1962), better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil films. He made his debut in Chinna Poove Mella Pesu (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004. He is well known by his unique hair style.
He was known for his performances in successful movies such as Senthoora Poove (1988), Maruthu Pandi (1990), Inaindha Kaigal (1990), Athma (1993), Karuppu Roja (1996) and RX 100 (2018).
He made his comeback in cinema after nine years and returned in a supporting role with the supernatural thriller film Masani (2013).

## Career

Ramki started as an actor in 1987 with the film, Chinna Poove Mella Pesu. He appeared alongside Prabhu. The film was a commercial success. Ramki appeared in eight films during the year 1988, including Senthoora Poove where he co-starred with Vijayakanth and his future wife Nirosha. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres and was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films. Poovizhi Raja and Paravaigal Palavitham have received positive reviews. In 1989, He worked in movies such as Oru Thottil Sabadham, Ellame En Thangachi, Penn Buthi Mun Buthi, Yogam Rajayogam and En Kanavar.
After the success of Maruthu Pandi (1990), in the same year, he acted in the action-adventure, Inaindha Kaigal directed by N. K. Viswanathan and featured him in the second leading role alongside Arun Pandian and lead actress Nirosha. The film was released to positive reviews and became a Blockbuster. In 1991, he played in Vetri Padigal directed by Manobala while R. Sarathkumar acted in negative role. He starred in the horror films genre that are successful as Athma (1993), Thanga Pappa (1993), Mayabazar (1995) and Karuppu Roja (1996). In 1997, Ramki has acted in the movies such Thaali Pudhusu, Kalyana Vaibhogam, Samrat, Thadayam and Pudhalvan. He was known for his onscreen chemistry with Nirosha, Khushbu and Urvashi. In 1999, he acted in second role in Nilave Mugam Kaattu starring with Karthik and Devayani. He appears in a few sequences in the movies such as Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and Kadhal Rojavae (2000).
During the 2000s, Ramki acted in second roles in devotional films such as Palayathu Amman (2000), Sri Raja Rajeshwari (2001) and Padai Veetu Amman (2002). His 1991 film, he acted in a movie Kuttrapathirikai of R. K. Selvamani's. After 15 long years, this movie finally got released in 2007; deleting some scenes.
In 2013, he made his come back with films such as Maasani and Biriyani. In 2016, he acted in Vaaimai and Atti. In 2017, he acted in Telugu movie, Aakatayi, where he played a pivotal role, followed by Tamil horror comedy film, Aangila Padam in the lead role. He acted in a Telugu film, RX 100 (2018) with which he wins Best Character Actor. He also appeared in the Sundar C's Action (2019) starring Vishal.
In 2020, he appeared in Telegu movie, Disco Raja. He plays one of the main roles in Vettai Naai (2021) and Gurumoorthi (2022).
In 2023, Ramki joins cast of Venkat Prabhu's Tamil-Telugu bilingual, Custody. He play as supporting cast in Lucky Baskhar (2024).

## Personal life

Ramki married actress Nirosha in 1995.

## Filmography
### Tamil films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Chinna Poove Mella Pesu | Raja | Dubbed into Telugu as Abhishekam |
| 1987 | Thangachi | Raja | |
| 1988 | Irandil Ondru | Raja | Dubbed into Telugu as Goonda Police |
| 1988 | Ithu Engal Neethi | | |
| 1988 | Sigappu Thali | Inspector Paandi | |
| 1988 | Manaivi Oru Mandhiri | Jeeva | |
| 1988 | Senthoora Poove | Ashok | Dubbed into Telugu as Sindhura Puvvu |
| 1988 | Poovizhi Raja | Inspector Kumar | |
| 1988 | Paravaigal Palavitham | Sekar | |
| 1988 | Maduraikara Thambi | Chinna Thambi | |
| 1989 | Oru Thottil Sabadham | | Dubbed into Telugu as Samaram |
| 1989 | Ellame En Thangachi | Vasanth | |
| 1989 | Penn Buthi Mun Buthi | Muthupandi | |
| 1989 | Yogam Rajayogam | Siva | |
| 1989 | En Kanavar | | |
| 1990 | Maruthu Pandi | Maruthu Pandi / Manickam | |
| 1990 | Amma Pillai | Sathish | |
| 1990 | Inaindha Kaigal | Pratap | |
| 1990 | Vellaiya Thevan | Thevan | |
| 1990 | Pudhiya Sarithiram | Inspector Dinakaran / Raja | |
| 1990 | Vaazhnthu Kaattuvom | Vijay | |
| 1991 | Vetri Padigal | Mahesh | |
| 1991 | Pillai Paasam | | |
| 1991 | Manitha Jaathi | | |
| 1991 | En Pottukku Sonthakkaran | Chinna Paandi | |
| 1992 | Uyarndhavan | Mohan | |
| 1993 | Thanga Pappa | Lawrence | Guest appearance |
| 1993 | Pass Mark | Murali | Dubbed into Telugu as Allari Abbayi |
| 1993 | Athma | Saravanan / Vignesh | Dubbed into Telugu as Rathnagiri Ammoru |
| 1994 | Chinna Madam | Gopal | |
| 1994 | Ulavaali | Raja | Dubbed into Telugu as Bayankara Goodachari |
| 1994 | Vanaja Girija | Raja | |
| 1995 | Thottil Kuzhandhai | Pitchai | |
| 1995 | Mayabazar | Ram | |
| 1996 | Irattai Roja | Balu | |
| 1996 | Rajali | Jeeva | |
| 1996 | En Aasai Thangachi | Dorai | |
| 1996 | Enakkoru Magan Pirappan | Balu | |
| 1996 | Karuppu Roja | Aravind | |
| 1997 | Thaali Pudhusu | Arun | |
| 1997 | Dhinamum Ennai Gavani | ACP Jai Kumar | |
| 1997 | Kalyana Vaibhogam | Sakthi | |
| 1997 | Aahaa Enna Porutham | Raja | |
| 1997 | Samrat | Samrat / Ashok | |
| 1997 | Thadayam | Chandru (Chandrasekhar) | Dubbed into Telugu as Chattam |
| 1997 | Pudhalvan | Inspector Siva | |
| 1998 | Ellame En Pondattithaan | Muthu | |
| 1999 | Nilave Mugam Kaattu | Prakash | |
| 1999 | Poovellam Kettuppar | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2000 | Kadhal Rojavae | Himself | Special appearance |
| 2000 | Palayathu Amman | Shankar | Dubbed into Telugu as Devatha |
| 2001 | Sri Raja Rajeshwari | Raasaiyya | |
| 2001 | Viswanathan Ramamoorthy | Vishwanathan | |
| 2002 | Shakalaka Baby | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2002 | Padai Veetu Amman | Shankar | |
| 2004 | Super Da | Kathirvel | |
| 2007 | Kuttrapathirikai | ACP Ramakrishnan | Production in 1991; Released 2007 |
| 2013 | Masani | Vetri | |
| 2013 | Biriyani | Vijaykrishna | |
| 2016 | Vaaimai | Thirumaaran IPS | |
| 2016 | Atti | Om Prakash | |
| 2017 | Aangila Padam | Rail Murugan | |
| 2018 | Koothan | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2019 | Action | Saravanan | |
| 2021 | Vettai Naai | Bose | |
| 2022 | Maaran | Maaran's father | |
| 2022 | Gurumoorthi | Kandasamy | |
| 2023 | Custody | Maj. Gen. Philips Sathya Raj | |

### Telugu films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Ghatana | Vijaygaru | |
| 1992 | Bhale Khaideelu | Vijay | |
| 1992 | Doshi | Siva | Dubbed into Tamil as Rocky |
| 1997 | Osey Ramulamma | Narasimha | Dubbed into Tamil as Adimai Penn Special appearance |
| 1997 | Rowdy Durbar | Koti | Dubbed into Tamil as Thalapathi Kottai |
| 2017 | Aakatayi | Vikram Simha | |
| 2018 | RX 100 | Daddy | Won, Santosham Film Awards Best Character Actor - Telugu Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor - Telugu |
| 2020 | Disco Raja | Bharani | |
| 2023 | Custody | Maj. Gen. Philips Sathya Raj | |
| 2024 | Lucky Baskhar | Anthony | Won Behindwoods Gold Hall of famers award |