Ravi Vetrivel (Tamil: ரவி வெற்றிவேல் ) (born 28 Oct 1970 in Jaffna Sri Lanka) is a Film Director Screenwriter Cinematographer and Editor. Directed landmark films such as Sathi (2007) and Appaa (2008). Both are feature films produced in Toronto Canada. Ravi moved to Canada in 1992 from Sri Lanka because of the civil war.