
Acting
Ravichandran
Born — Died
1942-03-30 — 2011-07-25
Place of birth
Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States
Known for
Acting
Credits
64 titles
Ravichandran (30 March 1942 – 25 July 2011) was a Malaysian-Tamil film actor who played lead hero roles in Tamil movies from 1964-1979. He has also acted in supporting roles from 1986, and directed a few films. He was given the title of Kalaingnar Thilagham in many of the on-screen credits of films starring him in lead role. He was, also, called "Puratchi Kalaignar" (Refer: "Anandha Bairavi" Tamil Movie Title Scene). Before entering cine-field, during his studies in Trichy, he has acted in two dramas, namely., "AanaiyidungalAnna" and "Udhaya Suriyan". After entering cine-field, he has acted in two dramas, namely, "Mapplley Yen Magalaik Kadhali" and "That Man from Poonthamallee". In…
Known for
NRPrema, an amnesiac, marries Prakash, a jobless young man, and they live with his friend. However, she meets with another accident and loses memories of her marriage.
Ninaivil Nindraval
1967
Aathmanathan, an unbeatable lawyer, vows to remain a bachelor but loses his ground when Kanjana joins as his junior. He falls for her; however, she is in love with his brother.
Andru Kanda Mugam
1968
An honest police officer and a professor rehabilitate a bunch of students, who are addicted to drugs, and start a revolution against corrupt politicians.
Ivargal Varungala Thoongal
1987
NRWhen Prince Abdullah returns home after completing his higher education, he learns that his mother and sister have gone missing. He decides to search for them while his father falls for a dancer.
Baghdad Perazhagi
1973
When a famous singer learns that a die-hard fan stalks her, she seeks help from the police. The detectives begin to run background checks on the perpetrator.
Murattu Karangal
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Paadatha Thenikkal
1988
Film credits
2000s · 6 titles
6.7When Sambandham gets hurt, Dr Janaki performs a surgery in order to heal him. However, during the surgery, Janaki accidentally leaves her wrist watch in Sambandham's stomach.
Pammal K. Sambandam
2002
7.7Ramana decides to abolish corruption once for all with the help of his students who are now working in various government offices.
Ramanaa
2002
4.6After his encounter with a chirpy girl, Anjali, during their train journey, a depressed Sakthivel's attitude towards life changes. Though he is attracted to her, he agrees to help her unite with her lover.
Kanden Kadhalai
2009
6.0Thendral is a 2004 Tamil film directed by Thangar Bachan. The film stars Parthiban, Uma, Ranjani and Swathika in lead roles.
Thendral
2004
2.5Thennavan, a successful bureaucrat, is appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of the country by the Prime Minister himself. But his radical plan to fix the electoral system goes wrong.
Thennavan
2003
Adaikalam is a 2006 Tamil film directed by Bhuvanaraja. The film stars Prashanth, Uma, Thiagarajan and Saranya Ponvannan in lead roles.
Adaikalam
2006
1990s · 8 titles
7.3Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.
Arunachalam
1997
4.0Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.
Sevagan
1992
A rich landlord's life revolves around his sister as he is very fond of her. However, his life takes a turn when he gets his sister married to a guy whose family is behind his wealth.
Annan Thangachi
1999
6.0Vijay, a carefree and frolicsome youth, is sent by his father Deenadayalan in Ooty to work and becoming a responsible businessman. There, he falls in love with the college student Anjali. Her brothers are dangerous criminals and they are against their love because Vijay's father is a police officer. Thereafter, Devaraj is sent to jail so his brother appoints the lawyer Karnaa who is disabled and a sensitive person. Later, Karnaa falls in love with the school teacher Amudha, after few quarrels between both. One day, Deenadayalan saw Karnaa at the court who looks like his son Vijay. In the past, he had twin boys, but abandoned one of the twin baby because he was disabled. Karnaa is upset when he knew the truth and is now determined to win the case in front of his father.
Karnaa
1995
6.4Rajini is working as a coolie in a factory. He is asked by three brothers to act as a foreign-returned rich man the heir of a property. Rajini acts but always escapes as he doesn't want to face consequences. But then he comes to know that he is the heir to the property, his father was killed by three brothers to take away the property and mother became a mental patient. He avenges the death of his father by killing the villains. At last, he says he doesn't want to be an heir to money and always remains as a coolie.
Uzhaippali
1993
6.5An assassin who undergoes plastic surgery and becomes a member of the Indian Army, and a hero for them while revisiting his past.
Pudhiya Mugam
1993
NRThanthu Vitten Ennai is a 1991 film starring Vikram and Rohini in the lead roles. This was the last film directed by C. V. Sridhar.
Thanthu Vitten Ennai
1991
A woman strives to reunite with her father after her mother's demise. After her father accepts her, she falls for a struggling musician, but the lovers face many hurdles.
Paattukku Naan Adimai
1990
1980s · 18 titles
An honest police officer and a professor rehabilitate a bunch of students, who are addicted to drugs, and start a revolution against corrupt politicians.
Ivargal Varungala Thoongal
1987
When a famous singer learns that a die-hard fan stalks her, she seeks help from the police. The detectives begin to run background checks on the perpetrator.
Murattu Karangal
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Paadatha Thenikkal
1988
7.6Guru and Babu meet a man who has been framed for murder. To help him and find the real culprit, Guru fractures his hand so that his death sentence can be delayed.
Guru Sishyan
1988
10.0Balaraman, an honest policeman manages to capture an international criminal, Michael Raj. However, Radha, a simple lady believes Balaraman killed her brother Raghu.
Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
1987
A 1987 Indian Tamil film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by S. S. Neelakantan and Shoba Chandrasekhar.
Neethikku Thandanai
1987
6.6Raja, an aspiring actor from a village, relocates to a big city to follow his dream. There, he meets his childhood friend who promises him an acting job but later learns about his evil intentions.
Raja Chinna Roja
1989
9.0Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.
Paasa Paravaigal
1988
NRA tamil action movie
Oru Thottil Sabadham
1989
6.5Kanmani, a wealthy girl, decides to teach Chinnamani a lesson by pretending to be in love with him. Things, however, take an ugly turn when Chinnamani marries her in a fit of rage.
Amman Kovil Kizhakale
1986
Ramu, a fisherman, lives with his sister Meena and seeks to find the man who killed their parents. However, he has no idea that Meena has fallen in love with the son of the murderer.
Ondru Engal Jaathiye
1987
Jayasri is entrusted with her manager's illicit cash and has to transport it to Chennai. Jealous opportunists and hitmen have their eyes on this valuable cargo as well
Thulli Odum Pulliman
1981
7.0Chinnappadass is forced to leave his job and join a gang after he beats up thugs who are politically connected. However, when his sister commits suicide after a rape attempt, he tries to get revenge.
Chinnappadass
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Poruthadhu Podhum
1988
8.5P R K, who is on a killing spree, is aided by a local politician and a nefarious doctor. However, a policeman and a committed journalist join hands to nab him.
Oomai Vizhigal
1986
When Rajesh, a lawyer, learns that his father Gandhiram is alive and imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, he decides to reopen the case. His biggest obstacle is his lover's father, a prosecutor.
Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Kettimelam
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Therkathi Kallan
1988
1970s · 15 titles
NRWhen Prince Abdullah returns home after completing his higher education, he learns that his mother and sister have gone missing. He decides to search for them while his father falls for a dancer.
Baghdad Perazhagi
1973
An innocent Thilak is implicated in his friend Ravi's murder case. However, his father decides to take matters into his own hands and save his son using a carefully devised plan.
Varaprasadham
1976
After realising his nephew's evil intentions, a man sends his heir to a boarding school in order to protect him. However, things soon take a turn for the worse.
Meendum Vazhven
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Yaen?
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Janaki Sabatham
1975
7.0After Kamal's friends accidentally kill a female serpent, another female serpent follows them and kills them one-by-one, before disguising herself into a human being to kill Kamal.
Neeya?
1979
Sabatham is 1971 black-and-white Tamil Drama – Romantic film, directed by P. Madhavan.
Sabadham
1971
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Kavari Maan
1979
9.0Savitri is devastated when she learns that her boyfriend Ramesh is a married man. She leaves him and returns home. He pursues her there but Savitri and her mother had already left for her uncle's place and he has no way of tracking her further. There Savitri gives birth to a baby girl who is given out for adoption by her mother and uncle. She's convinced that the baby had been born dead and is soon persuaded to marry the rich Surendran.
Sikharangal
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kaadhal Jyothi
1970
NRThe movie deals with four friends. Ravichandran, the hero, is the son of a rich man (Veera Raghavan), and he along with his three friends Nagesh, Mali and Murthy, lives in a mansion owned by his father. While they plan to go on a holiday, a young woman (Kanchana) sneaks into the bungalow, fleeing from danger, and begs the hero to offer her solace for two days. He agrees and the trip is cancelled. Kanchanca and Ravichandran fall in love. Another woman (Vijaya Chandrika) suddenly appears one night and leaves her child, Baby Shanthi, with a note claiming that she is Mali’s daughter. Mali asserts that he has never seen the baby before and asserts that he doesn’t know the woman in the letter. But he falls for the child and brings her up with love and affection.
Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Akkarai Pachchai
1974
Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.
Nangu Suvargal
1971
When a couple is ousted from home, the wife struggles to make a lawyer out of her husband
Manjal Kungumam
1973
9.0Based on Vadakkan Pattukal, a collection of Northern Ballads of medieval origin.
Aromalunni
1972
1960s · 12 titles
NRPrema, an amnesiac, marries Prakash, a jobless young man, and they live with his friend. However, she meets with another accident and loses memories of her marriage.
Ninaivil Nindraval
1967
Aathmanathan, an unbeatable lawyer, vows to remain a bachelor but loses his ground when Kanjana joins as his junior. He falls for her; however, she is in love with his brother.
Andru Kanda Mugam
1968
7.0After four brothers get killed in succession, Vimalanathan and his niece, Susila, are the sole survivors. So, Bhaskar, Susila's lover, tries to find the stalker who is hunting his lover's family.
Athey Kangal
1967
Raju, a cop, has been hot on the trail of a smuggling gang. But things take a turn when his sister falls in love with Bhaskar, whose father is a suspected smuggler.
Ethirigal Jakkirathai
1967
Three childhood friends take divergent career paths after growing up. Their lives intersect again when one of them gets kidnapped.
Naam Moovar
1966
Shyamala, a young woman, and her father try to find of an ideal life partner for her. Worried about her marriage, the father falls ill and therefore, Shyamala introduces him to Kantan, a young man.
Kumari Penn
1966
1968 Tamil Film
Moondrezhuthu
1968
NRMala, a modern college girl witnesses the murder committed by Sudhagar and hops into a bus bound for Pondicherry. Sudhagar follows and tries to kill her on the journey.
Madras to Pondicherry
1966
5.7Ashok is in love with his boss' daughter, Nirmala. To convince Viswanathan, he seeks his best friend Vasu's help, who disguises as his father.
Kadhalikka Neramillai
1964
A man runs a successful business and visits his large family only on weekends. When the marriages of his 2 children and his nephew are about to be fixed, a secret about his life threatens to ruin all.
Motor Sundaram Pillai
1966
A wealthy man son gets lost at a very young age. His father searches for him in vain and dies after few years. Years later, 3 men come up to the palace claiming they are the lost son. The story unfolds as to who is the real lost son.
Naan
1967
NRA wealthy man disregards and disrespects those who are poor. As a result, his two sons decide to teach him a lesson in humility and make him see his shortcoming.
Delhi Mapillai
1968
Behind the camera
When a couple is ousted from home, the wife struggles to make a lawyer out of her husband
Manjal Kungumam
1973
Hamsavardhan and Hamsavardhini are secretly in love with each other and decide to confess their feelings. Unfortunately, problems occur when Hamsavardhini's brother kills her lover's sibling.
Maanaseega Kadhal
1999
Hamsavardhan and Hamsavardhini are secretly in love with each other and decide to confess their feelings. Unfortunately, problems occur when Hamsavardhini's brother kills her lover's sibling.
Maanaseega Kadhal
1999
Hamsavardhan and Hamsavardhini are secretly in love with each other and decide to confess their feelings. Unfortunately, problems occur when Hamsavardhini's brother kills her lover's sibling.
Maanaseega Kadhal
1999
