Rahul Ravi

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Rahul Ravi
Born
Rahul T Raveendran

(1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 35)
Alma materSt Antonys High School, Pazhuvil
Matha College of Technology ,
ICFAI
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
  • Television Host
Years active2013–present
Parent(s)Ravi Rami
Kshema

Rahul Ravi is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut in the Malayalam series Ponnambili and is best known for playing the lead role in the multilingual drama Nandini , thus establishing himself in the South Indian Television industry. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

After completing his B.Tech. and MBA degrees, he became a model and emerged as the second runner-up in the Hairomax Beautiful hair competition 2011. After debuting in the Malayalam film industry as an antihero in the film Dolls , he essayed the lead roles in films like Kattumakkan and Dial 1091.

In 2015, he was part of the Malayalam television serial Ponnambili in Mazhavil Manorama opposite Malavika Wales, playing the lead role of Haripadmanabhan. The serial became a hit. He then signed on to be a part of the Tamil supernatural television show Nandini headed by Raj Kapoor and produced by Khushbu. He had also hosted the fourth season of popular reality Show D4 Dancer. [4] then he acted in the hit Tamil serial Kannana Kanne as Yuva, one of the primary protagonists.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2013 Dolls Dr.Anoop Malayalam Debut
Oru Indian Pranayakadha Johan
2014Dial 1091Rahul
2016 Kattumakkan Rahul
2017 Jomonte Suvisheshangal Tessa's husband
2022KaypakkaSurya
2023Chethilo Cheyyesi Cheppu BavaSuresh Telugu Post Production
Bhagavanth Kesari Karthik
2024DNA'"ParthiMalayalam

Television

Serials
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2015–2016PonnambiliHaripadmanabhan Mazhavil Manorama Malayalam [5]
2017–2018 Nandini Arun Rajasekhar Sun TV
Udaya TV
Tamil
Kannada
Bilingual serial [6]
2019 Nandini 2 Udaya TV Kannada Cameo Appearance
2019–2020 Chocolate Vikram Sethumadhavan / Roshan Surya TV Malayalam [7]
Chocolate Vikram Sanjay Kumar Sun TV Tamil [8]
2020–2023 Kannana Kanne Yuvraj "Yuva" Kodeeshwaran Sun TV [9]
2021 Abhiyum Naanum YuvaSpecial Appearance
Anbe Vaa
Kanakanmani Himself Surya TV Malayalam
2022 Kayal Yuva Sun TV Tamil
2023Vontari GulabiSS Balu Gemini TV Telugu
2024- present Marumagal Prabhu Sun TV Tamil
Shows
YearTitleChannelRoleLanguageNotes
2015/2018 Onnum Onnum Moonu Mazhavil Manorama Guest Malayalam Talk show
2016Comedy CircusCelebrity JudgeReality show
Uggram Ujjwalam
D3
Minute To Win It ContestantGame show
2017 D4 Junior Vs Senior HostReality show [10]
2018Nandhini Kudumbam Sun TV Himself Tamil Special show
2019 Red FM Malayalam music awards Surya TV Host Malayalam Award show
2020/2021 Vanakkam Tamizha Sun TV Guest Tamil
2020Yaarappa Indha Ponnu SpecialYuvraj "Yuva"
2021Rowdy BabyContestantAlong with Lakshmi S Nair
Poova Thalaya
Puthande VarugaHimself
2022Maathi YosiContestant
Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri Mazhavil Manorama Celebrity Judge Malayalam Reality show
Maathi Yosi Sun TV Contestant Tamil
Maathi Yosi
Super SamayalAlong with Nimeshika
Ullathai AllithaYuvraj "Yuva"Deepavali Special Show; Along with Nimeshika
Maathi YosiContestant
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2023City Pasanga Sutti PonnugaContestant

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