Ramki

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Ramakrishnan Arunachalam (born 31 March 1962), known professionally as Ramki, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema (Kollywood) and Telugu cinema (Tollywood). He made his acting debut with the romantic drama Chinna Poove Mella Pesu (1987) and was a leading man in Tamil films from 1987 to 2004, appearing in over sixty films across the action, drama, horror and devotional genres. He was noted for his distinctive hairstyle and his frequent on-screen pairings with Nirosha, Khushbu and Urvashi. His notable films as a lead include the blockbuster Senthoora Poove (1988), the rural action drama Maruthu Pandi (1990), the action-adventure Inaindha Kaigal (1990) and the horror successes Athma (1993), Mayabazar (1995) and Karuppu Roja (1996). After a nine-year hiatus, he returned to acting in a supporting role with the supernatural thriller Masani (2013) and has since established himself as a character actor in both Tamil and Telugu films. His performance in the Telugu film RX 100 (2018) won him the Santosham Film Award for Best Character Actor.

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