Ravichandran
Also Known As: B.S. Raman, B. S. Raman
Biography: 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 the drama "That man from Poonthamallee", he performed in double role and Thirumuruga Kirupanandha Variyar, who presided over the drama in Vellore, has appreciated and awarded a title "Nadaga Sigamani". He has, also, acted in a TV Serial namely., GEE boom ba in 1986. During his tenure of acting, his fans, journalists, movie-directors/producers have given many titles, viz., Kalai Ulaga Ilavarasar, Kalai Nilavu, Romantic Hero, Velli Vizha kathanayagan, Vannap Pada Nayagan, Evergreen Hero, Chennai MGR, Kalaignar Thilagam, Style King, Stunt Man an, Bhagdath Perazhagan, Kalai chelvan, Pudhumai Thilagam etc. He was much affectionate with his fans. Nobody could forget his smiling face.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
Birthday: March 30, 1942
Deathday: July 25, 2011
Adult: No
Gender: Other
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Ondru Engal Jaathiye
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1987-07-31
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Paattukku Naan Adimai
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Family Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1990-02-23
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Paadu Nilave
Overview: This movie depicts the story about a man who gets rejected in love and is ready to take revenge for the insults he got from a renowned singer.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1987-05-15
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Arunachalam
Overview: Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1997-04-10
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Raja Chinna Roja
Overview: Raja, 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.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1989-07-20
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Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
Overview: Balaraman, an honest policeman manages to capture an international criminal, Michael Raj. However, Radha, a simple lady believes Balaraman killed her brother Raghu.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1987-06-12
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Chinnappadass
Overview: Chinnappadass 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1989-07-28
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Amman Kovil Kizhakale
Overview: Kanmani, 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.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1986-04-24
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Sattam Oru Vilaiyaattu
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Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-21
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Thennavan
Overview: Thennavan, 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.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2003-08-15
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Thanthu Vitten Ennai
Overview: Thanthu Vitten Ennai is a 1991 film starring Vikram and Rohini in the lead roles. This was the last film directed by C. V. Sridhar.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1991-06-22
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Kettimelam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1985-10-11
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Therkathi Kallan
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1988-04-22
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Poruthadhu Podhum
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1988-07-15
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Kadhalikka Neramillai
Overview: Ashok is in love with his boss' daughter, Nirmala. To convince Viswanathan, he seeks his best friend Vasu's help, who disguises as his father.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1964-02-27
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Veettukku Vandha Marumagal
Overview: When arrogant matriarch Parameshwari's tyranny drives her daughter's husband away from home, do his three children cope with the loss? Or do they grow up in Parameshwari's image?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1973-09-07
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Sabadham
Overview: Sabatham is 1971 black-and-white Tamil Drama – Romantic film, directed by P. Madhavan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1971-04-14
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Athey Kangal
Overview: A woman gets ready to leave for a get together and finds her husband dead in their room. In no time, she is also tried to kill by a black masked face man. His attempt gets failed and he escapes. The woman is now in state of shock and mentally paralysed. A murder case is registered and investigation take place. Susi (Kanchana) a young college girl comes to her home for vacation along with her friends. She lives with younger paternal uncles Kamalanathan and Vimalanathan who are the younger brothers of the victim and her aunt who was supposed to be the victim in the hands of the murderer. Susi meets Baskar (Ravichandran), a singer and both of them are attracted to each other at first sight.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1967-05-26
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Puguntha Veedu
Overview: A rich brother and sister's relationship grows dangerously strained as they marry into a poor family
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Kavari Maan
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Genres: Family
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1979-04-06
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Motor Sundaram Pillai
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1966-01-26
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Sinehithi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1970-09-11
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Malathi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1970-10-28
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Pammal K. Sambandam
Overview: When 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2002-01-14
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Pudhiya Mugam
Overview: An assassin who undergoes plastic surgery and becomes a member of the Indian Army, and a hero for them while revisiting his past.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1993-05-28
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Adaikalam
Overview: Adaikalam is a 2006 Tamil film directed by Bhuvanaraja. The film stars Prashanth, Uma, Thiagarajan and Saranya Ponvannan in lead roles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-28
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Thendral
Overview: Thendral is a 2004 Tamil film directed by Thangar Bachan. The film stars Parthiban, Uma, Ranjani and Swathika in lead roles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2004-02-05
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Guru Sishyan
Overview: Guru 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.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1988-04-13
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Kaviya Thalaivi
Overview: Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna. When Vasu tries to kidnap the child, she has Suresh adopt her.
Genres: Romance Drama Family
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1970-10-29
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Nangu Suvargal
Overview: Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.
Genres: Family Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1971-02-06
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Manjal Kungumam
Overview: When a couple is ousted from home, the wife struggles to make a lawyer out of her husband
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
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Karnaa
Overview: Vijay, 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.
Genres: Romance Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1995-04-14
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Sevagan
Overview: Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-19
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Aadu Puli
Overview: Aadu Puli is a 2011 Indian Tamil masala–action film written and directed by newcomer Vijay Prakash. Starring Aadhi, Poorna, Prabhu Ganesan and Suresh, the film released on 18 February 2011. The film opened to negative reviews and was an Average Grosser at the Box office.
Genres: Action Romance Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2011-02-18
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Oomai Vizhigal
Overview: P 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.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1986-08-15
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Akkarai Pachchai
Overview: Bollywood 1974
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Uzhaippali
Overview: Rajini 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.
Genres: Drama Crime Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1993-06-24
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Manitha Jaathi
Overview: Manitha Jaathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by P. Kalaimani. The film stars Sivakumar, Ramki, Nirosha and Ravichandran in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraja.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1991-06-07
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Agnimrigam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1971-11-19
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Sakthi
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1972-12-22
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Oru Thottil Sabadham
Overview: A tamil action movie
Genres: Action Family Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1989-01-13
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Aromalunni
Overview: Based on Vadakkan Pattukal, a collection of Northern Ballads of medieval origin.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1972-04-14
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Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa
Overview: The 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.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Neethikku Thandanai
Overview: A 1987 Indian Tamil film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by S. S. Neelakantan and Shoba Chandrasekhar.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1987-04-23
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Ramanaa
Overview: Ramana decides to abolish corruption once for all with the help of his students who are now working in various government offices.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2002-11-04
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Naan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Family Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1967-07-01
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Kanden Kadhalai
Overview: After 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.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2009-10-30
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Sikharangal
Overview: A 1979 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sheela
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1979-12-21
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Janaki Sabatham
Overview: Janaki Sabatham
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1975-04-12
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Neeya?
Overview: After 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.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1979-01-13
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Madras to Pondicherry
Overview: Mala, 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.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1966-12-16
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Paasa Paravaigal
Overview: Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1988-04-29
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Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1989-06-16
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