Kavin Raj is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made a transition from the small screen to the silverscreen. In the beginning of his career, he made a name for himself by playing the character Vettaiyan, a villain turned into a hero in the television series Saravanan Meenatchi. In 2019, Kavin was a contestant on Bigg Boss (Season 3). He got his breakthrough by starring as a lead in successful movies such as Lift and Dada.

Career

While completing his education at Loyola College, Kavin attended auditions with Star Vijay. His first appearance in television serials was through the college version of ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'', where he appeared as a student. He continued working on Star Vijay, appearing in supporting roles in the serials ''Thayumanavan'' and in the 1st season of ''Saravanan Meenatchi''. In the second season of ''Saravanan Meenatchi'', Kavin was initially given an antagonist role but, during the course of the show, his character of Vettaiyan went through a character arc and became the main lead. He won positive critical acclaim for his performance and won the Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actor Male for 2015. After the end of season 2, Kavin opted not to act in any more television serials and stated his intentions of breaking into the Tamil film industry.Kavin played a supporting role in S. R. Prabhakaran's ''Sathriyan'' (2017) and the lead role in ''Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' (2019) during late 2016. Prior to these films, he appeared in small, insignificant roles in Karthik Subbaraj's ''Pizza'' (2012) and Ravikumar's ''Indru Netru Naalai'' (2015). ''Sathriyan'', featuring Vikram Prabhu and Manjima Mohan, eventually opened to mixed reviews and Kavin's role as a doctor opposite Aishwarya Dutta in the film also was met with a mixed response. ''Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' saw him associate with director Shiva Aravind, whom he became acquainted with during his stint with Star Vijay. They developed the script together. In the film, he played a man whose life changes after meeting the film's main character, played by Remya Nambeesan. The film went through several delays as the producer was keen to have a wide release across Tamil Nadu. The film was ultimately released in 2019 to mixed reviews.Kavin became known because of his participation in the third season of ''Bigg Boss Tamil'', after which he was cast as the lead actor in ''Lift'', directed by Vineeth Varaprasad and released on OTT which is opened to positive response . He worked as an assistant director in ''Doctor'' (2021). His romantic web series titled ''Akash Vaani'' released on February 11, 2022. He went to star in critically acclaimed and commercially successful movie ''Dada''.