Dev Ramnath

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Dev Ramnath
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DevRamnath
Born
Swaminath Raamanathan

Chennai
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2013 – present
OrganizationMadboys Creatives
Known forHappy to be single – First South Indian Web series,
Vellai Pookal

Swaminath Raamanathan, better known as Dev Ramnath, is an Indian actor and content producer, who appears in Tamil films. He was earlier credited as Abhinav [1] [2] until 2019, when he adopted his new name.

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Career

His first film was Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer (2013) as a college boy proposing to Manisha Yadav but the scenes didn't make the final cut. [1] He made his debut playing Nazriya Nazim's love interest in director Balaji Mohan's 2014 bilingual Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (Tamil)/ Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram (Malayalam). In 2016, he played the character of Mukundan in Nelson Venkatesan's critically acclaimed Oru Naal Koothu (2016). [3]

His first role as a central character was in the Tamil crime thriller Vellai Pookal (2019). [4] [5] He played the role of Ajay, a software engineer working in Microsoft and son of retired cop Rudhran (played by Vivek). The film was shot entirely in Seattle and released in April 2019 to highly positive reviews from critiques and audiences alike. His performance was well received with India Glitz [5] terming it “perfect as the typical Indian techie" and The New Indian Express [6] calling his performance "relatable and realistic".

He also produces content and commercials (web series, television commercials, digital brand films) under his production company Madboys Creatives. [7] He produced and acted in South India's first web series, Happy to be Single, [8] [9] distributed by Sony Music India with Anirudh Ravichander launching it.

Filmography

Web series

YearTitleRoleNote(s)Ref.
2013Happy to be SingleUdaySouth India's first web series [8] [9]
2020 PubGoa Varun
2021I Hate You - I Love You Multiple roles
2023 Sweet Kaaram Coffee Karthik

Movies

YearTitleRole(s)Note(s)Ref.
2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum VinodBilingual in Malayalam as Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram
2016 Oru Naal Koothu Mukundan [3]
2019 Vellai Pookal Ajay [4] [5]
2020 Mamakiki Kishore Zee5 Original Movie
2024 Por Arjun [10]
2024 Pechi Charan [11]

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