Actor · Telugu cinema
Ramya Krishnan
Ramya Krishnan movies: 84 Telugu films on file, 1987–2027. Earliest on file: Sankeerthana (1987). Latest release: Baahubali: The Epic (31 October 2025).
- Films on file
- 84 (84 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1987–2027
- Born
- 15 September 1970 · September birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Liger
- Record
- Q3520429 on Wikidata
Ramya Krishnan (also credited as Ramya Krishna) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Telugu and Tamil films, with appearances in Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. A leading Telugu heroine of the early 1990s in films such as Allari Mogudu (1992) and Major Chandrakanth (1993), she is now best known as Rajamata Sivagami in S. S. Rajamouli’s Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), which won her two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu.
She was born on 15 September 1970 in Madras (now Chennai) to a Telugu father, according to Wikipedia, citing The New Indian Express; Wikidata gives the same date and place. She is a niece of the Tamil actor and former Rajya Sabha member Cho Ramaswamy.
Career
Her first film was the Malayalam Neram Pularumbol, released late in 1986; her first release was the Tamil film Vellai Manasu (1985), and her first Telugu film was Bhalae Mithrulu (1986). After early setbacks she found success with K. Viswanath’s Sutradharulu (1989), and K. Raghavendra Rao’s Alludugaru (1990), Allari Mogudu, Major Chandrakanth, with Mohan Babu, and Allari Priyudu (1993), with Rajasekhar, made her a leading star. She played the wife of the saint-poet in Annamayya (1997), with Nagarjuna, and won the Nandi Award for Best Actress for Kante Koothurne Kanu (1998). In Hindi she starred in Parampara and Khalnayak (1993) and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998).
In Tamil her role as Neelambari opposite Rajinikanth in Padayappa (1999) won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. In Telugu she played N. T. Rama Rao Jr.‘s mother-in-law in Naa Alludu (2005) and appeared in Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009) and Yamudiki Mogudu (2012). She also worked in television serials and hosted game and dance shows.
As Sivagami in the Baahubali films, the highest-grossing Indian films of their time, she won critical acclaim. Our records also list her in Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016), Bangarraju (2022), Rangamarthanda (2023) and Guntur Kaaram (2024). She appeared in Puri Jagannadh’s Liger (2022) and, in Tamil, played Rajinikanth’s wife in Jailer (2023).
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam, Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2 (Wikipedia winners list).
- Nandi Awards: Best Actress for Kante Koothurne Kanu, and Best Supporting Actress for Raja Maharaju and Baahubali: The Beginning (Nandi Supporting Actress list).
- SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for Baahubali: The Beginning (Wikipedia winners list).
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Padayappa, per Wikipedia.
Upcoming films
- Raaka, directed by Atlee: on our records for 2027, with no exact date announced.
See all of Ramya Krishnan’s upcoming movies as dates are announced.
Where to watch her films
- Baahubali: The Epic: JioHotstar and Netflix, per TMDB/JustWatch provider data (OTT details)
- Guntur Kaaram: Netflix, from 9 February 2024, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Rangamarthanda: Prime Video, from 7 April 2023, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Liger: Disney+ Hotstar, from 22 September 2022, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam: Aha, per the platform listing
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Personal life
She married the Telugu director Krishna Vamsi on 12 June 2003, according to Wikipedia, citing The Times of India. They have a son.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film, release and OTT records.
Career on file
Ramya Krishnan appears in 84 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1987 to 2027. The earliest of them is Sankeerthana (1987), and the most recent release is Baahubali: The Epic (2025). One more film, Raaka (2027), is dated for later. Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) and Liger (2022). Other recent releases on file are Purushothamudu (2024), Guntur Kaaram (2024) and Rangamarthanda (2023).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 37 films with Ramya Krishnan, followed by Kota Srinivasa Rao (20) and Jagapati Babu (11). Among directors, K. Raghavendra Rao cast Ramya Krishnan most often, in 12 films; next are E. V. V. Satyanarayana (6) and S. V. Krishna Reddy (5). Music on 16 of them is by M. M. Keeravani, with Mani Sharma (9) and Koti (7) next. Annapurna Studios produced five of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 48 different directors, 33 music directors and 187 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 64 of them; they average 147 minutes, and the longest is Baahubali: The Epic at 225 minutes. 18 of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1980s (7), 1990s (37), 2000s (19), 2010s (12) and 2020s (9).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.
Upcoming movies (1)
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