Nizhalgal Ravi

Nizhalgal Ravi is the kind of craftsman actor I quietly root for. He took his screen name from his debut film, then built a body of work most stars never approach, more than 590 films across Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema. That number is not about glamour; it is about being trusted enough to keep getting the call for decades. I am especially struck that he dubbed for Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil, meaning he commands the voice as fully as the face. His awards list is modest, but surviving at the top for nearly half a century is, to me, the most demanding achievement of all.

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Name (English)

Nizhalgal Ravi

Name (Japanese)

ニザルガル・ラヴィ

Reading

にざるがる・らゔぃ

Born

April 16, 1953 (age 73)

Origin

Chennai, Chennai district, India

Occupation

actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhalgal%20Ravi
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7042213

Tags

• Chennai district
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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