T G Ravi
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| Born |
Ravindranathan 16 May 1944 Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Subhadra (1975–2011) |
| Children | Ranjith Sreejith Ravi |
| Parent(s) | T. R. Govindan Ezhuthassan & Kalyani |
| Awards | Special Jury recognition, Kerala state film awards 2008 |
T. G. Ravindranathan, popularly known as T. G. Ravi, is an Indian film actor, mainly noted for his roles as a villain in Malayalam cinema. He along with Balan K. Nair played most of the negative roles in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s and 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.
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