Survivor contestant Besant Ravi: Here’s all you need to know about the bike mechanic-turned-actor and entrepreneur

Arjun-hosted Survivor is all set to entertain the audience from September 12. The names of eight confirmed contestants were revealed by the channel airing the show and Besant Ravi is one among them.

Here's a quick look at the unknown facts about Besant Ravi, his family, career and much more. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

R. Ravikumar, 51, popularly known as 'Besant Ravi' hails from Besant Nagar, Chennai. Ravi is a stuntman-turned-actor. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi’s wife R. Prabhavathy is a homemaker. His daughter RP. Suvetha Shri is a professor and his son RP. Pranav is a fitness trainer. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi completed higher secondary education and started his career as a bike mechanic. As his residence was in Besant Nagar, he grew up watching movie shoots in the neighbourhood. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi eventually got close to artists and technicians from the entertainment industry and his foray into the film industry as a stuntman. He took formal training from action choreographer Pandiyan. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi shot to fame with the movie ‘Lucky Man’ in the year 1995. He performed a solo stunt in the movie and went on to impress as an actor. He soon became a full time actor. Ravi was quite successful with his acting stint. He has acted in more than 300 films in various languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Bengali. Ravi worked with celebrated actors like Jackie Chan, Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan, Kamal Haasan and many others. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi is trained in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) besides boxing and gymnastics. He is known for his flawless backflips. He is good at swimming, too. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi is an ardent fitness freak. He makes sure that he doesn’t miss out on workouts. Even during lockdown, Ravi managed to stay with home workouts using rice bags and bubble top water containers, to name a few. Ravi turned a celebrity fitness trainer and trains even commoners. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi turned into a restaurateur a couple of years ago and owns a hotel in Chennai. Ravi's love for cooking prompted him to collaborate with his friend and chef Adrian Lambert in setting up this hotel. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Ravi has immense love for cars and bikes. During his leisure time, he often sets out on long trips with his friends and family. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)