Poornima Ravi

Poornima Ravi also known by her Youtube channel name Araathi is an Indian actress and youtuber who has primarily appeared in Tamil films. She has played supporting roles in films such as Plan Panni Pannanum (2021) and Annapoorani (2023). In 2023, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7 Tamil Edition on Vijay TV as a contestant.

Early life
Poornima was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. As she grew up, she studied at Shrishti Matriculation secondary high school, Vellore. She later pursued a degree in engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology and eventually pursued her career on her acting.

Career
Poornima started her career as a YouTuber and opened up a Youtube channel called "Araathi" on 2 July 2019. She posted videos about Indian Premier League, women's rights and many social yet humorous content on her channel. Her channel has grown to more than 2 million subscribers and more than 550 million times re watched videos on her statistics.

In 2021, director Badri Venkatesh approached her in search of an supporting female character in his romantic-comedy film Plan Panni Pannanum featuring Rio Raj and Remya Nambeesan in the lead. He offered the supporting role to Poornima. The following year she appeared in the film Chotta. In 2023, she was offered a supporting role in the film Annapoorani.

In 2023, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7 Tamil Edition on Vijay TV as a contestant. She exited biggboss house on day 96 with 16 lakhs cash box.