Arani Muni Ravi Krishna is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil and Telugu films. Son of producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan's critically acclaimed 7G Rainbow Colony.
Early life After his schooling, Ravi Krishna went to London where he pursued a BA degree in Multimedia. He completed his diploma in Interactive communication at Pentamedia, while also concentrating on his career in multimedia with non-linear film editing at Sam Media. He disclosed that he never intended to become an actor, but was "roped in" when he visited India for Easter.
Career Ravi Krishna's debut film 7G Rainbow Colony, directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by his father, fetched him the South Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, amongst other minor awards. Before starting to shoot for the film, he took a one-month training in acting at the Film Institute in King's College London. Following that, he acted in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Sukran, sharing screen space with Vijay, the Radha Mohan-directed family drama Ponniyin Selvan, and the crime thriller Kedi, under his brother Jyothi Krishna's direction. The films, all produced by his father, did not do good business at the box office. His first Telugu venture, Brahmanandam Drama Company, was also a box office bomb, with Ravi Krishna lamenting that the film failed to succeed due to poor budgeting and publicity. His next release was the bilingual Netru Indru Naalai / Ninna Nedu Repu and in 2009, he starred in Kadhalna Summa Illai, a partial reshoot of the Telugu film Gamyam. He took a long break post the release of Aaranya Kaandam which is often quoted as the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. After a near 14-year sabbatical, Ravi Krishna is making a comeback through 7/G Rainbow Colony 2 where he is set to reprise his role from the original.
Filmography As an actor Year Title Role Language Notes2004 7G Brindhavan Colony Ravi Telugu Santosham Film Award for Best Debut Actor 7G Rainbow Colony Kadhir Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South 2005 Sukran Ravi Shankar Ponniyin Selvan Venu Partially reshot in Telugu as Muddula Koduku 2006 Kedi Raghu 2008 Netru Indru Naalai Vetri Bilingual film Ninna Nedu Repu Vijay Telugu Brahmanandam Drama Company Srinu 2009 Kadhalna Summa Illai Vettivel Tamil Partially reshot version of Gamyam 2011 Aaranya Kaandam Sappai 20267/G Rainbow Colony 2Kadhir
Other roles Year Title Role Language Notes Ref. 2002 Run Graphic designer Tamil Title sequence only 2004 7G Rainbow Colony Graphic designer, costume designer Title sketch only 7G Brindhavan Colony Telugu 2013 Arrambam Additional script writer Tamil
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