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Personal life Ramasimhan is married to Amminiyamma and the couple has two daughters and two sons.

Religion In 2015, Ramasimhan said that he was a victim of child sexual abuse as he was abused by an ustad (teacher) at his madrasa at Meenangadi when he was eight years old. In December 2021, Ramasimhan announced that he was renouncing Islam and he and his wife have decided to convert to Hinduism, and has changed his name to Ramasimhan. He said the decision came after seeing disrespectful reactions by many Muslims who put laughing emoji to the news about the accidental death in a helicopter crash of then-Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat.

Politics Ramasimhan was an Kerala Students Union (KSU) leader during his school days. After that, he stayed away from politics for a long period. He left AAP within 15 days after election, alleging he found evidence for financial corruption within the party in Kerala. He said he also communicated the matter with Sarah Joseph who also left the party. In 2016, he contested in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from Koduvally constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. But lost to Karat Razak. In 2021, he resigned from BJP state committee, citing discontent to the party's then state leadership.

Filmography

Awards 1988 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director - Maamalakalkkappurath 1996 - 44th National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film - Rabia Chalikkunnu