Ramesh Aravind filmography

Ramesh Aravind has acted in predominately Kannada films apart from Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Tulu films.

Kannada films

• Note: he was credited as Ramesh from 1986 to 2005 and as Ramesh Aravind from 2005 to present.

List of Ramesh Aravind Kannada film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1986	Sundara Swapnagalu	Prem
	Mouna Geethe	Vishwa
	Maneye Manthralaya
1987	Sangrama
	Elu Suttina Kote
1988	Ganda Mane Makkalu	Chandru
1989	Madhu Masa	Vikram
	Idu Saadhya	Dr. Prathap
1990	Kempu Gulaabi
	Panchama Veda	Ravi
1991	Varagala Bete
	Punda Prachanda
	CBI Vijay
	C. B. I. Shiva	Bhaskar
	Garuda Dhwaja
	Shanti Kranti	Inspector Bharath
	Khiladi Gandu
1992	Belli Modagalu
	Vajrayudha
	Pranayada Pakshigalu
1993	Abhijith
1994	Musuku
	Hanthaka
1995	Aragini	Sathya
	Srigandha	Vivek		[1]
	Baalondu Chaduranga
	Anuraga Sangama	Ramesh
1996	Karpoorada Gombe	Ramesha
	Boss	Kiran
	Nammoora Mandara Hoove	Praveen
1997	America America	Surya	Won—Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Won—Screen Videocon Award for Best Actor
	Rangena Halliyage Rangada Rangegowda	Ramesh
	Amruthavarshini	Abhishek Bharadwaj	Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada Won—Screen Videocon Award for Best Actor
	O Mallige	Krishnamurthy/Kitty	Won—Udaya Film Award for Best Actor
	Ulta Palta	Devaraj
	Maduve
	Mungarina Minchu	Chethan
	Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi	Kashi
1998	Anthargami	Ravi
	Megha Banthu Megha	Chandrashekhar
	Thutta Mutta	Harsha
	Avala Charitre
	Yaare Neenu Cheluve	Ramesh	Guest appearance
	O Gandasare Neevestu Oleyavaru
	Hoomale	Santosh	Also story writer
			Won—Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada Won—Filmfans Association Award for Best Actor
	Suvvi Suvvalali
	Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga	Bharath Kumar
	Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene	Himself	Special appearance
1999	Chandrodaya	Sunil Kumar
	Sambhrama	Murali	Won—Filmfans Association Award for Best Actor
	Prathyartha	Akshay/Robert
	Idu Entha Premavayya	Arun		[2]
	Chandramuki Pranasakhi	Susheel	Won—Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Kannada
	Hrudaya Hrudaya	Dr. Suresh
	Aryabhata	Anand
	Arunodaya	Mohan		[3]
	Snehaloka	Ramesh
2000	Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu	Karthik
	Deepavali	Harishchandra
	Nan Hendthi Chennagidale	Himself	Special appearance
2001	Mahalakshmi	Shyam a.k.a. Karna		[4]
	Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu	Rommy
	Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya	Shivu
	Premi No.1	Muddu Krishna
	Shaapa	Shekar
	Amma Ninna Tholinalli
	Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu	Rommy	Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2002	Mutthu	Shivanna		[5]
	Ninne Preethisuve	Kalyan
	Olu Saar Bari Olu	Raghu		[6]
2003	Pakka Chukka	Rami a.k.a. Pakka, Rami's father	Dual role	[7]
	Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu	Rommy
	Kushalave Kshemave	Murali
2004	Bisi Bisi	Vijay	Also singer and writer	[8]
	Apthamitra	Ramesh
	Joke Falls	Prof. Ananth Patil
2005	Varsha	Ravi
	Rama Shama Bhama	Rama	Also director
			Won—Udaya Film Award for Best Debut Director Won—Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor in a Comedy role
	Vishnu Sena	Ramesh
2006	A Aa E Ee
	Tenali Rama	Thenali/Thengin Thotad Nagappa Lingappa		[9]
2007	Ekadantha	Vakrathunda/Vakky
	Soundarya	Ramesh
	Sathyavan Savithri	Dr. Sathya	Also director
2008	Accident	Sawanth	Also director
2009	Venkata in Sankata	Venkata	Also director
	Mooru Guttu Ondu Sullu Ondu Nija	Appu
2010	Crazy Kutumba	Shankar Gouda Patil		[10]
	Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baaro	Krishna		[11]
	Naanu Nanna Kanasu	Jayanth	Guest appearance
	Preethiyinda Ramesh	Ramesh		[12]
	Hendtheer Darbar	Shivaramu
	Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu	Narrator	Voice-over
	Shock	Ramesh		[13]
2011	Rangappa Hogbitna	Ramesha		[14]
	Kalla Malla Sulla	Ramesh
2012	Nammanna Don	Dr. Arjun	Also director
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu	Rammi	Also writer
	Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya	Manu		[15]
2014	Mahasharana Haralayya	Basavanna		[16]
2016	...Re	Papanna "Paapu"
2017	Pushpaka Vimana	Anatharamiha	100th Kannada film
	Sundaraanga Jaana	Ramesh Arvind	Cameo
2018	Hey Sarasu			[17]
	Tunturu
2020	Shivaji Surathkal	Shivaji Suratkal	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2021	100	Vishnu	Also director	[18]
2023	Shivaji Surathkal 2	Shivaji Surathkal		[19]
2024	Bhairadevi	DCP Aravind		[20]
	KD †	Dharma Alam
	Yours Sincerely Raam †
	Daiji †

Tamil films

List of Ramesh Aravind Tamil film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1987	Manathil Uruthi Vendum	Ramesh	credited as Aravind
1988	Unnal Mudiyum Thambi	Charukesi	Uncredited
	Penmani Aval Kanmani	Meenakshi's husband
1990	Keladi Kanmani	Sashi
1991	Vasanthakala Paravai	Ravi
	Marikozhundhu	Seenu
	Idhaya Vaasal	Aravind
	Anbulla Thangachikku	Ramesh
1992	Urimai Oonjaladugirathu	James
	Mouna Mozhi	Chandru
1993	Puthiya Thendral	Arun
	Maharasan	Ramesh
1994	Duet	Siva
	Chinna Pulla	Madhan	Guest appearance
	Pathavi Pramanam	Selvamani	Guest appearance
1995	Nathiyora Geethangal		Unreleased
	Sathi Leelavathi	Arunachalam
	Paattu Vaathiyar	Ramesh
	Vetri En Pakkam
1996	Meendum Savithri	Anandakrishnan
	Kanden Seethaiyai		Unreleased
	Avvai Shanmughi	Himself	Guest appearance
1999	Jodi	Sivabalan	Guest appearance
2000	Rhythm	Srikanth
2001	Kutty	Ranganathan
2002	Panchathantiram	Ganesh Hegde
2004	Kadhale Engal Desiya Geetham			[21]
2005	Mumbai Xpress	Thambhu
2010	Manmadhan Ambu	Rajan		[22]
2015	Uttama Villain	Himself	Also director Guest appearance

Other language films

List of Ramesh Aravind other language film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
1988	Indradhanassu		Telugu	credited as Aravind
	Rudraveena	Charukesa		credited as Ramesh
	O Bharya Katha	Gowtham		Uncredited role	[23]
1989	Akhari Kshanam
1991	Parama Sivudu	Raja
1993	Avan Ananthapadmanabhan	Ananthu	Malayalam
1996	Little Soldiers	Aravind	Telugu
	Neti Savithri	Anandakrishna
	Aur Ek Prem Kahani	Satyamoorthy	Hindi
2003	Golmaal	Amar Sastry	Telugu
2005	Mumbai Xpress	Thambhu	Hindi
2013	Nirel	Ramesh	Tulu	Guest appearance

Television

List of Ramesh Aravind television credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel	Notes	Ref.
1995	Kaiyalavu Manasu		Tamil	Sun TV
	Chinna Chinna Aasai				Acted in story "Nirangal"	[24]
2004	Diwali Interview with Kamal Haasan	Host		Jaya TV		[25]
2009	Preetyinda Ramesh		Kannada	Kasturi TV	52 episodes	[26]
2011	Raja Rani Ramesh			ETV Kannada	26 Episodes	[27]
2014–present	Weekend with Ramesh			Zee Kannada	104 Episodes	[28]
2018	Kannadada Kotyadhipati			Star Suvarna	Season 3	[29]
2019–2020	Nandini Season 2	Narrator		Udaya TV

As producer

List of Ramesh Aravind television credits as producer

Year	Title	Language	Channel	Ref.
2019–2020	Nandini Season 2	Kannada	Udaya TV
2021–2023	Sundari			[30]
2023–present	Neenadena		Star Suvarna
2023–present	Aase

As director and writer

List of Ramesh Aravind film credits as director and writer

Year	Title	Language	Credited as		Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer
1998	Hoomale	Kannada		Yes
2004	Bisi Bisi			Screenplay
2005	Amrithadhare			Story
	Rama Shama Bhama		Yes	Screenplay	Remake of Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi
2007	Sathyavan Savithri		Yes	Screenplay
2008	Accident		Yes	Yes
2009	Venkata in Sankata		Yes	Screenplay
2012	Nammanna Don		Yes	Yes
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu			Yes
2015	Uttama Villain	Tamil	Yes
2016	Sundaranga Jaana	Kannada	Yes		Remake of Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
2021	100		Yes	Screenplay	Remake of Tamil film, Thiruttu Payale 2	[31]
TBA	Butterfly †		Yes	Screenplay	Remakes of Hindi film Queen
TBA	Paris Paris †	Tamil	Yes	Screenplay