Sushmitha Ravi, known as Kushee Ravi, is an Indian actress who works in Kannada and Telugu-language films. Kushee rose to fame with the Kannada film Dia (2020).
Early life Sushmitha Ravi was born in Bangalore. She graduated from SSMRV College, Bangalore.
Career Kushee made her acting debut with the Kannada film The Great Story of Sodabuddi, in 2016. After a four year hiatus, Kushee appeared in the 2020 film Dia. She played the titular role of a college student opposite Pruthvi Ambaar and Dheekshith Shetty. The film emerged a commercial success and was her breakthrough.
She was then seen in the horror film Spooky College which opened to mixed reviews. She was signed to play a role in the movie Nakshe but the film has been delayed. In 2023, she signed her first Telugu movie Pindam, which opened to positive reviews with praise for her performance.
She was next seen in Case of Kondana co-starring Vijay Raghavendra and Bhavana Menon directed by Devi Prasad Shetty. Her next release was Full Meals co-starring Likith Shetty under debutant director Vinayaka.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Language Notes Ref. 2016 The Great Story of Sodabuddi Anusya Kannada 2020 Dia Dia Swaroop 2023 Spooky College Khushi Pindam Mary Anthony Telugu 2024 Case of Kondana Dr. Sahana Kannada 2025 Neethi Neethi Full Meals Pooja Son of Mutthana Sakshi 2026 Manithan Deivamagalam Selvi Raghavan Tamil Telugu Post-production TBA Kannada Completed Completed
Web series Year Title Role Language Notes Ref. 2025 Ayyana Mane Jaji Kannada ZEE5 series
Short films Year Title Role Ref. 2019 Jaatare 2021 Ikshana Anu 2022 Sangama Samagama Naina Everything is Possible Poorna
Music videos Year Title Singer Language Ref. 2021 Adipoli Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sivaangi K. Tamil 2022 Neenillade Sathya Radhakrishna Kannada 2025 Buddy Priya Mali Tamil
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result Ref. 2020 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Dia Best Actress Critics – Kannada Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada 2021 Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards Best Actress
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