Ramesh Pisharody

• Name — Ramesh Pisharody • Office1 — Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly • Constituency1 — Palakkad • Term Start1 — 21 May 2026 • Predecessor1 — Rahul Mamkootathil • Party — Indian National Congress • Birth Name — Ramesh T. V. • Born — 1 October 1981 • Birthplace — Alathur, Palakkad, Kerala, India • Spouse — Sowmya • Children — 3 • Occupation — * Actor • comedian • director • television presenter • politician • Website — https: rameshpisharody.com

Pisharody was born as the youngest son in the family and has four siblings. He studied his first and second grades at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Velloor. It was an English-medium school, where he made his mimicry debut by imitating a dog's barking for a musical drama. After putting pressure on his family, he was moved to a Malayalam-medium school from his third grade onward so that he could enjoy holidays on Saturdays. The new school had no school uniform. Since then, he has been participating in mimicry competitions. After winning second prize at a youth festival at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, he started getting stage programmes. In 2000, he joined Cochin Stallions, the mimicry troupe formed by actor Salim Kumar, where he worked for four years. Meanwhile, he completed his graduation in Politics from Dewaswom Board College, Thalayolaparambu. After which, he teamed up with mimicry artist Sajan Palluruthi and together they did several programmes.

He joined Salim Kumar's mimicry troupe Cochin Stallions when it was formed in 2000 and worked for four years. He also made his television debut in 2000 in an Onam-special program with Salim Kumar on Asianet. Three years later, he began working with comedians Sajan Palluruthy and Kalabhavan Prajod in the comedy program Comedy Show on Asianet. Later, he went on to work in more comedy programs in Asianet, such as Cinemala, Five Star Thattukada, and Comedy Cousins. It was while working in Cinemala he first met Dharmajan Bolgatty, both of them would later team up to form a comedy duo. When Asianet Plus was launched in 2005, Pisharody and Dharmajan co-hosted the comedy show Bluffmasters. The show was a breakthrough in their career and it ran for more than 450 episodes. Besides, he also frequently performs on stage as a stand-up comedian.

He debuted as a film actor through Positive (2008) in a prominent supporting role. Although his first release was Nasrani (2007) in which he played a minor role. He then went on to act in several Malayalam films, mostly in supporting roles. In the 2014 film To Noora with Love, he acted in a negative role. His first leading role was in the comedy film Kappal Muthalaali (2009). His other notable films include Celluloid (2013), Left Right Left (2013), Immanuel and Amar Akbar Anthony. In 2013, Dharmajan and Pisharody teamed again for the comedy series Badai Bungalow on Asianet with Pisharody as co-host (with Mukesh) and Dharmajan as actor. It aired for five years.

Pisharody made his directional debut in 2018 through the comedy-drama Panchavarnathatha starring Jayaram and Kunchacko Boban, which received favourable reviews and successful run at the box office. His second directional venture was Ganagandharvan with Mammootty. On 5 May 2026, following his election victory from the Palakkad Assembly constituency, Ramesh Pisharody announced a five-year break from films and stage shows to focus on public service in Palakkad.

Ramesh Pisharody had been associated with the Indian National Congress for several years before formally entering electoral politics. He frequently participated in Congress events, campaign programmes and public meetings across Kerala,. In March 2026, the Congress announced Pisharody as the United Democratic Front candidate for the Palakkad Assembly constituency in the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. The constituency witnessed a high-profile triangular contest between Pisharody, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sobha Surendran representing the NDA, and N. M. R. Razak backed by the Left Democratic Front. The Palakkad contest became one of the most closely watched battles of the election due to the constituency's history of close contests and the prominence of the candidates. During the campaign, Pisharody focused on local development issues including infrastructure, employment opportunities, agriculture, healthcare and public transport. His campaign style, which blended humour and public interaction with political messaging, attracted significant attention across Kerala media. In the election, Pisharody secured 62,199 votes and defeated Sobha Surendran, who received 49,052 votes, by a margin of 13,147 votes. LDF-backed candidate N. M. R. Razak finished third with 33,931 votes. Following his victory, Pisharody announced that he would take a temporary break from films, television programmes and stage performances to focus on his responsibilities as MLA and public service in Palakkad..

Ramesh is married to Soumya and the couple have three children.

• Year — Title — Role — Language — Notes • 2024 — Nagendran's Honeymoons — Paulose — Malayalam — Disney+ Hotstar

• Year — Film — Lead Cast — Notes • 2018 — Panchavarnathatha — Jayaram, Kunchacko Boban, Anusree — Directorial Debut • 2019 — Ganagandharvan — Mammootty, Vandana

• Year — Film — Dubbed for — Character • 2022 — Sita Ramam (Malayalam) — Vennela Kishore — Durjoy Sharma

• Year(s) — Program — Role — Channel — Notes • 2000 — Salam Saleem — Host — Asianet — TV debut • 2003–2004 — Comedy Nagar Second Street — Various roles — Asianet • Comedy Show — Host — Asianet • 2003–2009 — Cinemala — Various roles — Asianet — Also as script writer • 2004–2009 — Bluff Masters — Co-Host — Asianet Plus — with Dharmajan Bolgatty • 2006 — 5 Star Thattukada — Asianet — Serial • 2007 — Comedy Cousins — Co-Host — Asianet • 2008 — Minnum Tharam — Himself — Asianet • 2011 — Paattukalude Paattu — Surya TV — Serial • 2013–2018 — Badai Bungalow — Host — Asianet — Comedy/Celebrity talk show • 2015 — Cinema Chirima — Host — Mazhavil Manorama • 2015 — Ulagadana Raavu — Host — Flowers TV — Launch event • 2015–2017 — Evide Ellarkum Sugham — Host — DD Malayalam — Phone-in program • 2016–2017 — Home Minister — Co-Host — Amrita TV — Game show • 2017 — D3 — Celebrity Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Reality show • 2017 — Komedy Circus — Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Reality show • 2017 — Lal Salam — Himself — Amrita TV — Keerthi Chakra Promotion • 2018 — Thakarppan Comedy — Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Game show • 2018 — Comedy Utsavam — Judge — Flowers TV — Reality show • 2018 — Utsavam Super Star — Judge — Flowers TV — Reality show • 2018 — Comedy Stars Plus — Judge — Asianet Plus — Reality show • 2018 — Thamasha Bazaar — Himself — Zee Keralam — Comedy talk show • 2019–2020 — Big Salute — Host Judge — Mazhavil manorama — Reality show • 2019 — Paadam Namuk Paadam — Celebrity Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Reality show • 2020 — Comedy Stars Season 2 — Judge — Asianet — Reality show • 2020 — Top Singer — Grand finale Judge — Flowers TV — Reality show • 2022 — Top Singer Season 2 — Judge — Flowers TV — Reality show • 2020-2021 — Engane oru Bharyayum Bharthavum — Judge — Flowers TV — Reality show • 2020 — Utsavam With Lalettan — Host — Flowers TV — Christmas special program • 2021 — Super 4 Season 2 — Celebrity Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Reality show • 2021 — Star Magic — Mentor — Flowers TV — Game show • 2021-2022 — Funs Upon a time season 1 — Judge / Producer — Amrita TV — Reality show • 2021 — Lets Rock And Roll — Participant — Zee Keralam — Game show • 2021 — Aram+Aram=Kinnaram — Judge — Surya TV — Reality show • 2021 — Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri — Celebrity Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Reality show • 2022 — Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam — Special Jury — Zee Keralam — Reality show • 2022-2023 — Funs Upon a time season 2 — Judge / Producer — Amrita TV — Reality show • 2022-2023 — Star Comedy Magic — Mentor — Flowers TV — Game show • 2022 — Comedy Stars season 3 — Judge — Asianet — Reality show • 2023 — Funs Upon a time season 1 — Judge / Producer — Amrita TV — Reality show • 2023- 2024 — Kidilam — Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Reality show • 2023 — Rasakadhanayakan Jayaram — Host — Amrita TV — Special show • 2023-2025 — Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri 2 — Judge — Mazhavil Manorama — Reality show • 2024- present — Funs Upon a time season 4 — Judge / Producer — Amrita TV — Reality show • 2024 — Star Singer season 9 — Guest — Asianet — Reality show • 2024- present — Ormayilennum — Host — Amrita TV — Chat show • 2025-2026 — Bumper Chiri Unlimited Chiri — Judge — Mazhavil Manorama • 2026-present — Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri 3 — Judge — Mazhavil Manorama