Ohmkar Explained

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.

Filmography

List of films directed!Year!Title!Notes!Ref.

2012	Genius	Nominated– SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu
2015	Raju Gari Gadhi		[3]
2017	Raju Gari Gadhi 2		[4]
2019	Raju Gari Gadhi 3

Television

!Year!Title!Role!Network!Notes

2006	Ankitham	VJ	Aditya Music	Television debut
2007	Aata Season 1	Host	Zee Telugu	Also creator of the show
	Maayadweepam 2007			Also producer and creator
2008	Aata Season 2			Also producer and creator
	Maayadweepam 2008			Also producer and creator
2009	Aata Juniors Season 1 and 2			Also producer and creator
	Maayadweepam 2009			Also producer and creator
2010	Aata Juniors Season 3 and 4			Also producer and creator
2009–2010	Challenge		Maa TV	Also producer and creator
	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Juniors		Zee Telugu
2010	Adrushtam		Maa TV	Also creator of the show
	Aata 2010		Zee Telugu	Also producer and creator
2011	Aata Juniors Season 5			Also producer and creator
	50-50 It's My Game Show		Maa TV
	Aata 2011		Zee Telugu	Also producer and creator
2012	Aata Juniors Season 6			Also producer and creator
2012–2013	100% Luck		Maa TV	Also creator of the show
2013	Maayadweepam 2013		Zee Telugu	Also producer and creator
2014	Maayadweepam 2014			Also producer and creator
2018	Sixth Sense Season 1		Star Maa	Also creator of the show[5]
	Aata Juniors Season 7	Judge	Zee Telugu	[6]
	Sixth Sense Kannada	Creator	Star Suvarna	[7]
2018–2019	Sixth Sense Season 2	Host	Star Maa	Also creator of the show[8]
2019	Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta Season 4	Guest	Zee Telugu	Episode 14[9]
2019–2020	Sixth Sense Season 3[10]	Host	Star Maa	Also creator of the show[11]
2020	Ishmart Jodi Season 1			[12] [13] [14]
2020–2021	Dancee Plus Season 1			Also creator of the show[15] [16]
2021	Comedy Stars Season 1 & 2	Producer		Also creator of the show
	Sixth Sense Season 4	Host		Also producer and creator
	Maayadweepam 2021		Zee Telugu
2021–2022	Ishmart Jodi Season 2	Host	Star Maa	Also producer and creator
2022	Comedy Stars Dhamaka	Producer	Star Maa
	Dance Ikon	Host	Aha and Gemini TV	Also creator of the show[17]
2023	Sixth Sense Season 5	Host	Star Maa	Also producer and creator

References

1. Web site: 2018-05-02. RGG2 before Nagarjuna... 2020-12-14. The Times of India. en.
2. Web site: Dasagr. Madhuri. hi. Ohmkar's call of the sixth sense. 2020-12-14. Telangana Today. en-US.
3. Web site: 2015-10-25. Raju Gari Gadhi Telugu Movie Review Raju Gari Gadhi Movie Review Raju Gari Gadhi Movie Review Omkar Raju Gari Gadhi Review Ashwin Babu Raju Gari Gadhi Movie Review Raju Gari Gadhi Telugu Review Ashwin Babu Raju Gari Gadhi Review Raju Gari Gadhi Cinema Review Raju Gari Gadhi Review Raju Gari Gadhi Twitter Updates Omkar Raju Gari Gadhi Live Updates Raju Gari Gadhi Movie Live Updates. 2020-12-14. 123telugu.com. en.
4. Web site: 2017-09-21. 'Raju Gari Gadhi 2': The story of a soul that seeks revenge?. 2020-12-14. The News Minute. en.
5. Web site: Sixth Sense will be a game-changer in television: Ohmkar - Times of India. 2020-12-14. The Times of India. en.
6. Web site: TV show 'Aata Juniors' to be back soon, Ohmkar to turn a judge - Times of India. 2020-12-14. The Times of India. en.
7. Web site: 2018-07-04. Star Suvarna to air Kannada version of Sixth Sense from 7th July. 2021-06-10. MediaNews4U. en-US.
8. Web site: Ohmkar's Sixth Sense 2 all set to premiere soon - Times of India. 2020-12-14. The Times of India. en.
9. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Omkar Brings Avika Gor And Ashwin To Pradeep's KTUC Ahead Of Raju Gari Gadhi 3. 2020-12-14. ZEE5 News. en.
10. Web site: Sixth Sense 3 Teaser: Bigg Boss Telugu 3 actors Ravikrishna, Rohini, Himaja & Siva Jyothi to reunite again. 2020-12-14. PINKVILLA. 20 November 2019. en.
11. Web site: Ohmkar's Sixth Sense season 3 to premiere on November 9 - Times of India. 2020-12-14. The Times of India. en.
12. Web site: 2020-03-03. Bigg Boss helping Omkar's Ishmart Jodi. 2020-12-14. Telugu Chronicle. en-US.
13. News: Murthy. Neeraja. 2020-06-09. COVID-19: How Ohmkar connected to television audiences with a virtual 'iShmart Jodi Special'. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-12-14. 0971-751X.
14. Web site: Ohmkar's show 'Ishmart Jodi' to premiere on February 23; watch latest teaser - Times of India. 2020-12-14. The Times of India. en.
15. Web site: First teaser of Ohmkar's new show Dancee+ is out; here's how Twitterati reacted - Times of India. 2020-12-14. The Times of India. en.
16. Web site: Palla. Sravani. 2020-10-24. ఢీ జోరుకు బ్రేక్‌ వేయబోతున్న ఓంకార్‌ అన్నయ్య. 2020-12-14. TeluguStop.com. te.
17. Web site: Ohmkar-hosted OTT dance show titled 'Dance Ikon'; winner to get a chance to choreograph 'Tollywood's top hero' - Times of India . 2022-06-24 . The Times of India . en.