Ram Pothineni is arguably one of the most popular and successful young stars in the Telugu film industry. The versatile performer enjoys a strong fan following due to his energetic dancing skills and solid screen presence. He got the biggest hit of his career with
Puri Jagannadh's iSmart Shankar
, which made over Rs 75 crore at the box office in India.
iSmart Shankar featured Ram Pothineni as the titular character of a contract killer Shankar, who manages to escape after murdering a politician, helps the police find the murderer when an officer's memory is transferred to him. For Ram, iSmart Shankar was a big breakthrough and catapulted him to a different level.
Ram Pothineni has played some excellent roles in his fourteen-year career in the Telugu film industry. From a fun-loving Devdas in Devadasu to playing a happy go lucky guy Sanju in Hello Guru Prema Kosame, Ram has played diverse roles in his career. Apart from all the characters that Ram played, his portrayal of Shankar in iSmart Shankar was lauded the most.
The film's success has also been attributed to its hit tracks. Dimaak Kharaab, iSmart title song and Zindabad Zindabad are some of the quite popular songs. The film was a musical hit.
Melody Brahma Mani Sharma
gave us some of the best songs that Tollywood has ever witnessed.
Nabha Natesh and Nidhhi Agerwal
have romanced Ram in the film, and the duo presence in the songs was one of the major attractions in the movie.
iSmart Shankar also stars Satyadev Kancharana, Puneet Issar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde, Madhusudhan Rao and Aziz Naser. Produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur under the banner of Puri Connects in association with Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies, the film had released on July 18, 2019. Well, the Puri Jagannadh directorial film completes a year and moviegoers are nostalgic, and they made
#1YearforiSmartShankar
trend on Twitter.