Ramya Krishnan is a famous Indian actor who works in the Tamil film industry in supporting and leading roles. She was born on September 15, 1970, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ramya began her career in the film industry in 1983 with the Tamil film Vellai Manasu. Failing to get noticed in her first film, the actress got recognition with her role in the 1985 Tamil-language comedy drama Padikkadavan starring the legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan and the superstar of Tamil cinema Rajinikanth.
Ramya Krishna made her debut in the Telugu film industry in 1984 with Kanchu Kagada, success eluded her until 1989 as she starred in the Telugu classic Sutradharulu, which was set against a rural backdrop. The film featuring Akkineni Nagaswara Rao, K.R. Vijaya, and Bhanuchander won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Nandi Film Award for Best Feature Film.
In her first of many major successes to follow in the Tamil industry, the actress won praise for her role in the Tamil-language action film, Captain Prabhakaran (1991), which was loosely based on the former real-life smuggler Veerappan. The film starring Vijayakanth, Sarathkumar received critical acclaim and was a massive commercial hit.
Ramya started her campaign in 1992 on a successful note with the super hit Telugu-language romantic comedy, Allari Mogudu. The film co-starring Mohan Babu and Meena was later remade in Tamil as Veera with Rajinikanth, Meena, and Roja in the lead roles and in Hindi as Saajan Chale Sasural.
Ramya continued to rule the South Indian film industry and appeared in several hit films like Bangaru Bollodu (1993), Allari Priyadu (1993), Criminal (1994), her fourth Bollywood film, Raja Enga Raja (1995), Dharma Chakram (1997) before eventually starring in one of the biggest hits of career, Padayappa, a Tamil-language film co-starring Rajinikanth and Soundarya.
In 2000, He starred in the Telugu comedy Kshemamga Velli Labamgarandi alongside Srikanth, Rajendra Prasad, Preethi, Roja, and Kovai Sarala.
The film, which was the remake of the Tamil film Viralukketha Veekkam emerged to be the box office and following its success in Telugu. In 2001, the actress played the lead role alongside Prabhu Ganesan in the family comedy-drama. Ramya Krishnan continued her successful run with a few more hits in 2002.
The actress did a guest appearance in the Tamil comedy-drama Panchathantiram, and Tamil romantic musical Yai Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke and Baba all of which performed well at the box office. Over the next few years, the actress continued to play supporting roles in films like Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Naanu Naane (2004), Kuthu (2005), Naa Alludu (2005), Sri Krishna (2006), Tulsi and Ore Kadal, a Malayalam-language film, which won her Amrita Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2008, the actress delivered yet another award-winning performance in Raju Maharaju, which won her the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress, and followed it up with one more stellar performance in the Konchem Istham Konchem Kashtam (2009), a Telugu romantic-comedy directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani.
The film starring Siddharth, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Prakash Raj in pivotal roles garnered positive reviews from the critics, and Ramya for her brilliant role won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. In her solitary release of 2012, Ramya collaborated with director Ravi Raja Pinisetty for the Telugu action fantasy film Yamudiki Mogudu starring Chiranjeevi, and Vijayshanti with Radha and Kota Srinivasa Rao in pivotal supporting roles.
The following year, Ramya Krishna starred in one of the biggest hits of her career in terms of box office collections, Baahubali: The Beginning, the epic fantasy film directed by S.S. Rajamouli and starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia.
The film, which garnered wide critical acclaim and won the National Film Awards for Best Special Effects garnered 650 crores at the box office. For her brilliant role in the film, the actress won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. She reprises the role in the 2017 film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which is a sequel to 2015.
Ramya Krishnan is married to the Telugu director Krishna Vamsi, the coupled tied the knot in June 2003 and together have a son named Ritwik.