Ravishankar Gowda

Ravishankar Gowda
Ravishankar Gowda in 2008 Kannada film Payana
Born	Ravishankar 26 August 1973 Keelara, Mandya, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Sangeetha Gururaj ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	2
Relatives	Manjula Gururaj (mother-in-law)

Ravishankar Gowda (born 26 August 1973) ^[1] is an Indian actor who works in the Kannada film industry. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. ^[2] He acted as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom Silli Lalli which aired on ETV Kannada. ^[3]

Career

Gowda appeared in the very popular Kannada sitcom Silli Lalli, playing the role of Dr. Vittal Rao, that aired on ETV Kannada. It ran for over 1,100 episodes. ^[4] Following this stint in television, he appeared in a lead role in the 2008 film, Payana . He performed in the 2012 film Snehitaru . In the film, he plays the role of a deaf character. ^[5] His other movies are Nanjangud Nanjunda (2010), Akka Pakka (2013), Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya (2013) and Jai Lalitha (2014). ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Personal life

Gowda is from Mandya. He travelled to Bangalore in 1993 in search of opportunities to become a singer. He married Sangeetha, a singer, and daughter of singer Manjula Gururaj, in an Arya Samaj-style wedding in February 2003. ^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2003	Smile	Eshwar
2008	Payana	Ravi	Debut as Lead
2009	Mr. Painter	Shanta Kumar
2010	Bombat Car
	Mathe Mungaru	Kutty
	Nanjangud Nanjunda	Nanjunda
	Bindaas Hudugi
2011	Panchamrutha	Aditya	segment "Samarasave Jeevana: harmonious life"
	Dhan Dhana Dhan	Dr. Kamath
	Jogayya	Muttal
2012	Bhagavantha Kai Kotta	Shankar
	Snehitaru	Soundesha
2013	Devarane	Chitteswamy
	Akka Pakka	Harikrishna / Hakka
	Gandhi Jayanti
	Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya	Ranganna
2014	Crazy Star
	Nage Bomb
	Navarangi
	Jai Lalitha	Lakshmikantha
2015	Ond Chance Kodi	Nakula
	Ram-Leela	"Boiling Star" Bablu
2016	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu
	John Jani Janardhan
	Sundaranga Jaana	Ali	SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
2017	Sarkari Kelasa Devara Kelasa
	Athiratha
2018	Vanilla	Police Inspector
	Orange	Rukmini's husband
2019	99	Murali
2019	Geetha	Ramesha
	Gimmick	Prathap
	Mane Maratakkide	Ram
	Odeya	Krishnamurthy
2020	Aadyaa	Lokesh
2021	Yuvarathnaa	Professor
	Kotigobba 3	Sundar
	Rathnan Prapancha	Ahmed Ali
	Sakath	Lawyer
2022	Vikrant Rona	Vishwanath Ballal
	Ravi Bopanna
	Triple Riding	Inspector Annaiah
2023	Raghavendra Stores	Madhu
	Sreemanta
2025	Agnyathavasi

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Kavyanjali
	Minchu Minchina Balli
2003	Silli Lalli	Dr. Vittal Rao
2016	Majaa Talkies	Guest

References

1. "Ravishankar Gowda celebrates his birthday". The Times of India. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
2. "Nage Bomb – another comedy in the offering". The Times of India. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
3. "Ravishanker is 'Maha Buddivantha'". supergoodmovies.com. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
4. "Chandru to direct". indiaglitz.com. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
5. "Snehitharu review". The Times of India. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
6. "Nanjangud Nanjunda review". The Times of India. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
7. "Mangana Kaili Maanikya review". The Times of India. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
8. "Jai Lalitha review". The Times of India. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
9. "A runaway marriage?". Deccan Herald. 22 June 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links

• Ravishankar Gowda at IMDb