Ravi Srivatsa

Ravi Srivatsa
OccupationDirector
Years active1995—present

Ravi Srivatsa is an Indian director and writer who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing Deadly Soma (2005).

Career

Ravi Srivatsa worked as a dialogue writer and associate director in many films during the second half of the 1990s. He made his directorial debut with Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla, which was produced in 2002 and had a delayed release in 2007.[1] His next film was Deadly Soma (2005) starring Aditya, which was based on the underworld don of the same name who was shot dead in Bangalore in the 1990s.[2][3] The film made pre-release headlines due to its censor troubles and was a box office success. His next film Ganda Hendathi (2006), the remake of Murder (2004) released to mixed reviews and was labeled 'the most provocative Kannada film' by one reviewer.[4][5] He made several gangster-themed films: Madesha (2008) and Deadly-2 (2010), the latter of which is a sequel to Deadly Soma (2005).[6][7] His next film Dashamukha (2012) was inspired by 12 Angry Men (1957), Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) and the Kannada play Aa Mukhagalu.[8] His latest film Tiger Galli (2017) is based on a real incident that happened in Chennai. Srivatsa cast Sathish Ninasam in the lead after he was impressed with his role in Madesha (2008).[9] He worked on a sequel to Deadly-2 titled Deadly-3 in 2021, which is yet to be released.[10]

Filmography

Year Film Notes
2005 Deadly Soma
2006 Ganda Hendathi
2007 Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla
2008 Madesha
2010 Deadly-2
2012 Dashamukha
2017 Tiger Galli
As writer
  • Putmalli (1995) (also actor)
  • Lady Police (1995)
  • Hello Daddy (1996)
  • Karnataka Suputra (1996)
  • Zindabad (1997)
  • Lady Commissioner (1997)
  • Jackie Chan (1997)
  • Dhairya (1997)
  • Central Jail (1997)
  • Agni IPS (1997)
  • Simhada Guri (1998)
  • Amar Akbar Anthony (1998)
  • Under World (1999)
  • The Killer (1999)
  • Mr. X (1999)
  • Garuda (1999)
  • Yajamana (2000)
  • Naxalite (2000)
  • Durgada Huli (2000)
  • Mysore Huli (2001)
  • Mafia (2001)
  • Law and Order (2002)
  • Kiccha (2003) (also actor)
  • Sahukara (2004)
  • Sye (2005)
  • Election (2013)
  • Maanikya (2014)
  • Shivajinagara (2014)
As actor
  • Aaha (1999)
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References

  1. ^ "ಐವತ್ತು ಕೊಲೆ : ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರೂ ಬಲಿ!". Filmibeat (in Kannada). 18 November 2002.
  2. ^ Deepak, S. N. (28 August 2005). "Deadly Soma [A]". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Deadly Soma". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Sevanthi scores a century". The Hindustan Times. 24 August 2006.
  5. ^ "The most provocative Kannada film?". Rediff.com.
  6. ^ "'Maadesha' - a gangster film with a difference (Kannada Film Review)". India Forums.
  7. ^ "Looking at Deadly Soma 2!". Rediff.
  8. ^ "'I made Dasamukha for the passion of film-making'". Rediff.
  9. ^ "Ravi Srivatsa rigorous in work, Tiger Galli ready - Kannada News". IndiaGlitz.com. 11 October 2017.
  10. ^ "The role in Ravi Srivatsa's Deadly 3 shows his trust in me as an artiste , says Yasha Shivakumar". 2 July 2021 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.