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P. Ravi Shankar

P. Ravi Shankar

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For other people named Ravi Shankar, see Ravi Shankar (disambiguation).

P. Ravi Shankar  
   
Born Ravi Shankar Pudipeddi
Andhra Pradesh  
Residence Bengaluru,[1] Karnataka,India  
Other names Bommali Ravi Shankar
Sai Ravi  
Occupation Actor, dubbing artist, writer, director  
Years active 1986–present  
Relatives P. J. Sarma (father)
Sai Kumar (brother)
Aadi (nephew)
P. Ravi Shankar (born Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar Sarma) also known as Bommali Ravi Shankar or Sai Ravi[2] is an Indian film actor, dubbing artist, director and writer. He primarily works in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. He dubbed for over 2600 films with more than 1000 films each in Telugu and Tamil languages.[3] He dubbed for over 150 films each in Kannada and Malayalam films. He is the brother of popular Indian actor Sai Kumar.[3] He won seven Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for Best Male Dubbing Artist and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Durgi in 2002. He also worked as a dialogue writer and penned dialogues for over 75 Telugu films and 150 Tamil films. He also worked as a playback singer for films such as Rakta Charitra and Bejawada.[4] He won his first Filmfare Award for his performance in the film Kempe Gowda.[5]
Contents
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1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Awards
4 Partial filmography
4.1 As actor
4.2 As dubbing artist
4.3 As director
4.4 As singer
5 References
6 External links
Personal life[edit]
Ravi grew up as a child in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Ravi's father P.J. Sharma was also an actor and dubbing artist who worked in many Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. His elder brother Sai Kumar entered in film industry as dubbing artist and became a very successful actor later.[3] He is married to a Punjabi woman, Suchil Ravi Shankar and the couple has one son named Adhvey Shankar.[3]
Career[edit]
Ravi Shankar made his film debut as a lead actor in 1986 with R. Narayana Murthy's film Aalochinchandi.[3] He later was seen in vital roles in films such as Madhura Nagariloand Keechurallu. With no more offers, Ravi took hiatus from acting and re-entered as a villain in 2001 with Gopi Chand's debut film Tholi Valapu. His acting and dubbing were immensely praised by the critics but the film failed at the box office.[6] Lack of success in his acting career forced him to pursue dubbing as a profession similar to his father and brother. He started dubbing professionally with the Telugu film Rowdyism Zindabad, where he dubbed for Tamil actor Mohan Raj.[3] He continued to dub for many character artists from other languages such as Raghuvaran, Mohan Raj, Devaraj, Charan Raj, Captain Raju, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Prakash Raj, Ashutosh Rana, Sonu Sood, Mukesh Rishi and Pradeep Rawat etc.[7] He dubbed for over 2600 films with more than 1000 films each in Telugu and Tamil and over 150 films each in Kannada and Malayalam.[7] In 2002, he directed a Kannada film titled Durgi, starring Malashri. The film was later remade in Telugu as Narasimhudu starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ameesha Patel and Sameera Reddy. Ravi provided the story for the film which was directed by B. Gopal.[8] The film was heavily criticised and bombed at the box office.[9]
His dubbing work in the 2009 film Arundhati, where he voiced for Sonu Sood was praised by the critics and became very popular with the audience.[10] He won a Nandi award for his performance and was referred to as 'Bommali Ravi Shankar' by the media there after. His success with the film also boosted his acting career.[11] Post Arundhati, he was seen in Telugu films such as Kurradu and Happy Happy Gaa and in Tamil films such as Vettaikaaran and Kollaikaran.[12] He was also seen in Kannada films such as Dandam Dashagunam, Kote, Kempe Gowda and Shakti.[13]
His portrayal of a criminal named "Armugam" in the 2011 Kannada film Kempe Gowda was widely praised by the critics[14] and he received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada at the 59th Filmfare Awards South.[5]
Awards[edit]
He won his first Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist in 1999 for Ram Gopal Varma's Prema Katha. He dubbed for Manoj Bajpai in the film. He won his second Nandi Award in 2002 for Chiranjeevi's Indra, in which he dubbed for Mukesh Rishi. His next Nandi Award was in 2004 for his dubbing in S. S. Rajamouli's Sye. He dubbed for Pradeep Rawatin the film. He won four consecutive Nandi Awards from 2006 to 2009 for films Pokiri, Athidhi, Arundhati and Anjaneyulu respectively. He also won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for his dubbing for Ashish Vidyarthi in 2001 film Dhill.
Nandi Awards
1999 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Prema Katha
2002 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Indra
2004 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Sye
2006 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Pokiri
2007 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Athidhi
2008 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Arundhati
2009 – Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Anjaneyulu
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
2002 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist – Dhill
Filmfare Awards South[5]
2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada – Kempe Gowda
The Bangalore Times Film Awards[15]
2011 – Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male) – Kempe Gowda
Partial filmography[edit]
As actor[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Language Notes  
1979 Gorintaku Telugu Debut Child Artist  
1981 Saptapadi Telugu  
1986 Aalochinchandi Telugu Debut film  
1991 Madhura Nagarilo Telugu  
1991 Keechurallu Telugu  
2001 Tholi Valapu Kailash Telugu  
2009 Kurradu Satya Telugu  
2009 Vettaikaaran Chella Vedanayagam Tamil Dubbed in Telugu as Puli Veta  
2010 Happy Happy Gaa Suri Telugu  
2011 Kempe Gowda Armugam Kannada Won, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada  
2011 Kote Katari Kannada  
2011 Udhayan Appu Tamil  
2011 Bodinayakanur Ganesan Thiruvaachi Tamil credited as Sai Ravi  
2011 Dandam Dashagunam Tamate Shiva Kannada  
2012 Kollaikaran Nagendran Tamil  
2012 Shakti Kannada Dubbed in Telugu as Bommali
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role  
2012 Chaarulatha Samiyar Tamil/Kannada Dubbed in Malayalam and Telugu  
2012 Dandupalya Chalapathi Kannada  
2012 Dhamarukam Andhakasura Telugu  
2012 Edegarike Police Inspector J. Nayak Kannada  
2012 Yaare Koogadali Kannada  
2011 Aadhi Bhagavan Tamil  
2013 Varadanayaka Section Shankar Kannada Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role  
2013 Myna Kannada  
2013 Topiwala Sarkaar Kannada  
2013 Dilwala Devaraj Kannada  
2013 Bachchan Jayaraj Kannada  
2013 Ramayya Vasthavayya Main Villain Telugu  
2013 Victory Mafia Kannada  
2014 Gharshane Kannada  
2014 Huchudugaru Maari Gowda Kannada  
2014 Maanikya Beera Kannada  
2014 Adyaksha Shivarudre Gowda Kannada  
2015 Shivam Amanulla Khan Kannada  
2015 Abhinetri Betageri Gangaraju Kannada  
2015 Raja Rajendra Bottle Mani Kannada  
2015 Rudra Tandava Narasimha Kannada  
2015 Rathaavara Kannada Filming  
2015 RX Soori Kannada Filming  
2015 Doddmane Hudga Kannada Filming  
2015 Mungaru Male 2 Kannada Pre-production
As dubbing artist[edit]

Year Title Dubbed for Language Notes  
1992 Antham Salim Ghouse Telugu  
1997 Hitler Prakash Raj Telugu  
1999 Prema Katha Manoj Bajpai Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
1999 Oke Okkadu Raghuvaran Telugu  
2000 Azad Raghuvaran Telugu  
2002 Indra Mukesh Rishi Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2002 Dhill Ashish Vidyarthi Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2003 Simhadri Nassar
Mukesh Rishi Telugu  
2003 Veede Sayaji Shinde Telugu  
2004 Shankar Dada MBBS Paresh Rawal Telugu  
2004 Venky Ashutosh Rana Telugu  
2004 Sye Pradeep Rawat Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2005 Athadu Sonu Sood
Charan Raj
Rahul Dev Telugu  
2006 Pokiri Nassar
Ashish Vidyarthi Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2006 Vikramarkudu Vineet Kumar
Ajay Telugu  
2007 Athidhi Murali Sharma
Ashish Vidyarthi Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2008 Jalsa Mukesh Rishi Telugu  
2009 Arundhati Sonu Sood Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2009 Anjaneyulu Sonu Sood
Nasser Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2012 Only Vishnuvardhana Sonu Sood Kannada  
2012 Julayi Sonu Sood Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2013 Mirchi Sathyaraj Telugu Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist  
2014 Race Gurram Shaam, Ravi Kishan and Mukesh Rishi Telugu
As director[edit]

Year Title Actor(s) Language Notes  
2004 Durgi Malashri, Avinash Kannada
As singer[edit]

Year Album Song Language Notes  
2003 Santhosha Vaanile "Enuyire Enuyire" Tamil  
2006 Mohini 9886788888 "Just Say Hai" Kannada  
2010 Rakta Charitra – I "Thudilenidhi" Telugu  
2010 Rakta Charitra – II "Kondani Dee" Telugu  
2010 Raththa Sarithiram "Manidham Yendra" Tamil  
2011 Kempe Gowda "Shankara" Kannada  
2012 Varadanayaka "Rudram Pralaya" Kannada  
2012 Bejawada "Aigiri Nandini" Telugu


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