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

Career

Cheyyar Ravi directed two Tamil films in the 1990s, ''

Dharma Seelan ''Dharma Seelan'' is a 1993 Tamil language film directed by Cheyyar Ravi. The film stars Prabhu in dual roles as father and son and Khushbu whilst Napoleon, Geetha and Salim Ghouse play supporting roles. The film was released on 16 July 1993. ...

'' (1993) featuring

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and '' Harichandra'' (1998) with Karthik. In 2009, he began pre-production on an untitled film starring Bharath and written by

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, but the film failed to materialise. It was reported in 2011 that Cheyyar Ravi would direct ''Nanbargal 40 Thirudargalum'' for

Sivaji Productions Sivaji Productions was an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. Established in 1958, it was involved mainly in Tamil and Hindi-language films until 2010. History Sivaji Productions company is owned by Prabhu and ...

featuring

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and

, but again, the film was never made. 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 ''Aanandham'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film features an ensemble cast including Mammootty, Murali, Abbas, Devayani, Rambha, Sneha, Delhi Ganesh an ...

'' from 2003, ''Soruthihudu maneya maaligi'' in 2013 and '' Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum'' featuring

Shruthi Raj Shruthi Raj is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films before moving on to act in Tamil TV serials. She is known for her leading roles in the popular Tamil TV serials ''Thendral ...

in 2015. He also sits on the committee for the South Indian Small Screen Producers Council. He directed the Sinhalese remake of Malayalam film ''

Drishyam ''Drishyam'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal and Meena, with Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Roshan Basheer a ...

'' titled ''

Dharmayudhaya ''Dharmayuddhaya'' () is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language crime thriller film directed by Cheyyar Ravi and produced by MTV Channel and The Capital Maharaja Organization Limited, and distributed by M Entertainments. It is a shot-for-shot remak ...

''.

Death

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

Filmography

Films

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravi, Cheyyar 1960s births 2017 deaths Film directors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Year of birth missing People from Tiruvannamalai district Indian television directors 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors