Raveendran Nair (28 October 1936 – 18 June 2023), known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi, was an Indian actor who primarily performed comedy roles in Malayalam films.
He had appeared in Malayalam films starting in the mid-1970s, as well as in many black and white movies produced in Kerala.
[citation needed] Ravi was born to Madhavan Pillai and Bhavaniyamma, as the eldest of four children, at Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram.
He was married to Thankamma, and had a daughter, Lakshmi, and a son, Hari Kumar.
Ravi died at his daughter's residence in Marayur, Idukki on 18 June 2023, at the age of 86.