Nikesh Ram

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Nikesh Ram
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Born
August 8, Kannur, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, Businessman
Years active2014 – present
Spouse
Sitara
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(m. 2005)​
Children3

Nikesh Ram is an Indian businessman and actor, who has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language films. [1] [2] During August 2021, Ram was honored by the UAE government with the UAE Golden Visa for 10 years. [3] [4] [5] Ram appeared in Khaleej Times BTR Magazine Cover Page as a successful businessman in UAE in Facility Management Industry. [6] [7] He made his acting debut with Athithi a Tamil thriller movie. [8]

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Early and personal life

Ram graduated MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai after completing his B.Com from Calicut University, Kerala. His father is a businessman in the Gulf region, and Ram has three younger sisters. After completing his MBA, he went to Kuwait to join his father's business. But, he preferred to work for few years, before joining the business. He was working for Le Meridien Kuwait, Yusuf Ahmed Al Ghanim, The White Stores, Ali Al Ghanim, Streamlink Communications Ltd (sub of Ali Alghanim) etc for his six years of professional life in Finance. While working, he completed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from USA. Later, he started Facilities Management business in Dubai in the year 2006. He is married to Sitara in 2005 and they have three children.

Acting career

Ram made his acting debut through his home production, Athithi directed by Bharathan. The film received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office, with his performance garnering mixed reviews. Deccan Chronicle noted "Debutant Nikesh Ram with his unkempt looks fits the bill and is convincing in a negative role". [9] A reviewer from Behindwoods.com noted "Although the cause of his part is well served, spotting expressions in Ram's face seems to be a hard task". [10] Silverscreen.com's reviewers wrote that Ram "looks the part in dark shirts, chinos and thick-rimmed glasses, but is unconvincing otherwise. His lines sound contrived and forced and don’t sound like someone trying to scare the daylights out of you". [11]

Ram appeared in a cameo role in Vishnu's Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (2016) . His first Malayalam movie released on 25 May 2018 titled Mazhayathu directed by National Award winning director Suveeran. Ram is acting as hero in this movie along with actress Aparna Gopinath. The Times of India mentioned his acting as "Nikesh Ram puts on a decent performance as a stubborn husband and a doting dad". [12] [13] Mangalam News Paper said "Nikesh Ram did a good job and he could easily satisfy the role of Venugopal in the way it is required [14] [15]

Ram is simultaneously working as hero in an upcoming Tamil movie titled Michaelpatty Raja [16] [17] [18] directed by Francis S, who was an associate for Director S Shankar.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2014 Athithi SaravananTamilDebut film
2016 Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran DoctorTamilCameo appearance
2018 Mazhayathu VenugopalMalayalam
2021 Michaelpatty Raja RajaTamil

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2018 Mazhayathu Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival TINFF Toronto CanadaBest ActorWon [19]
Overcome Film Festival California USA Best Actor Won [20]
Asiavision Awards Dubai Best Actor Won [21]

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  2. ↑ "'Not My Fault if Athithi's Makers Didn't Make Use of My Schedule Properly'". The New Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "സംരംഭകനും നടനുമായ നികേഷ് റാമിന് ഗോൾഡൻ വീസ".
  4. ↑ "South Indian Film actor and Dubai based Entrepreneur Mr Nikesh Ram received his 10 year Golden Visa from UAE Government".
  5. ↑ "സംരംഭകനും നടനുമായ നികേഷ് റാമിന് ഗോൾഡൻ വീസ".
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  14. ↑ "പ്രേക്ഷകനെ പെരുമഴയത്ത് തനിച്ചു നിര്‍ത്തി 'മഴയത്ത്'". www.mangalam.com.
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