Movie strong medium, feels cop

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Movies had fascinated K. Ramesh since his childhood. Now a law and order inspector of Kotturpuram police station in Chennai, Ramesh still see movies as a strong medium and does not hesitate to get involved whenever he gets a chance.

Ramesh has already acted in a few movies, notably with stars such as Suriya, and is still waiting for his big break.

His senior officers had been helping him fulfil his silver screen dream but have always advised him against taking a full-fledged plunge into tinsel town, though he always wanted to do it.

Seniors have advised Ramesh, who is 47-years-old, to have a steady government job because he has to take care of his family.

“I usually avoid negative characters. I would like to do roles of policemen. I will be happy if the filmmaker gives me role of good policemen,” Ramesh, a teetotaler, says.

He believes that though there are a lot of good hearted policemen in the department, films often portray cops with negative characters.

His colleagues keep asking him — some seriously and others jokingly — about his roles and next movies.

Many noticed his role as a Malayalam-speaking circus company owner who employs Suriya in 7am arivu and had appreciated his effort.

Born and brought up in a village Gudiyatham in Vellore district, Ramesh joined the police department as a sub-inspector and came to Chennai as an inspector six years ago.

Like majority of police personnel and film aspirants living in small towns in the state, Chennai was an attractive destination for him also.

Ramesh has so far not taken any remuneration for acting as he thinks he already has a paid job. Also he makes sure he does not spend too much of his leave at the shooting site. The shoots are over in a day or two as Ramesh usually does minor roles.

The police inspector likes movies of MGR, which always come with a message for the public. The young will accept messages if you narrate it properly, said Ramesh who may one day get out of his khaki to take the plunge into Kollywood.