Kanna Ravi is an Indian actor who has appeared in

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films. After making his film debut in the Tamil film '' Veera'' (2018), he has been in films including ''

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'' (2019) and ''

Rathasaatchi ''Rathasaatchi'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Rafiq Ismail and starring Kanna Ravi, Elango Kumaravel, and Harish Kumar. It was released on 9 December 2022 in Aha Tamil. Cast * Kanna Ravi as Appu *Elango K ...

'' (2022).

Career

Kanna Ravi began his acting career in 2012, training under the guidance of

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, and initially worked on a number of short films. Notably, he played the lead role in Dheeraj Vaidy's original pilot sort film ''Jil Jung Juk'', as well as a pivotal role in the web series ''Livin''. He made his film debut through '' Veera'' (2018), working alongside actor

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. He was later seen in films including

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's ''

'' (2019) and Sri Ganesh's ''

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'' (2022), where he worked alongside

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. He played his first role as the main protagonist in Rafiq Ismail's ''

'' (2022), an action drama based on

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's short story ''Kaithigal''. The film opened to positive reviews, with critics widely praising Kanna's portrayal of the naxalite Appu. A reviewer from '' Cinema Express'' wrote "Kanna Ravi especially hits it out of the park in his first project as a lead", and that "be it rage, empathy, love, or surprise, his eyes speak a lot. Tight close-ups serve to replace pages and pages of dialogues. For instance, when a young Naxal comrade takes a bullet for him, he doesn't scream; instead, we see him freeze and the camera lingers on his face as we see guilt and helplessness wash him from within".

Filmography

Films

Television series

Voice actor

References

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