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| birthname = Radha Krishnan Chidambaram<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|05|04|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Karaikudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Actor, Film producer,Businessman<br />
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| yearsactive = 1989-2017<br />
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'''Radha Krishnan Chidambaram''' (born 3 February 1959), known professionally as '''RK''', is an Indian actor, film producer and businessman who appears in Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/080117/rk-ropes-in-vadivelu-for-his-next.html|title = RK ropes in Vadivelu for his next|date = 8 January 2017}}</ref> He was predominantly involved in business before he broke into films, owning a real estate company 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><br />
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==Career==<br />
After portraying small roles in films like ''[[Villu Pattukaran]]'' (1992), ''[[Poi (film)|Poi]]'' (2006) and ''[[Thoondil]]'' (2008), he made his debut as lead actor with ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' (2008), remake of Malayalam movie titled [[Chinthamani Kolacase|''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 news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/winning-point-ellam-avan-seyal/article3023613.ece|title=Winning point -- Ellam Avan Seyal|newspaper=The Hindu|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 film)|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), ''[[Jilla]]'' (2014) a guest appearance and ''[[Paayum Puli (2015 film)|Paayum Puli]]'' (2015).<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes<br />
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| 1989 || ''[[Vetri Vizha]]'' || Gang spy ||<br />
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| 1992 || ''[[Villu Pattukaran]]'' || Police inspector ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|1993 || ''[[Manikuyil]]'' || Muthuvelu's friend ||<br />
|-<br />
|''[[Thangakkili]]'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1994 || ''[[Sevatha Ponnu]]'' || Sudalamani's friend ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1996 || ''[[Katta Panchayathu]]'' || Chidambaram ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1997 || ''[[Nattupura Nayagan]]'' || Doctor ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2006 || ''[[Poi (film)|Poi]]'' || || <br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="3"| 2008 || ''[[Thoondil]]'' || Zoom ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Vaazhthukkal]]'' || Vetriselvan Selvanayagam ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' || Laxman Krishna ||<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''[[Manjal Veiyil]]'' || Rajesh ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'' || Pugazhendhi ||<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Avan Ivan]]'' || Cattle smuggler ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Puli Vesham]]'' || Muniyan || Also producer<br />
|-<br />
| 2014 || ''[[Jilla]]'' || Mahalakshmi's father-in-law ||<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="3"| 2015 || ''[[En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2014 film)|En Vazhi Thani Vazhi]]'' || Vetriselvan || Also producer<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Paayum Puli (2015 film)|Paayum Puli]]'' || Minister Singarasu ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Pulan Visaranai 2]]'' || Rakesh Khethan ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2017 || ''[[Vaigai Express (film)|Vaigai Express]]'' || Sharafudeen Rahman || Also producer<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Sivaganga district]]<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]<br />
[[Category:1959 births]]<br />
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