Chandrika Ravi is an Australian actress, model and dancer of Indian origin. She was born and raised in Australia before moving to

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for her acting and modelling career. She became known for her role in the 2018 Indian film ''

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''.

Early life and career

Chandrika was born in

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to Ravi Sreedharan and Malika Ravi. She started learning dancing and acting from the age of three, then began her professional career at the age of 16; performing in theatre, film and tv around the world. She has won the runner-up title in 2014 Miss Maxim India and was the first Indian descent woman to place as a finalist in 2012

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and Miss India Australia. Chandrika Ravi made her Indian film debut after being signed up to acting in the Tamil film, '' Sei'' in late 2017 which stars

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as male lead. She became known in the Tamil film industry through her performance in the film ''

'', an adult comedy horror, in the role of a ghost. She was a lead actress and has been signed for several project after the film, including '' Sei'' and ''Un Kadhal Irundhal''.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandrika Ravi 1988 births Living people Actresses from Melbourne Australian film actresses Australian female models Australian female dancers Australian people of Malayali descent Australian people of Tamil descent Tamil actresses Australian people of Indian descent Actresses of Indian descent Female models of Indian descent Australian expatriate actresses in the United States Australian expatriate actresses in India Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Murdoch University alumni 21st-century Australian actresses