Kavin Raj is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials. He is best known for essaying the lead role in the popular '' Saravanan Meenatchi'' serial. He then went on to star in the movie '' Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' as Shiva. In 2019, Kavin became a household name after his popular stint on '' Bigg Boss (Season 3)'' as a contestant

Career

While completing his education at Loyola College, Kavin attended auditions with

Star Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay chan ...

. His first appearance in television serials was through the college version of '' Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'', where he appeared as a student. He continued working on Star Vijay, appearing in supporting roles in the serials '' Thayumanavan'' and in the 1st season of '' Saravanan Meenatchi''. In the second season of '' Saravanan Meenatchi'', Kavin was initially given an antagonist role but, during the course of the show, his character of Vettaiyan went through a character arc and became the main lead. He won positive critical acclaim for his performance and won the Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actor Male for 2015. After the end of season 2, Kavin opted not to act in any more television serials and stated his intentions of breaking into the Tamil film industry. Kavin played a supporting role in

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's ''

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'' (2017) and the lead role in '' Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' (2019) during late 2016. Prior to these films, he appeared in small, insignificant roles in Karthik Subbaraj's ''

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'' (2012) and Ravikumar's ''

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'' (2015). ''Sathriyan'', featuring

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and Manjima Mohan, eventually opened to mixed reviews and Kavin's role as a doctor opposite

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in the film also was met with a mixed response. ''Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' saw him associate with director Shiva Aravind, whom he became acquainted with during his stint with Star Vijay. They developed the script together. In the film, he played a man whose life changes after meeting the film's main character, played by Remya Nambeesan. The film went through several delays as the producer was keen to have a wide release across Tamil Nadu. The film was ultimately released in 2019 to mixed reviews. Kavin became widely known because of his participation in the third season of ''Bigg Boss Tamil'', after which he was cast as the lead actor in ''Lift'', directed by Vineeth Varaprasad. He worked as an assistant director in ''

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'' and ''Beast''. His romantic web series titled ''Akash Vaani'' released on February 11, 2022. He is currently working on the movie ''Oor Kuruvi''.

Filmography

;Films

Web series

Television

Host

* ''Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu'' For

* '' Vijay Television Awards'' 2015 & 2017 For Star Vijay * ''Kings of Dance (season 1)'' For Star Vijay

Assistant Director

* ''

'' * ''Beast'' * '' ''Fabio''''

Music Video

* ''Asku Maaro - Tamil'' & Telugu For Sony Music South

Awards

;Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kavin Living people Male actors from Tiruchirappalli Tamil male television actors Tamil male actors Indian television presenters Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) contestants 1990 births