Acting
Oct 27, 1973
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Ravi Kale
Acting
Biography
**Ravi Kale** (born October 28, 1973) is an Indian actor who works extensively across Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil cinema. Renowned for his gritty intensity, piercing gaze, and grounded realism, he has built an extensive filmography playing menacing antagonists, corrupt officials, and layered character roles. Born in Ghodegaon, Maharashtra, Kale began his acting career in Marathi theatre and cinema. He gained national attention through his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who cast him in notable Hindi crime dramas such as *Sarkar* (2005) and its sequel *Sarkar Raj* (2008), where his turn as the loyal henchman Chander left a lasting impression. He also appeared in critically acclaimed Hindi films like Anurag Kashyap's *Black Friday* (2007) and Milan Luthria's *Baadshaho* (2017). In South Indian cinema, Kale carved out a massive presence, particularly in the Kannada film industry. His chilling portrayal of mastermind Sivarasan in A. M. R. Ramesh's docudrama *Cyanide* (2006) received widespread acclaim and established him as a premier character artist in Sandalwood. He consolidated his reputation with raw, menacing performances as Hanuma in the hit crime franchise *Dandupalya* (2012), *Dandupalya 2* (2017), and *Dandupalya 3* (2018), while delivering impactful supporting turns in mainstream favorites such as *Jackie* (2010), *Attahasa* (2013), *Mythri* (2015), and *Hebbuli* (2017). Kale has maintained an equally active profile across Telugu and Tamil productions, appearing in films like *Drushyam* (2014), *Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha* (2016), and Rajinikanth's *Kaala* (2018), along with digital series such as *Shaitan* (2023). With hundreds of appearances across five languages, he remains one of Indian cinema's most dependable and formidable character actors.
Feature Films (67)
A film unit goes for a shoot deep into a forest, they settle at a place with bare minimal facilities run by a strange and quirky man called Setu.
Agyaat
A traditional widow transforms from a person of socio-psychological isolation to a person with the spirit of universal motherhood, social commitment and activism.
Itlu Amma
Heavily influenced by Bruce Lee’s wisdom and his martial art techniques, Pooja aspires to be like him. Will she be able to follow in his footsteps, or will she be forced to compromise her desire to lead a tranquil life like other girls?
Ladki: Dragon Girl
Krishna and Mahalakshmi have been in love since childhood. But he is a coward and she is the sister of a local factionist.
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
Krishna, a villager who is determined to become wealthy, bumps into a moneylender, Anakonda, and joins a gang. However, after climbing the ranks, he realises that his gang leader plans to trap him.
Jadoogadu
'Langar' is a Marathi film that projects the life of the Waghya Murli community in Maharashtra. The story is based on a book written by renowned social reformist, Anil Awchat. The film creates awareness about the exploitation, sorrow and traditions that prevail in the Waghya Murli community. The film throws light on injustice to children from a particular community in a village, where parents offer their children to God, just to keep their vows to God.
The Anchor
Television & Series (2)
After attempting an attack on the Home Minister, Baali is on the run. What happens when he chooses the path of violence?...
Shaitan
The assassination of Sri Ramulu, a communist labourer, causes a stir. Sri Ramulu's oldest son, Hari, is a Naxalite rebel operating from the forest using guerrilla warfare against the landlords, and the news of his father's death infuriates him. He takes it upon himself to find the person responsible for his father's murder, which sparks a conflict between the village's most powerful goons.
