Chandrika Ravi
Chandrika Ravi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Chandrika Ravi is an Australian actress of Indian origin. She was born and raised in Australia before moving to Los Angeles for her acting and modelling career. She became known for her role in the 2018 Indian film Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu.
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Chandrika was born in Melbourne to Ravi Sreedharan and Malika Ravi.[1] Her parents were born in Singapore.
She started learning dancing and acting from the age of 3, then began her professional career at the age of 16; performing in theatre, film and TV around the world. She won the runner-up title in 2012 Miss Maxim India and was the first Indian descent woman to place as a state finalist in Miss World Australia 2012 and also participated in Miss India Australia.[citation needed]
Chandrika Ravi made her Indian film debut after being signed up to acting in the Tamil film, Sei in late 2017 which stars Nakul as male lead.[2] She became known in the Tamil film industry through her performance in the film Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu, an adult comedy horror, in the role of a ghost. She signed for several projects after the film in special appearances and eventually lead roles.
Chandrika has her own radio show and podcast in the US, producing and hosting the show in partnership with two American networks, iHeart Radio and Rukus Avenue Radio.[3][4]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu | Ghost | Tamil | |
| Sei | Nancy | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "De Thadi De Thadi" | |
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Maa Bava Manobhavalu" | |
| 2025 | Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Modhati Chinuku" | |
| TBA | Silk Smitha | Silk Smitha | Tamil | [5] |
References
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- ^ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-chandrika-ravi-show-186291785/
- ^ https://www.rukusavenueradio.com/home-1
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/glimpse-of-silk-smithas-biopic-starring-chandrika-ravi/articleshow/115896180.cms
External links
[edit | edit source]- Chandrika Ravi at IMDb
- Chandrika Ravi on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Melbourne
- Australian film actresses
- Australian female models
- Australian female dancers
- Australian people of Malayali descent
- Australian people of Tamil descent
- Tamil actresses
- Australian people of Indian descent
- Actresses of Indian descent
- Female models of Indian descent
- Australian expatriate actresses in the United States
- Australian expatriate actresses in India
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Murdoch University alumni
- 21st-century Australian actresses