Chintha Ravi
Chintha Ravi | |
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| Born | K. Ravindran 1945 Kozhikode, Kerala, India |
| Died | 4 July 2011 (aged 65) Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, film critic, screenwriter, film director |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Graduation in History, Diploma in Journalism |
| Alma mater | Malabar Christian School (Kozhikode), Malabar Christian College (Kozhikode), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Mumbai) |
| Notable awards | Best Film – Kerala State Film Awards 1988 Ore Thooval Pakshikal Best Book on Cinema – Kerala State Film Awards 1990 Cinemayude Rashtreeyam Best Travelogue – Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2009 Ente Keralam |
K. Ravindran (1945–2011), better known by his pen-name Chintha Ravi, was an Indian writer, journalist, film critic and film director.
Biography
[edit]Born in Kannadikkal in Kozhikode as the son of Kunnummal Krishnan and Lakshmi, Ravindran studied at Kozhikode Malabar Christian School, Malabar Christian College, and did a journalism course at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mumbai.[1][2] He soon joined Communist Party of India's ideological journal Chintha and later became a member of the editorial board of the weekly, which earned him the pen-name Chintha Ravi.[3] He also worked for a while with the Kalakaumudi weekly.[1] As a writer, he is best known for his travelogues like Swiss Sketchukal, Akalangalile Manushyar and Buddha Patham. Ente Keralam won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Best Travelogue.[4] His Cinemayude Rashtreeyam, a book on art criticism and cinema, won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Book on Cinema in 1990.[5]
He debuted as a director with the Telugu film Harijan. His film Ore Thooval Pakshikal (1988), featuring music by G. Aravindan, won many accolades including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film.[5][6] He also directed several documentaries including the national award-winning Maunam Sowmanasyam, a documentary on G. Aravindan.[1] His films were inspired by the Neo-Gramscianist theories. He also acted a small part in P.A. Backer's Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol (1975).[7]
His visual travelogue serial entitled Ente Keralam was telecast in Asianet for many years. Ravi traveled even to the remote villages of Kerala for this programme.
Chintha Ravi died on 4 July 2011, aged 65, at a private hospital in Thrissur. He was under treatment for lung cancer.[1][3][8][9] He is survived by wife N Chandrika, daughter of writer Devaki Nilayangode, and son Thathagathan, an anthropology research scholar in the University of Texas.[10]
Bibliography
[edit]- Travelogues
- Akalangalile Manushyar
- Digaruvile Aanakal
- Swiss Sketchukal
- Mediterranean Venal
- Vazhikal Vyakthikal Ormakal
- Budhapatham
- Seethakala Yathrakal
- Ente Yathrakal
- Raveendrante Yathrakal (collection of all travelogues)
- Others
- Athiranippookkal
- Kadine Nokkumbol Ilakale Kannunnathu
- Antonio Gramsci
- Cinemayude Rashtreeyam
- Kalavimarsam: Marxist Manadandam
Filmography
[edit]- Harijan
- Iniyum Marichittillatha Nammal (1980)
- Ore Thooval Pakshikal (1988)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "'Chintha' Ravi dead". The Hindu. Thrissur, Kerala. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "A footloose traveller who liked hamlets". The Indian Express. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Writer, film-maker Chintha Ravi passes away". Mathrubhumi. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. Thrissur, Kerala. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b "State Film Awards 1969 – 2008". Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Ore Thooval Pakshikal. British Film Institute. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "P. A. Backer: Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "'Chintha' Ravi passes away". Deccan Chronicle. Thrissur, Kerala. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Ravindran passes away". Thrissur, Kerala: City Journal. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Chintha Ravi passes away - southindia - Kerala - ibnlive". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Chintha Ravi at IMDb
- Chintha Ravi at the British Film Institute Movie Database
- Profile of Chintha Ravi at Cinemaofmalayalam.net
- 1945 births
- 2011 deaths
- Deaths from lung cancer in India
- Indian film critics
- Journalists from Kerala
- Malayalam film directors
- Writers from Kozhikode
- Indian male film actors
- Indian Marxist journalists
- Malayalam screenwriters
- Malayalam-language writers
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- Malabar Christian College alumni
- 20th-century Indian journalists
- Indian travel writers
- Film directors from Kozhikode
- 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Screenwriters from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian people
- Malayalam film producers
- Film producers from Kerala