Ramu Kariat est né le 1 février 1928 en Inde. Il était réalisateur et scénariste. Il est connu pour Chemmeen (1965), Minnaminungu (1957) et Nellu (1974). Il est mort le 10 février 1979 en Inde.
He debuted in films by co-directing Thiramala (1953) with Vimal Kumar/P.R.S. Pillai, and the path-breaking film Neelakkuyil in 1954 along with P. Bhaskaran. Neelakuyil was written by Uroob and starred Sathyan and Miss Kumari was a major commercial success. This film is considered as the first mature film in Malayalam due to the professional approach it had in direction, script, performances and music.