Chakravarthy Ramachandra is an Indian film producer who has worked on Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam-language films. After beginning his career as an independent producer, he joined YNOT Studios as its CEO.

Career

Early career

He continued working in the technical crew of Telugu films, notably serving as the line producer in Sukumar's ''

Arya 2 ''Arya 2'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film co-written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Aditya Babu and B. V. S. N. Prasad under the Aditya Arts banner, the film stars Allu Arjun in the titular role, alongside Navdee ...

'' (2009),

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's ''

Anaganaga O Dheerudu ''Anaganaga O Dheerudu'' (released internationally as ''Once Upon A Warrior'') is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language fantasy adventure film written and directed by Prakash Kovelamudi in his first mainstream film. It is produced by Walt Disney Pictu ...

'' (2011) and ''

Oosaravelli ''Oosaravelli'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. It stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr, Tamannaah Bhatia, Prakash Raj and Vidyut Ja ...

'' (2011), and developed his knowledge of film-making. Ramachandra was then set to make his debut as a co-producer with '' Sukumarudu'' (2013), but later opted out of the venture. He later set up his own production house, Bad Monkey Productions, to produce the unreleased Telugu and Tamil comedy films ''Antha Scene Ledu'' and ''Nondi Kuthirai'' (2014) starring Navdeep and Shashank.

YNOT Studios

Ramachandra first became involved with YNOT Studios during the release of ''

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi ''Kadhilil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed Balaji Mohan in his feature debut and produced by S. Sashikanth, Nirav Shah and Siddharth under YNOT Studios and Etaki Entertainment ...

'' in Telugu as ''Love Failure''. His work on the film as an executive producer paved the way for him to join YNOT Studios' other projects. After working as the executive producer of ''

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'' (2017) and ''

Vikram Vedha ''Vikram Vedha'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Pushkar–Gayathri and produced by YNOT Studios. The film, which is inspired by the Indian folktale ''Baital Pachisi'', stars R. Madhava ...

'' (2017), Ramachandra became the company's chief executive officer and in the late 2010s, he co-produced films such as ''

Tamizh Padam 2 ''Tamizh Padam 2: Police Athiyayam'' (), or simply ''Tamizh Padam 2'', is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language parody film written and directed by C. S. Amudhan and produced by S. Sashikanth and Ramachandra of YNOT Studios. A sequel to the successful ...

'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2019) alongside the studio's founder

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. As the company approached its tenth anniversary, Ramachandra reversed the company's collaboration with

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to co-produce several of their projects, and the announcement of their subsidiaries: its distribution arm, YNOT X and the music label YNOT Music. In the early 2020s, the company alternated between producing high-budget projects featuring leading actors and technical crew, and making small-budget content-driven films featuring relative newcomers. Big-budget productions such as '' Jagame Thandhiram'' (2021) and the Hindi version of ''

'' (2022), were complemented by a number of smaller ventures with "off-beat" scripts including Halitha Shameem's ''

Aelay ''Aelay'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama television film written and directed by Halitha Shameem, and produced by S. Sashikanth and Ramachandra of YNOT Studios while creative produced by Pushkar–Gayathri of Wallwatcher Films. ...

'' (2021), Madonne Ashwin's '' Mandela'' (2021), Nishanth Kalidindi's '' Kadaseela Biriyani'' (2021) and

Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan is an Indian film director and actor, who has worked on Tamil and Malayalam language films. He rose to fame through the thriller drama ''Lens (film), Lens'' (2016), and has gone on to make feature films including the fam ...

's ''

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'' (2023).

Night Shift Studios

In August 2023, the studio announced the principal photography of its first feature film, '' Bramayugam'', directed by Rahul Sadasivan and starring

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Arjun Ashokan Arjun Ashokan (24 August 1993) is an Indian actor working in the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of the actor Harisree Ashokan. He played supporting roles in his career with notable performances in '' Parava, B. Tech, June,'' '' Vara ...

, and

Sidharth Bharathan Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983) is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. He hade his acting debut in '' Nammal'' (2002) and directional debut in '' Nidra'' (2012).

in the lead roles. The film released in January 2024 across five Indian languages.

Personal life

Ramachandra married Pooja at the Taj Deccan, Hyderabad on 23 August 2013.

Filmography

;Films produced with YNOT Studios ;Films produced under Night Shift Studios

References

Footnotes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramachandra, Chakravarthy Living people Tamil film producers Telugu film producers Malayalam film producers Hindi film producers Film producers from Chennai Film producers from Hyderabad, India 1978 births