Actor

K. S. Ravikumar

Directing

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Movies: 92Series: 0Crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 93194

IMDb ID: nm0433893

Known for: Directing

Born: June 4, 1954

Age: 72

Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1986 - 2026

Years active: 41

Average TMDB rating: 6.19

Wikidata: Q429143

Also known as

K.S. Ravikumar • KS Ravi Kumar • KS RaviKumar • K S Ravi Kumar • KS.Ravi Kumar • KS.RaviKumar

Other jobs

Director (28)Producer (4)Screenplay (4)Writer (3)Editor (1)Story (1)

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Biography

K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram (2008) went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. Ravikumar began his career as an assistant to director Bharathi Raja and subsequently directed his first film Puriyaadha Pudhir (1990).