Radha Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Radhika. He is a former chief member of the Tamil Nadu Film Artistes' Association. He is known for his roles as antagonists in Tamil films and a he acted in the serial Chellamae. He is also known for his controversial criticism of other film personalities. The following is a complete list of his films:

Filmography Tamil Year Title RoleNotesRef1976 Manmadha Leelai 1978 Veettukaari Rudra Thandavam Gopal Thirukkalyanam 1980 Bombay Mail 109 Tharaiyil Vaazhum Meengal Saranam Ayyappa 1981 Thanneer Thanneer Alagiri1982 Kaadhal Oviyam Paritchaikku Neramaachu Samuel1983 Uyirullavarai Usha Sivappu Sooriyan Ravi Soorakottai Singakutti Thambadigal Poikkal Kudhirai Nair1984 Madurai Sooran Theerppu En Kaiyil Thiruttu Rajakkal Poovilangu Rajathanthiram Japaan Achamillai Achamillai Henchman Sattathai Thiruthungal Simma Soppanam Naresh Thanga Koppai Ravi Kalyana Kanavugal Vai Pandal Iru Medhaigal Ravi Vaidehi Kathirunthal Vellikizhamai Ramasamy Vai Pandal Thenkoodu 1985 Alai Osai Chain Jayapal Naagam Ravi Deivapiravi Minor Urimai Kannaayiram Naam Ragasiyam Annai Bhoomi 3D Somu Anthasthu Madan Uyarndha Ullam Selvam Kutravaaligal Engal Kural Paartha Gnabagam Illayo Ketti MelamMuniyandi1986 Karimedu Karuvayan Dharma Pathini D. Janardhanan Selvaakku Thiramai Natpu Amman Kovil Kizhakale Sarvam Sakthimayam Alavanda Kovil Yaanai Vasantha Raagam Minister Anbarasan Ragasiyam Odangal Thalaiyatti Bommaigal Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal Rajadurai1987 Ivargal Indiyargal Palayathan Solvathellam Unmai Fake Dr. Ramanathan Ayyappaswamy Thulasi Vaazhga Valarga Thangachi Dharmaraja Veerapandiyan Nanjappa Paadu Nilave Cooliekkaran Chakravarthy Veeran Veluthambi Veeran Veluthambi Ninaive Oru Sangeetham Bairava Naagam Ore Raththam Idhu Engal Needhi Ellaikodu Kathai Kathayam Karanamam Chellakutti Uzhavan Magan Gunasekhar1988 Ennai Vittu Pogaathe Solla Thudikuthu Manasu Vasudevan Guru Sishyan Muthuraja Ullathil Nalla Ullam Peter Raasave Unnai Nambi Pattalathan En Uyir Kannamma Nallamuthu Kazhugu Malaikkallan Kalyana Paravaigal Thambi Thanga Kambi Periya Durai Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum Arun1989 Pongi Varum Kaveri Rajadhi Raja AadimoolamSiva Rettaikuzhal Thuppaakki Thalaivanukore Thalaivi Pari Solaikuyil Maayandi (Thalaiadi) Paalaivanathil Pattaampoochi Kovilmani Osai Thendral Sudum Annanukku Jai Vetri Vizha Nithyanandam Rajanadai Chakravarthy1990 Panakkaran Rao Bhathur Manaivi Oru Manickam Pudhu Padagan Doctor Pulan Visaranai R. R. Unnai Solli Kutramillai Veerapandian Seetha Chakravarthy Pattanamthan Pogalamadi Chilambu Adhisaya Manithan Guest Appearance Engitta Mothathay Thai Maasam Poovaasam1991 Vaa Arugil Vaa Nalla Thambi Vanakkam Vathiyare Malaichami Chithirai Pookkal Lollai Kaadu Vetri Karangal Chinna Thambi Eldest brother of Nandhini Idhu Namma Bhoomi Rathnavel Vigneshwar Amir Nath Thambikku Oru Pattu Oyilattam Kurumbukkaaran Rasathi Varum Naal Gowri1992 Amaran Aandava Perumal Rickshaw Mama Aravinth Agni Paarvai Minister Thirumurthy Sugamana Sumaigal Thangaraj Chembaruthi Paandi Idhu Namma Bhoomi Rathnavel Annaamalai Gangadharan Naalaiya Theerpu Arun Mehta 1993 Chinna Mappillai Aalavanthan / PeriyaPannai Pandithurai Malaisamy Chinna Thayee Inspector Sankarapandian Uthama Raasa Parama Thevar Vedan Megharajan Chellakannu Dhandapani Namma Annachi Vadivelu Uzhaippali Ragupathy Kattalai Venkadachalam Rojavai Killathe Ayyanar Enga Muthalali Seetharaman Reddy1994 Vaanga Partner Vaanga Ponnappan Chinna Muthu Chinnamuthu Oru Vasantha Geetham Priyanka Sadhu Vibhuthi Veeramuthu En Aasai Machan Police officer Ilaignar Ani Rajarajan1995 Indira Kotamarayar Lucky Man "Cheating" Sivaraman Makkal Aatchi Chief minister Vaduganathan Kizhakkumalai Marumagan Mayilsamy Gounder Asuran Rajasekhar Coolie Loganathan Neela Kuyil Raja Muthu Ambalathar1996 Kizhakku Mugam Poongodi's father Katta Panchayathu Kathirvel Vishwanath Rajkumar Poovarasan Senadapathi Vetri Vinayagar Kaja Mukasooran1997 Vaimaye Vellum Rajendran Vasuki Pakkiri Thadayam Jothi's father Kadhalukku Mariyadhai James1998 Ulavuthurai Home Minister Jaidev Veera Thalattu Thalaimurai Veeram Vilanja Mannu M.L.A Sundarapandi Pooveli Chidambaram Pillai1999 Suriya Paarvai Sundaramoorthy Ponnu Veetukkaran Gangadaran Endrendrum Kadhal Krishna Poo Vaasam Padayappa Neelambari's father Poomagal Oorvalam Chidambaram Kannupada Poguthaiya Angaala Thevar Azhagarsamy Landlord2000 Simmasanam Sakthivel's cousinVanna Thamizh Pattu Muthumanikkam2001 Friends Abhirami's father Narasimha Manimaran2002 Raja KathiresanKarmegham Karmegham's father Baba Minister of Tourism Kadhal Azhivathillai Charmi's father2003 Kadhaludan Durai's father Dum Inspector Lesa Lesa Chandru's grandfather Kalatpadai Janakiraman Jayam Raja2004 Jana Sankarapandi Oru Murai Sollividu Venkat's father Gajendra Shawkat Ali2005 Sevvel Lawyer2006 Saravana Saravana's fatherUnarchigal Seshadri Kusthi Chieftain Chennai Kadhal Sakthivel Adaikalam Somasundaram2007 Kalakkura Chandru Ravi Verma Thirumagan Sivalingam Maya Kannadi Kannamoochi Yenada Maheswaran Iyer2008 Alibhabha MLA friend of ThilakanNayagan 2009 Indira Vizha Judge Sattanathan 1977 Dr Sharma Ainthaam Padai Minister Madurai Sambavam Aalamaram Suriyan Satta Kalloori College Principal2010 Kutty Devanayagam Thairiyam Sura Church father Kola Kolaya Mundhirika Dada Thulukkanam Singam Soundara Pandi Pen Singam Singaperumal Thillalangadi Minister Rajaraam Uncredited role Naane Ennul Illai 365 Kadhal Kadithangal Rasu Thevar Puthumugam Harikumar2011 Sattapadi Kutram Rathnavelu Kumara Vaanam Police Inspector 2012 Sattam Oru Iruttarai 2013 Thirumathi Thamizh Singam 2 Soundara Pandi Soodhu Kavvum Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu2014 Tenaliraman Vassal-King Parasbaram Ramanujan Prof. Singaravelu Mudaliar Aadama Jaichomada Producer Jamaai College principal Lingaa Kavi Bharathi Pisasu Bhavani's father2015 Pulan Visaranai 2 Sandamarutham Rangarajan Sakalakala Vallavan Kathiresan2016 Karaioram Ramya's father Uncredited role Aranmanai 2 Maya's father Irudhi Suttru Boxing Chairman Jil Jung Juk Rolex Rawther Aarathu Sinam Police Commissioner Mapla Singam Town President Sevagapandian Narathan Anbazhagan Manithan Judge Marudhu Payilwan Iraivi Jagan's father Thodari Rengarajan Achamindri Education minister Karikalan2017 Si3 Soundara Pandi Ennodu Vilayadu Nagulan Yaakkai Krishnamurthy Engitta Modhathey Mandhramoorthy Shivalinga Krishnamoorthy Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae Sangili Aandhavan Veera Vamsam Annadurai Mahalingam2018 Kalakalappu 2 Police inspector Veera Sketch Sekhar Junga Sopraj Maniyaar Kudumbam Padikattu Mudaliar Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna Annanukku Jai Parasuraman Ratsasan Rajamanickkam Aan Devathai Bullet Thatha Vada Chennai Muthu SarkarRendu2019 Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Pandithurai Oviyavai Vitta Yaru Seeni's father100 Pistol PerumalAyogya JudgeNenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja JeepakaranDharmaprabhu YamanBodhai Yeri Budhi Maari Karthik's fatherGorilla Assistant commissionerSixer Krithika's father 2020 Dagaalty Bhaiya 2021 Bhoomi Minister of Agriculture Kalathil Santhippom AppachiThalaivii M. 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Telugu Kaliyuga Pandavulu (1986) Sahasame Naa Oopiri (1989) Maha Yagnam (1991) Aswamedham (1992) Satya 2 (2013) Rakshasudu (2019)

Malayalam Evidence (1988) Kulapathi (1993) Customs Diary (1993) Dadha (1994) Sundarimare Sookshikkuka (1995) Vettam (2004)

Kannada Ella Hanakkagi (1976) Rahasya Rathri (1979) Parva (2002) Alone (2015) (uncredited)

Television Year Title Role Channel2006Vikramadithyan (Malayalam)Asianet2008Thiruvilayadal NaradaSun TV2009–2012ChellamayKadarkaraiyaan2013–2014Ranga Vilas Jaya TV

Dubbing artist Year Film Actor Dubbed name Notes1991 Gang Leader Rao Gopal Rao Gang LeaderTamil dubbed version1997 Gunda Gardi Dharmendra Thalaivi 1999 Samarasimha Reddy Jayaprakash Reddy Shanmuga Pandian 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Irrfan Khan Naanum Kodeeswaran 2011 Aadukalam V. I. S. Jayapalan 2022 Kaari Nagineedu

Producer Idhu Namma Bhoomi (1991) Thai Maasam Poo Vaasam (1991) Ilaignar Ani (1994) Chinna Muthu (1994)

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