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| Alma mater | University of Calicut |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
Aditi Ravi is an Indian model and actress, who appears in Malayalam films. She pursued a career in modelling before becoming an actress, debuting with a commercial for The Times of India during her college education. She made her acting debut with the 2014 film Angry Babies in Love , in a supporting role. Her first female lead role was in the 2017 film Alamara .
Aditi was born at Thrissur, Kerala, in India as the daughter of Ravi and Geetha. She has two siblings—Rakesh (brother) and Rakhi (sister). She graduated with a degree from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur. Aditi currently resides in Kochi. [1]
She began her modelling career during her college education, she was selected after applying for appearing in a commercial for The Times of India . Later she acted in a number of commercials for various brands. [1] She debuted as an actress in 2014, in a supporting role in the Malayalam romantic-drama film Angry Babies in Love , directed by Saji Surendran. She played the role, Maria, a model coordinator in a modelling agency. Before the film released, she was cast in two more films, Third World Boys and Beware of Dogs in the same year. She played Teena in Beware of Dogs. In 2014, she also appeared in the music video, Yelove , alongside Siddharth Menon, she was voiced by Shreya Ghoshal. [2] She appeared in her first female lead role in 2017 with the film Alamara , opposite Sunny Wayne. She was selected after auditioning for the role. [3] The film directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas was a satirical comedy surrounding around the custom of gifting a cupboard as part of dowry in Kerala weddings. [4] Some other films are Aadhi , directed by Jeethu Joseph, and Tick Tock. [5]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Angry Babies in Love | Maria | ||
| Beware of Dogs | Teena | |||
| 2015 | Kohinoor | Freddy's Lover | ||
| Idhu Enna Maayam | Nithya | Tamil debut | ||
| 2017 | Alamara | Swathi | [6] | |
| Adventures of Omanakuttan | Honey 4 | |||
| Udaharanam Sujatha | Athira Krishnan IAS | Cameo appearance | ||
| Lavakusha | Minnah | |||
| Chembarathipoo | Diya | [7] | ||
| 2018 | Aadhi | Anjana | [8] | |
| Kuttanadan Marpappa | Dr.Jessy | [9] | ||
| Naam | Neha John | [10] | ||
| 2021 | The Last Two Days | Merlin | ||
| 2022 | Pathaam Valavu | Seetha | [11] | |
| 12th Man | Aarthy | [12] | ||
| Kuri | Manjima | |||
| Peace | Renuka | [13] | ||
| 2023 | Christopher | Ashwini Trimurthi | [14] | |
| Neru | Nikhila Jayachandran | [15] | ||
| 2024 | Big Ben | Lovely | [16] | |
| Hunt | Dr.Sarah | [17] | ||
| Year | Title | Cast | Director |
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| 2014 | Yelove | Siddharth Menon | Ajit Mathew |
| 2015 | Yami |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Ellam Theppu | Suhra | Hakkim | ||
| 2021 | Ente Narayanikku | Ann / Narayani | Varsha | ||
| 2021 | Insta Gramam | Mridul Nair | Web series |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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| 2019 | 21st Asianet Film Awards | Best Character Actress | Kuttanadan Marpappa | Nominated |
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