# Dev Ramnath
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{{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''
''[Vellai Pookal](/source/Vellai_Pookal)''
}}
'''Swaminath Raamanathan''', better known as '''Dev Ramnath''', is an Indian actor and content producer, who appears in [Tamil films](/source/Tamil_cinema). He was earlier credited as '''Abhinav'''[{{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}}][{{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}}] until 2019, when he adopted his new name.
== Career ==
His first film was ''[Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer](/source/Aadhalal_Kadhal_Seiveer)'' (2013) as a college boy proposing to [Manisha Yadav](/source/Manisha_Yadav) but the scenes didn't make the final cut.[{{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}}]{{better citation needed|date=December 2024}}
His first role as a central character was in the Tamil crime thriller ''[Vellai Pookal](/source/Vellai_Pookal)'' (2019).[{{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](/source/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}}] He played the role of Ajay, a software engineer working in Microsoft and son of retired cop Rudhran (played by [Vivek](/source/Vivek_(actor))). 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](/source/The_New_Indian_Express)''[{{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}}] 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](/source/Shree_Karthick).[{{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}}] He produced and acted in the [web series](/source/web_series), ''Happy to be Single'',[{{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}}][{{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}}] distributed by [Sony Music India](/source/Sony_Music_India) with [Anirudh Ravichander](/source/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](/source/Vaayai_Moodi_Pesavum)''
|Vinod
|Bilingual in Malayalam as ''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram''
|
|-
|2016
|''[Oru Naal Koothu](/source/Oru_Naal_Koothu)''
|Mukundan
|
|[{{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}}]
|-
|''[Pechi](/source/Pechi)''
|Charan
|credited as Dev
|[{{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}}][{{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}}]
|-
| 2026
| ''[Parasakthi](/source/Parasakthi_(2026_film))''
| Ibrahim Kamal IPS
| Also creative producer
|[{{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=}}]
|-
|}
=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Note(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
|2013
|''Happy to be Single''
|Udhay
|
|