Rahul Ravindran (born June 23, 1981) is an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema. He began his acting career in Tamil cinema with the romantic drama *Moscowin Kavery* (2010) before making his breakthrough in Telugu cinema as the lead in the romantic drama *Andala Rakshasi* (2012). Over the next decade, he balanced lead and supporting roles across features including the romantic comedy *Ala Ela* (2014), the action drama *Srimanthudu* (2015), the mystery thriller *U Turn* (2018), and the period romance *Sita Ramam* (2022). He later made his Hindi screen debut in the prison break thriller *Jigra* (2024).