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.
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Born | (1972-05-09) 9 May 1972 (age 50) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Director of photography, Film Director |
Years active | 1999—present |
Ravivarman was born in a village of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. [1]
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.
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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1999 | Jalamarmaram | Malayalam | |
2000 | Sathyam Sivam Sundaram | Malayalam | |
Santham | Malayalam | ||
2001 | Valliettan | Malayalam | |
Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Malayalam | ||
Five Star | Tamil | ||
2003 | Yeh Dil | Hindi | |
Jai | Telugu | ||
Armaan | Hindi | ||
Kilichundan Mampazham | Malayalam | ||
Bee Busthar | Malayalam | ||
2004 | Five by Four | English | |
Phir Milenge | Hindi | ||
Autograph | Tamil | Collaborated with Vijay Milton | |
2005 | Anniyan | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South[lower-alpha 1] |
Ramji Londonwale | Hindi | ||
2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer |
2008 | Dasavathaaram | Tamil | |
2009 | Villu | Tamil | |
2010 | Kandahar | Malayalam | Collaborated with Velraj |
2011 | Badrinath | Telugu | |
2012 | Barfi! | Hindi | |
2013 | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | Hindi | Zee Cine Awards 2014 - Best Cinematography |
2015 | Tamasha | Hindi | |
2017 | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Cinematography
Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Cinematographer |
Jagga Jasoos | Hindi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography | |
Heartbeats | English | ||
2018 | Sanju | Hindi | |
2019 | Mission Mangal | Hindi | |
Kolaambi | Malayalam | ||
2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Tamil | |
2023 | Salaam Venky ![]() |
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Tamil | Filming | |
TBA | Bole Chudiyan | Hindi | |
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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1999 | Vaali | Tamil | |
2001 | Minnale | Tamil | 2 songs |
2011 | 7aum Arivu | Tamil | 1 Song |
2014 | Ugramm | Kannada | |
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