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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = R K
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|02|03|df=y}}
| birth_place =
[[Karaikudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor, Producer
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1989-2017
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'''R. K.''' (Radha Krishna) is an actor in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. He was a prominent businessman before he broke into films, owning a real estate business called "Velcome City".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/for-passion-not-for-money-actor-rk/ |title='For Passion, not for money' - Actor RK |publisher=Kollywood Today |date=2008-11-23 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref>

==Career==
After portraying small roles in films like ''Villu Pattukaran'' (1992), ''Poi'' (2006), ''Thoondil'' (2008), he made his debut as lead actor with ''Ellam Avan Seyal'' (2008), remake of Malayalam movie titled ''Chintamani Kola Case''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/r-k|title=Kollywood Movie Actor R K Biography, News, Photos, Videos|website=nettv4u}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics and emerged as average grosser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/01review-ellam-avan-seyal.htm|title=Review: Ellam Avan Seyal|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/winning-point-ellam-avan-seyal/article3023613.ece|title=Winning point -- Ellam Avan Seyal|date=5 December 2008|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He went on to do lead roles in films like ''Azhagar Malai'' (2009), ''En Vazhi Thani Vazhi'' (2014) and ''Vaigai Express'' (2017) which did not do well at box-office and in-between he also portrayed negative roles in films like ''Avan Ivan'' (2011) and ''Paayum Puli'' (2015).

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
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| 1989 || ''[[Vetri Vizha]]'' || Gang spy ||
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| 1992 || ''[[Villu Pattukaran]]'' || Police inspector ||
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| rowspan=2|1993 || ''[[Manikuyil]]'' || Muthuvelu's friend ||
|-
|''[[Thangakkili]]'' || ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Sevatha Ponnu]]'' || Sudalaimani's friend ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Katta Panchayathu]]'' || Chidambaram ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Nattupura Nayagan]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Poi (film)|Poi]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2008 || ''[[Thoondil]]'' || Zoom ||
|-
| ''[[Vaazhthukkal]]'' || Vetriselvan Selvanayagam ||
|-
| ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' || Laxman Krishna ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''[[Manjal Veiyil]]'' || Rajesh ||
|-
| ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'' || Pugazhendhi ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Avan Ivan]]'' || Cattle smuggler ||
|-
| ''[[Puli Vesham]]'' || Muniyan ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Jilla]]'' || Mahalakshmi's father-in-law ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2015 || ''[[En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2014 film)|En Vazhi Thani Vazhi]]'' || Vetriselvan ||
|-
| ''[[Paayum Puli (2015 film)|Paayum Puli]]'' || Minister Singarasu ||
|-
| ''[[Pulan Visaranai 2]]'' || Rakesh Khethan ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Vaigai Express (film)|Vaigai Express]]'' || Sharafudeen Rahman ||
|-
|}

== References==
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[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Sivaganga district]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:1959 births]]

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