Raghu Ram: News

Popularly known for being the angry and aggrieved judge on 'MTV Roadies', Raghu Ram Ambadapudi is an actor and television producer. MTV India gave a kick start to Ram's career when he supervised a few shows on the same channel, including 'MTV Love Line' with VJs Malaika Arora and Cyrus Broacha and a few seasons of 'MTV Select'. He appeared in his first reality show 'Indian Idol' in 2004; he was rejected due to objectionable traits and inefficient singing abilities. Much before this, in 2000, he proposed the idea of 'MTV Roadies' to MTV India. 'Roadies' gained popularity from its second season, and Ram was made the executive producer of the show. In 2008, he launched 'MTV Splitsvilla', which is one of the most popular love-based reality shows of India. In 2014, he left 'Roadies' and launched his web series 'A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend' and launched the reality show 'Dropout Pvt Ltd'. He married singer Natalie Di Luccio in 2018, and the couple was blessed with a baby boy in 2020. He was previously married to actress Sugandha Garg. Ram also published his autobiography titled 'Rearview'.