Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer

N. Veeraswamy Nagappa Veeraswamy (17 April 1932 – 23 August 1992) was Indian film producer and distributor, who produced under the house, Sri Eswari Productions. He produced 17 Kannada films and one Hindi film, from the early 1970s till his death in 1992. H ...

. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions. He is popularly known as "Crazy Star", a title fans have prefixed to his name.

Personal life

Ravichandran was born in Tirunelveli, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India to

and Pattammal. His father is N. Veeraswamy was a producer of South Indian film industry. Ravichandran married Sumathi, on the Valentine's Day; 14 February 1986. The couple has a daughter Geethanjali, two sons Manoranjan and Vikram. Manoranjan made his acting debut with '' Saheba'' (2017). Ravichandran famous for bringing innovations to Kannada film industry through Premaloka (1987) and introducing '' Juhi Chawla''.

Film career

He made his first on screen appearance as child actor in ''

Dhoomakethu ''Dhoomakethu'' is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by R. N. Jayagopal. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaya Chandrika, Udaykumar and Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa. This is the debut movie of R. N. Jaya ...

'' and '' Kula Gourava'' - both starring Dr.Rajkumar, the latter also being his father's first movie as independent producer. He made his debut as a producer with ''Prema Matsara'' (1982). He began his acting career with an antagonist role in '' Khadeema Kallaru'' (1982) which was produced by him. His second film was ''

Chakravyuha The Padmavyūha ( sa, पद्मव्यूह) or Chakravyūha ( sa, चक्रव्यूह) is a military formation used to surround enemies, depicted in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. It resembles a labyrinth of multiple defensive ...

'' (1983) which was also co-produced by him. He then appeared in few more successful films before casting himself in '' Premaloka'' (1987) which turned out to be a blockbuster. He is often considered as "The Show Man" of Kannada cinema for his multi-faceted works in his associated films. Ravichandran initially acted in and directed movies produced by his own banner, Eswari Productions. After '' Premaloka'', he accepted acting offers from other producers. He has worked with leading directors of the Kannada film industry such as Rajendra Singh Babu and D. Rajendra Babu. His association with D. Rajendra Babu is very successful, resulting in several hits, including '' Naanu Nanna Hendthi'' (1985), '' Ramachaari'' (1991), ''

Sriramachandra ''Sriramachandra'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by P. Dhanraj. The film stars Ravichandran in dual roles, along with Mohini, Vajramuni and Srinath amongst others. The music and lyrics were compo ...

'' (1992), '' Annayya'' (1993) and '' Yaare Neenu Cheluve'' (1998). ''

Shanti Kranti ''Shanti Kranti'' () is a 1991 Indian action film produced and directed by V. Ravichandran under his Eshwari Productions banner. The film starred Ravichandran and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, while Ramesh Aravind, Khushbu and Anant Nag play suppor ...

'' (1991) was the most expensive film ever made in Kannada industry at that time. The film was a multilingual project with

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

and Nagarjuna in prominent roles in Tamil and Telugu respectively. '' Ramachaari'' (1991), '' Halli Meshtru'' (1992), '' Putnanja'' (1995) were notable blockbusters in 90s. Ravichandran and Hamsalekha collaborated on dozens of movies. The end of their long-standing partnership proved to be unsuccessful for both of them. In 2002, Ravichandran embarked on an ambitious film called '' Ekangi''. Shot inside a massive glass mansion built at a cost of Rs 80 lakh, it was a unique take on loneliness. The success of '' Malla'' (2004) began a new chapter in his career. He started his company Eswari Audio later to be known as Eswari Entertainments. He was also awarded as the Best Musical Director on the state level. He not only brought the trend of Big-Budget Movies to Kannada cinema but also brought in Digital Grading technology. He started selling music cassettes through cable operators to beat piracy. Ravichandran was also seen on television as a judge in Dancing-star season-2 on Colors Kannada. His most recent successes were '' Maanikya'' (2014), '' Drishya'' (2014) and '' Hebbuli'' (2017). In 2019, Ravichandran played the role of Krishna in ''

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''. This was the first mythological film in his career.

Filmography

As Actor

As Director and Writer

Awards

Cinema Express Awards * Cinema Express Award For Best Debut Director - Premaloka - 1987 * Cinema Express Award For Best Actor - Premaloka - 1987 * Cinema Express Award For Best Director - Ranadheera - 1989 Karnataka State Film Awards * Karnataka State Film Award (Special Jury Award) – ''

'' *

Karnataka State Film Award Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

for Best Actor – '' Ekangi'' (2001–02) *

for Best Director for ''Ekangi'' (2001–02) *

for Best Music Director for ''Ekangi'' (2001–02) * Puttanna Kanagal Award for Lifetime Achievement (2005–06) Other Awards * Suvarna Film Awards for Lifetime Achievement *

Rajyotsava Awards (2010) The list of Karnataka Rajyotsava Award The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Government on the occa ...

* Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Actor – '' Aham Premasmi'' * NTR National Award-2013 * Honorary Doctorate From

CMR University CMR University is a private university located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. CMR University (CMRU) has been established and is governed by the CMR University Act of 2013. CMRU aims to promote and undertake the advancement of university educati ...

- 2019 *Honorary Doctorate From Bangalore university - 2022

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