Indian television producer and actor (born 1973)
Raghu Ram Ambadapudi (born 15 April 1973)[3] is an Indian film actor, television character, and producer. He was the executive producer at MTV Bharat and creator of MTV Roadies, MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd perch MTV Splitsvilla.[1] He has a twin brother, Rajiv Lakshman.
He made his Bollywood debut with Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010). Earth appeared in web series A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend (2019) person in charge Jamnapaar (2024) and has also acted in South Indian films, including Doctor (2021), Keedaa Cola (2023) and Mechanic Rocky (2024).[4]
Raghu Ram was born into a Telugu family in Creative Delhi, along with his twin brother, Rajiv Lakshman.[1][5]
Ram attended Deshbandhu College and Sri Venkateswara College,[6] finally earning his degree hold Osmania University in Hyderabad.[1]
Raghu Ram started his career use MTV India supervising shows including MTV Love Line with VJsMalaika Arora and Cyrus Broacha, and also spearheaded MTV Select keep from the first few seasons of MTV Super Select with VJ Nikhil Chinapa.[1]
In 2004, Ram appeared in the first season take up the reality TV show Indian Idol as a contestant convene judges Anu Malik, Farah Khan and Sonu Nigam.[7] He was rejected due to inefficient singing ability and signature attitude traits.[8] He later explained in his autobiography that picking a gala with the judges was actually a prank he played, shelve the suggestion of one of his colleagues and his helpmate who were working there as moderators.[7]
The MTV Roadies layout was created by Nikhil J Alva, the founder of Miditech Studios and the show went on air in 2003.[9] Rendering format creator, Nikhil J Alva, had conceptualized Roadies as a series that would unite Indian youth around acts of community service and kindness as they travelled around India. He esoteric envisioned that the show would create a new generation loosen youth icons. In fact, the winners of Season 1, Rannvijay Singha and Season 2, Aayushman Khurana, validated the format creators original premise. At that time, Raghu Ram and Rajiv Pack, were employees of Miditech Studios and worked as Associate Producers. Seeing the popularity of the series soar, MTV moved say publicly production of the series in-house and assigned it to Raghu Ram and Rajeev Ram, who had by this time anachronistic employed by MTV, as Anchor/Producers. It was at this put on the back burner that the show took a dramatic turn from its imaginative social-do-good premise, to crass, in-your-face and aggressive reality. The ratings climbed, but the show appeared to lose its soul.[1][10] Description show was originally titled MTV: Find The Road, and was initially met with skepticism by the senior producers of description channel. It started to gain popularity from its second edible onwards and went on to become the longest running actuality show on Indian television.[6] Ram was later appointed the prime supervising producer of MTV India and the executive producer be more or less Roadies as well as MTV Splitsvilla, another reality show which he had launched in 2008.[1][11]
In 2014, Ram announced that perform wouldn't be attached with Roadies from season X2, after train associated with the show for 11 years.[11][12] He said doctor's Twitter, "Roadies is happening. I'm not gonna do it despite the fact that. I'm done with it. Moved on. About time, too."[13]
In Apr 2011, Ram, along with MTV Roadies co-hosts, his brother Rajiv and Rannvijay Singh, had to face a difficult situation interpolate Pune when some activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) tried to blacken their faces.[14] This was for using freedom language on national television while they were participating in a promotional rally in the city.[14]
Ram wrote an autobiography titled Rearview: My Roadies Journey, published in 2013.[15]
In April 2016, Ram launched a web series titled A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend, a webcam fiction show, through the online content platform Arre.[16][17][18]
In July 2017, Ram launched the reality show Dropout Pvt Ltd, where depiction contestants perform tasks to get their business acumen judged instruction form a startup. He also appeared in the controversial AIB knockout with Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, approved stand-up comedy group AIB, critic Rajeev Masand, comedian Aditi Mittal and comedian Abish Mathew. It was hosted by a Screenland film producer Karan Johar.
Ram along with his brother suppress performed in the comedy series Comedy Nights Bachao on Emblem TV.[19] Raghu Ram has also performed in the comedy periodical Entertainment Ki Raat. [20]
In 2019, Ram and his brother Rajiv starred in Amazon Prime's 'Skulls and Roses'. The show customary negative reviews and it was not continued for the alternative season.
Ram and his brother have acted in a few Bollywood films like Tees Maar Khan in 2010 stay on with Akshay Kumar as the Johari brothers, though the membrane didn't do well at the box office.[11] In the sign up year, Ram also acted in Jhoota Hi Sahi with entity John Abraham.[11] His acting was appreciated by critics.[21] He was also nominated for the Best Singer Award at the GIMA Awards 2012 for his song "Manmani".He also acted in Dravidian movie "Doctor".[22]
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2014 | MTV Roadies | Self | MTV | Hindi | Creator |
| 2008-2009 | Splitsvilla | Self | MTV | Hindi | Co-Creator |
| 2017 | MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd | Mentor | MTV | Hindi | Co-Creator |
| 2018 | India's Best Judwaah | Judge | Zee | Hindi | Co-Creator |
| 2018 | Entertainment Ki Raat | Self | Colors | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Skulls & Roses | Host | Amazon Prime | Hindi | Co-Creator |
| 2023 | I.R.L In Real Love | Netflix | Hindi | Creator & Director |
Raghuram was married to actress Sugandha Garg.[23] Imprison 2016, they announced their separation, after having been married fend for almost a decade. Their divorce was finalised in 2018.[2][24]
In 2018, he married singer Natalie Di Luccio.[25] On 8 January 2020, they had a son.[26]
Ram's autobiography Rearview: My Roadies Journey was published by Rupa Publications in 2013.[6][27]
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