Ravi Raghavendra

Ravi Raghavendra
Born	Ravichander Raghavendra (1962-01-01) 1 January 1962 (age 63) [1] Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Lakshmi
Children	Anirudh Ravichander Vaishnavi
Relatives	Rajinikanth (brother-in-law) Y. G. Mahendran (brother-in-law) Latha Rajinikanth (sister) Dhanush (nephew-in-law)

In this Indian name, the name Raghavendra is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ravichander or Ravi.

Ravichander Raghavendra (1 January 1962), is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films and television serials. ^[2]

Career and personal life

Ravi has appeared on television and in films since the 1980s, often playing supporting roles. He has also worked in theatre. ^[3] Some of his film credits include Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012), ^[4] 54321 (2016) and Zero (2016), ^[5] and Oke Oka Jeevitham . ^[6]

Ravi is married to Lakshmi, a dancer by profession. They have a son named Anirudh Ravichander, who is a famous music director. In 2014, Ravi met with police following a complaint about a controversial music video which Anirudh had uploaded to YouTube, and assured investigators that the video had been taken down. ^[3]

He is also the brother-in-law of actor Rajnikanth. ^[7]

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1984	Vaai Sollil Veeranadi	Senthilnathan
1986	Anandha Kanneer	Raghu
1987	Kadhal Parisu	K. K. Bahadur
1990	Varavu Nalla Uravu	Ilango
	Vedikkai En Vaadikkai	Poovizhi Raasan
1993	Dhool Parakuthu	Police officer
1999	Padayappa	Ravi Chelliya
2003	Diwan	Surya
2011	Vaanam	Kidney Transplant Surgeon
2012	Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi	Prabhu
	Neethaane En Ponvasantham	Krishnan
	Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu	Krishna	Telugu film
2013	Moondru Per Moondru Kadal	Varun's father
2014	Kadhal Solla Aasai	Ravikanth
	Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum
	Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum	Kumar
2016	Zero	Vijay Kumar
	54321	Vikram's father
2019	Thumbaa	Varsha's father
2022	Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal	Fake psychiatrist
	Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	Vikram Sarabhai
	Oke Oka Jeevitham	Ravichandra	Telugu film
	Kanam	Ravichandran	[8]
2024	Kanguva	Francis' father
	Sorgavaasal	Mohan
2025	Vidaamuyarchi	Dr Manohar Chandrasekhar

Television

• Guhan
• Annamalai
• Vande Mataram
• Veettukku Veedu Lootty
• Sollathan Ninaikiren
• Nilavai Thedi – played the role of Revanth, a chess player, who finds his lover through a series of letters sent by her.
• Manikoondu

References

1. "Kollywood Movie Actor Ravi Raghavendra Biography, News, Photos, Videos". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. "High notes". The Hindu. 3 November 2012. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
3. "Music director's father meets police". The Hindu. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
4. Ankita Mehta (19 December 2012). "'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' Box Office Collection: Jiiva Starrer Collects ₹74 Lakh in Opening Weekend". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
5. Vishal Menon (26 March 2016). "Zero: Zero worship". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
6. "Amala Akkineni roped in for Sharwanand's next". Cinema Express. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
7. Swathi Moorthy (31 December 2017). "Rajinikanth enters politics, to float new party". The Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
8. "'Kanam' review: A big idea, a bigger heart". The New Indian Express . 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.