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Ravi Krishna (actor, born 1989)

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Ravi Krishna
Born
Thota Ravi Krishna

(1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Thota Ravi Krishna is an Indian actor works in Telugu films and television shows.[2] He is known for television shows Mogali Rekulu (2008–2013), Varudhini Parinayam (2013–2016) and Aame Katha (2019–2021). He has debuted in cinema with a supporting role in Anubhavinchu Raja (2021) and got his breakthrough in Virupaksha (2023). He later did lead role in The Birthday Boy (2024).[3]

Early life

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Ravikrishna was born on 9 June 1989 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. After completing his degree, he went to Chennai with an interest in acting and joined as an assistant director.[4]

Career

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He started his career as an assistant director in Vijetha of ETV and later came to Hyderabad and worked as an assistant director again. Then as a replacement hero at the end of the serial called Bommarillu, he was selected as the lead actor for which he was already working as the assistant director. He then acted in a few independent films.

After a long break, he was selected in the auditions and acted in the popular drama series Mogali Rekulu. Then he starred in some Telugu TV shows but became known with the soap opera Varudhini Parinayam and later became well known in the series That Is Mahalakshmi, Srinivasa Kalyanam, Sundarakanda, Bava Maradallu.

In 2020, he was affected with Coronavirus disease.[5][6][7]

Filmography

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of acting roles in films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Anubhavinchu Raja Rahul
2023 Virupaksha Bhairava/Kumar Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu [8]
2024 Geethanjali Malli Vachindi Ushaanjali's Boyfriend
Aa Okati Adakku Subramanyam
Love Me Prathap [9]
The Birthday Boy Bharat Debut in lead role [10]
2025 VD12 TBA
TBA SDT18 TBA

Television

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List of television appearances
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2004 Hrudayam Jaswanth ETV Debut in Television
2007 Bommarillu Gautham ETV Debut as a lead actor
2008–2013 Mogali Rekulu Durga Gemini TV
2013–2016 Varudhini Parinayam Krishna Chaitanya a.k.a Paradhu Zee Telugu [11]
2014 Wow S2 Himself ETV Game show
Great Game Show Tollywood TV
2015–2016 Srinivasa Kalyanam Srinivas Star Maa
2016 KTUC Super Sundays Himself Zee Telugu Episode 9; Talk show
Big Celebrity Challenge
Cinema Choopistha Maava ETV Plus
Cash S1 ETV
2016–2019 Manasu Mamata Siddu/Anand Dual role
2017–2018 That is Mahalakshmi Sree Zee Telugu
2018 Vachhadayyo Swami Himself ETV Telefilm
Cash S2
Gold Rush Zee Telugu
2018–2019 Sundarakhanda Abhiram Star Maa [12]
2018–2020 Bava Maradallu Srinivas Zee Telugu
2019 Bigg Boss 3 Himself Star Maa [13][14]
Bigg Boss 3 Buzz Star Maa Music
F3-Fun, Frustration & Family Star Maa
2019-2021 Aame Katha Gautham [15]
2019 Start Music Himself
Sixth Sense S3
2020 Jaatharoo Jaathara Zee Telugu Telefilm
Cash S2 ETV
Wow S3
2022 Star Maa Parivaar League S2 Star Maa
2022 Dhee Himself ETV
2023 BB Jodi Himself Star Maa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Virupaksha Fame Ravi Krishna Biography: Age, Career, Physical Appearance, Family, Serials List, Movies". 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Aame Katha actor Ravikrishna's amazing transformation gives you the right dose of fitness motivation - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ Sekhar, Vineela (3 July 2024). "'The Birthday Boy' Teaser: A Fresh Comedy Drama Set to Entertain". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Virupaksha Fame Ravi Krishna Biography: Age, Career, Physical Appearance, Family, Serials List, Movies". The Hans India. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Telugu TV actor Ravi Krishna tests positive for coronavirus". The Indian Express. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Telugu TV Actor Ravi Krishna Tests Positive for Covid-19, Says 'I Went Blank at First'". News18. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Telugu TV actor Ravi Krishna tests positive for COVID-19". Vizag. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. ^ India, The Hans (2 May 2023). "Virupaksha Fame Ravi Krishna Biography: Age, Career, Physical Appearance, Family, Serials List, Movies". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Love Me Review: A total borefest!". Telugu Cinema. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Telugu film 'The Birthday Boy', sparked by real incidents that turned birthday revelry awry". The Hindu. 18 July 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  11. ^ "హీరోయిన్‌తో రవికృష్ణ గొడవ.. ఆ సీరియల్ ఆగిపోవడానికి కారణం ఇదే!". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Sundarakanda Maa TV Serial Starting On 25th September 2017 At 9.00 PM". Indian Television. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Exclusive - Bigg Boss Telugu 3: At times I was frustrated with the 'Manchodu' tag, says Ravikrishna - Times of India". The Times of India. October 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 3 Grand Finale Highlights: Rahul Sipligunj wins the trophy : Nagarjuna signs off thanking guest Chiranjeevi, audiences and the contestants for the memorable journey". The Times of India. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. ^ "'ఆమెకథ' ఆగస్ట్ 5 ఎపిసోడ్ : ఉత్కంఠగా మారిన కథ! గౌతమ్ అరెస్ట్.. వెంకట్ ఇంట్లో మహీని చూసి." Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 9 December 2020.