{{Short description|Indian film producer}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Chakravarthy Ramachandra | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|09|21|df=yes}} | birth_name = | birth_place = Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India | education = Post Graduate Diploma in Film Making | alma_mater = London Film Academy | occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|Entrepreneur}} | other_names = Ram | years_active = 2005–present | spouse = {{Marriage|Puja Chakravarthy|2013}} | parents = }}
'''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=== After completing a diploma at the London Film Academy in 2005, Chakravarthy Ramachandra debuted in the film industry as a supporting actor in the Telugu comedy film ''Mr. Errababu'' (2005), where he also doubled up as the film's line producer. In December 2005, Ramachandra launched his first production through the Ideaz Production banner, with Shashank and Rajeev Kanakala selected for the lead roles. The project, directed by another debutant named Chakravrathy, was later dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-ideaz.html |title=Ideaz Prod. no. 1 - Muhurat - Telugu Cinema - Shashank & Rajiv Kanakala |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=2006-01-16 |accessdate=2020-06-06 |archive-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429064424/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-ideaz.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606123000/https://www.yahoo.com/news/siddharth-okays-sukumarudu-script-164657699.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606123001/https://www.indiaglitz.com/navdeep-shashank-starrer-antha-scene-ledu-in-post-production-telugu-news-103743|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{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 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606124506/http://businessoftollywood.com/navdeep-in-the-dubbing-process-of-his-upcoming-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{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 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606122959/https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/navdeep-starts-dubbing-for-bad-monkeys-film-kl.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{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|archive-date=6 June 2020|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606122958/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-navdeep-looks-back-at-his-decadelong-career/article6435625.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{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 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606123000/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/samantha-board-game-over-director-ashwin-saravanans-next-114400 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{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 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206042307/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aishwarya-lekshmi-joins-dhanush-karthik-subbaraj-s-next-105727 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
===Night Shift Studios=== In 2021, Ramachandra registered Night Shift Studios,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIGHT SHIFT STUDIOS LLP |url=https://www.indiafilings.com/search/night-shift-studios-llp-AAX-6335 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115020725/https://www.indiafilings.com/search/night-shift-studios-llp-AAX-6335 |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=IndiaFilings |language=en}}</ref> a film production company focusing on making horror and thriller films. In August 2023, the studio was formally established and announced its first feature film, ''Bramayugam'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=Production House Exclusively for Horror-Thriller Genre Films'Night Shift Studios' |url=https://chennaivision.com/production-house-exclusively-for-horror-thriller-genre-films-night-shift-studios-launched/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528131202/https://chennaivision.com/production-house-exclusively-for-horror-thriller-genre-films-night-shift-studios-launched/ |archive-date=28 May 2025 |website=Chennai Vision |access-date=21 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2023 |title=പേടിപ്പിക്കാനൊരുങ്ങി നൈറ്റ് ഷിഫ്റ്റ് സ്റ്റുഡിയോസ് ; മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ 'ഭ്രമയുഗം' ആദ്യ ചിത്രം |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/entertainment/movie/night-shift-studios-first-movie-bramayugam-with-mammootty/kerala20230817154453220220200 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201220610/https://telanganatoday.com/night-shift-studios-debut-film-mammoottys-bramayugam-goes-on-floors |archive-date=1 December 2024 |website=Telangana Today |access-date=25 August 2023 }}</ref> Their next feature film was ''Diés Iraé'' (2025).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ghost Protocol: Inside The Chennai-Based Production House That Exclusively Makes Horror Movies |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/inside-the-chennai-based-production-house-that-exclusively-makes-horror-movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260207071324/https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/inside-the-chennai-based-production-house-that-exclusively-makes-horror-movies |archive-date=2026-02-07 |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ramachandra married Pooja in Hyderabad in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 25, 2013 |title=Actor Siddharth plays best man at Tollywood producer Ramachandra Chakravarthy's wedding in Hyderabad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/Actor-Siddharth-plays-best-man-at-Tollywood-producer-Ramachandra-Chakravarthys-wedding/articleshow/22696584.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130152209/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/Actor-Siddharth-plays-best-man-at-Tollywood-producer-Ramachandra-Chakravarthys-wedding/articleshow/22696584.cms |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |access-date=2020-06-06 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" | style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |}
;Films produced with YNOT Studios {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Year ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Film ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Language ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Credited as ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Cast ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Director(s) ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Ref(s) |- | 2012 || ''Love Failure'' || rowspan="2" | Telugu || rowspan="3" | Executive producer || Siddharth, Amala Paul||Balaji Mohan || |- | rowspan="2" |2017 || ''Guru'' ||Venkatesh, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar||Sudha Kongara || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/guru-an-absorbing-sports-drama/article17749453.ece |title=Guru review: An absorbing sports drama |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2017-03-31 |accessdate=2017-09-18 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606123004/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/guru-an-absorbing-sports-drama/article17749453.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Vikram Vedha''|| rowspan="2" | Tamil ||Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath|| Pushkar–Gayathri || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vikram-vedha-review-grey-matter/article19325872.ece |title='Vikram Vedha' review: Grey matter |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2017-07-21 |accessdate=2017-09-18 |archive-date=7 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607172247/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vikram-vedha-review-grey-matter/article19325872.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''Tamizh Padam 2'' || rowspan="5" | Co-producer ||Shiva, Iswarya Menon || C. S. Amudhan || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/thamizh-padam-2/movie-review/64956541.cms |title=Tamizh Padam 2 Movie Review {3.5/5}: Highly engaging performance by Shiva |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2020-06-06}}</ref>{{efn|name=reltk|The film was co-produced with S. Sashikanth as a part of YNOT Studios.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/taapsee-pannu-s-next-tamil-film-titled-game-over-first-look-out-see-pic/story-nqEgh1xT7xwnqbWYM8yt8O.html |title=Taapsee Pannu's next Tamil film titled Game Over, first look out. See pic - regional movies |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2018-10-10 |accessdate=2020-06-06 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606123000/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/taapsee-pannu-s-next-tamil-film-titled-game-over-first-look-out-see-pic/story-nqEgh1xT7xwnqbWYM8yt8O.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |- | 2019 || ''Game Over'' || Tamil<br>Telugu || Taapsee Pannu || Ashwin Saravanan|| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/game-over/movie-review/69759622.cms |title=Game Over Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Game Over by Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2020-06-06}}</ref>{{efn|name=reltk}} |- | rowspan="4" |2021 || ''Aelay''|| rowspan="4" | Tamil ||Samuthirakani, K. Manikandan|| Halitha Shameem|| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mandela/movie-review/81860282.cms |title=Mandela Movie Review : The movie, which inarguably has the best performance of Yogi Babu till date, is also aided by beautiful visuals, sensible cuts, captivating music and engaging narration |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=2023-03-09 |archive-date=2022-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002174821/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mandela/movie-review/81860282.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|name=owtk|The film was co-produced with Open Window and Reliance Entertainment.<ref name="cinemaexpress">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/nov/19/its-a-wrap-for-balaji-mohans-mandela-15588.html|title=It's a wrap for Balaji Mohan's Mandela|website=Cinema express|date=19 November 2019 |access-date=2021-07-15|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606123000/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/nov/19/its-a-wrap-for-balaji-mohans-mandela-15588.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |- | ''Mandela'' ||Yogi Babu, Sheela Rajkumar || Madonne Ashwin || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/jagame-thandhiram/movie-review/83637201.cms |title=Jagame Thandhiram Movie Review : Jagame Thandhiram is quirky but underwhelming |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=2023-03-09 |archive-date=2022-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930043325/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/jagame-thandhiram/movie-review/83637201.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|name=reltk}} |- | ''Jagame Thanthiram''||Dhanush, James Cosmo, Aishwarya Lekshmi||Karthik Subbaraj ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-look-in-karthik-subbarajs-film-partly-revealed/articleshow/73758106.cms |title=Dhanush's look in Karthik Subbaraj's film partly revealed | Tamil Movie News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2020-01-30 |accessdate=2020-06-06 |archive-date=16 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216032920/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-look-in-karthik-subbarajs-film-partly-revealed/articleshow/73758106.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|name=reltk}} |- | ''Kadaseela Biriyani'' || Producer || Vijay Ram, Hakim Shahjahan || Nishanth Kalidindi || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kadaseela-biriyani/movie-review/87776762.cms |title=Kadaseela Biriyani Movie Review : Kadaseela Biriyani is a thrilling and funny new-age film |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=2023-03-09 |archive-date=2021-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124205741/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kadaseela-biriyani/movie-review/87776762.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2022 || ''Vikram Vedha'' || Hindi || rowspan="3" | Co-producer || Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte || Pushkar–Gayathri || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha/movie-review/94498413.cms |title=Vikram Vedha Movie Review: An action-thriller that plays mind games... |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=2023-03-09 |archive-date=2023-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306235110/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha/movie-review/94498413.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|name=multiple|The film was co-produced with Friday Filmworks, Reliance Entertainment, T-Series Films and Jio Studios.}} |- | rowspan="2" |2023 || ''Thalaikoothal'' || Tamil || Samuthirakani, Kathir || Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/thalaikoothal/movie-review/97483870.cms |title=Thalaikoothal Movie Review : An earnest attempt |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=2023-03-09 |archive-date=2023-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309164135/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/thalaikoothal/movie-review/97483870.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Martin Luther King'' || Telugu ||Sampoornesh Babu, Naresh, Venkatesh Maha || Puja Kolluru || |- | 2025 || ''Test'' || Tamil || Producer ||Madhavan, Nayanthara, Siddharth || S. Sashikanth|| |- |}
;Films produced under Night Shift Studios {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Year ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Film ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Language ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Credited as ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Cast ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Director(s) ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;"| Ref(s) |- | 2024 || ''Bramayugam'' || rowspan="2" | Malayalam || rowspan="2" | Producer || Mammootty, Arjun Ashokan, Sidharth Bharathan || rowspan="2" | Rahul Sadasivan || |- | 2025 || ''Diés Iraé'' || Pranav Mohanlal||<ref>{{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 |archive-date=20 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520174120/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bramayugam-maker-rahul-sadasivan-horror-film-pranav-mohanlal-titled-dies-irae-2722387-2025-05-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> |}
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==Footnotes== {{notelist|30em}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2080532}} {{YNOT Studios}}
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