Ravindra Vijay
Born
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Websiteravindravijay.com

Ravindra Vijay is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu films. After beginning his career as a theatre actor, Ravindra had a career breakthrough with appearances in Odu Raja Odu (2018) and Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya (2020).[1]

Career

Born and raised in Bangalore, Ravindra is a polyglot and is fluent in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and English. He completed a medical degree at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and is a qualified doctor. During his time as a student, he took on acting as a hobby and worked on college productions. In 2005, he joined the Bengaluru-based theatre troupe Rafiki, and began working on street plays.[2] Soon after he quit his career as a doctor, Ravindra took on odd jobs to earn, and briefly worked at an oil rig.[2] By 2011, he became a full-time theatre actor.[3][4][5]

In the mid-2010s, he moved to Chennai and joined the theatre troupe, Perch. He acted in several of the collective's plays such as Under the Mangosteen Tree, which was inspired by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's short stories.[6][7][8] He also appeared in the plays How to Skin a Giraffe and Jujubee, a play for children.[9] He is part of the trio that performs Kira Kozhambu, a play based on writer Ki Rajanarayanan's folk tales. Vijay acted in the play with Anandsami and Kalieaswari Srinivasan in Coimbatore. and re-enacted the same play with Maya S. Krishnan reprising Srinivasan's part in Chennai.[10][11][12] The play solely featured the three actors and a bench.[13][11][14] The play was based on Ki. Rajanarayanan's collection of short stories titled Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam with Anandsami reprising his role from the original play.[15] A critic stated that "Actors Anand Sami, Maya S. Krishnan and Ravindra Vijay were in their elements with their seamless blend of art and entertainment".[13]

Thereafter, he received an offer to appear as the brother of Nassar's character in Nishanth Ravindaran's black comedy film Odu Raja Odu (2018). He then continued to work on films, notably appearing in Kamal Haasan's production Kadaram Kondan (2019) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).[2] Ravindra appeared in the Telugu film Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya (2020), portraying the character of Jognath, the catalyst for the film's revenge-based narrative.[2] The popularity of his role in the film led to audience creating memes on the character.[16]

In 2021, Ravindra was seen in Amazon Prime's The Family Man portraying a Chennai-based intelligence officer.[17][18]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2016 Irudhi Suttru Genghis Khan boxer Tamil Tamil debut
2016 Saala Khadoos Hindi Hindi debut
2018 Odu Raja Odu Chella Muthu Tamil [19]
2019 Kadaram Kondan Umar Ahamed
2020 Dharala Prabhu Manoj Kumar
Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Jognath Telugu Telugu debut[20]
2021 Anbirkiniyal Ravindran Tamil [21]
Ishq: Not A Love Story Madhav Telugu
2022 Mishan Impossible Vikram
Kinnerasani Jayadev
2023UstaadMechanic
JawanMukund MenonHindi
Keedaa ColaCEOTelugu
MangalavaaramRMP Viswanatham
2024 Jai Ganesh †TBAMalayalam[22]
Raguthatha †TBATamil

Television

Year Series Role Language Network Notes Ref.
2021 The Family Man Muthu Pandian Hindi Amazon Prime VideoWeb debut; Season 2 [23]
2023 Anger Tales Telugu Disney+HotstarUnder Segment Afternoon Nap
DhoothaSI Ajay GhoshAmazon Prime Video
VyoohamCI Akbar Khan

References

  1. ↑ "The Family Man 2 - Ravindra Vijay aka Muthu Pandian in conversation". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 R, Shilpa Sebastian (19 August 2020). "A doctor who became an actor". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ↑ "Enriching students' lives through theatre". Deccan Herald. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Facing the fear factor". mid-day. 12 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ghosts and doppelgangers". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Retelling stories under a mangosteen tree – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Joseph, Raveena (27 April 2015). "Life, through his words". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Aparna Gopinath's 'Under the Mangosteen Tree' to be staged at JTPac". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "How to Skin a Giraffe – Aug 2, Aug 10 & Aug 24". The Hindu. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Philip, Susan Joe (20 November 2017). "Folktales by Ki.Rajanarayanan: Of sky, birds and pacha mochai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. 1 2 Basu, Soma (21 February 2019). "The arts and the city". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Datta, Sravasti (17 May 2018). "Ki Ra Kozhambu: universal folk tales". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. 1 2 Saravanan, T. (27 April 2018). "A story well told". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Paul, Papri (16 December 2016). "This children's theatre fest was a blockbuster". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kira's folktales in a play". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (24 August 2020). "Let memes do the talking". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "'Family Man 2' wins rave reviews". The Express Tribune. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  18. ↑ Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (9 June 2021). "Liked Muthu Pandian from 'The Family Man 2'? Here's how Ravindra prepared for it". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "'Odu Raja Odu' review: Forced pathos spoils this quirky comedy". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Movie Review: An enjoyable remake that manages to retain its own identity". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Anbirkiniyal Movie Review: A satisfying remake with an extra pinch of drama". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Unni Mukundan's Jai Ganesha first look is out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "The Family Man Season 2 review and release LIVE UPDATES: Fans say Samantha Akkineni steals the limelight". 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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