Rahul Ravi is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut in the Malayalam series Ponnambili and is best known for playing the lead role in the multilingual drama Nandini, thus establishing himself in the South Indian Television industry.[1][2][3]
Rahul Ravi | |
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| Born | Rahul T Raveendran 20 May 1989 |
| Alma mater | St Antonys High School, Pazhuvil Matha College of Technology , ICFAI |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Parent(s) | Ravi Rami Kshema |
Biography edit
After completing his B.Tech. and MBA degrees, he became a model and emerged as the second runner-up in the Hairomax Beautiful hair competition 2011. After debuting in the Malayalam film industry as an antihero in the film Dolls, he essayed the lead roles in films like Kattumakkan and Dial 1091.
In 2015, he was part of the Malayalam television serial Ponnambili in Mazhavil Manorama opposite Malavika Wales, playing the lead role of Haripadmanabhan. The serial became a hit. He then signed on to be a part of the Tamil supernatural television show Nandini headed by Raj Kapoor and produced by Khushbu. He had also hosted the fourth season of popular reality Show D4 Dancer.[4] then he acted in the hit Tamil serial Kannana Kanne as Yuva, one of the primary protagonists.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dolls | Dr.Anoop | Malayalam | Debut |
| Oru Indian Pranayakadha | Johan | |||
| 2014 | Dial 1091 | Rahul | ||
| 2016 | Kattumakkan | Rahul | ||
| 2017 | Jomonte Suvisheshangal | Tessa's husband | ||
| 2022 | Kaypakka | Surya | ||
| 2023 | Chethilo Cheyyesi Cheppu Bava | Suresh | Telugu | Post Production |
| Bhagavanth Kesari | Karthik |
Television edit
- Serials
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Ponnambili | Haripadmanabhan | Mazhavil Manorama | Malayalam | [5] |
| 2017–2018 | Nandini | Arun Rajasekhar | Sun TV Udaya TV |
Tamil Kannada |
Bilingual serial[6] |
| 2019 | Nandini 2 | Udaya TV | Kannada | Cameo Appearance | |
| 2019–2020 | Chocolate | Vikram Sethumadhavan / Roshan | Surya TV | Malayalam | [7] |
| Chocolate | Vikram Sanjay Kumar | Sun TV | Tamil | [8] | |
| 2020–2023 | Kannana Kanne | Yuvraj "Yuva" Kodeeshwaran | Sun TV | [9] | |
| 2021 | Abhiyum Naanum | Yuva | Special Appearance | ||
| Anbe Vaa | |||||
| Kanakanmani | Himself | Surya TV | Malayalam | ||
| 2022 | Kayal | Yuva | Sun TV | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Vontari Gulabi | SS Balu | Gemini TV | Telugu |
- Shows
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/2018 | Onnum Onnum Moonu | Mazhavil Manorama | Guest | Malayalam | Talk show |
| 2016 | Comedy Circus | Celebrity Judge | Reality show | ||
| Uggram Ujjwalam | |||||
| D3 | |||||
| Minute To Win It | Contestant | Game show | |||
| 2017 | D4 Junior Vs Senior | Host | Reality show[10] | ||
| 2018 | Nandhini Kudumbam | Sun TV | Himself | Tamil | Special show |
| 2019 | Red FM Malayalam music awards | Surya TV | Host | Malayalam | Award show |
| 2020/2021 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Sun TV | Guest | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Yaarappa Indha Ponnu Special | Yuvraj "Yuva" | |||
| 2021 | Rowdy Baby | Contestant | Along with Lakshmi S Nair | ||
| Poova Thalaya | |||||
| Puthande Varuga | Himself | ||||
| 2022 | Maathi Yosi | Contestant | |||
| Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri | Mazhavil Manorama | Celebrity Judge | Malayalam | Reality show | |
| Maathi Yosi | Sun TV | Contestant | Tamil | ||
| Maathi Yosi | |||||
| Super Samayal | Along with Nimeshika | ||||
| Ullathai Allitha | Yuvraj "Yuva" | Deepavali Special Show; Along with Nimeshika | |||
| Maathi Yosi | Contestant | ||||
| Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | ||||
| 2023 | City Pasanga Sutti Ponnuga | Contestant |
References edit
- ^ "Here's the man who dared to gatecrash Prithviraj's wedding reception". OnManorama.
- ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi missing after landing in legal trouble with wife". The Times of India. 14 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi Granted Anticipatory Bail In Harassment Case Filed By Wife Lakshmi". News18. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ M, Athira (15 June 2017). "On the road to stardom". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "പൊന്നമ്പിളിയിലെ പൊന്നുവും ഹരിയും ശരിക്കും പ്രണയത്തിലാണോ?". malayalam.filmibeat.com. 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Rahul Ravi gets nostalgic about 'Nandini' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Rahul Ravi to play Vikram on Chocolate - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi looks unrecognizable in these pictures; take a look - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kannana Kanne yet another new serial in Sun TV". The Times of India.
- ^ "'D4 Junior Vs Senior' on Mazhavil Manorama - Times of India". The Times of India.