Raghu Ram is an Indian television producer and actor. He is best known for being a judge on the reality television show MTV Roadies.
Wiki/Biography
Raghu was born on Tuesday, April 15, 1975 in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh (age 44 in 2019). He has a twin brother Rajiv Lakshman. His zodiac sign is Aries. He studied at JD Tytler Kindergarten till 1st grade, Chinmaya Vidyalaya from 2nd to 8th grade and Delhi Tamil Education Society till 12th grade. He graduated from three different colleges: Deshbandhu College, Delhi (first year), Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi (second year) and Osmania University, Hyderabad (third year).
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 70 kg
Hair color: Bald
Eye color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Chest 38″, Waist 30″, Biceps 13″
family, caste and wife
Raghu belongs to a Hindu Brahmin family. His father Viswanath Ambadapudi is a chartered accountant and his mother Radha Viswanath is a well-known journalist and author. He has a twin brother, Rajiv Lakshman, who is an actor and television host. Raghu has a younger sister, Supriya Nistala.
Raghu Ram’s childhood photos
Raghu and Rajiv
Raghu Ram with his brother and father
Raghuram and his family
Raghu Ram and his siblings
In 2006, Raghu Ram married his girlfriend Sugandha Garg. She acted in the Bollywood film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008). After ten years of marriage, they decided to go their separate ways and separated in 2016. In 2018, they divorced.
Raghu Ram’s first wedding photos
In 2018, he married his girlfriend Natalie DiLucio. She is from Canada and is a singer by profession.
Raghu Ram’s second wedding photo
Raghu and his second wife
Raghu and Natalie gave birth to a baby boy on January 6, 2020, whom they named Rhythm.
Profession
After graduation, he joined TV18 Group as an intern. He has also worked on BBC One travel shows. He later joined MTV India to oversee the talk show “MTV Love Line” along with hosts Malaika Arora Khan and Cyrus Broacha.
Raghu Ram’s TV series MTV Love Line
He suggested starting “MTV Roadies” as an experimental project. Its second season was a hit and became one of the longest-running reality TV shows on Indian television. He was subsequently appointed as Senior Producer at MTV India and Executive Producer at Roadies. In 2010, he starred in the films: Tees Maar Khan (2010) and Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010).
Raghu Ram’s film Tees Maar Khan
Raghu Ram as Jhootha Hi Sahi
He lent his voice to the Roadies song “Manmaani”, which was nominated for the “Best Singer” award at the 2012 GIMA Awards.
Roadies song Manmaani
In 2014, he announced that he would no longer be working with Roadies for the X2 season. He launched the webcam fiction show “AISHA My Virtual Girlfriend (2016)” which aired on the online web content platform “Arre”.
Raghu Ram web series stills
In 2017, he launched his reality TV show “Dropout Pvt Ltd” on MTV India. He also appeared in the television comedy show Comedy Nights Bachao (2015-2017) on Colors TV.
Raghu Ram in Dropout Pvt. Ltd.
Raghu and Rajiv at Comedy Night Bachao
In 2019, Raghu and his brother Rajiv launched the Amazon Prime Video reality show “Skulls & Roses.”
Raghu Ram in “Skull and Roses”
dispute
- In 2011, some activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Pune blackened the faces of Raghu, Rajiv Laxman and Rannvijay Singh for using abusive language in the TV show MTV Roadies.
Raghu Ram’s face blackened by ABVP activists
- In 2014, he was again attacked by some ABVP activists in Varanasi for allegedly supporting the ‘Aam Aadmi Party’.
Raghu Ram beaten by ABVP activists in BHU
- In 2017, ‘AIB Knockout’ – a celebrity baking adaptation produced by creative agency All India Bakchod – organized a controversial show in which Raghu also participated. The Maharashtra government filed a case against the organizers and participants for using vulgar language and spreading vulgar content.
Raghu Ram appears at AIB Knockouts
favorite thing
- Food: Chinese food, Moong dal halwa and tea
- Books: The Autobiography of Usain Bolt, The Autobiography of Mary Kom
fact
- According to reports, a woman named Venkata Subama in Andhra Pradesh predicted to her grandfather that he would give birth to twin grandsons Ram and Laxman in a year’s time.
Raghu Ram’s childhood photos
- According to Raghu, he was a shy child and his classmates and seniors used to bully him and his brothers at school.
Raghu and Rajiv
- In 2004, Raghu Ram auditioned as a contestant on the singing reality show “Indian Idol” but was rejected.
- In 2013, he published his autobiography Raghu-Rearview: My Road Trip.
Raghu Ram’s Autobiography
- In 2014, he founded the company “Monozygotics”.
- He mentioned in his autobiography that he was considered the rudest person on Indian television.
- His hobbies include singing and traveling.
Raghu Ram’s Holiday Pictures
- He supports the Indian political party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Raghu Ram supports Aam Aadmi Party-AAP
Raghu Ram and Arvind Kejriwal
- MTV host Rannvijay Singh is one of his best friends.
Raghu and Rannvijay
- He spends his free time with his pet dog.
Raghu Ram and his pet dog
- He likes to read and has many books.
Raghu Ram and his books
- In 2019, he shared the news that his second wife, Natalie DiLucio, was pregnant in a social media post.
Raghu Ram and his pregnant wife
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