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Besant Ravi | |
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| Born | R. Ravi Kumar 1 June 1970 [1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | R. Prabhavathy |
| Children | 2 |
Besant Ravi (born R. Ravi Kumar; 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor and stunt choreographer. He has played antagonistic supporting roles in Tamil, Hindi and several other Indian language films. [2] [3] [4]
Besant Ravi, who was born and brought up in Chennai, was a bike mechanic in his early stages of life, and all through his childhood days, he grew up watching film shootings near his house in Besant Nagar. He soon became familiar with the artists and technicians on the sets. Ravi is an expert in Mixed martial arts and boxing. He got his first break in cinema in the movie Lucky Man . [2] [3]
He got his first break in cinema in the movie Lucky Man , in which he performed a solo stunt, then he got trained professionally for cinema by stunt master Pandiyan. He started his career as a fighter and later moved into acting in several action sequences. Later, he got many offers to enter into the acting arena and got busy with acting. Director S. Shankar's Mudhalvan was noted among his projects. [2] [3]
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Adhu Idhu Yedhu | Contestant | Star Vijay | |
| 2021 | Survivor Tamil | Zee Tamil | ||
| 2021 | Master the Blaster | |||
| 2021 | Rowdy Baby | Sun TV | He participated with his wife, Prabhavathy | |
| 2022 | Joker Poker | Zee Tamil | ||
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