Rajeev Ravindranathan


Rajeev Ravindranathan is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Hindi and Tamil-language films. He is known for his roles in 3 Idiots, English Vinglish, and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.

Early life

Rajeev Ravindranathan studied business management for his bachelor's degree at Christ University. He originally began his career at HSBC in the late 1990s and went on to work various jobs in financial planning and advertising until the early 2000s.

Career

Ravindranathan played minor roles in Freaky Chakra and Bas Yun Hi, but was first noticed in Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots for his role as a senior in college who rags Aamir Khan's character. He initially auditioned for the role of Chatur and was cast in R. Madhavan's role. After shooting for the film for two months, his scenes were reshot because Hirani wanted to cast a "known face" and he was cast in a different role. He notably played Ramamurthy, Sridevi's Tamil techie classmate in English class in English Vinglish. Post this film, Ravindranathan went on to play roles in various films such as Shamitabh and Waiting. He garnered appreciation by the audience for his role in Rocketry: The Nambi Effect as Param, Nambi Narayanan's friend. The character is fictitious and an amalgamation of different people in Narayanan's life.
Ravindranathan is Bengaluru-based and has appeared in several plays.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2003Freaky ChakraTicket clerkHindi
2003Bas Yun HiHindi
2004Phir MilengeHindi
20093 IdiotsRagging SeniorHindi
2012VettaiGautham, Jayanthi's fianceTamil
2012English VinglishRamamurthyHindi
2015ShamitabhMedia reporterHindi
2015WaitingGirishHindi
2022Rocketry: The Nambi EffectParamHindi
Tamil
2022Chup: Revenge of the ArtistSrinivas ShettyHindi
2024Raghu ThathaAshish GupthaTamil
2025!scope="row" align="left" RavikantEnglish

Television

Plays

Sources