Goparaju Ramana
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5 April 1952[1]
- Actor
Goparaju Ramana | |
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| Born | Goparaju Yagneswara Venkata Ramana Murthy 5 April 1952[1] Kolakaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Leela Annapurna Visalakshi |
| Children | 1 (Goparaju Vijay) |
Goparaju Yagneswara Venkata Ramana Murthy (born 5 April 1952), known popularly as Goparaju Ramana, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema, theatre and television shows.[2] He made his feature film debut with Grahanam (2004), and had his breakthrough with Middle Class Melodies (2020).[3] Prior to working in films, he appeared in many theatre plays.
Ramana was born on 5 April 1952 to Hanumantha Rao and Bala Tripurasundaramma in Kolakaluru village of Tenali, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.[1]
He married Leela Annapurna Visalakshi. They have one son, Goparaju Vijay, who is also an actor.
Career
Ramana started his career as actor in theatre. His first appearance was in the play Manavuni Adugujadallo, written by Avula Sambasiva Rao, during his high school. In 1967, he joined the theater company Balanandam where he acted in plays like Sakkubai, Strike and Polish Bhayya. During the same period, he also participated in several programs on All India Radio.
He then started working in television shows, with notable ones being Padmavyuham, Muddha Mandaram and Mahalakshmi. In 2001, Ramana made his feature film debut with Maa Aayana Sundarayya before appearing in Grahanam (2004), directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti. He got breakthrough for playing the role of Kondalrao in the film Middle Class Melodies (2020), premiered on Amazon Prime Video. Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost, in his review about the film, particularly praised Ramana's performance.[4] The same was echoed by other critics including those from The Hindu and The News Minute.[5][6] He later appeared in numerous notable films like Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam (2022), Bedurulanka 2012 (2023) and Ambajipeta Marriage Band (2024).
