Ramesh Aravind

Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who works in Kannada films and television. Aravind has appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil-language films. He has won and been nominated for numerous awards. He has won Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Karnataka State Awards for Best Actor. He received Best Story Award for his script for Hoomale. He has won Udaya TV award and Suvarna TV awards.

Aravind is the host of the television show Weekend with Ramesh, which has aired for five seasons on Zee Kannada so far. He also hosted Season 3 of Kannadada Kotyadhipati, the Kannada version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) appointed Aravind as the awareness ambassador for COVID-19.

Aravind's movies Anuraga Sangama, Karpoorada Gombe, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, Amrutha Varshini, America America (1997), Ulta Palta (1997), O Mallige, Mungarina Minchu and Thutta Mutta completed a 100-day run upon theatrical release.

He is the Brand Ambassador for 7 Wonders of Karnataka campaign jointly done by Suvarna News and Tourism Dept of Karnataka.

In 2022, Aravind was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to field of cinema by Rani Channamma University. Also in 2022, he was awarded the Dr. Shivarama Karanth Award for his services as an actor, director and resource person. Aravind directed the comedy film Rama Shama Bhama, and acted in the cult films Apthamitra, Pushpaka Vimana (2017) and Shivaji Surathkal. He will appear in Shivaji Surathkal 2 which was released all over cinema theatres on 14 April 2023.

His show Weekend With Ramesh Season 5 is streaming on Zee Kannada.

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.