Revathy S. Varmha
Revathy S Varmha | |
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| Born | New Delhi, India |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Revathy S Varmha is an Indian film director.
Career[edit]
Advertisements[edit]
Varmha began to write scripts for commercials at age 16. Living in New Delhi, she began directing commercials in the 1990s when she took over for the director of a Rexona spot and by 2005 had directed more than 480 commercials, including spots for Cadbury, Parker Pens, Nakshatra Jewellery and the Hyundai Santro.[1] Around 60 novelettes in English, Hindi and Tamil is to her credit.
Film career[edit]
In 2005 Varmha began directing movies.[1] Her debut was the Tamil family film June R, which release in 2006.[2] The film stars Jyothika in the title role which was her 25th Tamil film along with the supporting cast Khushbu Sundar, Saritha and Biju Menon.The film was initially scheduled for release in June 2005 but was later pushed back to release in the Diwali season of 2005 so the film could be promoted more heavily.[3] The film was also caught up when Kushboo's films were temporarily banned after her comments on pre-marital sex angered Indian political parties.[4]
After the release of June R,she began to direct two more films, the Bollywood remake of June R entitled Aap Ke Liye Hum, and the Sri Lankan film Yasoda Kanna, which was criticized for its political stance.The film Aap Ke Liye Hum had the Bollywood star cast Jaya Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Manisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon, Ayesha Takia Azmi and Ranvir Shorey in the lead roles.[5][6]
In 2012 she directed Maad Dad, her first Malayalam film, with a second Malayalam film in pre-production in December 2012.[7] It also had ensemble cast including Lal, Nazriya Nazim, Meghana Raj, Lalu Alex, Padmapriya and Pooja Gandhi.[8][9]
In 2014 She started pre-production works for the legend Olympian's biopic The Golden Girl : P. T. Usha, but later got shelved.[10][11][12]
This Pandemic descending time she started a quick Malayalam movie E Valayam addressing a subject having a contemporary value.[13]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | language | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | June R | 
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Tamil | [14] | |
| 2008 | Aap Ke Liye Hum |
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Hindi | [15] | |
| 2012 | Maad Dad |
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Malayalam | [16] | |
| TBA | E Valayam |
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Malayalam | [17] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Anand, Shilpa Nair (2 January 2013). "On a road less travelled". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Ladies special!". Sify. 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
- ^ "'June R' for Diwali". Sify. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Ban on Kushboo films to be lifted". Sify. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
- ^ Subhash K Jha. "Vidya Malvade replaces Urvashi Sharma in Aap Ke Liye Hum". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ Sudhish, Navamy (31 July 2012). "Director Revathy S Varma, on 'Mad Dad'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (6 December 2012). "Revathy S Varmha gears up for next". The Times of India.
- ^ Kurian, Shiba. "Date clashes delay 'Maad Dad'". Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ "Maad Dad - tikkview.com| Find what you like". www.tikkview.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Priyanka keen to play P T Usha in biopic I'm making : Revathy". inshorts.com. 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Director Revathy S Varmah puts an end to speculations on PT Usha's biopic". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "I've nurtured this dream for more than a decade, says the director of PT Usha biopic". scroll.in. 5 October 2017.
- ^ "E Valayam | 'E circle' with the essential questions of the time; First look poster". malayalam.news18.com. 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 2 December 2005.
- ^ "Chaasni will be my comeback: Raveena". Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Manorama Online | Home |". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
- ^ "E Valayam | കാലത്തിന്റെ അനിവാര്യമായ ചോദ്യങ്ങളുമായി 'e വലയം'; ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ". News18 Malayalam. 12 February 2022.