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.
Acting
(2025)
Rekhachithram
as Pallasheri
(2025)
Am Ah
as Pappettan
(2025)
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
(2023)
King of Kotha
as Vareeth
(2023)
Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962
as Advocate Ravi
(2023)
Thrishanku
as Sethu's Grandfather
(2023)
(2023)
(2023)
(2022)
Pada
as Adv. Jayapalan
(2022)
Malikappuram
as Pattada
(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)
(2017)
Georgettan's Pooram
as Josephettan
(2016)
Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven
as Jacob's car driver
(2016)
(2015)
(2015)
Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam
as Sudhi's father
(2014)
Iyobinte Pusthakam
as The communist leader
(2014)
Varsham
as Manavaalan Peter
(2014)
Gangster
as Hajikka
(2014)
(2013)
Red Wine
as Narayanettan
(2013)
Lokpal
as Sathyanweshi Mukundan Menon
(2013)
Romans
as Pappi
(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)
(2009)
Winter
as Stalin
(2009)
My Big Father
as Mohammed
(2009)
Shudharil Shudhan
as Patta Krishnan
(2008)
Mayabazar
as Jose
(2008)
Minnaminnikoottam
as Aalikka
(2008)
(2008)
Cycle
as Krishnan, Sanju's father
(2007)
Paradesi
as Moosa's Friend
(2007)
Payum Puli
as Moosa Bhai
(2007)
(2007)
Ottakkayyan
as Kallathokku Kanaran
(2006)
(2006)
Prajapathi
as Velappan Mooshari
(2006)
(2006)
Pakal
as Joseph
(2006)
Oruvan
as Ashan
(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)
Ithrayum Kalam
as Paili
(1987)
Vamban
as Dominic
(1987)
Nalkkavala
as Hussain Sahib
(1987)
P.C. 369
as H.C. Cheenkanni Vasu Kurup
(1986)
Sobharaj
as Raheem
(1986)
(1985)
(1985)
Choodatha Pookkal
as Warrier
(1985)
(1985)
Nerariyum Nerathu
as Keshavankutty
(1985)
Naayakan
as Murugan
(1985)
Jeevante Jeevan
as Police officer
(1985)
(1985)
Makan Ente Makan
as Madhavan Nair
(1985)
Pathamudayam
as Lion C. Menon
(1985)
Uyarum Njan Nadake
as Kunjan
(1985)
Angadikkappurathu
as Alex
(1985)
Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar
as Kesavan
(1985)
(1984)
NH 47
as Sudhakaran Pilla
(1984)
Kadamattathachan
as Karuppan
(1984)
(1984)
Kodathi
as Divakaran
(1984)
(1984)
Vikatakavi
as Krishnankutty / K. K. Nair
(1984)
Thirakil Alppam Samayam
as Soman
(1984)
Kurishuyudham
as Issac John
(1984)
(1984)
(1983)
Theeram Thedunna Thira
as Balakrishnan
(1983)
(1983)
Kaattaruvi
as Estate owner
(1983)
Rugma
as Chacko
(1983)
Oru Mukham Pala Mukham
as Shekhar
(1983)
Aattakalasham
as Rappayi
(1983)
Passport
as Raghavan
(1983)
Iniyenkilum
as Madhavan
(1983)
Kolakkomaban
as Velu
(1983)
Guru Dakshina
as Panchayat President
(1983)
Aadhipathyam
as Rajendran
(1982)
Innalenkil Nale
as Adv. Mathew Abraham
(1982)
(1982)
Amrutha Geetham
as Gopalettan
(1982)
(1982)
Postmortem
as Chackochan
(1982)
Aakrosam
as Bhadran
(1982)
(1982)
Ee Nadu
as Karunakaran
(1981)
Kadathu
as Kaala Dhamu
(1981)
Ahimsa
as Peter
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
Chatta
as Manikyan
(1975)