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P. Ravi Shankar | |
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![]() P. Ravishankar in 2023 Kannada film Garadi | |
Born | Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar 28 November 1966 |
Other names | Armuga Ravi Bommali Ravi Shankar Sai Ravi Kempegowda Ravi Shankar |
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Years active | 1978–1981 (child artist) 1986–present |
Works | Partial list |
Spouse | Suchil |
Children | 1 |
Parent | P. J. Sarma (father) |
Relatives | Sai Kumar (brother) Aadi (nephew) |
Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi,[2] is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and a writer. As an actor, he predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu and Tamil films. As a dubbing artist, he has dubbed for over 3500 films, with more than 1000 of those each in Telugu and Tamil, and over 150 in Kannada.[1][3]
Son of the actor P. J. Sarma and the younger brother of actor Sai Kumar,[1] Ravi Shankar made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Durgi in 2004. Shankar worked as a dialogue writer, writing dialogues for over 75 Telugu films and its 150 Tamil counterparts. He also worked as a playback singer for Telugu films, such as Rakta Charitra and Bejawada.[4] He gained recognition for his role in the 2011 Kannada film Kempe Gowda,[5][6] for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada.[7]