{{short description|Tamil actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Dev Ramnath | image = | birth_name = Swaminath Raamanathan | birth_place = Chennai | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2013 – present | organization = Madboys Creatives | known_for = ''Happy to be Single''<br>''Vellai Pookal'' }}
'''Swaminath Raamanathan''', better known as '''Dev Ramnath''', is an Indian actor and content producer, who appears in Tamil films. He was earlier credited as '''Abhinav'''<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/abhinav/an-exclusive-interview-with-vaayai-moodi-pesavum-actor-abhinav.html|title=An exclusive interview with Vaayai Moodi Pesavum actor Abhinav|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=2019-08-12|archive-date=22 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522055525/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/abhinav/an-exclusive-interview-with-vaayai-moodi-pesavum-actor-abhinav.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Abhinav-gets-lucky-the-first-time/articleshow/37391547.cms|title=Abhinav gets lucky the first time|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831103952/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Abhinav-gets-lucky-the-first-time/articleshow/37391547.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> until 2019, when he adopted his new name.
== Career == His first film was ''Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer'' (2013) as a college boy proposing to Manisha Yadav but the scenes didn't make the final cut.<ref name="B"/>{{better citation needed|date=December 2024}} He made his debut playing Nazriya Nazim's love interest in director Balaji Mohan's 2014 bilingual ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (Tamil)/''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram'' (Malayalam). In 2016, he played the character of Miya George's suitor in Nelson Venkatesan's critically acclaimed ''Oru Naal Koothu'' (2016).<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/oru-naal-koothu-review-tamil-movie-20164|title=Oru Naal Koothu review. Oru Naal Koothu Tamil movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2019-08-12|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812180043/https://www.indiaglitz.com/oru-naal-koothu-review-tamil-movie-20164|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better citation needed|date=December 2024}}
His first role as a central character was in the Tamil crime thriller ''Vellai Pookal'' (2019).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vellai-pookal-review-a-neatly-made-whodunit-thriller-review-tamil-tetpEybafiafd.html|title=Review : Vellai Pookal Review: A neatly made whodunit thriller (2019)|website=Sify|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716122611/https://www.sify.com/movies/vellai-pookal-review-a-neatly-made-whodunit-thriller-review-tamil-tetpEybafiafd.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played the role of Ajay, a software engineer working in Microsoft and son of retired cop Rudhran (played by Vivek). The film was shot entirely in Seattle and released in April 2019 to positive reviews from critiques and audiences alike. His performance was well received with ''The New Indian Express''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/apr/19/vellai-pookal-review-make-way-for-the-tamil-sherlock-holmes-1966375.html|title='Vellai Pookal' review: Make way for the Tamil Sherlock Holmes|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-08-16|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704033155/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/apr/19/vellai-pookal-review-make-way-for-the-tamil-sherlock-holmes-1966375.html|url-status=live}}</ref> calling his performance "relatable and realistic".
He also produces content and commercials (web series, television commercials, digital brand films) under his production company Madboys Creatives alongside Shree Karthick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://madboys.in/|title=Madboys – Creatives|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-date=17 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817073726/http://madboys.in/|url-status=live}}</ref> He produced and acted in the web series, ''Happy to be Single'',<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/shreekarthick-and-swami/shreekarthick-and-swami-interview.html|title=Shreekarthick and Swami – Interview|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223051035/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/shreekarthick-and-swami/shreekarthick-and-swami-interview.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/sitcom-from-singara-chennai/article5862462.ece|title=Sitcom from Singara Chennai|work=The Hindu|archive-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703190221/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/sitcom-from-singara-chennai/article5862462.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> distributed by Sony Music India with Anirudh Ravichander launching it.
== Filmography == *''All films/web series are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.'' === Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role(s) !Note(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- |2014 |''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' |Vinod |Bilingual in Malayalam as ''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram'' | |- |2016 |''Oru Naal Koothu'' |Mukundan | |<ref name=":4" /> |- |2019 |''Vellai Pookal'' |Ajay |credited as Dev |<ref name=":1" /> |- | 2020 || ''Mamakiki'' || Kishore ||Zee5 Original Movie | |- |rowspan="2"|2024 |''Por'' |Arjun | |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-18 |title=It was great experience to work with Bejoy Nambiar, says Dev |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/it-was-great-experience-to-work-with-bejoy-nambiar-says-dev/articleshow/101848594.cms |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |''Pechi'' |Charan |credited as Dev |<ref>{{Cite web |title=First look poster of Pechi unveiled |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jan/28/first-look-poster-of-pechi-unveiled-9824.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/my-focus-is-on-reaching-people-making-them-like-my-work-dev-ramnath/articleshow/114036544.cms|title=My focus is on reaching people & making them like my work|first=M A Fahad|last=Hussain|work=The Times of India|date=8 October 2024}}</ref> |- | 2026 | ''Parasakthi'' | Ibrahim Kamal IPS | Also creative producer |<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1867952131501961320 |user=DevRamnath |title=Excited to be working with Sudha Maam and Sivakarthikeyan bro on this amazing film. Looking forward to all the learnings on this one! 😊 #CreativeProducer #Actor #SK25 |first=Dev |last=Ramnath |author-link=Dev Ramnath |retweet= |date=14 December 2024 |access-date= |language= |location= |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= |script-title= |trans-title= |link= |quote= |ref=}}</ref> |- |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Note(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- |2013 |''Happy to be Single'' |Udhay | |<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |- |2020 |''PubGoa'' |Varun | | |- |2021 |''I Hate You - I Love You '' |Multiple roles | | |- |2023 || ''Sweet Kaaram Coffee'' || Karthik || |<ref name="TOI"/> |}
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|10622427}} *[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vellai-Pookal-Dev Dev] on Times of India
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramnath, Dev}} Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema Category:Living people Category:21st-century Indian male actors Category:Tamil male actors Category:Indian male film actors Category:Year of birth missing (living people)