T G Ravi

Actor · Born May 16, 1944 · Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin

Biography

T. G. Ravindranathan, popularly known as T. G. Ravi, is a Malayalam film actor, mainly noted for his roles as a villain. He along with Balan K. Nair played most of the negative roles in Malayalam cinema during the late 1970s and the 1980s. T.G. Ravi was born on 16 May 1944 in an, Ezhuthachan family in Moorkanikkara village, Thrissur, in present day Kerala, India. Initially, he chose to pursue a career in engineering and undertook his degree course through Kerala University in Government Engineering College, Thrissur (with a short stint in Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam). He graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1969. Apart from involving in theatre arts, he also represented the University of Kerala in Football and Hockey. He was an artist at The All India Radio where he met Thikkodiyan, who was instrumental in introducing him to the silver screen. He is a noted industrialist and has been instrumental in developing Thrissur as a major base for the rubber based industries. He is the Managing Director of Suntec Tyres Limited. He has also served as the president of The Cochin Devaswom Board which controls the affairs of over 400 temples in Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad districts. He was married to (late) Dr. V. K. Subhadra, a retired government servant. He has two children: Ranjith, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and London Business School and Sreejith Ravi, a Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Surathkal, MBA from ICFAI Business School, Bangalore and an upcoming film actor. Seema & Sajitha are his daughters-in-law. Milit, Rijraswa & Mitul are his grandsons and Minal is his granddaughter.

Acted in 109

2020s

2027
Harivarasanam
Movie
2026
Thudakkam
Auto driver
LURK
Movie
Sathyathil Sambhavichathu
Varkey
Pallichattambi
Fr. Gregory
Secret Stories: Roslin
Priest · 6 episodes
2025
916 Kunjoottan
Vallapan
Azadi
Adv. Menon
Am Ah
Pappettan
Rekhachithram
Pallasheri
75
2024
Deshakkaran
Movie
I Am Kathalan
Movie
Karnika
Swaminathan
Manorathangal
Parameswaran · 1 episode
Raastha
Movie
2023
Theeppori Benny
Movie
King of Kotha
Vareeth
Avakasikal
Movie
Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962
Advocate Ravi
Bhagavan Dasante Ramrajyam
Movie
Thrishanku
Sethu's Grandfather
2022
Malikappuram
Pattada
Pada
Adv. Jayapalan
2021
Mohan Kumar Fans
Ravi
The Priest
Dr. Mathews
2020
Kalamandalam Hyderali
Moidootty

2010s

2019
Thrissur Pooram
Balan
Porinju Mariam Jose
Puthenpally Anthony
2017
Thrissivaperoor Kliptham
Kozhikkaran Cheru
Georgettan's Pooram
Josephettan
2016
Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven
Jacob's car driver
Noolpalam
Movie
2015
Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam
Sudhi's father
Ayal Njanalla
Chandra Maman
2014
Iyobinte Pusthakam
The communist leader
77
Varsham
Manavaalan Peter
Gangster
Hajikka
Flat No.4B
Movie
2013
Punyalan Agarbattis
Achyuthan Maash
Red Wine
Narayanettan
Lucky Star
Bhaskaran
Celluloid
Sundararaj (Elder)
Lokpal
Sathyanweshi Mukundan Menon
Romans
Pappi
Isaac Newton S/O Philipose
Kochouseph
2012
Thiruvambadi Thamban
Xavier
22 Female Kottayam
Ravi
74
2010
Pranchiyettan & The Saint
Uthup
Valiyangadi
Divakaran
Annarakkannanum Thannalayathu
Pariharam Purushothaman

2000s

2009
My Big Father
Mohammed
Chattambinadu
Chenkeeri Madhavan
Winter
Stalin
2008
Mayabazar
Jose
The Imprints
Raman Namboothiri
Minnaminnikoottam
Aalikka
Positive
Constable Ravi
Cycle
Krishnan, Sanju's father
2007
Paradesi
Moosa's Friend
Alibhai
Maison Narayanan
Abraham And Lincoln
Movie
Payum Puli
Moosa Bhai
2006
Oruvan
Vilaganoor Aashan
Pakal
Joseph
Karutha Pakshikal
Muthuvannan
Vaasthavam
Gopinathan Unnithan
Prajapathi
Velappan Mooshari
Ashwaroodan
Movie
Rasathanthram
Retd Colonel Santhosh Kumar
2005
Lokanathan I. A. S.
Movie
2004
Amrutham
Gangadharan

1990s

1993
Dhruvam
Kashi
1992
Sadayam
Kanaran

1980s

1970s

1975
Throne of Capricorn
Movie

No release date

Paapparassikal
Movie
Bombay Positive
Movie