Popular character artiste Ravi, better known as ‘Madhubana Kadai’ Ravi, is a happy man these days. Having started on stage with crucial roles in Komal Swaminathan’s plays like Sangeetha Payithiyangal and Iruttil Thedaa-theergal, Ravi has come a long way. “My passion for cinema brought me to the city from my native place and initially I got offers for stage dramas. I was a permanent actor with Theater Labs and Stage Friends’ plays. Even today, I am part of the Thaneer Thaneer play. I did hundreds of plays, when one day I got the opportunity of meeting Radhikaa madam. She was making Vellai Thamarai television serial then. She wanted to see a monitor shot with my portion and on watching me perform a twelve-page dialogue sequence with ease, she said ‘Let’s go for the actual shot.’ That was a big compliment.”
His journey with TV continued and Ravi is a busy man in top series like Saravanan Meenakshi and Rudhram. The film Madhubana Kadai gave him an identity and Ravi has now completed a dozen movies, including Kabali with Rajini-kanth. “I am game for negative roles, since the reach of a baddie with the audience is instant. Presently, I am doing Sandakozhi 2 and Vandi and an untitled movie.”
