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| birth_place        = [[Vanganoor]], [[Tiruvallur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| occupation        = Director, screenwriter, producer, actor
| occupation        = [[Film director]], [[Film producer]], [[Screenwriter]], [[Actor]]
| yearsactive        = 1990–present
| yearsactive        = 1990–present
| spouse            = Karpagam Ravikumar
| spouse            = Karpagam Ravikumar
| children          = 3
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'''K. S. Ravikumar''' (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, primarily working in [[Tamil cinema]]. In a career spanning around 30 years, he has directed some of the most recognisable and well-known Tamil films of all time and is considered one of the most popular film makers in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from [[Comedy film|comedy]] and [[Drama film|drama]] to [[action thriller]]s.
'''K. S. Ravikumar''' (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in [[Tamil cinema]] and few [[Telugu cinema|Telugu films]]. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Indian cinema. He has won many awards including one [[Filmfare Award South]] and five [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]].
He has directed 44 films.


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== 1990–1997 ===
=== 1990–1997 ===
Ravikumar worked as co-director on [[R. B. Choudary]]'s production ''[[Pudhu Vasantham]]'' directed by [[Vikraman]] and the success of the film prompted the producer to give Ravikumar a chance to make his directorial debut. Ravikumar thus debuted as a film maker through ''[[Puriyaadha Pudhir]]'' (1990), a crime thriller starring [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] and [[Raghuvaran]] in the leading roles. A remake of the Kannada film ''[[Tarka (film)|Tarka]]'', the film won positive reviews upon release and remains as Ravikumar's only film outside the [[masala film]] genre.<ref name="bday">{{Cite web |url=http://silverscreen.in/features/ks-ravikumar-birthday-feature/ |title=KS Ravikumar Birthday Feature |publisher=Silverscreen.in |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> The success of the film meant that Ravikumar was able to expand his team of assistants and shortly after began work on a film under the same production house titled ''Pudhu Kaaviyam'' with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] in the lead role, though the venture was later shelved. He subsequently switched his genre of films to make a series of village action entertainers and regularly collaborated with actor [[Sarath Kumar]], scoring successes with ''[[Cheran Pandiyan]]'' (1991) and ''[[Nattamai]]'' (1994), after which he became a highly sought after film maker in the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/its-a-special-day-for-ksravikumar-tamil-news-108262 |title=Its a special day for KSRavikumar&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |date=30 May 2014 |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
Ravikumar assisted various directors such as [[Bharathiraja]], [[Vikraman]], [[E. Ramdoss]], [[Nagesh]], [[Ramarajan]] and [[K. Rangaraj]]. Ravikumar worked as co-director on [[R. B. Choudary]]'s production ''[[Pudhu Vasantham]]'' directed by [[Vikraman]] and the success of the film prompted the producer to give Ravikumar a chance to make his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]|language=Ta|pages=29–30|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1995-05-21/page/28/mode/2up|date=21 May 1995|title=ரவிக்குமாரின் நிலைமை தலைகீழான கதை|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> Ravikumar thus debuted as a film maker through ''[[Puriyaadha Pudhir]]'' (1990), a crime thriller starring [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] and [[Raghuvaran]]. A remake of the Kannada film ''[[Tarka (film)|Tarka]]'', the film won positive reviews upon release and remains as Ravikumar's only film outside the [[masala film]] genre.<ref name="bday">{{Cite web |url=http://silverscreen.in/features/ks-ravikumar-birthday-feature/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601130924/http://silverscreen.in/features/ks-ravikumar-birthday-feature/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2014 |title=KS Ravikumar Birthday Feature |date=30 May 2014 |publisher=Silverscreen.in |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> The success of the film meant that Ravikumar was able to expand his team of assistants and shortly after began work on a film under the same production house titled ''Pudhu Kaaviyam'' with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] in the lead role, though the venture was later shelved. He subsequently switched his genre of films to make a series of village action entertainers and regularly collaborated with actor [[Sarath Kumar]], scoring successes with ''[[Cheran Pandiyan]]'' (1991) and ''[[Nattamai]]'' (1994), after which he became a highly sought after film maker in the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/its-a-special-day-for-ksravikumar-tamil-news-108262 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602051527/http://www.indiaglitz.com/Its-a-special-day-for-KSRavikumar-tamil-news-108262 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 June 2014 |title=Its a special day for KSRavikumar&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |date=30 May 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>


Ravikumar then signed on to make ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995), adapting [[Priyadarshan]]'s Malayalam film ''[[Thenmavin Kombath]]'', for a film produced by [[K. Balachander]] and starring [[Rajinikanth]]. Despite buying the official remake rights, he worked on his own screenplay, and the film consequently went on to gain "cult classic" status in India and Japan, as well as becoming one of the most profitable Tamil films till date at release.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/jun/18mut.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Pioneer Muthu |date=18 June 1999 |publisher=M.rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Soon after he worked with [[Kamal Haasan]] for the first time in ''[[Avvai Shanmugi]]'' (1996), an Indian adaptation of the American comedy film, ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''. The film, also featuring [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] and [[Gemini Ganesan]], won positive reviews and performed well at the box office. [[The Hindu]] praised the film claiming "turns out to be entertainer, mouthful from start to finish".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.tripod.com/~S_Jagadish/films/avvaihindu.html |title=Avvai Shanmughi review on THE HINDU |date=15 November 1996 |publisher=Members.tripod.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/91597BB83C97B34B65256940004D0DDC |title=Not a good year |work=The Hindu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322151824/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/91597BB83C97B34B65256940004D0DDC |archive-date=22 March 2012 |access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref> The success of his two films with the two leading Tamil actors prompted further opportunities in big productions in 1997, notably [[Vijayakanth]]'s ''[[Dharma Chakkaram]]'' and the comedy ''[[Pistha]]'' featuring [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]].
Ravikumar then signed on to make ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995), adapting [[Priyadarshan]]'s Malayalam film ''[[Thenmavin Kombath]]'', for a film produced by [[K. Balachander]] and starring [[Rajinikanth]]. Despite buying the official remake rights, he worked on his own screenplay, and the film consequently went on to gain "cult classic" status in India and Japan, as well as becoming one of the most profitable Tamil films till date at release.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/jun/18mut.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Pioneer Muthu |date=18 June 1999 |publisher=M.rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Soon after he worked with [[Kamal Haasan]] for the first time in ''[[Avvai Shanmugi]]'' (1996), an Indian adaptation of the American comedy film, ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''. The film, also featuring [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] and [[Gemini Ganesan]], won positive reviews and performed well at the box office. [[The Hindu]] praised the film claiming "turns out to be entertainer, mouthful from start to finish".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.tripod.com/~S_Jagadish/films/avvaihindu.html |title=Avvai Shanmughi review on THE HINDU |date=15 November 1996 |publisher=Members.tripod.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/91597BB83C97B34B65256940004D0DDC |title=Not a good year |work=The Hindu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322151824/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/91597BB83C97B34B65256940004D0DDC |archive-date=22 March 2012 |access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref> The success of his two films with the two leading Tamil actors prompted further opportunities in big productions in 1997, notably [[Vijayakanth]]'s ''[[Dharma Chakkaram]]'' and the comedy ''[[Pistha (1997 film)|Pistha]]'' featuring [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/pistha.htm |title=Pistha Movie Review |website=www.indolink.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990420011600/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/pistha.htm |archive-date=1999-04-20}}</ref>


=== 1998–2006 ===
=== 1998–2010 ===
In December 1997, Ravikumar announced his next project ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999) would feature Rajinikanth again as the lead actor with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] also in a pivotal role. Though [[principal photography]] for the film was supposed to have started in April 1998, the [[Film Employees Federation of South India#June 1997|FEFSI strike]] that took place at that time delayed the project. After the strike ended, Ravikumar was able to complete [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]'s ''[[Kondattam]]'' and the successful drama with Sarath Kumar, ''[[Natpukkaga]]'' (1998). The film was further delayed when Ravikumar accepted to quickly remake ''Natpukkaga'' in Telugu as ''[[Sneham Kosam]]'' (1999) with [[Chiranjeevi]] in the lead.<ref name="Amar Reddy">{{Cite web |url=http://cinemalead.com/visitor-column-id-the-journey-of-living-legend-rajinikanth-part-6-amar-reddy-15-09-133376.htm |title=The Journey of living legend Rajinikanth&nbsp;– Part 6 |last=Reddy, Amar |date=15 September 2013 |publisher=[[Cinemalead]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219165738/http://cinemalead.com/visitor-column-id-the-journey-of-living-legend-rajinikanth-part-6-amar-reddy-15-09-133376.htm |archive-date=19 December 2014 |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> The shoot of ''Padayappa'' began in November 1998 and was subsequently completed in three months, with the film became a blockbuster upon release, as well as earning positive reviews from critics. Following the success of ''Padayappa'', producer [[K. R. Gangadharan]] signed Ravikumar to direct a film and was insistent that the title should be ''[[Minsara Kanna]]'' (1999), after the popular song from Ravikumar's earlier film. His only collaboration with actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] till date, the film opened to below average reviews collections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/02ss.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |date=2 July 1999 |publisher=M.rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He then completed the village action film ''[[Paattali]]'' (1999) with Sarath Kumar within a month, as well as directing a portion of the record-breaking comedy drama ''[[Suyamvaram]]'', bringing his release count for the year to five.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/15swa.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The review of Swayamvaram |date=15 July 1999 |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Ravikumar consequently worked on his first home production through the comedy film ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000), starring [[Kamal Haasan]] in the titular role. While his wife Karpagam produced the film under his home studio RK Celluloids, Ravikumar worked on the screenplay and direction for the film also starring [[Jayaram]], [[Jyothika]] and [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]. Completing the film swiftly despite avid publicity, ''Thenali'' won critical and commercial acclaim, prompting grand felicitations of the director at the success meet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kailasan/news.htm |title=Latest News |publisher=Pvv.ntnu.no |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/sep/21tamil.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Showbuzz! The story of a kiss! Kamal and Jyotika |date=21 September 2000 |publisher=M.rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> In 2001, he had two releases; the Telugu marital comedy ''[[Bava Nachadu]]'' and the family drama ''[[Samudhiram]]'', in which he worked with Sarath Kumar again.
[[File:Art Director M.Prabakaran with 'Padma Vibhushan' Mr. Rajnikanth.jpg|thumb| Ravikumar with [[Rajinikanth]] at [[Lingaa]] shooting]]
In December 1997, Ravikumar announced his next project ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999) would feature Rajinikanth again as the lead actor with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] also in a pivotal role. Though [[principal photography]] for the film was supposed to have started in April 1998, the [[Film Employees Federation of South India#June 1997|FEFSI strike]] that took place at that time delayed the project. After the strike ended, Ravikumar was able to complete [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]'s ''[[Kondattam]]'' and the successful drama with Sarath Kumar, ''[[Natpukkaga]]'' (1998). The film was further delayed when Ravikumar accepted to quickly remake ''Natpukkaga'' in Telugu as ''[[Sneham Kosam]]'' (1999) with [[Chiranjeevi]] in the lead.<ref name="Amar Reddy">{{Cite web |url=http://cinemalead.com/visitor-column-id-the-journey-of-living-legend-rajinikanth-part-6-amar-reddy-15-09-133376.htm |title=The Journey of living legend Rajinikanth&nbsp;– Part 6 |last=Reddy, Amar |date=15 September 2013 |publisher=[[Cinemalead]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219165738/http://cinemalead.com/visitor-column-id-the-journey-of-living-legend-rajinikanth-part-6-amar-reddy-15-09-133376.htm |archive-date=19 December 2014 |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> The shoot of ''Padayappa'' began in November 1998 and was subsequently completed in three months, with the film became a blockbuster upon release, as well as earning positive reviews from critics. Following the success of ''Padayappa'', producer [[K. R. Gangadharan]] signed Ravikumar to direct a film and was insistent that the title should be ''[[Minsara Kanna]]'' (1999), after the popular song from Ravikumar's earlier film. His only collaboration with actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] till date, the film opened to below average reviews collections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/02ss.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |date=2 July 1999 |publisher=M.rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He then completed the village action film ''[[Paattali]]'' (1999) with Sarath Kumar within a month, as well as directing a portion of the record-breaking comedy drama ''[[Suyamvaram]]'', bringing his release count for the year to five.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/15swa.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The review of Swayamvaram |date=15 July 1999 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Ravikumar consequently worked on his first home production through the comedy film ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000), starring [[Kamal Haasan]] in the titular role. While his wife Karpagam produced the film under his home studio RK Celluloids, Ravikumar worked on the screenplay and direction for the film also starring [[Jayaram]], [[Jyothika]] and [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]. Completing the film swiftly despite avid publicity, ''Thenali'' won critical and commercial acclaim, prompting grand felicitations of the director at the success meet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kailasan/news.htm |title=Latest News |publisher=Pvv.ntnu.no |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/sep/21tamil.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Showbuzz! The story of a kiss! Kamal and Jyotika |date=21 September 2000 |publisher=M.rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> In 2001, he had two releases; the Telugu marital comedy ''[[Bava Nachadu]]'' and the family drama ''[[Samudhiram]]'', in which he worked with Sarath Kumar again.


In 2002, Ravikumar made a third collaboration with [[Kamal Haasan]] through the comedy drama ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'', which was produced by his manager [[P. L. Thenappan]]. Telling the story of five friends and a trip to Bangalore which goes awry, the film opened to rave reviews and made profits at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/74/tamil/panchathanthiram/17/review.htm |title=Panchathanthiram Review&nbsp;– Tamil Movie Panchathanthiram Nowrunning Review |date=6 June 2002 |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' (2002), his first film featuring [[Ajith Kumar]], was shot swiftly within forty days and also became a blockbuster upon release. He later remade the film in Telugu in 2003 under the same name with [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] in the lead role, after finishing ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]'' (2003), another village action film with [[Sarath Kumar]]. In 2004, he began production on a third film starring [[Rajinikanth]] titled ''Jaggubhai''. Ravikumar spent six months on pre-production works and missed out on the opportunity to direct Kamal Haasan in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' during the period, but the film was later shelved after a photo shoot. [[Rajinikanth]] had asked for changes to the script and after several months of tinkering, the pair decided to part ways and abandon the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13628063&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703185220/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13628063&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2006 |title=K.S.Ravikumar- Giving hits, his speciality |date=20 January 2007 |publisher=Sify |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He moved on to make ''[[Aethiree]]'' (2004), a film about an imposter gangster with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], before agreeing terms with [[S. S. Chakravarthy|NIC Arts]] to make a follow up film with [[Ajith Kumar]] in three roles from November 2004, after ''Villain'''s success. Despite beginning production soon after the launch, financial problems meant that it progressed slowly and ''[[Varalaru]]'', only had a theatrical release in late 2006. The film, however, won positive reviews and became the blockbuster hit for Ajith until that date. In between, he worked quickly on another action drama, ''[[Saravana]]'' (2006) with [[Silambarasan]], a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Bhadra (2005 film)|Bhadra]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/23var.htm |title=Ajith all the way in Varalaaru |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3231113.ece |title=In the race, surely&nbsp;– Varalaaru |date=27 October 2006 |publisher=Thehindu.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
In 2002, Ravikumar made a third collaboration with [[Kamal Haasan]] through the comedy drama ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'', which was produced by his manager [[P. L. Thenappan]]. Telling the story of five friends and a trip to Bangalore which goes awry, the film opened to rave reviews and made profits at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/74/tamil/panchathanthiram/17/review.htm |title=Panchathanthiram Review&nbsp;– Tamil Movie Panchathanthiram Nowrunning Review |date=6 June 2002 |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=4 June 2015 |archive-date=21 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221235831/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/74/tamil/panchathanthiram/17/review.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' (2002), his first film featuring [[Ajith Kumar]], was shot swiftly within forty days and also became a blockbuster upon release. He later remade the film in Telugu in 2003 under the same name with [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] in the lead role, after finishing ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]'' (2003), another village action film with [[Sarath Kumar]]. In 2004, he began production on a third film starring [[Rajinikanth]] titled ''Jaggubhai''. Ravikumar spent six months on pre-production works and missed out on the opportunity to direct Kamal Haasan in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' during the period, but the film was later shelved after a photo shoot. [[Rajinikanth]] had asked for changes to the script and after several months of tinkering, the pair decided to part ways and abandon the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13628063&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703185220/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13628063&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2006 |title=K.S.Ravikumar- Giving hits, his speciality |date=20 January 2007 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He moved on to make ''[[Aethiree]]'' (2004), a film about an imposter gangster with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], before agreeing terms with [[S. S. Chakravarthy|NIC Arts]] to make a follow-up film with [[Ajith Kumar]] in three roles from November 2004, after ''Villain'''s success. Despite beginning production soon after the launch, financial problems meant that it progressed slowly and ''[[Varalaru]]'', only had a theatrical release in late 2006. The film, however, won positive reviews and became the blockbuster hit for Ajith until that date. In between, he worked quickly on another action drama, ''[[Saravana]]'' (2006) with [[Silambarasan]], a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Bhadra (2005 film)|Bhadra]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/23var.htm |title=Ajith all the way in Varalaaru |work=Rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3231113.ece |title=In the race, surely&nbsp;– Varalaaru |date=27 October 2006 |publisher=Thehindu.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>


=== 2008–2019 ===
Ravikumar collaborated with [[Kamal Haasan]] again in the high-budget venture ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008), where the actor portrayed ten different roles. Revealing that the film was an action adventure, encompassing mankind's concern for the environment, science and faith, ''Dasavathaaram'' became Ravikumar's most expensive and lengthy shoot till date. The film opened to positive reviews and became the most profitable Tamil film of 2008, with Ravikumar's work garnering a [[Filmfare Award for Best Director&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Best Tamil Director Award]] nomination.<ref name="das">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14691880&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613000420/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14691880&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2008 |title=Welcome to |date=20 January 2007 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> ''[[Aadhavan]]'' (2009) featuring [[Suriya]] and [[Nayantara]] was his next release, and it saw him return to his standard "commercial packaging" and the film performed well at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/aadhavan.html |title=Aadhavan&nbsp;– Tamil Movie Reviews&nbsp;– Suriya Nayanthara Ramesh Kanna Vadivelu K.S.Ravikumar Udhayanidhi Stalin Harris Jayaraj |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> His shelved venture, the family-drama ''[[Jaggubhai]]'' (2010), re-began shoot with [[Sarath Kumar]] and [[Shriya Saran]] in mid 2008 but delays meant that the film was only released in January 2010, after a leaked copy had found itself online.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53274.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114103356/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53274.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 January 2010 |title=SarathRadhika in tears: Stars support&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |date=5 January 2010 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He made a further collaboration with [[Kamal Haasan]] again in the romantic comedy ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' (2010), though the film opened to mixed reviews and collections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/reviekeywords/south-review-of-manmadhan-ambu/20101223.htm |title=Kamal Haasan delivers with Manmadhan Ambu&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies |date=23 December 2010 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
Ravikumar collaborated with [[Kamal Haasan]] again in the high-budget venture ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008), where the actor portrayed ten different roles. Revealing that the film was an action adventure, encompassing mankind's concern for the environment, science and faith, ''Dasavathaaram'' became Ravikumar's most expensive and lengthy shoot till date. The film opened to positive reviews and became the most profitable Tamil film of 2008, with Ravikumar's work garnering a [[Filmfare Award for Best Director&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Best Tamil Director Award]] nomination.<ref name="das">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14691880&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613000420/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14691880&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2008 |title=Welcome to |date=20 January 2007 |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> ''[[Aadhavan]]'' (2009) featuring [[Suriya]] and [[Nayantara]] was his next release, and it saw him return to his standard "commercial packaging" and the film performed well at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/aadhavan.html |title=Aadhavan&nbsp;– Tamil Movie Reviews&nbsp;– Suriya Nayanthara Ramesh Kanna Vadivelu K.S.Ravikumar Udhayanidhi Stalin Harris Jayaraj |publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> His shelved venture, the family-drama ''[[Jaggubhai]]'' (2010), re-began shoot with [[Sarath Kumar]] and [[Shriya Saran]] in mid 2008 but delays meant that the film was only released in January 2010, after a leaked copy had found itself online.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53274.html |title=SarathRadhika in tears: Stars support&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |date=5 January 2010 |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He made a further collaboration with [[Kamal Haasan]] again in the romantic comedy ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' (2010), though the film opened to mixed reviews and collections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/reviekeywords/south-review-of-manmadhan-ambu/20101223.htm |title=Kamal Haasan delivers with Manmadhan Ambu&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies |date=23 December 2010 |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>


Ravikumar then chose to collaborate with [[Rajinikanth]] for a historical action film titled ''Rana'' and production began in April 2011, with a photo shoot and scenes involving [[Deepika Padukone]] being shot. However Rajinikanth subsequently fell ill and the film was indefinitely delayed. In the meantime, he collaborated with Rajinikanth's daughter [[Soundarya R. Ashwin]] by writing the story and screenplay for ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' (2014), India's first photorealistic performance capture film, which would serve as a prequel to ''Rana''. After he completed his work, he began production on his first Hindi film, adapting director [[Hari (director)|Hari]]'s Tamil film ''[[Saamy]]'' in a venture titled ''[[Policegiri]]'' (2013) with [[Sanjay Dutt]] in the lead role. However despite a high profile launch, production was troubled as a result of Dutt's impending arrest. Subsequently, the film was rushed with Ravikumar only able to use ten days of Dutt's forty-day schedule for the film, and the director noted he mentally prepared himself for the subsequent box office failure.<ref name="ss">{{Cite web |url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/features/above-and-beyond-the-ks-ravikumar-interview/ |title=Above and Beyond: The KS Ravikumar Interview |publisher=Silverscreen.in |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180102150942/https://silverscreen.in/tamil/features/above-and-beyond-the-ks-ravikumar-interview/ |archive-date=2 January 2018 |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> In January 2014, a felicitation event titled ''Endrendrum Ravikumar'' was held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium marking the director's 25th year in the industry and was attended by several of Ravikumar's contemporaries and colleagues.<ref name="er">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/time-for-a-flashback/article5559243.ece |title=Time for a flashback |last=Udhav Naig |date=10 January 2014 |publisher=Thehindu.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Following the completion of ''Kochadaiiyaan'', Ravikumar began work on a new venture titled ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014) with [[Rajinikanth]], rather than reviving ''Rana''. Signing on [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]] in other lead roles, production began in May 2014 and period scenes were shot around sets in [[Karnataka]]. The film was completed in a period of 120 days, considerably shorter than any other film of equal budget or film starring Rajinikanth in recent times and opened to successful collections commercially. Prior to release, Ravikumar and his scriptwriter Ponkumaran, successfully evaded legal action from claims of plagiarism regarding the script.<ref name="ss" /> He has directed featuring [[Sudeep]], a bilingual film ''[[Mudinja Ivana Pudi]]'' in Tamil and ''[[Kotigobba 2]]'' in Kannada language as the lead role. Both languages of the film have been successful in their industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mudinja-ivana-pudi-review-tamil-movie-20140|title=Mudinja Ivana Pudi review. Mudinja Ivana Pudi Tamil movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-Review-Kotigobba-2/articleshow/53675020.cms|title=Movie Review: Kotigobba 2|website=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> He later directed two Telegu actions films with [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] in ''[[Jai Simha]]'' (2018) and ''[[Ruler (film)|Ruler]]'' (2019).<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/jai-simha-review-telugu-movie-22010</ref><ref>https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/ruler-telugu-movie-review.html</ref>
=== 2013–present ===
After he completed his work, he began production on his first Hindi film, adapting director [[Hari (director)|Hari]]'s Tamil film ''[[Saamy]]'' (2003) in a venture titled ''[[Policegiri]]'' (2013) with [[Sanjay Dutt]] in the lead role. However, despite a high-profile launch, production was troubled as a result of Dutt's impending arrest. Subsequently, the film was rushed with Ravikumar only able to use ten days of Dutt's forty-day schedule for the film, and the director noted he mentally prepared himself for the subsequent box office failure.<ref name="ss">{{Cite web|date=22 December 2014|title=Above and Beyond: The KS Ravikumar Interview|url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/features/above-and-beyond-the-ks-ravikumar-interview/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180102150942/https://silverscreen.in/tamil/features/above-and-beyond-the-ks-ravikumar-interview/|archive-date=2 January 2018|access-date=4 June 2015|website=Silverscreen.in|publisher=}}</ref> In January 2014, a felicitation event titled ''Endrendrum Ravikumar'' was held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium marking the director's 25th year in the industry and was attended by several of Ravikumar's contemporaries and colleagues.<ref name="er">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/time-for-a-flashback/article5559243.ece |title=Time for a flashback |last=Udhav Naig |date=10 January 2014 |publisher=Thehindu.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Following the completion of ''Kochadaiiyaan'', Ravikumar began work on a new venture titled ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014) with [[Rajinikanth]], rather than reviving ''Rana''. Signing on [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]] in other lead roles, production began in May 2014 and period scenes were shot around sets in [[Karnataka]]. The film was completed in a period of 120 days, considerably shorter than any other film of equal budget or film starring Rajinikanth in recent times and opened to successful collections commercially. Prior to release, Ravikumar and his scriptwriter Ponkumaran, successfully evaded legal action from claims of plagiarism regarding the script.<ref name="ss" /> He has directed featuring [[Sudeep]], ''[[Kotigobba 2]]'' in Kannada language as the lead role. The film have been successful in their industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mudinja-ivana-pudi-review-tamil-movie-20140|title=Mudinja Ivana Pudi review. Mudinja Ivana Pudi Tamil movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-Review-Kotigobba-2/articleshow/53675020.cms|title=Movie Review: Kotigobba 2|website=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> He later directed two Telugu actions films with [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] in ''[[Jai Simha]]'' (2018) and ''[[Ruler (film)|Ruler]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jai Simha Movie Review|url=https://indiaglitz.com/jai-simha-review-telugu-movie-22010 |access-date=2020-08-05 |work=Indiaglitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Review : Ruler – Old School Action Drama|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/ruler-telugu-movie-review.html |access-date=2019-12-21 |work= 123 Telugu}}</ref>


=== 2020–present===
He has since acted in several films and played the lead in ''[[Mathil]]'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mathil Movie Review: KS Ravikumar just about salvages a middling good-intentioned drama|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/Apr/14/mathil-movie-review-ks-ravikumar-just-about-salvages-a-middling-good-intentioneddrama-23954.html |access-date=2021-04-14 |work=Cinema Express}}</ref> In the science-fiction comedy ''[[Koogle Kuttappa]]'' (2022), the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film, ''[[Android Kunjappan Version 5.25]]'', that has helped unearth the fine actor in director K. S. Ravikumar. As the hot-headed Subramani, the director-turned-actor effortlessly eases into the role whose success relies heavily on the chemistry he shares with the humanoid robot.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Koogle Kuttappa Movie Review: Ravikumar shoulders a memorable retelling  |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/May/06/koogle-kuttappa-movie-reviewravikumar-shoulders-a-memorable-retelling-31314.html |access-date=2022-05-06 |work=Cinema Express}}</ref>
 
After theses ''Ayya Ullen Ayya'' (2020) and ''[[Naan Sirithal]]'' (2020),  K. S. Ravikumar makes a solid start in his first-ever film ''[[Mathil]]'' (2021) as the lead.<ref>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/apr/14/mathil-movie-review-ks-ravikumar-just-about-salvages-a-middling-good-intentioneddrama-23954.html</ref>


== Style of working ==
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Ravikumar's films are usually made with a commercial format in the [[Masala film|masala]] genre, with action, family sentiment, comedy, betrayal, revenge and redemption appearing as key themes. The decision against marking [[art film]]s was a self-made decision, despite making his debut with a significantly different thriller in ''[[Puriyaadha Pudhir]]'' (1990).<ref name="ss" /><ref name="speciality">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/30/stories/2002103000080200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040116031114/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/30/stories/2002103000080200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2004 |title=Giving hits, his speciality |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=30 October 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Ravikumar has often associated with the same team of writers and assistants since his early career, with actor-director [[Ramesh Khanna]] being a constant fixture in his team since a shelved venture titled ''Pudhu Kaaviyam'' was announced in 1990. Rather than considering his original storylines, Ravikumar has primarily gathered plots from other writers, refined them and adapted them into screenplays. He has also regularly associated with [[Erode Soundar]] in village action films, M. A. Kennedy in romantic comedies and [[Crazy Mohan]] in ventures featuring [[Kamal Haasan]]. Ravikumar often works on the script with his own story discussion team, away from his assistant directors, revealing that writing was "a personal process".<ref name="ss" /> However, for the production of ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014), he revealed that the rush to finish the film by December 2014, meant he was unable to stay solely focused on the script and ventured out to help his assistants scout locations and arrange schedules.
Ravikumar's films are usually in the [[Masala film|masala]] genre,<ref>{{Cite web|title=KS Ravikumar: Pariyerum Perumal is a masala film|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2021/apr/21/ks-ravikumarpariyerum-perumal-is-a-masala-film-24089.html|access-date=11 January 2022|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=}}</ref> with action, family sentiment, comedy, betrayal, revenge and redemption appearing as key themes. He consciously avoids marking experimental or [[art film]]s, despite making his directorial debut with ''Puriyaadha Pudhir''.<ref name="ss" /><ref name="speciality">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/30/stories/2002103000080200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040116031114/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/30/stories/2002103000080200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2004 |title=Giving hits, his speciality |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=30 October 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Ravikumar has often associated with the same team of writers and assistants since his early career, with actor-director [[Ramesh Khanna]] being a near constant fixture in his team since a shelved venture titled ''Pudhu Kaaviyam'' was announced in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-04|title=இப்படி ஒரு கிராஃப் தமிழ் சினிமாவில் ஒரே ஒருத்தருக்கு மட்டும்தான் இருக்கு! - ரமேஷ் கண்ணா எழுதும் திரையிடாத நினைவுகள் #9|url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/360-news/thodargal/vikram-exclaims-rajakumarans-love-devayani-ramesh-kanna-thiraiyidadha-ninaivugal|access-date=2021-09-16|website=[[Nakkheeran]]|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=சனா|title="கமல் சார், என்னை டக்குனு தூக்கிப்போட்டுட்டார்!"- ரமேஷ் கண்ணா #Panchathanthiram|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/ramesh-kanna-talks-about-panchathanthiram-movie|access-date=2022-01-19|website=[[Ananda Vikatan]]|date=2 July 2020 |language=ta}}</ref> Rather than considering his original storylines, Ravikumar has primarily gathered plots from other writers, refined them and adapted them into screenplays. He has regularly associated with [[Erode Soundar]] in village-based films, M. A. Kennedy in romantic comedies and [[Crazy Mohan]] in ventures featuring [[Kamal Haasan]]. Ravikumar often works on the script with his own story discussion team, away from his assistant directors, revealing that writing was "a personal process". However, for the production of ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014), he revealed that the rush to finish the film by December 2014, meant he was unable to stay solely focused on the script and ventured out to help his assistants scout locations and arrange schedules.<ref name="ss" />


Ravikumar is renowned for his quick schedules and his prompt completion of films, with [[Sify]] noting he is often considered a "film producer's delight" for his ability to stay within time and budget allotments.<ref name="ss image">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12110055&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321215723/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12110055&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 March 2015 |title=Welcome to |date=20 January 2007 |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He made an exception for his quick paced schedules with [[Kamal Haasan]]'s ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008), indicating it was significantly more difficult to make than his previous ventures and involved extensive simultaneous CGI work to production.<ref name="das" /> The shooting for ''Lingaa'', one of the most expensive films in Tamil film history, was completed within 120 days. The duration was significantly smaller than any other Tamil film of equal budget, as well as for any recent film starring a leading actor, such as [[Rajinikanth]], in the main role.<ref name="ss" /> Ravikumar has also made cameo appearances in most of his directorial ventures, likening them to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s [[List of Alfred Hitchcock cameo appearances|cameo appearances]].<ref name="speciality" />
Ravikumar is renowned for his quick schedules and his prompt completion of films, with [[Sify]] noting he is often considered a "film producer's delight" for being able to stay within time and budget allotments.<ref name="ss image">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12110055&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321215723/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12110055&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 March 2015 |title=Welcome to |date=20 January 2007 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He made an exception for his quick paced schedules with ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008), saying it was significantly more difficult to make than his previous ventures and involved extensive simultaneous CGI work to production.<ref name="das" /> The shooting for ''Lingaa'', one of the most expensive Tamil films to that point, was completed within 120 days. The duration was significantly smaller than any other Tamil film of equal budget, as well as for any recent film starring a leading actor, such as [[Rajinikanth]], in the main role.<ref name="ss" /> Ravikumar has also made cameo appearances in most of his directorial ventures, likening them to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s [[List of cameo appearances by Alfred Hitchcock|cameo appearances]].<ref name="speciality" />


=== Approach to actors ===
=== Approach to actors ===
Ravikumar has often chose to work with established actors rather than newcomers, indicating that they are commercially more viable than newcomers, and are easier to handle them as they are more experienced.<ref name="ss image" /> He has regularly worked on his scripts only after finalising the lead actor, adding changes in the original plot line in order to blend it into the actor's image.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/%E2%80%98Cinema-is-just-business%E2%80%99/article14568240.ece|title=Cinema is just business|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|date=13 August 2016|access-date=9 June 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Describing his collaborations with [[Rajinikanth]], Ravikumar noted he ensured that each scene was discussed with the actor during the making of ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999) and that Rajinikanth decided exactly where to place punch dialogues in order to attract audiences.<ref name="ss image" /> Referring to his work with [[Kamal Haasan]], he noted that the actor would describe a detailed scene on how to make his core audience of "city-slickers" laugh during the making of ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000) and ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'' (2002), and then request Ravikumar to add a slapstick element to make it applicable to village audiences too.<ref name="ss image" /> Ravikumar has also often collaborated with Sarath Kumar, who has since dedicated his success to the director's opportunities, with the pair working on several quickly shot village action films in the 1990s.<ref name="er" />
Ravikumar has often chosen to work with established actors rather than newcomers, indicating that they are commercially more viable than newcomers, and are easier to handle them as they are more experienced.<ref name="ss image" /> He has regularly worked on his scripts only after finalising the lead actor, adding changes in the original plot line in order to blend it into the actor's image.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/%E2%80%98Cinema-is-just-business%E2%80%99/article14568240.ece|title=Cinema is just business|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=13 August 2016|access-date=9 June 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Describing his collaborations with [[Rajinikanth]], Ravikumar noted he ensured that each scene was discussed with the actor during the making of ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999) and that Rajinikanth decided exactly where to place punch dialogues in order to attract audiences.<ref name="ss image" /> Referring to his work with [[Kamal Haasan]], he noted that the actor would describe a detailed scene on how to make his core audience of "city-slickers" laugh during the making of ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000) and ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' (2002), and then request Ravikumar to add a slapstick element to make it applicable to village audiences too.<ref name="ss image" /> Ravikumar has also often collaborated with Sarath Kumar, who has since dedicated his success to the director's opportunities, with the pair working on several quickly shot village action films in the 1990s.<ref name="er" />


Ravikumar's temper with technicians has often been described to be "constantly on the edge", with assistant directors often remarking that Ravikumar yells regularly on set to ensure the production team work more efficiently. Director [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]] revealed that during his stint as an assistant director, he fell out with Ravikumar and was subsequently left out of the team of ''[[Purusha Lakshanam]]'' (1993) after irking the director.<ref name="ss" />
Ravikumar's temper with technicians has often been described to be "constantly on the edge", with assistant directors often remarking that Ravikumar yells regularly on set to ensure the production team work more efficiently. Director [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]] revealed that during his stint as an assistant director, he fell out with Ravikumar and was subsequently left out of the team of ''[[Purusha Lakshanam]]'' (1993) after irking the director.<ref name="ss" />


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}


*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
=== As director and screenwriter ===
 
*''Note: other than Suyamvaram, he wrote the screenplay of all of his films.''
=== As director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Year
! Film
! Film
! Role
!Language
! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
|| 1990 || ''[[Puriyaadha Pudhir]]'' || Cellmate ||
|| 1990 || ''[[Puriyada Pudir]]''  
| rowspan="19" |Tamil|| Remake of ''[[Tarka (film)|Tarka]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1991 ||  ''[[Cheran Pandiyan]]''|| ||
| rowspan="2" | 1991 ||  ''[[Cheran Pandian]]''||
|-
|-
| ''[[Putham Pudhu Payanam]]'' || Sivalingam ||
| ''[[Putham Pudhu Payanam]]'' ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1992 || ''[[Oor Mariyadhai]]'' || Rakappan ||
| rowspan="2" | 1992 || ''[[Oor Mariyadhai]]'' ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Pondatti Rajyam]]'' || Neighbour ||
| ''[[Pondatti Rajyam]]'' ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1993 || ''[[Suriyan Chandiran]]'' ||  ||
| rowspan="3" | 1993 || ''[[Suriyan Chandran]]'' ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Band Master]]'' ||  ||
| ''[[Band Master]]'' ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Purusha Lakshanam]]''
| ''[[Purusha Lakshanam]]''||
| Photographer ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''[[Sakthivel]]''
| rowspan="2" | 1994 || ''[[Sakthivel]]'' ||
| ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Nattamai]]''
|''[[Nattamai]]''|| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]]
| Villager || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1995 || ''[[Muthukulikka Vaariyala]]''
| rowspan="3" | 1995 || ''[[Muthukulikka Vaariyala]]''||
| Army officer ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]''
| ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]''||
| Financial partner ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Muthu (1995 film)|Muthu]]''
| ''[[Muthu (1995 film)|Muthu]]''||
| Landlord in Kerala ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''[[Parambarai]]''
| rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''[[Parambarai]]''||
| ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Avvai Shanmugi]]''
| ''[[Avvai Shanmugi]]''||
| Market man ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[Dharma Chakkaram (1997 film)|Dharma Chakkaram]]''
| rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''[[Dharma Chakkaram (1997 film)|Dharma Chakkaram]]''||
| Cameo appearance  ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Pistha]]''
| ''[[Pistha (1997 film)|Pistha]]''||
| Guitarist ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1998 || ''[[Kondattam]]''
| rowspan="2" | 1998 || ''[[Kondattam]]''|| Also story writer
| Photographer ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Natpukkaga]]''
| ''[[Natpukkaga]]''||[[Filmfare Award for Best Film&nbsp;– Tamil]]<br /> [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
| Limping priest ||[[Filmfare Award for Best Film&nbsp;– Tamil]]<br /> [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="5"| 1999 || ''[[Sneham Kosam]]''
| rowspan="5" | 1999 || ''[[Sneham Kosam]]''
| || Telugu film
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Remake of ''[[Natpukkaga]]''; dual roles
|-
|-
| ''[[Padayappa]]''
| ''[[Padayappa]]''
| Cameo appearance || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
| rowspan="5" |Tamil|| Also story writer<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || ||
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Minsara Kanna]]''
| ''[[Minsara Kanna]]''||
| Company GM ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Paattali]]''
| ''[[Paattali]]''||
| Flower Decorator ||
|-
|-
|| 2000 || ''[[Thenali]]''
|| 2000 || ''[[Thenali]]''||25th film
| Himself ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''[[Bava Nachadu]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Bava Nachadu]]''
||Cameo appearance ||Telugu film
|Telugu||
|-
|-
| ''[[Samudhiram]]''
| ''[[Samudhiram]]''
|| Cameo appearance  ||
| rowspan="4" |Tamil||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''[[Panchathantiram]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Panchathantiram]]''||
|| Flight captain ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]''
| ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]''||
| Man requesting a photo  ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]''||
| Building contractor  ||
|-
|-
|''[[Villain (2003 film)|Villain]]''  
|''[[Villain (2003 film)|Villain]]''  
| Tamil director ||Telugu film
|Telugu ||Remake of the [[Villain (2002 film)|film of the same name]]
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Aethiree]]''
| 2004 || ''[[Aethiree]]''
| Bachelor ||
| rowspan="7" |Tamil||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''[[Saravana]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[Saravana]]''||
| Train passenger ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Varalaru (film)|Varalaru]]''
| ''[[Varalaru (film)|Varalaru]]''|| [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]
| Family doctor || [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''
| 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''|| [[ITFA Best Director Award]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]<br /> Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Film]]<br />Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]<br />Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
| Dancer || [[ITFA Best Director Award]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]<br /> Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Film]]<br />Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]<br />Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Director]]
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Aadhavan]]''
| 2009 || ''[[Aadhavan]]''|| Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Film]]<br />Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]
| New servant || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Film]]<br />Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Jaggubhai]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Jaggubhai]]''||
| Airport supervisor ||
|-
|-
|''[[Manmadhan Ambu]]''
|''[[Manmadhan Ambu]]''||
| Himself ||
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Policegiri]]''
| 2013 || ''[[Policegiri]]''
| ||Hindi film
|[[Hindi]] ||Remake of ''[[Saamy]]''
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
| ''[[Lingaa]]''
| ''[[Lingaa]]''
| "Finishing" Kumar ||Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]
|Tamil||Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Favourite Director]]
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kotigobba 2]]'' / ''[[Mudinja Ivana Pudi]]''  
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Kotigobba 2]]''  
| Dancer in song "Kotigobba / Aisalamma" ||Kannada&nbsp;— Tamil bilingual
|[[Kannada]]|| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film
|-
|''Mudinja Ivana Pudi''
|Tamil
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Jai Simha]]''
| 2018 || ''[[Jai Simha]]''
| Court Judge  || Telugu film
| rowspan="2" |Telugu||
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
|''[[Ruler (film)|Ruler]]'' || ||Telugu film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/balakrishna-starrer-ruler-wraps-up-its-thailand-schedule/articleshow/70907885.cms|title=Balakrishna starrer Ruler wraps up its Thailand schedule - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|''[[Ruler (film)|Ruler]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/balakrishna-starrer-ruler-wraps-up-its-thailand-schedule/articleshow/70907885.cms|title=Balakrishna starrer Ruler wraps up its Thailand schedule|website=The Times of India|date=30 August 2019 }}</ref>
|-
|}
|}


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!Year
!Year
!Film
!Film
!Director
!Notes
!Note
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
|''[[Thenali]]''
|''[[Thenali]]''
|K. S. Ravikumar
|Co-produced with R. Karpagam
|
|-
|2022
| ''[[Koogle Kuttappa]]''
|Co-produced with Kallal Global Entertainment
|-
|2024
|''[[Hit List (2024 film)|Hit List]]''
|Co-Produced With Ramesh Grand Creations
|}
|}


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!Film
!Film
!Director
!Director
!Note
!Notes
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|''[[Kochadaiyaan]]''
|''[[Kochadaiyaan]]''
| [[Soundarya Rajinikanth|Soundarya Rajnikanth]]
| [[Soundarya Rajinikanth|Soundarya Rajnikanth]]
|story, screenplay, dialogue<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-gift-to-the-tamil-audience-rajinikanth/article5767051.ece |title=A gift to the Tamil audience: Rajinikanth |date=9 March 2014 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-gift-to-the-tamil-audience-rajinikanth/article5767051.ece |title=A gift to the Tamil audience: Rajinikanth |date=9 March 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
|}
|}


=== As actor ===
=== As actor ===
{| class="wikitable"
*''All films are in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], unless otherwise noted.''
|+
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Note
!Film
|-
!Role
| 1986 || ''[[Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum]]'' || Mohan's friend || Uncredited
!Note
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Raaja Raajathan]]'' || Priest || Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''[[Pudhu Vasantham]]'' || Watchman || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Puriyada Pudir]]'' || Cellmate || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991 || ''[[Cheran Pandian]]'' || Sundaram ||
|-
| ''[[Putham Pudhu Payanam]]'' || Sivalingam ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992 || ''[[Oor Mariyadhai]]'' || Rakappan || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Pondatti Rajyam]]'' || Sandhegam ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |1993 || ''[[Suriyan Chandran]]'' ||  ||
|-
| ''Madhumathi'' ||  ||
|-
| ''[[Band Master]]'' || Band Master || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Purusha Lakshanam]]'' || Photographer || Guest appearance
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Nattamai]]'' || Villager || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995 || ''[[Muthukulikka Vaariyala]]'' || Raja ||
|-
| ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]'' || Financial partner ||
|-
| ''[[Muthu (1995 film)|Muthu]]'' || Landlord in Kerala ||
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Avvai Shanmugi]]'' || Market man || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997 || ''[[Dharma Chakkaram (1997 film)|Dharma Chakkaram]]'' || Inspector || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Pistha (1997 film)|Pistha]]'' || Guitarist || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Pagaivan]]'' || Durairaj ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''[[Kondattam]]'' || Photographer || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Santhosham (1998 film)|Santhosham]]'' ||  ||
|-
| ''[[Golmaal (1998 film)|Golmaal]]'' || ACP Bike Pandian & Chinna Pandi || Dual role
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Natpukkaga]]'' || Limping priest || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1999 || ''[[Sneham Kosam]]'' || Airport passenger / Limping priest || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]; Guest appearance (dual roles)
|-
| ''[[Ponnu Veetukkaran]]'' || Jeeva's father ||
|-
| ''[[Padayappa]]'' || Guest at Anitha's birthday party || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Minsara Kanna]]'' || Company GM || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Paattali]]'' || Flower Decorator || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Kannaal Pesavaa]]'' ||  ||
|-
| ''[[Thenali]]'' || Himself || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Bava Nachadu]]'' || [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]] driver || Telugu film
|-
| ''[[Dost (2001 Tamil film)|Dost]]'' || Boxing referee || Guest apperarance
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2002 || ''[[Thamizh]]'' || Police Inspector ||
|-
| ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' || Flight captain Kumar || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' || Man requesting a photo || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Kadhal Virus]]'' || Himself || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''[[Indru Mudhal]]'' || Dr. K. S. Ravikumar ||
|-
| ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]'' || Building contractor || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Villain (2003 film)|Villain]]'' || Himself || Telugu film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Arul (film)|Arul]]'' || Thirupathi ||
|-
| ''[[Aethiree]]'' || Bachelor || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006 || ''[[Thalai Nagaram]]'' || Assistant Commissioner ||
|-
| ''[[Thalaimagan]]'' || || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Saravana]]'' || Train passenger || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Varalaru (film)|Varalaru]]'' || Family doctor || Guest appearance
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Thottal Poo Malarum]]'' || Taxi driver ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || Dancer || Special appearance in the song "Ulaganaygane"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval]]'' || Manickavel ||
|-
| ''[[Aadhavan]]'' || New servant ||  Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010 || ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| ''[[Jaggubhai]]'' || Airport supervisor ||  Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Manmadhan Ambu]]'' || Himself ||  Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Onbadhule Guru]]'' || DSP Balram Naidu ||
|-
| ''[[Policegiri]]'' || Drunk guest || [[Hindi]] film
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2014 || ''[[Ninaithathu Yaaro]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| ''[[Inga Enna Solluthu]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| ''[[Sigaram Thodu]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
| ''[[Aadama Jaichomada]]'' || K. Sathyamoorthy ||
|-
| ''[[Lingaa]]'' || "Finishing" Kumar ||  Guest appearance
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Thanga Magan (2015 film)|Thanga Magan]]'' || Vijayraghavan ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2016 || ''[[Kotigobba 2]]'' || rowspan="2"| Dancer || [[Kannada]] film; cameo appearance in the title song
|-
|-
|1986
| ''Mudinja Ivana Pudi'' || Cameo appearance in the song "Aisalamma"
|''[[Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum]]''
|Mohan's friend
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|1989
| ''[[Rekka (film)|Rekka]]'' || Ratna ||
|''[[Raaja Raajathan]]''
|Priest
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|1990
| ''[[Remo (film)|Remo]]'' || Himself ||
|''[[Pudhu Vasantham]]''
|Watchman
|Uncredited
|-
|-
|1991
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom]]'' || Politician ||
|''[[Cheran Pandiyan]]''
|Sundaram
|
|-
|-
|1995
| ''[[Maayavan]]'' || Minister ||
|''Madhumathi''
|
|
|-
|-
|1997
| ''[[Palli Paruvathile]]'' || Sarangan ||
|''[[Pagaivan]]''
|Durairaj
|
|-
|-
|1998
| 2018 || ''[[Jai Simha]]'' || Court judge || Telugu film
|''[[Golmaal (1998 film)|Golmaal]]''
|ACP Bike Pandian (Periya Pandi) and Chinna Pandi
|
|-
|-
|1998
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Ayogya]]'' || Head Constable Abdul Kader ||
|''[[Santhosham (1998 film)|Santhosham]] ''
|
|
|-
|-
|1999
| ''[[Comali]]'' || MLA Dharmaraj ||
|''[[Ponnu Veetukkaran]]''
| Manogar, Muthu's father
|
|-
|-
|2000
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || ''Ayya Ullen Ayya'' ||  ||
|''[[Kannaal Pesavaa]]''
|
|
|-
|-
|2001
| ''[[Naan Sirithal]]'' || Dilli Babu ||
|''[[Dosth (2001 Tamil film)|Dosth]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|-
|2002
| rowspan="3" | 2021 || ''[[Mathil]]'' || Lakshmikanthan ||
|''[[Thamizh]]''
|Police Inspector
|
|-
|-
|2002
| ''[[Maaligai]]'' || O. K. Kumar ||
|''[[Kadhal Virus]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|-
|2003
| ''Obama Ungalukkaaga'' ||  ||
|''[[Indru Mudhal]]''
|
|
|-
|-
|2004
| rowspan="5" | 2022 || ''[[Koogle Kuttappa]]'' || Subramani ||
|''[[Arul]]''
| Union Leader
|
|-
|-
|2006
| ''[[Maayon (film)|Maayon]]'' || Vasudevan ||
|''[[Thalai Nagaram]]''
| Assistant Commissioner
|
|-
|-
|2007
| ''[[Cobra (2022 film)|Cobra]]'' || Nellaiappan ||
|''[[Thottal Poo Malarum]]''
| Taxi driver
|
|-
|-
|2009
| ''[[Miral (2022 film)|Miral]]'' || Rama's father ||
|''[[Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval]]''
|Manickavel
|
|-
|-
|2010
| ''[[Varalaru Mukkiyam]]'' || Gopal ||
|''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa|Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|-
|2013
| rowspan="5" | 2023 || ''[[Ghosty (2023 film)|Ghosty]]'' || Dass ||
|''[[Onbadhule Guru]]''
|DSP Balram Naidu
|
|-
|-
|2014
| ''[[Japan (2023 film)|Japan]]'' || Minister Pazhanisamy ||
|''[[Inga Enna Solluthu]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|-
|2014
| ''[[80s Buildup]]'' || Yama ||
|''[[Ninaithathu Yaaro]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|-
|2014
| ''[[Annapoorani]]'' || 'Arusuvai' Annamalai ||
|''[[Sigaram Thodu]]''
|Ravi
|
|-
|-
|2014
| ''Sarakku'' || Judge ||
|''[[Aadama Jaichomada]]''
|K. Sathyamoorthy
|
|-
|-
|2015
| rowspan="6" | 2024 || ''[[Lal Salaam (2024 film)|Lal Salaam]]'' || Ra. Sathyamoorthy ||
|''[[Thanga Magan (2015 film)|Thanga Magan]]''
|Vijayraghavan
|
|-
|-
|2016
| ''[[Aranmanai 4]]'' || DSP Jagadeesan ||
|''[[Rekka (film)|Rekka]]''
|Ratna, Shiva's father
|
|-
|-
|2016
| ''[[Saamaniyan]]'' || Murugavel ||
|''[[Remo (film)|Remo]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|-
|2017
| ''[[Vasco Da Gama (film)|Vasco Da Gama]]'' || Uthaman & Binu ||
|''[[En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom]]''
|Politician
|
|-
|-
|2017
| ''[[Andhagan]]'' || Dr. Sami ||
|''[[Maayavan]]''
| Minister
|
|-
|-
|2019
| ''[[Kanguva]]'' || Nolasco Raposo ||
|''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Ayogya]]''
|Head Constable Abdul Kader
|
|-
|-
|2019
| rowspan="3" | 2025 || ''[[Rajabheema]]'' || Minister Mandranayagam ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/raja-bheema/movie-review/117674753.cms|title=Raja Bheema Movie Review : A well-meaning but generic tale about man and beast lumbers along|work=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref>
|''[[Comali]]''
| MLA Dharmaraj
|
|-
|-
|2020
| [[Dragon (2025 film)|''Dragon'']] || Parasuram ||
|''Ayya Ullen Ayya''
|
|
|-
|-
|2020
| ''[[School (2025 film)|School]]'' || Inspector Kaleeshwaran || <ref>{{cite news |last1=M |first1=Narayani |title=School Movie Review: Too many subjects in a forgettable horror flick |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/May/23/school-movie-review-too-many-subjects-in-a-forgettable-horror-flick |work=Cinema Express |date=23 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|''[[Naan Sirithal]]''
| Dilli Babu
|
|-
|-
|2021
|rowspan="2"|2026
|''[[Mathil]]''
|''[[Ustaad Bhagat Singh]]''
|Lakshmikanthan
|Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao
|A ZEE5 original film
|Telugu film
|-
|-
|2021
|{{Pending film|Kara}}
|''[[Cobra (2020 film)|Cobra]]''
| Kandhasaami
|
|Post-production
|Post-production
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Television show
!Role
!Network
|-
|2023
|''Kadhaippoma''
|Cameo
|YouTube
(Chapter - 10 )
|-
|2024
|''[[Super Singer 10|Super Singer Season 10]]''
|Guest
|[[Star Vijay]]
|-
|-
|2021
|2024
|''[[Maaligai (film)|Maaligai]]''
|''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors season 4|Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 4]]''
|Police Commissioner
|Guest
|Filming
|[[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 27 March 2026


K. S. Ravikumar
Ravikumar in 2013
Born
K. S. Ravikumar

(1958-05-30) 30 May 1958 (age 68)[1]
Vanganoor, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Actor
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)Karpagam Ravikumar
Children3

K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema and few Telugu films. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Indian cinema. He has won many awards including one Filmfare Award South and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Career[edit | edit source]

1990–1997[edit | edit source]

Ravikumar assisted various directors such as Bharathiraja, Vikraman, E. Ramdoss, Nagesh, Ramarajan and K. Rangaraj. Ravikumar worked as co-director on R. B. Choudary's production Pudhu Vasantham directed by Vikraman and the success of the film prompted the producer to give Ravikumar a chance to make his directorial debut.[2] Ravikumar thus debuted as a film maker through Puriyaadha Pudhir (1990), a crime thriller starring Rahman and Raghuvaran. A remake of the Kannada film Tarka, the film won positive reviews upon release and remains as Ravikumar's only film outside the masala film genre.[3] The success of the film meant that Ravikumar was able to expand his team of assistants and shortly after began work on a film under the same production house titled Pudhu Kaaviyam with Vikram in the lead role, though the venture was later shelved. He subsequently switched his genre of films to make a series of village action entertainers and regularly collaborated with actor Sarath Kumar, scoring successes with Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Nattamai (1994), after which he became a highly sought after film maker in the Tamil film industry.[4]

Ravikumar then signed on to make Muthu (1995), adapting Priyadarshan's Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath, for a film produced by K. Balachander and starring Rajinikanth. Despite buying the official remake rights, he worked on his own screenplay, and the film consequently went on to gain "cult classic" status in India and Japan, as well as becoming one of the most profitable Tamil films till date at release.[5] Soon after he worked with Kamal Haasan for the first time in Avvai Shanmugi (1996), an Indian adaptation of the American comedy film, Mrs. Doubtfire. The film, also featuring Meena and Gemini Ganesan, won positive reviews and performed well at the box office. The Hindu praised the film claiming "turns out to be entertainer, mouthful from start to finish".[6][7] The success of his two films with the two leading Tamil actors prompted further opportunities in big productions in 1997, notably Vijayakanth's Dharma Chakkaram and the comedy Pistha featuring Karthik.[8]

1998–2010[edit | edit source]

Ravikumar with Rajinikanth at Lingaa shooting

In December 1997, Ravikumar announced his next project Padayappa (1999) would feature Rajinikanth again as the lead actor with Sivaji Ganesan also in a pivotal role. Though principal photography for the film was supposed to have started in April 1998, the FEFSI strike that took place at that time delayed the project. After the strike ended, Ravikumar was able to complete Arjun's Kondattam and the successful drama with Sarath Kumar, Natpukkaga (1998). The film was further delayed when Ravikumar accepted to quickly remake Natpukkaga in Telugu as Sneham Kosam (1999) with Chiranjeevi in the lead.[9] The shoot of Padayappa began in November 1998 and was subsequently completed in three months, with the film became a blockbuster upon release, as well as earning positive reviews from critics. Following the success of Padayappa, producer K. R. Gangadharan signed Ravikumar to direct a film and was insistent that the title should be Minsara Kanna (1999), after the popular song from Ravikumar's earlier film. His only collaboration with actor Vijay till date, the film opened to below average reviews collections.[10] He then completed the village action film Paattali (1999) with Sarath Kumar within a month, as well as directing a portion of the record-breaking comedy drama Suyamvaram, bringing his release count for the year to five.[11] Ravikumar consequently worked on his first home production through the comedy film Thenali (2000), starring Kamal Haasan in the titular role. While his wife Karpagam produced the film under his home studio RK Celluloids, Ravikumar worked on the screenplay and direction for the film also starring Jayaram, Jyothika and Devayani. Completing the film swiftly despite avid publicity, Thenali won critical and commercial acclaim, prompting grand felicitations of the director at the success meet.[12][13] In 2001, he had two releases; the Telugu marital comedy Bava Nachadu and the family drama Samudhiram, in which he worked with Sarath Kumar again.

In 2002, Ravikumar made a third collaboration with Kamal Haasan through the comedy drama Panchathanthiram, which was produced by his manager P. L. Thenappan. Telling the story of five friends and a trip to Bangalore which goes awry, the film opened to rave reviews and made profits at the box office.[14] Villain (2002), his first film featuring Ajith Kumar, was shot swiftly within forty days and also became a blockbuster upon release. He later remade the film in Telugu in 2003 under the same name with Rajasekhar in the lead role, after finishing Paarai (2003), another village action film with Sarath Kumar. In 2004, he began production on a third film starring Rajinikanth titled Jaggubhai. Ravikumar spent six months on pre-production works and missed out on the opportunity to direct Kamal Haasan in Vasool Raja MBBS during the period, but the film was later shelved after a photo shoot. Rajinikanth had asked for changes to the script and after several months of tinkering, the pair decided to part ways and abandon the project.[15] He moved on to make Aethiree (2004), a film about an imposter gangster with Madhavan, before agreeing terms with NIC Arts to make a follow-up film with Ajith Kumar in three roles from November 2004, after Villain's success. Despite beginning production soon after the launch, financial problems meant that it progressed slowly and Varalaru, only had a theatrical release in late 2006. The film, however, won positive reviews and became the blockbuster hit for Ajith until that date. In between, he worked quickly on another action drama, Saravana (2006) with Silambarasan, a remake of the Telugu film Bhadra (2005).[16][17]

Ravikumar collaborated with Kamal Haasan again in the high-budget venture Dasavathaaram (2008), where the actor portrayed ten different roles. Revealing that the film was an action adventure, encompassing mankind's concern for the environment, science and faith, Dasavathaaram became Ravikumar's most expensive and lengthy shoot till date. The film opened to positive reviews and became the most profitable Tamil film of 2008, with Ravikumar's work garnering a Filmfare Best Tamil Director Award nomination.[18] Aadhavan (2009) featuring Suriya and Nayantara was his next release, and it saw him return to his standard "commercial packaging" and the film performed well at the box office.[19] His shelved venture, the family-drama Jaggubhai (2010), re-began shoot with Sarath Kumar and Shriya Saran in mid 2008 but delays meant that the film was only released in January 2010, after a leaked copy had found itself online.[20] He made a further collaboration with Kamal Haasan again in the romantic comedy Manmadan Ambu (2010), though the film opened to mixed reviews and collections.[21]

2013–present[edit | edit source]

After he completed his work, he began production on his first Hindi film, adapting director Hari's Tamil film Saamy (2003) in a venture titled Policegiri (2013) with Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. However, despite a high-profile launch, production was troubled as a result of Dutt's impending arrest. Subsequently, the film was rushed with Ravikumar only able to use ten days of Dutt's forty-day schedule for the film, and the director noted he mentally prepared himself for the subsequent box office failure.[22] In January 2014, a felicitation event titled Endrendrum Ravikumar was held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium marking the director's 25th year in the industry and was attended by several of Ravikumar's contemporaries and colleagues.[23] Following the completion of Kochadaiiyaan, Ravikumar began work on a new venture titled Lingaa (2014) with Rajinikanth, rather than reviving Rana. Signing on Anushka Shetty and Sonakshi Sinha in other lead roles, production began in May 2014 and period scenes were shot around sets in Karnataka. The film was completed in a period of 120 days, considerably shorter than any other film of equal budget or film starring Rajinikanth in recent times and opened to successful collections commercially. Prior to release, Ravikumar and his scriptwriter Ponkumaran, successfully evaded legal action from claims of plagiarism regarding the script.[22] He has directed featuring Sudeep, Kotigobba 2 in Kannada language as the lead role. The film have been successful in their industry.[24][25] He later directed two Telugu actions films with Nandamuri Balakrishna in Jai Simha (2018) and Ruler (2019).[26][27]

He has since acted in several films and played the lead in Mathil (2021).[28] In the science-fiction comedy Koogle Kuttappa (2022), the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film, Android Kunjappan Version 5.25, that has helped unearth the fine actor in director K. S. Ravikumar. As the hot-headed Subramani, the director-turned-actor effortlessly eases into the role whose success relies heavily on the chemistry he shares with the humanoid robot.[29]

Style of working[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Ravikumar's films are usually in the masala genre,[30] with action, family sentiment, comedy, betrayal, revenge and redemption appearing as key themes. He consciously avoids marking experimental or art films, despite making his directorial debut with Puriyaadha Pudhir.[22][31] Ravikumar has often associated with the same team of writers and assistants since his early career, with actor-director Ramesh Khanna being a near constant fixture in his team since a shelved venture titled Pudhu Kaaviyam was announced in 1990.[32][33] Rather than considering his original storylines, Ravikumar has primarily gathered plots from other writers, refined them and adapted them into screenplays. He has regularly associated with Erode Soundar in village-based films, M. A. Kennedy in romantic comedies and Crazy Mohan in ventures featuring Kamal Haasan. Ravikumar often works on the script with his own story discussion team, away from his assistant directors, revealing that writing was "a personal process". However, for the production of Lingaa (2014), he revealed that the rush to finish the film by December 2014, meant he was unable to stay solely focused on the script and ventured out to help his assistants scout locations and arrange schedules.[22]

Ravikumar is renowned for his quick schedules and his prompt completion of films, with Sify noting he is often considered a "film producer's delight" for being able to stay within time and budget allotments.[34] He made an exception for his quick paced schedules with Dasavathaaram (2008), saying it was significantly more difficult to make than his previous ventures and involved extensive simultaneous CGI work to production.[18] The shooting for Lingaa, one of the most expensive Tamil films to that point, was completed within 120 days. The duration was significantly smaller than any other Tamil film of equal budget, as well as for any recent film starring a leading actor, such as Rajinikanth, in the main role.[22] Ravikumar has also made cameo appearances in most of his directorial ventures, likening them to Alfred Hitchcock's cameo appearances.[31]

Approach to actors[edit | edit source]

Ravikumar has often chosen to work with established actors rather than newcomers, indicating that they are commercially more viable than newcomers, and are easier to handle them as they are more experienced.[34] He has regularly worked on his scripts only after finalising the lead actor, adding changes in the original plot line in order to blend it into the actor's image.[35] Describing his collaborations with Rajinikanth, Ravikumar noted he ensured that each scene was discussed with the actor during the making of Padayappa (1999) and that Rajinikanth decided exactly where to place punch dialogues in order to attract audiences.[34] Referring to his work with Kamal Haasan, he noted that the actor would describe a detailed scene on how to make his core audience of "city-slickers" laugh during the making of Thenali (2000) and Panchatanthiram (2002), and then request Ravikumar to add a slapstick element to make it applicable to village audiences too.[34] Ravikumar has also often collaborated with Sarath Kumar, who has since dedicated his success to the director's opportunities, with the pair working on several quickly shot village action films in the 1990s.[23]

Ravikumar's temper with technicians has often been described to be "constantly on the edge", with assistant directors often remarking that Ravikumar yells regularly on set to ensure the production team work more efficiently. Director Cheran revealed that during his stint as an assistant director, he fell out with Ravikumar and was subsequently left out of the team of Purusha Lakshanam (1993) after irking the director.[22]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director and screenwriter[edit | edit source]

  • Note: other than Suyamvaram, he wrote the screenplay of all of his films.
Year Film Language Notes
1990 Puriyada Pudir Tamil Remake of Tarka
1991 Cheran Pandian
Putham Pudhu Payanam
1992 Oor Mariyadhai
Pondatti Rajyam
1993 Suriyan Chandran
Band Master
Purusha Lakshanam
1994 Sakthivel
Nattamai Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
1995 Muthukulikka Vaariyala
Periya Kudumbam
Muthu
1996 Parambarai
Avvai Shanmugi
1997 Dharma Chakkaram
Pistha
1998 Kondattam Also story writer
Natpukkaga Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
1999 Sneham Kosam Telugu Remake of Natpukkaga; dual roles
Padayappa Tamil Also story writer
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
Suyamvaram
Minsara Kanna
Paattali
2000 Thenali 25th film
2001 Bava Nachadu Telugu
Samudhiram Tamil
2002 Panchathantiram
Villain
2003 Paarai
Villain Telugu Remake of the film of the same name
2004 Aethiree Tamil
2006 Saravana
Varalaru Vijay Award for Favourite Director
2008 Dasavathaaram ITFA Best Director Award
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Film
Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Director
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
2009 Aadhavan Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Film
Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Director
2010 Jaggubhai
Manmadhan Ambu
2013 Policegiri Hindi Remake of Saamy
2014 Lingaa Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Director
2016 Kotigobba 2 Kannada Bilingual film
Mudinja Ivana Pudi Tamil
2018 Jai Simha Telugu
2019 Ruler [36]

As producer[edit | edit source]

Year Film Notes
2000 Thenali Co-produced with R. Karpagam
2022 Koogle Kuttappa Co-produced with Kallal Global Entertainment
2024 Hit List Co-Produced With Ramesh Grand Creations

As writer[edit | edit source]

Year Film Director Notes
2014 Kochadaiyaan Soundarya Rajnikanth [37]

As actor[edit | edit source]

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Note
1986 Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum Mohan's friend Uncredited
1989 Raaja Raajathan Priest Uncredited
1990 Pudhu Vasantham Watchman Uncredited
Puriyada Pudir Cellmate Guest appearance
1991 Cheran Pandian Sundaram
Putham Pudhu Payanam Sivalingam
1992 Oor Mariyadhai Rakappan Guest appearance
Pondatti Rajyam Sandhegam
1993 Suriyan Chandran
Madhumathi
Band Master Band Master Guest appearance
Purusha Lakshanam Photographer Guest appearance
1994 Nattamai Villager Guest appearance
1995 Muthukulikka Vaariyala Raja
Periya Kudumbam Financial partner
Muthu Landlord in Kerala
1996 Avvai Shanmugi Market man Guest appearance
1997 Dharma Chakkaram Inspector Guest appearance
Pistha Guitarist Guest appearance
Pagaivan Durairaj
1998 Kondattam Photographer Guest appearance
Santhosham
Golmaal ACP Bike Pandian & Chinna Pandi Dual role
1998 Natpukkaga Limping priest Guest appearance
1999 Sneham Kosam Airport passenger / Limping priest Telugu; Guest appearance (dual roles)
Ponnu Veetukkaran Jeeva's father
Padayappa Guest at Anitha's birthday party Guest appearance
Minsara Kanna Company GM Guest appearance
Paattali Flower Decorator Guest appearance
2000 Kannaal Pesavaa
Thenali Himself Guest appearance
2001 Bava Nachadu ATV driver Telugu film
Dost Boxing referee Guest apperarance
2002 Thamizh Police Inspector
Panchathantiram Flight captain Kumar Guest appearance
Villain Man requesting a photo Guest appearance
Kadhal Virus Himself Guest appearance
2003 Indru Mudhal Dr. K. S. Ravikumar
Paarai Building contractor Guest appearance
Villain Himself Telugu film
2004 Arul Thirupathi
Aethiree Bachelor Guest appearance
2006 Thalai Nagaram Assistant Commissioner
Thalaimagan Guest appearance
Saravana Train passenger Guest appearance
Varalaru Family doctor Guest appearance
2007 Thottal Poo Malarum Taxi driver
2008 Dasavathaaram Dancer Special appearance in the song "Ulaganaygane"
2009 Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval Manickavel
Aadhavan New servant Guest appearance
2010 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Himself
Jaggubhai Airport supervisor Guest appearance
Manmadhan Ambu Himself Guest appearance
2013 Onbadhule Guru DSP Balram Naidu
Policegiri Drunk guest Hindi film
2014 Ninaithathu Yaaro Himself
Inga Enna Solluthu Himself
Sigaram Thodu Ravi
Aadama Jaichomada K. Sathyamoorthy
Lingaa "Finishing" Kumar Guest appearance
2015 Thanga Magan Vijayraghavan
2016 Kotigobba 2 Dancer Kannada film; cameo appearance in the title song
Mudinja Ivana Pudi Cameo appearance in the song "Aisalamma"
Rekka Ratna
Remo Himself
2017 En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom Politician
Maayavan Minister
Palli Paruvathile Sarangan
2018 Jai Simha Court judge Telugu film
2019 Ayogya Head Constable Abdul Kader
Comali MLA Dharmaraj
2020 Ayya Ullen Ayya
Naan Sirithal Dilli Babu
2021 Mathil Lakshmikanthan
Maaligai O. K. Kumar
Obama Ungalukkaaga
2022 Koogle Kuttappa Subramani
Maayon Vasudevan
Cobra Nellaiappan
Miral Rama's father
Varalaru Mukkiyam Gopal
2023 Ghosty Dass
Japan Minister Pazhanisamy
80s Buildup Yama
Annapoorani 'Arusuvai' Annamalai
Sarakku Judge
2024 Lal Salaam Ra. Sathyamoorthy
Aranmanai 4 DSP Jagadeesan
Saamaniyan Murugavel
Vasco Da Gama Uthaman & Binu
Andhagan Dr. Sami
Kanguva Nolasco Raposo
2025 Rajabheema Minister Mandranayagam [38]
Dragon Parasuram
School Inspector Kaleeshwaran [39]
2026 Ustaad Bhagat Singh Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao Telugu film
Kara Not yet released Kandhasaami Post-production

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Television show Role Network
2023 Kadhaippoma Cameo YouTube

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2024 Super Singer Season 10 Guest Star Vijay
2024 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors 4 Guest Zee Tamil

References[edit | edit source]

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