Ravishankar Devanarayanan

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Ravishankar Devanarayanan
Born
Ravishankar

24 June
OccupationVoice actor [1]
ParentDevanarayanan (father)
RelativesKolathu Iyer (grandfather)

Ravishankar Devanarayanan also known as Ravishankar is a dubbing artist in the Southern Indian film industry. He lent his voice to Tamil industry and Hollywood actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise. [2] [3]

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Career

Ravi was born in Tamil Family. His father Devanarayanan worked under actor Kamal Haasan and ravi's grandfather Kolathu Iyer lendind his voice 1943 Hindi film Ram Rajya , when it film was dubbed and released into Tamil in 1948 named as Rama Rajiyam under AVM Productions. Ravi lending his voice Baasha for Shashikumar's (he played Rajinikanth brother) and Sangamam for actor Rahman's character. [4] His other major work in Tamil Minnale and Padayappa lending his voice for Abbas, Aahaa..! lending voice to Rajiv Krishna. He majorly dubbed in Tamil films and gave Tamil voice to Telugu, Hindi and English dubbed films including famous - Marvel Cinematic Universe films as Iron Man and Avengers films [5] for Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. and also he lent his voice Fast and Furious (franchise) for actor Paul Walker. [6] Initially actor Vijay Sethupathi dubbed his voice for Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark character for the movie Avengers: Endgame it was received several critical acclaims from audience, laterly Ravi lent his voice Tony stark.

Dubbing artist

Films

Tamil films

YearFilmRoleActorsRef(s)
1987 Pookkal Vidum Thoothu Harish Kumar
1990 Kavithai Paadum Alaigal Rajmohan
1990 Pudhu Pudhu Ragangal Charan Raj
1990 Nyayangal Jayikkattum Vinod Kumar
1991 Gnana Paravai Harish Kumar
1991 Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum Srinivas Varma
1992 Ennarukil Nee Irunthal Chi. Guru Dutt
1992 Agni Paarvai Ramkumar
1992 Eeramana Rojave Shiva
1992 Chinna Marumagal Shiva
1992 Mudhal Seethanam Shiva
1992 Pudhusa Padikkiren Paattu Gautham
1992 Annai Vayal Raj Murali
1992 Chinna Thayee Vignesh
1993 Walter Vetrivel SundaramRaj Chander
1994 Vaa Magale Vaa Veerapandiyan
1994 Pudhupatti Ponnuthaayi Sanjay Bhargav
1994Padikkatha VaathiyarChandrakanth
1995 Baashha Shiva Shashi Kumar
1995Anbu MaganBharath Kumar
1995 Mannukku Mariyadhai Vignesh
1995IlavarasiRaj Chander
1995 Mogamul Abhishek Shankar
1996 Mappillai Manasu Poopola Rajneesh Kumar
1997 Aahaa..! Sriram Rajiv Krishna [7]
1997 Devathai Vineeth
1999 Padayappa Chandraprakash aka Chandru Abbas
1999 Annan Seenu
1999 Sangamam Selvam Rahman
2000 Kadhal Rojavae George Vishnu
2001 12B Aravind Sunil Shetty
2002 En Mana Vaanil Indrajith Sukumaran
2002 Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke! Rajiv Krishna
2002 Enge Enadhu Kavithai Kunal
2002 Bala Shaam
2003 Kadhaludan Abbas
2003 Lesa Lesa Shaam
2003 Parasuram Abbas
2003 Iyarkai Shaam
2003 Priyamana Thozhi MichaelVineeth
2003 Well Done Jayanth
2004 Azhagiya Theeye Chandran's friendHarris Moosa
2004 M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi Anand Subbaraju
2005 Girivalam Shaam
2005 Aayudham Subburaju
2005 Kannamma Prem Kumar
2006 Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai Suresh
2006 Nenjirukkum Varai Subbaraju
2006 Aacharya Vignesh
2007 Pokkiri Subbaraju
2008 Sadhu Miranda Abbas
2009 Guru En Aalu Abbas
2009 Sarvam J. D. Chakravarthy
2010 Kathai Shaan Kumar
2011 Ko Vasanth Ajmal Ameer
2011 Vithagan Milind Soman
2011 Eththan PandiyanSarvajit
2013 Samar J. D. Chakravarthy
2013 Karuppampatti Ajmal Ameer
2014 Vetri Selvan Ajmal Ameer
2019 Kaaviyyan Shaam

Tamil dubbed films

YearMovieRoleActorsOriginal languageRef(s)
1989 Licence to Kill James Bond Timothy Dalton English
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones Harrison Ford English
1989 Vallavan Siddique Malayalam
1990 Udhayam JD J. D. Chakravarthy Telugu
1990 Indran Chandran Doctor Pradeep Sakthi Telugu
1993 Police Attack Harish KumarTelugu
1993 Durga Poojai RaghuveerKannada
1994 Commissioner Prasad K. B. Ganesh Kumar Malayalam
1995 The King VijayaraghavanMalayalam
1996 Mission: Impossible Eugene Kittridge Henry Czerny English
1996 Idhayame Idhayame JD ChakravarthyTelugu
1996 Andru Oru Naal JD ChakravarthyTelugu
1997 Con Air Cameron Poe Nicolas Cage English
1997 Time Bomb ShashikumarKannada
1998 Small Soldiers Chip Hazard Tommy Lee Jones English
1999 The Mummy Rick O'Connell Brendan Fraser English
1999 Kaaki Sattaiya Karuppu Sattaiya SumanKannada
1999 F. I. R. Biju MenonMalayalam
1999Lady TigerAvinashKannada
1999 Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar Lucius Detritus Roberto Benigni French
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Ethan Hunt Tom Cruise English
2000 Gandhi Jawaharlal NehruRoshan SethEnglish
2000GladiatorJoaquin PhoenixEnglish
2000 Nee Indri Naan Illai VineethKannada
2001 Kanden Seethaiye Surendra Vikram Telugu
2001 The Mummy Returns Rick O'ConnellBrendan FraserEnglish
2001 Vetri VenkateshTelugu
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mr. Pimms Julian Rhind-Tutt English
2002 Die Another Day James Bond Pierce Brosnan English
2003 Finding Nemo Marlin (Ocellaris Clownfish)Albert BrooksEnglish
2003 Kalam DileepMalayalam
2003 Daredevil Matt Murdock / Daredevil Ben Affleck English
2004 Van Helsing Gabriel Van Helsing Hugh Jackman English
2004 Hellboy Abe Sapien Doug Jones English
2005King KongAdrian BrodoEnglish
2006 Dhoom 2 Aryan/Mr. A Hrithik Roshan Hindi
2006 Krrish Rohit Mehra/Krishna "Krrish" MehraHrithik RoshanHindi
2006 Mission: Impossible III Ethan HuntTom CruiseEnglish
2007 Transformers Capt. William Lennox Josh Duhamel English
2007 Lakshyam Ganesh Prabhu Deva Telugu
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Rick O'ConnellBrendan FraserEnglish
2008 Iron Man Tony Stark / Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. English [8]
2008 The Incredible Hulk Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2008 The Dark Knight Bruce Wayne / Batman Christian Bale English
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Abe SapienDoug JonesEnglish
2008 Jodhaa Akbar Mann Singh Sonu Sood English
2008 Wanted Wesley Gibson James McAvoy English
2009 Fast & Furious Brian O'Conner Paul Walker English [9]
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Stone (G.I. Joe) Brendan FraserEnglish
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Capt. William LennoxJosh DuhamelEnglish
2010 Iron Man 2 Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2010 Inception Dom Cobb Leonardo DiCaprio English
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Capt. William LennoxJosh DuhamelEnglish
2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Ricky Gervais Robot dogEnglish
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Ethan HuntTom CruiseEnglish
2012 The Avengers Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne / BatmanChristian BaleEnglish
2012 Chatrapathi PrabhasTelugu
2013 Fast & Furious 6 Brian O'ConnerPaul WalkerEnglish
2013 Krrish 3 Rohit/KrrishHrithik RoshanHindi
2013 Shadow VenkateshTelugu
2013 Iron Man 3 Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2014 Bang Bang! Rajveer Nanda/Jai NandaHrithik RoshanHindi
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Ethan HuntTom CruiseEnglish
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Percival Graves Colin Farrell English
2016 Captain America: Civil War Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2016 Finding Dory Marlin (Ocellaris Clownfish)FishEnglish
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Clark Kent / Superman Henry Cavill English
2017 Kaabil Rohan BhatnagarHrithik RoshanHindi
2017 Raja The Great Ravi Teja Tamil
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Capt. William LennoxJosh DuhamelEnglish
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2017 Justice League Clark Kent / SupermanHenry CavillEnglish
2018 Black Panther Young T'Chaka Atandwa Kani English
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Ethan HuntTom CruiseEnglish
2018 Venom Eddie Brock / Venom Tom Hardy English
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Tony Stark / Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.English
2019 Hellboy Hellboy David Harbour English
2019 Frozen II AgnarrAlfred MolinaEnglish
2019 Vinaya Vidheya Rama Prashanth Telugu
2022 Athidi Mahesh BabuTeluguAthidi was originally dubbed in Tamil as Thanikattu Raja in 2008 in which Mahesh Babu's voice was dubbed by different voice artist. When this film was dubbed again in Tamil in 2022, Ravishankar dubbed his voice for Mahesh Babu.
2022 Black Adam Doctor Fate / Clark Kent / Superman Pierce Brosnan / Henry CavillEnglish

Serials

Tamil dubbed TV shows

YearseriesRoleactorRef(s)
2019 Sai Baaba Shirdi Sai baba Abeer Sofi
2020Pawn StarsRick Harrison

Tamil serials

ActorSeriesRef(s)
RavishankarPremi,
Jannal Adutha Veettu Kavithaigal
Nandha Premi
SathishGuhan,
Anandham,
Athi Pookal,
Gokulathil Seethai,
Annakodiyum Ainthu Pengalum
Eeramana Rojave ShivaKavyanjali
Kasturi
Hello Shyamala,
Roja,
Maari
Jayakrishnan Kasthuri,
Namma Kudumbam
Vijay AdhirajPoovilangu
AkashKelunga Mamiyare Neengalum Marumagal Than
Bhanuchander Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal , Karthigai Pengal
SeenuAll Tamil Serials except Namma Kudumbam
Mithun Tejaswi Apoorva Raagangal
Vallabh Mahabharatam
Lakshmi RajValli,
Chandralekha
Mahalakshmi
Abhiyum Naanum
Sasindhar Roja
Satish (Gopi)Baakiyalaxmi
Harish UthamanKolangal
ZianudeenKolangal
Abhishek Shankar Anupallavi
Thangam
Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
Vignesh Velammal
Madhu Mohan Karthigai Deepam
Television shows
ShowChannelRef(s)
Aalaya DharisanamVasanth TV

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