Acting · Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin · Born May 16, 1944
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.
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MoviePallichattambi
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as Fr. Gregory
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as Priest
Movie916 Kunjoottan
2025
as Vallapan
MovieAzadi
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as Adv. Menon
MovieAm Ah
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as Pappettan
MovieRekhachithram
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as Pallasheri
MovieDeshakkaran
2024
MovieI Am Kathalan
2024
MovieKarnika
2024
as Swaminathan
TVManorathangal
2024
as Parameswaran
MovieRaastha
2024
MovieTheeppori Benny
2023
MovieKing of Kotha
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as Vareeth
MovieAvakasikal
2023
MovieJaladhara Pumpset Since 1962
2023
as Advocate Ravi
MovieBhagavan Dasante Ramrajyam
2023
MovieThrishanku
2023
as Sethu's Grandfather
MovieMalikappuram
2022
as Pattada
MoviePada
2022
as Adv. Jayapalan
MovieMohan Kumar Fans
2021
as Ravi
MovieThe Priest
2021
as Dr. Mathews
MovieKalamandalam Hyderali
2020
as Moidootty
MovieThrissur Pooram
2019
as Balan
MoviePorinju Mariam Jose
2019
as Puthenpally Anthony
MovieThrissivaperoor Kliptham
2017
as Kozhikkaran Cheru
MovieGeorgettan's Pooram
2017
as Josephettan
MovieJacob's Kingdom of Heaven
2016
as Jacob's car driver
MovieNoolpalam
2016
MovieSu.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam
2015
as Sudhi's father
MovieAyal Njanalla
2015
as Chandra Maman
MovieIyobinte Pusthakam
2014
as The communist leader
MovieVarsham
2014
as Manavaalan Peter
MovieGangster
2014
as Hajikka
MovieFlat No.4B
2014
MoviePunyalan Agarbattis
2013
as Achyuthan Maash
MovieRed Wine
2013
as Narayanettan
MovieLucky Star
2013
as Bhaskaran
MovieCelluloid
2013
as Sundararaj (Elder)
MovieLokpal
2013
as Sathyanweshi Mukundan Menon
MovieRomans
2013
as Pappi
MovieIsaac Newton S/O Philipose
2013
as Kochouseph
MovieThiruvambadi Thamban
2012
as Xavier
Movie22 Female Kottayam
2012
as Ravi
MoviePranchiyettan & The Saint
2010
as Uthup
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2010
as Divakaran
MovieMy Big Father
2009
as Mohammed
MovieChattambinadu
2009
as Chenkeeri Madhavan
MovieWinter
2009
as Stalin
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2009
as Patta Krishnan
MovieMayabazar
2008
as Jose
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2008
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2008
as Raman Namboothiri
MovieMinnaminnikoottam
2008
as Aalikka
MoviePositive
2008
as Constable Ravi
MovieCycle
2008
as Krishnan, Sanju's father
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2007
as Kallathokku Kanaran
MovieParadesi
2007
as Moosa's Friend
MovieAlibhai
2007
as Maison Narayanan
MovieAbraham And Lincoln
2007
MoviePayum Puli
2007
as Moosa Bhai
MovieOruvan
2006
as Vilaganoor Aashan
MoviePakal
2006
as Joseph
MovieKarutha Pakshikal
2006
as Muthuvannan
MovieVaasthavam
2006
as Gopinathan Unnithan
MoviePrajapathi
2006
as Velappan Mooshari
MovieAshwaroodan
2006
MovieRasathanthram
2006
as Retd Colonel Santhosh Kumar
MovieLokanathan I. A. S.
2005
MovieAmrutham
2004
as Gangadharan
MovieDhruvam
1993
as Kashi
MovieSadayam
1992
as Kanaran
Pooram
1989
Abkari
1988
as Sreekandan
Movie1921
1988
as Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji
MovieNalkkavala
1987
as Hussain Sahib
Vamban
1987
as Dominic
P.C. 369
1987
as H.C. Cheenkanni Vasu Kurup
Ithrayum Kalam
1987
as Paili
Kottum Kuravayum
1987
MovieKurukkan Rajavayi
1987
MovieSobharaj
1986
as Raheem
MoviePadayani
1986
as Vikraman Nair
Atham Chithira Chothy
1986
Karinagam
1986
Annoru Ravil
1986
Uyarum Njan Nadake
1985
as Kunjan
Vilichu Vilikettu
1985
as Babu
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1985
as Kesavan
MovieAkkacheyude Kunjuvava
1985
MovieAngadikkappurathu
1985
as Alex
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1985
as Lion C. Menon
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1985
as Raghavan
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1985
as Keshavankutty
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1985
as Police officer
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1985
MovieNaayakan
1985
as Murugan
MovieMakan Ente Makan
1985
as Madhavan Nair
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1985
as Warrier
MovieEe Thanalil Ithiri Neram
1985
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1984
MovieKurishuyudham
1984
as Issac John
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1984
as 'Damu' Damodaran
MovieVetta
1984
MovieKadamattathachan
1984
as Karuppan
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1984
as Soman
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1984
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1984
MovieNH 47
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as Sudhakaran Pilla
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1984
as Damodaran
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1984
as Divakaran
MovieVikatakavi
1984
as Krishnankutty / K. K. Nair
MovieKolakkomaban
1983
as Velu
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1983
as Rappayi
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1983
as Raghavan
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1983
as Ramu
MovieIniyenkilum
1983
as Madhavan
MovieMahabali
1983
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1983
as Estate owner
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1983
as Chacko
Oru Mukham Pala Mukham
1983
as Shekhar
MovieAadhipathyam
1983
as Rajendran
Guru Dakshina
1983
as Panchayat President
Theeram Thedunna Thira
1983
as Balakrishnan
Samrambham
1983
Innalenkil Nale
1982
as Adv. Mathew Abraham
MovieAakrosam
1982
as Bhadran
Amrutha Geetham
1982
as Gopalettan
MoviePostmortem
1982
as Chackochan
MovieEe Nadu
1982
as Karunakaran
MovieMaattuvin Chattangale
1982
Idiyum Minnalum
1982
MovieBalloon
1982
MovieAhimsa
1981
as Peter
Kadathu
1981
as Kaala Dhamu
MovieChatta
1981
as Manikyan
MovieAttimari
1981
Vayal
1981
MovieThrone of Capricorn
1975
MoviePaapparassikal
MovieBombay Positive
MovieLURK
