Ravikanth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ravi Srinivasan 28 May 1962 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987-present |
Ravikanth is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. [1] [2]
Ravi began his professional career as a sound engineer and when the company closed down, he joined a drama troupe. At the troupe, he became acquainted with Charuhasan who introduced him to Ananthu, an associate of director K. Balachander. Soon after, Ravi was given the stage name of Ravikanth and made his acting debut in Balachander's Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987). [3] [4] During the period, he also shot for a supporting role in Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) but his portions were cut owing to the film's length. [3] Ravikanth later moved on to work on television serials, regularly collaborating on K. Balachander's productions including Sahana and Solathan Ninaikiraen. [5]
In the 2000s, Ravikanth has regularly worked on films directed by Venkat Prabhu starting from Saroja (2008). In Venkat Prabhu's comedy drama Goa , Ravikanth portrayed eleven different characters and labelled the film as his "big break". [3] [6] [7] He has since appeared in films such as Mankatha and Biriyani (2013) with the director. Some of his films in the 2000s, such as the Premgi-starrer 2010 Bhagyaraj and the Silambarasan-starrer Kettavan were dropped mid-production. [4]
Outside of his film career, Ravikanth owns Reflomats, a business specialising in the production of signs. [4]
Earlier media reports had claimed that Ravikanth married actress Ambika in 2000 and divorced her in 2002. However, Ravikanth has publicly denied these claims.
In a July 2024 interview, he clarified that he was never married to Ambika, and that the rumours arose because they frequently acted as husband and wife in films, lived in the same neighbourhood, and often travelled together to shooting locations. Ravikanth stated: "Neither am I married to Ambika nor am I her husband." [8]
He explained that at the time Ambika was married to Premkumar and living in the United States, only travelling to India for film shootings. [9]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Manathil Uruthi Vendum | ||
| 1990 | Pathimoonam Number Veedu | Rekha's husband | |
| 1994 | Chinna Muthu | ||
| Atha Maga Rathiname | |||
| 1995 | Paattu Vaathiyar | Pechimuthu | |
| 1997 | Abhimanyu | Prakash | |
| 1999 | Suyamvaram | Wedding guest | |
| 2003 | Anjaneya | Police officer | |
| 2008 | Saroja | Chettiyar | |
| 2010 | Goa | 11 characters | |
| 2011 | Mankatha | Chettiyar's assistant | |
| 2013 | Biriyani | Chandrasekhar | |
| 2015 | MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal | Vanarajan | |
| 2021 | Chakra | Dial For Help Board member | |
| Maanaadu | |||
| 2022 | Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal | Khatija's father | |
| 2025 | Mrs & Mr | Vidhya's father | |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Sahana | Jaya TV | |
| Solathan Ninaikiraen | Zee Tamil | ||
| 2013–2017 | Vamsam | Sivaram | Sun TV |
| 2023–2024 | Kizhakku Vaasal | Ravi | Vijay Television |
| 2023–2024 | Malar | Vishwanathan | Sun TV |