Ramana Reddy

Ramana Reddy was a comedy actor in the Telugu film industry. He was born in the year 1921 in Jagadevi Peta in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. His real name was Thikkavarapu Venkata Ramana Reddy. He worked in the Telugu film industry during the 50s and 60s. He was well recognized by the Andhra people for his good timing comedy and the body language. His thin body which was very flexible to do all sorts of comic actions attracted the people and hence Ramana Reddy used it and got appreciation from the audience.

T. Subbarami Reddy is the niece of Ramana Reddy. Subbarami is the popular film producer, industrialist as well as a political person. Subbarami has got the National Award for producing the best film, Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit. Ramana Reddy was introduced to the Telugu industry through the film, Deeksha. Manavathi was the film which brought him a good name and fame. Actually, his first movie was Manavathi and due to the late release of Manavathi, Deeksha became his debut movie. He accompanied Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao is undoubtedly the ‘Bhisma >> Read More... and N.T. Rama Rao in many films as a friend. He is a magician too. He learnt it by practicing himself and did it part time. He has acted in 200 plus films and at the age of 53, he lost his life.

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Tikkavarapu Venkata Ramana Reddy was an Indian Character Actor, comedian, and producer known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema. Reddy was provided a role in the 1951 movie Manavathi, which was produced by his friend Sankara district and directed by Yarangudipathi Varada Rao. The first movie to be shown was Deeksha, which K.S. Prakasa Rao produced and directed. He appeared in a variety of roles in the films NT Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

He developed his skill in magic as a hobby while working as a magician in Akka Chellelu Akka Chellelu is a Telugu language soap opera that >> Read More... and he performed a lot of charm, primarily in favor of educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. One of India's top comedy performers, Ramana Reddy, is known for his humorous emotions and lines from the Telugu film era. During the Tollywood era, he performed double roles with actor and comedian Relangi. His notable performances include Kanchu Gantayya Katha in Gundamma Katha Gundamma Katha is a serial that airs on Zee Telugu >> Read More... , David in Missamma, Karanam in Rojulu Mary, and others.