Ram Pothineni is an Indian actor, who mainly works in the Telugu Cinema. He is known for playing the role of ‘Ismart Shankar’ in the Telugu Film “iSmart Shankar” (2019). Let’s check out more about the personal and professional life of the Ram Pothineni and other unknown facts
Ram Pothineni Age/Bio
Ram Pothineni was born on 15 May 1988 (Age 36 Years; in 2024) in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is an Indian actor who is famous for his work in the Telugu film industry. Ram Pothineni studied at the Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He developed an interest in acting since school days. Ram acted in a short film ID (directed by Amjad) in Tamil. He got huge fame after his role as Hari in the movie Nenu Sailaja in 2016. He as massive fan-following within and beyond the Telugu film industry after the movie Ismart Shankar.
Physical appearance
| Height | in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8 |
| Weight | 65 kg |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Ram Pothineni Family, Education, and Caste
Ram Pothineni was born to the Hindu family. He belongs to the Kamma caste community from the state of Andhra Pradesh.
His father, Murali Mohan Pothineni, is an Indian film producer, and his mom Padmasree Pothineni is a Homemaker.
He has an elder brother Krishna Chaitanya and elder sister Madhu Smitha who married the elder brother of actor Sharwanand, Kalyan.
Career
Ram made his acting debut with “Devadasu” (2006) opposite Ileana D’Cruz, which was a big massive success, and won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.
Next, he played a role in the action film “Jagadam.” The movie was a commercial failure. In 2008, he was featured in “Ready,” which proved to be a major success and established him as an actor. After that, Ram has appeared in many successful movies including “Kandireega” (2011), “Pandaga Chesko” (2015), and “Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi” (2017)
In 2016, Ram featured in “Nenu Sailaja,” which was a big blockbuster movie. In 2019, he played the lead role in iSmart Shankar, it was turned out hit at the box office and gained huge fan mass fan following.
Ram Pothineni interesting facts
Ram Pothineni is a nephew of the film producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.
Ram pressing CM Chandrababu Naidu for bringing KIA motors for Andhra Pradesh
He made his first on-screen appearance in 2002 when his age is only 14 years.
In 2002, he appeared in Tamil short film ‘Adayaalam,’ for which he won the Best Actor award at the Europe Film Festival, Switzerland.
Ram his gadgets lover and used almost 100 mobile phones until now.
Apart from acting, Ram is actively involved in social causes and has joined hands in the Swachh Bharat campaign.
Ram also donated money to the Pratyusha Organisation many times.
Ram is a pet lover. He has a pet named Bart.
Ram Pothineni Awards
| 2007 | WON Filmfare Awards South – Best Male Debut for Devadasu |
| 2019 | WON Zee Cine Awards Telugu – Sensational Star of the Year for iSmart Shankar |
