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Dinesh Ravi, better known as Attakathi Dinesh, is an Indian
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who has acted in leading roles in
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. He made his breakthrough playing the lead role in ''
Attakathi ''Attakathi'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith, a former assistant of Venkat Prabhu. Produced by C. V. Kumar, it stars Dinesh, Nandita Swetha and Aishwarya Rajesh. The film garnered att ...
'' (2012), portraying Dinakaran.


Career

Dinesh completed his high school at the Dhanalakshmi Higher Secondary School in
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, Chennai. After finishing high school, he tried his luck in acting from 2010. He acted in the Vijay TV "Kadhalika Neramilai" serial after sakthi's death. After playing the son to actress Seetha in the Sun TV series Penn and minor roles in ''
Aadukalam ''Aadukalam'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Vetrimaran, who also co-wrote the screenplay and dialogues with Vikram Sugumaran from his story. Produced by Five Star Kathiresan and distributed by Sun Pictures, the fi ...
'' (2011) and ''
Mouna Guru ''Mouna Guru'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Santha Kumar and produced by M. K. Thamizharasu. The film stars Arulnidhi and Ineya, while John Vijay, Madhusudhan Rao, Uma Riyaz Khan, Krishnamoorthy, and Bala ...
'' (2011), Dinesh made a breakthrough appearing in ''
Attakathi ''Attakathi'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith, a former assistant of Venkat Prabhu. Produced by C. V. Kumar, it stars Dinesh, Nandita Swetha and Aishwarya Rajesh. The film garnered att ...
'' (2012). The film performed well commercially and also won positive reviews, with a critic from Rediff.com noting "he's an actor of great promise". Similarly a critic from Sify.com noted Dinesh "diverts your attention from the film's little flaws and spellbinds you with an endearing act that is ''Attakathi''s biggest strength", adding that "Dinesh has come out with easily one of this year's most confident and assured performances." After cameo appearances in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013) and ''
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. U. Arun Kumar, based on his own eponymous short-film. Arun Kumar was a contestant in ''Naalaya Iyakunar'' . It features Vijay Sethupathi, Ja ...
'' (2014), he was seen in a lead role again in ''
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'' (2014) produced by Fox Star Studios. His performance as a visually challenged man was praised by critics.
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wrote "the film belongs to Dinesh, who has come out with a riveting performance" and called it "the best ever blind act since
Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...
's ''
Raja Paarvai ''Raja Paarvai'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The story was written by Kamal Haasan, for whom the film was his 100th as an actor and first as a producer. The score and soundtrack was compo ...
''.
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, too, compared Dinesh to actor Kamal Haasan, stating "Dinesh is probably the next Kamal Haasan of the industry".
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wrote, "Dinesh has given a performance of the lifetime, his character is such a unique blend of vulnerability and defiance that every scene is worthy of praise" and
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felt that he was "superbly natural as Tamizh". He was next seen in ''
Thirudan Police ''Thirudan Police'' (Thief and Police) is a 2014 Indian Tamil language action comedy film, directed by debutant Caarthick Raju. Produced by S. P. B. Charan in collaboration with J. Selvakumar of Kenanya films, the film has Dinesh and Aishwarya R ...
'' (2014) directed by debutant Caarthick Raju. His first 2015 release was ''
Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum ''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' (; also referred to as ''TEOA'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Ramprakash Rayappa. Produced by V. Chandran, the film stars Nakul, Attakathi Dinesh, Bindu Madhavi and Ais ...
''. Dinesh starred in the movie ''
Visaranai ''Visaranai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran. It is based on the novel ''Lock Up'' by M. Chandrakumar. The film stars Dinesh, Anandhi, Samuthirakani, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Kishore, Pradhee ...
'' based the novel Lock Up by M. Chadrakumar. The film premiered in the Orrizonti (Horizons) section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, where it won the Amnesty International Italia Award. Also it received highly positive reviews from both critics and audience alike. Dinesh played a supporting character in the film ''
Kabali ''Kabali'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, with Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika, Winston Chao, Kishore, Dinesh, K ...
'' alongside
Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...
. His future projects include ''
Ulkuthu ''Ulkuthu'' is a 2017 Tamil-language action comedy drama film directed by Caarthick Raju and produced by J. Selva Kumar, featuring Dinesh and Nandita Swetha in the leading roles. The project was first announced in late 2014 and finished product ...
'' (2017), '' Annanukku Jai'' (2018), ''
Kalavani Mappillai ''Kalavani Mappillai'' () is a 2018 Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Gandhi Manivasagam. Featuring Attakathi Dinesh and Adhiti Menon in leading role, The film production began on 15 February 2018 and was released on 6 November 2018 with ...
'' (2018) and ''
Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu ''Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu'' (), also known simply as ''Gundu'' (), is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Athiyan Athirai. The film stars Dinesh and Anandhi. Produced by Pa. Ranjith under his banner Neelam Productions ...
'' (2019).


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dinesh, Attakathi Living people Tamil male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema People from Vellore 1984 births