Needless to say, Anchor Ravi aka Ravi Rakle is one of the few well-known faces in the ongoing season of Telugu Bigg Boss. He started off as one of the favourites to win the title in Bigg Boss Telugu season 5 and is doing his best to keep hold of the favourite tag.
Ravi shot to fame with his stints in the Telugu small screen entertainment industry. He attained a good following with Patas, a comedy show that he co-hosts along with Sree Mukhi.
There were a few controversial incidents involving Ravi, and his former compatriot, Lasya Manjunath. But these rumors died down after both Ravi and Lasya married other individuals and chose separate paths.
Born on 19th September 1990, Anchor Ravi is 31 now. He is one of the highest paid TV show hosts in the Telugu small screen entertainment industry. He started his career as a VJ and then progressed along to take up the profession as a TV show host.
Ravi got married to Nitya a few years ago and the couple recently welcomed a baby girl into their lives. Their doting daughter is named Viya.
Coming back to Bigg Boss Telugu season 5, Ravi was recently involved in a controversial incident. Priya, a contestant alleged that she felt uncomfortable when Ravi hugged Lahari. Ravi later clarified that the hug was in the context of his birthday. Priya later apologized for her comments.
It remains to be seen if Ravi will indeed emerge as the winner of the ongoing season of Telugu Bigg Boss. As of now, there are no clear cut favourites in regard to the winner of the show.