Ravi Prakash (born 4 December 1978) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films.[1][2]

Ravi Prakash
Born (1978-12-04) 4 December 1978 (age 46)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

Career

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Ravi was born in Vijayawada and grew up in Visakhapatnam, India. After completing his secondary education, he chose to pursue a career in medicine and studied for his MBBS degree in Russia. During his university holidays, Ravi returned to Visakhapatnam and often took part in modelling, while also attending the Satyanand Acting Institute alongside his friends.[3][4] He was spotted by the film studio, Ushakiran Movies, who offered him the chance to play the leading role in their production, Subhavela (2000). Credited in the film as Ravikanth, his first film opened to mixed reviews and went unnoticed at the box office, with a critic noting the "newcomers fail to impress".[5] The failure of the film prompted him to finish his degree and then train as a house surgeon, before he decided to concentrate on a career in the film industry. After his break, he was first offered the chance to portray a small role in Eeswar (2002), before developing a niche in portraying bigger supporting roles in films. Notably, he portrayed a police officer in Gautham Vasudev Menon's Gharshana (2004) and Trivikram Srinivas's Athadu (2005).[6]

In the early 2010s, he featured in more Tamil films and notably appeared as a pilot in the heist drama Payanam (2011), as a police officer in the anthology film Vaanam (2011), a villain in K. V. Anand's action drama Maattrraan (2012) and as the lead actor's supportive brother in Gautham Menon Neethane En Ponvasantham (2012).[7][8]

Filmography

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Telugu films

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Subhavela Surya
2002 Eeswar
2003 Seetayya Srinivas Naidu
Okariki Okaru Shahrukh
2004 Gharshana Police Officer
2005 Modati Cinema
123 from Amalapuram
Athadu Ravi
2006 Shock Sekhar's friend
Anukokunda Oka Roju Mahesh
Maayajaalam Vamsi's brother
Oka V Chitram Supraja's husband
Stalin Software Engineer
2007 Chandrahas Sohail
Athidhi Ravi
2008 Aatadista Jagan's elder brother
Baladoor Groom
Chintakayala Ravi Karthik
2009 Indumathi Investigating officer
Fitting Master Ashok
Malli Malli
Naa Style Veru
Ganesh Just Ganesh Prakash
2010 Vedam Shivaram
Simha Anand Prasad
Vykuntapali Murthy
Panchakshari
Manasara... young Kutti
2011 Vykuntapali Murthy
Gaganam Flight Captain Girish
Seema Tapakai Manoj
Daggaraga Dooranga Hari
Dookudu Ravi Prakash IPS
Solo Ravi
2012 Ishq Prabhu
Julai Dhanushkoti
Dhenikaina Ready Narasimha Naidu's brother
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Pattabhi
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu Harish
Sarocharu Ravi
2013 Baadshah Radha Krishna Simha
Attarintiki Daredi Siddhappa Naidu's son
Iddarammayilatho
Doosukeltha Ravi Chandar
2014 Prathinidhi ACP
Rabhasa Obul Reddy's brother
Aagadu Bharath's brother-in-law
Rough Chandu's brother-in-law
Govindudu Andarivadele Baachi's brother
2015 S/O Satyamurthy Kumaraswamy Naidu
Dagudumootha Dandakor Hari
Lion Ravindra
Dynamite C.I.
Rudhramadevi
Srimanthudu Dr. Ganesh
Bruce Lee: The Fighter Ravi
Kanche Janardhan Sashtri
2016 Dictator Inspector Rasool
Srirastu Subhamastu Siva
Janatha Garage Police Officer Dinesh Kumar
Nirmala Convent Bhupati Raja's younger brother
2017 Shatamanam Bhavati Raju's friend
Gautamiputra Satakarni Gandaraya
Katamarayudu Ravi
Keshava C.I. Ravi
Mister Ravi Prakash
Babu Baga Busy
Kadhile Bommala Katha
Meda Meeda Abbayi
Raja The Great Police Officer
2018 Jai Simha Shaam
Rangula Ratnam Keerthi's father
Anthaku Minchi
Ammammagarillu Santhosh's uncle
Shambho Shankara
Neevevaro Blind singer
Goodachari Vijay
Geetha Govindam Police Officer Ravi
U Turn Prabhakar
Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Oosanna
Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu Dr. Surya
Taxiwaala Shiva's brother
Amar Akbar Anthony Chidambaram
2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu D. Yoganand
Majili Coach Srinu
Maharshi Police Officer
Rakshasudu Police Officer Sravan
Kousalya Krishnamurthy PET Teacher
Marshal
Raagala 24 Gantallo Police Inspector
Hulchul
2020 Valayam Police Inspector
2021 Lakshya
Gamanam Police Officer Raghuram
2022 Son of India
Acharya Sivudu
Sarkaru Vaari Paata Assistant Manager Krishna Murthy
Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam Police SP
2023 Amigos NIA Officer Ravi
Custody SI Rangappa
2024 The Family Star Govardhan's brother [9]
Buddy
Jithender Reddy

Tamil

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Year Title Role
2005 February 14
2008 Saroja
2009 Kadhalna Summa Illai Police officer
Vettaikaaran Police Commissioner of Chennai
2011 Payanam Flight Captain Girish
Vaanam Shivaram
2012 Maattrraan Dinesh
Neethane En Ponvasantham Harish
2013 Ethir Neechal Coach Raja Singh
Thalaivaa Kesav
2014 Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham Dharma
Megha Srinivasan
2016 Pencil School Chairman
2017 Mupparimanam Anusha's uncle
Veruli
2018 U Turn Prabhakar
2019 Viswasam Gautham Veer's personal assistant
Kaappaan Mahadev's assistant
2022 Cadaver Doctor Salim Rahman
2023 Custody SI Rangappa

Other languages

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Year Title Role Language
2014 RajadhiRaja Police Officer Malayalam
2015 Gabbar is Back Ravi Hindi
2018 Seizer Police Officer Ravi Kannada
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Scindia King of Gwalior Hindi

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2020 Chadarangam Bapineedu ZEE5 [10][11]
2021 Kudi Yedamaithe Mahendra Aha [12]
2022 9 Hours Shivaji Disney+ Hotstar [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Ravi Prakash Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Ravi Prakash - eTimes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Telugu Movie Actor Ravi Prakash". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Ravi Prakash tests his luck with Vaanam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Subhavela review: Subhavela (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". movies.fullhyderabad.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Telugu Cinema News - Telugu Movie Reviews - Telugu Movie Trailers". Indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Thrice as nice for Ravi Prakash". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Telugu actor Ravi Prakash is working in two Tamil films, Vaanam and Payanam."It's been eight years since I entered the industry and I'm happy with the way my career is going. And now that my career in Tamil cinema has also taken off, I have all the more reason to be happy," says he". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Family Star review: Vijay Deverakonda, Mrunal Thakur's family drama tests your patience". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ "'Chadarangam' review: Zee5 series is yet another misfire inspired by NTR's life". The News Minute. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Chadarangam: A New Web Series from Zee5 to go Live From 20th February". ClickItorNot. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. ^ Janani K. (15 July 2021). "Amala Paul shares Kudi Yedamaithe trailer. Web series to release on July 16". India Today. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  13. ^ "'9 Hours' trailer shows up the violent side of robberies". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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