Chakravarthy Ramachandra
{{Short description|Indian film producer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chakravarthy Ramachandra
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|09|21|df=yes}}
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| birth_place = Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
| education = Post Graduate Diploma in Film Making
| alma_mater = London Film Academy
| occupation = Film producer
| othername = Ram
| yearsactive = 2005–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Puja Chakravarthy|2013}}
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Chakravarthy Ramachandra is an Indian film producer who has worked on Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam-language films. After beginning his career as an independent producer, he joined YNOT Studios as its CEO.
Career
=Early career=
He continued working in the technical crew of Telugu films, notably serving as the line producer in Sukumar's Arya 2 (2009), Walt Disney Pictures's Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011) and Oosaravelli (2011), and developed his knowledge of film-making. Ramachandra was then set to make his debut as a co-producer with Sukumarudu (2013), but later opted out of the venture.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/siddharth-okays-sukumarudu-script-164657699.html |title=Siddharth okays Sukumarudu script |publisher=Yahoo.com |date=2012-01-09 |accessdate=2020-06-06}} He later set up his own production house, Bad Monkey Productions, to produce the unreleased Telugu and Tamil comedy films Antha Scene Ledu and Nondi Kuthirai (2014) starring Navdeep and Shashank.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/navdeep-shashank-starrer-antha-scene-ledu-in-post-production-telugu-news-103743|title=Navdeep, Shashank Starrer 'Antha Scene Ledu' In Post production - Telugu News|date=19 February 2014|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}{{cite web|url=http://businessoftollywood.com/navdeep-in-the-dubbing-process-of-his-upcoming-film/ |title=Navdeep in The Dubbing Process of His Upcoming Film - businessoftollyw |publisher=Businessoftollywood.com |date=2013-10-27 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/navdeep-starts-dubbing-for-bad-monkeys-film-kl.html |title=Navdeep starts dubbing for Bad Monkeys film |publisher=123telugu.com |date=2013-10-25 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-navdeep-looks-back-at-his-decadelong-career/article6435625.ece|title='I've survived'|newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 September 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}
=YNOT Studios=
Ramachandra first became involved with YNOT Studios during the release of Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi in Telugu as Love Failure. His work on the film as an executive producer paved the way for him to join YNOT Studios' other projects. After working as the executive producer of Guru (2017) and Vikram Vedha (2017), Ramachandra became the company's chief executive officer and in the late 2010s, he co-produced films such as Tamizh Padam 2 (2018) and Game Over (2019) alongside the studio's founder S. Sashikanth.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/samantha-board-game-over-director-ashwin-saravanans-next-114400 |title=Samantha on board 'Game Over' director Ashwin Saravanan's next? |publisher=The News Minute |date=2019-12-19 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aishwarya-lekshmi-joins-dhanush-karthik-subbaraj-s-next-105727 |title=Aishwarya Lekshmi joins Dhanush-Karthik Subbaraj's next |publisher=The News Minute |date=2019-07-19 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}
As the company approached its tenth anniversary, Ramachandra reversed the company's collaboration with Reliance Entertainment to co-produce several of their projects, and the announcement of their subsidiaries: its distribution arm, YNOT X and the music label YNOT Music.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-29|title=YNOT Studios completes 10 years, proceeds with vision - Telugu News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/ynot-studios-completes-10-years-proceeds-with-vision-telugu-news-252332|access-date=2021-07-15|website=IndiaGlitz.com|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131044642/https://www.indiaglitz.com/ynot-studios-completes-10-years-proceeds-with-vision-telugu-news-252332|url-status=live}} In the early 2020s, the company alternated between producing high-budget projects featuring leading actors and technical crew, and making small-budget content-driven films featuring relative newcomers. Big-budget productions such as Jagame Thandhiram (2021) and the Hindi version of Vikram Vedha (2022), were complemented by a number of smaller ventures with "off-beat" scripts including Halitha Shameem's Aelay (2021), Madonne Ashwin's Mandela (2021), Nishanth Kalidindi's Kadaseela Biriyani (2021) and Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan's Thalaikoothal (2023).{{Cite web|title=First look of director Halitha's neo-realistic comedy Aelay out|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/may/04/first-look-of-director-halithas-neo-realistic-comedy-aelay-out-1972325.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=The New Indian Express|date=4 May 2019 |archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606123003/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/may/04/first-look-of-director-halithas-neo-realistic-comedy-aelay-out-1972325.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2019-07-26|title=Yogi Babu is now 'Mandela'|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/260719/yogi-babu-is-now-mandela.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715075759/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/260719/yogi-babu-is-now-mandela.html|url-status=live}}
=Night Shift Studios=
In August 2023, the studio announced the principal photography of its first feature film, Bramayugam, directed by Rahul Sadasivan and starring Mammootty, Arjun Ashokan, and Sidharth Bharathan in the lead roles.{{Cite web|last=etimes|date=2023-08-17|title=Mammootty's new movie 'Bramayugam'|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammootty-teams-up-with-rahul-sadasivan-for-bramayugam-film-goes-on-floors/articleshow/102796397.cms?from=mdr}} The film released in January 2024 across five Indian languages.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2023-08-25|title=Night Shift Studios' debut film, Mammootty's 'Bramayugam' goes on floors|url=https://telanganatoday.com/night-shift-studios-debut-film-mammoottys-bramayugam-goes-on-floors}}
Personal life
Ramachandra married Pooja at the Taj Deccan, Hyderabad on 23 August 2013.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/Actor-Siddharth-plays-best-man-at-Tollywood-producer-Ramachandra-Chakravarthys-wedding/articleshow/22696584.cms |title=Actor Siddharth plays best man at Tollywood producer Ramachandra Chakravarthy's wedding in Hyderabad | Events Movie News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-01-06 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}
Filmography
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;Films produced with YNOT Studios
;Films produced under Night Shift Studios
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| 2024 | Bramayugam | Malayalam | Producer | Mammootty, Arjun Ashokan, Sidharth Bharathan | Rahul Sadasivan | |
| 2025 | {{pending film|Diés Iraé}} | Malayalam | Producer | Pranav Mohanlal | Rahul Sadasivan | {{cite web |title=Dies Irae: Bramayugam makers announce title of horror film with Pranav Mohanlal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bramayugam-maker-rahul-sadasivan-horror-film-pranav-mohanlal-titled-dies-irae-2722387-2025-05-09 |website= India Today |date=9 May 2025 |access-date=20 May 2025}} |
References
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Footnotes
{{notelist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|2080532}}
{{YNOT Studios}}
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Category:Telugu film producers
Category:Malayalam film producers
Category:Film producers from Chennai