- Awarded the Government of Kerala, India's J C Daniel Award in 2008 for his outstanding contribution to films.
- Nair produced a total of 14 films for which he received 18 awards before he retired from cinema.
- K. Ravindranathan Nair was known for a number of critically acclaimed films he produced, such as Kanchana Sita, Thampu, Kummatty, Esthappan, Pokkuveyil, Elippathayam, Manju, Mukhamukham, Anantaram and Vidheyan.
- He was an Indian film producer of Malayalam films, industrialist and philanthropist.
- Ravi, as he is generally known, was silent for a few years till he came out with his next film, Achani, an A. Vincent movie, in 1973, which earned him the moniker, Achani Ravi. The film was reported to be a commercial success like his earlier films and Ravi is known to have contributed the returns from the movie for building a Public Library in Kollam, of which he is a founder member and honorary secretary.
- His passion for literature and arts brought him into Malayalam cinema and in 1967, he established General Pictures under the banner of which he produced his first movie, Anweshichu Kandethiyilla, directed by P. Bhaskaran.
- 1977 marked a new chapter in Nair's life with the first of his films with the renowned filmmaker G. Aravindan, Kanchana Sita releasing that year. This was followed by four more Aravindan films, Thampu (1978), Kummatty (1979), Esthappan (1979) and Pokkuveyil (1981).
- Nair was credited with fostering the art film movement in Malayalam cinema during the period from the 1970s to the 1990s.
- Usha Ravi, Ravindran Nair's wife, was a playback singer having sung in movies such as Thampu, Aambal poovu and Detective 909.
- In the 1970s and 1980s, he propelled Malayalam cinema to global platforms by producing many landmark films that went on to grab top honours.
- He was known as the cashew baron of Kollam.
- He was a connoisseur who painstakingly promoted meaningful cinema, commercial prospects could hardly dissuade him from bankrolling many experimental productions.
- The ace film producer received 18 national and state awards from fourteen of his films. He was a recipient of the JC Daniel Award, National Award, and Kerala State Film Award.
- Beyond his remarkable contributions to the world of cinema, Ravi was also known as an accomplished industrialist and businessman in Kerala. Born into a wealthy family involved in cashew production and exports, he constructed a public library in Kollam and served as its honorary secretary.
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