Meet Anagha Ravi: The Swaggy Boxer In Khalid Rahman's 'Alappuzha Gymkhana' (ImageInstagram/itsanagharavi)
Director Khalid Rahman’s upcoming sports comedy entertainer Alappuzha Gymkhana starring Naslen, Anagha Ravi, Ganapathi, Sandeep Pradeep, and others, has been creating significant buzz on social media.
Among all others, actress Anagha Ravi made herself a standout by portraying her boxing style. The recently released song, Panjara Punch, which exclusively portrays her unique boxing style and mannerisms, never went unnoticed.
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Who is Anagha Ravi?
It’s not that simple to answer that question. Anagha Ravi is a multifaceted actress, dancer, avid skateboader and more.
Born in the commercial port city of Kochi, Anagha is slowly rising in Kerala. The actress made her acting debut in 2022 through a short film titled New Normal, written and directed by Monisha Mohan Menon. The actress made a breakthrough with her performance in the acclaimed courtroom drama featuring Mammootty and Jyothika, Kathal—The Core. She also appeared in Tovino Thomas’s Malayalam film, Anweshippin Kandethum (2024), directed by Darwin Kuriakose. In the film, she portrayed the role of Lovely Maathan.
A Skateboarder and Dancer
Anagha’s passion for skateboarding made heads turn. She is called the ‘Saree-Clad Skater of Fly Squad Skateboarding’. Her love for the streets and the hip-hop culture made her do wonders in skateboarding. At the age of 17, she captured the internet’s attention by showcasing her skating prowess in a saree.
“The saree is just like the society we live in, and I wanted to show that we could do anything, even without removing it from the equation. All we have to do is get it together and jump,” she said.
Anagha once said, “I find my inspiration in other girl skateboarders. As a girl seeing another girl doing things, ‘I wanted to do’ was enough to get me going.”
Preparation for Alappuzha Gymkhana
Speaking about portraying her character, Anagha said that since her character’s life is all about boxing, she needed to portray that energy and passion through her body language and mannerisms, which required extensive training.
She also highlighted that she was able to understand the boxing style through her training sessions with boxing coach Jophil Lal. Anagha added, unlike other trainers who just teach the moves, Jophil Lal “will do it with us so we don’t feel like giving up.” The entire team was extensively trained by coach Jophil through strict diets and workouts.
Upcoming Projects
The actress, now going viral on the internet with her boxing videos, has a number of upcoming projects to entertain the audience. Anagha will be making her Tamil debut in the upcoming film Pettaikaran, starring Suriya, Trisha Krishnan and RJ Balaji.
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What is Alappuzha Gymkhana all about?
The official synopsis of Alappuzha Gymkhana reads, “Lost in love triangles and an identity crisis, 19-year-old Jojo stumbles into amateur boxing, where he and his misfit friends fight for college admission, self-discovery, and a knockout punch at life. A heartwarming sports comedy, this is a knockout journey of laughter, bruises, and finding one’s inner champion.”
The stellar cast of the film features Naslen, Ganapathi, Sandeep Pradeep, Anagha Ravi, and Kottayam Nazeer in lead roles; and rapper Baby Jean, Shiva Hariharan, Shon Joy and others in supporting roles.
