Ramesh Selvan is an Indian film director, who has made Tamil films.

Career

Ramesh Selvan made his debut as a film maker with the action film ''

Ulavuthurai ''Ulavuthurai'' is a 1998 Tamil-language action crime film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Meena and Sanghavi, with Radha Ravi, Janagaraj, Carlos, Jassi Singh, and Hemanth Ravan, among others, play supporting roles. The f ...

'' (1998) starring

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in lead role before making the revenge drama ''

Jananam ''Jananam'' () is a 2004 Tamil language action drama film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film stars Arun Vijay and Priyanka Trivedi in lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Raghuvaran, Charle, Vadivelu and Nassar play supporting roles. The mu ...

'' (2003) starring

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. He then began directing a project titled ''Runway'' with

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, but after a few schedules it had run into financial problems. Ramesh announced that he would be making a comeback in early 2010, revealing that he was working a project titled ''Kalavaram'' with

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in the lead role. ''Kalavaram'' was revealed to be based on a true story, that of the biggest riot that has ever taken place in Tamil Nadu, with Sathyaraj playing a deputy police commissioner who heads an investigation commission. The release of the film was pushed back several times, leaving the project which began in 2010, in

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. Plans to release the film in August 2013 were also unsuccessful due to a high number of other films seeking theatres for release. Ramesh revealed that the producer of ''Thalaivaa'', Chandraprakash, asked him to delay the release of ''Kalavaram'' to get more theatre space for his film. In return, Chandraprakash reportedly told Ramesh that he would purchase and distribute his film under his Sri Mishri Productions banner. Ramesh then alleged that the producer backed out of his commitments. The film eventually released in January 2014 to below average reviews. In mid 2012, Ramesh was signed up to direct a film titled ''

Thalaivan ''Thalaivan'' is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ramesh Selvan and produced by Chithirai Selvan. The film features Bas, the younger brother of politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles, while the ensemble cast features San ...

'' featuring newcomer Bas and filmed it after finishing work on ''Kalavaram''. In June 2013, he issued a press release distancing himself from the project, indicating that he had suffered health problems as a result of his strenuous work on the project and that he had to complete his other venture, ''

Kalavaram ''Kalavaram'' ( en, Riot) is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ramesh Selvan and produced by Ravichandran. The film features veteran actors Sathyaraj and Tanikella Bharani in the leading roles, while an ensemble cast of newcomers play other pivotal r ...

'' (2014).

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selvan, Ramesh Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Tamil-language film directors Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian film directors