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Poornima Ravi also known by her Youtube channel name Araathi is an Indian actress and youtuber who has primarily appeared in Tamil films.[1] She has played supporting roles in films such as Plan Panni Pannanum (2021) and Annapoorani (2023).[2] In 2023, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7 Tamil Edition on Vijay TV as a contestant.
Poornima Ravi | ||||||||||
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Born | Poornima Ravi Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||
Other names | Araathi | |||||||||
Alma mater | Vellore Institute of Technology | |||||||||
Occupation(s) | Actress, Youtuber | |||||||||
Years active | 2019–Present | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channels | Araathi | |||||||||
Years active | 2019– Present | |||||||||
Subscribers | 2.79 million | |||||||||
Total views | 661 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: 15 February 2024 |
Poornima was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. As she grew up, she studied at Shrishti Matriculation secondary high school, Vellore. She later pursued a degree in engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology and eventually pursued her career on her acting.[3][4]
Poornima started her career as a YouTuber and opened up a Youtube channel called "Araathi" on 2 July 2019. She posted videos about Indian Premier League, women's rights and many social yet humorous content on her channel. Her channel has grown to more than 2 million subscribers and more than 550 million times re watched videos on her statistics.
In 2021, director Badri Venkatesh approached her in search of an supporting female character in his romantic-comedy film Plan Panni Pannanum featuring Rio Raj and Remya Nambeesan in the lead. He offered the supporting role to Poornima. The following year she appeared in the film Chotta. In 2023, she was offered a supporting role in the film Annapoorani.[5]
In 2023, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7 Tamil Edition on Vijay TV as a contestant.[6] She exited biggboss house on day 96 with 16 lakhs cash box.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Plan Panni Pannanum | Radha | [7] | |
2022 | Chotta | Ganga | ||
2023 | Annapoorani | Keerthi | [2] | |
2024 | Sevappi | Bhoomi | OTT release Aha Tamil | [8][9] |
Nalla Perai Vaanga Vendum Pillaigale | Sofia Banu | [10][11] | ||
Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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2023–2024 | Bigg Boss 7 | Contestant | Star Vijay | Walked out Day 96 with 16 lakhs(Highest amount cash box exit in the history of Biggboss Tamil as of now) | [12][13] |
Year | Title | Singer(s) |
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2020 | Ennai Vittu Sendravaney | Madhura Dhara Talluri & Aswath Ajith |
2021 | KANDA KANAVU | Anand Kashinath, Sublahshini |
2022 | ADIYAATHI | Arun Gautham |
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Year | Award | Category | Role | Youtube Channel | Result |
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2020 | Black Sheep Digital | Favourite Actress On Youtube | Araathi | Araathi | Won |
2021 | Black Sheep Digital | Favourite Actress On Youtube | Araathi | Araathi | Won |