Ravindra Vijay is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films, and television shows. After beginning his career as a theatre actor, Ravindra had a career breakthrough with appearances in Odu Raja Odu (2018) and Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya (2020).
Early life and career Born and raised in Bangalore, Ravindra is a polyglot and is fluent in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and English. He completed a medical degree at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and is a qualified doctor. During his time as a student, he took on acting as a hobby and worked on college productions. In 2005, he joined the Bengaluru-based theatre troupe Rafiki, and began working on street plays. Soon after he quit his career as a doctor, Ravindra took on odd jobs to earn, and briefly worked at an oil rig. By 2011, he became a full-time theatre actor.
In the mid-2010s, he moved to Chennai and joined the theatre troupe, Perch. He acted in several of the collective's plays, such as Under the Mangosteen Tree, which was inspired by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's short stories. He also appeared in the plays How to Skin a Giraffe and Jujubee, a play for children. He is part of the trio that performs Kira Kozhambu, a play based on writer Ki Rajanarayanan's folk tales. Vijay acted in the play with Anandsami and Kalieaswari Srinivasan in Coimbatore. And re-enacted the same play with Maya S. Krishnan reprising Srinivasan's part in Chennai. The play solely featured the three actors and a bench. The play was based on Ki. Rajanarayanan's collection of short stories titled Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam, with Anandsami reprising his role from the original play. A critic stated that "Actors Anand Sami, Maya S. Krishnan and Ravindra Vijay were in their elements with their seamless blend of art and entertainment".
Thereafter, he received an offer to appear as the brother of Nassar's character in Nishanth Ravindaran's black comedy film Odu Raja Odu (2018). He then continued to work on films, notably appearing in Kamal Haasan's production Kadaram Kondan (2019), and Dharala Prabhu (2020). Ravindra appeared in the Telugu film Uma Maheshwara Ugra Roopasya (2020), portraying the character of Jognath, the catalyst for the film's revenge-based narrative. The popularity of his role in the film led to audience creating memes on the character.
In 2021, Ravindra was seen in Amazon Prime's The Family Man portraying a Chennai-based intelligence officer.
Filmography
+ Year Title Role Language 2016Irudhi SuttruGenghis Khan boxer Tamil 2016Saala Khadoos Hindi 2018Odu Raja Odu Chella Muthu Tamil 2019Kadaram Kondan Umar Ahamed 2020Dharala Prabhu Manoj KumarUma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Jognath Telugu 2021Anbirkiniyal Ravindran Tamil Ishq: Not A Love Story Madhav Telugu 2022 Mishan Impossible Vikram KinnerasaniJayadev2023 Ustaad Mechanic Jawan Mukund Menon IAS Hindi Keedaa Cola CEO Telugu Mangalavaaram RMP Viswanatham Sam Bahadur Swamy Hindi 2024 Jai Ganesh Mohan Selvaraj Malayalam Aarambham Chaitanya Telugu Raghu Thatha Tamilselvan Tamil 2025HIT: The Third Case Samuel Joseph Telugu Kothapallilo OkappuduAppannaOh Bhama Ayyo RamaGautham 2025GhaatiKaashtal NaiduKaanthaMartin PrabhakaranTamilChampion Shoiabullah Khan Telugu 2026Theertharoopa ThandeyavarigeShivashankarKannadaCheekatiloChinna BabuTeluguMandaadiSingaramTamil
Television + Year Title Role Language Network Notes 2021 The Family Man Muthu Pandian Hindi Amazon Prime Video Season 2; Web Debut 2023 Anger Tales Husband Telugu Disney+Hotstar Segment: Afternoon Nap Dhootha SI Ajay Ghosh Amazon Prime Video Vyooham CI Akbar Jalal 2024Bahishkarana President ShivayaZEE5 Brinda SI N. Sarathi SonyLIV 2025MayasabhaPothineni Ramesh
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