Shatru (actor)

Shatru
Born	M. Ramakrishna (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 40) Sarla, Odisha, India[1]
Alma mater	Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Spouse	Vinoothna

M. Ramakrishna (born 6 August 1984), known professionally as Shatru, is an Indian actor who appears and works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films.^[2] He is best known for his roles in the films Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016), Rangasthalam (2018), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), and Pushpa: The Rise (2021).^[3]

Early life and career

Ramakrishna was born into a Telugu-speaking family to M. Satyanarayana and M. Sarojini Devi in the Sarla village of the Bargarh district in Odisha. He completed a Bachelor's degree in microbiology from Ravenshaw University.^[4] Ramakrishna later moved to Hyderabad to pursue his acting career.^[5] After starring in several films in brief roles, including Leader (2010), Shatru had a breakthrough for his portrayal of Ramaraju in Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016).^[6] Shatru debuted in Tamil cinema with Kathakali (2016) before starring in Kadaikutty Singam (2018) where he played the antagonist.^[5] In a review of the film by the Deccan Chronicle, the reviewer wrote that "Telugu actor Shatru plays the villain and is suited for the role".^[7]

Filmography

Telugu films

Year	Film	Role	Ref.
2010	Leader	Dhanunjay's assistant
2011	Solo
2013	Alias Janaki	Mysa
	Attarintiki Daredi	Prameela's kidnapper
2014	Love You Bangaram	Nag
	Legend	Police Officer
	Aagadu	Durga
2015	Subramanyam for Sale	Bala
	Loafer	One of the Rama's Henchmen
2016	Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha	Ramaraju
	Eedu Gold Ehe
	Ism	Javed Bhai's henchmen
2017	Mister	Shatru
	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Pindaari tribal leader
	Duvvada Jagannadham	Badda Stephen Prakash
	Veedevadu	James
	Jai Lava Kusa	Jai's henchmen
	Raju Gari Gadhi 2	Goon
	PSV Garuda Vega	Yakub Ali	[8]
2018	Rangasthalam	Kasi
	Bharat Ane Nenu	Jagadish
	Sailaja Reddy Alludu	Rival of Shailaja Reddy
	Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Subbadu
	Padi Padi Leche Manasu	Dhanraj Pillai's henchman	[9]
2019	Kalki	Perumaallu	[10]
	Gaddalakonda Ganesh	Kasi
	George Reddy	Kishan Singh	[11]
2020	World Famous Lover	Patnaik
2021	Lakshya	Rahul	[12]
	Pushpa: The Rise	DSP Govindappa	[3]
2022	Bheemla Nayak	Nagaraju's assistant
	Acharya	Khilla
	Sita Ramam	Lieutenant Vikas
	Yashoda	Rishi IPS
	Top Gear	ACP Vikram
	Korameenu	Meesala Raju
2023	Ugram	Victor
	Narakasura	Keshava	[13]
	Vairam
	Ala Ninnu Cheri
2024	Devaki Nandana Vasudeva

Tamil films

Year	Film	Role
2016	Kathakali	Thamba's brother-in-law
2017	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Pindaari tribal leader
2018	Kadaikutty Singam	Kodiyarasu
2022	Theal	Paulraj
	Veerapandiyapuram	Karthi
	Pattathu Arasan	Sadagoppan
	Gatta Kusthi	Lokesh
2023	Chandramukhi 2	Vettaiyan Raja

Kannada films

Year	Film	Role
2019	Rustum	Banty Yadav

Television

Year	Work	Role	Network	Ref.
2021	11th Hour	Rajvardhan Rathore	Aha	[14]

References

1. "Odisha-born actor in Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa". 17 January 2022.
2. "Odia actor M Ramakrishna plays an important role in Pushpa movie". KalingaTV. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
3. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (18 December 2021). "'Pushpa - the Rise' movie review: Allu Arjun shoulders a story with a few sparkling moments, but Fahadh Faasil's role is a disappointment". The Hindu.
4. Otv, News Desk. "Pushpa-The Rise: Meet M Ramakrishna From Odisha Who Played A Key Role In The Flick". Pushpa-The Rise: Meet M Ramakrishna From Odisha Who Played A Key Role In The Flick. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
5. "Shatru in Karthi's film". The Hindu. 13 July 2018.
6. Uddagiri, Nikisha. "Satiate your cravings". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
7. Kavirayani, Suresh (16 July 2018). "Chinababu movie review: Karthi steals the show". Deccan Chronicle.
8. "Garuda Vega review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Rajasekhar, Pooja Kumar, Sunny Leone & Shraddha das".
9. "Padi Padi Leche Manasu review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Sharwanand and Sai Pallavi".
10. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (28 June 2019). "Kalki review: This Dr Rajashekar film is steeped in mythological references". The Hindu.
11. "George Reddy movie review: A missed opportunity". 24 November 2019.
12. "Lakshya movie review: The archer hits mark, but film fails to". The New Indian Express. 10 December 2021.
13. Sistu, Suhas (3 November 2023). "'Narakasura' review: Interesting revenge drama". The Hans India.
14. "11th Hour review: Tamannaah Bhatia tries her best, but is let down by the show's unflattering storyline". 11 April 2021.

External links

• Shatru at IMDb