Indian television presenter and film director
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 Ohmkar in 2019 |
| Born | (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 43)
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| Education | GBR College, Anaparthi |
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| Occupations | - Film Director
- Television Presenter
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| Spouse |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | Ashwin Babu (brother) |
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Ohmkar is an Indian television presenter and film director 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. He is best known for producing and hosting television shows Maayadweepam, Aata and Sixth Sense.[2] He is known for directing the Raju Gari Gadhi film series.
Early and personal life
Ohmkar was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was born into a Telugu-language speaking Hindu family. His father N. V. 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 their other brother Kalyan Babu is a producer. His sister name is Srivalli.
He holds a bachelor's degree in Physiotheraphy from GBR AC Campus, Anaparthi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. He married Swaroopa in 2011 and the couple have 1 child.
Career
2005–2011: Career in television
Ohmakar made his debut into television as a video jockey in the music show Ankitham on Gemini Music (Previously 'Aditya Music'). In 2005, he created and presented dance reality show Aata on Zee Telugu. This show became widely popular on Telugu Television. People fondly started calling Ohmkar 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. Ohmkar started a film and television production company, OAK Entertainments, which is headed by his brother, Kalyan Babu.
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 did not perform well. He introduced his brother, Ashwin Babu, as an actor through the film. On the other side, he continued hosting television shows.
2015
He got his big success for directing Raju Gari Gadhi (2015), which was a huge commercial success. With the film, Ohmakar created the Raju Gari Gadhi series and directed two other films in the series, however, they did not perform as well as the first film.
