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S. Ravi Varman (born 9 May 1972) is an Indian cinematographer, filmmaker, producer and writer. He has predominantly worked in films of Indian languages such as Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. Known for his realistic and poetic framing sense, Ravi Varman began his career in Malayalam films. He has directed a romantic film in Tamil titled Moscowin Kavery and also filmed the music video for the song "Bird Flu" by British Tamil songwriter M.I.A.

Ravi Varman ISC
Varman in 2011
Born (1972-05-09) 9 May 1972 (age 50)
NationalityIndian
OccupationDirector of photography, Film Director
Years active1999—present

Early life


Ravivarman was born in a village of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. [1]


Career


He started his career by assisting cinematographer Ravi K Chandran. After working in Malayalam films since 1999 for three years, he worked in Bollywood for the film Yeh Dil in 2003. He later worked in the Telugu film Jai and received more offers in Hindi, such as Armaan, Bee Busthar, Ramji Londonwale, and Phir Milenge, His next project is going to be with Maniratnam.[2]

It was not until 2002 when he started to work in Tamil films, with his first one being Susi Ganeshan's Five Star. He continued to work with popular directors as cinematographer in Tamil films, including S. Shankar's Anniyan, Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, K. S. Ravikumar's Dasavathaaram and Villu, which was directed by Prabhu Deva.[3] Besides feature films, he has credit of working on more than 500 Television Commercials, Music Albums, Short Films and Documentary. Nonetheless, his flair for literature has led him to embark on writing for an on-line literary magazine 'Yavarum kelir' for Tamiz studio.


Awards and honours



Filmography



As director



As producer



As cinematographer



Films

YearFilmLanguageNotes
1999 JalamarmaramMalayalam
2000 Sathyam Sivam SundaramMalayalam
SanthamMalayalam
2001 ValliettanMalayalam
Vakkalathu NarayanankuttyMalayalam
Five StarTamil
2003 Yeh DilHindi
JaiTelugu
ArmaanHindi
Kilichundan MampazhamMalayalam
Bee BustharMalayalam
2004 Five by FourEnglish
Phir MilengeHindi
AutographTamil Collaborated with Vijay Milton
2005 AnniyanTamil Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South[lower-alpha 1]
Ramji LondonwaleHindi
2006 Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduTamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
2008 DasavathaaramTamil
2009 VilluTamil
2010 KandaharMalayalam Collaborated with Velraj
2011 BadrinathTelugu
2012 Barfi!Hindi
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-LeelaHindi Zee Cine Awards 2014 - Best Cinematography
2015 TamashaHindi
2017 Kaatru VeliyidaiTamil Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Cinematography

Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Cinematographer

Jagga JasoosHindi NominatedFilmfare Award for Best Cinematography
HeartbeatsEnglish
2018 Sanju Hindi
2019 Mission Mangal Hindi
Kolaambi Malayalam
2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I Tamil
2023 Salaam Venky Hindi Filming
Indian 2 Tamil Filming
TBA Bole Chudiyan Hindi

As guest cinematographer


YearFilmLanguageNotes
1999 VaaliTamil
2001 MinnaleTamil 2 songs
2011 7aum ArivuTamil 1 Song
2014 UgrammKannada

Music videos


Documentaries



Notes


  1. Jointly awarded with V. Manikandan

References


  1. varman.asp "ravi varman". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  2. https://raatnam.com/mani-ratnams-heads-overseas-for-a-marathon-shoot/
  3. "RAVI VARMAN - The Director, Cinematographer - Sunday special Interview on Dasavatharam Cinematographer Ravi Varman". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.


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