Kavin (actor)

Kavin Raj is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television serials. He is best known for essaying the lead role in the popular Saravanan Meenatchi serial. He then went on to star in the movie Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma as Shiva. In 2019, Kavin became a household name after his popular and controversial stint on Bigg Boss (Season 3) as a contestant.^[1]

Career[]

While completing his education at Loyola College, Kavin was keen to engage in an acting career and attended auditions with Star Vijay. His first appearance in television serials was through the college version of Kana Kaanum Kaalangal, where he appeared as a student. Later on, he continued working on Star Vijay, appearing in supporting roles in the serials Thayumanavan and in the 1st season of Saravanan Meenatchi. He subsequently had an opportunity to be part of the second season of Saravanan Meenatchi, and during the course of the show, his character of Vettaiyan went through a character arc and became the main lead. He won positive critical acclaim in his performance as Vettaiyan and later won the Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actor Male for 2015.^[2][3] Following the end of season 2 of the series, Kavin opted not to act in any more television serials and stated his intentions of breaking into the Tamil film industry.^[4]

Kavin signed on to play a full length supporting role in S. R. Prabhakaran's Sathriyan (2017) and the lead role in Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma (2019) during late 2016. Prior to these films, he appeared in small, insignificant roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Pizza (2012) and Ravikumar's Indru Netru Naalai (2015).^[5][6] Sathriyan, featuring Vikram Prabhu and Manjima Mohan, eventually opened to mixed reviews and Kavin's role as a doctor opposite Aishwarya Dutta in the film also was met with a mixed response.^[7][8] Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma saw him associate with director Shiva Aravind, whom he became acquainted with during his stint with Star Vijay. The pair developed the script together over time and chose to make it into a feature film following Kavin's successful stint as the lead actor in television serials.^[9][10] In the film, he portrayed one amongst a group of three friends, whose life changes after meeting the film's lead actress, played by Remya Nambeesan. The film went through several delays as the producer was keen to have a wide release across Tamil Nadu.^[11] The film was ultimately released in 2019 to mixed reviews.^[12][13]

Though Kavin had been in the show business right from 2012, his ticket to fame came after his participation in the third season of Bigg Boss Tamil hosted by Kamal Haasan. ^[14] After his successful stint on Bigg Boss Tamil, Kavin was cast as the lead actor in Lift, directed by Vineeth Varaprasad, which released to positive reviews. ^[15] He then turned assistant director to Nelson Dilipkumar and worked in the Sivakarthikeyan starrer Doctor and the upcoming Vijay starrer Beast. He is also working on the new romantic web series titled 'Akash Vaani' and the movie 'Oor Kuruvi’.^[16]

Filmography[]

Films

Web series[]

Year	Title	Language	Notes	Ref.
2021	Akaash Vani	Tamil	Filming; Debut Web Series	[17]

Television

Host

• Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu For Star Vijay
• Vijay Television Awards 2015 & 2017 For Star Vijay
• Kings of Dance (season 1) For Star Vijay

Assistant Director

• Doctor
• Beast

Music Video

• Asku Maaro - Tamil & Telugu For Sony Music South

Awards[]

Awards

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