 Ravi Krishna's debut film "7G Rainbow Colony", directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by his father fetched him the South Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut of that year, amongst other minor awards.Before starting to shoot for the film, he took a one-month training in acting at the Film Institute in King's College London.Following that, he acted in S. A. Chandrasekhar's "Sukran", sharing screen space with fellow actor Vijay, the Radha Mohan-directed family drama "Ponniyin Selvan", and the action-masala flick "Kedi", under his brother Jyothi Krishna's direction.