Acting While studying at engineering college, Ramesh Aravind worked as an
emcee at award functions, including an event celebrating the success of the film
Sagara Sangamam (1983), where he met his long-term collaborator
Kamal Haasan. He then started his television career hosting the show
Parichaya on
DD1-Kannada before working on a Kannada-language film titled
Mouna Geethe, in which he had a supporting role. Prior to the release of the film, Aravind was approached by director
K. Balachander who had been casting the role of Kamal Haasan for a Kannada version of the Tamil film
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973). After a brief audition, Balachander selected Aravind after being "impressed with his eyes" and cast him as the playboy character in
Sundara Swapnagalu (1986), which released shortly before
Mouna Geethe. Balachander then gave Aravind a small role in
Punnagai Mannan (1986) as
Revathi's ex-lover but his scenes were edited out of the final version. He earned critical acclaim in Tamil cinema for his portrayal of a love-ridden musician in Balachander's
Duet (1994) and for his performance alongside
Kamal Haasan in
Balu Mahendra's comedy film
Sathi Leelavathi (1995).
Hoomale won Aravind the Best Actor Filmfare Award and the Karnataka State Award. His script for
Amruthadhare (2005) won him the Raghvendra Chitravani Award for Best Story.
Directing Ramesh Aravind's directorial debut was
Rama Shama Bhama (2005) with Kamal Haasan. After this, he directed
Sathyavan Savithri and
Accident. In 2009, he directed the comedy film
Venkata in Sankata and later
Nammanna Don in 2012.
Uttama Villain is the first Aravind-directed film in which he did not portray a leading role; he said he accepted the film due to the "challenging nature of the script" and the opportunity to direct his mentor K. Balachander. In 2021, Ramesh as the protagonist and excels in his performance in the crime thriller film
100.
Writer His Kannada book "Art of Success" which is a collection of his quotes, became a bestseller. His recent book "Preetiyinda Ramesh" as highly successful with 5 editions in 5 months of release Aravind has written and narrated the Kannada audiobook "MasadaMaatu with Ramesh", which is available on
Storytel. Ramesh was also a celebrity
talk-radio host on
Big FM. His more recent notable appearance was in
Shivaji Surathkal 2 which was released all over cinema theatres on 14 April 2023. In 2024, his popular book & the Best Seller of 2022 - 23 "Preethyinda Ramesh" was translated to Tamil language as "Anbudan Ramesh".
Public speaking Ramesh Aravind is also known for his work as a motivational speaker. A message in his voice was used as ringtone urging voters to vote in 2023 Assembly elections over Jio, Airtel platforms because of his noncontroversial and neutral image. He was chosen as Brand Ambassador for Bengaluru Gold Shopping Festival - Edition 2 in 2023.
Television Ramesh Aravind has hosted the following shows: His show
Weekend with Ramesh involves him inviting some of the prominent personalities from Karnataka to talk about their personal and professional lives. His show Weekend With Ramesh Season 5 is streaming on Zee Kannada. Dr. Ramesh Aravind turns as "Master-Mind" or Maha Guru for the show Mahanati (2024) telecasting every weekend in Zee Kannada channel. His inspirational speeches, and activities & other constant supporting abilities are appreciated by audience. == Filmography ==