# Mirnalini Ravi
**Mirnalini Ravi** (மிருணாளினி ரவி; born 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil and [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema). She entered films through social media, became popular on the Dubsmash app, made her screen debut in a supporting role in the Tamil film *Super Deluxe* (2019), and later played the female lead in *[Romeo](https://www.edgepedia.org/romeo-2024-film)* (2024) opposite [Vijay Antony](https://www.edgepedia.org/vijay-antony).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10584760/bio/) • [2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995; sources give Pondicherry (IMDb, elCinema, Rotten Tomatoes-adjacent profiles) and Mysuru, Karnataka (FilmiBeat)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10584760/bio/) • [3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) |
| Screen debut | Supporting role in *Super Deluxe* (2019), as an alien in Thiagarajan Kumararaja's film[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) • [2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html) |
| Other debuts | Lead actress debut in *Champion* (2019); Telugu debut in *Gaddalakonda Ganesh* (2019)[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) |
| Before acting | Engineering degree and a software job in Bangalore; resigned during the making of *Gaddalakonda Ganesh* when film offers increased[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) • [4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/once-film-offers-started-to-increase-i-quit-my-lucrative-it-job-mirnalini-ravi-talks-about-switching-careers/amp_articleshow/75272640.cms) |
| Social media origin | Popular through Dubsmash; won the Favourite Female Dubsmasher honor in 2016 at Smile Settai's first annual awards[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) |
| Notable later work | *Enemy* (2021), *Cobra* (2022), *Maama Mascheendra* (2023), *Romeo* (2024)[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mirnalini_ravi) |
## Background and education
Mirnalini Ravi was born in 1995. Most film-database profiles place her birth in [Pondicherry](https://www.edgepedia.org/pondicherry),[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10584760/bio/) • [6](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2166953/) while FilmiBeat lists Mysuru, Karnataka; the two sources disagree, and the Pondicherry listing appears more widely.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) She studied at Lake Montfort School in [Bangalore](https://www.edgepedia.org/bangalore) and pursued an engineering degree at East Point Group of Institutions, Bangalore, before working briefly as a software engineer at an IT company in Bangalore.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html)
Her route into the industry ran through short-video apps. In her free time she made Dubsmash videos and shared them on social platforms, and within weeks became a social-media celebrity, winning the Favorite Dubsmasher award for 2016. Filmmakers began approaching her for roles on the strength of those viral videos.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/once-film-offers-started-to-increase-i-quit-my-lucrative-it-job-mirnalini-ravi-talks-about-switching-careers/amp_articleshow/75272640.cms)
## Film career
**Debut years.** Her first screen appearance was a supporting role in the 2019 Tamil film *Super Deluxe*, directed by [Thiagarajan Kumararaja](https://www.edgepedia.org/thiagarajan-kumararaja); she has described the part as a cameo in which she played an alien.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) • [2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html) The same year she took a lead role in *Champion*, directed by [Suseenthiran](https://www.edgepedia.org/suseenthiran), and made her Telugu debut in *Gaddalakonda Ganesh* (2019), Harish Shankar's remake of the Tamil film *Jigarthanda*. Her Telugu debut drew mixed notices: one review found her "very good as a village belle with good expressions," while another wrote that the debutante goes missing midway through the film with little to do.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html) • [7](https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/gaddalakondaganesh.html) • [8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/telugu/2019/Sep/20/gaddalakonda-ganesh-valmiki-movie-review-varun-tej-atharvaa-14422.html)
She was still working at her IT firm while acting, and decided to quit during the making of *Gaddalakonda Ganesh*. In her own account, her parents wanted a stable career for her, so she worked at both simultaneously at first; once the call sheets grew, she left the job to follow acting full time.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/once-film-offers-started-to-increase-i-quit-my-lucrative-it-job-mirnalini-ravi-talks-about-switching-careers/amp_articleshow/75272640.cms)
**2021 to 2024.** In 2021 she appeared in *[Enemy](https://www.edgepedia.org/enemy-2021-film)* with Arya and Vishal, *MGR Magan* with Sasikumar, and *Jango*. Her song "Tum Tum" from *Enemy* became a hit, and she has said that afterwards she was offered roles centered on dance numbers, which she declined because they did not align with what she wanted to do.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html) In 2022 she played one of the female leads opposite Vikram in *Cobra*, which involved [A. R. Rahman](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-r-rahman)'s music.[9](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/romeo-actor-mirnalini-ravi-interview-i-am-very-cautious-that-my-roles-are-never-hampered-during-the-edits/b418ed398f86) On Rotten Tomatoes, *Super Deluxe* is her highest-rated film at 83 percent and *Cobra* her lowest at 29 percent.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mirnalini_ravi) She then appeared opposite [Sudheer Babu](https://www.edgepedia.org/sudheer-babu) in *Maama Mascheendra* (2023).[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mirnalini_ravi)
*Romeo*, released in Tamil as *Romeo* and in Telugu as *Love Guru*, paired her with Vijay Antony.[10](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2023/epaper/august/hyderabad-english-edition-2023-08-18.pdf) She described the script as feeling like her own biography and called it one of the most fulfilling roles she had undertaken. For the part she attended a month-long workshop with the actor Kalairani, covering script reading, body language, and voice modulation; it was her first professional training and her first time dubbing for a film, with both Vijay Antony and the director insisting she use her own voice.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html)
## Approach to roles
In a 2024 interview, marking five years in the industry, Ravi framed her career choices around meaningful contribution rather than screen time: "Be it a five-minute-long role or a two-hour-long role, I want to contribute meaningfully to a film." She has said she does not want to be seen as "eye candy" and turned down serials and reality shows in favor of films.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html) She also notes that social media, especially Instagram, has expanded income opportunities through brand collaborations even when acting work is scarce.[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html)
## Personal life
On 2 August 2026, the actress announced her engagement to Mahavishnu, saying on social media that the two fell in love after seven years of friendship. [Malayala Manorama](https://www.edgepedia.org/malayala-manorama)'s report describes her as a known actress in Tamil and Telugu cinema.[11](https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2026/08/02/south-indian-actress-mirnalini-ravi-announces-engagement.html)
## References
1. [Mirnalini Ravi – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10584760/bio/)
2. [Mirnalini Ravi: I don't want to be seen as an eye candy, Cinema Express, 21 February 2024](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Feb/18/mirnalini-ravi-i-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-an-eye-candy-52169.html)
3. [Mirnalini Ravi Biography, FilmiBeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/mirnalini-ravi/biography.html)
4. ["Once film offers started to increase, I quit my lucrative IT Job": Mirnalini Ravi, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/once-film-offers-started-to-increase-i-quit-my-lucrative-it-job-mirnalini-ravi-talks-about-switching-careers/amp_articleshow/75272640.cms)
5. [Mirnalini Ravi Movies List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mirnalini_ravi)
6. [Mirnalini Ravi – Actor Filmography, elCinema](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2166953/)
7. [Gaddalakonda Ganesh (Valmiki) review by jeevi, Idlebrain](https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/gaddalakondaganesh.html)
8. [Gaddalakonda Ganesh Movie Review, Cinema Express, 20 September 2019](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/telugu/2019/Sep/20/gaddalakonda-ganesh-valmiki-movie-review-varun-tej-atharvaa-14422.html)
9. [Romeo star Mirnalini Ravi Interview, OTTplay, 7 April 2024](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/romeo-actor-mirnalini-ravi-interview-i-am-very-cautious-that-my-roles-are-never-hampered-during-the-edits/b418ed398f86)
10. [The Pioneer, Hyderabad edition, 18 August 2023](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2023/epaper/august/hyderabad-english-edition-2023-08-18.pdf)
11. [South Indian actress Mirnalini Ravi announces engagement, Malayala Manorama, 2 August 2026](https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2026/08/02/south-indian-actress-mirnalini-ravi-announces-engagement.html)
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