Ravichandran (Tamil actor)

{{Short description|Tamil actor (died 2011)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ravichandran

| image = Ravichandran (Tamil actor).jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1942|03|30}}

| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States

| birth_name = B. S. Raman

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|07|25|1942|03|30}}

| spouse = Vimala
Sheela (divorced)

| children = 3

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Film director|Agriculturist}}

| years_active = 1964{{endash}}2011

| relatives = Hamsavardhan (son)
George Vishnu (son)
Tanya Ravichandran (granddaughter)

}}

Ravichandran (30 March 1942 – 25 July 2011){{Cite news |date=2011-07-25 |title=Actor Ravichandran dies of lung infection |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-ravichandran-dies-of-lung-infection/article2293746.ece |access-date=2024-10-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226160609/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-ravichandran-dies-of-lung-infection/article2293746.ece |url-status=live }} was a Malaysian-born Indian actor who played lead hero roles in Tamil films from 1964 to 1979. He has also acted in supporting roles from 1986, and directed a few films.{{cite news|title=Actor Ravichandran's directorial venture|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/25/stories/2005112505780200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906083450/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/25/stories/2005112505780200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2006|work=The Hindu|date=25 November 2005|location=Chennai, India}}{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/22/stories/2005122218050200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515165301/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/22/stories/2005122218050200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 May 2006 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Ravichandran on how he got into Tamil films | date=22 December 2005}}

He was given the title of "Kalaingnar Thilagham" in many of the on-screen credits of films starring him in the lead role. He was also called "Puratchi Kalaignar" (Refer: Anandha Bairavi Tamil Movie Title Scene). Before entering cinema, during his studies in Trichy, he has acted in two dramas, namely, Aanaiyidungal Anna and Udhaya Suriyan. After entering cinema, he has acted in two dramas, namely, Mapplley Yen Magalaik Kadhali and That Man from Poonthamallee.