Radha Ravi Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies, Gallery

Name	Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi
Age/DOB	71 (July 29, 1953)
Known For	Actor, Politician
Marital Status	Married
Family	Children: MR Hari Father: MR Radha Mother: Dhanalakshmi Sister: MRR Vasu, Rathikala Half Sister: Radhika, Nirosha Half Brother: Raju Radha, Mohan Radha
Education	Graduated from The New College, Chennai
Native	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Radha Ravi is an Indian actor predominantly known for his appearance in the Tamil film industry. He became famous for his antagonist roles and made his acting debut with the 1976 Tamil film Manmadha Leelai. He also worked in the Tamil serials like Thiruvilayadal, Chellamay, and Ranga Vilas. Besides Tamil, he also appeared in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. Radha Ravi became an iconic villain after his blockbuster film with director Ramanarayanan’s Uyirullavarai Usha, co-starring T. Rajender. Besides acting, he has produced films such as Thai Maasam Poo Vasam, Idhu Namma Bhoomi, Chinnamuthu, Ilaignar Ani, and Ruthrathandavam.

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• Radha Ravi faced accusations at the Dubbing Union for falsely claiming a Datukship conferred by the Malacca Government, which was later confirmed to be untrue.
• He has served as the long-standing president of the Tamil Nadu Dubbing Association, and a building was named after him as the Dato Radha Ravi Complex.
• Over the years, he became one of Tamil cinema’s most iconic actors, by doing films like Vaidegi Kaathirunthal, Chinna Thambi, Uyarntha Ullam, Uzhaipalli, Poo Veli, and Guru Sishyan.
• Radha Ravi was the leader of Chennai Lions Club and the former secretary of the South Indian Artistes Association before he was replaced by Vijayakanth due to allegations of mismanagement.
• In 2018, singer Chinmayi accused him of s*xual harassment and inappropriate behaviour during the Tamil film industry’s #MeToo movement, though no formal complaint was filed.
• Radha Ravi has acted in over 250 films across all South Indian languages.
• Despite his significant presence in the entertainment industry, Radha Ravi is not active on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
• He began his acting career in the ninth grade by playing in the theatre plays of Julius Caesar. His friends Jailani and Rafee later helped him to obtain a career in acting by pushing him to, perform in renowned troupes like V. K. Ramasamy’s, M. R. R. Vasu’s, T. K. Chandran’s, and UAA’s.
• In 1980, he founded his own group, Nadikavel Theatres.
• In 2006, Radha Ravi was appointed General Secretary when his brother-in-law R Sarathkumar became president of the South Indian Artistes Association. However, in 2015, both were defeated in a historic election by Vishal and Nassar.

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