Shankar Melkote

Acting

Shankar Melkote

Known for

Acting

Credits

43 titles

Shankar Melkote is an Indian comedian, supporting actor who appears in Telugu films and CEO of a marketing company in Hyderabad. He started his film career with Jandhyala's Srivariki Premalekha and went on to appear in 180 films. He is one of the speakers and writers at the Hyderabad Literary Festival.

Known for

Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli poster
3.5

Gopi's parents desperately want him to get married. When Laxmi comes into his life, he falls in love with her. Later, things change after Gopi travels to Bangalore and meets Priya

Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli

2006

No artwork available
7.8

Relangi Rajababu is such a 'nice guy' that he files a case against a girl who attempted to rape him, and did not succumb to her, because he wished to remain 'pure' for the woman he marries. After landing a job as an SI, his parents force him to get married because his dowry will be useful for his sister's wedding. No girl wants to marry him now, because they wonder if he is man enough since he rejected a girl like her. He ends up marrying a rich, plump girl Soundarya after his parents and family threaten to commit suicide if he doesn't accept the proposal. Now this 'nice guy' suddenly turns to other women and wants to divorce his fat wife. His attempts to make her grant him a divorce and whether he turns over a new leaf is the rest of the story.

Kithakithalu

2006

Aravinda Sametha... Veera Raghava poster
7.2

A young scion of a powerful family with a long history of violence decides to put an end to the bloodshed which leads him to a path of self discovery.

Aravinda Sametha... Veera Raghava

2018

Allare Allari poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Allare Allari

2007

No artwork available
NR

Raghava, an engineer, realises his lifelong dream when he buys a refurbished foreign car. However, the spirit of the car's previous owner controls the vehicle, leading to some unexpected incidents.

Karu Diddina Kapuram

1986

Nuvvu Naaku Nachav poster
7.5

Venky and Nandini's relationship changes from mere friendship to something that is more romantic. However, love only blossoms between the two after Nandini's marriage is fixed elsewhere.

Nuvvu Naaku Nachav

2001

Film credits

2010s · 13 titles

Aravinda Sametha... Veera Raghava poster
7.2

A young scion of a powerful family with a long history of violence decides to put an end to the bloodshed which leads him to a path of self discovery.

Aravinda Sametha... Veera Raghava

2018

Manam poster
7.1

A married couple die in an accident, leaving behind a son. As he grows up and becomes successful, he comes across reincarnations of his father and mother as youngsters, and vows to bring them back together.

Manam

2014

Dookudu poster
6.8

To protect his father recovering from a coma, a relentless cop must pose as the political leader his father always envisioned while hunting the men who tried to kill him.

Dookudu

2011

Pilla Zamindar poster
7.4

PJ is the grandson of a wealthy zamindar and an irresponsible youngster who is spoilt by the pampering and excessive money. His grandfather writes a will with several conditions before he dies. He writes the will that PJ will inherit his entire wealth only if he completes his graduation as a common man without any luxeries. The rest of the story is all about how PJ learns about values and life as he achieves his goal.

Pilla Zamindar

2011

Manamantha poster
6.9

Sairam, an assistant manager in a supermarket treads on an unethical path for a promotion, leading to dire consequences. Gayatri a thrifty housewife manages her middle class household. Mahitha's friend, a street child goes missing and she goes out of her way to find him. Abhiram, the bright student falls in love with Aira and pursues her. Four stories seemingly unrelated are all bound by one string called family.

Manamantha

2016

Gaganam poster
6.5

When terrorists hijack a plane from Chennai, a struggle with the pilots damages the engine forcing them to make an emergency landing in Tirupati. NSG commando Ravi is entrusted with rescue operations.

Gaganam

2011

Pappu poster
NR

A healthy man, who is unlucky in life and is always taken for granted, falls in love with his employer's daughter. However, when she gets kidnapped, he is sent to rescue her.

Pappu

2010

Nannavanu poster
NR

When Sanjana, a wealthy woman, realises that she was murdered by a politician in her previous life, she hires a struggling lawyer, Bharadwaj, to seek justice.

Nannavanu

2010

Sudigaadu poster
6.8

Shiva, born with heroic powers, can stop bullets. He decides to take revenge against his sworn enemy, Thikkal Reddy, in order to rescue his kidnapped parents.

Sudigaadu

2012

Betting Bangarraju poster
6.0

Betting Bangarraju is all about a person who took 5 years to finish his degree but never failed in betting. By his capable calculations he always succeeded in all the bets. Such a character when it comes across a damsel what happens next is all the movie about.

Betting Bangarraju

2010

Karthikeya poster
6.3

Nikhil Siddharth and Swathi Reddy are back once again onscreen with Karthikeya. The mystery of the Subramanian Swamy temple which has remained closed for years is the crux of the movie. Local people in the village are curious why the temple has been locked up for years? The lead protagonists take the initiative to solve the mystery.

Karthikeya

2014

Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu poster
NR

Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu depicts the life journey and success of a legendary man who came to be known as the father of Telugu cinema.

Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu

2019

No artwork available
NR

Pallavi falls in love with a man who does not share her feelings. Determined to not let go of her hope that sincerity in love will always bring two people together, Pallavi overcomes many obstacles to impress the guy she loves most.

Hum Tum

2014

2000s · 27 titles

Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli poster
3.5

Gopi's parents desperately want him to get married. When Laxmi comes into his life, he falls in love with her. Later, things change after Gopi travels to Bangalore and meets Priya

Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli

2006

No artwork available
7.8

Relangi Rajababu is such a 'nice guy' that he files a case against a girl who attempted to rape him, and did not succumb to her, because he wished to remain 'pure' for the woman he marries. After landing a job as an SI, his parents force him to get married because his dowry will be useful for his sister's wedding. No girl wants to marry him now, because they wonder if he is man enough since he rejected a girl like her. He ends up marrying a rich, plump girl Soundarya after his parents and family threaten to commit suicide if he doesn't accept the proposal. Now this 'nice guy' suddenly turns to other women and wants to divorce his fat wife. His attempts to make her grant him a divorce and whether he turns over a new leaf is the rest of the story.

Kithakithalu

2006

Allare Allari poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Allare Allari

2007

Nuvvu Naaku Nachav poster
7.5

Venky and Nandini's relationship changes from mere friendship to something that is more romantic. However, love only blossoms between the two after Nandini's marriage is fixed elsewhere.

Nuvvu Naaku Nachav

2001

Oka Raju Oka Rani poster
6.0

Ravi loves Preethi and wants to marry her but her father hates such unions due to her sister's failed love marriage. In an attempt to be with each other, they both plan to cheat her father.

Oka Raju Oka Rani

2003

Desamuduru poster
5.1

After Bala, who works for a TV channel, gets into trouble with a goon, he is sent away for an out-of-town assignment. There he meets and falls in love with a girl who gets kidnapped by a gangster.

Desamuduru

2007

Manmadhudu poster
7.5

Abhiram, a misogynist, works as a manager in his own advertising agency. When his uncle, the chairman, appoints Harika as an assistant manager, he mistreats her, but his hatred soon turns into love.

Manmadhudu

2002

Johnny poster
6.6

A martial arts coach struggles to earn money through fights in order to save his wife suffering from blood cancer.

Johnny

2003

Blade Babji poster
7.1

Blade Babji (Allari Naresh) is a pickpocket who takes up the mission of earning 4 crores to rescue the slum dwellers in his area from a builder. He and his gang go to Vizag and rob a bank. And they hide the loot in a building under construction. They were forced to go away for a month and when they return they find a police control room at the spot where they hidden their loot. In order to retrieve the loot, Blade Babji takes the position of newly joined Krishna Manohar (spoof of Pokiri) by kidnapping him. The rest of the story is all about the comedy of errors that followed.

Blade Babji

2008

Swagatam poster
3.5

Shailu (Anushka Shettyl) is a harried, ill-tempered businesswoman living in the United States, trying to care for her mother and young nephew and manage her bills. KK (Jagapati Babu), who with his young daughter opens a shop across the street from hers, helps her find a new perspective on her life. Shailu falls in love with KK, but when she declares her feelings for him learns that he already has a wife, Vidya (Bhumika Chawla). In flashback, the film relates the romance of KK and Vidya. In the past, KK was himself an abrasive businessman when he sought a mate at Jalaja Rao Marriage Bureau. Instead, he winds up courting and marrying Vidya, an employee. KK's dilemma is simplified by the fact that one of the women in his life is dying from chronic leukemia.

Swagatam

2008

Anandam poster
8.5

Two neighbors study in the same college, but hate each other immensely. A series of events changes their feelings when they unknowingly write to each other under alias names.

Anandam

2001

Nuvve Kavali poster
7.0

Childhood friends Tarun and Madhu do not realise they are in love until it's too late.

Nuvve Kavali

2000

Pellam Pichodu poster
NR

Srinu, a clerk in a chit fund company, leads a blissful life with his wife, Madhavi. However, she starts doubting him when his childhood friend, Priya, helps him out in his business endeavour.

Pellam Pichodu

2005

Anand poster
6.9

A rich guy falls in love with an independent and strong-minded girl, and moves into her simple neighborhood to earn her love.

Anand

2004

Shock poster
5.6

A man who leads a happy and harmonious life with his beloved wife is mistakenly shot at by encounter specialists. Thereafter, he is framed as a Maoist and imprisoned. Can he and his wife find a way to prove his innocence and avenge the injustice committed against them?

Shock

2006

Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule poster
7.0

Ganesh, an unemployed man, lands up in a company where Keerthi, the girl he loves, works but who is already engaged to someone else. Sudden incidents ruin his life and he again comes across her, but refuses to marry her.

Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule

2007

Donga Ramadu and Party poster
7.0

When petty thief Ramakrishna seeks refuge in the village of Kotayya after a botched con, he decides to masquerade as the long-lost grandson of the village's philosopher founder -- thus inheriting the man's property. But trouble comes in the form of a beautiful investigative reporter, who quickly recognizes him as an imposter -- and with whom Ramakrishna falls in love. Now, he must make himself worthy of her affection.

Donga Ramadu and Party

2003

Yuvatha poster
7.0

Yuvatha is a 2008 Telugu film directed by Parasuram starring Nikhil Siddharth and Aksha Pardasany in the Lead. It was released on 7 November 2008 to Rave Reviews and was declared a Super Hit at the Box Office. Babu (Nikhil Siddharth), an orphan brought up by his uncle and aunt believes that they swindled his property. Once when his uncle chides him, he leaves home for Hyderabad to stay with his friends, whom he trusts. Kind-hearted as he is, Babu believes that life is to be happy and make others happy. Babu meets Baby (Aksha Pardasany) accidentally and they become good friends. Whenever she is lonely, Babu along with his three friends, a software engineer, a security guard and an assistant film director cheer her up. Once during her birthday, some goons tease Baby and Babu thrashes them. Later they settle scores with Babu, but his friend, the assistant director, suffers grievous injuries.

Yuvatha

2008

Vishaka Express poster
NR

Visakha Express is a Suspense Thriller Movie. The basic plot of the story is taken from Strangers On A Train, which is about the two strangers and exchange of murders.

Vishaka Express

2008

Anasuya poster
6.4

A spine-chilling suspense thriller about a cat and mouse game between a budding journalist and motivated serial killer.

Anasuya

2007

Akasa Veedhilo poster
8.5

Suri and Padma give away one of their twin sons to Chandu and Indu, a couple who are unable to conceive a child. Complications arise in their lives when one of the boys is diagnosed with bone cancer.

Akasa Veedhilo

2001

Bangaru Babu poster
NR

Ravindra, the chairman of a college management board, wants to reform Hari, a short-tempered student who is addicted to drugs. But his insistence on changing Hari begins affecting his personal life.

Bangaru Babu

2009

Raksha poster
6.0

Raksha, a young girl gets possessed by black magic. Her father desperate, takes help from doctors and psychiatrists, but nothing helps. Finally, a tantrik comes to the rescue and evil fails to God.

Raksha

2008

No artwork available
NR

Nageshwar loves Sridevi but has cancer so he tells her he loves Jaya so that she starts hating him. Jaya's brother forces him to marry her. He then comes to know he does not have cancer.

Premabhishekam

2008

No artwork available
NR

Telugu remake of the Malayalam film "4 the People" (2004).

Yuvasena

2004

Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu poster
10.0

Story of the film is simple. It is about a man who falls in love with a woman. That woman buys time till the climax of the film to get the time going. An element of crime is added with Prakash Raj character. The crime element got diluted and the love thread is not convincing enough.

Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu

2004

Satyabhama poster
6.0

A sand sculptor attends an art festival held in Goa, where he meets a girl who has anterograde amnesia. He falls in love with her and struggles to make a place in her heart.

Satyabhama

2007