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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Ravi Varman was born in a village called Poyyoundarkudikkadu near [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Varman lost his mother at a young age. Just before she died there was a wedding in his neighborhood and his ~~mother’s~~ image was accidentally captured by the wedding photographer in one of the photos. Varman went to the studio and asked for a picture to be enlarged and learnt what "out of focus" meant. Thus, he developed an interest in photography and grew up with a passion for watching movies – though at the time, he never considered working in film as a possible career.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ravivarma.asp \|title=Interview with cinematographer Ravi Varman \|work=Chennai Online \|access-date=2011-05-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222071419/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ravivarma.asp \|archive-date=2010-02-22 }}</ref>		Ravi Varman was born in a village called Poyyoundarkudikkadu near [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Varman lost his mother at a young age. Just before she died there was a wedding in his neighborhood and his mother's image was accidentally captured by the wedding photographer in one of the photos. Varman went to the studio and asked for a picture to be enlarged and learnt what "out of focus" meant. Thus, he developed an interest in photography and grew up with a passion for watching movies – though at the time, he never considered working in film as a possible career.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ravivarma.asp \|title=Interview with cinematographer Ravi Varman \|work=Chennai Online \|access-date=2011-05-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222071419/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ravivarma.asp \|archive-date=2010-02-22 }}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	\| ''[[ Ugramm]]'' \|\| Kannada		\| ''[[Ugramm]]'' \|\| Kannada
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	\|style="background:#ffc;" \| ''[[Ponniyin Selvan (upcoming film)\|Ponniyin Selvan]]'' {{dagger\|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}		\|style="background:#ffc;" \| ''[[Ponniyin Selvan (upcoming film)\|Ponniyin Selvan]]'' {{dagger\|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
	\|Tamil		\|Tamil
	\|~~Filming~~		\|Post-production
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	* "[[Bird Flu (song)\|Bird Flu]]" by [[M.I.A. (artist)\|M.I.A.]] (2007)		* "[[Bird Flu (song)\|Bird Flu]]" by [[M.I.A. (artist)\|M.I.A.]] (2007)
	*"[[Aarachar]]" by ~~Tjkkdam~~ Bridge (2016)		*"[[Aarachar]]" by Thaikkudam Bridge (2016)

	===Documentaries===		===Documentaries===
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	* ''Child Environment''		* ''Child Environment''

	== Legacy<ref>https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ravi-k-varman-on-how-he-become-a-cinematographer-and-why-mani-ratnam-is-his-favourite-director-7275941.html</ref> ==		== Legacy<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ravi-k-varman-on-how-he-become-a-cinematographer-and-why-mani-ratnam-is-his-favourite-director-7275941.html\|title=Ravi K Varman on how he become a cinematographer, and why Mani Ratnam is his favourite director-Entertainment News , Firstpost\|date=3 September 2019}}</ref> ==
	[[Ravi Varman]] is one of the finest cinematographer in [[India]]. Top stars like [[Shah Rukh Khan]] are ready to adjust their dates to work with ~~[[Ravi Varman\|~~Ravi]].		Ravi Varman is one of the finest cinematographer in [[India]]. Top stars like [[Shah Rukh Khan]] are ready to adjust their dates to work with Ravi.

	SRK also advised his son Aryan to start his career by assisting Ravi Varman. He also directed a film ([[Moscowin Kavery]]).The film wasn't a great success at box office but the heroine he introduced, found her way to fame ([[Samantha Akkineni\|Samantha]]).		SRK also advised his son Aryan to start his career by assisting Ravi Varman. He also directed a film ([[Moscowin Kavery]]).The film wasn't a great success at box office but the heroine he introduced, found her way to fame ([[Samantha Akkineni\|Samantha]]).

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{{Distinguish|Ravi Varma (disambiguation){{!}}Ravi Varma}}
{{for|14th century warrior king of Quilon, Kerala|Ravivarman Kulaśēkhara}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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| name = Ravi Varman
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| birth_place = [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| occupation = [[Director of photography]], [[Film Director]]
| death_date =
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| nationality = Indian
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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 (song)|Bird Flu]]" by British Tamil songwriter [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]].

== Early life ==
Ravi Varman was born in a village called Poyyoundarkudikkadu near [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Varman lost his mother at a young age. Just before she died there was a wedding in his neighborhood and his mother’s image was accidentally captured by the wedding photographer in one of the photos. Varman went to the studio and asked for a picture to be enlarged and learnt what "out of focus" meant. Thus, he developed an interest in photography and grew up with a passion for watching movies – though at the time, he never considered working in film as a possible career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ravivarma.asp |title=Interview with cinematographer Ravi Varman |work=Chennai Online |access-date=2011-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222071419/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/ravivarma.asp |archive-date=2010-02-22 }}</ref>

== Career ==
He started his career by assisting cinematographer [[Ravi K. Chandran|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 language|Telugu]] film ''[[Jai (2004 Telugu film)|Jai]]'' and received more offers in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], such as ''[[Armaan (2003 film)|Armaan]]'', ''Bee Busthar'', ''[[Ramji Londonwale]]'', and ''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]'', His next project is going to be with Maniratnam.<ref>https://raatnam.com/mani-ratnams-heads-overseas-for-a-marathon-shoot/</ref>

Though a [[Tamil people|Tamilian]], it was not until 2002 when he started to work in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films, with his first one being [[Susi Ganeshan]]'s ''[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]''. He continued to work with popular directors as cinematographer in Tamil films, including [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Anniyan]]'', [[Gautham Menon]]'s ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006 film)|Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'', [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' and ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'', which was directed by [[Prabhu Deva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/ravi-varman/index.html |title=RAVI VARMAN - The Director, Cinematographer - Sunday special Interview on Dasavatharam Cinematographer Ravi Varman |publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=2011-11-07}}</ref> 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==
*23rd EME France Film Festival Best Cinematographer Award for ''Santham Malayalam'' (2000)
* [[Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award (South)|Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award]] for ''[[Anniyan]]'' (2006)
* [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]] for ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006 film)|Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'' (2007)
* Vikitan Best Cinematography Award (South) for ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006 film)|Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'' (2007)
* [[ITFA Best Cinematographer Award]] for ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2009)
* [[Star Guild Awards]] for Best Cinematography for ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012)
* [[Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Screen Awards]] for Best cinematography for ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012)
* TOIFA Awards for Best Cinematography for ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012)
* [[IIFA Awards]] for [[IIFA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] for ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012)
* [[Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography|Zee Cine Awards]] for Best cinematography for ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'' (2014)
*[[Vijay Award]] for Best Cinematography for ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]'' (2017)
*[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award]] for Best Cinematography for ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]'' (2017)

==Filmography==

=== As director ===

* ''[[Moscowin Kavery]]'' (2010)
* ''Treasure Music Video'' (2011) ''Also as Cinematographer and Lyricist''

=== As producer ===

* ''[[Azhagu]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan]]'' (2015)

=== As cinematographer ===

==== Films ====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Jalamarmaram]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Sathyam Sivam Sundaram (2000 film)|Sathyam Sivam Sundaram]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Santham]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Valliettan]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Vakkalathu Narayanankutty]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Yeh Dil]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Jai (2004 Telugu film)|Jai]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Armaan (2003 film)|Armaan]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kilichundan Mampazham]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Bee Busthar'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Five by Four]]'' || English
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Autograph (2004 film)|Autograph]]'' || Tamil
|Collaborated with [[Vijay Milton]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Anniyan]]'' || Tamil
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South]]{{efn|Jointly awarded with [[V. Manikandan]]}}
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Ramji Londonwale]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006 film)|Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'' || Tamil
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'' || Malayalam
|Collaborated with [[Velraj]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Badrinath (film)|Badrinath]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Barfi!]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'' || Hindi
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography|Zee Cine Awards 2014 - Best Cinematography]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[ Ugramm]]'' || Kannada
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Tamasha (2015 film)|Tamasha]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]'' || Tamil
|Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Cinematography
Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer
Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Cinematographer
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Jagga Jasoos]]'' || Hindi
|Nominated{{em dash}}[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography]]
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Heartbeats (2017 film)|Heartbeats]]'' || English
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Sanju]]''
|Hindi
|-
|2019
|''[[Mission Mangal]]''
|Hindi
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Kolaambi]]''
|Malayalam
|
|-
|{{TBA}}
|style="background:#ffc;" |''[[Bole Chudiyan]]''
|Hindi
|
|-
|2022
|style="background:#ffc;" | ''[[Ponniyin Selvan (upcoming film)|Ponniyin Selvan]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Tamil
|Filming
|}

===As guest cinematographer===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Vaalee (1999 film)|Vaali]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Minnale]]'' || Tamil
|2 songs
|-
| 2011
| ''[[7aum Arivu]]'' || Tamil
| 1 Song
|-
|}

===As partial cinematographer===

* ''[[Indian 2]]'' (for only 1 schedule)

==== Music videos ====

* "[[Bird Flu (song)|Bird Flu]]" by [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] (2007)
*"[[Aarachar]]" by Tjkkdam Bridge (2016)

===Documentaries===

* ''Child Environment''

== Legacy<ref>https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ravi-k-varman-on-how-he-become-a-cinematographer-and-why-mani-ratnam-is-his-favourite-director-7275941.html</ref> ==
[[Ravi Varman]] is one of the finest cinematographer in [[India]]. Top stars like [[Shah Rukh Khan]] are ready to adjust their dates to work with [[Ravi Varman|Ravi]].

SRK also advised his son Aryan to start his career by assisting Ravi Varman. He also directed a film ([[Moscowin Kavery]]).The film wasn't a great success at box office but the heroine he introduced, found her way to fame ([[Samantha Akkineni|Samantha]]).

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0890061}}

{{Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Cinematography}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian photographers]]
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