Cheyyar Ravi

Cheyyar Ravi (c.1962 – 11 March 2017) was an Indian film and television director, who has directed Tamil and Sinhala films and serials.[2]

Cheyyar Ravi
Born1962
Thiruvannamalai dist , Cheyyar , Vadamanappakkam Village
Died (aged 54)[1]
OccupationFilm director
Years active1998–2017

Career

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

He died due to cardiac arrest on 11 March 2017, aged 54, while directing a TV series.[10][11]

Filmography

Films
YearFilmNotes
1993Dharma Seelan
1998Harichandra
2017DharmayudhayaSinhalese film

Television
YearSerialNotes
2000-02Gopuram
2003Varam
2003Panam
2003-09Anandham
2015Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum

References
  1. http://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/tamil-director-cheyyar-ravi-passes-away.html
  2. http://www.dinakaran.com/News_Detail.asp?Nid=286351
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Bharath borrows an MGR title — Behindwoods.com — Tamil Movies News — Kadhal Arumugam Enga Veetu Pillai". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. "Kamal Haasan-Prabhu With 40 Thieves — Top10 Cinema". top10cinema.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. "Annakodi... reaches 100 day milestone". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. "The Hindu : Panam". thehindu.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. "Liveonwoods — Small screen producers' council election results announced!". liveonwoods.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. http://dailynews.lk/2016/05/02/features/80342
  10. http://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/director-cheyyar-ravi-passes-away-045187.html
  11. http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/57158/cinema/Kollywood/Director-Cheyyar-Ravi-passes-away.htm
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