Career and personal life[edit]

Ravi has appeared on television and in films since the 1980s, often playing supporting roles. He has also worked in theatre.^[3] Some of his film credits include Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012),^[4] 54321 (2016) and Zero (2016),^[5] and Oke Oka Jeevitham.^[6]


Ravi is married to Lakshmi, a dancer by profession. They have a son named Anirudh Ravichander, who is a famous music director. In 2014, Ravi met with police following a complaint about a controversial music video which Anirudh had uploaded to YouTube, and assured investigators that the video had been taken down.^[3]


He is also the brother-in-law of actor Rajnikanth.^[7]