M. Ramakrishna (born 6 August 1984), known professionally as Shatru, is an Indian actor who appears and works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016), Rangasthalam (2018), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), and Pushpa: The Rise (2021).
Early life and career Ramakrishna was born into a Telugu-speaking family to M. Satyanarayana and M. Sarojini Devi in the Sarla village of the Bargarh district in Odisha. He completed a Bachelor's degree in microbiology from Ravenshaw University. Ramakrishna later moved to Hyderabad to pursue his acting career. After starring in several films in brief roles, including Leader (2010), Shatru had a breakthrough for his portrayal of Ramaraju in Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016). Shatru debuted in Tamil cinema with Kathakali (2016) before starring in Kadaikutty Singam (2018) where he played the antagonist. In a review of the film by the Deccan Chronicle, the reviewer wrote that "Telugu actor Shatru plays the villain and is suited for the role".
Filmography Telugu films Year Title Role Notes and 2010 Leader Archana's assistant 2011 Solo 2013 Alias Janaki Mysa Attarintiki Daredi Prameela's kidnapper 2014 Love You Bangaram NagLegend Police Officer Aagadu Durga 2015 Subramanyam for Sale Bala Loafer Rama's henchman 2016 Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha Ramaraju Eedu Gold Ehe Ism Javed Bhai's henchmen 2017 Mister Shatru Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Pindaari tribal leader Duvvada Jagannadham Badda Stephen Prakash Veedevadu James Jai Lava Kusa Jai's henchmen Raju Gari Gadhi 2 Goon PSV Garuda Vega Yakub Ali 2018 Rangasthalam Kasi Bharat Ane Nenu Jagadish Sailaja Reddy Alludu Rival of Shailaja Reddy Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Subbadu Padi Padi Leche Manasu Dhanraj Pillai's henchman 2019 Kalki Perumaallu Gaddalakonda Ganesh Kasi George Reddy Kishan Singh 2020 World Famous Lover Patnaik 2021 Akshara Police officer Lakshya Rahul Pushpa: The Rise DSP Govindappa 2022 Bheemla Nayak Nagaraju's assistant Acharya Khilla Sita RamamLieutenant VikasYashoda Rishi IPSSivudu Top Gear ACP Vikram Korameenu Meesala Raju 2023UgramVictorNarakasura KeshavaVairamAla Ninnu Cheri2024Devaki Nandana VasudevaRanga2025PothugaddaMadduri BhaskarUppu KappurambuMadhubabuKarmanye VadhikarasteArjun Prasad2026LeninTulasi2027Dragon
Tamil films Year Title Role 2016 Kathakali Thamba's brother-in-law 2018 Kadaikutty Singam Kodiyarasu 2022 Theal Paulraj Veerapandiyapuram Karthi Pattathu Arasan SadagoppanGatta Kusthi Lokesh 2023 Chandramukhi 2 Vettaiyan Raja
Other language films Year Title RoleLanguage 2019 Rustum Banty Yadav Kannada2026PallichattambiRairu RamannaMalayalam
Television +YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.202111th HourRajvardhan RathoreAha2025MayasabhaVakada MaheshSonyLIV
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