Hailed as one of the highest-paid actresses of her time, Ramya Krishnan was the top heroine in the Tamil and Telugu cinema in the 90s. Ramya made her acting debut with the Malayalam film, Neram Pularumbol, however, the film got delayed. She then went on to star in a few supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu.
In 1993, she made her Hindi film debut with Yash Chopra’s Parampara, which was followed by films like Khalnayak, Chaahat, Banarasi Babu, Criminal, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Shapath. In an acting career spanning more than four decades, Ramya Krishnan has worked in more than 200 films across five languages. In 2015, Ramya’s portrayal of ‘Rajamata Sivagami Devi’ in Baahubali: The Beginning and its sequel, Baahubali: The Conclusion was highly appreciated.
Even at the age of 54, Ramya continues to work and is one of the highest-paid actresses in the South Indian film industry. If reports are to be believed, the actress reportedly charges a whopping sum of Rs. 3-4 crore for a single film. Apart from her professional achievements, Ramya had garnered attention for her controversial affair with director, KS Ravikumar. Let us read on to know more about it.
Ramya Krishnan had an affair with an already-married director, KS Ravikumar
After a four-year break from the Tamil film industry, Ramya played the lead role opposite Rajinikanth in the 1999 film, Padayappa. During the shooting of Padayappa, Ramya worked with filmmaker, KS Ravikumar, and the duo became good friends. Soon they worked together in two more films, Paattali (1999) and Panchatanthiram (2002).
Soon their friendship turned into love, but Ravikumar was already a married man when he fell in love with Ramya. Despite being aware of his marital status, Ramya continued her extra-marital affair with Ravikumar
Ramya Krishnan allegedly demanded Rs. 75 lakhs to get an abortion
Ramya and Ravikumar’s affair rumours garnered a lot of attention and raised many eyebrows. There were many reports at that time which stated that Ramya got pregnant with Ravikumar’s child. When Ravikumar decided to end his affair with Ramya, the actress reportedly demanded Rs. 75 lakhs to get an abortion. As per reports, KS Ravikymar paid Ramya a hefty sum, after which they parted ways with each other. Though it was one of the most scandalous affairs of the South Indian film industry, there is no verified proof of this.
Ramya Krishnan married National Award-winning director, Krishna Vamsi
After ending her affair with Ravikumar, Ramya married filmmaker, Krishna Vamsi in 2003. The two have an age gap of eight years, and at the time of their marriage, Ramya was 33, and Krishna was 41. In 2005, the couple welcomed their first child, a baby boy, whom they named Ritwik Vamsi.
Over the years, Ramya Krishnan has won three Nandi Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize, and four Filmfare Awards. Despite achieving all these heights in her career, Ramya has shown no signs of slowing down and keeps on signing big-budget films.
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