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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kanna Ravi
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|05|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| alma mater = [[Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research]]
| occupation = Producer
| years_active = 2018–present
}}

'''Kanna Ravi''' is an Indian actor who has appeared in [[Tamil language]] films. After making his film debut in the Tamil film ''[[Veera (2018 film)|Veera]]'' (2018), he has been in films such as ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' (2019), ''[[Rathasaatchi]]'' (2022) and ''[[Lover (2024 film)|Lover]]'' (2024).

==Career==
Kanna Ravi began his acting career in 2012, training under the guidance of [[Balu Mahendra]], and initially worked on a number of short films.<ref name="ce">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2022/dec/13/a-bloody-good-dawn-kanna-ravi-and-director-rafiq-ismails-interview-forrathasaatchi-37695.html|title=A bloody good dawn: Kanna Ravi and director Rafiq Ismail's interview for Rathasaatchi|website=[[Cinema Express]]|first=Navein|last=Darshan|date=13 December 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025}}</ref> 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 film)|Veera]]'' (2018), working alongside actor [[Kreshna]]. He was later seen in films including [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]]'s ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' (2019) and [[Sri Ganesh]]'s ''[[Kuruthi Aattam]]'' (2022), where he worked alongside [[Atharvaa]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-04 |title='Kuruthi Attam' actor Kanna Ravi on his co-star Atharvaa: He is an energetic actor - exclusive! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kuruthi-attam-actor-kanna-ravi-on-his-co-star-atharvaa-he-is-an-energetic-actor-exclusive/articleshow/93351967.cms |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

He played his first role as the main protagonist in Rafiq Ismail's ''[[Rathasaatchi]]'' (2022), an action drama based on [[Jeyamohan]]'s short story ''Kaithigal''.<ref name="ce"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaThuligal/this-story-of-jayamohan-sir-is-amazing-actor-kanna-ravi-leschi-854481|title=ஜெயமோகன் சாரின் இந்தக்கதை அட்டகாசமானது.. நடிகர் கண்ணா ரவி நெகிழ்ச்சி|date=9 December 2022|website=www.dailythanthi.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="1"|2018 || ''[[Veera (2018 film)|Veera]]'' || Sura Murugan ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=2018-02-16 |title='Veera' review: Sketch in, sketch out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veera-review-sketch-in-sketch-out/article22775071.ece |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|2019 || ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' || Ajas Ahmed (Sampath)||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2021 || ''[[Mandela (2021 film)|Mandela]]'' || Mathi ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2022 || ''[[Saani Kaayidham]]'' || Maari ||
|-
| ''[[Kuruthi Aattam]]'' || Muthu ||
|-
| ''[[Rathasaatchi]]'' || Appu||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2024 || ''[[Lover (2024 film)|Lover]]'' || Madhan ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2025 || ''[[Coolie]]'' || Arjun ||
|}

===Streaming television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Platform !! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| 2017 || ''Livin'' || || rowspan="2"|[[YouTube]] || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Avinash |date=2023-08-07 |title='Livin' the big league dream |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2023/Aug/07/livin-the-big-league-dream-2602626.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021 || ''I Hate You I Love You: Chapter-1 : Alarm'' || Rahul ||
|-
|2022 || ''[[Fingertip (season 2)|Fingertip]]'' || || [[Zee5]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Fingertip Season 2 review: How dangers lurk on the Internet and use of technology |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/fingertip-season-2-review-how-dangers-lurk-on-the-internet-and-use-of-technology-10804851.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Inspector Rishi]]'' || Ayyanar || [[Amazon Prime Video]] ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandar |first=Bhuvanesh |date=2024-03-26 |title=Team 'Inspector Rishi' on telling an investigative horror story for a fearless new-gen audience |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/team-inspector-rishi-on-telling-an-investigative-horror-story-for-a-fearless-new-gen-audience/article67993307.ece |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2025 || ''Madurai Paiyanum Chennai Ponnum'' || Subash || [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha Tamil]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-01-28 |title=Kanna Ravi's Madurai Paiyanum Chennai Ponum gets premiere date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jan/28/kanna-ravis-madurai-paiyanum-chennai-ponum-gets-premiere-date |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Veduvan]]''
|Sooraj
|[[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Trisha |date=2025-09-17 |title=Veduvan on OTT: When and where to watch Kanna Ravi’s upcoming Tamil thriller series |url=https://www.livemint.com/entertainment/veduvan-on-ott-when-and-where-to-watch-kanna-ravi-s-upcoming-tamil-thriller-series-11758055614250.html |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|7645843}}

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[[Category:Tamil actors]]
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[[Category:Actors in Tamil cinema]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]

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Prithoknnoman at 12:15, 6 April 2026