Goparaju Ramana is an Indian actor and director. He gained popularity for his role in the Telugu film Bourgeoisie Melody (2020), in which he played the role of Kondalrao.
Wiki/Biography
Goparaju Yegneswara Venakata Ramana Murthy was born on Saturday, April 5, 1952 (68 years old in 2020) in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. His star sign is Aries. He completed his schooling in Kolakkalu, Andhra Pradesh.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: gray and white
Family and caste
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Hanumantha Rao and his mother’s name was Bala Tripurasundaramma. He had a younger brother.
Relationships, Wife and Children
He celebrated his wedding anniversary with Leela Annapoorna Visalakshmi on March 6. The two have one son, Goparaju Vijay, who is a film director and owner of Sai Arts in Kokalpur.
Goparaju Ramana and his wife
Goparaju Ramana’s son
Profession
In 1967, he joined the theatre troupe “Balanadam” and made his debut in the play “Manavuni Adugujadallo” written by Avula Sambasiva Rao. He acted in more than 1500 plays like “Sakkubai”, “Strike” and “Polish Bhayya”. Later, he acted in various programmes of All India Radio.
Goparaju Ramana in a drama
He has acted in many commercial dramas with his friends. He has acted in many historical and mythological dramas like Anubandhalu, Raktajwala, Norumuyi, Charitraku Chamatalu Padutunnayi and Nerasthhudevaru. Later, he acted in Telugu television serials like Padmavyuham (2013), Samgharshana (2016), Mahalakshmi (2017) and Vidhi (2018). Some of his Teulgu films include Asta Chemm (2008), Sundaraniki Tondarekkuva (2010), Betting Bangarraju (2010) and Okasari (2016). He has also directed several Tamil films including Amaran (1992), Madhana Manmadhana (2012) and Bheeman Asthinapuram (2012). In 2020, he came into the limelight with the Telugu film Middle Class Melody (2020), in which he played the role of Anand Devarakonda.
Awards and Honors
- Bellary Raghava Award in Bellary, Karnataka
- Sutti Veerabhadra Rao Award from the Vijayawada Artists Association
- Kabir Das, Sumadhura Kala Niketan, Vijayawada
- Andhra Pradesh Government awarded Nandi Award for acting and directing talent
Facts/Trivia
- His full name is Goparaju Yegneswara Venakata Ramana Murthy.
- He has been involved in drama since the tenth grade.
- In an interview, he said of his best dramatic work:
It was a wonderful experience to act in the play ‘Nagamandala’. The play was originally written by Girish Karnad and composed in Telugu by Dr DSN Murthy. I was given a typical role with two different voices. The performance was appreciated by connoisseurs as well as the public including the media of the day. Similarly, Dr Murthy also chose me to act in another play ‘Agni varsha’ which was also composed by Girish Karnad. I will always be grateful to Dr DSN Murthy for his support in performing these two plays. “
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