# Ravi Krishna (actor, born 1989)

Thota Ravi Krishna is an Indian actor works in Telugu films and television shows. He is known for television shows Mogali Rekulu (2008–2013), Varudhini Parinayam (2013–2016) and Aame Katha (2019–2021). He has debuted in cinema with a supporting role in Anubhavinchu Raja (2021) and got his breakthrough in Virupaksha (2023). He later did lead role in The Birthday Boy (2024).

## Early life

Ravikrishna was born on 9 June 1989 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. After completing his degree, he went to Chennai with an interest in acting and joined as an assistant director.

## Career

He started his career as an assistant director in Vijetha of ETV and later came to Hyderabad and worked as an assistant director again. Then as a replacement hero at the end of the serial called Bommarillu, he was selected as the lead actor for which he was already working as the assistant director. He then acted in a few independent films.
After a long break, he was selected in the auditions and acted in the popular drama series Mogali Rekulu. Then he starred in some Telugu TV shows but became known with the soap opera Varudhini Parinayam and later became well known in the series That Is Mahalakshmi, Srinivasa Kalyanam, Sundarakanda, Bava Maradallu.
In 2020, he was affected with Coronavirus disease.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
List of acting roles in films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | Anubhavinchu Raja | Rahul | |
| 2023 | Virupaksha | Bhairava/Kumar | Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu |
| 2024 | Geethanjali Malli Vachindi | Ushaanjali's Boyfriend | |
| 2024 | Aa Okati Adakku | Subramanyam | |
| 2024 | Love Me | Prathap | |
| 2024 | The Birthday Boy | Bharat | Debut in lead role |
| 2025 | VD12 † | TBA | |
| TBA | SDT18 † | TBA | |

### Television

List of television appearances :
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2004 | Hrudayam | Jaswanth | ETV | Debut in Television |
| 2007 | Bommarillu | Gautham | ETV | Debut as a lead actor |
| 2008–2013 | Mogali Rekulu | Durga | Gemini TV | |
| 2013–2016 | Varudhini Parinayam | Krishna Chaitanya a.k.a Paradhu | Zee Telugu | |
| 2014 | Wow S2 | Himself | ETV | Game show |
| 2014 | Great Game Show | Himself | Tollywood TV | Game show |
| 2015–2016 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Srinivas | Star Maa | |
| 2016 | KTUC Super Sundays | Himself | Zee Telugu | Episode 9; Talk show |
| 2016 | Big Celebrity Challenge | Himself | Zee Telugu | |
| 2016 | Cinema Choopistha Maava | Himself | ETV Plus | |
| 2016 | Cash S1 | Himself | ETV | |
| 2016–2019 | Manasu Mamata | Siddu/Anand | ETV | Dual role |
| 2017–2018 | That is Mahalakshmi | Sree | Zee Telugu | |
| 2018 | Vachhadayyo Swami | Himself | ETV | Telefilm |
| 2018 | Cash S2 | Himself | ETV | |
| 2018 | Gold Rush | Himself | Zee Telugu | |
| 2018–2019 | Sundarakhanda | Abhiram | Star Maa | |
| 2018–2020 | Bava Maradallu | Srinivas | Zee Telugu | |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss 3 | Himself | Star Maa | |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss 3 Buzz | Himself | Star Maa Music | |
| 2019 | F3-Fun, Frustration & Family | Himself | Star Maa | |
| 2019-2021 | Aame Katha | Gautham | Star Maa | |
| 2019 | Start Music | Himself | Star Maa | |
| 2019 | Sixth Sense S3 | Himself | Star Maa | |
| 2020 | Jaatharoo Jaathara | Himself | Zee Telugu | Telefilm |
| | Cash S2 | Himself | ETV | |
| | Wow S3 | Himself | ETV | |
| 2022 | Star Maa Parivaar League S2 | Himself | Star Maa | |
| 2022 | Dhee | Himself | ETV | |
| 2023 | BB Jodi | Himself | Star Maa | |