Ravishankar Gowda is an Indian actor who works in the Kannada film industry. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. He acted as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom Silli Lalli which aired on ETV Kannada.
Career Gowda appeared in the very popular Kannada sitcom Silli Lalli, playing the role of Dr. Vittal Rao, that aired on ETV Kannada. It ran for over 1,100 episodes. Following this stint in television, he appeared in a lead role in the 2008 film, Payana. He performed in the 2012 film Snehitaru. In the film, he plays the role of a deaf character. His other movies are Nanjangud Nanjunda (2010), Akka Pakka (2013), Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya (2013) and Jai Lalitha (2014).
Personal life Gowda is from Mandya. He travelled to Bangalore in 1993 in search of opportunities to become a singer. He married Sangeetha, a singer, and daughter of singer Manjula Gururaj, in an Arya Samaj-style wedding in February 2003.
Filmography
Films Year Title Roles Notes 2003 Neenilde Nanu Illa Kane Dr. Varun Smile Eshwar 2008 Payana Ravi Debut as Lead 2009 Mr. Painter Shanta Kumar2010 Bombat Car Mathe Mungaru Kutty Nanjangud Nanjunda Nanjunda Bindaas Hudugi 2011 Panchamrutha Aditya segment "Samarasave Jeevana: harmonious life" Dhan Dhana Dhan Dr. Kamath Jogayya Muttal2012 Bhagavantha Kai Kotta Shankar Snehitaru Soundesha2013 Devarane Chitteswamy Akka Pakka Harikrishna / Hakka Gandhi Jayanti Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya Ranganna2014 Crazy Star Nage Bomb Navarangi Jai Lalitha Lakshmikantha2015 Ond Chance Kodi Nakula Ram-Leela "Boiling Star" Bablu2016 Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu John Jani Janardhan Sundaranga Jaana Ali SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role2017 Sarkari Kelasa Devara Kelasa Athiratha2018 Vanilla Police Inspector Orange Rukmini's husband 201999 Murali2019 Geetha Ramesha Gimmick Prathap Mane Maratakkide Ram Odeya Krishnamurthy 2020 Aadyaa Lokesh2021 Yuvarathnaa Professor Kotigobba 3 Sundar Rathnan Prapancha Ahmed Ali Sakath Lawyer 2022 Vikrant Rona Vishwanath Ballal Ravi Bopanna Triple RidingInspector Annaiah2023Raghavendra StoresMadhuSreemanta2025AgnyathavasiJust Married VinayGST
Television Year Title Role Notes2001Kavyanjali Minchu Minchina Balli 2003 Silli Lalli Dr. Vittal Rao 2016 Majaa Talkies Guest
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