Rahul Ravindran (born June 23, 1981) is an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema. He began his acting career in Tamil cinema with the romantic drama *Moscowin Kavery* (2010) before making his breakthrough in Telugu cinema as the lead in the romantic drama *Andala Rakshasi* (2012). Over the next decade, he balanced lead and supporting roles across features including the romantic comedy *Ala Ela* (2014), the action drama *Srimanthudu* (2015), the mystery thriller *U Turn* (2018), and the period romance *Sita Ramam* (2022). He later made his Hindi screen debut in the prison break thriller *Jigra* (2024). In 2018, Ravindran made his feature directorial and screenwriting debut with the romantic drama *Chi La Sow*, which won the National Film Award for Best Original Screenplay. He subsequently directed the romantic comedy *Manmadhudu 2* (2019) and helmed the romantic drama *The Girlfriend* (2025), which he also wrote. His further acting credits include the Tamil drama *The Great Indian Kitchen* (2023), the action thriller *They Call Him OG* (2025), and *Sing Geetham* (2026).
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 23, 1981 (45)
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Actor, director and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Rahul Ravindran's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heraldas Aditya in U Turn (2018)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rahul Ravindran's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Rahul Ravindran's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
28 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Sing Geetham(2026)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Girlfriend(2025)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
They Call Him OG(2025)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Jigra(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Manamey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Chaari 111 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Guntur Kaaram(2024)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Anni Manchi Sakunamule(2023)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Great Indian Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Sita Ramam(2022)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Shyam Singha Roy(2021)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Most Eligible Bachelor(2021)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Manmadhudu 2(2019)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Dhrushti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
U Turn(2018)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Chi La Sow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Hyderabad Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Howrah Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Srimanthudu(2015)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Ala Ela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Galipatam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Vanakkam Chennai(2013)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Andala Rakshasi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Vinmeengal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Moscowin Kavery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Madrasi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Fauzi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2025.
Biggest box office
Jigra (2024)
Highest rated
Shyam Singha Roy (2021)
Most popular right now
The Girlfriend (2025)
Film career
Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2015Screen debut· Srimanthudu
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Rahul Ravindran's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Rahul Ravindran's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Rahul Ravindran work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rahul Ravindran's MovieCove titles; Samantha Ruth Prabhu shares the most, 2.
- Samantha Ruth PrabhuShared titles: Manmadhudu 2 (2019), U Turn (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Samantha Ruth Prabhu
- Chota k PrasadShared titles: The Girlfriend (2025), Manmadhudu 2 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Chota k Prasad