Ravi Srivatsa

Ravi Srivatsa is an Indian director and writer who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing Deadly Soma.

Career Ravi Srivatsa worked as a dialogue writer and associate director in many films during the second half of the 1990s. He made his directorial debut with Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla, which was produced in 2002 and had a delayed release in 2007. His next film was Deadly Soma (2005) starring Aditya, which was based on the underworld don of the same name who was shot dead in Bangalore in the 1990s. The film made pre-release headlines due to its censor troubles and was a box office success. His next film Ganda Hendathi (2006), the remake of Murder (2004) released to mixed reviews and was labeled 'the most provocative Kannada film' by one reviewer. He made several gangster-themed films: Madesha (2008) and Deadly-2 (2010), the latter of which is a sequel to Deadly Soma (2005). His next film Dashamukha (2012) was inspired by 12 Angry Men (1957), Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) and the Kannada play Aa Mukhagalu. His latest film Tiger Galli (2017) is based on a real incident that happened in Chennai. Srivatsa cast Sathish Ninasam in the lead after he was impressed with his role in Madesha (2008). He worked on a sequel to Deadly-2 titled Deadly-3 in 2021, which is yet to be released.

Filmography Year Film Notes 2005 Deadly Soma 2006 Ganda Hendathi 2007 Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla 2008 Madesha 2010 Deadly-2 2012 Dashamukha 2017 Tiger Galli 2026 Gangs Of UK

As writer

Putmalli (1995) (also actor) Lady Police (1995) Hello Daddy (1996) Karnataka Suputra (1996) Zindabad (1997) Lady Commissioner (1997) Jackie Chan (1997) Dhairya (1997) Central Jail (1997) Agni IPS (1997) Simhada Guri (1998) Amar Akbar Anthony (1998) Under World (1999) The Killer (1999) Mr. X (1999) Garuda (1999) Yajamana (2000) Naxalite (2000) Durgada Huli (2000) Mysore Huli (2001) Mafia (2001) Law and Order (2002) Kiccha (2003) (also actor) Sahukara (2004) Sye (2005) Election (2013) Maanikya (2014) Shivajinagara (2014) Vishnu Priya (2025)

As actor Aaha (1999) Partha (2003) (uncredited)