Nikesh Ram

Nikesh Ram is an Indian businessman and actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films.[1][2] He made his acting debut with Athithi a Tamil thriller movie.[3][4]

Nikesh Ram
Born
August 8, Kannur, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor, Businessman
Years active2014 – present
Spouse(s)
Sitara
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(m. 2005)​
Children3

Early and personal life

Nikesh Ram is a graduated MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai after completing his B.Com from Calicut University, Kerala. His father is a businessman in the Gulf region, and Ram has three younger sisters. After completing his MBA, he went to Kuwait to join his father's business who earlier had a bakery. While working, he completed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from USA. He is married to Sitara in 2005 and they have three children.

Acting career

Nikesh Ram made his acting debut through his home production, Athithi directed by Bharathan. The film received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office, with his performance garnering mixed reviews. Deccan Chronicle noted "Debutant Nikesh Ram with his unkempt looks fits the bill and is convincing in a negative role".[5] A reviewer from Behindwoods.com noted "Although the cause of his part is well served, spotting expressions in Ram's face seems to be a hard task".[6] Silverscreen.com's reviewers wrote that Ram "looks the part in dark shirts, chinos and thick-rimmed glasses, but is unconvincing otherwise. His lines sound contrived and forced and don’t sound like someone trying to scare the daylights out of you".[7]

Nikesh Ram has since appeared in a cameo role in Vishnu's Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (2016) . His first Malayalam movie released on 25 May 2018 titled Mazhayathu directed by National Award winning director Suveeran. Nikesh Ram is acting as hero in this movie along with actress Aparna Gopinath. The movie is rated by IMDB as 7.2 stars.[8] Times of India mentioned his acting as "Nikesh Ram puts on a decent performance as a stubborn husband and a doting dad" and "Nikesh Ram puts on a decent performance as a stubborn husband and a loving dad",.[9][10] Mangalam News Paper said "Nikesh Ram did a good job and he could easily satisfy the role of Venugopal in the way it is required[11] Gulf News reported of its NRI participation.[12]

Nikesh Ram is simultaneously working as hero in an upcoming Tamil movie titled Michelpatty Raja directed by Francis S, who was an associate for Director S Shankar.

Filmography
  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes
2014AthithiSaravananDebut film
2016Velainu Vandhutta VellaikaaranDoctorCameo appearance
2018MazhayathuVenugopalMalayalam film
2020Michealpatty RajaRaja

Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Mazhayathu Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival TINFF Toronto Canada Best Actor Won [13]
Overcome Film Festival California USA Best Actor Won [14]
Asiavision Awards Dubai Best Actor Won [15]

References
  1. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/290518/actor-by-accident-nikesh-ram.html
  2. "'Not My Fault if Athithi's Makers Didn't Make Use of My Schedule Properly'". The New Indian Express.
  3. "Nikesh Ram". Silverscreen.in.
  4. http://www.cineulagam.com/tamil/celebs/actor/nikesh-ram/
  5. subramanian, anupama (28 June 2014). "Movie Review 'Athithi': Has its thrilling moments". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. "Athithi (aka) Adhithi review". www.behindwoods.com.
  7. June 28, Neelima Menon On; 2014 (28 June 2014). "Athithi Review: Few Thrills".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Mazhayathu" – via www.imdb.com.
  9. "Mazhayathu Movie Review {3/5}: Mazhayathu would have made a cracker of a thriller had it been polished more" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  10. "'Mazhayathu' movie review highlights: About egos, fractured relationships and alarming effects - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. "പ്രേക്ഷകനെ പെരുമഴയത്ത് തനിച്ചു നിര്‍ത്തി 'മഴയത്ത്'". www.mangalam.com.
  12. "UAE residents produce Malayalam film 'Mazhayathu'". gulfnews.com.
  13. "tinff - Fullscreen Page". tinff.
  14. "Overcome Film Festival". www.overcomefilmfestival.modifiergroup.com.
  15. "Asiavision Awards in Dubai: The winners". gulfnews.com.
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