hospital in Thrissur. He was under treatment for lung cancer. He is survived by wife N Chandrika, daughter of writer Devaki Nilayangode, and son Thathagathan, an anthropology research scholar in the University of Texas. 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 External links Chintha Ravi at the British Film Institute Movie Database Profile of Chintha Ravi at Cinemaofmalayalam.net 1945 births 2011 deaths Deaths from lung cancer Indian film critics Journalists from Kerala Malayalam film directors Writers from Kozhikode Indian male film actors Indian Marxist journalists Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam-language writers Kerala State Film Award winners Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Malabar Christian College alumni 20th-century Indian journalists Indian travel writers Film directors from Thrissur 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Kerala 20th-century Indian film directors Malayalam film producers Film producers from Kerala