Kushee Ravi

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Kushee Ravi
Born
Sushmitha Ravi

23 January 1993
Nationality Indian
Alma materSSMRV College
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
SpouseRakesh Kumar
Children1

Sushmitha Ravi, known as Kushee Ravi, is an Indian actress who works in Kannada and Telugu-language films. Kushee made her debut with the Kannada film Dia (2020). [1] [2]

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Early life

Sushmitha Ravi (aka) Kushee Ravi as her screen name, was born in Bangalore. She graduated from SSMRV College, Bangalore. [3]

Career

Kushee Ravi made here debut through the Kannada movie The Great Story of Sodabuddi (2016) under the stage name of Sushmitha. [4] She received her breakthrough with Dia (2020), which opened to critical acclaim and was a commercial success. [5] [1] She was then seen in the horror film Spooky College which opened to mixed reviews. She was signed to play a role in the movie Nakshe but the film has been delayed. [6] [7] [8] [9] In 2023, she signed her first Telugu movie Pindam, which opened to positive reviews with praise for her performance. [10]

She will be seen in Case of Kondana co-starring Vijay Raghavendra and Bhavana Menon directed by Devi Prasad shetty, [11] and Full Meals co-starring Likith Shetty under debutant Vinayaka. [12]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2016 The Great Story of Sodabuddi credited as Sushmitha [4]
2020 Dia Dia Swaroop SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
[1]
[13]
[14]
2023 Spooky College Khushi [6]
Pindam Mary Telugu film [10]
2024 Case of Kondana Dr. Sahana [11]
TBAFull Meals†NRI GirlPost Production [15]
Son of Mutthana†TBAShooting in Progress [16]

Short films

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2019Jaatare [17]
2021IkshanaAnu [18]
2022Sangama SamagamaNaina [19]
Everything is PossiblePoornaReleased on Namma Flix [17]

Music videos

YearTitleComposerSinger(s)NotesRef.
2021AdipoliSiddhukumar Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sivaangi K. Tamil song [20]
2022NeenilladeVismaya JagaSathya Radhakrishna [21]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2020 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Dia Nominated [13]
Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardBest Actor (Female)Won [22]
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [14]

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