Kavin (actor)

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Kavin Raj
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Kavin in 2018
Born
Kavin Raj

(1990-06-22) 22 June 1990 (age 34)
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film
  • Television Host
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Monica David
​
(m. 2023)​

Kavin Raj is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made a transition from the small screen to the silverscreen. [1] In the beginning of his career, he made a name for himself by playing the character Vettaiyan, a villain turned into a hero in the television series Saravanan Meenatchi . In 2019, Kavin was a contestant on Bigg Boss (Season 3) . [2] He got his breakthrough by starring as a lead in successful movies such as Lift (2021) [3] and Dada (2023). [4]

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Career

While completing his education at Loyola College, Kavin attended auditions with Star Vijay. His first appearance in television serials was through the college version of Kana Kaanum Kaalangal , where he appeared as a student. He continued working on Star Vijay, appearing in supporting roles in the serials Thayumanavan and in the 1st season of Saravanan Meenatchi . In the second season of Saravanan Meenatchi , Kavin was initially given an antagonist role but, during the course of the show, his character of Vettaiyan went through a character arc and became the main lead. He won positive critical acclaim for his performance and won the Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actor Male for 2015. [5] [6] After the end of season 2, Kavin opted not to act in any more television serials and stated his intentions of breaking into the Tamil film industry. [7]

Kavin played a supporting role in S. R. Prabhakaran's Sathriyan (2017) and the lead role in Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma (2019) during late 2016. Prior to these films, he appeared in small, insignificant roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Pizza (2012) and Ravikumar's Indru Netru Naalai (2015). [8] [9] Sathriyan, featuring Vikram Prabhu and Manjima Mohan, eventually opened to mixed reviews and Kavin's role as a doctor opposite Aishwarya Dutta in the film also was met with a mixed response. [10] [11] Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma saw him associate with director Shiva Aravind, whom he became acquainted with during his stint with Star Vijay. They developed the script together. [12] [13] In the film, he played a man whose life changes after meeting the film's main character, played by Remya Nambeesan. The film went through several delays as the producer was keen to have a wide release across Tamil Nadu. [14] The film was ultimately released in 2019 to mixed reviews. [15] [16]

Kavin became known because of his participation in the third season of Bigg Boss Tamil, [17] after which he was cast as the lead actor in Lift, directed by Vineeth Varaprasad and released on OTT which is opened to positive response . [18] [19] He worked as an assistant director in Doctor (2021). His romantic web series titled Akash Vaani released on February 11, 2022. [20] He went to star in critically acclaimed and commercially successful movie Dada . [21] In 2024, his movie Star was released to positive to mixed reviews. [22] [23] [24]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmsRoleNotesRef.
2012 Pizza Ghost researcherUncredited roles
2015 Indru Netru Naalai Anu's imaginary husband
2017 Sathriyan Chandran
2019 Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma ShivaDebut as lead role
2021 Lift GuruprasadLead role
2023 Dada ManikandanLead role
2024 Star KalaiLead role [25]
Kiss†TBAFilming
Mask†TBAFilming

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformRef.
2022 Akash Vaani Akaash Aha Tamil [26]

Television

YearSerial / ShowRoleChannelNotes
2011–2012 Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloori Salai Season 2Siva Star Vijay
2013–2014 Thayumanavan Vicky
2012–2013 Saravanan Meenatchi Murugan
2013–2016 Saravanan Meenatchi Season 2 Saravana Perumal "Saravanan" (Vettaiyan)Lead Role
2019 Bigg Boss Tamil - Season 3 ContestantWalked Out with 5 Lakhs
2021 Bigg Boss Tamil - Season 4 Guest
2022 Bigg Boss Tamil - Season 5 Guest
2023 Bigg Boss Tamil - Season 6 Guest

Host

Music Video

Awards

Awards
YearAwardShow / FilmRoleReference
2015Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actor Male Saravanan Meenatchi Vettaiyan
2019Game Changer Award Bigg Boss Tamil 3
2019Behindwoods Gold Medal Awards for Most Popular Person on Television Bigg Boss Tamil 3
2019Chennai Times Most Desirable Man on Television
2019Chennai Times Most Desirable Man on 6th position
2020Viral Song of the Year 2019 Bigg Boss Tamil 3 "We are the boyz"
2021Chennai Times Most Desirable Man (16th Position)
2022Best Actor Male OTT - Blacksheep Digital Awards Lift
2023People's Favourite Actor Of The Year - Behindwoods Gold Icons 2023 Dada

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References

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  2. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3 fame Kavin still enjoys video games; watch". timesofindia.com. 11 September 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Three friends and Remya Nambeesan!". The Times of India .
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