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 ''

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'' (2009), ''

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'' (2012), and '' Rocketry: The Nambi Effect'' (2022).

Early life

Rajeev Ravindranathan studied business management for his bachelor's degree at Christ University. He originally began his career at

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in the late 1990s and went on to work various jobs in financial planning and advertising until the early 2000s.

Career

Ravindranathan played minor roles in ''

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'' (2003) and ''

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'' (2003), but was first noticed in

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's ''

'' (2009) for his role as a senior in college who

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Aamir Khan's character. 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. He notably played Ramamurthy,

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's Tamil techie classmate in English class in ''

'' (2013). Post this film, Ravindranathan went on to play roles in various films such as ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2015). 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. Ravindranathan is

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-based and has appeared in several plays.

Filmography

Plays

''Sources'' *''Owl and the Pussy Cat'' *''Zoo Story'' *''Filth'' by Irvine Welsh *''Gentleman'' *''God of Carnage''

References

External links

*{{IMDb name, 3569470 Actors in Hindi cinema Actors in Tamil cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Indian male actors