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{{Infobox person
| name = Ravi K. Chandran
| image = Ravi K Chandran (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 1973
| birth_place = [[Maduranthakam]], [[Chengalpattu district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = [[Director of Photography]], [[Film Director]]
| years_active = 1992—present
| relatives = [[Ramachandra Babu]] (brother)
| website = http://www.ravikchandran.com
| Sibling =
}}
'''Ravi K. Chandran''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]] and director known for his works in [[Hindi]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language cinema.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/news-interviews/34280783_1_ravi-k-chandran-thambi-ramaiah-morocco/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030080348/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/news-interviews/34280783_1_ravi-k-chandran-thambi-ramaiah-morocco|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-30|title=Ravi K Chandran's Moroccan dreams |date=2012-10-06 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-11-26}}</ref> He is the founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC). His most recognized works are ''[[Minsaara Kanavu]]'' (1997), ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]'' (2000), ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'' (2001), ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (2002), ''[[Boys (2003 film)|Boys]]'' (2003), ''[[Aayitha Ezhuthu]]'' (2004) in [[Tamil cinema]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-ravi-chandra-i-decided-to-turn-director-with-a-tamil-film/20120903.htm/|title=Why ace cinematographer Ravi K Chandran turned director |publisher=rediff.com|date=2012-09-03 |access-date=2012-11-26}}</ref> ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' (1993), ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' (1995), ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' (1993), ''[[Punaradhivasam]]'' (1999) and ''[[Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu]]'' (1999) in [[Malayalam cinema]].

His best known works in [[Bollywood]] are ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]'' (1997), ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001), ''[[Yuva]]'' (2004), ''[[Paheli]]'' (2004), ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005), ''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]'' (2006), and ''[[Saawariya]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13233175&cid=2408|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024162622/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13233175&cid=2408|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-10-24|title=''Ravi K. Chandran''|website=www.sify.com|access-date=2016-07-26}}</ref> Ravi has won two [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer|Filmfare Awards]] and one [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South|Southern Filmfare Award]].

==Career==
Ravi K. Chandran was born in the village [[Maduranthakam]], [[Tamil Nadu]] as the youngest child of Kunjan Pillai and Padmini Amma, who totally had seven children. Following graduating from the [[A. M. Jain College]] in 1982, Ravi K. Chandran started his career in the film industry. In addition to this, he works as the Director of [[Photography]] of many [[music videos]] and ad films. He began his career by assisting his brother, [[K. Ramachandra Babu]] and later turned into an independent cinematographer in 1992 by filming ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'', a [[Malayalam Cinema|Malayalam film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]]. Later he donned camera for a more Shaji Kailas directorials including ''[[Thalasthanam]]'', ''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]'', ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'', ''Mafia'' and ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]''. His entry into Tamil cinema was in 1994 through ''[[Honest Raj]]'' starring [[Vijayakanth]].

==Personal life==

Ravi Chandran is the younger brother of [[K. Ramachandra Babu]], who himself is a noted cinematographer.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2579936.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Karthik | last=Subramanian | title=Fame by frame | date=2011-10-29}}</ref> He is married to Hemalata and currently resides in [[Mumbai]] with his two sons. One of his sons, Santhana Krishnan, also followed his father's footsteps as a cinematographer.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/mar/11/a-notable-debut-by-santhana-krishnan-ravichandran-1785570.html</ref>

==Filmography==

===As cinematographer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1992
| ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' ||rowspan="12" | [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Thalasthanam]]'' ||
|-
|''Mantrikacheppu'' ||
|-
|''[[Priyapetta Kukku]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Welcome to Kodaikanal]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1993
|''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Arthana]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Injakkadan Mathai & Sons]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Customs Diary]]''||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
|''[[Chukkan]]''||
|-
|''[[Honest Raj]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
|''Aksharam''|| Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]'' || Hindi || [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer]]
|-
| ''[[Minsaara Kanavu]]'' || Tamil || Co-cinematographer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Kabhi Na Kabhi]]'' || rowspan="2" |Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Major Saab]]'' ||
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2000
| ''Snip!'' || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya]]''|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]''|| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Punaradhivasam]]''|| Malayalam ||
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' || Hindi|| Nominated - Star Screen Award for Best Cinematography
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' || Tamil || [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South]]<br />[[ITFA Best Cinematographer Award]]
|-
|''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]'' || rowspan="3" | Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003
|''[[Calcutta Mail]]'' || Nominated - Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography
|-
| ''[[Koi... Mil Gaya]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Boys (2003 film)|Boys]]'' || rowspan="2" |Tamil||
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Aayitha Ezhuthu]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005
|''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' || rowspan="11" | Hindi || [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer]]
|-
| ''[[Yahaan]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Paheli]]'' ||
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Fanaa (2006 film)|Fanaa]]'' ||
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Saawariya]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''[[Firaaq]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi]]'' || German Public Bollywood Award for Best Cinematography
|-
| ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
|''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]]'' || For One Song
|-
| ''[[7aum Arivu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Baar Baar Dekho (film)|Baar Baar Dekho]]'' || rowspan="2" | Hindi ||
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Ok Jaanu]]'' ||
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' || Telugu|| Debut in [[Telugu cinema]].
|-
| rowspan"3" | 2019
| ''[[Student of the Year 2]]''||Hindi||
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Adithya Varma]]''||Tamil||
|-
|2020
|''[[Coolie No. 1 (2020 film)|Coolie No. 1]]''
|Hindi
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Bhramam]]''||Malayalam||
|-
| 2022
| ''[[V. K. Prakash|Ramasethu]]''||Malayalam||
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Kaduva]]''||Malayalam||
|-
|}

===As director===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Film
! Year
! Language
|-
|''[[Yaan (film)|Yaan]]''
| 2014
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|''[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Bhramam]]''
| 2021
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
;[[Filmfare Awards]]/[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* 1998: [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] - ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''
* 2002: [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South|Best Cinematographer – South]] - ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]''
* 2006: Best Cinematographer - ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]''

;[[Star Screen Awards]]
* 2002: Nominated, Star Screen Award for Best Cinematography - ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]''

;[[Zee Cine Awards]]
* 2004: Nominated, [[Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography]] - ''[[Yuva (2004 film)|Yuva]]''
* 2004: Nominated, Best Cinematography - ''[[Calcutta Mail]]''

;[[Vijay Awards]]
* 2011: Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Cinematography - ''[[7aum Arivu]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.ravikchandran.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|0151533}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011030120/http://dearcinema.com/nowhere-else-in-the-world-people-clap-for-cinematographers-ravi-k-chandran/ Interview: Nowhere Else in the world people clap for a cinematographer: Ravi K Chandran]
*"[http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/31spotted-ravi-chandran-in-la.htm Spotted: Ravi K Chandran shooting for My Name is Khan]" - [[Rediff.com]]

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[[Category:People from Kanchipuram district]]
[[Category:Tamil film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Malayalam film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Telugu film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1973 births]]

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