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Ravi Yadav is a Director, Producer, Director of Photography and Cinematography
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Ravi Yadav
Ravi Yadav is an Indian cinematographer known for his notable works with director R.K.Selvamani in Tamil film Industry. Initially he started doing cinematography for AD Films, after completing Diploma in Cinematography from MGR Film Institute, Chennai. The then he got into Tamil feature films with his batch mate and friend, director R.K.Selvamani. They both started their debut film indepandently, without assisting any film maker or cinematographer. They both collaborated and made films in Tamil. He also produced two Tamil films, after then he moved into Bollywood Industry. Currently he is in collaboration with Bollywood director duo's Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla. Notable Hindi films which he cinematographed are Humraaz, Taarzan, Aitraaz, 36 China Town, Naqaab, Race 1, Players, Race 2.
As a Director
Ravi Yadav has also directed a Telugu film Maro Charitra, which was an adaptation of the 1978 film of the same name. The film is produced by Dil Raju, Story by K. Bala Chandar, Dialogues by Umarji Anuradha, cinematography and direction by Ravi Yadav.
As a Producer
Kuttrapathirikai (In English: Charge Sheet) is a 2007 Tamil drama film directed by R. K. Selvamani and produced by Ravi Yadav's Yadavalaya Films. The film starred Ramki and Rahman in the lead roles, while Ramya Krishnan and Roja appeared in other pivotal role. Music scored by Ilaiyaraaja and has late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination and the Sri Lankan civil war as its backdrop. The film began in 1991 and was stuck for thirteen years as the censor board refused to allow such a film with a drastic political message to be released, and the film was finally released in March 2007 with several cuts.
As a Director
Ravi Yadav has also directed a Telugu film Maro Charitra, which was an adaptation of the 1978 film of the same name. The film is produced by Dil Raju, Story by K. Bala Chandar, Dialogues by Umarji Anuradha, cinematography and direction by Ravi Yadav.
As a Producer
Kuttrapathirikai (In English: Charge Sheet) is a 2007 Tamil drama film directed by R. K. Selvamani and produced by Ravi Yadav's Yadavalaya Films. The film starred Ramki and Rahman in the lead roles, while Ramya Krishnan and Roja appeared in other pivotal role. Music scored by Ilaiyaraaja and has late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination and the Sri Lankan civil war as its backdrop. The film began in 1991 and was stuck for thirteen years as the censor board refused to allow such a film with a drastic political message to be released, and the film was finally released in March 2007 with several cuts.
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Filmography of Ravi Yadav (18 films)
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Marocharitra (2010)
Directed by Ravi Yadav
Actors Varun Sandesh, Shraddha Das, Pratap K. Pothen
Rating37%
Balu (Varun Sandesh) is a US-born care-free boy. He dropped the course that he was doing because he was missing home and didn't wanted to carry on with his course. His dad tells him off for dropping the course, as he want his son to be like him. He and his dad argue with Balu over every matter, as their points of view don't match. Meanwhile Swapna (Anita), born in India, moved to the US and is Balu's neighbour. She doesn't know English so she doesn't speak when she is outside home, so everyone in the area thinks she is mute and can't speak. When Balu sees Swapna he tried to talk to her but she doesn't reply. He follows her, as he wants to talk to her and want to know her name. One day in the temple where both family was present, Balu sees Swapna talking. He follows her and teases her for lying. One day Swapna tells him that she loves him and want to be with him forever, he also says that he loves her too. But their families dislike one another, as Balu's dad feels Swapna's family is a low class Indian family who don't know how to live in the US. When they find out about Swapna and Balu's love, they both get separated by their family. In order to convince Balu and her family, Swapna tell them that they will have a contract which will say that if Balu and Swapna see or talk to each other in a year's time which includes no texting, e-mail, or messages, their family can get their marriage where ever they like.
Producer
Kuttrapathirikai (2007)
Directed by R. K. Selvamani
Genres Thriller, Historical, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ramki, Rashin Rahman, Roja, Ramya Krishnan, Vijayakumar, Vijayakumar
Roles Producer
Urudhi Mozhi (1990)
Directed by R. V. Udayakumar
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Prabhu, Geetha, Sivakumar, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Janagaraj, R. Sarathkumar
Roles Producer
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Humshakals (2014)
, 2h38Directed by Sajid Khan, Sajid Khan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Saif Ali Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Esha Gupta, Bipasha Basu, Tamannaah Bhatia
Roles Director of Photography
Rating17%
Ashok (Saif Ali Khan) and Kumar (Riteish Deshmukh) are best friends, whereas Shanaya (Tamannaah Bhatia) and Mishti (Bipasha Basu) are their love interests. Ashok's father is a multi millionaire but has been in a coma for the last six years, while his wicked Mamaji (Ram Kapoor) teams up with an evil doctor, Dr. Khan (Nawab Shah) to get rid of Ashok and take over all his property. During a board meeting Singh mixes a medicine in Ashok and Kumar's drink and they both start behaving like dogs.
It's My Life (2013)
Directed by Anees Bazmee
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Harman Baweja, Genelia D'Souza, Nana Patekar, Asrani, Anuradha Patel, Sanjay Kapoor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating53%
Rohit (Harman Baweja) has an over-protective businessman father. Every decision in Rohit's life is taken by his father. This causes Rohit frustration. He half-heartedly agrees to become engaged to a rich man's daughter, but then falls for a middle-class young woman called Natalie (Genelia Deshmukh). The film focuses on Rohit's realization that he has to come out of his father's protective shell and try to live by his terms. Rohit also finally decides to speak to his father that, for once, he would like to do what his heart desires.
Race 2 (2013)
, 2h25Directed by Abbas-Mustan
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sameera Reddy, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu
Roles Director of Photography
Rating53%
Race 2 begins with a sniper shooting out the fuel tank of a Lamborghini, causing it to burst into flames. Some time afterwards, a robbery takes place and European printing plates are stolen. Ranvir Singh (Saif Ali Khan) watches this news on TV and smiles. Ranvir goes to a casino owner, Vikram Thapar (Rajesh Khattar), claiming to have been behind the Euro printing plates robbery.
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013)
Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz, Padmini Kolhapure, Nargis Fakhri, Salman Khan, Darshan Jariwala
Roles Director of Photography
Rating49%
Vishwas Rao (Shahid Kapoor) is raised by his mother, Savitri (Padmini Kolhapure), who hopes that her son will grow up to be a brave Inspector. But Vishwas wants to become an actor. Dressed as a Police Inspector for a photo shoot, he meets social worker Kajal (Ileana D'Cruz) during a car chase. Kajal mistakes him as an inspector and thanks him for helping her catch the goons, while Vishwas plays along. He is mistakenly published in the newspaper as an Inspector, which Savitri sees. She arrives in Mumbai to see her dream come true, and circumstances lead Vishwas to carry on his lie not only to Kajal, but also to his mother.
Thank You (2011)
, 1h10Directed by John Ford, Anees Bazmee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors George O'Brien, Alec B. Francis, Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Logan, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
Thank You (2011)
, 2h17Directed by Anees Bazmee
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Suniel Shetty, Rimi Sen, Chahat Khanna
Roles Director of Photography
Rating48%
Raj (Bobby Deol), Yogi (Sunil Shetty) and Vikram (Irrfan Khan) are best friends and business partners who are married to Sanjana (Sonam Kapoor), Maya (Celina Jaitley), and Shivani (Rimi Sen), respectively. What their wives don't know is that their husbands cheat on them often with not one, but many women.
Race (2008)
, 2h39Directed by Abbas-Mustan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Sameera Reddy
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66%
A voice-over by RD (Anil Kapoor) introduces the four main characters: Ranvir Singh (Saif Ali Khan) who runs a successful business he inherited from his father. His younger brother Rajiv Singh (Akshaye Khanna) who mooches off of Ranvir and is an alcoholic. Ranvir is dating an upcoming model Sonia (Bipasha Basu), while his personal assistant Sophia (Katrina Kaif) appears to be secretly in love with him. Ranvir is also involved in an intense competition with a rival horse-owner Kabir (Dilip Tahil). The film opens with a murder plot involving a car accident which Ranvir narrowly survives. When Ranvir loses money in a race because his jockey had been bribed by Kabir, Ranvir plants a bomb in the jockey's car and kills him, showing Ranvir to be a ruthless businessman.
Kuttrapathirikai (2007)
Directed by R. K. Selvamani
Genres Thriller, Historical, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ramki, Rashin Rahman, Roja, Ramya Krishnan, Vijayakumar, Vijayakumar
Roles Director of Photography
36 China Town (2006)
, 2h21Directed by Abbas-Mustan
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna, Upen Patel, Payal Rohatgi
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
Multimillionaire Sonia Chang (Isha Koppikar) finds out her only 2 year son is kidnapped. She lives in her huge mansion named "36 China Town" with a servant couple Mr.Lobo (Dinyar Contractor) and Mrs.Lobo (Roshan Tirandas) in Goa. Sonia is consoled by Rocky (Upen Patel), a local flirt. Sonia declares 25 lakh reward if anyone returns the child to her.
Socha Na Tha (2005)
, 2h37Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Abhay Deol, Ayesha Takia, Suresh Oberoi, Rati Agnihotri, Ayesha Jhulka, Sandhya Mridul
Roles Director of Photography
Rating73%
Alli Thandha Vaanam (2001)
Genres Drama
Actors Prabhu Deva, Murali, Laila, Prakash Raj, Kalyani, Vivek
Roles Director of Photography
Rating53%
Satyam (Prabhu Deva) is the no-good son of billionaire Mouli. Disappointed Mouli asks Satyam to spend three months alone on the streets of Chennai to learn the value of money. He would have no money, and could not use the information of who he actually was to gain favor with anyone.
Devaraagam (1996)
Directed by Bharathan
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Arvind Swamy, Sridevi, Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Kozhikode Narayanan Nair, Zeenath A. P.
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70%
Devaragam is a romantic movie which has a positive ending with a lot of twists.