T G Ravi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-05-16 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin
T G Ravi
Biography
T. G. Ravindranathan, popularly known as T. G. Ravi, is a Malayalam film actor, mainly noted for his roles as a villain. He along with Balan K. Nair played most of the negative roles in Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and the 1980s.
T.G. Ravi was born on 16 May 1944 in an, Ezhuthachan family in Moorkanikkara village, Thrissur, in present day Kerala, India. Initially, he chose to pursue a career in engineering and undertook his degree course through Kerala University in Government Engineering College, Thrissur (with a short stint in Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam). He graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1969. Apart from involving in theatre arts, he also represented the University of Kerala in Football and Hockey. He was an artist at The All India Radio where he met Thikkodiyan, who was instrumental in introducing him to the silver screen.
He is a noted industrialist and has been instrumental in developing Thrissur as a major base for the rubber based industries. He is the Managing Director of Suntec Tyres Limited. He has also served as the president of The Cochin Devaswom Board which controls the affairs of over 400 temples in Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad districts.
He was married to (late) Dr. V. K. Subhadra, a retired government servant. He has two children: Ranjith, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and London Business School and Sreejith Ravi, a Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Surathkal, MBA from ICFAI Business School, Bangalore and an upcoming film actor. Seema & Sajitha are his daughters-in-law. Milit, Rijraswa & Mitul are his grandsons and Minal is his granddaughter.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Rekhachithram
as Pallasheri
(2025)
Am Ah
as Pappettan
(2025)
Azadi
as Adv. Menon
(2025)
916 Kunjoottan
as Vallapan
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
(2023)
King of Kotha
as Vareeth
(2023)
Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962
as Advocate Ravi
(2023)
(2023)
Thrishanku
as Sethu's Grandfather
(2023)
(2023)
(2022)
Malikappuram
as Pattada
(2022)
Pada
as Adv. Jayapalan
(2021)
The Priest
as Dr. Mathews
(2021)
Mohan Kumar Fans
as Ravi
(2020)
(2019)
Porinju Mariam Jose
as Puthenpally Anthony
(2019)
Thrissur Pooram
as Balan
(2017)
Georgettan's Pooram
as Josephettan
(2017)
(2016)
Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven
as Jacob's car driver
(2016)
(2015)
Ayal Njanalla
as Chandra Maman
(2015)
Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam
as Sudhi's father
(2014)
Iyobinte Pusthakam
as The communist leader
(2014)
Varsham
as Manavaalan Peter
(2014)
(2014)
Gangster
as Hajikka
(2013)
Romans
as Pappi
(2013)
Lokpal
as Sathyanweshi Mukundan Menon
(2013)
Red Wine
as Narayanettan
(2013)
Punyalan Agarbattis
as Achyuthan Maash
(2013)
Celluloid
as Sundararaj (Elder)
(2013)
Isaac Newton S/O Philipose
as Kochouseph
(2013)
Lucky Star
as Bhaskaran
(2012)
22 Female Kottayam
as Ravi
(2012)
Thiruvambadi Thamban
as Xavier
(2010)
Pranchiyettan & The Saint
as Uthup
(2010)
Valiyangadi
as Divakaran
(2009)
Chattambinadu
as Chenkeeri Madhavan
(2009)
My Big Father
as Mohammed
(2009)
Shudharil Shudhan
as Patta Krishnan
(2009)
Winter
as Stalin
(2008)
Positive
as Constable Ravi
(2008)
Mayabazar
as Jose
(2008)
Minnaminnikoottam
as Aalikka
(2008)
Cycle
as Krishnan, Sanju's father
(2007)
Paradesi
as Moosa's Friend
(2007)
Payum Puli
as Moosa Bhai
(2007)
Ottakkayyan
as Kallathokku Kanaran
(2007)
(2006)
Prajapathi
as Velappan Mooshari
(2006)
Karutha Pakshikal
as Muthuvannan
(2006)
(2006)
Vaasthavam
as Gopinathan Unnithan
(2006)
Pakal
as Joseph
(2006)
Oruvan
as Vilaganoor Aashan
(2005)
(2004)
Amrutham
as Gangadharan
(1993)
Dhruvam
as Kashi
(1992)
Sadayam
as Kanaran
(1989)
(1988)
1921
as Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji
(1988)
Abkari
as Sreekandan
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
Nalkkavala
as Hussain Sahib
(1987)
P.C. 369
as H.C. Cheenkanni Vasu Kurup
(1987)
Vamban
as Dominic
(1987)
Ithrayum Kalam
as Paili
(1986)
(1986)
Sobharaj
as Raheem
(1985)
Makan Ente Makan
as Madhavan Nair
(1985)
(1985)
Angadikkappurathu
as Alex
(1985)
Jeevante Jeevan
as Police officer
(1985)
Pathamudayam
as Lion C. Menon
(1985)
Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar
as Kesavan
(1985)
Nerariyum Nerathu
as Keshavankutty
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
Naayakan
as Murugan
(1985)
Uyarum Njan Nadake
as Kunjan
(1985)
Choodatha Pookkal
as Warrier
(1985)
(1984)
Kadamattathachan
as Karuppan
(1984)
Kodathi
as Divakaran
(1984)
Vikatakavi
as Krishnankutty / K. K. Nair
(1984)
(1984)
NH 47
as Sudhakaran Pilla
(1984)
Kurishuyudham
as Issac John
(1984)
Thirakil Alppam Samayam
as Soman
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
(1983)
Aadhipathyam
as Rajendran
(1983)
Aattakalasham
as Rappayi
(1983)
Kolakkomaban
as Velu
(1983)
(1983)
Iniyenkilum
as Madhavan
(1983)
Oru Mukham Pala Mukham
as Shekhar
(1983)
Kaattaruvi
as Estate owner
(1983)
Guru Dakshina
as Panchayat President
(1983)
Passport
as Raghavan
(1983)
Rugma
as Chacko
(1983)
Theeram Thedunna Thira
as Balakrishnan
(1982)
Postmortem
as Chackochan
(1982)
(1982)
Ee Nadu
as Karunakaran
(1982)
(1982)
Innalenkil Nale
as Adv. Mathew Abraham
(1982)
Amrutha Geetham
as Gopalettan
(1982)
(1982)
Aakrosam
as Bhadran
(1981)
(1981)
Ahimsa
as Peter
(1981)
Kadathu
as Kaala Dhamu
(1981)
(1981)
Chatta
as Manikyan
(1975)