Nizhalgal Ravi


Nizhalgal Ravi is an Indian film and television actor who has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films and serials. He started his career in 1980 with the film Nizhalgal. He has acted in 500 films.

Career

Nizhalgal Ravi, an actor in South Indian film industry, started his career under the baton of veteran director Bharathiraja in the Tamil film Nizhalgal which fetched him his sobriquet. He played the role of an aspiring hero who falls in love. He has had many character roles including films Vedam Puthithu, Nayakan, Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Annamalai, Marupadiyam and Aasai. He portrayed roles such as those of a kind-hearted father, a ruthless villain, or a back-stabber. He dubbed for Amitabh Bachchan for the program Kaun Banega Crorepati in Tamil. He acted in more than 25 movies in Malayalam during the 80s. He acted in director K. Balachander's telefilm Rayil Sneham, which became a hit in 1989.

Personal life

He did his B.A. in Economics in P.S.G. Arts, Coimbatore. He was born as Ravichandran to Shyamanna and D. Rajammal in an orthodox family. He is married to Vishnupriya and has one son, Rahul.
He is the youngest of all his siblings. He has 5 brothers and 3 sisters.

Notable filmography

Web Series

as Principal Krishnamoorthy

As dubbing artist

In the Tamil speaking community, the program "KBC" got huge reception, due to the dubbing voice performed by Nizhalgal Ravi.
YearMovie/ShowRoleActorsOriginal LanguageNotes-
1988Pudhu Pudhu ArthangalRahmanTamil
2005Kaun Banega CrorepatiAmitabh BachchanHindiTamil version only-
2008BommalattamRanaNana Patekar-
2015Yagavarayinum Naa KaakkaMithun ChakrabortyTamilTamil version only-
2018Anant NagKannadaTamil version only-
2018Thugs of HindustanKhudabakshAmitabh BachchanHindiTamil version only-
2019KaappaanBoman Irani-
2019Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyAmitabh BachchanTamil version only-
2019BigilJackie Shroff-
2019AladdinSulthanEnglishTamil version only-