Venu Ravichandran

Not to be confused with V. Ravichandran, a Kannada film star, director,producer crazy star V.Ravichandran.

Venu Ravichandran (Tamil: வேணு ரவிச்சந்திரன் also known as Oscar Ravichandran or Aascar Ravichandran) is an Indian film producer and distributor in Chennai, India. He is the founder and owner of the production and distribution company, Aascar Films.

Career

Ravichandran started his venture in 1998 with co production of Kadhalukku Mariyadhai. In 2000, he produced Vanathai Pola.

Ravichandran had to change the company name, Oscar Films, in the spring of 2008, after receiving a cease and desist order from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He changed the name to "Aascar Films" and replaced the logo, which was the Academy Award trophy.

Legal controversy

Ravichandran had to change the production company name, Oscar Films, in the spring of 2008, after receiving a cease and desist order from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Thus, it was named "Aascar Films" thereafter and replaced the logo, which was the Academy Award trophy.

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Notes
1997	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	Tamil	Distributor
2000	Priyamaanavale	Tamil	Distributor
	Vanathai Pola	Tamil	Producer
2001	Badri	Tamil	Distributor
	Poovellam Un Vasam	Tamil	Producer
2002	Ezhumalai	Tamil	Producer
	Roja Kootam	Tamil	Producer
	Ramana	Tamil	Producer
	En Mana Vaanil	Tamil	Producer
2003	Jay Jay	Tamil	Producer
	Manasellam	Tamil	Producer
2004	Thendral	Tamil	Producer
2005	Anniyan	Tamil	Producer
2006	Rendu	Tamil	Distributor
	Parijatham	Tamil	Producer
	Thalai Nagaram	Tamil	Producer
	Dishyum	Tamil	Producer
2007	Pokkiri	Tamil	Distributor
	Maruthamalai	Tamil	Producer
	Unnale Unnale	Tamil	Producer
	Pachaikili Muthucharam	Tamil	Producer
2008	Dasavatharam	Tamil	Producer
	Vaaranam Aayiram	Tamil	Producer
2009	Ananda Tandavam	Tamil	Producer
2011	Leelai	Tamil	Producer
	Lucky Jokers	Malayalam	Distributor
	Velayudham	Tamil	Producer