K. S. Ravikumar

Quick Facts

Full Name	K. S. Ravikumar
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	May 30, 1958(1958-05-30)
Age	66
Birthplace	Chennai
Country	India
Birth City	Tamil Nadu
Horoscope	Taurus

K. S. Ravikumar Biography

K. S. Ravikumar is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on May 30, 1958 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian actor and director of films who primarily works on Tamil cinema. Over the course of 25 years, he’s directed several of the most well-known and famous Tamil films of all time . He is considered to be one of the most well-known film makers within Tamil cinema. He has directed a variety of films that range from comedy to action thrillers to drama. He has directed 43 films.

Ravikumar was then commissioned to direct Muthu (1995) in which he adapted the Priyadarshan-directed Malayalam movie Thenmavin Kombath to the film that was produced by K. Balachander and starring Rajinikanth. Even though he bought the rights to remake the film and composing his own screenplay and the movie was able to achieve “cult classic” status in India as well as Japan and ended up being among the most successful Tamil films of all time at the time of its release. After that, he teamed up alongside Kamal Haasan for the first time in Avvai Shanmugi (1996), which was an Indian remake to the American comedy film Mrs. Doubtfire. The film, which also starred Meena along with Gemini Ganesan, won positive reviews and was a success in its box-office. The Hindu has praised the film, saying that it “turns out to be entertainer, mouthful from start to finish”. The popularity with his previous two movies starring two of the most prominent Tamil actors led to further opportunities to be involved in major productions in 1997. Among them were Vijayakanth’s Dharmachakkaram as well as the comedy Pistha with Karthik.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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 biggest 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).

Ravikumar’s rage with the technicians has been described as “constantly on the edge” as assistant directors are often noting that Ravikumar shouts frequently on set to make sure the team works more effectively. Director Cheran disclosed that during his time as assistant director Ravikumar allegedly argued from Ravikumar and was later kicked out of the crew in Purusha Lakshanam (1993) after he upset director.

K. S. Ravikumar Net Worth

K. S. Ravikumar is one of the richest Actor from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, K. S. Ravikumar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ravikumar’s films tend to be created using a commercial model within the masala genre with family, action comedy, betrayal, redemption and revenge becoming the primary themes. The decision to not mark film as an art piece was a conscious decision, even though he made his debut with a different thriller Puriyaadha Pudhir (1990). Ravikumar has been frequently associated with the same group of assistants and writers since his beginnings as an actor and director, with actor Ramesh Khanna being a constant part of his team as a shelved project titled Pudhu Kaaviyam was announced in the year 1990. Instead of focusing on his original plot lines, Ravikumar has primarily gathered plots from writers who have developed them, and then transformed the plots into screenplays. He also has a long-standing association to Erode Soundar in action films based on village life, M. A. Kennedy in romantic comedies as well as Crazy Mohan in ventures featuring Kamal Haasan. Ravikumar is often working on the script in his own discussion group, which is separate of his director assistants, while revealing that the writing process was “a personal process”. For the film of Lingaa (2014) the director admitted that the pressure to finish the film before December 2014 meant that it was impossible for him to remain completely focussed on writing the story. He was able to assist his assistants locate locations and plan schedules.

Ravikumar was a co-director on R. B. Choudary’s production Pudhu Vasantham directed by Vikraman and the popularity of the film inspired the director to offer Ravikumar an opportunity to direct his debut. Ravikumar was able to make his debut as a filmmaker through Puriyaadha Pudhir (1990), an action thriller that starred Rahman and Raghuvaran as the main characters. The film was a remake of Kannada film Tarka The film received praise upon its it’s release. It remains Ravikumar’s first film that is not in the masala genre. The film’s success led to the fact that Ravikumar was able to increase his assistants’ team and soon after started working on a film for similar production houses called Pudhu Kaaviyam featuring Vikram as the main character however the project was later abandoned. After that, he changed his film genre to create a string of action-packed village films and often worked alongside actor Sarath Kumar. They had a number of successes together in Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Nattamai (1994) in the following years, and the filmmaker became highly sought by filmmaker for the Tamil film industry.

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 action thriller Kondattam and the successful action drama with Sarath Kumar, Natpukkaga (1998) by June 1998. The film was further delayed when Ravikumar accepted to quickly remake Natpukkaga in Telugu as Sneham Kosam (1999) with Chiranjeevi in the lead. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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Facts & Trivia

K. Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. K. S. Ravikumar celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

How many films directed by KS Ravikumar?

He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. He has directed 44 films.

Who is KS Ravikumar father?

He was born to Mr. Karpurasundharam , an ex-serviceman, and Mrs. Vasantha Karpurasundharam. He has three siblings: Rajan, Kripakaran and Latha.

Who is KS Ravikumar wife?

Karpagam Ravikumar

What is the age of KS Ravikumar?

64 years (May 30, 1958)

Who is the director of Ayalaan movie?

R. Ravi Kumar