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{{Short description|Indian Actor (Born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ravikanth
| image =
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Ravi Srinivasan
| occupation = Actor
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|05|28}}
| spouse =
| years_active = 1987–present
|
}}

'''Ravikanth''' is an Indian actor who has appeared in [[Tamil language]] films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/actor-ravikanth-speaks-about-goa-movie-experience|title=''12-ல ஒண்ணு லேடி கெட்டப்; அப்போ VP, பிரேம்ஜி, வைபவ் பண்ண சேட்டை இருக்கே...'' - 'கோவா' ரவிகாந்த்|website=www.vikatan.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940218&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Melodrama|date=18 February 1994|page=6|website=Indian Express}}</ref>

==Career==
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 (screenwriter)|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).<ref name="break">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2010/mar/16/goa-was-my-big-break-ravikanth-139701.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095412/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2010/mar/16/goa-was-my-big-break-ravikanth-139701.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2018|title=Goa was my big break: Ravikanth|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="int">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCzn0MT15c |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-08-22}}</ref> During the period, he also shot for a supporting role in ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' (1989) but his portions were cut owing to the film's length.<ref name="break"/> Ravikanth later moved on to work on television serials, regularly collaborating on [[K. Balachander]]'s productions including ''Sahana'' and ''Solathan Ninaikiraen''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2009/mar/25/kbs-new-serial-35543.html|title=KB's new serial}}</ref>

In the 2000s, Ravikanth has regularly worked on films directed by [[Venkat Prabhu]] starting from ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]'' (2008). In Venkat Prabhu's comedy drama ''[[Goa (2010 film)|Goa]]'', Ravikanth portrayed eight different characters and labelled the film as his "big break".<ref name="break"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-hurdles-in-its-way/article16812609.ece | title=The hurdles in its way | first=Malathi | last=Rangarajan | date=5 February 2010 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=22 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/1655/special-report/Goa-movie-special-Hi-lites.htm|title = கோவா பட ஹைலைட்ஸ் | Goa movie special Hi-lites|date = 27 January 2010}}</ref> He has since appeared in films such as ''[[Mankatha]]'' and ''[[Biriyani (film)|Biriyani]]'' (2013) with the director. Some of his films in the 2000s, such as the [[Premgi Amaren|Premgi]]-starrer ''2010 Bhagyaraj'' and the Silambarasan-starrer ''Kettavan'' were dropped mid-production.<ref name="int"/>

Outside of his film career, Ravikanth owns Reflomats, a business specialising in the production of signs.<ref name="int"/>

== Personal life ==
Earlier media reports had claimed that Ravikanth married actress [[Ambika (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."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Ravikanth Sets The Record Straight: I Am Not Ambika's Second Husband—Here's The Truth! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2024/actor-ravikanth-sets-the-record-straight-i-am-not-ambika-s-second-husband-here-s-the-truth-401294.html |website=Filmibeat |date=19 July 2024 |access-date=23 August 2025}}</ref>

He explained that at the time Ambika was married to Premkumar and living in the United States, only travelling to India for film shootings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ravikanth clarifies relationship with Ambika in interview |url=https://youtube.com/shorts/7JcIyJXZjT0?si=o1tJlIC6oLzkvk03 |website=YouTube |date=2024 |access-date=23 August 2025}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1987 || ''[[Manathil Uruthi Vendum]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1990 || ''[[Pathimoonam Number Veedu]]'' || Rekha's husband ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''[[Chinna Muthu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Atha Maga Rathiname]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1995 || ''[[Paattu Vaathiyar]]'' || Pechimuthu ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1997 || ''[[Abhimanyu (1997 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' || Prakash ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1999 || ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Wedding guest ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2003 || ''[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]'' || Police officer ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2008 || ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]'' || Chettiyar ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2010 || ''[[Goa (2010 film)|Goa]]'' || 8 characters ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2011 || ''[[Mankatha]]'' || Chettiyar's assistant ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2013 || ''[[Biriyani (film)|Biriyani]]'' || Chandrasekhar ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2015 || ''[[MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal]]'' || Vanarajan ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2021 || ''[[Chakra (2020 film)|Chakra]]'' || Dial For Help Board member ||
|-
| ''[[Maanaadu]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2022 || ''[[Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal]]'' || Khatija's father ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2025 || ''[[Mrs & Mr]]'' || Vidhya's father ||
|-
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
|-
| 2003–2004 || ''Sahana'' || ||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
| || ''Solathan Ninaikiraen'' || ||[[Zee Tamil]]
|-
| 2013–2017 || ''[[Vamsam (TV series)|Vamsam]]'' || Sivaram || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2023–2024 ||[[Kizhakku Vaasal (TV series)|''Kizhakku Vaasal'']]|| Ravi||[[Vijay Television]]
|-
| 2023–2024|| ''[[Malar (2023 TV series)|Malar]]'' || Vishwanathan ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2025-present|| ''Annamalai Kudumbam'' || Venkadesan ||[[Zee Tamil]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|6727091}}

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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:1962 births]]

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