Ravi Prakash is an Indian actor who primarily appears in
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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and
Tamil films.
Career
Ravi was born in
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...
and grew up in
Visakhapatnam
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, India. After completing his secondary education, he chose to pursue a career in medicine and studied for his
MBBS degree in
Russia
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. During his university holidays, Ravi returned to Visakhapatnam and often took part in modelling, while also attending the Satyanand Acting Institute alongside his friends. He was spotted by the film studio,
Ushakiran Movies
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, 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". 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
''Eeswar'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee, starring Prabhas and Sridevi Vijaykumar. Siva Krishna and Revathi played supporting roles. It marked the debut of Prabhas, nephew of popular Telug ...
'' (2002), before developing a niche in portraying bigger supporting roles in films. Notably, he portrayed a police officer in
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films that either simultaneously shot with or rema ...
's ''
Gharshana'' (2004) and
Trivikram Srinivas
Trivikram Srinivas (born Akella Naga Srinivasa Sarma; 7 November 1971), often credited as Trivikram, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. In 2021, he became one of the highest-paid directors in South Indian ci ...
's ''
Athadu'' (2005).
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
''Vaanam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Krish. It is the remake of his own Telugu film '' Vedam'' (2010) starring Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj and Anushka Shetty. It features an ensemble cast ...
'' (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).
Notable filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Living people
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Male actors from Visakhapatnam
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Vijayawada
1978 births
Telugu male actors