He is a famous South Indian actor. He is very stylish and down to earth. His nature is quite calm. He was born on 15 May 1988 in Andhra Pradesh. Just four years after his birth, his family moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Due to which their fans are more in Chennai. Due to which they feel connected to Tamil. His height is 5.8 feet.His weight is 65 kg.
Education/Qualification
His school education was completed from Siddharth Public School and Chettinad Vidyashram School, Chennai. Ram Pothineni was a brilliant student who used to score 80 to 90 percent. Later on, he started scoring less marks in the exams because he felt that if he scored more marks, he would send them to foreign countries for higher studies.
Career
His career started with a short film, whose name was Alaila. In this film, he played the role of a drug addict. This short film was sent to the International Film Festival and due to his performance, he also got an award in the Europe Film Festival. After this, he got offers from many films. His debut in a film was finalised but his film was not made at the last time. After that, M.S. Raju thought of casting him in his film but at that time he was too old. It was less. Due to which they gave a chance to someone else. In 2006, director Y.V.S. Chowdary thought of making the debut of Ram Pothineni in his film. His uncle Sravanti Ravi Kishore asked whether it would be right to debut at such a young age. Then all the responsibility for him would be on Y.V.S. Chowdary. Ileana D’Cruz was the actress in this film. Where he had to hug the heroine during the film shoot. He was not able to hug properly, so the director held his hand and made him hug. This film was released on 11 January 2006 on the day of Makar Sankranti. At that time Venkatesh’s The film Lakshmi and Raghav’s film Lawrence came.This film did quite well, but Ram Pothineni’s film did not get a good response. But later, due to word of mouth publicity, this film became very successful. Next year, he appeared in the film Jagadam made by Sukumar director. But this film was a flop at the box office. In the year 2008, the film Ready gave him high recognition. This film was a superduper hit at the box office. After this, many of his films did not do well. Then in the year 2011, he got success with the film Kandireega.Now he wanted to work in Tamil films also. He said that he is more connected to Tamil. In the year 2012, he also worked in Tamil films with the film Endukante Premanta. This dream of his was also fulfilled. In the year 2013, the film Nenu Selja was his superhit film. After this, many of his films were hits.
Family Members
His father’s name is Murali Pothineni and mother’s name is Padmashree. His father is a businessman. There are three siblings. In which Krishna Chaitanya Pothineni is his elder brother. Madhu Smitha Pothineni is his sister. His sister is married to Sarvanand’s elder brother. His uncle’s name is Sravanti Ravi Kishore, who is a well-known Telugu producer. He has produced dozens of films.
Movies Name
Devadasu, Jagadam, Ready, Maska, Ganesh, Rama Rama Krishna Krishna, Kandireega, Endukante Premante!, Ongole Githa, Masala, Pandaga Chesko, Shivam, Nenu Sailaja, Hyper, Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi, Hello Guru Prema Kosame, iSmart Shankar, Red, The Warrior and Skanda etc.
Awards Name
South Filmfare Awards and South Indian International Movie Awards.
Net Worth
His total net worth is Rs 110 crore. He charges from ads, sponsorship, brand ambassador and films.