Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil-language films. He has won and been nominated for numerous awards, twice-winning Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Karnataka State Awards for Best Actor and Best Story for his script for Hoomale, as well as Udaya TV and Suvarna TV Awards. Aravind is the host of the television show Weekend with Ramesh, which has had four successful seasons on Zee Kannada. 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 (1996), Ulta Palta (1997), O Mallige, Mungarina Minchu and Thutta Mutta completed a 100-day run, consecutively, that year. In 2022, Aravind was awarded an honorary doctorate degree 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 is acting in Shivaji Suratkal 2. Career Acting Ramesh Aravind has starrred in over 100 Kannada films, and other Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films as the leading man. As of June 2020, he is acting in the lead role in Kannada movies 100 and Bhairadevi. While studying at engineering college, Ramesh Aravind worked as an emcee at award functions, including an event celebrating the success of the film Sagara Sangamam (1983), where he met his long-term collaborator Kamal Haasan. He then started his television career hosting a show on Kannada television before working on a Kannada-language film titled Mouna Geethe, in which he had a supporting role. Prior to the release of the film, Aravind was approached by director K. Balachander who had been casting the role of Kamal Haasan for a Kannada version of the Tamil film Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973). After a brief audition, Balachander selected Aravind after being "impressed with his eyes" and cast him as the playboy character in Sundara Swapnagalu (1986), which released shortly before Mouna Geethe. Balachander then gave Aravind a small