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).[1][2][3]
Rajeev Ravindranathan | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Notable work | English Vinglish (2012) |
Early life
editRajeev Ravindranathan studied business management for his bachelor's degree at Christ University.[4] 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.[5][6]
Career
editRavindranathan 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 rags Aamir Khan's character.[7] 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.[8] He notably played Ramamurthy, Sridevi's Tamil techie classmate in English class in English Vinglish (2013).[9][10] Post this film, Ravindranathan went on to play roles in various films such as Shamitabh (2015) and Waiting (2015).[11][12][13][14] 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.[15]
Ravindranathan is Bengaluru-based and has appeared in several plays.[16][17]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Freaky Chakra | Ticket clerk | Hindi |
| Bas Yun Hi | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | Phir Milenge | Hindi | |
| 2009 | 3 Idiots | Ragging Senior | Hindi |
| 2012 | Vettai | Gautham, Jayanthi's fiance | Tamil |
| 2012 | English Vinglish | Ramamurthy | Hindi |
| 2015 | Shamitabh | Media reporter | Hindi |
| Waiting | Girish | Hindi | |
| 2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Param | Hindi Tamil |
| Chup: Revenge of the Artist | Srinivas Shetty | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Raghu Thatha | Ashish Guptha | Tamil |
Television
edit| Year | Film | Role | Language | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Killer Soup | DSP Udaya Reddy | Hindi | Netflix |
Plays
edit- Owl and the Pussy Cat
- Zoo Story
- Filth by Irvine Welsh
- Gentleman
- God of Carnage
References
edit- ^ "Rajeev Ravindranathan's review of Lingaa". The Times of India. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Rajeev Ravindranathan begins shoot for R Balki's next". The Times of India. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Rajini, forgive me: Rajeev Ravindranathan". The Times of India. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Saatchi's Rajeev Ravindranathan to join Fish Eye as creative director". Afaqs!. 10 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Kalra, Neha (8 February 2010). "Who's That - Rajeev Ravindranathan couldn't become an idiot". Afaqs!. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Rachit Vats (15 October 2007). "Rajeev Ravindranathan back to Saatchi as CD". afaqs!. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "The after-effect". The New Indian Express. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Parinatha Sampath (29 January 2013). "Sridevi has some sort of superpower: Rajeev Ravindranathan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Taniya Talukdar (23 July 2014). "Why is Rajeev Ravindranathan tight-lipped about his next film?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "An ode to Sridevi: Rajeev Ravindranathan shares his memories from the sets of English Vinglish". Indulge Express. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Who's Rajeev Ravindranathan supporting this World Cup?". The Times of India. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Rajeev parties with Balki and Gauri". Bangalore Mirror. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via The Hindu.
- ^ Parinatha Sampath (7 December 2014). "Watching Naseeruddin Shah on the set was inspiring: Rajeev Ravindranathan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Rajeev Ravindranathan completes his movie". The Times of India. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Told Madhavan I'd do anything to tell Nambi Narayanan's story: Actor Rajeev Ravindranathan". The New Indian Express. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Men unlimited". The Hindu. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Stuff that men often don't talk about". The Times of India. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Bollywood takes note of Bangalore talent". The Times of India. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Man matters". The Hindu. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Sravasti Datta (20 January 2013). "The return of the director". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.