Venu Ravichandran ( also known as Oscar Ravichandran or Aascar Ravichandran) is an Indian film producer and distributor in Chennai, India. He is the founder and owner of the production and distribution company, Aascar Films.
Ravichandran had to change the production company name, Oscar Films, in the spring of 2008, after receiving a cease and desist order from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Thus, it was named "Aascar Films" thereafter and replaced the logo, which was the Academy Award trophy.