Ravi K. Chandran
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Ravi K. Chandran is an Indian cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...

. He has frequently collaborated with leading Indian filmmakers like Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...

, Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...

, and Rajiv Menon
Rajiv Menon
Rajiv Menon is an Indian cinematographer and film maker. He is known for directing critically acclaimed Tamil films like Minsaara Kanavu and Kandukondain Kandukondain.-Early Life:...

 and Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India...

. Ravi has won two Filmfare Awards and one Southern Filmfare Award during his career.

Career

Ravi K. Chandran was born in the village Maduranthakam
Maduranthakam
Maduranthakam is a town and a municipality in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is known for the man-made and second largest lake in Tamil Nadu, the Maduranthakam Lake. It is believed to be built by the Chola King Uthama Choza, also called as Maduranthakar, during...

, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 as the youngest child. Following graduating from the A. M. Jain College
A. M. Jain College
A.M. Jain College is college in Meenambakkam near in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was opened in 1952, by the Shri S S Jain Educational Society. It provides courses in the arts, sciences and information technology along with visual communication courses. The college's campus is located opposite...

 in 1982, Ravi K. Chandran started his career in the film industry. In addition to this, he works as the Director of Photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

 of many music videos and ad films. He began his career by assisting his brother, K. Ramachandra Babu and later turned into an independent cinematographer in 1992 by filming Kilukkampetti
Kilukkampetti
Kilukkampetti is a Malayalam film released in 1991 starring Jayaram and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. Shaji Kailas directed this film. Baby Shamili, Jagathy Sreekumar, Saikumar, Innocent etc. also did significant roles in the film.- Plot :...

, a Malayalam film directed by Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas is a Malayalam film director. He is known for his hard-hitting action films.-Childhood and entry into films:Shaji Kailas was born in Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, to Late Sivakumaran Nair and Janakiyamma. After attending Model Boys School, Shaji pursued degree at Mahatma Gandhi...

. Later he donned camera for a more Shaji Kailas directorials including Thalasthanam
Thalasthanam
Thalastaanam is a political action film in Malayalam. Released in 1992, directed by Thalastaanam is a political action film in [[Malayalam]]. Released in 1992, directed by...

, Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans is 1993 Malayalam political film by Shaji Kailas. Written by Renji Panicker, this film revolved around the current affairs of Kerala in those days and was a huge sensational hit. It severely criticized the political establishments and exposed the unholy equations of...

, Ekalavyan
Ekalavyan (film)
Ekalavyan is a 1993 Malayalam film made in India, starring Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Narendra Prasad, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Kumar, Janardhanan, Madhu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu, and Devan. Directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker, this film broke many records in...

, Mafia and The King
The King (1995 film)
The King is a 1995 Malayalam action thriller film. Directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker with Mammootty as district collector, this film is one of the biggest hits in the history of Malayalam cinema....

. His entry into Tamil cinema was in 1994 through Honest Raj starring Vijayakanth.

He has since worked as a cinematographer on Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 films as well as Hindi films. Movies he has worked on as cinematographer includeVirasat
Virasat
-Film:* Virasat , a Bollywood movie released in 1997, starring: Anil Kapoor, Tabu, & Pooja Batra in the main lead* Virasat , a Pakistani Urdu language movie-Television:...

(1997), Minsaara Kanavu
Minsaara Kanavu
Minsara Kanavu is a 1997 Tamil, Romance film, directed by Rajiv Menon. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman. Originally produced in Tamil, it went on to be dubbed in Telugu and in Hindi owing to its popularity....

(1997), Punaradhivasam
Punaradhivasam
Punaradhivasam is a Malayalam movie by V. K. Prakash starring Nandita Das and Manoj K. Jayan released in the year 2000. This movie bagged the awards for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam, Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director and Kerala State Film Award for Best...

(1999), Kandukondain Kandukondain
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Kandukondain Kandukondain is a 2000 Tamil musical and romantic film based on Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. Directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon, the film features an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Mammootty, Tabu, Aishwarya Rai and Abbas in the lead roles...

(2000), Citizen
Citizen (film)
Citizen is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Sharavanan Subbaiya and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role as a social activist with Vasundhara Das, Meena and Nagma playing supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva, whilst...

(2001), Dil Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia...

(2001), Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem...

(2002), Boys (2003), Aayitha Ezhuthu
Aayitha Ezhuthu
Aayutha Ezhuthu is a 2004 Tamil political film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars Surya, Madhavan and Siddharth in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Oscar winning Music Director A. R. Rahman...

(2004), Yuva
Yuva
Yuva , originally titled Howrah Bridge is a feature film directed by Indian director Mani Ratnam and released in 2004. Simultaneously made in Hindi and Tamil , the prime objective of the movie was to motivate educated Indian youths to enter politics.The film tells the stories of three young men...

(2004), Paheli
Paheli
Paheli is a Bollywood ghost movie, released in India on 24 June 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...

(2004), Black (2005) and Fanaa
Fanaa (film)
Fanaa is a 2006 Hindi romance film, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in pivotal roles. It is directed by Kunal Kohli who previously directed Hum Tum, and is produced under Yash Raj Films. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Tabu and Sharat Saxena.Fanaa was released on 26 May 2006, in India...

(2006). He recently worked as cinematographer on the film Saawariya
Saawariya
Saawariya is a 2007 Hindi film based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights".Co-produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and released on 9 November 2007, it is the first Bollywood movie to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio, shortly preceding Walt Disney Pictures'...

(2007).

Personal life

Ravi Chandran is the younger brother of K. Ramachandra Babu, who himself is a noted cinematographer. He is married to Hemalata and currently resides in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 with his two sons.

Filmography

Film Year Language Notes
Kilukkampetti
Kilukkampetti
Kilukkampetti is a Malayalam film released in 1991 starring Jayaram and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. Shaji Kailas directed this film. Baby Shamili, Jagathy Sreekumar, Saikumar, Innocent etc. also did significant roles in the film.- Plot :...

1992 Malayalam
Thalasthanam
Thalasthanam
Thalastaanam is a political action film in Malayalam. Released in 1992, directed by Thalastaanam is a political action film in [[Malayalam]]. Released in 1992, directed by...

1992 Malayalam
Maanthrika Cheppu 1992 Malayalam
Priyappetta Kukkoo 1992 Malayalam
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans is 1993 Malayalam political film by Shaji Kailas. Written by Renji Panicker, this film revolved around the current affairs of Kerala in those days and was a huge sensational hit. It severely criticized the political establishments and exposed the unholy equations of...

1993 Malayalam
Ekalavyan
Ekalavyan (film)
Ekalavyan is a 1993 Malayalam film made in India, starring Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Narendra Prasad, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Kumar, Janardhanan, Madhu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu, and Devan. Directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker, this film broke many records in...

1993 Malayalam
Mafia
Mafia (1993 film)
Mafia is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by Shaji Kailas. Scripted by Renji Panicker, with Suresh Gopi, Janardhanan, Tiger Prabhakar, Babu Antony, Vijayaraghavan, Vikram Kennedy and Geetha in lead roles, this film revolved around Bangalore underworld...

1993 Malayalam
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons is a 1993 Malayalam film written by Kaloor Dennis and directed by Anil Babu, starring Jagadish, Innocent, Suresh Gopi, and Urvashi.-Plot:...

1993 Malayalam
Ekalavyan
Ekalavyan (film)
Ekalavyan is a 1993 Malayalam film made in India, starring Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Narendra Prasad, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Kumar, Janardhanan, Madhu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu, and Devan. Directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker, this film broke many records in...

1993 Malayalam
Customs Diary
Customs Diary
Customs Diary is a 1993 Malayalam film by T. S. Suresh Babu starring Jayaram and Mukesh in the lead roles.-Plot:A man avenges his family's death by the mafia, and finds himself helping smugglers and fighting a corrupt customs officer.-Cast:...

1993 Malayalam
Honest Raj 1994 Tamil
Vishnu
Vishnu (film)
Vishnu is a 1995 Tamil movie starring Joseph Vijay, Jaishankar and Sanghavi. The music is composed by Deva. The film is directed by Vijay's father, S. A. Chandrasekar.-Plot:...

1994 Tamil
Aksharam 1995 Malayalam
The King
The King (1995 film)
The King is a 1995 Malayalam action thriller film. Directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker with Mammootty as district collector, this film is one of the biggest hits in the history of Malayalam cinema....

1995 Malayalam
Virasat
Virasat (1997 film)
Virasat is a Hindi musical drama film by Priyadarshan that was released in India in 1997. It starred Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Pooja Batra, Milind Gunaji and Govind Namdeo. The story was by Kamal Hassan and Anu Malik was the music composer...

1997 Hindi Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer
Minsaara Kanavu
Minsaara Kanavu
Minsara Kanavu is a 1997 Tamil, Romance film, directed by Rajiv Menon. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman. Originally produced in Tamil, it went on to be dubbed in Telugu and in Hindi owing to its popularity....

1997 Tamil Co-cinemtographer
Kabhi Na Kabhi
Kabhi na Kabhi
Kabhi Na Kabhi is a 1998 Bollywood crime film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Pooja Bhatt in pivotal roles. The film was produced by R. Mohan in the banner of a Malayalam film production company, Shogun Films. The movie had a delayed release on 27...

1998 Hindi
Major Saab
Major Saab
Major Saab is a 1998 Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidhyarthi.-Plot:The plot concerns playboy Virendra Pratap Singh . A clause in the will of his wealthy father forces him to enter a military academy in order to inherit...

1998 Hindi
Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu
Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu
Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu is 1999 Malayalam film starring Manju Warrier, Thilakan, Biju Menon, Abbas and Kalabhavan Mani.-Plot:A young woman named Bhadra wants to take revenge against a landlord, Natesan , who murdered her parents 15 years ago. She acts as if she is interested in Natesan...

1999 Malayalam
Snip! 2000 Hindi
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Kandukondain Kandukondain is a 2000 Tamil musical and romantic film based on Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. Directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon, the film features an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Mammootty, Tabu, Aishwarya Rai and Abbas in the lead roles...

2000 Tamil
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya is a 2000 film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and starring Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala.-Cast:* Arvind Swamy..........Mohit Kumar * Manisha Koirala.......Manisha* Dilip Dhawan ... Rohit Kumar...

2000 Hindi
Citizen
Citizen (film)
Citizen is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Sharavanan Subbaiya and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role as a social activist with Vasundhara Das, Meena and Nagma playing supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva, whilst...

2000 Tamil
Dil Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia...

2001 Hindi Nominated - Star Screen Award for Best Cinematography
Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem...

2002 Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South
ITFA Best Cinematographer Award
ITFA Best Cinematographer Award
The ITFA Best Cinematographer Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....

Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
- The Medley :The film featured a medley of eighteen songs which was a major hit with the audience. The songs contained mostly old songs with a few modern songs. Most of the songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar were sung in her earlier years...

2002 Hindi
Calcutta Mail
Calcutta Mail
Calcutta Mail is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji. It was directed by Sudhir Mishra.- Plot :Avinash comes to Calcutta to search for his only son and finds himself engulfed with too many people interested in him...

2003 Hindi Nominated - Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography
Koi... Mil Gaya
Koi... Mil Gaya
Koi... Mil Gaya is a 2003 Bollywood science fiction film, directed by Rakesh Roshan , starring Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, and Preity Zinta. It was released on 8 August 2003...

2003 Hindi
Boys 2003 Tamil
Aayitha Ezhuthu
Aayitha Ezhuthu
Aayutha Ezhuthu is a 2004 Tamil political film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars Surya, Madhavan and Siddharth in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Oscar winning Music Director A. R. Rahman...

2004 Tamil
Black 2005 Hindi Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer
Paheli
Paheli
Paheli is a Bollywood ghost movie, released in India on 24 June 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...

2005 Hindi
Fanaa
Fanaa (film)
Fanaa is a 2006 Hindi romance film, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in pivotal roles. It is directed by Kunal Kohli who previously directed Hum Tum, and is produced under Yash Raj Films. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Tabu and Sharat Saxena.Fanaa was released on 26 May 2006, in India...

2006 Hindi
Saawariya
Saawariya
Saawariya is a 2007 Hindi film based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights".Co-produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and released on 9 November 2007, it is the first Bollywood movie to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio, shortly preceding Walt Disney Pictures'...

2007 Hindi
Firaaq
Firaaq
Firaaq is a 2008 Hindi political thriller film set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, and looks at the aftermath in terms of the effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories". Firaaq means both separation and quest in Urdu...

2008 Hindi
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 2008 Hindi German Public Bollywood Award for Best Cinematography
Ghajini
Ghajini (2008 film)
Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead...

2008 Hindi
My Name Is Khan
My Name is Khan
My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...

2010 Hindi
Anjaana Anjaani
Anjaana Anjaani
Anjaana Anjaani is a Hindi Romantic film directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Zayed Khan. The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd banner. The film's music has been composed by Vishal-Shekhar, who have...

2010 Hindi
7aum Arivu 2011 Tamil
Ek Tha Tiger
Ek Tha Tiger
Ek Tha Tiger is an upcoming Hindi language romantic thriller. The film will be produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Kabir Khan. This will be his third collaboration with the banner after Kabul Express and New York . Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif were confirmed to play the lead roles at a...

2012 Hindi Filming
Agneepath 2012 Hindi Filming

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...

/Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...

  • 1998: Best Cinematographer - Virasat
    Virasat (1997 film)
    Virasat is a Hindi musical drama film by Priyadarshan that was released in India in 1997. It starred Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Pooja Batra, Milind Gunaji and Govind Namdeo. The story was by Kamal Hassan and Anu Malik was the music composer...

  • 2002: Best Cinematographer – South - Kannathil Muthamittal
    Kannathil Muthamittal
    Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem...

  • 2006: Best Cinematographer - Black


Star Screen Awards
Star Screen Awards
The Star Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony in India honoring professional excellence in film. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself.- History :...

  • 2002: Nominated, Star Screen Award for Best Cinematography - Dil Chahta Hai
    Dil Chahta Hai
    Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 Indian film starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia...



Zee Cine Awards
Zee Cine Awards
The Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. It was first held in 1998 in Mumbai. Since then, it has gained substantial popularity as a notable awards ceremony to the Indian population as well as to the viewers of Zee Network.In 2004, the ZCA went...

  • 2004: Nominated, Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography
    Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography
    The Zee Cine Award Best Cinematography is a technical award.The winners are listed below:--External links:*...

     - Yuva
  • 2004: Nominated, Best Cinematography - Calcutta Mail
    Calcutta Mail
    Calcutta Mail is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji. It was directed by Sudhir Mishra.- Plot :Avinash comes to Calcutta to search for his only son and finds himself engulfed with too many people interested in him...


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