Ravishankar Devanarayanan
Ravishankar Devanarayanan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ravishankar 24 June |
| Occupation | Voice actor [1] |
| Parent | Devanarayanan (father) |
| Relatives | Kolathu Iyer (grandfather) |
Ravishankar Devanarayanan also known as Ravishankar is a dubbing artist in the Southern Indian film industry. He lent his voice to Tamil industry and Hollywood actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise.[2][3]
Career
Ravi was born in Tamil Family. His father Devanarayanan worked under actor Kamal Haasan and ravi's grandfather Kolathu Iyer lendind his voice 1943 Hindi film Ram Rajya, when it film was dubbed and released into Tamil in 1948 named as Rama Rajiyam under AVM Productions. Ravi lending his voice Baasha for Shashikumar's (he played Rajinikanth brother) and Sangamam for actor Rahman's character.[4] His other major work in Tamil Minnale and Padayappa lending his voice for Abbas, Aahaa..! lending voice to Rajiv Krishna. He majorly dubbed in Tamil films and gave Tamil voice to Telugu, Hindi and English dubbed films including famous - Marvel Comics Universe films as Iron Man (franchise) and Avengers (Trilogy)[5] for Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. and also he lent his voice Fast and Furious (franchise) for actor Paul Walker.[6] Initially actor Vijay Sethupathi dubbed his voice for Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark character for the movie Avengers: Endgame it was received several critical acclaims from audience, laterly Ravi lent his voice Tony stark.
Dubbing artist
Films
Tamil films
Tamil dubbed films
| Year | Movie | Role | Actors | Original language | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | James Bond | Timothy Dalton | English | |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Indiana Jones | Harrison Ford | English | |
| 1989 | Vallavan | Siddique | Malayalam | ||
| 1990 | Udhayam | JD | J. D. Chakravarthy | Telugu | |
| 1990 | Indran Chandran | Doctor | Pradeep Sakthi | Telugu | |
| 1993 | Police Attack | Harish Kumar | Telugu | ||
| 1993 | Durga Poojai | Raghuveer | Kannada | ||
| 1994 | Commissioner | Prasad | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | Malayalam | |
| 1995 | The King | Vijayaraghavan | Malayalam | ||
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Eugene Kittridge | Henry Czerny | English | |
| 1996 | Idhayame Idhayame | JD Chakravarthy | Telugu | ||
| 1996 | Andru Oru Naal | JD Chakravarthy | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Con Air | Cameron Poe | Nicolas Cage | English | |
| 1997 | Time Bomb | Shashikumar | Kannada | ||
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Chip Hazard | Tommy Lee Jones | English | |
| 1999 | The Mummy | Rick O'Connell | Brendan Fraser | English | |
| 1999 | Kaaki Sattaiya Karuppu Sattaiya | Suman | Kannada | ||
| 1999 | F. I. R. | Biju Menon | Malayalam | ||
| 1999 | Lady Tiger | Avinash | Kannada | ||
| 1999 | Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | Lucius Detritus | Roberto Benigni | French | |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Ethan Hunt | Tom Cruise | English | |
| 2000 | Gandhi | Jawaharlal Nehru | Roshan Seth | English | |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Joaquin Phoenix | English | ||
| 2000 | Nee Indri Naan Illai | Vineeth | Kannada | ||
| 2001 | Kanden Seethaiye | Surendra | Vikram | Telugu | |
| 2001 | The Mummy Returns | Rick O'Connell | Brendan Fraser | English | |
| 2001 | Vetri | Venkatesh | Telugu | ||
| 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Mr. Pimms | Julian Rhind-Tutt | English | |
| 2002 | Die Another Day | James Bond | Pierce Brosnan | English | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Marlin (Ocellaris Clownfish) | Albert Brooks | English | |
| 2003 | Kalam | Dileep | Malayalam | ||
| 2003 | Daredevil | Matt Murdock / Daredevil | Ben Affleck | English | |
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Gabriel Van Helsing | Hugh Jackman | English | |
| 2004 | Hellboy | Abe Sapien | Doug Jones | English | |
| 2005 | King Kong | Adrian Brodo | English | ||
| 2006 | Dhoom 2 | Aryan/Mr. A | Hrithik Roshan | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Krrish | Rohit Mehra/Krishna "Krrish" Mehra | Hrithik Roshan | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Ethan Hunt | Tom Cruise | English | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Capt. William Lennox | Josh Duhamel | English | |
| 2007 | Lakshyam | Ganesh | Prabhu Deva | Telugu | |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Rick O'Connell | Brendan Fraser | English | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | [8] |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Christian Bale | English | |
| 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Abe Sapien | Doug Jones | English | |
| 2008 | Jodhaa Akbar | Mann Singh | Sonu Sood | English | |
| 2008 | Wanted | Wesley Gibson | James McAvoy | English | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Brian O'Conner | Paul Walker | English | [9] |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Stone (G.I. Joe) | Brendan Fraser | English | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Capt. William Lennox | Josh Duhamel | English | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2010 | Inception | Dom Cobb | Leonardo DiCaprio | English | |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Capt. William Lennox | Josh Duhamel | English | |
| 2011 | Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | Ricky Gervais | Robot dog | English | |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Ethan Hunt | Tom Cruise | English | |
| 2012 | Avengers | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Christian Bale | English | |
| 2012 | Chatrapathi | Prabhas | Telugu | ||
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Brian O'Conner | Paul Walker | English | |
| 2013 | Krrish 3 | Rohit/Krrish | Hrithik Roshan | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Shadow | Venkatesh | Telugu | ||
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2014 | Bang Bang! | Rajveer Nanda/Jai Nanda | Hrithik Roshan | Hindi | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Ethan Hunt | Tom Cruise | English | |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Percival Graves | Colin Farrell | English | |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Marlin (Ocellaris Clownfish) | Fish | English | |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Clark Kent / Superman | Henry Cavill | English | |
| 2017 | Kaabil | Rohan Bhatnagar | Hrithik Roshan | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Raja The Great | Ravi Teja | Tamil | ||
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Capt. William Lennox | Josh Duhamel | English | |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2017 | Justice League | Clark Kent / Superman | Henry Cavill | English | |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Young T'Chaka | Atandwa Kani | English | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Ethan Hunt | Tom Cruise | English | |
| 2018 | Venom | Eddie Brock / Venom | Tom Hardy | English | |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | English | |
| 2019 | Hellboy | Hellboy | David Harbour | English | |
| 2019 | Frozen II | Agnarr | Alfred Molina | English | |
| 2019 | Vinaya Vidheya Rama | Prashanth | Telugu | ||
| 2022 | Athidi | Mahesh Babu | Telugu | Athidi was originally dubbed in Tamil as Thanikattu Raja in 2008 in which Mahesh Babu's voice was dubbed by different voice artist. When this film was dubbed again in Tamil in 2022, Ravishankar dubbed his voice for Mahesh Babu. | |
| 2022 | Black Adam | Doctor Fate / Clark Kent / Superman | Pierce Brosnan / Henry Cavill | English |
Serials
Tamil dubbed TV shows
| Year | series | Role | actor | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sai Baaba | Shirdi Sai baba | Abeer Sofi | ||
| 2020 | Pawn Stars | Rick Harrison |
Tamil serials
| Actor | Series | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ravishankar | Premi, Jannal Adutha Veettu Kavithaigal |
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| Nandha | Premi | |
| Sathish | Guhan, Anandham, Athi Pookal, Gokulathil Seethai, Annakodiyum Ainthu Pengalum |
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| Eeramana Rojave Shiva | Kavyanjali Kasturi Hello Shyamala, Roja, Maari |
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| Jayakrishnan | Kasthuri, Namma Kudumbam |
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| Vijay Adhiraj | Poovilangu | |
| Bhanuchander | Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal, Karthigai Pengal | |
| Seenu | All Tamil Serials except Namma Kudumbam | |
| Mithun Tejaswi | Apoorva Raagangal | |
| Vallabh | Mahabharatam | |
| Lakshmi Raj | Valli, Chandralekha Mahalakshmi Abhiyum Naanum |
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| Sasindhar | Roja | |
| Satish (Gopi) | Baakiyalaxmi | |
| Harish Uthaman | Kolangal | |
| Zianudeen | Kolangal | |
| Abhishek Shankar | Anupallavi Thangam Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal |
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| Vignesh | Velammal |
- Television shows
| Show | Channel | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aalaya Dharisanam | Vasanth TV |
References
- ^ "Meet Ravishankar Devanarayan". caravanmagazine,in. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Ravi Shankar, the man behind". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Ravishankar share his working experience with Iron Man". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Iron Man Real - Ravishankar". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "The Real Old voice behind Iron Man - Avengers dubbing artist Ravishankar". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "EMOTIONAL INTERVIEW: Old Iron-Man Dubbing artist Ravishankar". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "'அயர்ன் மேன் தமிழ்க் குரல் என்னுடையதுதான்! டப்பிங் ஆர்டிஸ்ட் ரவிசங்கர்". 9 April 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "அவெஞ்சர்ஸுக்கு டப்பிங் கொடுக்க நாங்க பட்ட கஷ்டம்". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Avengers Mass Performance - When they took up Challenge!!". Retrieved 16 June 2019.