Chandrika Ravi
Chandrika Ravi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Chandrika Ravi is an Australian actress of Indian origin. She was born and raised in Australia before moving to Los Angeles for her acting and modelling career. She became known for her role in the 2018 Indian film Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu.
Early life and career
[edit]Chandrika was born in Melbourne to Ravi Sreedharan and Malika Ravi.[1] Her parents were born in Singapore and are Malayalee and Tamil.
She started learning dancing and acting from the age of 3, then began her professional career at the age of 16; performing in theatre, film and tv around the world. She won the runner-up title in 2012 Miss Maxim India and was the first Indian descent woman to place as a state finalist in Miss World Australia 2012 and also participated in Miss India Australia.[citation needed]
Chandrika Ravi made her Indian film debut after being signed up to acting in the Tamil film, Sei in late 2017 which stars Nakul as male lead.[2] She became known in the Tamil film industry through her performance in the film Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu, an adult comedy horror, in the role of a ghost. She is a lead actress and signed for several projects after the film.
With the release of the Telugu blockbuster ‘Veera Simha Reddy’ in 2023 which successfully ran in theatres for over 365 days and joined the prestigious 100 crore club (grossing over 100 million in the box office internationally), she became a household name and her performance has garnered over 30 million views on YouTube.
Chandrika recently made history as the first Indian actress to have her own radio show and podcast in the US, producing and hosting the show in partnership with two American networks, iHeart Radio and Rukus Avenue Radio.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu | Ghost | Tamil | |
| Sei | Nancy | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Un Kadhal Irundhal | Neha | Tamil | Unreleased |
| Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu | Special Appearance | Telugu | Remake of Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu | |
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Special Appearance | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Maa Bava Manobhavalu" |
| 2023 | Blackmail | Special Appearance | Tamil | |
| 2024 | The Volunteers | DSP Chandrika Ravi | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi | Special Appearance | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Official Silk Smitha Biopic | Silk Smitha | Pan India |
References
[edit]- ^ "FHM Discovery- Chandrika Ravi". FHM. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Indian-Australian model in Nakul's next". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Melbourne
- Australian film actresses
- Australian female models
- Australian female dancers
- Australian people of Malayali descent
- Australian people of Tamil descent
- Tamil actresses
- Australian people of Indian descent
- Actresses of Indian descent
- Female models of Indian descent
- Australian expatriate actresses in the United States
- Australian expatriate actresses in India
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Murdoch University alumni
- 21st-century Australian actresses