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{{Short description|Indian film director, writer, and actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Indian name|Vasudevan or Vasu|Peethambaram}}
{{Infobox person
| name = P. Vasu
| image = P.Vasu at Aayirathil Oruvan (1965) Audio Launch.jpg
| caption = Vasu in 2014
| birth_name = Vasudevan Peethambaram
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|09|15}}<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/25362.html P Vasu – Man with a Midas touch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045930/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/25362.html |date=12 November 2013 }}. IndiaGlitz (16 September 2006). Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref>
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Director, writer, producer, actor
| years active = 1981– 2023
| spouse = Shanthi Vasudevan
| children = [[Shakthi Vasudevan]] Abirami Vasudevan
}}

'''Vasudevan Peethambaram''' (born 15 September 1954), known professionally as '''P. Vasu''', is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who works predominantly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Kannada]] films, apart from a few [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]], and [[Malayalam]] language films. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 65 films to his credit.<ref name="indiaglitz1">[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/14207.html Half-century not out] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024022617/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/14207.html |date=24 October 2012 }}. IndiaGlitz (13 April 2005). Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref>

== Early life and education ==
P. Vasu's father, Nedumbaal Moothedathu Peethambaram, a Malayali from [[Irinjalakuda]] Thrissur, worked as a make-up man for [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in their films during his time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2006 |title=In the right direction |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/09/09/stories/2006090900630100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228003251/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/09/09/stories/2006090900630100.htm |archive-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> He was one of the leading make-up artists during his period and was elected as the president of the make-up union Tamil Nadu for 30 years. He later went on to become a producer.

He produced about 25 films in Tamil and Telugu and became one of the leading producers in the south. He produced with his brother M. C. Sekhar, who was a cinematographer. M. C. Sekhar had worked as a cinematographer for more than 150 films. Peethambharan died on 21 February 2011 at the age of 89.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-11-03/p-vasu-m-peethambaram-21-02-11.html P. Vasu's Father Peethambaram Passes Away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807124734/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-11-03/p-vasu-m-peethambaram-21-02-11.html |date=7 August 2011 }}. Behindwoods.com (21 February 2011). Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref>

Vasu is an alumnus of Wesley High School, Chennai. Vasu is married to his Uncle's (His uncle Raman who was makeup man for [[Prem Nazir]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]]) daughter Shanthi and has a son, [[Sakthi Vasu]], who is a former film actor and a daughter, Abhirami Vasudevan. His mother is Kamala. Vasu's brothers are Vidyasagar and Vimal, and his sisters are Vijaylakshmi, Vasantha and Vanaja.<ref>[https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2011/p-vasu-peethambaram-passes-away-220211-aid0017.html P Vasu's father Peethambaram passes away] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924195952/https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2011/p-vasu-peethambaram-passes-away-220211-aid0017.html |date=24 September 2020 }} . Entertainment.oneindia.in (22 February 2011). Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref> He is a Malayali from Nedumbal, a village in Thrissur district, Kerala, but settled in Tamil Nadu.

== Career ==
Vasu joined director [[C. V. Sridhar]] as an assistant. Vasu started his career with [[Santhana Bharathi]] as a co-director and made films such as ''[[Panneer Pushpangal]]'' (1981), ''Madhu Malar'' (1981), ''[[Mella Pesungal]]'' (1983), ''[[Sahasame Jeevitham]]'' (1984) and ''[[Needhiyin Nizhal]]'' (1985). "We compromised on certain things as we had different approaches to the subject. That's the reason why some of our other movies failed to make a big impression in the box office, prompting us to take our own paths," said Vasu and moreover Vasu was more interested in making commercial films while Bharathi wants to make different kind of films.<ref name="Vasu">{{Cite news |date=2006-09-09 |title=In the right direction |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/in-the-right-direction/article3199228.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2018-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208052251/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/in-the-right-direction/article3199228.ece |archive-date=8 December 2021 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]|language=Ta|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-04-06/page/28/mode/2up|pages=29–30|date=6 April 1997|access-date=20 May 2023|title=மாதா பிதா குரு நண்பன் தெய்வம்...}}</ref>

During his career, films like ''[[Panakkaran]]'' (1990), ''[[Nadigan]]'' (1990), ''[[Chinna Thambi]]'' (1991), ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' (1993) and ''[[Sethupathi IPS]]'' (1994) have become blockbusters.

The director went through a career slump in the mid-1990s after a series of failures, through his high budget romantic musical ''[[Love Birds (1996 film)|Love Birds]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Straits Times – Google News Archive Search |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=svxOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4889,5608258&dq=mr+romeo+prabhu+deva&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208052251/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=svxOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4889%2C5608258&dq=mr+romeo+prabhu+deva&hl=en |archive-date=8 December 2021 |access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Groups |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/qMqQhdPEmaM |url-status=live |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20110122130054/https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/qMqQhdPEmaM |archive-date=22 January 2011 |access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> He has made films in all the four South Indian languages and he has worked with almost all top stars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2017 |title=Veteran director reveals his plans to direct Kamal Haasan – Tamil News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/p-vasu-reveals-he-had-a-triple-role-script-for-kamal-haasan-which-was-dropped-due-to-dasavatharam-tamil-news-192048 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818212249/https://www.indiaglitz.com/p-vasu-reveals-he-had-a-triple-role-script-for-kamal-haasan-which-was-dropped-due-to-dasavatharam-tamil-news-192048 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

From the 2000s, Vasu also began as an actor. He usually portrays a supporting role or an antagonistic role. His directed films ''[[Apthamithra]]'' (2004) went on to cross the one-year mark, while legendary ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005) has had a record run of 800 days and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2007 |title=Chandramukhi completes 890 days! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2007/chandramukhi-sets-new-record-210907.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806132656/https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2007/chandramukhi-sets-new-record-210907.html |archive-date=6 August 2021 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> Elated with the grand success of his Kannada film ''[[Aptharakshaka]]'' (2010), which happens the last project of [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]. He completed remaking the film in Telugu titled ''[[Nagavalli (film)|Nagavalli]]'' (2010) (''Chandramukhi 2''), features [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] in the lead role. Earlier P. Vasu had plans about remaking the film in Tamil with Superstar [[Rajinikanth]] titled ''Chandramukhi 2''. However, the project didn't happen as the actor got busy with [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]’s ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010).<ref>{{Cite web |title='Nagavalli – Chandramukhi 2' to be released |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2010/oct/28/nagavalli-%E2%80%93-chandramukhi-2-to-be-released-198861.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806134919/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2010/oct/28/nagavalli-%E2%80%93-chandramukhi-2-to-be-released-198861.html |archive-date=6 August 2021 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref>

Soon after the grand success of ''Chandramukhi'', P Vasu was initially supposed to sign [[Kamal Haasan]] for a film featuring him in triple action roles. However, Kamal Haasan couldn't take up the project as he already got committed to ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008), where he had to play 10 roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Mani Ratnam to Saran – 5 films of Kamal Haasan that didn't take off - Kamal Haasan- Indian 2- Marutha Naayagam- AVM- Ulaga Naayagan- Bigg Boss | Thandoratimes.com | |url=https://thandoratimes.com/special-article-id-from-mani-ratnam-to-saran-5-films-of-kamal-haasan-that-didnt-take-off8958.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818212252/https://thandoratimes.com/special-article-id-from-mani-ratnam-to-saran-5-films-of-kamal-haasan-that-didnt-take-off8958.htm |archive-date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

Vasu made a film called ''[[Thottal Poo Malarum]]'' (2007), with his son [[Shakthi Vasudevan|Shakthi]]. The young actor is not new to acting; he has acted as a child in his father's films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajni showers praises on P Vasu's son |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/24rajni.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818212252/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/24rajni.htm |archive-date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

In June 2013, P. Vasu revealed that he was set to direct an English film titled ''Curry in Love'', with an apparent star cast of [[Sonam Kapoor]], [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Eddie Murphy]] and [[Jon Voight]]. However, the supposed cast denied the reports as baseless and P. Vasu postponed the film, citing a delay in production.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Not a part of Hollywood film Curry in Love, says Sonam Kapoor |language=en-US |work=Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/not-a-part-of-hollywood-film-curry-in-love-says-sonam-kapoor-884749.html |url-status=live |access-date=2018-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229142618/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/not-a-part-of-hollywood-film-curry-in-love-says-sonam-kapoor-884749.html |archive-date=29 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=P. Vasu – Ilayathalapthy Vijay for a Hollywood movie?, p vasu, Ilayathalapathy Vijay |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/p-vasu---ilayathalapthy-vijay-for-a-hollywood-movie-p-vasu-ilayathalapathy-vijay-17-06-13.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224035036/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/p-vasu---ilayathalapthy-vijay-for-a-hollywood-movie-p-vasu-ilayathalapathy-vijay-17-06-13.html |archive-date=24 February 2014 |access-date=2018-06-10 |website=behindwoods.com}}</ref> Later in April 2017, Vasu revealed that he still had intentions of making the film if he found a producer to help finance the project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-13 |title=P Vasu talks about the status of his Hollywood film Curry in love with Vijay and Sonam Kapoor |work=Behindwoods |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/p-vasu-talks-about-the-status-of-his-hollywood-film-curry-in-love-with-vijay-and-sonam-kapoor.html |url-status=live |access-date=2018-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415103953/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/p-vasu-talks-about-the-status-of-his-hollywood-film-curry-in-love-with-vijay-and-sonam-kapoor.html |archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref> Similarly in early 2014, P. Vasu released an official statement claiming that his next film would be an animatronics venture titled ''Aishwaryavum Aayiram Kaakkavum'' and that [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan|Aishwarya Rai]] would feature in the leading role. Aishwarya Rai's team later denied claims citing that such allegations of an agreement were premature.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-02-17 |title=Aishwarya Rai to make a comeback with P. Vasu's next? |language=en |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-to-make-a-comeback-with-p-vasu-s-next/article1-1184995.aspx |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218083240/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-to-make-a-comeback-with-p-vasu-s-next/article1-1184995.aspx |archive-date=18 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Seshagiri |first=Sangeetha |title=Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's PR Clarifies on P Vasu's Film |work=International Business Times, India Edition |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/539312/20140218/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-p-vasu-comeback-film.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2018-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181444/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/539312/20140218/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-p-vasu-comeback-film.htm |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

Actor [[Raghava Lawrence]] have teamed up for the first time with the director in ''[[Shivalinga (2017 film)|Shivalinga]]'' (2017) that too for the remake of Vasu's Kannada blockbuster ''[[Shivalinga (2016 film)|Shivalinga]]'' (2016) as horror-comedy genre. ''Shivalinga'' is saved by its packaging as a commercial family entertainer and [[Vadivelu]]'s comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shivalinga review. Shivalinga Tamil movie review, story, rating |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/shivalinga-review-tamil-movie-21081 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806132656/https://www.indiaglitz.com/shivalinga-review-tamil-movie-21081 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> Vasu is also his outing with [[Shiva Rajkumar]] in ''[[Ayushman Bhava (2019 film)|Ayushman Bhava]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title='Ayushman Bhava' review: Shivarajkumar-P Vasu entertainer is formulaic |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ayushman-bhava-review-shivarajkumar-p-vasu-entertainer-formulaic-112381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806134525/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ayushman-bhava-review-shivarajkumar-p-vasu-entertainer-formulaic-112381 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> With P. Vasu returning to director's chair, ''[[Chandramukhi 2]]'' (2023) fails to bring anything fresh to the film, and ends up delivering a colour-remastered copy of its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Chandramukhi 2 Movie Review: A colour-remastered reiteration that does a disservice to the original|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/Sep/28/chandramukhi-2-movie-review-acolour-remastered-reiteration-that-does-a-disservice-to-the-original-48107.html|access-date=2023-09-28|work=Cinema Express|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929021201/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/sep/28/chandramukhi-2-movie-review-acolour-remastered-reiteration-that-does-a-disservice-to-the-original-48107.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Style of working ==
Vasu's films are usually in the [[Masala film|masala]] genre, with melodrama as a key theme.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anantharam |first=Chitra Deepa |date=2017-01-21 |title=Fascinated by the supernatural, says Director Vasu |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/pvasu-on-shivalinga-and-working-with-raghava-lawrence/article17074079.ece |access-date=2022-01-15 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=3 April 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200403152612/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/pvasu-on-shivalinga-and-working-with-raghava-lawrence/article17074079.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Indiaglitz wrote: "Vasu ruled the early 90's with his sentimental tearjerkers, The joke in film circles was that Vasu came to the studios with a `thali' ([[Mangala sutra|mangalsutra]]) and a script. He started using sister-brother- mother- father sentiment".<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2004 |title=P Vasu: Will he deliver the goods |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/p-vasu-will-he-deliver-the-goods-tamil-news-11154 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141229055227/http://www.indiaglitz.com/p-vasu-will-he-deliver-the-goods-tamil-news-11154 |archive-date=29 December 2014 |access-date=2018-06-10 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> According to Behindwoods, "Vasu's style of storytelling has pervasive dramatization with a more-than-usual touch of sentiment".<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2005 |title=Director vasu's Milestones |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/12-5-05/dir_vasu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115131/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/12-5-05/dir_vasu.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=2018-06-10 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

Vasu learnt the finer nuances of direction from Sridhar, under whom he started off as an assistant director, and added that he never followed Sridhar's style of filmmaking and has always tried to be original.<ref name="Vasu" /> Vasu said that during childhood, "I found myself watching films and narrating the stories to my friends in school. If the school would begin at nine I would reach there by eight and narrate the story for an hour".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-07-31 |title=Making up stories |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/making-up-stories/article2251324.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2018-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814153608/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/making-up-stories/article2251324.ece |archive-date=14 August 2020}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
Vasu has won recognition for his work from the film fraternity and the state government. He won state awards for three years in a row from 1990, for Best Screenplay and Dialogues in ''[[Nadigan]]'', in 1991 as Best Director in ''[[Chinna Thambi]]''. He was awarded the Filmfare award for Best Direction for the 2004, Kannada movie ''[[Apthamitra]]''. He also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award]] – [[J. Jayalalithaa]] Award in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pvasu.in |url=http://www.pvasu.in/awards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029200425/http://pvasu.in/awards.html |archive-date=29 October 2020 |access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> He was awarded the Kalaimaamani Award in 2004, reminiscent of his father Shri M. Peethambaram who was an awardee for Best make-up.

Vasu is a member of the state award selection committee and jury member of the committee for tax-free movies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kollywood Director P Vasu Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/p-vasu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303110751/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/p-vasu |archive-date=3 March 2021 |access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== As director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !!class=unsortable| Note
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Panneer Pushpangal]]'' || Tamil || Co-directed with [[Santhana Bharathi]]
|-
| 1981 || ''Madhu Malar'' || Tamil ||Co-directed with [[Santhana Bharathi]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-12-27/page/n21/mode/2up|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]|page=21|date=27 December 1981|title=மதுமலர்|language=Ta|access-date=12 March 2023|first=நளினி |last=சாஸ்திரி}}</ref>
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Mella Pesungal]]'' || Tamil ||Co-directed with [[Santhana Bharathi]]
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Sahasame Jeevitham]]'' || Telugu || Co-directed with [[Santhana Bharathi]]
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Needhiyin Nizhal]]'' || Tamil ||Co-directed with [[Santhana Bharathi]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1986 || ''[[Kathanayaka]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Guri (1986 film)|Guri]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1987 || ''[[Jayasimha (1987 film)|Jayasimha]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Jeevana Jyothi (1987 film)|Jeevana Jyothi]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1988 || ''[[Daada]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[En Thangachi Padichava]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1989 || ''[[Pillaikkaga]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ponmana Selvan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1990 || ''[[Panakkaran]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Velai Kidaichuduchu]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Nadigan]]'' ||Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991 || ''[[Chinna Thambi]]'' || Tamil || [[12th Cinema Express Awards|Cinema Express Award for Best Director]] [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]]
|-
| ''[[Adhikari (film)|Adhikari]]'' ||Tamil || Remake of ''[[Guri (1986 film)|Guri]]''
|-
| ''[[Kizhakku Karai]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1992
| ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rickshaw Mama]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Idhu Namma Bhoomi]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Amma Vanthachu]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Senthamizh Paattu]]'' ||Tamil ||25th Film
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1993 || ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Udan Pirappu]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''[[Sethupathi IPS]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Saadhu (film)|Sadhu]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1995 || ''[[Kattumarakaran]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Coolie (1995 film)|Coolie]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Madras]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1996 || ''[[Love Birds (1996 film)|Love Birds]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[Vaimaye Vellum]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Paththini (1997 film)|Paththini]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |1999
| ''[[Ponnu Veetukaaran]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Malabar Police]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2000 || ''[[Seenu (2000 film)|Seenu]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vanna Thamizh Pattu]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kakkai Siraginilae]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Asathal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Prudhvi Narayana'' || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[Hrudayavantha]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Kadhal Kisu Kisu]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Apthamitra]]'' || Kannada || [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada]] [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Apthamitra]]'' [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Paramasivan]]'' ||Tamil || 50th Film
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''[[Maharadhi]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Thottal Poo Malarum]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2008 || ''[[Krishnarjuna]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Kuselan]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Aptharakshaka]]'' || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Nagavalli (film)|Nagavalli]]'' || Telugu|| Remake of ''[[Aptharakshaka]]''
|-
|| 2011 || ''[[Puli Vesham]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
|| 2012 || ''[[Arakshaka]]'' || Kannada||
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2014 || ''[[Drishya]]'' || Kannada|| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A |title=Ravichandran Shines in this Well-crafted Drama |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/Jun/21/ravichandran-shines-in-this-well-crafted-drama-627009.html |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=21 June 2014 |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331045000/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/Jun/21/ravichandran-shines-in-this-well-crafted-drama-627009.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2016 || ''[[Shivalinga (2016 film)|Shivalinga]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Shivalinga (2017 film)|Shivalinga]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Shivalinga (2016 film)|Shivalinga]]''
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Ayushman Bhava (2019 film)|Ayushman Bhava]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
|2021||''[[Drishya 2]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
|2023 || ''[[Chandramukhi 2]]'' || Tamil ||Sequel to ''[[Chandramukhi]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/14/raghava-lawrence-p-vasus-chandramukhi-2-launched-32118.html | title=Raghava Lawrence-P Vasu's Chandramukhi 2 launched | website=[[Cinema Express]] | date=14 June 2022 | access-date=22 June 2022 | archive-date=22 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622145513/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/14/raghava-lawrence-p-vasus-chandramukhi-2-launched-32118.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

=== As actor ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
|1996 ||''[[Love Birds (1996 film)|Love Birds]]''|| Guy who throws coin for Vadivelu || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Vallarasu]]'' || Kandhasamy || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Seenu (2000 film)|Seenu]]'' || Kesavan || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Ee Parakkum Thalika]]'' || R. K. Santhanam || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Thenkasi Pattanam]]'' || Devaraj || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Seema Simham]]'' || MP Kaaleswara Rao || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Sundara Travels]]'' || Gayathri's father || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kadhal Virus]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''[[Banda Paramasivam]]'' || Chidambara Udayar || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kadhal Kisu Kisu]]'' || Inspector Vasu Devan || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]'' || DGP|| Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Arasatchi]]'' || Saravanaperumal || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Maha Nadigan]]'' || Arivanandan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Special appearance in song "Devuda Devuda"
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Manikanda]]'' || Mahalakshmi's grandfather || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || J. Ragavendra (Jaa Raa) || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kuselan]]'' ||Himself || Tamil || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]'' || Himself || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Nenu Meeku Telusa?]]'' || Aditya's Father || Telugu || Special appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010 || ''[[Naane Ennul Illai]]'' || Himself || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Aptharakshaka]]'' || Himself || Kannada|| Special appearance in the song "Chamundi Thaayiyaane"
|-
| ''[[Thanthonni]]'' || Adv. Anand Sharma|| Malayalam ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Shivalinga (2016 film)|Shivalinga]]'' || Himself || Kannada || Special appearance in the song "Yethara Yethara"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sivalinga (film)|Sivalinga]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Special appearance in song "Saarah Saarah"
|}

=== As writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Film
! colspan="3" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" | Language
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! width=65 | Story
! width=65 | Screenplay
! width=65 | Dialogue
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1986
|style="text-align:left;"|''[[Ee Jeeva Ninagagi]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|Kannada
|Remade in Tamil as ''Amma Vandhachu''
|-
|1986
|style="text-align:left;"|''[[Ratha Sapthami (film)|Ratha Sapthami]]''
|
|{{yes}}
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|1987
|style="text-align:left;"|''[[Karunamayi (film)|Karunamayi]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Kannada
|Remade in Tamil as ''Ponmana Selvan''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1988
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Nammoora Raja]]''
| {{yes}}
|
|
| Kannada
|Remade in Tamil as ''Vaathiyar Veettu Pillau''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Purusha Lakshanam]]''
| {{yes}}
|
|
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Ayushman Bhava (1998 film)|Ayushman Bhava]]''
| {{yes}}
|
|
| [[Malayalam]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|}

=== As producer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'' || Tamil || Produced by his wife Shanthi
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Saadhu (film)|Saadhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Malabar Police]]'' || Tamil || Produced by his wife Shanthi
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Thottal Poo Malarum]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

=== As singer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Song !! Composer !!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
|1989 ||''[[Pillaikkaga]]'' ||"Un Annai Naan"||[[Gangai Amaran]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pillaikkaagha – Tamil Bollywood Vinyl LP |url=https://bollywoodvinyl.in/collections/kannada-malayalam-telugu-tamil-lps/products/pillaikkaagha-tamil-bollywood-vinyl-lp-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402130751/https://bollywoodvinyl.in/collections/kannada-malayalam-telugu-tamil-lps/products/pillaikkaagha-tamil-bollywood-vinyl-lp-1 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6csKJAdHZp8 |title=உன் அன்னை நான் - P வாசு - பிள்ளைக்காக || Un Annai - Pillaikkaaga || Vijay Musicals |website=[[YouTube]] |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126161810/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6csKJAdHZp8 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm0890864}}

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