Meet 90’s popular villain Rami Reddy, journalist-turned-actor, indistinctive in his last days
Meet 90’s popular villain Rami Reddy, journalist-turned-actor,
indistinctive in his last days
Admittedly audience doesn’t look upon two major characters in any film, the hero and villain and Bollywood has some memorable actors who ruled the silver screen with their villainous performances.
Amrish Puri, Amjad Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, and Prem Chopra are among the few who terrified and entertained the audience with their malevolent acts. Amidst them, there was a badman, who looked like an angel of death.
His wide red eyes were more than enough to scare. Sans any dialogue, he would instil fear in the mind of the audience.
Rami Reddy was such a terrifying on-screen persona Rami Reddy carried.
Spot Nana. Colonel Chikara. were among the iconic characters Rami Reddy played.
Rami wasn’t inclined towards cinema, he wanted to become a journalist. After graduating in Mass Media (Journalism) from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Soon after his graduation, Rami took up a job as a full time Journalist with a newspaper and used to interview film personalities.
One day, Rami went to take the interview of popular Telugu director, Kodi Ramakrishna.
Impressed with Rami’s personality, he offered him a negative role in his upcoming film. Rami accepted the offer, and he was on board for Ankusam (1990). The blockbuster success of Ankusam scripted a career for Rami. He even reprised his role in Ankusam’s Hindi remake, Chiranjeevi-starrer Pratibandh (1990). Just like the original Telugu film, Prathibandh was also a box-office success.
Rami’s performance in the Hindi version was appreciated and his character, Spot Nana, became one of the popular villains.
After Prathibandh, Rami worked in different languages, but he managed to maintain his popularity in Bollywood as well. His performance in films like Gunda (1998), Khuddaar (1994), Shapath (1997), and Waqt Humara Hai (1994) was appriciated. His character of Colonel Chikara from Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty-starrer Waqt Humara Hai gained cult status. In his career, Rami did more than 200 films in several languages. In the 90s, Rami became a popular face in Bollywood. His impressive filmography includes popular movies such as Andolan (1995), Dilwale (1994), Angrakshak (1995), and Elaan (1994).
Rami Reddy wished to entertain his audience till his last breath. But sadly, in 2010, Rami’s health started getting deteriorated When he consulted a doctor, he was informed that he is suffering from liver cancer, and it affected his kidneys as well. With each passing day, his health was getting worse, and he was unrecognisable in his final days.
Rami bravely battled with cancer with his willpower, but sadly, the actor succumbed to the disease in Hyderabad on April 14, 2011 at 52. He was survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
News input KV Raman
