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{{Short description|Indian actor and comedian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person | name = Rajeev Ravindranathan | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active =2003-present | known_for = | notable_works = ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012)}}

'''Rajeev Ravindranathan''' (also known as '''Rajeev Ravindranath''') is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Hindi and Tamil-language films. He is known for his roles in ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009), ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012), and ''[[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2014 |title=Rajeev Ravindranathan's review of Lingaa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-ravindranathans-review-of-lingaa/articleshow/45519297.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230060958/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Rajeev-Ravindranathans-review-of-Lingaa/articleshow/45519297.cms |archive-date=30 December 2014 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2014 |title=Rajeev Ravindranathan begins shoot for R Balki's next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-ravindranathan-begins-shoot-for-balkis-next/articleshow/29849041.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706220415/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Rajeev-Ravindranathan-begins-shoot-for-Balkis-next/articleshow/29849041.cms |archive-date=6 July 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2014 |title=Rajini, forgive me: Rajeev Ravindranathan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajini-forgive-me-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/45491982.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104024533/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Rajini-forgive-me-Rajeev-Ravindranathan/articleshow/45491982.cms |archive-date=4 January 2015 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Rajeev Ravindranathan studied business management for his bachelor's degree at [[Christ University]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 June 2007 |title=Saatchi's Rajeev Ravindranathan to join Fish Eye as creative director |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/16838_saatchis-rajeev-ravindranathan-to-join-fish-eye-as-creative-director |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804112230/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/16838_saatchis-rajeev-ravindranathan-to-join-fish-eye-as-creative-director |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=Afaqs!}}</ref> He originally began his career at [[HSBC]] in the late 1990s and went on to work various jobs in financial planning and advertising until the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalra |first=Neha |date=8 February 2010 |title=Who's That - Rajeev Ravindranathan couldn't become an idiot |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/whos-that/26213_whos-that---rajeev-ravindranathan-couldnt-become-an-idiot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804110918/https://www.afaqs.com/news/whos-that/26213_whos-that---rajeev-ravindranathan-couldnt-become-an-idiot |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=Afaqs!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rachit Vats |date=15 October 2007 |title=Rajeev Ravindranathan back to Saatchi as CD |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/19393_rajeev-ravindranathan-back-to-saatchi-as-cd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804112248/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/19393_rajeev-ravindranathan-back-to-saatchi-as-cd |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=afaqs!}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ravindranathan played minor roles in ''[[Freaky Chakra]]'' (2003) and ''[[Bas Yun Hi]]'' (2003), but was first noticed in [[Rajkumar Hirani]]'s ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009) for his role as a senior in college who [[Ragging|rags]] [[Aamir Khan]]'s character.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 2022 |title=The after-effect |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/jul/08/the-after-effect-2474434.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719190913/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/jul/08/the-after-effect-2474434.html |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> He initially auditioned for the role of Chatur (later played by [[Omi Vaidya]]) and was cast in [[R. Madhavan]]'s role. After shooting for the film for two months, his scenes were reshot because Hirani wanted to cast a "known face" and he was cast in a different role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parinatha Sampath |date=29 January 2013 |title=Sridevi has some sort of superpower: Rajeev Ravindranathan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-has-some-sort-of-superpower-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/18221482.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-has-some-sort-of-superpower-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/18221482.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He notably played Ramamurthy, [[Sridevi]]'s [[Tamil language|Tamil]] techie classmate in English class in ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taniya Talukdar |date=23 July 2014 |title=Why is Rajeev Ravindranathan tight-lipped about his next film? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/why-is-rajeev-ravindranathan-tight-lipped-about-his-next-film/articleshow/38861953.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121104245/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Why-is-Rajeev-Ravindranathan-tight-lipped-about-his-next-film/articleshow/38861953.cms |archive-date=21 January 2016 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=An ode to Sridevi: Rajeev Ravindranathan shares his memories from the sets of English Vinglish |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/feb/26/an-ode-to-sridevi-rajeev-ravindranathan-shares-his-memories-from-the-sets-of-english-vinglish-6262.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133100/https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/feb/26/an-ode-to-sridevi-rajeev-ravindranathan-shares-his-memories-from-the-sets-of-english-vinglish-6262.html |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[Indulge Express]]}}</ref> Post this film, Ravindranathan went on to play roles in various films such as ''[[Shamitabh]]'' (2015) and ''[[Waiting (2015 film)|Waiting]]'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2014 |title=Who's Rajeev Ravindranathan supporting this World Cup? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/whos-rajeev-ravindranathan-supporting-this-fifa/articleshow/36707885.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/whos-rajeev-ravindranathan-supporting-this-fifa/articleshow/36707885.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2015 |title=Rajeev parties with Balki and Gauri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-parties-with-balki-and-gauri/articleshow/46173440.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515061934/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Rajeev-parties-with-Balki-and-Gauri/articleshow/46173440.cms |archive-date=15 May 2015 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |via=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parinatha Sampath |date=7 December 2014 |title=Watching Naseeruddin Shah on the set was inspiring: Rajeev Ravindranathan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/watching-naseeruddin-shah-on-the-set-was-inspiring-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/45394095.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/watching-naseeruddin-shah-on-the-set-was-inspiring-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/45394095.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2014 |title=Rajeev Ravindranathan completes his movie |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-ravindranathan-completes-his-movie/articleshow/45614006.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-ravindranathan-completes-his-movie/articleshow/45614006.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He garnered appreciation by the audience for his role in ''[[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect]]'' (2022) as Param, Nambi Narayanan's friend. The character is fictitious and an amalgamation of different people in Narayanan's life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=Told Madhavan I'd do anything to tell Nambi Narayanan's story: Actor Rajeev Ravindranathan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jul/06/told-madhavan-iddo-anything-to-tell-nambi-narayanans-story-actor-rajeev-ravindranathan-2473285.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719182559/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jul/06/told-madhavan-iddo-anything-to-tell-nambi-narayanans-story-actor-rajeev-ravindranathan-2473285.html |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

Ravindranathan is [[Bengaluru]]-based and has appeared in several plays.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2012 |title=Men unlimited |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/men-unlimited/article3320409.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702041340/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/men-unlimited/article3320409.ece |archive-date=2 July 2018 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2017 |title=Stuff that men often don’t talk about |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/stuff-that-men-often-dont-talk-about/articleshow/61171175.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317222357/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/stuff-that-men-often-dont-talk-about/articleshow/61171175.cms |archive-date=17 March 2020 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[Freaky Chakra]]'' || Ticket clerk || [[English language|English]]
|-
| ''[[Bas Yun Hi]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]'' || Tamanna's friend|| Hindi
|-
| 2009 || ''[[3 Idiots]]'' || Ragging Senior || Hindi
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Vettai]]'' || Gautham, Jayanthi's fiance || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[English Vinglish]]'' || Ramamurthy || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[Shamitabh]]'' || Media reporter || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Waiting (2015 film)|Waiting]]'' || Girish || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2"|2022 || ''[[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect]]'' || Param || English<br />Hindi<br /> Tamil
|-
|''[[Chup: Revenge of the Artist]]'' || Srinivas Shetty || Hindi
|-
|2024 || ''[[Raghu Thatha]]'' || Ashish Guptha|| Tamil
|-
|2025 || !scope="row" align="left" {{Pending film|Boundaries}}|| Ravikant || English
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Network
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Killer Soup]]'' || DSP Udaya Reddy || Hindi<br />Tamil || [[Netflix]]
|}

== Plays ==
''Sources''<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2014 |title=Bollywood takes note of Bangalore talent |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bollywood-takes-note-of-bangalore-talent/articleshow/35515048.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133129/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bollywood-takes-note-of-bangalore-talent/articleshow/35515048.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2017 |title=Man matters |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/man-matters/article19882325.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023345/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/man-matters/article19882325.ece |archive-date=12 November 2020 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sravasti Datta |date=20 January 2013 |title=The return of the director |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/the-return-of-the-director/article4361264.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133100/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/the-return-of-the-director/article4361264.ece |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*''Owl and the Pussy Cat''
*''Zoo Story''
*''Filth'' by Irvine Welsh
*''Gentleman''
*''God of Carnage''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links==
*{{IMDb name|3569470}}

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