Cheyyar Ravi
Cheyyar Ravi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 Thiruvannamalai dist , Cheyyar , Vadamanappakkam Village |
| Died | (aged 54)[1] |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1998–2017 |
Cheyyar Ravi (c.1962 – 11 March 2017) was an Indian film and television director, who has directed Tamil and Sinhala films and serials.[2]
Career
[edit]Cheyyar Ravi directed two Tamil films in the 1990s, Dharma Seelan (1993) featuring Prabhu and Harichandra (1998) with Karthik.[3] In 2009, he began pre-production on an untitled film starring Bharath and written by Crazy Mohan, but the film failed to materialise.[4] It was reported in 2011 that Cheyyar Ravi would direct Nanbargal 40 Thirudargalum for Sivaji Productions featuring Kamal Haasan and Prabhu, but again, the film was never made.[5]
He has since prioritised work as a director of television serials with most of the series produced by Sathya Jyothi films, making Gopuram in 2000, Panam in 2003, Anandham from 2003, Soruthihudu maneya maaligi in 2013 and Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum featuring Shruthi Raj in 2015.[6][7] He also sits on the committee for the South Indian Small Screen Producers Council.[8] He directed the Sinhalese remake of Malayalam film Drishyam titled Dharmayudhaya.[9]
Death
[edit]He died due to cardiac arrest on 11 March 2017, aged 54, while directing a TV series.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit] |
Films
[edit]| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dharma Seelan | |
| 1998 | Harichandra | |
| 2017 | Dharmayudhaya | Sinhalese film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Serial | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-02 | Gopuram | |
| 2003 | Varam | |
| 2003 | Panam | |
| 2003-09 | Anandam | |
| 2015 | Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tamil Director Cheyyar Ravi passes away". 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "இயக்குனர் செய்யாறு ரவி மாரடைப்பால் மரணம்". Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "சினிமா டைரக்டர் செய்யாறு ரவி மாரடைப்பால் மரணம் || Film director Cheyyar Ravi the death of a heart attack". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Bharath borrows an MGR title — Behindwoods.com — Tamil Movies News — Kadhal Arumugam Enga Veetu Pillai". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan-Prabhu With 40 Thieves — Top10 Cinema". top10cinema.com. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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- ^ "Panam". The Hindu. 28 March 2003. Archived from the original on 5 April 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Liveonwoods — Small screen producers' council election results announced!". liveonwoods.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "And now in Sinhala". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "இயக்குநர் செய்யாறு ரவி மரணம்... அரிச்சந்திரா, தர்மசீலன் படங்களை இயக்கியவர்!". 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "இயக்குநர் செய்யாறு ரவி மரணம் | Director Cheyyar Ravi passes away". 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.