Rahul Ravi

Not to be confused with Ravi Rahul.

Rahul Ravi
Born
Rahul T Raveendran

(1989-05-21) 21 May 1989 (age 35)
Triprayar, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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 who made his debut in the Malayalam series Ponnambili. He 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]

Biography

In 2015, he starred in the Malayalam television serial Ponnambili on 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] He married Lakshmi Nair in 2021, and they separated in 2023 due to some personal reasons.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
2013 Dolls Dr.Anoop Malayalam Debut
Oru Indian Pranayakadha Johan
2014 Dial 1091 Rahul
2016 Kattumakkan Rahul
2017 Jomonte Suvisheshangal Tessa's husband
2022 Kaypakka Surya
2023 Chethilo Cheyyesi Cheppu Bava Suresh Telugu Post Production
Bhagavanth Kesari Karthik
2024 DNA Parthi Malayalam

Television

Serials
Year Title Role Channel Language Notes
2015–2016 Ponnambili Haripadmanabhan Mazhavil Manorama Malayalam [6]
2017–2018 Nandini Arun Rajasekhar Sun TV
Udaya TV		 Tamil
Kannada		 Bilingual serial[7]
2019 Nandini 2 Udaya TV Kannada Cameo Appearance
2019–2020 Chocolate Vikram Sethumadhavan / Roshan Surya TV Malayalam [8]
Chocolate Vikram Sanjay Kumar Sun TV Tamil [9]
2020–2023 Kannana Kanne Yuvraj "Yuva" Kodeeshwaran Sun TV [10]
2021 Abhiyum Naanum Yuva Special Appearance
Anbe Vaa
Kanakanmani Himself Surya TV Malayalam
2022 Kayal Yuva Sun TV Tamil
2023 Vontari Gulabi SS Balu Gemini TV Telugu
2024- present Marumagal Prabhu Sun TV Tamil
Shows
Year Title Channel Role Language Notes
2015/2018 Onnum Onnum Moonu Mazhavil Manorama Guest Malayalam Talk show
2016 Comedy Circus Celebrity Judge Reality show
Uggram Ujjwalam
D3
Minute To Win It Contestant Game show
2017 D4 Junior Vs Senior Host Reality show[11]
2018 Nandhini 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
2020 Yaarappa Indha Ponnu Special Yuvraj "Yuva"
2021 Rowdy Baby Contestant Along with Lakshmi S Nair
Poova Thalaya
Puthande Varuga Himself
2022 Maathi Yosi Contestant
Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri Mazhavil Manorama Celebrity Judge Malayalam Reality show
Maathi Yosi Sun TV Contestant Tamil
Maathi Yosi
Super Samayal Along with Nimeshika
Ullathai Allitha Yuvraj "Yuva" Deepavali Special Show; Along with Nimeshika
Maathi Yosi Contestant
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2023 City Pasanga Sutti Ponnuga Contestant

References

  1. ^ "Here's the man who dared to gatecrash Prithviraj's wedding reception". OnManorama.
  2. ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi missing after landing in legal trouble with wife". The Times of India. 14 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi Granted Anticipatory Bail In Harassment Case Filed By Wife Lakshmi". News18. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ M, Athira (15 June 2017). "On the road to stardom". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi gets hitched to Lakshmi; here's the first video". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "പൊന്നമ്പിളിയിലെ പൊന്നുവും ഹരിയും ശരിക്കും പ്രണയത്തിലാണോ?". malayalam.filmibeat.com. 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Rahul Ravi gets nostalgic about 'Nandini'". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Rahul Ravi to play Vikram on Chocolate". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi looks unrecognizable in these pictures; take a look". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "Kannana Kanne yet another new serial in Sun TV". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "'D4 Junior Vs Senior' on Mazhavil Manorama". The Times of India.