Kanna Ravi

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Kanna Ravi
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

Kanna Ravi is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making his film debut in the Tamil film Veera (2018), he has been in films including Kaithi (2019) and Rathasaatchi (2022).

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Career

Kanna Ravi began his acting career in 2012, training under the guidance of Balu Mahendra, and initially worked on a number of short films. [1] Notably, he played the lead role in Dheeraj Vaidy's original pilot sort film Jil Jung Juk, as well as a pivotal role in the web series Livin. He made his film debut through Veera (2018), working alongside actor Kreshna. He was later seen in films including Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi (2019) and Sri Ganesh's Kuruthi Aattam (2022), where he worked alongside Atharvaa. [2]

He played his first role as the main protagonist in Rafiq Ismail's Rathasaatchi (2022), an action drama based on Jeyamohan's short story Kaithigal. [1] [3]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2018 Veera Sura Murugan [4]
2019 Kaithi Ajas Ahmed
2021 Mandela Mathi
2022 Saani Kaayidham Maari
Kuruthi Aattam Muthu
Rathasaatchi Appu
2024 Lover Madhan

Streaming television

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2017Livin YouTube [5]
2019-present Fingertip Zee5 [6]
2024 Inspector Rishi Ayyanar Amazon Prime Video [7]
2025Madurai Paiyanum Chennai PonnumTBA Aha Tamil [8]

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