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| birth_name = K. Ravindran
| birth_date = 1945
| birth_place = [[Kozhikode]], Kerala, India
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|2011|07|04}} (aged 65)
| death_place = [[Thrissur]], Kerala, India
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| occupation = Writer, journalist, film critic, screenwriter, film director
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| education = Graduation in History, Diploma in Journalism
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'''K. Ravindran''' (1945–2011), better known by his pen-name '''Chintha Ravi''', was an Indian writer, journalist, film critic and film director.

==Biography==
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]].<ref name="Hindu"/> He started his sojourn into literature with ''Athiranippookkal'' a children's book published by National Book Stall. He was only a pre-degree student then.<ref name="Express">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-footloose-traveller-who-liked-hamlets/165133-60-116.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926191816/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-footloose-traveller-who-liked-hamlets/165133-60-116.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2011|title=A footloose traveller who liked hamlets|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=5 July 2011|accessdate=5 July 2011}}</ref> Although he was not too politically active during his school and college days, Ravindran's association with reading rooms and libraries with Leftist leanings led him to the path of discussion and thought.<ref name="Express"/> He began his professional writing career with ''Searchlight'' where cinema was a specific subject of his words.<ref name="Express"/> He soon joined [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|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.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> He also worked for a while with the ''[[Kalakaumudi]]'' weekly.<ref name="Hindu"/> His association with ''Kalakaumudi'' led him to the world of travelogues with "Ente Yathrakal".<ref name="Express"/> As a writer, he is best known for his travelogues like ''Swiss Sketchukal'', ''Akalangalile Manushyar'' and ''Buddha Patham''. ''Akalangalile Manushyar'' (''Men in Distant Places'') was the result of his journeys to remote villages of India.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> ''Buddha Patham'' not only focused on India, but also his tours abroad, including the heart of Europe.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> He also made the first television travelogue ''Ente Keralam'', that visualised [[Kerala]]'s natural and cultural features by touring every nook and cranny of the state.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> ''Ente Keralam'' won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] Award for Best Travelogue.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article427576.ece|title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=[[Thrissur]], Kerala|date=12 May 2010|accessdate=5 July 2011}}</ref> His ''Cinemayude Rashtreeyam'', a book on art criticism and cinema, won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Book on Cinema]] in 1990.<ref name="State Film Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|title=State Film Awards 1969 – 2008|publisher=Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala|accessdate=5 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119014326/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|archivedate=19 November 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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]].<ref name="State Film Award"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110809094838/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/466080 ''Ore Thooval Pakshikal'']. [[British Film Institute]]. Retrieved 5 July 2011.</ref> He also directed several documentaries including the [[National Film Award (India)|national award]]-winning ''Maunam Sowmanasyam'', a documentary on G. Aravindan.<ref name="Hindu"/> His films were inspired by the [[Neo-Gramscianism|Neo-Gramscianist theories]]. He also acted a small part in [[P.A. Backer]]'s ''[[Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol]]'' (1975).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/backer.html|title=P. A. Backer: Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol|publisher=Cinemaofmalayalam.net|accessdate=5 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117060906/http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/backer.html|archivedate=17 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

His visual travelogue serial entitled ''Ente Keralam'' was telecast in [[Asianet (TV channel)|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.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2160271.ece|title='Chintha' Ravi dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=[[Thrissur]], Kerala|date=5 July 2011|accessdate=5 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=111043|title=Writer, film-maker Chintha Ravi passes away|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]|location=[[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala|date=5 July 2011|accessdate=5 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910045303/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=111043|archivedate=10 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/kochi/%E2%80%98chintha%E2%80%99-ravi-passes-away-769|title='Chintha' Ravi passes away|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|location=[[Thrissur]], Kerala|date=5 July 2011|accessdate=5 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710035930/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/kochi/%E2%80%98chintha%E2%80%99-ravi-passes-away-769|archivedate=10 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cityjournal.in/Newspaper/20110705/Kerala/Kerala_4.html|title=Ravindran passes away|publisher=[[City Journal (Thrissur)|City Journal]]|location=[[Thrissur]], Kerala|date=5 July 2011|accessdate=5 July 2011}}</ref>
He is survived by wife N Chandrika, daughter of writer Devaki Nilayangode, and son Thathagathan, an anthropology research scholar in the University of Texas.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110713214517/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chintha-ravi-passes-away/165130-60-116.html ]</ref>

==Bibliography==
; 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==
* ''Harijan''
* ''Iniyum Marichittillatha Nammal'' (1980)
* ''[[Ore Thooval Pakshikal]]'' (1988)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDB name|1173080}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023232129/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/375474 Chintha Ravi] at the [[British Film Institute]] Movie Database
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707115933/http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/raveendran.html Profile of Chintha Ravi] at Cinemaofmalayalam.net

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