Ravi Bhargavan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil and Telugu films.

Ravi Bhargavan
Born1975
OccupationDirector
Years active2008-present

Career edit

Ravi Bhargavan began his career as a director by making a Tamil film titled Well Done (2003) starring newcomers Jayanth and Chytra Hallikeri. A film critic reviewed the film and wrote "with a flimsy story and unimaginative handling, the director here definitely does not earn a "Well Done" from the viewer".[1][2] He next worked on a film titled Kadhal Seiya Virumbu with Santhosh and Srisha, and the film took a low key box office opening, while Sify.com labelled the film as "regressive".[3] Bhargavan then made a romantic drama film, Oru Kadhal Seiveer, featuring Santhosh alongside Archana Galrani.[4] Reviewing the film, a critic from The Hindu stated "this romance puts you off" and that "Oru Kadhal Seiveer is a film with a message that has not been conveyed very well", with "the climax diluting the story". The reviewer added that "director Bhargavan, who is also in charge of the story, screenplay and dialogue, should have avoided certain scenes", concluding that it was a "sordid affair".[5] In 2007, Bhargavan worked on another small-budget bilingual thriller film Thiru Ranga in Tamil and Julayi in Telugu, starring Santhosh again and Ankitha. The film had a low key release in May 2007 and earned negative reviews, with a film critic noting it has "a plot that stretches the limits of credulity and with an uncharismatic cast, it doesn't earn the respect that its name indicates".[6][7][8][9]

His most recent film, the college-based romantic comedy Kadaisi Bench Karthi (2017) starring Bharath in the lead role, is scheduled to release in March 2017. The film revolves around how smart phones jeopardise youngsters in relationships and prior to release, the film garnered attention when Bhargavan refused to edit out adult content.[10]

Filmography edit

  • Note: All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Notes
2003 Well Done
2005 Kadhal Seiya Virumbu
2006 Oru Kadhal Seiveer
2007 Julayi Telugu film
Thiru Ranga
2017 Kadaisi Bench Karthi
2023 Moothakudi

References edit

  1. ^ "Well Done - Tamil Movie Review". thiraipadam.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "IndiaGlitz - Bharath Ruhani Sharma Angana Rai Kadaisi Bench Karthi to hit the screens in March 2017 - Tamil Movie News". indiaglitz.com. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Review". sify.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Nava Manmadhudu". mangomobiletv.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Sordid affair - Oru Kadhal Seiveer". thehindu.com. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Thiru Ranga Tamil movie images, stills, gallery". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Biscoot Telugu (1 June 2016). "Julayi (జులాయి) Telugu Full Length Movie - Sundar, Santosh - Super Hit Telugu Action Movies". Retrieved 9 March 2017 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Agam Ariya Aaval pooja held at AVM". sify.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Bharath's new film given 'A' certificate". deccanchronicle.com. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.