Born and raised in
Bangalore, Ravindra is a polyglot and is fluent in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and English. He completed a medical degree at
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and is a qualified doctor. During his time as a student, he took on acting as a hobby and worked on college productions. In 2005, he joined the Bengaluru-based theatre troupe Rafiki, and began working on street plays. Soon after he quit his career as a doctor, Ravindra took on odd jobs to earn, and briefly worked at an oil rig. In the mid-2010s, he moved to Chennai and joined the theatre troupe, Perch. He acted in several of the collective's plays, such as
Under the Mangosteen Tree, which was inspired by
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's short stories. He also appeared in the plays
How to Skin a Giraffe and
Jujubee, a play for children. He is part of the trio that performs
Kira Kozhambu, a play based on writer Ki Rajanarayanan's folk tales. Vijay acted in the play with
Anandsami and Kalieaswari Srinivasan in
Coimbatore. And re-enacted the same play with
Maya S. Krishnan reprising Srinivasan's part in
Chennai. The play solely featured the three actors and a bench. The play was based on
Ki. Rajanarayanan's collection of short stories titled
Nattuppura Kadhai Kalanjiyam, with Anandsami reprising his role from the original play. A critic stated that "Actors Anand Sami, Maya S. Krishnan and Ravindra Vijay were in their elements with their seamless blend of art and entertainment". In 2021, Ravindra was seen in
Amazon Prime's
The Family Man portraying a Chennai-based intelligence officer. == Filmography ==