Background
Son of producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan"s critically acclaimed 7G Rainbow Colony.
Son of producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan"s critically acclaimed 7G Rainbow Colony.
He completed his diploma in Interactive communication at Pentamedia, while also conentrating on his career in multimedia with non-linear film editing at Sam Media.
After his schooling, Ravi Krishna went to London where he pursued a Bachelor degree in Multimedia. He disclosed that he never intended to become an actor, but was "roped in" when he visited India for Easter. Its dubbed Telugu version 7G Brindavan Colony was equally successful, being declared a "super hit".
Ravi Krishna, before starting to shoot for the film, took a one month-training in acting at the Film Institute in King"s College London.
The films, all notably produced by his father, received mixed reviews and did average business at the box office. His first direct Telugu venture Brahmanandam Drama Company, too, was a box office bomb, with Ravi Krishna lamenting that the film failed to succeed due to poor budgeting and publicity.
His next release was the bilingual Netru Indru Naalai / Ninna Nedu Repu that was critically acclaimed. In 2009, he starred in Kadhalna Summa Illai, a remake of the Telugu film Gamyam got him success in box office again.
The film and his performance were highly appreciated by the critics.
Aaranya Kaandam, which had been in making for over two years, is his most recent release. Termed as the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema, the film opened to high critical praise.