Ravichandran (actor)

Ravichandran
Born	P.S. Raman 13 May 1940 Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States
Died	25 July 2011 (Aged 71) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1964–2011
Spouse(s)	Vimala Sheela (divorced)

Ravichandran (13 May 1940 – 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.^[1][2]He was given the title of Kalaingnar Thilagham in many of the on-screen credits of films starring him in lead role.

Life

Ravichandran was born P.S. Raman in Kuala Lumpur, capital of the Federated Malay States. He moved to Tiruchirappalli, India in 1951, and studied at the St. Joseph's College. He was married twice; his first marriage was to Vimala, with whom he had a daughter, Lavanya, and two sons, Balaji and Hamsavardhan. There after, he married Malayalam actress Sheela, and had a son, George. His sons Hamsavardhan and George also took up acting as a career, with Hamsavardhan starring in the film Manthiran, directed by Ravichandran himself. Lavanya is married and has 2 daughters.

Ravichandran died aged 71 from multiple organ failure on 25 July 2011 at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai, after suffering from a lung infection and kidney disease.^[3]

Filmography

References

External links

• Ravichandran at the Internet Movie Database