Ohmkar

Ohmkar is an Indian film director and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu television and films.[1] He made his debut into television as a video jockey in the music show Ankitham on Gemini Music (Previously 'Aditya Music'). He is best known for producing and hosting television shows Maayadweepam, Aata and Sixth Sense.[2]

Ohmkar
Born
Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India
EducationGBR College, Anaparthi,
Occupation
  • Film Director
  • televison presenter
Spouse(s)
Swaroopa
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(m. 2011)​
Children1

Early and Peronal life

Ohmkar was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was born into a Telugu-language speaking Hindu family. His father NV Krishna Rao worked as a doctor in Kakinada. He has two brothers and one sister. His brother Ashwin Babu is an actor in Tollywood and ther other brother Kalyan Babu is a producer. His sister name is Srivalli.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Physiotheraphy from GBR College, Anaparthi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. He married Swaroopa in 2011.

Career

2006 - 2011: Career in Television

Ohmakar made his debut into television as a video jockey in the music shoe Ankitham on Gemini Music (Previously 'Aditya Music'). In 2007, he created and presented dance reality show Aata on Zee Telugu. This show became widely popular on Telugu Telvision. People fondly started calling Ohmakar as 'Ohmkar Annayya'. He soon became one of the popular television celebrities.

He further produced, created and hosted many television shows like Maayadweepam, Challenge, 100% luck, etc. Ohmakar started a film and television production company OAK Entertainments which is headed by his brother Kalyan

2012: Debut into Tollywood

He then turned into film director due to his passion to film making. He directed his first Tollywood film Genius, which didn't perform well. On the other side, he continued hosting television shows.

2013 - Present

He got his big success for directing Raju Gari Gadhi in 2015 which was a commercial hit. He introduced his brother Ashwin as an actor through this film. He then directed and produced two other films in the RGG Series but didn't performed well.

Television
Year Series/Show Role Network Notes
2006 Ankitham VJ Aditya Music Television debut
2007 Aata S1 Host Zee Telugu Also creator of the show
2007 Maayadweepam 2007 Also producer and creator
2008 Aata S2 Also producer and creator
2008 Maayadweepam 2008 Also producer and creator
2009 Aata Juniors S1 and S2 Also producer and creator
2009 Maayadweepam 2009 Also producer and creator
2010 Aata Juniors S3 and S4 Also producer and creator
2009-2010 Challenge Maa TV Also producer and creator
2009-2010 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Juniors Zee Telugu Also Creator
2010 Adrushtam Maa TV Also creator of the show
2010 Aata 2010 Zee Telugu Also producer and creator
2011 Aata Juniors S5 Also producer and creator
2011 50-50 It's My Game Show Maa TV
2011 Aata 2011 Zee Telugu Also producer and creator
2012 Aata Juniors S6 Also producer and creator
2012-2013 100% Luck Maa TV Also creator of the show
2013 Maayadweepam 2013 Zee Telugu Also producer and creator
2014 Maayadweepam 2014 Also producer and creator
2018 Sixth Sense S1 Star Maa Also creator of the show[3]
2018 Aata Juniors S6 Judge Zee Telugu [4]
2018-2019 Sixth Sense S2 Host Star Maa Also creator of the show[5]
2019 Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta S4 Guest Zee Telugu Episode 14[6]
2019-2020 Sixth Sense S3[7] Host Star Maa Also creator of the show[8]
2020 Ishmart Jodi [9][10][11]
2020-2021 Dancee Plus (Telugu TV series) Also creator of the show[12][13]

Filmography

Filmography as a director and writer.

Year Film Language Ref.
2012 Genius Telugu [14]
2013 Acham Thavir Tamil [15]
2015 Raju Gari Gadhi Telugu [16]
2017 Raju Gari Gadhi 2 [17]
2019 Raju Gari Gadhi 3 [18]

References
  1. "RGG2 before Nagarjuna." The Times of India. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. Dasagr, Madhuri; hi. "Ohmkar's call of the sixth sense". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "Sixth Sense will be a game-changer in television: Ohmkar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. "TV show 'Aata Juniors' to be back soon, Ohmkar to turn a judge - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. "Ohmkar's Sixth Sense 2 all set to premiere soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. "EXCLUSIVE: Omkar Brings Avika Gor And Ashwin To Pradeep's KTUC Ahead Of Raju Gari Gadhi 3". ZEE5 News. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. "Sixth Sense 3 Teaser: Bigg Boss Telugu 3 actors Ravikrishna, Rohini, Himaja & Siva Jyothi to reunite again". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. "Ohmkar's Sixth Sense season 3 to premiere on November 9 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. "Bigg Boss helping Omkar's Ishmart Jodi". Telugu Chronicle. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. Murthy, Neeraja (9 June 2020). "COVID-19: How Ohmkar connected to television audiences with a virtual 'iShmart Jodi Special'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. "Ohmkar's show 'Ishmart Jodi' to premiere on February 23; watch latest teaser - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  12. "First teaser of Ohmkar's new show Dancee+ is out; here's how Twitterati reacted - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  13. Palla, Sravani (24 October 2020). "ఢీ జోరుకు బ్రేక్‌ వేయబోతున్న ఓంకార్‌ అన్నయ్య". TeluguStop.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  14. Genius Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Genius by Times of India, retrieved 14 December 2020
  15. "Acham Thavir (2013) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Raigad - BookMyShow". in.bookmyshow.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  16. "Raju Gari Gadhi Telugu Movie Review | Raju Gari Gadhi Movie Review | Raju Gari Gadhi Movie Review | Omkar Raju Gari Gadhi Review | Ashwin Babu Raju Gari Gadhi Moive Review | Raju Gari Gadhi Telugu Review | Ashwin Babu Raju Gari Gadhi Review | Raju Gari Gadhi Cinema Review | Raju Gari Gadhi Review |Raju Gari Gadhi Twitter Updates | Omkar Raju Gari Gadhi Live Updates | Raju Gari Gadhi Movie Live Updates". 123telugu.com. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  17. "'Raju Gari Gadhi 2': The story of a soul that seeks revenge?". The News Minute. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. Raju Gari Gadhi 3 Movie Review {2/5}: Low on horror, retrieved 14 December 2020
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