Rajeev Ravindranathan

Rajeev Ravindranathan studied business management for his bachelor's degree at Christ University.{{Cite web |date=10 June 2007 |title=Saatchi's Rajeev Ravindranathan to join Fish Eye as creative director |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/16838_saatchis-rajeev-ravindranathan-to-join-fish-eye-as-creative-director |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804112230/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/16838_saatchis-rajeev-ravindranathan-to-join-fish-eye-as-creative-director |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=Afaqs!}} He originally began his career at HSBC in the late 1990s and went on to work various jobs in financial planning and advertising until the early 2000s.{{Cite web |last=Kalra |first=Neha |date=8 February 2010 |title=Who's That - Rajeev Ravindranathan couldn't become an idiot |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/whos-that/26213_whos-that---rajeev-ravindranathan-couldnt-become-an-idiot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804110918/https://www.afaqs.com/news/whos-that/26213_whos-that---rajeev-ravindranathan-couldnt-become-an-idiot |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=Afaqs!}}{{Cite web |last=Rachit Vats |date=15 October 2007 |title=Rajeev Ravindranathan back to Saatchi as CD |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/19393_rajeev-ravindranathan-back-to-saatchi-as-cd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804112248/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/19393_rajeev-ravindranathan-back-to-saatchi-as-cd |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=afaqs!}}

Ravindranathan played minor roles in Freaky Chakra (2003) and Bas Yun Hi (2003), but was first noticed in Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2009) for his role as a senior in college who rags Aamir Khan's character.{{Cite web |date=8 July 2022 |title=The after-effect |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/jul/08/the-after-effect-2474434.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719190913/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/jul/08/the-after-effect-2474434.html |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}} He initially auditioned for the role of Chatur (later played by Omi Vaidya) and was cast in R. Madhavan's role. After shooting for the film for two months, his scenes were reshot because Hirani wanted to cast a "known face" and he was cast in a different role.{{Cite web |last=Parinatha Sampath |date=29 January 2013 |title=Sridevi has some sort of superpower: Rajeev Ravindranathan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-has-some-sort-of-superpower-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/18221482.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-has-some-sort-of-superpower-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/18221482.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Times of India}} He notably played Ramamurthy, Sridevi's Tamil techie classmate in English class in English Vinglish (2013).{{Cite web |last=Taniya Talukdar |date=23 July 2014 |title=Why is Rajeev Ravindranathan tight-lipped about his next film? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/why-is-rajeev-ravindranathan-tight-lipped-about-his-next-film/articleshow/38861953.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121104245/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Why-is-Rajeev-Ravindranathan-tight-lipped-about-his-next-film/articleshow/38861953.cms |archive-date=21 January 2016 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=An ode to Sridevi: Rajeev Ravindranathan shares his memories from the sets of English Vinglish |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/feb/26/an-ode-to-sridevi-rajeev-ravindranathan-shares-his-memories-from-the-sets-of-english-vinglish-6262.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133100/https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/feb/26/an-ode-to-sridevi-rajeev-ravindranathan-shares-his-memories-from-the-sets-of-english-vinglish-6262.html |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=Indulge Express}} Post this film, Ravindranathan went on to play roles in various films such as Shamitabh (2015) and Waiting (2015).{{Cite web |date=17 June 2014 |title=Who's Rajeev Ravindranathan supporting this World Cup? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/whos-rajeev-ravindranathan-supporting-this-fifa/articleshow/36707885.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/whos-rajeev-ravindranathan-supporting-this-fifa/articleshow/36707885.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web |date=9 February 2015 |title=Rajeev parties with Balki and Gauri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-parties-with-balki-and-gauri/articleshow/46173440.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515061934/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Rajeev-parties-with-Balki-and-Gauri/articleshow/46173440.cms |archive-date=15 May 2015 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=Bangalore Mirror |via=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |last=Parinatha Sampath |date=7 December 2014 |title=Watching Naseeruddin Shah on the set was inspiring: Rajeev Ravindranathan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/watching-naseeruddin-shah-on-the-set-was-inspiring-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/45394095.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/watching-naseeruddin-shah-on-the-set-was-inspiring-rajeev-ravindranathan/articleshow/45394095.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web |date=23 December 2014 |title=Rajeev Ravindranathan completes his movie |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-ravindranathan-completes-his-movie/articleshow/45614006.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/rajeev-ravindranathan-completes-his-movie/articleshow/45614006.cms |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Times of India}} He garnered appreciation by the audience for his role in Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) as Param, Nambi Narayanan's friend. The character is fictitious and an amalgamation of different people in Narayanan's life.{{Cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=Told Madhavan I'd do anything to tell Nambi Narayanan's story: Actor Rajeev Ravindranathan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jul/06/told-madhavan-iddo-anything-to-tell-nambi-narayanans-story-actor-rajeev-ravindranathan-2473285.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719182559/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jul/06/told-madhavan-iddo-anything-to-tell-nambi-narayanans-story-actor-rajeev-ravindranathan-2473285.html |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}

Ravindranathan is Bengaluru-based and has appeared in several plays.{{Cite web |date=16 April 2012 |title=Men unlimited |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/men-unlimited/article3320409.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702041340/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/men-unlimited/article3320409.ece |archive-date=2 July 2018 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |date=23 October 2017 |title=Stuff that men often don’t talk about |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/stuff-that-men-often-dont-talk-about/articleshow/61171175.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317222357/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/stuff-that-men-often-dont-talk-about/articleshow/61171175.cms |archive-date=17 March 2020 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Times of India}}

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