Ramakrishna was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 200 films, including Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam.
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Career
He was a stage actor from Bhimavaram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, and moved to Chennai in the 1950s. His movie debut was in 1960 with Nithya Kalyanam Pachathoranam. He acted as a hero in hit Telugu movies such as Nomu, Pooja, Nenu Naa Desam, Bomma Borusa, Badi Panthulu, Kurukshetram, Yuvataram Kadilindi, Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Vaaibhavam, Hantakulostunnaru Jagrattha, Magadu, Katakatala Rudraiah, Doralu Dongalu, Kotalo Paga, and Viswanatha Nayakudu. He played various roles in several mythological films, including Yashoda Krishna, Vinayaka Vijayamu, Sri Krishnavatharam, Devude Digivasthe. He had also acted alongside thespians N. T. Ramarao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. His contemporary heroes were Krishna, Haranath, and Sobhan Babu.
Personal life
His first married in Bhimavaram, and has a daughter. He left his first wife and daughter and came to Madras. He married Telugu actress Geetanjali in 1974 and has a son, Srinivas. He died in 2001.