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Sai Kiran | |
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| Born | 8 May 1978 |
| Other names | SKR, Sai Kiran Ram |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Vyshnavi |
| Children | 1 (Anoushka) |
| Parent(s) | Ramakrishna Vissamraju Jyothi Vissamraju |
Sai Kiran Vissamraju (born 8 May 1978), known professionally as Sai Kiran Ram, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil Television serials along with several Telugu films.
He is the son of V. Ramakrishna who has sung more than 5000 songs in Telugu movies for stars like NTR, ANR, Sobhan babu, Krishnamraju, Krishna and many more in Telugu Film Industry. His Mother V.Jyothi is also a famous singer from Doordarshan Channel back in the 70s famously known as Jyothi Kanna. His grandmother is famous playback singer P. Susheela's sister. Saikiran has involved himself in many animal rescue organizations, including the Blue Cross of Hyderabad and Friends of Snakes Society.
He is engaged with a number of spiritually-related organisations.
Saikiran in 2010 wed a software specialist named Vyshnavi. [1] This marriage however created a furor over TV channels as the head priest of Tirumala, Ramana Dikshitulu [2] attended the wedding. This was unacceptable to many TV channels. Later the issue sorted out as it is believed that the priest was Saikiran's relative.
Saikiran lives in Hyderabad.
He was born in Hyderabad. He made his début with the hit film Nuvve Kavali . This was followed by a string of successful films, including Preminchu , Manasunte Chaalu, and Satta .
He has also worked in television serials, appearing as Hindu deities such as Krishna, Vishnu, and Venkateshwara.His well known serials in Tamil are Thangam and Vamsam , he made his debut in Malayalam industry with the serial Vanambadi which is remake of Telugu serial koyilamma he plays the same role in both languages.
His first appearance as Vishnu was in Shiva Leelalu, which was made during the golden days of Ushakiran movies, e.t.v. [3]
He is also into music, He released his first Rock music single on Lord Shiva named "Shivastaan".
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nuvve Kavali | Prakash | [4] | |
| 2001 | Preminchu | Suresh | [5] | |
| Raave Na Cheliya | Shekhar | [6] | ||
| Darling Darling | Kiran | [7] | ||
| 2002 | Entha Bagundo | Sriram | [8] | |
| Manasunte Chaalu | Hari | [9] | ||
| 2003 | Hitech Students | Sai | [10] | |
| Aadanthe Ado Type | Brinda's fiancé | [11] | ||
| Utsaaham | Vineeth | |||
| 2004 | Kaani | Karthik | [12] | |
| Pelli Kosam | ||||
| Sardar Chinnappa Reddy | ||||
| Satta | Chakravarthy | [13] | ||
| 2005 | Jagapati | |||
| Devi Abhayam | Rahul | |||
| Manasa | ||||
| 2006 | Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli | Kiran | ||
| 2007 | Suvarna | |||
| 2009 | Vengamamba | Lord Venkateswara | [14] | |
| Ajantha | Dr. Aravinth | Multilingual film | ||
| 2010 | Ramdev | |||
| 2011 | Ayudha Porattam | Sai | Tamil film | |
| 2012 | Bullabbai - Kantichooputho Champesthadu | |||
| Shirdi Sai | Vishnu, Rama and Krishna | |||
| 2013 | Jagadguru Adi Shankara | |||
| 2014 | Kshanam | |||
| Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Charitra | Vishnu | |||
| Raamudu Kadu Krishnudu | ||||
| Jagadguru Sri Kaasi Naaina Charithra | ||||
| 2017 | Tholi Kiranam | |||
| Sapthagiri LLB | Albert Pinto | |||
| Nakshatram | Police officer | |||
| 2022 | Shiva Darshanam | Chakrapani Ranganathudu | ||
| Bimbisara | Vishwanandan Varma's elder son | |||
| Geetha | Bhagawan | |||
| Rowdy Inspector | Santosh | Bhojpuri film | ||
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sivaleelalu | Lord Vishnu | ETV | Telugu |
| 2007 | Sri Narada Leelalu | Maha Vishnu | Maa TV | |
| 2010–2013 | Thangam | Selvakannan | Sun TV | Tamil |
| 2010–2011 | Sundarakanda | Ajai | Gemini TV | Telugu |
| 2010–2012 | Srushti | Maha Vishnu | SVBC TV | |
| 2011–2013 | Auto Bharathi | Aditya Ram | Gemini TV | |
| 2012 | Sudigundalu | ETV | ||
| 2013–2017 | Vamsam | Ponnurangam / S.S.Pandian | Sun TV | Tamil |
| 2014 | Sivaleelalu | Mahavishnu | ETV | Telugu |
| 2015 | Surya Bhagawan | Lord Surya | SVBC TV | |
| 2016 | Sree Narayana Theerthulu | Lord Vishnu | ||
| 2016 | Venkateshwara Vaibhavam | Lord Venkateshwara | ||
| 2016 | Thirupathamma Kadha | Krishna | ||
| 2016 | Puranakathalu | Lord Vishnu | ||
| 2016–2020 | Koyilamma | Manoj Kumar | Maa TV | |
| 2017–2020 | Vanambadi | Mohan Kumar | Asianet | Malayalam |
| 2019 | Abhilasha | Vishnu Vardhan | Gemini TV | Telugu |
| 2020 | Mounaragam | Mohan Kumar | Asianet | Malayalam |
| 2020–2021 | Intiguttu | Ajay | Zee Telugu | Telugu |
| 2020–present | Guppedantha Manasu | Mahendra Bhushan | Star Maa | |
| 2022 | Wow 3 | Contestant | ETV | |
| 2022–present | Padamati Sandhya Ragam | Raghu Ram | Zee Telugu |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mandakini | Samrat Varma | Web series on Aha |
| Year | Event | Category | Serial | result | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bullitera Awards 2016 | Special jury | Koilamma | Won | Telugu |
| 2017 | Asianet Television Awards 2017 | Best New Face Male | Vanambadi | Won | Malayalam |
| 2017 | StarmaaTelevision Awards 2017 | Best Actor | koilamma | Won | Telugu |
| 2017 | Star maa Television Awards 2017 | Best brother | koilamma | Won | Telugu |
| 2018 | Asianet Television Awards 2018 | Most Popular Actor | Vanambadi | Won | Malayalam |
| 2019 | Asianet Television Awards 2019 | Most Popular Actor | Vanambadi | Won | Malayalam |
| 2019 | VB entertainment Awards 2019 | Best Actor | Koilamma | Won | Telugu |
| 2021 | TV9 entertainment Awards 2021 | Best Actor | Guppedantha manasu | Won | Telugu |
| 2021 | Starmaa Parivaar Awards | Best Father | Guppedantha manasu | Won | Telugu |
| 2022 | Padmamohana TV Awards 2021 | Best Actor | Guppedantha manasu | Won | Telugu |
| 2023 | Padmamohana TV Awards 2022 | Special Jury | Guppedantha manasu | Won | Telugu |
| 2023 | StarMaa Parivaar Awards | Best Father | Guppedantha manasu | Won | Telugu |
| 2023 | Zee Telugu Kutumbam Awards | Best Husband | Padamati Sandhya Ragam | Won | Telugu |
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