Ravichandran (30 March 1942 – 25 July 2011) was a Malaysian-Tamil film actor who played lead hero roles in Tamil movies from 1964-1979. He has also acted in supporting roles from 1986, and directed a few films. He was given the title of Kalaingnar Thilagham in many of the on-screen credits of films starring him in lead role. He was, also, called "Puratchi Kalaignar" (Refer: "Anandha Bairavi" Tamil Movie Title Scene). Before entering cine-field, during his studies in Trichy, he has acted in two dramas, namel