Acting

Ramesh Aravind

Born September 10, 1964 · Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India (age 61)

Ramesh Aravind (mononymously referred to as Ramesh) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and a TV host. He has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films whilst acting in a few Telugu, Malayalam and Bollywood films. Ramesh is known for his roles in Sathi Leelavathi, Duet, America America, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, Ulta Palta, Hoomale and Amrutha Varshini.

Known For

KD – The Devil

KD – The Devil · 2026

KD – The Devil

MovieHistoryCrime

In the early 1970s, a petty criminal Kaali unwittingly involves himself with underworld thugs, catalyzing events beyond his control.

Tutta Mutta

Tutta Mutta · 1998

Tutta Mutta is a 1998 Kannada film directed by Kishore Sarja and produced by Arjun Sarja. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Prema, Ashalatha and Tennis Krishna in lead roles. Music was composed by Hamsalekha.

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya · 2020

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya

MovieCrimeThriller

Shivaji Surathkal, who is the Sherlock Holmes of the Karnataka Police Department, is handed over a high-profile case – the murder of the Home Minister's son. This brings him to an eerie resort in Ranagiri, near Madikeri, which seems to throw Shivaji off his game.

Nammanna Don

Nammanna Don · 2012

Shivaji Surathkal 2: Mysterious case of Maayavi

Shivaji Surathkal 2: Mysterious case of Maayavi · 2023

Shivaji Surathkal 2: Mysterious case of Maayavi

MovieCrimeThriller

A serial killer is on the loose and the onus is on Karnataka’s Sherlock Holmes, Shivaji Surathkal, to catch him. The case becomes complex just when Shivaji is about to solve it. Four murders, a ticking clock and no clues; can Shivaji stop the next murder and save the victim?

Idhaya Vasal

Idhaya Vasal · 1991

MovieDramaComedy

Ekadanta

Ekadanta · 2007

Ekadhantha revolves around a couple and they don't have child.

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi · 1997

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

MovieRomanceDrama

Kashi and Anand fall in love with the same girl without knowing about her true intentions. However, in a twist of fate, their lives change forever.

Filmography

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KD – The Devil

KD – The Devil · 2026

KD – The Devil

MovieHistoryCrime

In the early 1970s, a petty criminal Kaali unwittingly involves himself with underworld thugs, catalyzing events beyond his control.

Dharma

Tutta Mutta

Tutta Mutta · 1998

Tutta Mutta is a 1998 Kannada film directed by Kishore Sarja and produced by Arjun Sarja. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Prema, Ashalatha and Tennis Krishna in lead roles. Music was composed by Hamsalekha.

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya · 2020

Shivaji Surathkal: The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya

MovieCrimeThriller

Shivaji Surathkal, who is the Sherlock Holmes of the Karnataka Police Department, is handed over a high-profile case – the murder of the Home Minister's son. This brings him to an eerie resort in Ranagiri, near Madikeri, which seems to throw Shivaji off his game.

Shivaji Surathkal

Nammanna Don

Nammanna Don · 2012

Director

Shivaji Surathkal 2: Mysterious case of Maayavi

Shivaji Surathkal 2: Mysterious case of Maayavi · 2023

Shivaji Surathkal 2: Mysterious case of Maayavi

MovieCrimeThriller

A serial killer is on the loose and the onus is on Karnataka’s Sherlock Holmes, Shivaji Surathkal, to catch him. The case becomes complex just when Shivaji is about to solve it. Four murders, a ticking clock and no clues; can Shivaji stop the next murder and save the victim?

Shivaji Surathkal

Idhaya Vasal

Idhaya Vasal · 1991

MovieDramaComedy

Ekadanta

Ekadanta · 2007

Ekadhantha revolves around a couple and they don't have child.

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi · 1997

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

MovieRomanceDrama

Kashi and Anand fall in love with the same girl without knowing about her true intentions. However, in a twist of fate, their lives change forever.

Tenali Rama

Tenali Rama · 2006

Tenali Rama is the comedy film with funny dialogs.Ramesh Arvind is a B.Com graduate and Jaggesh is an S.S.L.C holder and both of them are searching the job but a fake employment agent tells them that he will take them to Dubai.

Sathi Leelavathi

Sathi Leelavathi · 1995

Sathi Leelavathi

MovieComedyDrama

Arun, a married man, has an affair with Priya as he dislikes his wife Leelavathi, who is plain-looking and overweight. When she discovers Arun's affair, she plots with Dr. Sakthivel to win Arun back.

Arunachalam

Keladi Kannmani

Keladi Kannmani · 1990

Keladi Kannmani

MovieRomanceDrama

A young woman shares a deep bond with her father and later, falls in love with a man. Shortly afterwards, she is diagnosed with a terminal illness and attempts to make amends for her past behavior.

Sasi

Maharasan

Maharasan · 1993

Vadivelu, who belongs to a small rural community and leads a carefree existence with his friends, but also takes a strong stand against injustice and exploitation.

Ramesh

Paris Paris

MovieDramaComedy

Paris Paris is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by Manu Kumaran, which is a remake of the 2014 Hindi film Queen by Vikas Bahl.

Director

Pathavi Pramanam

Pathavi Pramanam · 1994

Pathavi Pramanam

The film begins with Siva escaping from jail, Siva is a convict who failed to kill the politician R. K. twice. At the transfer of power, R. K. will take oath as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu, so he deploys heavy security to protect him from Siva. Before that, Siva manages to kidnap R. K. and hauled him to a television station. Siva tells his past to the audience and the reason behind the kidnapping.

Selvamani (guest appearance)

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi · 1988

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi

MovieFamilyDrama

The son of an orthodox Carnatic Musician spreads awareness about social causes against his father's will, and gains the trust of local people and brings self-awareness to neighbouring villages.

Charukesi

Jodi

Two lovers want to get married, but only with their parents' consent.

Guest Appearance (Sivabalan)

Kempu Gulabi

Kempu Gulabi · 1990

MovieRomanceDrama

Kempu Gulabi is a Kannada feature film released in 1990. Directed by Vijay , and produced by Smt B Supraja under the banner Vijay Chithralaya.

Idu Saadhya

Idu Saadhya · 1989

Indian Kannada-language film heavily inspired by the 1987 Italian slasher film STAGE FRIGHT (original title : DELIRIA) directed by Michele Soavi.

Dr. Pratap

Varsha

Varsha is a 2005 Kannada film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Manya, Ramesh Aravind and Anu Prabhakar in lead roles. Music was composed by S A Rajkumar.

Yaare Neenu Cheluve

Yaare Neenu Cheluve · 1998

Yaare Neenu Cheluve

MovieRomanceDrama

When Kamli loses her bag at a railway station, Surya finds it and sends it to her house with a note. They soon start communicating with each other through their letters and fall in love.

Accident

Accident · 2008

Accident is all about the repercussion and aftermath of a fatal and gruesome incident.

Director

Hendtheer Darbar

Hendtheer Darbar · 2010

Hendtheer Darbar

Shivaramu is a married man who leads a miserly life. However, when he loses his government job, he is forced to join a politician's liquor company to fulfil his wife's greed for money.

Shivaram

C.B.I Shiva

C.B.I Shiva · 1991

Three educated but unemployed youths campaign for a politician and help him win an election. When the politician does not give them a job as promised, they hatch a plan to make him toe the line.

Prathyartha

Prathyartha · 1999

MovieThrillerAction

Akshay, a family man, finds himself compromising with his conscience when he is blackmailed to murder the home minister of the nation for the safety of his son, Nitin.

Akshay

Weekend With Ramesh

Weekend With Ramesh · 2014

Weekend With Ramesh

SeriesTalkDocumentary

Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.

Presenter

Kannadada Kotyadhipati

Kannadada Kotyadhipati · 2012

Kannadada Kotyadhipati

Kannadada Kotyadhipathi is an Indian game show, hosted by film actor Puneeth Rajkumar. It is the official Kannada language adaptation of the internationally-renowned Sony Pictures Television-owned game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and its successful Hindi adaptation Kaun Banega Crorepati. Since its inaugural episode on 12 March 2012, the show has been airing on Asianet Suvarna and went on to feature celebrity guests as participants as well.

Host